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New Parents Asleep at Their Newborn Baby's Photo Shoot

These New Parents Fell Asleep During Their Baby's Newborn Photos, and Wow, Relatable!

New Parents Asleep at Their Newborn Baby's Photo Shoot

Becoming a parent can change everything for a person, but the most notable, most talked-about aspect of new parenthood has to be the sleep deprivation that everyone tries to prepare you for, but still hits you like a ton of bricks. For two new parents who brought their newborn to have his photos taken by Simply Joyful Moments Photography, that lack of sleep caught up with them in a hilarious but sweet way — and it was all caught on camera.

"While I was busy posing baby, my assistant whispered at me to turn around and I saw mom and dad snoozing on the couch during the session," photographer Sarah Jankowski wrote on Facebook alongside a photo snapped by her assistant of the new parents cuddled and asleep in the background while she posed baby in the foreground. "Every parent knows the sleep-deprived exhaustion that comes with having a newborn, we've all been there! ❤️ I'm so grateful they trusted me enough with their brand new little one that they were able to get in a much deserved nap."

Keep scrolling to see all of their sleepy photos (and their adorable son).

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