the blue blog archives: you've come a long way, baby

Look at those long fingers! Remember how we saw those long fingers in the ultrasound? They really were that long!

And remember the "big head" ultrasound comment? Well, as soon as the baby was out, the nurse actually said, 'I didn't want to say anything while you were pushing, but she's got a big head!' My doctor agreed. Still, her daisy hat was too big to wear home from the hospital, so she should be able to wear all the itty bitty hats I made for her. Phew!

Thanks so much to all of you for the warm wishes and congratulations and the funny comments. I'm still reading through all of them. I'm overwhelmed by your kindness as well as all the joys and responsibilities of having a new baby at home. And a big thanks to Shannon for posting. It was so fun sending all the pics and messages from the hospital!

posted by alison at 11:43 am | in baby news

Comments

Welcome home Mom and Baby L. I am so thrilled you are both healthy.

Posted by: michelle at March 9, 2007 11:50 AM

Welcome back, and congratulations! The wee one is beautiful and she's so lucky to be a part of your family.

Posted by: grumperina at March 9, 2007 11:51 AM

Congratulations! Baby L is just lovely!

Posted by: Julie at March 9, 2007 11:55 AM

Thank you for sharing the joy! Your children are lovely.

Posted by: lacewing at March 9, 2007 11:56 AM

Obviously a future piano player (with plenty of brains to hold all those memorized scores!).

Congratulations, and welcome home!

Posted by: Ruth at March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Once again a great creation! She lookes lovely and I hope she enjoys all the knits you made for her! Have fun :)

Posted by: Karen at March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Thank you for sharing. I have enjoyed watching the twins grow up via your blog and now we can share the joy of your lovely, lovely girl. Can't wait to see her in the different hats and sweaters you knit for her.

(I MUST restrain myself from ordering my twins to get married and give me a grandchild this year!!! The brats are 33 and still single.)

Posted by: Judith in NYC at March 9, 2007 12:13 PM

My god, I've never seen fingers that long on a baby!! Can only mean one thing Alison - should I bring her some addi circs on Sunday, perhaps a little Cashsoft? ;)

Congrats again - we can't wait to meet her! ~gabriella

Posted by: gabriella at March 9, 2007 12:17 PM

Those fingers are amazing. She'll go to college on a basketball scholarship, I predict!

Posted by: Carole at March 9, 2007 12:17 PM

She is one sweet baby, but given how adorable the boys are, it was a given. ;-)

Posted by: Carrie at March 9, 2007 12:17 PM

Congratulations Alison! I can't wait to meet her.

Posted by: Terri at March 9, 2007 12:20 PM

Such a lovely baby girl! I am glad you are both doing so well. Maybe she'll become a great pianist with her long fingers. Think how pretty she'll look in handknit gloves!

I just found your blog last week. I'm enjoying it!

Posted by: Brenda at March 9, 2007 12:21 PM

I wish you all the best :-)

Posted by: Heike at March 9, 2007 12:22 PM

I got this from handanalysis.com:

Longer fingers are seeking more contact with, and information from, the outer world. Long fingered people love details, need more data before forming opinions or decisions, and are outer directed. They are interested in the details of stories and events. They like to mentally take ideas and things apart, and put them back together again to better understand them before taking action.

I see very complicated knitting and Legos combinations in her future!

Posted by: Dava at March 9, 2007 12:22 PM

She is just beautiful. I can't wait to meet her. Welcome home!

Posted by: Johanna at March 9, 2007 12:24 PM

Oh, she's gorgeous! Those long fingers and sweet cheeks! I predict a knitter. :)

Posted by: Carrie at March 9, 2007 12:32 PM

AWWWWWW.....She almost makes me want 1 more...notice the almost, I already have 4 ranging in ages from 17-2...enough!
She is beautiful and so are your boys. I can't wait to see all the knits you will whip up for her...I've enjoyed watching the boys model theirs so much (nosewarmers are still my favorite!). Better get started on a tiny HP sweater...

