{"id":2575,"date":"2025-01-01T23:31:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T23:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/?page_id=2575"},"modified":"2026-02-06T19:07:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T19:07:54","slug":"maternity-milestones","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/maternity-milestones\/","title":{"rendered":"Maternity &#038; Milestones"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2575\" class=\"elementor elementor-2575\" wpc-filter-elementor-widget=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-497d98f4 overlay overlay-dark py-14 py-md-14 overlay-20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default jarallax\" data-id=\"497d98f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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& Milestones<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30cab499 mb-0 text-white-75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30cab499\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Celebrate the beauty of pregnancy up to the first year of parenthood.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7af5c2ac elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7af5c2ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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height=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Engagement.11-061925-StephanieIpPhotography.jpg?fit=1667%2C2500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15964\" alt=\"Surprise proposal at Point Dume with ocean views in Malibu, photographed by Stephanie Ip Photography\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Engagement.11-061925-StephanieIpPhotography.jpg?w=1667&amp;ssl=1 1667w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Engagement.11-061925-StephanieIpPhotography.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Engagement.11-061925-StephanieIpPhotography.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, 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Dume in Malibu | Chris &#038; Karen<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>Point Dume \u2022 Malibu \u2022 California<\/p><\/div>\n                            <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-15275 category-maternity-family tags-palos-verdes-los-angeles\" data-id=\"15275\">\n    <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay none\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/maternity-family-photos-in-palos-verdes-a-spring-session-with-wildflowers-and-big-sister-moments\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1707\" 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