making.his.world.debut….

baby brown  Fighting out of Denver, Colrado, weighing in at 6 pounds 13 ounces, baby brown is in the lightweight category.  With a height of only 19″, his world debut on March 7, 2008 is nothing short of miraculous.

Okay…enough….it didn’t go as well as it sounded in my head. I was going for the UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship announcement b/c baby brown’s daddy is a huge UFC fan.

I digress.

These images were taken yesterday at baby brown’s house….now, having photographed newborns before, i knew that several factors were key to get those sleepy, naked baby shots….heat, nap time, full tummy, skin on skin….well, throw all of that out the window b/c this little man was NOT having it. He has some of his mommy in him and he LOVES the camera.

Oh, his mommy is our model at the top of the blog. Her husband is one of clint’s best friends….here are some more images from her recent shoot. I LOOOOOOOVE the outdoors ones and will show you 2 more of my favorites from that session.these are just so beautiful to me…the mountains are such a beautiful part of Colorado and will be so important to the baby’s life as he grows. Kelsi just looks so content, peaceful and young and sincere.   and while we did some amazing more intimate, nude shots showing off her belly and body, those are private and so i will share with you a beautiful shot of kelsi.here, kelsi is wearing beautiful blue and aqua jewelry…and someday, when baby brown is looking at these pictures, he will know how happy and beautiful his mommy was while he was in her belly.  and here is baby brown before he entered this world.  And now….making his world debut….Chase Brown…this is what i saw when i walked into his nursery. This is one of a very FEW number of images of him sleeping. Can you even imagine being so lucky as to get to walk into his room every day and see this? Sweet. His nursery is precious. What a champ! He was wide awake for the WHOLE session. Wherever i turned with my camera, his eyes followed me. and peeking in from the crib… beautiful mommy and sweet baby boy… with less than a minute’s notice, kelsi was able to pull off this look without a hitch. and while it pains me to post an image filled with Oklahoma University…here is chase and daddy.  and one of my favorites from the whole session….their first portrait as a family This look is priceless…. what a joy to get to capture this little man’s first week on earth. So what if we didn’t get the sleeping baby shots…we captured life…and the truth is, this guy was present and was like, “What? Here I am….let’s do this.”