Posted by: Ridgeley at March 9, 2007 12:37 PM

She's so sweet-looking. Congratulations. It's not surprising that "big head" and all everything is still too big on her. Even big babies are still tiny. :) My son was 8lbs 15oz at birth and basically swam in his clothes for the first month at least.

Posted by: Sarah at March 9, 2007 12:44 PM

She's just getting sweeter every minute, isn't she? I do think she takes after her big brothers, too.

Posted by: Daphne at March 9, 2007 12:45 PM

Hurray! Congratulations Alison! Looks like piano lessons are in order!

Posted by: gaile at March 9, 2007 12:50 PM

I still marvel at Liv's long fingers. Better make room for a piano!

Posted by: Kerstin at March 9, 2007 12:54 PM

Looks like you've got a future piano player (and future knitter) living with you now! Rest, relax and enjoy! :-)

Posted by: Mary at March 9, 2007 12:58 PM

Congratulations! She is a beautiful baby!

Posted by: Yvonne at March 9, 2007 1:00 PM

Oh, and props to you for not missing a single blogging beat while in labor and delivery! Now, THATS a dedicated blogger! :-)

Posted by: Mary at March 9, 2007 1:01 PM

Awww... she's so darling! Rest, Momma, Rest! She's a beauty... hope S&B like her!

best of luck!
and can't wait to see modelled baby hat pics!

congrats to you and the hubby!
and...special congrats to the big brothers!!

:) Kate

Posted by: Kate at March 9, 2007 1:04 PM

from one big-headed person to another (baby L) Welcome to the world! Happy Birthday!
you have a knitter's hands!
love your cute chubbster cheeks! (like me too as a kid--nickname used to be chubby checkers).
:o)so glad to see you are doing well and xoxo to L and her big bros! :o)

Posted by: kelpkim at March 9, 2007 1:07 PM

She's beautiful! Congrats! :)

Posted by: Cindy in Oregon at March 9, 2007 1:07 PM

Welcome home! The wee one will have a knitter's fingers when she grows up! Congratulations!

Posted by: C at March 9, 2007 1:19 PM

She's absolutely beautiful! HUGE congrats!

Posted by: Sharon G. at March 9, 2007 1:25 PM

I can't believe how happy I am for someone that I don't really even know! The pictures of the boys with her was so, so precious. You've got a top notch family there! Congratulations again!

Posted by: Wendi at March 9, 2007 1:29 PM

Welcome home little one! She's adorable.

Posted by: Jennifer at March 9, 2007 1:29 PM

Congratulations to you, the adorable baby girl and your family!!

Posted by: Elena at March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Oh, she's just beautiful! Congratulations! Hope you're all settling in comfortably at home.

Posted by: Alex at March 9, 2007 1:31 PM

She is so beautiful & those lovely long fingered hands - maybe she'll be a pianist. Just looking at her picture makes me feel very, very peaceful.

Posted by: Donna at March 9, 2007 1:35 PM

She's got long fingers because she's trying to be developmentally ready to knit as soon as possible! :)

Posted by: Sarah at March 9, 2007 1:46 PM

She's beautiful! Congratulations and hope you all settle in quickly and easily!

Posted by: Jenn at March 9, 2007 1:52 PM

What a beautiful little girl! And you know what long fingers mean ... longer gloves! (Okay, so she's not quite to the clove stage. :D ) Congratulations!

Posted by: Crimson at March 9, 2007 1:53 PM

You are both so beautiful!!!

How's that for a FO?!

Congratulations on a job well done.

Posted by: Suzanne at March 9, 2007 2:03 PM

Don't know if you know this but according to the Asian Zodiac, this is the year of the pig. But even more, it is the year of the golden pig which only comes around every 600 years or so. So there are a lot of women who want to have babies this year so that they could have a golden pig! Boy babies are lucky but girl babies are even luckier this year. So wishing you, your family and your lucky little golden pig all the best!

Posted by: tiennie at March 9, 2007 2:15 PM

Pianist or harpist? Either way, very sweet looking.

Posted by: Nadia Lewis at March 9, 2007 2:18 PM

Oh what a sweetie! Imagine how fast she'll knit with those fingers! CUTECUTECUTE!

