Every newborn photo session I perform comes with the privilege of getting to know a beautiful growing family and hearing their stories. In the case of this adorable little guy, Mom and Dad literally crossed oceans to be together. 

Mom is a North Carolina local, but Dad is from Ukraine. In the most modern of love stories, they met online and fell in love across the airwaves. They eventually realized that they had each found “the one” and then their precious baby boy came along. 

I met up with this incredibly sweet couple two weeks after their little guy made his grand appearance so we could take his newborn portraits. As tiny as he is, he was surprisingly awake for much of his photo shoot! Those teeny little eyes were just so curious and he wanted to be part of the action. Still, we managed to get plenty of portraits of him being his sweet and mellow self. 

For most of these newborn baby portraits, we went with a simple, timeless look and a neutral color palette that will never go out of style. It perfectly captures how quaint and kind this family is. I absolutely love the portraits where this little guy is cuddling with stuffed animals - he looks so cozy! 

We did mix it up for a few of the portraits. This cute baby boy looks like the most precious little reindeer, and his portraits in blue are really capturing that fun-loving little boy energy. Mom and Dad can’t wait until their little guy is big enough to start playing baseball, so we brought in a bit of wishful thinking and created a little baseball portrait as well with a ball and a tiny bat. 

If you have a new addition to your family on the way, I’d love to create their first professional portraits that you can treasure forever. Book your newborn photo session today with me at Heidi Houser Photography.