Introducing...
Marlo Iris Armstrong
7lbs. 15oz.
21 inches long
born at 1:53 AM, 06/14/2009, her official due date
Her middle name was chosen to honor Jon's aunt Iris who passed away last summer, a generous, gentle woman whose life was filled with all sorts of music. Her first name? Well, it just kicks a lot of ass.
Marlo looks remarkably more like a Hamilton than an Armstrong and probably resembles my father more than anyone else. Although, she has an incredibly deep dimple on the left side of her face, something she inherited from two of Jon's sisters.
Leta looked very much like a frog when she was a newborn. Marlo looks like a glowworm.
Labor was an absolute thrill ride that I will write about in detail later this week, but first I need to get some sleep, not easy when this baby takes to picketing and lobbying congress when removed from my boob.
You may call her Marlo, Lo, Lil Donette, or Butternut Boo.
Thanks to everyone for all the well wishes and prayers. It's been a blast having you all along for the ride.
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- Our fish just died. And I'm sitting here crying. And it wasn't even my fault!
602. Anonymous said:
WOW! Amazing. Congrats.
603. Valerie W said:
Heather, she's so beautiful! Gloworm, indeed, and so delicious, I want to eat her up. Such a lovely, unique name, too, I'm sitting here just kind of rolling it around in my head and loving it. I'm so thrilled for you guys and can't wait to hear more about labor and delivery! :) xoxo ~ Valerie
604. Rebecca said:
Truly lovely-I look forward to watching her grow!
605. Emily Weinstein said:
Welcome, Marlo, to the world and the internet! It's not such a bad place. Your family has helped make it a better one.
Tell Leta that after 26 years of being a big sister I'm pretty much adjusted to the change.
She is beautiful. Congratulations everyone!
606. christa said:
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! Happy juju and many warm wishes for sleep and rest sent your way!
607. Karen said:
Good lord, she is spectacular! The icing on the awesome cake that is the Armstrong family. Congratulations to the whole gang!
608. Kinard said:
MIA!!
So beautiful.
Please write more about the crappy parts of parenting so I can rescind my cry of "I need a baby!"
609. rb said:
p.s. I wonder if arriving on her due date means she'll be a punctual person?
610. Vee said:
Holy cow she is precious! I love the picture where your dad is holding her, he's melting with love.
Congratulations guys! Can't wait to hear about Leta, Marlo, Coco, Chuck and all the ensuing chaos. LOOOVE the name. It's perfect.
Hugs!
Get some rest folks.
611. Issa said:
Congrats Heather. To you Jon and Leta. Marlo Iris is beautiful.
612. Kristy said:
Congratulations! She's absolutely beautiful. Great name.
613. Sam said:
A thousand congratulations to you, Miss Marlo, Miss Leta, and your wonderful husband.
I was hoping that the hiatus in postings meant that we'd all be meeting your new one soon -- and I'm happy to know that I was right. (because. . . I love being right. . .)
May the rest of your days together be the best you've ever known.
The captcha was weird enough to share: septics irst. . .
614. M. Butterfly said:
She is absolutely beautiful, and her name kicks ass. Congratulations, Armstrong Family v.4.0! I'm so happy for you and yours!
615. J said:
First you took my mom's middle name for Leta's middle name. Then you took MY middle name for Marlo's middle name.
All of this to say... you have excellent taste in middle names. But are you sure you're not stalking me? ;)
Congrats - your family is beautiful!
616. Molly said:
Congrats! She's BEAUTIFUL, and you're right, her name does kick ass!
617. inothernews said:
I swear I've been hitting refresh on a fairly regular basis ever since seeing your Tweets on Saturday/Sunday, just waiting for this post! Many many many happy wishes to your new little brood!
618. midget invasion said:
She shares a birthday with one of my children! (and it's the Army's birthday as well, lol!)
A beautiful baby though, not like some of those squished monkey ones you see out there. Enjoy that tiny person!
Congratulations!
619. mrs.notouching said:
Absolutely gorgeous. And the name...is the best name EVER. Congratulations to you and your family. I hope you will take some well deserved time off and we can just read your archives for awhile. Kisses!
620. erica said:
oh she's so CUTE! and generally I don't think newborns are cute, so it's a serious compliment! congratulations to all of you!
621. Just another stranger said:
She and her name are both beautiful, Heather. Congratulations :)
622. Linzy said:
Congratulations! How does it feel to have the internet anxiously awaiting your first post about your fresh from the oven baby? We are thrilled for you!
