Mothers are the first people to teach us what love is; they are the ones who fill our hearts with who we will become. They are our first loves. ♥ To my friends who have lost their first loves ~ their mothers ~ May the memories of these beautiful women bloom through who you are […]
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In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities ~ Janos Arany Welcome to the world, baby beans, with love! ♥ May you always keep dreaming…
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“Only connect” ~ E.M. Forster Just as we need others, they need us. It’s not a choice. Perhaps we all search for a mirror to ourselves through what others show us. If people mirror to us the best parts of who we are, we become bonded to them in enriching ways. And these bonds that […]
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Lullaby They didn’t have you where I come from; Never knew the best was yet to come. Life began when I saw your face, And I hear your laugh like a serenade. I slip in bed when you’re asleep To hold you close and feel your breath on me. Tomorrow there’ll be so much to […]
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Monday’s child is fair of face, Tuesday’s child is full of grace, Wednesday’s child is full of woe, Thursday’s child has far to go, Friday’s child is loving and giving, Saturday’s child works hard for a living, And the child that is born on the Sabbath day Is bonny and blithe and good and gay. […]
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A Cradle Song Sweet dreams form a shade, O’er my lovely infant’s head. Sweet dreams of pleasant streams, By happy silent moony beams Sweet sleep with soft down. Weave thy brows an infant crown. Sweet sleep Angel mild, Hover o’er my happy child… by William Blake ♥ baby jad ~ eleven days old ♥
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Babies bring a kind of magic to the world that no one else can. Meet three little “magic beans” who have sprouted… ten day old Zoe, one year old Josh, and six month old Preston… and one big sis Emily! I can’t wait to watch them grow ♥
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As I reflect back on 2010, I see just how truly blessed I am. Even in the midst of countless changes (which, admittedly, can sometimes be a bit scary at first), I had amazing friends and family to lift me up, I met incredible parents and their sweet new babies, and I began a journey […]
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Last week, I met a very small, adorable person — Baby Chloe! She was just five pounds and five days old — so tiny and sweet — I had a hard time putting her down to photograph her! What I really wanted to do was cuddle with Chloe all day. 🙂 Seeing such a brand-new, […]
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Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ~ Elizabeth Stone One of the perks of my job is to meet parents who are so in love with their children. It makes my heart happy to know that these […]
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