Grace Layne Photography - Baby Huxley

This little guy was such a sweet little thing! He was a great sleeper and so so snuggly! I don't know how his mom and dad get anything besides snuggling done!

So often, when showing images to those who aren't in the newborn photography world, they respond with, "But they're just sleeping in all of the pictures!" Yes! That is exactly what they are supposed to be doing!

Sometimes we (newborn photographers) do catch an epic and beautiful open-eyed photo of a newborn, but that is never our plan! Newborns sleep 90% of the time and when they aren't sleeping, they are eating or...ya know...pooping themselves. 😅 Unfortunately both of those things are not photos that their parents want blown up and on their wall!

In order to capture those peaceful, tiny, features they need to be calm and relaxed which is normally when they are sleeping. From experience as a mama, all of my newborns were like little baby birds when they woke up, searching frantically for food! 🤣

If they happen to be awake for their session and just will not sleep, I take advantage of that time to get "mug shots" of all the cute and fun faces they make! As long as they are happy, I can capture beautiful images of each and every baby. However, it is very rare for a baby to be happy for long without being held, let alone letting themselves be posed. So, our goal is definitely to have a sleepy baby!

There are many things that encourage sleepiness in newborns. Thankfully, I have a newborn prep guide that I send to each client so they know what to expect and can help ensure their session goes smoothly! I can definitely tell a difference when the parents do all the sleepy suggestions, versus when they don't!

Enjoy Mr. Huxley's super sweet newborn session, full of sleepy poses and gorgeous family shots! Each baby I have gives me a great big dose of baby fever, and he definitely added to it!