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Angelic | Kalamazoo newborn photographer

May 30, 2010 – 4:11 pm

Delicate and girly- such a beautiful little baby-

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when you’re breech, you can still do this after two weeks- look where she’s still comfortable having those toes:

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What to wear- newborn

May 28, 2010 – 2:09 pm

I think newborns are perfectly gorgeous naked, so I’ve never even thought about doing a ‘what to wear’ post for them. For variety, though, the right little hat or headband can be so much fun. I’m about to enable shoppers, so stop reading right here if you don’t want to spend money! I hear there are people who have never heard of Etsy, the online site for buying and selling handmade items (www.etsy.com). Since I have a mild major addiction to it, I just can’t believe there is anyone who is in the dark about this wonderful resource. They have clothing, jewelry, artwork- anything you can imagine. Every vendor has their own little ’store’ within Etsy, and it can be a bit overwhelming, so I thought I’d list just a few of my favorites in case your baby needs a little something fun to wear at a session. If you have favorites you’d like to share, let me know!

Baby hats

Headbands

Diaper covers and Bloomers

Kuttin’ Up

Cocoons and Wraps

Mad About Colour

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Variety

May 26, 2010 – 2:40 pm

There are so many things I love about newborns, and so many facets of their new little lives to capture. Miss V. gave us the whole gamut.

First, the sense of mystery. She’s only been part of the world for a week, and has definite likes and dislikes, character traits and personality- she’s unique and you can’t imagine life without her any more. This kind of image captures for me the beauty and uniqueness of a newborn-

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the freshness and innocence of babies-

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the way they can totally win their daddy’s heart in no time-

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the love and devotion they inspire in their moms-

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and their incredible cuteness

and the curve balls they add to the process. This one makes me smile every time I see it- it needs a caption!

And the opportunity to document all these things about beautiful new lives is why I think I have the best job in the world. Thank you to all my clients for trusting me with your precious new babies!

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Outdoors | Kalamazoo maternity photographer

May 25, 2010 – 6:35 pm

I was so happy to hear that E. wanted to be outdoors for her maternity session, and even happier to find beautiful patches of phlox to use as a background. This little one’s nickname is ‘Sprout’, so this is a perfect spot for her!

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Baby boom | Kalamazoo newborn photographer

May 24, 2010 – 12:43 pm

I just love all these sweet new babies I’m seeing lately. The nurses on the Labor and Delivery floor say that they’re in the middle of a mini baby boom in Kalamazoo, so it’s not just my imagination! It’s made me a little slow in blog posting, but I had to show a few of darling Mr. C.-

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Personality plus | Grand Rapids child photographer

May 17, 2010 – 4:19 pm

I love this kid! Bubbly and sassy and just plain fun- add in an old barn, Matilda Jane clothes and a field and I was in heaven! blog20100518g blog20100518d blog20100518e

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Adventure awaits

May 17, 2010 – 9:11 am

Her grandparents originally hail from Latvia and the Netherlands, her father grew up in Australia, and her parents work in Africa, so I suspect her passport will look better than most before she’s in kindergarten! Before she started traveling too far, though, we captured her brand new-ness right here in Kalamazoo-

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