THE MAEWOOD JOURNAL

Kypa Maples

Engagements & Anniversaries

October 5, 2019

On September 9th, 2019, Kypa Allen Maples was born. He weighed in at an even eight pounds! He didn’t quite make his debut into this world as his parents, Sharaya and Jared Maples, planned. Kypa was quite content inside his mommy’s belly. After forty long hours of active labor and four failed suction attempts had passed, they were told that Kypa would need to be born by cesarean.

At 8:22 p.m. Monday night, Sharaya and Jared heard the very first cries of their baby boy from the other side of a drape in the operation room. It was at that moment, that the journey to see his sweet face just disappeared. These new parents just wanted to hold their son. From his very first days in the hospital, he waved hello to the world and took everything in one moment at a time. His sweet sounds, the way he curled up during skin to skin, and the love and support from Jared and the rest of the family assisted in Sharaya’s recovery!

Now this sweet family of three, plus two adorable fur babies, are settling into their routine at home. I absolutely loved that they shared a little bit of their morning with me during Kypa’s newborn session in their Gilbert home. When we entered the Maples’ home, we were greeted with big hugs and sleepy but beautiful smiles. Kiwi and Kona, the family pups, kept constant watch over their new baby boy! My favorite part of my time with the Maples family, however, is when Kypa met his great-grandmother. It was a lucky coincidence that we were still there when she came over for her very first visit, and it was an honor to capture the moment! When Jared called his mom during a video chat, they had four generations in the room. Jared’s grandmother spoke into the phone with pure joy in her eyes, “We make beautiful babies!”

click here for a sneak peek into Kypa’s newborn video

new mom sitting in light grey chair holding baby in army green swaddle left; newborn in army green swaddle with green and black stripped hat on fuzzy blanket with baseball and catching glove, right; new dad holding newborn in front of his chest in army green swaddle (side profile) close up of newborn face in green swaddle in army green and black stripped hat newborn baby in army green cradled on mom's leg; close up of newborn baby face in green swaddle with hand sticking out bottom of baby swaddle with baseball and baseball glove in fuzzy basket animal paintings in black frames on white wall in baby nursery; black letters above changing table in nursery baby resting in army green swaddle ad green and black night cap on grey changing table newborn swaddled in army green wrap and green night cap resting on baseball glove and baseball; metal letters spelling newborn's name above changing table while baby sleeps in changing table newborn baby crying in dad's arms baby sleeping with baseball and baseball glove; dad cradling newborn baby minimalist black and white themed nursery baseball glove and baseball in focus with baby in the background; above view of baby sleeping in green swaddle newborn baby feet sticking out of cream colored wrap next to baseball in baseball glove newborn baby's toes sticking out of cream colored wrap in basket with baseball and baseball glove in background; newborn in black beanie with cream colored wrap in fuzzy basket tan wrap and newborn baby toes hanging over basket dad cradling newborn and kissing newborn baby's cheek; behind shot of mom cradling baby and touching his forehead mom and dad kissing while cradling newborn baby in blue swaddle in between mom and dad smiling at each other while holding baby in blue swaddle; dad kissing mom's forehead while holding baby in between them new dad touching newborn baby's forehead in grey night cap and blue swaddle close up of mom and dad kissing with newborn in between smiling at them in blue swaddle; close up of mom and dad kissing with newborn in between them in blue swaddle mom cradling newborn in grey night cap and blue swaddle with feet sticking out new dad kissing newborn baby's cheek family dog in focus on bed with mom dad and newborn smiling in background; mom and dad kissing while holding baby in between them family dog in focus with newborn mom and dad in background close up of newborn baby in between mom and dad in blue wrap while sleeping; dad kissing newborn baby's head next to mom with dog on bed newborn baby in blue swaddle and grey night cap in mom and dad's arms left; new dad smiling while holding newborn baby simba style, right; mom and dad snuggled up in bed with newborn baby and dogs new dad tickling newborn baby on couch with dog in the background left; newborn in grey and black stripped onesie and back hat smiling at great grandmother smiling back, right; new mom dad and great grandma standing with newborn baby in grandma's arms new grandmother laughing at camera while cradling newborn baby new great grandmother cradling newborn in grey and black onesie and black hat