Welcome to Orange Blossoms & Eggs, where you'll find me celebrating the wins and laugh-crying through the mishaps life throws my way..
I'm Claire, a professional photographer and beach loving mom of 5 married to my own Bruce Wayne. Together we are living out my farm life dreams on a quarter acre HOA lot in Arizona.
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100% transparency… I am not sad to see October go. October 2020 was totally on-brand for this year. Sure, it had its highlights. But overall it was a challenging month despite every effort we took trying to make it amazing. November *should* be much more low key. I’ve got a busy schedule of photo sessions, […]
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It’s supposed to be 105 today. No big deal right? Don’t worry, double digits are on the horizon. Sometime in the next ten days. Historically, October has been the best of months and the worst. Growing up it was always my favorite. Leaves changing color, a chill in the air, Halloween! But in more recent […]
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Hello, September! I know it doesn’t really mean fall in Arizona, but it does mean the cooler temperatures are closer. I hope. It’s been a long, hot summer with 50+ days of temperatures reaching 110 or higher. If nothing else, I’m ready for cooler nights and mornings, even if the temp does soar during the […]
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There’s something about a new month that just brings me so much hope! I love the fresh start, the new page in my planner. And also. I can’t say I’m sorry to bid April farewell. That was one looooooong month. It had it’s good parts, but it felt like it lasted an eternity. Some things […]
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Nora’s arrival is a three part story. Find Part I here and Part II here! As luck would have it, I didn’t have to wait until 42 weeks to meet our baby. On Saturday, October 12th at 40 weeks and 5 days, I had 9 noticeable contractions. Just 9, and they were really far apart […]
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The Story of Nora | Part I Nora’s pregnancy was my hardest from day one. Ok, maybe not quite day one, but within a week of getting a positive test, I was sick. And not just a little sick, I was a lot sick. I fought the urge to throw up all day, every day. […]
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Nora Ann Ivy Waite was born on Monday, October 14, 2019 at 2:18am. But, her story actually begins on Monday, July 13, 2015, around 2:30am. It was then that I had just delivered our fourth and (supposedly) final child. We were team green and I was pretty sure that our baby would be a boy. […]
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Thank you so much for being a part of the Claire Waite Photography family. I am so glad you are here and so grateful for your love and support! When Cecelia was a baby, I started a tradition. Each Valentine’s Day, I take a picture of my kiddos and turn it into […]
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There is something extra special about pregnancy that we just don’t talk about enough… Pregnancy has a tendency to eliminate all filters. The filter on the pregnant mama herself and the filter on everyone she comes in contact with! Random strangers (and even people you know!) are willing to say the most inappropriate things when […]
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After several weeks of cramping and Braxton Hicks, my actual labor began on Monday, September 24 at 2 in the morning. It was then that I was woken from sleep by what was probably my first true contraction. Through the rest of the night, I continued to have periodic contractions that would wake me from […]
