Toronto Doula Group:: Ajax, Durham Region Newborn,Maternity,Family Photographer
Are you or someone you know expecting? This IS the most exciting time of your life! Embrace it, cherish each stretch mark with open arms and know that you are growing a new life within you. While pregnancy is a wonderful time, the choices to be made for planning and preparing can be overwhelming. Allow me to introduce a wonderful service that a friend of mine co-owns. The Toronto Doula Group. Here is a bit about them.
"The Toronto Doula Group is a collective of birth and postpartum professionals that offer a full spectrum of services and classes to aid women and their families through the of birth of their baby and beyond.
Our mission is to make a positive difference for pregnant women and their families through education, support and advocacy.
Our vision is a supportive community in which parents are informed, respected and encouraged to make birth and postpartum decisions that are appropriate for themselves and their babies."
Meet Stephanie... and a little bit about her:
So what are you waiting for? Head on over to the site and set up an appointment today! The Toronto Doula Group, offers a variety of help for mother's to be. Classes, birthing services,hyponobirthing and once you have had your baby, postpartum services.
Wishing you and your growing family all the best for a positive birthing experience! Hope to see you soon.
Perfectly Imperfect
Remember just last week when we had temps of +18, sun, kids out on the bikes and enjoying being outdoors FINALLY? Well what happened this week? LOL Gotta love mother nature. At any rate, still great to be outside, even if cut short! ;) So tell me were you a bit over zealous in packing up the winter stuff too? I even went so far as to bring out the summer slingbacks..haaa yup laugh. I did :D
I'd like to share a wonderful post from one of many inspirational photographers out there Sarah Ulrich.
Every year there is a wonderful convention held in Vegas for Photographers. People travel from all over the globe to attend. I plan on making it one of these days but for the time being live and breathe through the testimonials, Facebook pictures and blog posts of fellow photographers and friends. The convention is called WPPI. One of the hundreds of guest speakers there was Tamara Lackey. Tamara spoke about the inportance of capturing families. MY familiy is the most important thing to me as I am sure your own is to you, but yet many photographers shy away from photographing families ( because hey, lets face it, it can be a bit chaotic!) and many mothers shy away from having images taken with their children because of personal insecurities or physical hang-ups. " I need to lose 10 more pounds."... "I have nothing to wear."..."I'm not photogenic." Sound familiar? I know it does, I've heard it all before, and I am guilty of saying the same things myself...BUT...you know what...(well besides the fact that I can fix muffin tops and give you a little digital botox if you insist)...heeheeheee....
Your kids don't care! Let me say it again, YOUR KIDS DON'T CARE! Trust me they really don't ;) How many times have your kids looked at images and said " Gee mom, you have a huge butt in that photo! or "WOW, look at your muffin top?...chances are, not too many. Kids are most happy and most comfortable when surrounded by their parents, so why not embrace it? It's great to have images of just your children, but when you pass your photographs down to your children later on, wouldn't you rather have them remember you? The close bond your family shares? The way your family just fits together? I know I would. I don't want my kids to wonder where mom was when all the photos were taken.
And that is my goal for 2010, to capture more families. REAL families. Not just families sitting in the grass smiling at the camera...but REAL families...interacting,laughing,embracing,heck maybe even dancing....H A P P Y...REAL families. I like to think of it as perfectly imperfect, because that's what families are...perfectly imperfect. Now don't worry, we'll grab a few of everyone looking at the camera too, but let's face it, that's not REAL...it's pretty and nice, but how often does that actually happen? If your familiy is like mine...not too darn often :)
So...this is your fair warning. Don't be surprised if I ask you to jump in some images with your kids...or ( gasp)...your spouse...and don't tell me you don't want to because you look fat...beacuse remember...this isn't about YOU, it's about YOUR KIDS ( and ahem....I'm the boss) :)
And because I am making everyone do it...*I* will do it too! So...to those photographers reading this...who wants to photograph my familiy? Haaa! Warming: I might have a muffin top and I am not photogenic, BUT my kids and my husband are pretty darn cute, and gosh darn it, I want photos with *me* in them! LOL
And here are a few of mine from last week!
Spring has sprung
Have we all adjusted from DST yet? Yawn...that extra hour of sleep that we SO love. I know it's caught up with us all :) However don't you just LOVE that it's lighter in the evening now? The birds are louder, road hockey is back out in full force, kids whizzing by on bikes! Ahhh yay finally ;) It's been a long winter yes and those of us with kids know only far too well just how long!
I love the outdoors and this year have decided to make a goal for myself. I started running. While I have NEVER run in my life. I've always wanted to. Yup there...I've made it public. Ekkk! No going back now I guess lol. My awesome husband inspired me when he ran the Toronto Marathon last year. Ummm soooooo not for me, BUT I'll start with a 5K thanks! So wish me luck! I have lots of time to train and test myself. It's such a rush. I can now say that I KNOW what a runners high is. While my legs feel like jello and my lungs are burning, I am proud of myself that I got OUT to just do it!
So whether you walk, run, jog or stroll, get out. Love life and live large!
Life is precious:: Ajax,Durham Region Photographer Petra King
It is said that God made children, to bring the world joy. Through the giggles and laughter of every girl and boy. It is said that God made children, to bring the whole world sharing, pure understanding, kindness and caring. It is said that God made children, to show us his peace from above. For it is said God made children to bring us LOVE. Author Unknown.
Raspberry Kids and Petra King Photography :: Ajax,Durham Region Spotlight on Business
New life and fresh starts to the year! I am super excited to annouce a new business paretnership and introduce some FANTASTIC new products for sale! Meet Raspberry Kids. Canadian mompreneur owned and operated, this site offers some of the freshest, hippest and coolest products for savy expectant moms and dads and gift givers! A wide range of organic items, toys, food storage, bath,clothing,jewelry and decor products.
So click on over to the site and shop online and support another wonderful Canadian Business. As an incentive to shop for these COOL products, I will be offering a 15% off coupon! Please use this promotional code: petraking15 upon checkout to apply towards your purchase! Happy shopping and spread the word! *Offer valid till December 31st, 2010!!!