Posted by: Julia at March 9, 2007 2:38 PM

WOW, you do GREAT work! She is georgous! congrats again and glad everyone is home safe and happy.

Posted by: Colleen at March 9, 2007 2:39 PM

Awww, so cute. One of your three best FOs, right? What's it like going from having twins to having one baby? It must be so different from when you had 2 boy babies - now you have 1 girl baby. What's THAT like??

Posted by: Elinor at March 9, 2007 3:10 PM

Congratulations! It's great to see you have time for posting, even among all the newness in your life. She is truly beautiful.

Posted by: Anne-Caroline at March 9, 2007 3:17 PM

She looks so sweet!!!!! And those hands- I wish I had those long fingers. I am glad to hear you and Baby L are back home and I hope the boys (David as well as S&B) are also enjoying the new member of your family.
Congratulations and Mazel Tov!

Posted by: Gayle at March 9, 2007 3:26 PM

She is beautiful, Alison! How fun it will be to have another girl in the house :)

Posted by: Minns at March 9, 2007 3:32 PM

She is just gorgeous! So tiny & perfect - enjoy every moment! Congrats to the happy family.

Posted by: PlazaJen at March 9, 2007 3:41 PM

Thanks for sharing the story of her arrival with us so quickly. She is beautiful. Congratulations!

Posted by: Nikki at March 9, 2007 4:07 PM

Happy spring, happy baby, happy twins, and happy book!

Posted by: Mary K. in Rockport at March 9, 2007 4:16 PM

Ohh, she really is sweet. This really made me smile!

Posted by: Tania at March 9, 2007 4:19 PM

Congratulations! She's a born knitter!

Posted by: kern at March 9, 2007 4:28 PM

Oh my, she sure is a beauty!

Posted by: Suz at March 9, 2007 4:30 PM

Her lovely, long fingers were the first thing I noticed today. Such a beautiful babe. Love her, Mom. As you know she will grow so fast!

Posted by: Carla at March 9, 2007 4:45 PM

best of wishes to the whole family!

Posted by: HPNY Knits at March 9, 2007 4:56 PM

Before I even read your post I looked at the picture of Baby L and thought, "My, what long fingers! Future piano player?"

When I had my first son my husband and best friend were in with me, and all they did was crack jokes about football-headed Stewie off The Family Guy. I was not impressed. (Luckily he didn't have a big head, but I wasn't in the mood for jokes!)

Baby L is absolutely gorgeous, and I can't wait to see her grow into all of her beautiful hand knits!

Posted by: Sheri at March 9, 2007 4:58 PM

she's beautiful and those fingers are amazing! hope to meet her in the big city sometime soon!!

Posted by: shireen at March 9, 2007 4:59 PM

Awww! she's so sweet.

Posted by: peggy at March 9, 2007 5:06 PM

congratulaaaaaaaaaaaaations!

Posted by: carrie at March 9, 2007 5:29 PM

Congrats!!! She's just beautiful:) I found out that I too am going to have another baby so I'll be interested to see baby L modeling those cute hats.

Posted by: beth at March 9, 2007 5:44 PM

Warm wishes of congratulations to you Alison on such a good job of making such a beautiful baby. I am sure with those long fingers she will be a great knitter or a good pianist. What a cutie and I cant wait to see all those baby hats modelled on her too.

Posted by: Sue at March 9, 2007 5:57 PM

Welcome home, long-fingered one!

Posted by: Kim at March 9, 2007 6:06 PM

Congratulations! Miss L is such a sweetie. Love those chubby cheeks, makes me want to kiss them. Reminds me of my 10 and a half pound son twenty years ago! He's now 6' 5"! Enjoy your blessing! So what is the L for?

Peace

Posted by: Bonnita at March 9, 2007 6:55 PM

What a beauty!!

Posted by: Michelle at March 9, 2007 7:34 PM

Best of luck to you and your family my granddaughter was born the day after baby l

Posted by: Lori at March 9, 2007 8:02 PM

Congrats to you, baby L and the entire family. Now go get some rest. I'm sure you deserve it.

