Here she is…

Just like her big sister

Marlo Iris Armstrong
7lbs 15oz
21 inches
born 1:53am, 6/14/09

Named after a husky voiced actress/author and my favorite aunt. We’ve gone the rounds on naming this kid, but when Heather suggested both these names, I knew pretty quickly that the other options weren’t as good. Sure, I tried, but this little one is definitely gentle and sweet so far.

Yesterday in the hospital we had a lot of visitors, and it reaffirmed our desire to live near our immediate families. My youngest sister grabbed our camera and started taking pictures of everybody. She got some great shots, but my favorite is this one where Leta is meeting her sister for the first time:

Meeting her little sister

And now for the delirium brought on by lack of sleep, adrenaline and absolute beauty.

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  • http://emailtoid.net/i/166db1d6/7e170b78/ emailtoid.net/i/166db1d6/…

    Oh, that picture of you, Marlo and Leta made got me all choked up. So sweet. :) Congrats to you all.
    ~Zee

  • http://advicefromasinglegirl.blogspot.com/ Victoria

    Much love and congratulations to all of you!

  • http://www.supacoo.com supacoo

    You guys must be thrilled. My heartfelt congratulations on a beautiful baby girl!

    In spite of the fact that I’m a little scared of the oatmeal-like substance on her thigh in the top picture (was Heather adding flavoring to make the thigh more delectable?), these pics make me ALMOST want one of my own!

  • http://silentgoddess.etsy.com Laney

    pure harmony.
    beautiful name and a beautiful addition to your wonderful family.
    thank you for sharing the ride with us all.
    much peace to you, Heather, Leta and Marlo.

  • ktjane

    congratulations! she is absolutely adorable!

  • wistari

    Congratulatons to all of you and your families on the safe arrival of ‘That Girl’. Your a lucky man jon to have such a family of beautiful girls!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aokcWRH3lyo

  • http://www.dreamdust.co.uk doow

    Congratulations again. I love that photo your sister took – how nice to see you in front of the lens for a change :)

  • Lynn

    She is beautiful. Love the name. Thank you for sharing this intimate experience with all of us.

  • grrarghing

    Oh my gosh. Shot of you, Leta, and Marlo ab. fantastic. Your hand and Leta’s holding ‘Lo made me cry. Thank you, thank for sharing.

  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/minxlj minxlj

    The photo with Leta is amazing, what a lovely image! I can’t wait to see and hear what Leta thinks about her new sister. It’s been so cool being along for this virtual journey. Congratulations to you all :D

  • http://katehaney.livejournal.com/ katehaney.livejournal.com/

    Marlo is beautiful. Leta is beautiful. Heather is beautiful. I’m sniffling so much that you’re beautiful too.

    :sniff:

  • http://lilygrass.blogspot.com/ lilygrass.blogspot.com/

    Congratulations!! Marlo Iris is beautiful.

  • nobody

    Lovely. May God grant her strength to withstand the storm, and faith to savor the blue sky.

  • http://keeponsmyelin.blogspot.com/ Nico Blue

    Congratulations! Enjoy every minute of watching your girls grow together!

  • http://www.blessourhearts.blogspot.com Ms. Moon

    Beautiful name for a beautiful child. Congratulations to all.

  • jetmars

    Thrilled! Congratulations to you all.
    Beautiful family. Love the pictures.
    I also love her name, Marlo is just one letter shy of mine – Marla.
    Enjoy these moments and stay positive with the usual sense of humor.
    Continued best wishes always.

  • lizandboys

    So pretty – congratulations!!!….how’s Chuck taking the baby’s homecoming?

  • http://www.geekforcefive.com ChrisClark

    Great name. Congratulations. I love the photo of Leta meeting her sister for the first time.

  • bringatorch

    Congratulations! Your blog precedes Heather’s in my reader so I heard it here first! Love the name!

  • cncampbells

    She’s beautiful! Congratulations to the whole gang, love the name, good luck with…everything!

  • http://www.princesseemma.com/ princesseemma.com/

    Congrats! She is so beautiful!

  • http://kristanhoffman.com/ Kristan

    Congratulations! I love the name Iris, and that picture of the 3 of you is precious. :) All the best to the happy family.

  • koehmstedt

    Congratulations! She is beautiful and I love the name Marlo. Best wishes to you and the family.

  • http://www.mommybytes.com/ mommybytes.com/

    Congratulations! The shot with Leta is just precious.

  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/filmgoerjuan/ filmgoerjuan

    Congratulations to everyone in the Armstrong family!

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