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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Those are the most adorable pictures ever! You have such a gorgeous family!
Thank you so much! Brooke is crazy talented and I am so grateful to her for taking such sweet pics of Chase! <3
These are beautiful, Julie! Congratulations again on such a happy, healthy, gorgeous baby boy!
Such a gorgeous photo shoot! Love how natural and true it stayed to who you guys are! U have a gorgoeus family 🙂
these are amazing! every single one is beautiful!
Such beautiful pictures! I love the ones with Sadie as well:)
what a gorgeous baby you have, Brooke is a very talented photographer! The lighting in all these photos are amazing!
So beautiful!
These are beautiful photos and, like you said, so natural looking too. And yay for Chase being such an angel throughout the whole shoot and for capturing baby+Sadie together<3
Beautiful photos!! Your house gets amazing light! Unrelated question: do you know what color your nail polish is in these photos? I love it!
These are so perfect. Such a beautiful family and baby! And of course Sadie.
Hi ~ I think these are some of the most beautiful baby/family pictures I have seen in a while. You and Ryan look so content and happy. Congratulations 🙂
These photos are beautiful, Julie!! I seriously love them all 🙂
These pictures are absolutely beautiful!
What fantastic family photos! Love them all!
Gorgeous pics! The one where Sadie is nose to nose with you looks like the perfect family pic!
They are all amazing, but that third-from-last one with you and Chase is SO MOVING!! I know Ryan and Sadie are missing, but I still hope you frame that one for display 🙂
Absolutely precious! Chase is so adorable, and you guys make the cutest family!! Glad Brooke was able to capture all these emotions!
Wow, Julie. You look absolutely beautiful! I’ve been reading your blog for so long, and it’s been fun watching your life evolve. Chase is perfect. Congratulations to your sweet little family. <3
Thank you so much for reading for so long, Kristen! <3
Absolutely beautiful pictures! I love the lighting! You have a beautiful family, Julie!
You look absolutely stunning in these photos! Beautiful family!!
Wonderful pictures <3
These photos are beautiful! Chase is seriously so sweet. Good looking family! Congratulations again.
Beautiful pictures! She did an amazing job!
These are absolutely adorable! What a sweet little family you have! And what a precious little boy! I love that Sadie is included in some as well!
Those pictures are amazing! You have such a beautiful family!!
WOW! She did a fantastic job! Love the little toes and yawn photos! So adorable 🙂
These photos are just dreamy! You look so beautiful! We don’t have kids yet but I imagine seeing your hubby holding your son is one of the best things ever 🙂
The pictures are beautiful! Were you two scared naked Chase would go to the bathroom on you? 😉 I love seeing those hilarious pictures! How did you decide what to where for the shoot? Was it hard to find something that fit at 10 days post baby?
These photos are absolutely beautiful!
These are beautiful! Are you wearing one of Ryan’s shirts or is that your own shirt? I really love the look of that top! It looks so fresh and crisp with the rest of the photos!
The photos are beautiful! A good photographer will be able to capture your true personality and looking natural and it looks like she did just that!
omg im obsessed with these! so beautiful!! 🙂
Wow, these are beautiful! Brooke did a great job at capturing the special moments! <3
Crazy beautiful! How do you pick a favorite?! Sadie sure is loving the attention and the camera as always. You have a gorgeous family and can’t wait to watch Chase grow over the coming months! 🙂
Such beautiful photos!!!
Beautiful photos!! I think you’re generally lucky if you get one or two good photos from a shoot, but you got a lot of them! He’s simply adorable.
She did a really beautiful job. Those are so lovely. You look so happy and serene. I love it.
Oh my gosh…these pictures are priceless!! Brooke did such a great job! I love how Sadie just wiggles herself into the pictures on the bed..haha!
These photos are beautiful! I’m so impressed. And how great that Sadie got to be included (as if she would’ve tolerated otherwise, haha).
Those are absolutely adorable!!! Such a handsome little boy <3
These photos are just breathtaking!! And the shots with Sadie are too cute!
Absolutely gorgeous photos Julie! I love how light and airy they all came across. You look beautiful and Chase looks so so cute! What beautiful memories to cherish forever.
These are absolutely beautiful! How are you ever going to narrow them down to frame!? 😉
I have NO idea! I mean I am way too obsessed with the pics of only his TOES that I have no idea how I’m going to pick my favorite pics that actually include his FACE. Haha!
The pictures of his little toes are beyond adorable. Especially with the beautiful blanket !
These are absolutely beautiful! She is so talented and your family is just too cute for words! Brooke really captured the ‘natural-ness’ you were wanting.
I am so jealous of your hair btw, haha 🙂
Thank you so much, Sarah!!
Absolutely gorgeous pictures. I love Chase’s blond fuzz, goof ball Sadie and your necklace! You all look so happy. Congrats again.
These are beautiful Julie! I’m so happy for you and Ryan and love that you’re sharing such a beautiful time on your blog
Beautiful photos of your family Julie! I love the ones with Sadie! I’m so happy to read that she’s still a focus since I always hear people saying that you forget your dog once baby comes along. Chase is a sweetheart and it’s been so nice watching him grow. You look amazing for 10 days after birth! I love the natural lighting that was used. You all look so at ease.
Thank you so much, Ann. 🙂 And Sadie is still very much our favorite furry little lady!
Melting over here….these are absolutely wonderful!
(also where is Ryan’s shirt from?? Travis needs it!)
Charles Tyrwhitt! http://ctshirts.com Ryan is OBSESSED with their shirts because of their slimmer fit. His friend Pete got him hooked on them a while ago and he’s since replaced probably 80% of his button-up shirts with them!
These are absolutely beautiful!
Absolutely gorgeous!!! She did a wonderful job. You four make such a beautiful family!