Tanya

Posted by: Tanya at March 9, 2007 8:30 PM

So so sweet. Congratulations! Can't wait to see your new knitwear model showing off those itty bitty hats :)

Posted by: reluctantmango at March 9, 2007 9:37 PM

Congratulations, Alison! She's lovely, and your new adventure has just begun!

Posted by: Carol at March 9, 2007 10:10 PM

It is such a joy to see your little one! Just think of all the wonderful things she will be doing with those marvelously long fingered hands. Surely, growing up in a room full of luscious yarn will have an influence!
I loved the pic of the boys talking together while looking at her - the joy and wonder on their faces!

Posted by: Miss Scarlett at March 9, 2007 10:55 PM

Long fingers = Future Knitter
Big head = Big Brain

What a bundle of joy!

Posted by: Lynn at March 9, 2007 11:04 PM

With those long fingers, maybe she'll play the piano?

It can't hurt while knitting either!

I miss when mine was that small. He's more than an armful now!

Posted by: Arsie at March 9, 2007 11:06 PM

What an amazing experience to go through pregnancy with you on your blog. So congratulations, she is wonderful.

Posted by: Chrissie at March 9, 2007 11:15 PM

Ganz Herzliche Glueckwuensche zur Geburt! Take good care of yourself and baby... oh, what special times...

Posted by: Monika at March 10, 2007 12:27 AM

Congratulations- being a bit over 5 months pregnant myself at the moment, and having read my way through your pregnancy, it's nice to see the end product of it all. She does have long fingers- perfect for plenty of crafting later in life (that is if she doesn't get distracted by piano playing).

Posted by: di at March 10, 2007 3:17 AM

I can see Piano lesson's in the future...ppl have always asked me if I play Piano (I have long fingers also) and I always say...No, I play the 'keyborad' LOL...and you know which keyboard I mean...

Posted by: Orli at March 10, 2007 3:38 AM

What a little doll-baby! Thanks for sharing!

Posted by: Sandy at March 10, 2007 6:32 AM

I cna't believe the time few by so fast. She's is a lovely baby. Enjoy the time with your daughter.

Posted by: Patricia at March 10, 2007 6:33 AM

L is beautiful!!!! You are going to have so much fun with her. And remember to sleep (or just rest) when she does, the housework will wait.

Posted by: Karen at March 10, 2007 6:45 AM

Congratulations!!!
Your baby is so lovely!

Beijinhos
Ana

Posted by: Ana at March 10, 2007 6:49 AM

She is so pretty, Alison! Great job to you and your family-- congrats!

Posted by: Lelah at March 10, 2007 7:19 AM

Hooray for Baby L! I love those pictures with the boys!

Posted by: Jenny at March 10, 2007 7:30 AM

Congrats! She's so cute.

Just a side note: if her toes are long too, you might want to have her checked for Marfan's. It's a good thing to find early instead of getting a bit of a surprise later on.

Posted by: Chialea at March 10, 2007 7:31 AM

Congratulations, Alison. She's beautiful!

Posted by: Christy at March 10, 2007 9:04 AM

Welcome, L! Congratulations all round to the blue blog family.

Posted by: Margot at March 10, 2007 9:34 AM

How wonderful! Looking forward to lots of knitting for her. I loved making doll clothes for my girls. I have to say as a seasoned OB nurse, the pic of the boys looking at her chocked me up a bit. Congrats

Posted by: Marcia at March 10, 2007 10:03 AM

Congratulations, she's beautiful!

Posted by: Sarah Sturtevant at March 10, 2007 10:28 AM

Wow, she does have long fingers! Perhaps she'll grow up to be a concert pianist! Or be as crafty as her mommy.

Posted by: Lana at March 10, 2007 11:54 AM

congratulations to all of you! happy wishes for this joyful time...

Posted by: annri at March 10, 2007 1:05 PM

congradulations!!!!

great posts

Posted by: wendy at March 10, 2007 2:34 PM

Many congratulations and welcome to wee one L. B and S will take great care of her!

Posted by: Patty at March 10, 2007 2:46 PM

Congratulations! She's beautiful - long fingers and all!

