< whisper > hi.
yes, we had a baby a week ago today. she's all pink and soft and full of funny little baby sounds and squeaks. she's the tiniest of my three girls, still not up to 7 lbs yet, but she's nursing well and putting on weight.
and, oh, the faces this sweet girl makes.
she may never know what it is like to be put down... right now my mom is staying with me, my thirteen year old is on summer vacation, and Fidget is always angling for her turn as well. Poor daddy hardly gets a chance. that's what happens when a bundle of pure sweetness drops into your life.
She is nursing a lot during the day. a LOT. which is fine by me because she is taking big breaks from it at night and I'm actually getting more sleep than I ever expected at this point. so we are all happy and pink and constantly saying things like 'she's just so CUTE' and 'OMG, I LOVE her' and 'we're so blessed!'
so you'll forgive me if the updates are slow around here, right? or maybe it will just be pictures for a while. unless you object, of course. can you handle the cute??
</ whisper >
Aww, congratulations! What a sweet gift of summer! ~Jenny
Posted by: rustandroses | June 25, 2009 at 04:04 PM
Nope, no objections here!
She's such a sweet little baby dolly! Name?
Congratulations, sweet friend. Give her a little kiss on the head from all the way in Denver...
Joanne
Posted by: Joanne (The Simple Wife) | June 25, 2009 at 04:46 PM
Congratulations! She's just beautiful!
Posted by: Courtney | June 25, 2009 at 05:08 PM
Truly blessed are you and your family. Enjoy this time. And thank you for sharing your bundle of cuteness with us all!
Posted by: joan | June 25, 2009 at 05:10 PM
Congratulations! She is beautiful!
Posted by: Erica | June 25, 2009 at 06:58 PM
She's just perfect, Chris. I know that my babies rarely knew what it was like to be put down. Joe would have to fight me for them.
Enjoy her.
Posted by: lera | June 25, 2009 at 07:27 PM
She is just too precious! Congratulations!
Posted by: Lisa Clarke | June 25, 2009 at 07:55 PM
oh she is just perfect! :)
Posted by: Jade | June 25, 2009 at 08:23 PM
congratulations!! these photos are bringing tears to my eyes! she's absolutely beautiful!
Posted by: kathryn | June 25, 2009 at 08:38 PM
congrats!!! she is so cute. so. cute. !!!
hope that you are feeling well physically. :)
Posted by: Candace | June 25, 2009 at 08:40 PM
Oh, Chris. There she is! So beautiful. Thank you for letting us take a peek at her sweetness!
Congratulations!
xoxox
Posted by: Grace | June 25, 2009 at 09:26 PM
How precious! Congratulations!! She is beautiful!!!
Posted by: Gina | June 25, 2009 at 09:27 PM
Congratulations!! She's adorable!
Posted by: Stacey | June 25, 2009 at 09:30 PM
Oh how sweet! Congratulations!
Posted by: AprilG | June 25, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Oh Yay! Congratulations! She's a doll. :)
Posted by: Angie | June 25, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Congratulations!! She is just adorable.
Posted by: Nikki | June 25, 2009 at 11:20 PM
Sweetness. Pure sweetness.
Posted by: Ruth Smith | June 25, 2009 at 11:46 PM
OM goodness!! It's raining baby girls. Absolutely scrumptious ... just lookin' at her makes my lips pucker! Kisses!
Posted by: Sara | June 26, 2009 at 12:13 AM
what a sweet bundle of precious goodness. congrats to you. try to rest when you can.
Posted by: Rebekah | June 26, 2009 at 01:10 AM
Lots of congratulations to you and your family - she is absolutely beautiful. She looks so soft...
I hope you are doing fine after giving birth to such a little micracle.
Posted by: Ulla V. | June 26, 2009 at 01:57 AM
Oh Chris, she is perfection. Congratulations.
Posted by: Sarah | June 26, 2009 at 06:54 AM
Congratulations! She is beautiful.
Posted by: mary | June 26, 2009 at 07:35 AM
She is beautiful. Congratulations!
Posted by: Pat | June 26, 2009 at 08:02 AM
Oh Chris, she's a doll!