You could even call her Mia (her initials), but Butternut works too. Love to you all!
623. Candy Stick Lane said:
(((WOW))) she is beautiful! and you look GREAT! Im so happy for you guys! XO - cant wait to hear about the roller coaster ride LOL!!!!!
624. cat said:
Butternut Boo? *sigh* I wish I had a mom like you....I was trying to be a mom like you before I "met" you. Maybe I succeeded. I certainly wasn't as gracious and delightful as you when pregnant!
Thank you thank you for writing to us at a time that should be all yours and your family's.
You are such a gift, Heather. xxx ooo
625. Heather said:
She is lovely. Well done.
626. Kate the Great said:
I was gonna tell you to hurry the hell up and have the baby. YOUR FANS WERE GROWING IMPATIENT.
She's lovely.
627. Erin said:
Congratulations! She's beautiful! And I love the name you chose.
628. Kara Lang said:
Congratulations, Heather, Jon, and Leta! Welcome to the world, Marlo Iris! It holds so many wonders!
Beautiful baby, awesome name!
Glad everyone is healthy!
629. Carrie said:
Congratulations on a very beautiful and what I hope was a not too painful delivery of that baby girl! Little Lo, she's perfect in every way!
630. BlackCatMima said:
*SOB*
She is BEAUTIFUL! Congratulations. I'm so happy for the Armstrong family of four!
631. Anonymous said:
Somehow you have become a part of my daily life and I'm THRILLED for you guys! Congratulations and welcome gorgeous little Marlo!!!!
632. Lisa said:
Well done! She's gorgeous and her name ROCKS!!!
633. sohobutterfly said:
GAH! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cannot wait to hear all the gory details of the birth. :o)
634. kerry said:
she's beautiful!
635. Kathleen said:
She is stunningly beautiful. Congratulations to all of you.
636. Allison said:
we feel like we've all been awaiting the arrival of Butternut Boo. So touching. Thank you for letting us "in". Try not to let it all go by so fast. Gather all the glittery gold moments and savor them .... peace be with you and your family always.
637. coelecanth said:
Hello there Marlo. You don't know it yet, and 14 or so years from now you probably won't agree, but you've chosen a pretty fine family to be a part of there kiddo.
All the best to the BlurboDoocery. Fine work, fine work indeed. Is it wrong of me to want to go impregnate my wife now?
638. Quel said:
Cool!
639. meg said:
Well done. Congratulations. She's absolutely beautiful. Take it slowly. You just became a family of four, not an easy concept to put into practice quickly. Love, love, love the name Marlo.
640. Lauren said:
FANTASTIC name, and a beautiful girl! Congratulations and God Bless!
641. Tegan said:
How exciting!!!! It's been awesome watching your progression, and the final result just put the biggest smile on my face after a shitty day.
I was expecting a Jon carbon copy again, but she definitely has your features. Congratulations on the heartbreakingly beautiful addition. She's perfect.
642. Darcy said:
Yay for babies! Congratulations!
643. Mary said:
Congrats. What a beautiful little girl and GREAT name!
I know this is about YOU and your beautiful baby but...I just want to tell you, my birthday is June 14th, Flag Day, and I LOVE it.
Little Marlo could not have been born on a better day. Who doesn't remember Flag Day? OK, lots of people, but not after Marlo gets through with'em.
Nice work on #2 and rest up.
644. Cassie said:
My god she is so beautiful!! Congratulations!!!
645. Chris Gonzalez said:
Awwww... it's so adorable!! Congratulations!
646. Simone said:
Congratulations! Everything about her is beautiful-name included. :)
647. Siera said:
Congrats! Kudos for posting so soon after delivery.
648. Pete said:
Welcome to the world Lil Donnette! Congratulations Heather, Jon, and Leta!
649. Lauren said:
I'm totally stealing that name, but not having children for at least eighty-seven years or so, by which time it will, you see, no longer seem like copying.
Congratulations to all. She's gorgeous, Heather.
650. Claudia said:
All day yesterday I was walking around thinking it was someone's birthday, but I couldn't remember who.
MARLO. The glow worm.
651. Alli said:
Ok... She is cuter than my two babies :). Beautiful girl. Beautiful name. Beautiful mama, with makeup and everything. Congrats!
652. Tim said:
Woo-hoo! Congratulations. Now - blessings and peace (and sleep).
