In-home lifestyle newborn session {Jacksonville and Ponte Vedra newborn photographer}
OH MY GOSH! This in-home lifestyle newborn photo session was a dream to shoot! Everything is so gorgeous and picture-perfect! I was able to capture so many adorable moments from baby’s yawn to breastfeeding to sweet hugs and kisses in between.
Natalie put hear heart and soul into creating this Llama-themed nursery (she also did have some help from YoutfulNest) for her baby boy James. It’s so peaceful and calming just to make sure long nights feeding the baby are as comfortable as possible!
This is what Natalie said: “I really wanted a space that was soothing and calming for both myself and my baby. Having had a colicky baby previously, I knew I wanted (and needed) a space that had cool hued colors, muted tones, and a clean feel. My husband and I love animals and incorporated flamingos in my daughter’s room, so we knew we wanted an overarching llama theme but nothing too twee or overly babyish since we wanted the space to grow with our son. I feel like my daughter went from baby to toddler overnight and having a space that I didn't have to change as she grew was crucial. Living in Florida, I wanted there to be a bit of an airy feel that hearkened to the beach with a classic element but nothing overly nautical. So basically, all the things. I wanted all the things.
It’s also beyond lovely to be surrounded by some deeply personal elements that remind me of such important pieces of the interweaving of my family’s story. The guitar belonged to my late father whom my son is named for. I tear up when I look at the puzzle with his name because the day it arrived in the mail was the day I realized I would get to say my dad’s name everyday again. The aloe plant is also a nod to my dad who believed it could cure anything. Llamas and alpacas are one of my husband’s long time loves. He even tried to convince his parents to invest in an alpaca farm when he was in high school! The oversized llama brought my daughter and I into baby boy’s room daily where we talked about her baby and felt him move in my belly. This room already holds many special memories for us. The framed golf course illustration is where my husband spent most of his boyhood.
I truly love how it turned out — from the softness of the fuzzy llamas to the Montessori-inspired accents to the mixture of medias and patina of themes that all came together so seamlessly — it’s easily my favorite place to be. I love nursing James in my glider softly moving back and forth in a space that feels deeply intentional and calming for both of us. I can easily picture him growing into toddler-hood in this room that was created with both of us in mind.”
You can see the link to all the items in this nursery in Natalie’s BLOG.