The Blessing of a Great Doctor

I have to say, I believe I have found the best pediatrician on Earth.  He is not paying me to endorse him. He probably won't ever even know I wrote about him. However, since I specialize in photographing babies and children and I have had the BEST experience with my current pediatrician, I decided I had to write about him today. Until I found him, I stressed and cried with worry every time my kids got sick, because either I couldn't get appointments when I needed them or the appointments would be rushed and I would leave with many unanswered questions. So for all the moms or dads out there who need to find a new, better pediatrician... this is for you:

I went through 3 pediatricians before finding Dr. Roger Sisk in Marietta, and when I finally found him in 2007, I immediately knew he was The One! HE was THE doctor I could entrust my kids to, and since my kids hold my heart, this was a very difficult position for a doctor to obtain! Everything about Dr. Sisk is amazing. He is great with the kids. He is great with the parents. He is just a great doctor! 

 With the kids, he talks to them on their level. When he goes to listen to their hearts/lungs, he warms up his stethoscope (just a little detail I noticed that have never seen another doctor do); when he is finished looking in their eyes he has them "blow out" the light like a candle. (The kids look forward to this!) When he looks in their ears, he always "finds" a popular character living in there - which cracks the kids up! (And he knows who to have reside in each kids' ears!)  Everything he does during the checkup puts the kids at ease. My kids actually look forward to going to see Dr. Sisk! So much so, that when one of them is sick, the others get jealous that they are not sick an thus don't get to go with us!


 With the parents, he is just as wonderful. He is SO very encouraging. You know, as a mom, you always worry if you are doing the right thing, or if you are messing your kids up for life! He always ends each visit with a statement like this: "You are doing a great job, mom. Keep it up!" I know he probably says this to all the moms, LOL, but it still is so nice to hear!!  He also listens to me! When I am unsure or uncomfortable about something, or have extra questions, he takes the time to answer all my questions and put me at ease with whatever we are discussing. I know I can trust him. And  I know he will listen to my "motherly intuition" (unlike my last pediatrician who actually argued with me about my 2nd infant son's condition! He said he was just colicky, but I knew he was in pain! That is when I decided to find a new pediatrician. Within the first 5 minutes with Dr. Sisk, he diagnosed him with chronic acid reflux! So much so, that he referred us to a pediatric gastroenterologist! He couldn't believe my previous pediatrician dismissed my concerns!) Oh, he also defines the phrase "going above and beyond." With my new baby, we are fighting jaundice, and have had to get his blood tested almost every day since being discharged from the hospital. This includes three weekends. Yet, after each test every weekend, Dr. Sisk called me himself  with the results and his next plan of action. I have NEVER had a doctor call me him/herself, let alone on a Saturday or Sunday! Yet, he has, 5 times now (including today)! Yep, ever since that first appointment in 2007, every visit with him just confirms to both my husband and me that we have found the BEST pediatrician ever.


If you are looking for a great pediatrician, contact Dr. Sisk. I promise, you'll love him too!

Roger H Sisk MD - Children's Physicians PC

• (770) 514-8986

3696 Largent Way Nw, #100, Marietta, GA 30064

My Inspirations

There they are. My inspirations. R, K, and C. 

One of my goals as I study photography and grow in my new chosen career is to take beautiful portraits of my own kids. So this was one of my first attempts in April. As I learn more, I will try again and again and hopefully, each one will be better than the last. They are the reason I started this venture to begin with! 


My heart was broken over and over again when I would take them as infants to have their portraits made and the photographer would either limit how many "shots" I could keep or how many poses I could order, and they would not let me keep the rest of the pictures they took of MY KIDS! I could not comprehend why I couldn't just have a CD of all the images. Of course, I knew about copyright and their need to make money, after all, it is business and they need to feed their family. But why couldn't a compromise be made? Something that benefited everyone?


This is what got me started thinking about starting my own portrait business. However, I was going to do it differently. Somehow I would find a way to give parents the CD of their entire shoot, and still be compensated for my time and effort. 


Then I found out that my friend from high school became a photographer. Not only is she a successful wedding and family photographer, but included in her pricing is a CD she gives to her clients of all their images and her photography business is flourishing!!! 

That was the day I started this venture. With her help as well as several other photographers in my area (Marietta / Kennesaw / Acworth, Georgia) and online, I am on my way to having my own photography business! I have a ways to go, but one day I will take a portrait of my kids that makes their mom cry. That will be the day I know I've made it ;) Oh, I'll never stop learning! But that day will be a special one in this lifelong journey of learning photography.