653. Tammy at The Butterfly Mind said:
Way to rock your world - cutest little glowworm I've ever seen! She and Leta will make quite the team. Get ready!
654. Bianca said:
I love that both Leta's and Marlo's initials also spell little girl names... LEA and MIA. Oh! And they rhyme! So cute :)
655. Kim said:
Congratulations Heather and hubby, she is so cute! Hoping and praying that she sleeps like a baby, haha!
656. Lee said:
Marlo is a beautiful name (totally kick ass!) and befitting of a cutey like her. Congrats to the family!
657. Stephannie said:
A Flag day baby. Congratulations!
658. Holly said:
Congrats! Marlo Iris is beautiful, and she does look like a glow worm!
659. Lisa said:
Heather and Jon........She is just so beautiful! Thanks for letting us share in your special day....I was so excited to hear the name and knew it would be fabulous! Congratulations!
660. Jen said:
Congrats Heather and Jon!! She's gorgeous - plus I looooove the name! I like that her initials spell another name also: MIA. :D
I can't wait to hear about Leta's first reactions to her new baby sister!
661. Laura said:
Oh she's beautiful - congratulations! :)
662. sara said:
Congrats!!! I'm glad everything went smoothly. And I really do like the name! :)
663. alexandra said:
She is absolutely, splendiferously beautiful. So much so that I have taken to making up adjectives in her honour. If she were a baby dinosaur, she would be a "gorgeous-saurus"! Congratulations!
664. Faeth said:
Dude. She is beautiful! I will make sure the Relief Society brings dinner. Or Kelly and I will.
665. Bridget said:
Oh I am just so thrilled for you and your family!! What a beautiful little bundle you have now. You must be absolutely thrilled!!! Best wishes for her and for all of you. :)
666. Ingrid said:
Yep, she will definitely do! Congrats to all at the blooburdoocery!!!!
667. Amanda of Shamelessly Sassy said:
Congratulations on such a lovely little girl. Marlo is such a funky and awesome name.
668. Caroline said:
Congrats! I am so happy for you guys. Makes me want to have another one. Kind of. Marlo is a rockin' name. Can't wait to hear about her birth. Much love from Seattle.
669. Yolanda said:
So unbelievably thrilled to meet adorable, Marlo Iris Butternut Boo. Her sweet little mouth is killing me. I can't wait to read the birth story when you have time, energy, and perspective enough to tell it. I'm sure I'll say it again afterwards, but good work, Momma. You've done good.
670. just roberta said:
congratulations... she is so tiny and so perfect!
671. Crawforn said:
I was wondering all weekend if you went into labor?! Congrats & Marlo is such a perfect name! I hope your labor wasn't too painful and long?! If it was I hope you had access to large amounts of drugs!! I look forward to the details & lots of pictures of Marlo! Congrats again!!!
672. bitchphd said:
Absolutely beautiful. Congratulations.
673. Lillic said:
Congratulations! Both baby and name are absolutely flawless!
674. Tara said:
Congratulations!! What a beautiful little baby!
675. Ninabi said:
Congratulations! Marlo is a very pretty newborn-lucky you. I'm so happy all went well and in good health. Looking forward to reading about your adventures with your new little one and seeing her with Leta.
Love her name- very cool, indeed.
676. Stephanie said:
She's gorgeous! Congratulations... can't wait to see pics of her with Leta. ...And Chuck of course.
677. Kristine Bonner said:
woo hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! congratulations!!!!!!!!! best!!!!!!!!!! wow.
678. Kim said:
What an absolutely beautiful name for such an adorable baby girl! Very good choice, indeed! Congratulations and all the best with convincing Coco that she doesn't need to be herded come crawling time!
679. hootenannie said:
Could I possibly be happier for an internet stranger?
Nope.
Welcome, sweet Marlo. Congratulations, Heather and Jon. And Leta? You little squeezer. You'll always be oldest. :)
xo
680. Mel said:
She is beautiful! I LOVE the name and I think it suits her (and both of you) very well.
Congrats again Armstrongs!
681. Shannon @ AnchorMommy said:
Both of you look gorgeous. Marlo is an absolute doll!
682. cio said:
the name does kick ass.
Congrats! She's beautiful!
683. Kate said:
Congratulations!! She is stunning!
684. Amanda B said:
I know this will probably get lost among the multitudes of comments . . . but I just have to say Marlo is gorgeous! Those eyes, those cheeks, my goodness. Its all I can do not to start chomping and nuzzling the laptop screen!