Posted by: Sarah at March 10, 2007 3:31 PM

Awwwww...she's just beautiful. You make pretty impressive little ones, Allison! Wishing you sleep and baby cuddling and much joy in the days ahead.

Posted by: Kathy at March 10, 2007 3:42 PM

Alison!!
Congrats to you and your family!
What a gorgeous new addition!

Posted by: Linz at March 10, 2007 3:53 PM

What a sweetie, good job Momma, you did good!

Posted by: Tiffany at March 10, 2007 4:58 PM

Congratulations and welcome home, L!

Long fingers... that puts her right in position to be a knitter... or a pickpocket. No?

Posted by: Kate at March 10, 2007 7:02 PM

Congratulation ...
Its the best thing in the world. I just had my first and My life has changed in the last week like I never would imagine.......
Savor every minute....

Posted by: charisse at March 10, 2007 9:40 PM

Delurking to say congratulations! She is beautiful!

Posted by: Erin at March 11, 2007 10:22 AM

she is too sweet for words, congratulations!

Posted by: amanda cathleen at March 11, 2007 12:37 PM

So very sweet - congratulations!

Posted by: Lydia / Windansea at March 11, 2007 1:27 PM

Congratulations, she's just beautiful!

Those long fingers...the signs of a great pianist in the making I tell you!

Posted by: Rain at March 11, 2007 1:55 PM

Congratulations!!

Posted by: Amelia at March 11, 2007 2:50 PM

What a precious joy. Thank you for sharing her with us. It still is a great miracle to have a healthy baby and a safe birth. Congratulations.

Posted by: Angie at March 11, 2007 4:32 PM

They say that if you read or play music to your baby while in-vitro - well, maybe those beautiful hands are the result of mama's knitting!
Congratulations!

Posted by: Maureen at March 11, 2007 6:23 PM

Those long fingers=a born knitter. Congratulations!

Posted by: laughingrat at March 11, 2007 7:21 PM

She's so sweet! I've been impressed that you could blog at all, with a baby at home. When things calm down, more pictures, please!

Posted by: carrie at March 12, 2007 6:54 AM

Long time lurker here! Just had to post to say congratulations on the new baby - she is truly adorable and those fingers.....also loved all the new blankies!! I am just finishing my first ever blanket for a friends' baby due 25th April!

Posted by: Diane at March 12, 2007 9:19 AM

Congrats Alison! She's gorgeous.

Posted by: Nancy at March 12, 2007 10:29 AM

Congratulations, she's absolutely beautiful!

Maybe she'll go for cello or double bass over piano...

~x~

Posted by: Jane in London at March 12, 2007 3:19 PM

Congrats Alison! She's beautiful.

Posted by: maya at March 12, 2007 3:58 PM

Congratulations!!! Welcome, baby L!

I think the knitting public demands some knitted hat pics. ;)

Posted by: frecklegirl jess at March 13, 2007 1:29 AM

what a beautiful baby, I can not believe how great this filing is when you hold your own baby! Congratulations ! I am mother of four!

Posted by: gordana at March 13, 2007 10:13 AM

Congrats!! How old does she have to be before her eyes open? I'm so much more used to puppies.

Posted by: Sande at March 13, 2007 4:21 PM

Congratulations. How wonderful.

Posted by: Janette at March 13, 2007 8:30 PM

she's simply gorgeous! congratulations

Posted by: rebecca at March 13, 2007 10:37 PM

Ooooooh - the cluckometer is going off the scale here. She's tooo cute! I love those tiny little booties too. Phew on the hats fitting - they are all adorable (I have been checking them out in bloggy baby bumpers). CONGRATULATIONS! And welcome home!

Posted by: Joy (austysmum) at March 14, 2007 4:51 PM

Oh! She is just adorable! Congratulations!

Posted by: Brandie at March 14, 2007 7:19 PM

So pretty. I'm totally wrapped up in baby fever myself having just welcomed my first grandchild into the world. Enjoy your little sweetie.

Posted by: Marlene at March 17, 2007 2:48 PM