09/16/2026
🌼Birth🌼
Before this baby girl was born, Rylee sent me a message about what mattered most to her when I documented their birth.
"I really want to capture my husband. He's my heart beating outside of my chest, and I just can't wait to see him be a dad. So a lot of the pictures are around the three of us and the moments directly after birth. I've gotten to feel her and be with her for 9 months, but I can't wait for the first time he gets to experience her like I have."
I carried those words with me into their birth space. Because this wasn't only the story of a woman becoming a mother for the first time. It was the story of Rylee watching the person she loves most become a father.
They welcomed their first baby, just the two of them, a few nurses, and me tucked away behind my camera.
Their connection was everything.
For 9 whole months, Rylee had known Beckham in a way Drew couldn't yet. She knew her movements, her kicks, her stretches, she carried her everywhere she went. She had already spent every second of Beckham's existence with her.
And then it was his turn.
So this wasn't just about the first breaths or the tiny fingers and toes. But also, him.
His face. His hands touching his daughter for the very first time. The way he looked at his wife. The three of them tangled together in that hospital bed, figuring out what it felt like to suddenly be a family of three.
Someday, Beckham will get to look back at these photos and see the moment she entered the world. She'll get to see exactly what her mama told me before she was born: how much she loved her dad and how badly she couldn't wait to watch him love HER.
Welcome to the world, Beckham Alexandra!
What a beautiful love story you were born into.
