by Michelle Stein posted in Pregnancy

Yesterday, I stumbled upon a series of "birth" photos that made me stop in my tracks -- and nearly pee my pants laughing.
Lucy Schultz and her partner Steven of Denver, Colorado, adopted a 5-month-old kitten last week from a local animal shelter. Lucy (who is a wedding photographer) enlisted the help of fellow photographer friend Elizabeth Woods-Darby, and together they created a hilarious, yet incredibly authentic birth/newborn photoshoot -- with a cat.

Using photos from the shoot, Lucy ended up sharing her purrrfect birth announcement on Facebook. Her post quickly went viral, attracting over 19,000 likes and 71,000 shares. "On 1/10/18 we welcomed our first baby kitten, a neutered male DLH," Lucy captioned the Jan. 13 post. "He is 22' long and weight 6 pounds 7 ox. He is already eating solid food Name to be announced. We are so in love."
As a cat lover myself (I recently adopted my own 5-month-old kitty!) I simply had to speak with the people behind these photos. Here is the Q&A I did with photographer Elizabeth Woods-Darby and cat mom Lucy Schultz.
Why did you decide to do a photoshoot like this"
Lucy: For years I'd been talking about doing a kitten announcement shoot when I was finally ready to adopt -- I just wanted to celebrate my new kitty adoption! My friend Elizabeth was so excited about the idea and jumped in with both feet.

Elizabeth: It was meant as a fun project and announce...