685. Costumista said:
Warmest of Congratulations to you! Hope you are feeling good and Marlo is adjusting to Life as an Armstrong-slash-Internet-Celebrity!! ( Internet-brity??)
686. Bobbi said:
She's beautiful. Thanks for the great pics.
687. Tina said:
Congrats Heather, John and big sister Leta!
She's an absolute doll and I adore the name you choose!
688. Equipoise said:
Congratulations! She's absolutely gorgeous! I've been keeping an eye on my reader, waiting for this post. I'm so happy for you guys.
689. Vicki said:
Gorgeous! I am so happy for you and your family. Thank you for sharing your journey.
690. Julie said:
Congrats to you and your family! I'm so glad you made it through -- and -- Marlo ROCKS!!!!!
691. Patricia Nolan said:
Welcome to the world Marlo! Enjoy the ride.....
692. thinky said:
Welcome to the world little Marlo. You are one lucky girl...you have amazing parents and a kick ass big sister.
Congrats Armstrongs!!
693. Tara Newhole said:
Hey Darlin. You make me happy! You take care of your Selves now.....YA HEAR? holla if ya need something. i know how them Mormons are. I dated one once. love ya.
694. Debbie C said:
She is a GORGEOUS little fatty. What a beautiful little girl. GOOD JOB!
695. hi kooky said:
Well, for Heaven's sake! Congratulations on your gorgeous little girl! LOVE her name.
696. Michelle Cummings said:
OMG! She's just beautiful! Congratulations to the whole family, especially to you! She's perfect in every little way, and has the same mouth/lips as her big sister.
697. AnEmily said:
Wow! Congratulations! I just picked up your book that I'd had on hold at the library-it finally came in yesterday, of all days. Now I'm all turned around reading about the birth of Leta and seeing this picture of Marlo. Time to write another book!
698. Erika said:
Aww, what a cutie pie! Congratulations!
699. Shannon M. said:
And three became four. Congratulations, mama!
700. Emily said:
Leta and Marlo... cutest names ever! Congrats - what a beautiful babe! Can't wait to hear the stories :)
701. Amy J. said:
She is SO cute!!! Those lips!!!
LOVE the name. Marlo and Leta...I can hear you yellin' it in that TN drawl now girl.
Can not WAIT to see you document this little one!!
And please, someone, give me some kuddos for predicting the labor the other night will ya!
Just to let you know Ms. Heather, the next morning my husband came in (me not knowing you'd given birth) and offered to up and reverse his vasectomy if I wanted a third baby!!
I was one the fence about it...but after seeing this little butternut...I dunno. Or I can just live vicariously through you via the Net...that would be much, much easier.
This will be easier than you think. Trust me. Peace to you guys.
702. Trisha said:
Welcome to the world, Miss Marlo.
I'm from (and still in) Memphis too, and you must visit your mama's hometown someday. We'll eat everything fried.
703. twirlgrrl said:
She is gorgeous! I'm so happy for you! Congratulations to the whole family1
704. bipolarbear said:
Happy birthday Marlo Iris! Congratulations to the Hamilton-Armstrongs! What a wonderful addition to your family; she's beautiful.
705. Lesley said:
I left a ton of gushing messages on yours and Jon's Flickr sites so I'll just repeat what I've already said, that your baby is, A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E., and is wreaking havoc with my ovaries, which are long past having the ability to produce cherubs.
The last photo slays. Not only does she look immensely happy to be in the world, but she seems to have an already well developed sense of humour. (Geminis are charming, loveable, and dramatic as you'll discover with your Marlo!)
As I mentioned on Jon's blog, the name Marlo Iris is a rare and lovely name. It conjurs up literary, film-noirish imagery, for me anyway. A name to live up to.
Last but not least, Ben & Jerry's must make make Butternut Boo ice cream.
Enjoy and get your rest. And please keep the pix coming for the health of the Internet's ovaries.
706. Mrs. VJ said:
Congratulations! She is a so lovely and perfectly scrumptious.
707. Sobrina said:
She is so cute! I absolutely love the name- so unique and smooth sounding -although I was secretly waiting for you to announce baby not-Maria had officially been named Maria.
708. Kathleen said:
Congratulations to all of you! She's lovely!
709. Leslie said:
Seriously, she is absolutely beautiful! Congrats to you and your family! Simply Precious!
710. Heather said:
She's adorable! Congratulations!
