{"id":8018,"date":"2013-10-09T11:12:30","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T00:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/?p=8018"},"modified":"2016-03-28T08:15:47","modified_gmt":"2016-03-27T21:15:47","slug":"a-day-in-the-life-bump-love-the-larson-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/a-day-in-the-life-bump-love-the-larson-family\/","title":{"rendered":"The Larson family &#8211; Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;Motherhood is exhausting and emotionally challenging &#8212; and totally worth it!!!&#8221;<\/em> &#8211; that I quoted from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kellehampton.com\/\">Kelly Hampton&#8217;s<\/a> article over at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.allparenting.com\/my-family\/articles\/969185\/14000-things-to-be-happy-about\"> All Parenting.com<\/a>\u00a0\ud83d\ude42\u00a0I&#8217;ve been a great fan of Kelly&#8217;s blog for quite a while now. She takes motherhood in a really amazing and inspiring level. Feel free to head over her site and stalk her like I did.<\/p>\n<p>And speaking of how totally worth it motherhood is, today, I&#8217;m finally posting the Larson&#8217;s family session I did last June. Doresa got to know of my work from previous client-friends, too. It makes me too happy that not only am I growing my list of client friends but also having more mommy friends I can share with my own first-time experiences, too.<\/p>\n<p>Doresa is one of the super mommies who does full time taking care of things that make a happy home. I absolutely salute her mommy powers! And now that they&#8217;re a growing family of 4, Doresa and John, her husband, are thrilled and in love more!<\/p>\n<p>Meet the Larson Family&#8230;before 3 became 4. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8271\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0001\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0001.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" \/>Their little handsome man, Johan (pronounce as &#8216;yo-han&#8217;, now 19 months old) is surely going to be a proud big brother.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8272\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0002\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0002.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1795\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8273\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0004\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0004.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8274\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0005\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0005.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8275\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0006\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0006.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" \/><br \/>\nAt 30 weeks with little baby sister Zara. \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8276\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0007\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0007.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1795\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8337\" alt=\"2013-10-09_0001\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/2013-10-09_0001.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8277\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0008\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0008.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8278\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0009\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0009.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8279\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0010\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0010.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"602\" \/>Father-and-son-moments are precious!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8280\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0011\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0011.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8281\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0012\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0012.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" \/>How sweet this is&#8230;\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8282\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0013\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0013.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"753\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8283\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0014\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0014.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8284\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0015\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0015.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" \/>Barging in to Johan&#8217;s cutie room&#8230;and look how he loves reading his books!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8285\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0016\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0016.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8286\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0017\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0017.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"924\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8287\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0018\" 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src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0026.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8296\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0027\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0027.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8297\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0028\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0028.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8298\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0029\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0029.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8299\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0030\" 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src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0033.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8304\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0034\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0034.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8305\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0035\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0035.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8306\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0037\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0037.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8307\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0039\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0039.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8308\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0040\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0040.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8309\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0041\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0041.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" \/><br \/>\n&#8216;Hey Diddle Diddle&#8217; is Johan&#8217;s most faved book! can you tell? \ud83d\ude1b<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8310\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0042\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0042.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8311\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0044\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0044.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8312\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0045\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0045.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8313\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0046\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0046.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8314\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0047\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0047.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8315\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0048\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0048.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"868\" \/>Big brothers rule indeed!!!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8316\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0049\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0049.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8317\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0050\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0050.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"917\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8318\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0052\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0052.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8319\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0053\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0053.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8320\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0054\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0054.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8321\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0055\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0055.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1795\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8322\" alt=\"2013-09-30_0056\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0056.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1795\" \/><br \/>\nAnd so last September 4, Baby Zara came out into this world full of love&#8230;and I got to meet her before she turned a month old last week. Too cute for words!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks again to the Larson family for having me capture so much love in your family! \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8327\" alt=\"2013-10-02_0001\" src=\"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/2013-10-02_0001.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" \/><br \/>\nHappy Wednesday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Motherhood is exhausting and emotionally challenging &#8212; and totally worth it!!!&#8221; &#8211; that I quoted from Kelly Hampton&#8217;s article over at All Parenting.com\u00a0\ud83d\ude42\u00a0I&#8217;ve been a great fan of Kelly&#8217;s blog for quite a while now. She takes motherhood in a really amazing and inspiring level. Feel free to head over her site and stalk her &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[374,379,302,365,51,380,301,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-8018","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-family-portraits","8":"tag-baby-love","9":"tag-big-brother","10":"tag-bump","11":"tag-bump-love","12":"tag-family","13":"tag-larson-family","14":"tag-maternity","15":"tag-singapore"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013-09-30_0008.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8018"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17623,"href":"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8018\/revisions\/17623"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/josephinesicadphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}