A Florida mother who has zero pictures of her first two children’s births decided that the next time around was going to be different. Hired a professional birth photographer to capture the birth of her third child, she had no idea they’d be catching the moment in a hospital parking lot!

Paua D’Amore was no stranger to birth: this mom was already the veteran of an emergency c-section and a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean), but her third child, a girl, decided to give mom a big first: a fast-paced birth in the car!

Though they did make it to the hospital, D’Amore, and her husband welcomed their baby girl in the hospital parking lot, not a hospital room. But that’s not all! What makes this baby girl’s birth even more spectacular is that D’Amore’s birth photographer, Paulina Splechta, was along for the ride.

Labor begins

On the way!

Just a quick trip

Fast labor

An early entrance

Baby meets mama

No sweeter love

All smiles

Beautiful baby girl