Rounding Out 2020 With a Lifestyle Newborn Session {Roscoe Village - Chicago, IL}

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Ending 2020 on a High With A Sweet Newborn & Family!

If you had told me back in March that I would have the busiest and best year of my career, I would’ve nervously laughed or even cried hysterically. Seriously. Like so many of you, I was terrified in the beginning of the year, when Chicago shut down and my work was labeled non-essential. For two months I couldn’t work at all and since I specialize in newborns, I really couldn’t photograph because it’s hard to photograph newborns outdoors. Especially in the cold. Events that I photographed regularly were canceled. It was looking bleak. But in the newness of summer, things started to slowly reopen and I was able to photograph again. The inquiries came in quickly and my fall season was insane, in a good way! With the majority of people not going places, it opened up schedules and people prioritizing moments together and getting them documented.

I’ll leave you with the final newborn of 2020 for CMP and let me tell you, it’s full of so much cute. A sweet December babe, snuggly parents and an adorable mini golden doodle big brother! You wouldn’t even guess that Mr. L was having a fussy day when I was with him!

Tears of joy and gratefulness are filling my eyes as we round out 2020, a year full of pain and sorrow. While I know that a New Year doesn't wave a wand and magically make everything better, I am hopeful that we'll emerge stronger from this year full of lessons, loss and heartache. Whatever you're going through, I am thinking of you and hoping you and your family are safe and well.

Thank you for being here with me, contributing to my best year yet, and trusting me to document your most treasured moments. Thank you for allowing me in your inbox. Thank you for the social media love, and any other support - I feel it all. I hope your New Year is filled with health, love, laughter and memories.

xoxo,
Courtney

PS. If you're into Schitt's Creek, their 2020 recap pretty much sums up how I feel and most importantly makes me laugh. Check it out here.

Mom and Dad hold their newborn baby boy in their arms and snuggle together while looking down at him.
Close-up photo of a couple’s hands and their wedding rings while they hold their newborn baby boy.
Mom holds her newborn baby boy in one hand while he smiles in his sleep.
Mom and dad sit on the couch while Mom holds newborn baby boy and Dad cradles his head while smiling at him.
Close-up photo of newborn baby boy in mom and dad’s arms during his lifestyle newborn session in Chicago, IL.
Newborn baby boy wrapped in a blue swaddle lays in his crib with his hands up by his face.
Newborn baby boy wrapped in a blue swaddle with his hands up by his face.
Close up of newborn baby boy’s face and hand.
Mini golden doodle looks up at his mom and dad holding their newborn baby in baby’s nursery.
New parents hold their newborn baby boy in his nursery.
Mini golden doodle rests his head on his dad’s legs while mom and dad snuggle on the bed with newborn baby boy.
Mini golden doodle dog lays on the bed next to his newborn baby brother.
Mom lays on her bed and kisses her newborn baby boy.
Black and white photo of a newborn baby boy swaddled and laying on his parents bed.
Newborn baby boy is held in his dad’s hand while his dog brother, mom and dad all snuggle with him on the bed.
Newborn baby boy in a white swaddle blanket lays in a basket on top of a Christmas blanket during his December newborn photo session in Chicago.
Mini golden doodle dog sniffs his new baby brother who is laying in a basket on top of a Christmas blanket.

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