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Awww, she’s a cutie patootie! Love the pic of her with the magazine, she looks great!
Laurie S.
I love this!
I’d like that onesie, too, thanks!
She is the CUTEST thing!
OMG! Emerson has PERFECT eyebrows. I hope she appreciates them one day. Nice arch! 😉
OOOOOO, your little one is too precious!
And of course we can be fashionable feminists! To those who do not understand, I tell them we celebrate being feminine rather than running from it.
and she has better brows than the cover model!
I LOVE this!!!! Yes you CAN be a feminist and still love fashion and beauty! Sign me up for that one too.
Emerson is so adorable!!