This collection really needs no introduction… so allow me to keep this short. Newborns are cute—like, unbearably cute. Newborns dressed up or placed on adorable props or captured with just the right lighting or with the perfect expression plastered across their face are, in fact, so cute you might not be able to take it.

Our goal with this collection of the 30 most heart-melting, soul-affirming, aww-inducing newborn photos on 500px is to reach “just can’t take it” levels of cute. Let us know how we did in the comments ; )

sweet. by Karolina Yen on 500px.com

Triumph of a Heart by Gabi Matei on 500px.com

Sleeping Newborn Boy by jen priester on 500px.com

sleepy boy. by Kevin Cook on 500px.com

Untitled by Tommy McDermott on 500px.com

fallbaby by MegBitton on 500px.com

Future 500 pixer by Kevin Cook on 500px.com

Little Peanut by Lisa Holloway on 500px.com

Delivery by Anna Eftimie on 500px.com

Before & After by Mick Fuhrimann on 500px.com

Hang Loose by Redhead Photography LLC on 500px.com

Purple dreams II by Dina Telhami on 500px.com

Best Buddy by Mike Wölfle on 500px.com

newborn by muhsin aydogan on 500px.com

Katerina by Tetyana Kovyrina on 500px.com

unbreakable bond by C Russ on 500px.com

Happy Holidays by Jamie Frayser on 500px.com

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Music On! by Daniel Stoychev on 500px.com

beach bum by Kevin Cook on 500px.com

Twins by Evgeniya Semenova on 500px.com

Ed by Dan Cuellar on 500px.com

Little Man by Wanda Hollis on 500px.com

Learning Tricks by Dariusz ?akomy on 500px.com

New Life by Sara Hadenfeldt on 500px.com

Photographer in Training by Brad Telker on 500px.com

Those Eyes by Contamestorias on 500px.com

Cradled by Lisa Holloway on 500px.com

thinking... by Joanna IL on 500px.com

Litle girl by Tetyana Moshchenko on 500px.com

To see even more newborn adorableness, click here. And if you’re a newborn photographer reading this, show us what you’ve got! Upload your favorite photo you’ve ever taken and share a link in the comments down below.