It so perfectly captures Chase in his element. Sleepy and happy (wearing no clothes since Naked Baby is always in full force in our house) with his arms up by his face. I want to scoop him up and cuddle him when I see this photo and his expression shows me that he’s dreaming about something since his lips aren’t fully relaxed. My sweet little boy.
This moment was one of many captured by the incredibly talented Brooke of Brooke Whitney Photography.
Brooke came to our home in Charlotte 10 days after Chase was born for a newborn photo shoot. I am so grateful to her for beautifully capturing such a special time in our lives.
Brooke is an Atlanta-based photographer but was in town visiting a close friend and kindly offered to do a newborn photo shoot with us after Chase’s arrival. I am thrilled to be able to share some of her wonderful photos with you today!
Brooke instantly made all of us feel at ease when she arrived around 9 a.m. Right off the bat, she asked if there were any specific photos we wanted (my only request was to have Sadie included in a few) and if there was anything we wished to avoid. (I immediately told her that Ryan and I are awful with “serious” photos and prefer natural photos that feel genuine.) Brooke listened to everything I had to say and while she expertly took over snapping photos of Chase when he was peacefully sleeping, when it came time to incorporate me and Ryan into the photos, she basically let us be ourselves and just hang out… All the while snapping pictures over the course of about two hours.
Here are a few of my favorite photographs from our newborn session with Brooke:
Sadie wanted so badly to be included in every photo and I love that Brooke managed to capture her ridiculous personality in these pictures. When Sadie crawled onto our bed, she immediately started wiggling around, trying her best to reclaim her spot as the center of attention.
Our sleepy little boy…
Wispy blonde hair…
Sleepy baby with a full belly…
All snuggled up in a blanked knit by Grammy…
Tiny pink baby toes!
Baby cuddles on my chest… I can’t get enough!
You may see more photos from our session with Brooke on her blog. Thank you again, Brooke, for so beautifully capturing such wonderful memories for us. I will treasure these pictures of our little boy forever.
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Such sweet, gorgeous pictures!!
What a beautiful family and gorgeous photographs. Chase is so adorable. Congratulations! Cant wait to welcome my first baby boy this fall!
Such beautiful photos!!! Those tiny little toes, oh my gosh so adorable!! ?
Such gorgeous pictures! You and Ryan look so loving and happy – thanks for sharing these special scenes <3
GORGEOUS Julie!!! oh my goodness, what incredible photos! I love the lighting and all the white. So beautiful, so great seeing you two so happy. xoxo
Oh wow!! Those photos are truly beautiful!!
What beautiful, natural photos! You can just see the LOVE radiate!! The candid shots are my favorite. What a beautiful family!!
Beautiful photos!
Whoa – those are amazing! Chase is the perfect model…unbelievably beautiful. Bravo Brooke!
Just wow! What a talented photographer.
You guys look gorgeous in these photos and Chase is too cute to handle.
I LOVE all the airy white and light in the photos.
Each and every photo is a treasure.
I love all of the natural light! Chase is so adorable!! Julie- where did you get your sideways cross ring? I love it!
The pictures are so precious !!!!!!
The upside down Sadie pic is my favorite!
Oh Julie, little Chase is so beautiful!
LOVE!! Absolutely adorable.
Those are amazing! I would never be able to pick!
Such beautiful photos, I absolutely love them! Thanks for sharing these shots of your adorable little boy!
What a beautiful family! These pictures are amazing!
OHMIGOSH!!! Could Chase be any cuter?! Love the pics!
Adorable! In preparing for our Engagement Session, I’m completely with you with a negative ghostrider on the serious faces! You guys are absolute perfection, and I love that you guys got together (including Sadie) for a great laugh. Those are the memories that I’m guessing you’ll cherish for decades to come. 🙂
xo, Jessica
Just catching up on some blog reading…these pictures made my heart (and ovaries) hurt! Gorgeous!! What a beautiful baby boy, he is so lucky to have such a loving little family.
So precious!
Oh my goodness! These photos melt my heart! Chase is such a cutie pie 😉 God bless you and your family!
So adorable! Love all of your photos!