Lindsey and Ben Brown were devastated when Lindsey suffered a miscarriage while carrying their first child last April. Then the couple learned that Bed would be deployed to Afghanistan for nine months —leaving Lindsey and Ben with more than a year before they could begin trying to have another baby.

But then something amazing happened in August: Lindsey learned she was pregnant.

The mom-to-be kept the news from Ben for three days while she planned out the perfect way to surprise him with the news…a photo shoot!