Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Baby Millie

Announcing...

Millie Lund




The cutest girl born this century, and the talk of the town with her extreme amounts of hair.

Here are her stats:

Born: Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 8:29 pm
Weight: 7 lbs. 2 oz.
H
eight: 19 inches


First Family Photos

"Extremely Modern Millie"


Barney and his brother with their new babies--born about 4 months apart

Cute little legs and feet
Chillaxin on a quilt her aunt Dianey made for her

The first "after birth" shot


A few more details for those interested:

I went into labor on my own on Saturday about noon. By 2pm, my contractions were less than 5 minutes apart, and so we took off to the hospital. By the time we got there, I was dilated to almost 6 cm., so they checked me in upstairs, and gave me an epidural. After that, it was smooth sailing. The whole experience was wonderful and just perfect. It was faster and smother than I imagined it would be, and I love this beautiful little girl more than I thought imaginable. Looking at my own baby pictures, little Millie looks pretty familiar. My hair was almost exactly the same color, thickness and length. And right now, I'm feeling like I could make a showing on the Biggest Loser. 13 lbs lost in 3 days could probably compete, right?

25 comments:

Tiffany said...

Wow. Those first family pictures are so adorable I'm not quite sure what to do with myself. She really is gorgeous, and in the first picture struck me as resembling you (and not the hair, because your hair doesn't look like that anymore). I'm so thrilled everything went well (holy short labor!) and that she is so gorgeous, and you are so gorgeous, and that she will have a gorgeous bird mobile as soon as I finish that. Looooooove you!

Elise said...

She is beautiful! And I love the name. Is there a middle name? You look amazing for just having given birth! I'm glad it wasn't too bad...you deserved a normal birth experience after such a hard pregnancy!

Catherine Hess said...

Congratulations! She is absolutely beautiful. Sounds like you were made for having babies after such a nice labor/delivery! I'm excited for you to be a mommy!

Cali said...

Congrats Mary! She is beautiful. I'm glad that it went so smoothly for you- and that she's finally here! I can't believe her hair! I'd love to take pictures for you- if we can find a time before next Wednesday- My child is coming out then- finally!

Unknown said...

Mary, she's BEAUTIFUL! I love the hair. Seriously. What a doll! And you don't look like you just gave birth in these pictures at all. You're superwoman. For real. Congratulations!

BrittWilk said...

Oh my gosh!!!!! She is sooooo beautiful! and so is her mom. You just gave birth - you could at least look sweaty! Geez, Mary! So glad everything went well. Hope you're feeling good!

BreAnna said...

She is so perfect-an absolute doll! I'm so glad to hear that everything went well.

sara said...

She looks just like me! Hooray! I'm glad you had smooth sailing. Good job mommy!

Nae said...

Wow! She is so very beautiful! And yes, the first thing I noticed was that incredible hair! And your first few family pictures made me tear up a bit. You have such a beautiful family!

Emily Conkey said...

Maria! I love her already and I love the name Millie! She is so precious and all that hair is awesome! I can't believe your after birth picture! You look so shiny and pretty and not at all like you just went through labor! I'm glad that it was a smooth delivery. I've been praying for you! I love you, Maria! Congrats again. I can't wait to love her!

Jessie said...

You look absolutely FABULOUS, Mary! What's your secret? :) Congrats on your brand new baby girl! Her hair is adorable--all ready for bows 'n such. And the name Millie is too cute. I love everything about her and I've never met her. Congrats again on the most beautiful newborn girl I've ever seen. You guys make a cute family! (www.bronandjessie.blogspot.com)

Emily Jones said...

Oh Mary! She is adorable! And I thought Carly was born with a lot of hair. So cute! Congratulations. By the way, I need advice for the future on how to look so stinkin' good after going through labor!

Jen said...

Welcome to the family, Millie!

Charlotte said...

Congratulations Mary! She's beautiful! And you are so lucky it all went so fast! I'm so jealous! I hope she's a good baby for you!

Nicole said...

Wow! Both mom & baby look amazing! What a darling little thing. You guys are going to have such a wonderful family. Congrats Barn & Mary!

anneski said...

what a beautiful girl! I am glad that you are doing well too. You should post a picture of when you were a baby so we can see how cute you were too. I love your family picture too. You look amazing!

Courtenay said...

Congratulations....she is so beautiful!!!! Sounds like your labor went well. Way to go Mary! Oh, and I love the name...so sweet! All the best to your new family of three!

The Crash Test Dummy said...

Congratulations! I love all the photos. You look lovely, even after labor. And thoroughly modern Millie is thoroughly marvelous.

That's exactly what my daughter looked like when she was born.

CHEERS!

Tawny said...

Congratulations Lunds!!! She is BEAUTIFUL and looks just like you Mary!! I'm glad your experience was such a good one. Hooray!

Brian and Shara's beautiful family said...

YEAH!! I'm glad it was good for you. That makes it even easier to have a second one. Good job on losing 13 lbs! She is adorable! I hope she keeps that dark hair. It's gorgeous. I can't believe how good you look on that first after-birth picture. Are you sure you didn't do any primping? Congrats on delivering a perfect baby!

melody said...

Hooray! She is here! Congrats on your beautiful little miracle. Her hair - I can't get over it!?

Elizabeth said...

Congrats! She is beautiful and we are so excited to hear that everything went well. We are so excited for you guys!!

gbrooks said...

Congratulations, Mary!

She is so cute, and I can't believe the hair! Hope all is well.

Garin (Kendra's friend)

Holley @ Lunges and Lashes said...

she IS the cutest! her hair is super pretty. you all look amazing and i can't wait to meet her!

Brooke said...

SOOooooo cute. She is beautiful! I love the picture of Millie with the ipod. She's definitely a Lund already using her Mac equipment :) Great first family pics too, you guys are cute!