I met up with Aidyn for some photos while her, her mom, and grandma were in town last weekend, and amazing still is not enough to describe this girl. Aidyn is a heart baby. She was born with a very complex congenital heart defect (click here for more info on CHD). At just 6 days old, she had her first open-heart surgery. At 10 days old, her first heart cath. Just shy of her first birthday, she had corrective heart surgery, where she emerged with a fully functioning four-chamber heart. Meeting her now at 3.5 years old, you would NEVER guess that she has gone through so much. She was smiling, giggling, and running circles around the rest of us (telling us to “hurry up” when we weren’t walking fast enough – LOL!). I am in awe of her – truly, she is a walking miracle.
In honor of Aidyn and all she’s been through, I will be donating $1 for every blog comment left on this post. 
I had a great time meeting up with you guys, and I hope you enjoy your sneak peek!
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Love these natural and unselfconscious portraits. She has such an infectious smile
I love me some Aidyn, she is so adorable!!!
Beautiful pictures of a beautiful girl
Melissa, these are gorgeous, as usual. You are such a talented photographer!
What a special, beautiful girl.
Gorgeous story, gorgeous girl, perfect images!
She is so beautiful! What a treasure!
Melissa…thank you SO MUCH for taking these!!! And thank you so much for making the donation…words connot express how honored we are! YOU are amazing!!!
She is gorgeous and what an amazing story…may she and her family enjoy health and happiness!
She is so beautiful!! Lovely images!
What a beautiful little girl, you captured her personality so well in that last one!
The daughter of a very dear friend was born with an ASD and VSD. Heart defects in babies are so scary. This little one looks great!
What a beautiful little girl. I especially like the first image in black and white!
Gorgeous! Love the story and the backlighting!
Wow, what a brave and gorgeous little girl! She has one of those smiles that will light up a room…she made me smile! Thank you for sharing these!
Wow, what an amazing young lady! She is absolutely beautiful and your photos suit her perfectly. Great work, and yay for the $1 per comment!
What an inspiration she is! These are wonderful shots of a truly amazing little girl!
She’s gorgeous! Her smile is contageous! Beautiful!
Beautiful, I love her precious smile. I can tell she’s a very happy little girl. These are great Melissa!
What an amazing story and such a beautiful little girl! Joy just radiates from her!
What an adorable and strong little girl! You are amazing for doing this and the images are precious!
Aww, love her story–thanks for sharing it. What an inspiration she is at such a young age!
What a cute little girl and a great location!
You caught such sweet smiles of Aidyn. She’s such a cutie.
Love them! you did a rockin good job!