711. annie said:
i had a feeling she was coming soon and then, LO and BEHOLD, here she is. congratulations. she is beautiful!
712. bklyn76 said:
gloworm! love it! congratulations! she's beautiful!
713. Katie said:
She is beautiful. That middle picture where she seems to be peering at the blanket quizzically is so darling. It convinces my biological clock that it should be ticking.
I love the name. I had to roll it around my head for a little bit, it's so unique and classy. Especially considering that in the land of Salt and Saints she could have had a name like Jother. I'm just throwing that out there.
714. Jessica said:
Oh what a beautiful little girl. Marlo...perfect. Leta and Marlo.. So happy for you.. Off to try for more babies. My husband will be thanking you I'm sure(not!)
715. Mirth said:
Congratulations. Love the name.
716. Jennie said:
Congrats to Marlo - you made a good choice, kid.
P.S. Though watch out for Coco - she eats her own poop.
717. Anonymous said:
WHy do you always look so mad in all your pics?
718. bree said:
congrats Heather! Just finished your book and now i am terrified to have children - thanks. Maybe the fact that you still had one makes it seem not so daunting?
719. reddawnl said:
Congratulations! It has been so much fun reading your adventure through this pregnancy and prior. Best of luck!
720. Jenn Bo said:
Oh my, what beautiful lips! Marlo is a cutie.
721. jenny said:
yay! congrats! can't wait to hear more :)
722. Jacq said:
Whee! She's amazing. And with a name like Marki - you're going to have to go out and buy her a copy if Free to Be You and Me. STAT. Unless Leta already has one....that was my favorite album growing up and made me have a soft spot for all Marlo's.
Congratulations to the six of you! I wonder what Coco will think now that she is no longer the biggest producer of poo in the Armstrong house!
723. Meema said:
Congratulations, mazeltov, and huzzah! Welcome baby Marlo!
724. Ashley said:
1) Lo came on her official due date- very efficient!!
2) You pushed a 7 lb baby out of your vagina, NATURALLY? No drugs?
Congrats Heather!
725. Helen said:
You are the reason I signed up for Twitter! I followed you and Jon from your first tweet of labor. I was even trying to keep myself from pushing if that makes any sense! After 4 of my own, you just kick into the delivery mode in your brain!
The pics are much appreciated. I do see Leta in Marlo's lips and eyes. And the pic of Leta meeting her baby sister on Jon's site is adorable.
Take care of yourself, Heather. You are much loved by the world, Mama Dooce!
726. thecanary said:
I think it is a very good sign of things to come mom...a little girl that makes her debut exactly when she is supposed to. Gotta love that!
727. Brandi Strand said:
Marlo is a beautiful name for such a beautiful baby! Congratulations, again Heather, to you and your family.
Hope you have lots of boob cream! ;)
728. j.gelb said:
The lips! She got the lips! What a lucky girl...
Mazel Tov.
729. Tracy said:
I got all the way to the last pic before my uterus twinged. That's progress, given that it is officially closed for business!
I had mormons visit today, and thought of you and Lil Donette.
Now I want donuts. darnit.
(Oh yeah, Congrats!)
730. Kim said:
So...funny story. My friend and I both read your blog so when I saw this, I had to tell her you had updated. Unfortunately, I have glasses on that are two prescriptions old and my computer was kind of far away from me. I thought you named her Mario, and I immediately told my friend. We were like, "Maybe she's joking because of the whole Not Maria thing...?" Then she checked your blog and was like, "It's MARLO, you idiot. You fail at reading." REALLY glad it's Marlo though; what a beautiful name! Congratulations to you, Jon, and Leta!
731. Anonymous said:
you guys done good.
732. betsy said:
so glad this dear little lady is safely here - I prayed for her and for you'all - and I won't stop.
blessings!
733. Anonymous said:
Congratulations and thank you for sharing! She is so pretty!
734. Sera @ Laughing Through the Chaos said:
She is absolutely gorgeous! She doesn't have the goofy newborn look some babies have. She's just simply beautiful, and her name is awesome - such a strong name. Congratulations, and I hope you get some good rest.
735. Zee said:
Welcome lil baby Marlo Donette Butternut not-Maria! Congrats to everyone; she is gorgeous. Looking forward to seeing pics of Leta's first encounter with her baby sister! :)
736. Christina said:
She's absolutely beautiful. Congrats to The Armstrong Family of four (okay 6 you nutty dog people).