Posted by: beki | June 26, 2009 at 08:22 AM
pink and squishy is the best!!!!
Posted by: SarahK | June 26, 2009 at 08:24 AM
A bundle of pure sweetness, indeed! Congratulations, she's beautiful!
Posted by: julie | June 26, 2009 at 09:06 AM
That once face is great, Chris! with all of them being oh so sweet!
Posted by: Natalie | June 26, 2009 at 09:46 AM
Oh my, she is darling. Congratulations Mama! Enjoy your babymoon :)
Posted by: Kim | June 26, 2009 at 09:48 AM
Oh Congratulations! She is gorgeous.
I love those baby expressions - so fleeting, so precious.
Posted by: Ali | June 26, 2009 at 09:49 AM
Congratulations!!! What a sweet little girl :)
Posted by: Audrie | June 26, 2009 at 09:58 AM
I love those little scowly faces. :) I hope she keeps up the day nursing -- that's awesome! I'm just hoping my third nurses at all. I'm not up for the drama again.
I'm glad you all are enjoying her. She does look like the sweetest little thing.
Posted by: amy h | June 26, 2009 at 10:19 AM
oh MY! She's a doll. What a sweet little face.
congrats and I'm glad the nights aren't so horrible right now. I hope she keeps up the good demeanor!
Posted by: dana | June 26, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Congrats...she is so cute and she looks so peaceful.
Posted by: RisaJ | June 26, 2009 at 03:08 PM
Aw so cute!!! see ya next week.
Posted by: Allyg | June 26, 2009 at 03:27 PM
Oh my goodness gracious! She is pure pink perfection, and although I swear I am done having babies, I am almost feeling the itch for one more just to see such a sweet little face like the one you have! Enjoy that little bundle!
Posted by: Kelly | June 26, 2009 at 03:36 PM
she's beautiful! congrats!!!
Posted by: melissa s. | June 26, 2009 at 05:26 PM
she is absolutley beautiful, of course!! Michelle had been keeping me updated. I'm so glad you are all doing well. Squeeze her once for me!
Posted by: Rhianna | June 26, 2009 at 07:35 PM
She is adorable! I just wanna take a deep sniff of her sweet head. Baby heads always smell so sweet.
Congrats, my friend. She is a beauty.
Posted by: Crystal | June 26, 2009 at 07:47 PM
Congratulations! What a beauty - especially for a newborn (my kids looked like blotchy wrinkled old men at that age).
Please don't go too overboard on the cute. I don't want to find myself having any stupid ideas about adding to my brood...
Posted by: UK lass in US | June 26, 2009 at 10:16 PM
CONGRATULATIONS!! She is Beautiful!!
Posted by: Jennifer | June 27, 2009 at 07:42 AM
Yipee! Congratulations on your precious gift. She is beautiful!
Posted by: Cindy | June 27, 2009 at 08:58 AM
Her sweetness actually brings a tear to my eye. Congratulations and enjoy!
Posted by: Tamara | June 27, 2009 at 09:37 AM
oh chris, she is so amazingly beautiful!!! congrats to you and your whole sweet family!
Posted by: heather smith jones | June 27, 2009 at 12:48 PM
I'm so glad to hear that she is here. Congratulations to you all. Please do keep us in pictures - who could resist that sweet face.
Posted by: Liz | June 27, 2009 at 02:29 PM
Beautiful.
Posted by: Kimberli | June 27, 2009 at 02:30 PM
and this sweet baby is so much more perfect and beautiful in person,i promise it IS possible.
Posted by: pretty momma | June 28, 2009 at 12:09 PM
3 girls! You are so lucky. She's a doll!!
Rest up Mama and enjoy!
Posted by: Amanda | June 28, 2009 at 10:01 PM
swooooooon! so happy for you.
Posted by: on-hand modern | June 29, 2009 at 10:36 AM
Congratulations on the new addition to your family. She is beautiful!
Posted by: Fiona | June 29, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Congratulations - there is nothing better than a newborn sleeping on your chest.
Posted by: Laurel | June 30, 2009 at 08:37 AM