Love the name, it's just perfect for her. ♥
737. Summer said:
welcome to the world, Marlo!
738. Christina said:
I just realized your kids initials are Lea and Mia...nice.
739. Monica said:
Congratulations! Marlo is beautiful. She has beautiful eyes and lips. I think she rivals Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's babies for the title of prettiest newborn! Also, barely two days out of the womb, and she's already working the camera.
740. desiree fawn said:
SHE IS BEAUTIFUL!
Congrats ^_^
741. Lisa said:
Wonderful, wonderful! Blessings to you all!
742. Cat said:
She's lovely. :) Congrats!
743. Seattle Sue said:
I saw a shot glass at a friend's house over the weekend that said... "Eat drink and be merry for tomorrow you may be in Utah"
Of course it was an omen that great things were happening! My best to you all.
I will steal that shot glass next opportunity. It's yours.
744. girlranting said:
Congratulations!!!
745. Karen said:
CHINS!!! very cute.
746. Singlemomslife said:
Congratulations. She is beautiful with a beautiful name.
747. Janice (5 Minutes for Mom) said:
I LOVE her name!!! (So much better than Lil Donette!) ;)
She is a beauty - not surprising of course. Enjoy.
(I am feeling all kinds of envy that you have a brand new little baby and all kinds of relief that it isn't me that will be up for one month straight. That is newborns for you - the best of times and the worst of times.)
748. Decorscout said:
Marlo is mighty
Dedicated my post to the Internet's new baby ;)
www.decorscout.wordpress.com
749. Jenny Munns said:
she is so cute! makes me want another one :) I have never heard that name before I agree it is kick ass. congrats!
750. stasia said:
. . . and The Breastaurant is OPEN for business!
Much love and many blessings from yet another complete stranger!
751. hillary said:
What a beauty. And she's punctual!
Congratulations to all four of you...
752. gabysan said:
congratulations! I'd lost sight of the dooceworld for a couple of years, sadly, until a few weeks ago when I was delighted to find out you were pregnant just like me! I'm due on december with my first. :) congratulations again, what a beautiful baby!
753. Laura S said:
Awwwww! She has such a cute little mouth (albeit painful and always hungry.) Congratulations on a relatively quick labor and delivery.
754. kristy said:
little marlo has some sweet initials!
our second kiddos has the initals R.E.M., which is almost as cool as M.I.A.
congratulations to the armstrongs!
755. Smalltown Mom said:
Congratulations, and her name is perfect.
756. Lily said:
Absolutely beautiful baby & name! & oh my, she really does look just like your Dad & he looks so happy holding her.
Congratulations to you & yours, you are amazing Heather!
I am so touched by your incredible life story. thanks again for sharing so much!
757. heather{dot}com said:
Beautiful baby and beautiful name! So, so happy for you guys.
758. Melody said:
She's gorgeous. Really gorgeous. Yeah, her name rocks. My #2 due 12 weeks today - shit.
759. Adventures In Babywearing said:
Oh, she is perfect. And so is her name. Congrats and rest well!!
Steph
760. Debbie said:
she's adorable! you two make good looking kids. and her name really does rock. she'll probably be the coolest kid in her class. congratulations!
761. Kirsten said:
congratulations!
762. GaullyGirl said:
Sweet name choice, but best of all, a sweet baby girl.
763. Tanya said:
Congrats!!
764. Alana said:
Congratulations! She is beautiful. I love the third picture, of her wrapped up and snoozing in her bassinet. I cannot wait to read your birth story!
Enjoy these moments as much as you can; I blinked, and now my daughter is a running, shrieking, "mine!" yelling, almost two-year-old. I miss the calm little creature who was content to snuggle in my arms around the clock.
765. Kandys said:
She's beautiful! Congrats!
766. Karen said:
Congratulations on your newest addition!!! Thanks for the update.
767. Kathy said:
She's a beautiful baby. You are wonderful to share this with all of us. Like the previous 763 commenters pretty much have said, "Awesome Name!!!" I wish all of you the best (and especially for you - an easy time nursing without sore boobs!!).
768. Jamie said:
Delurking after, oh, two years to say congrats! She is gorgeous, and I love, love <3 <3 love the name!
769. Swati said:
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
And a very warm welcome to little Marlo. May her life be full and loving and rewarding always. She is a beautiful baby.
770. Kandys said:
She's beautiful! Congrats!
771. Mouse said:
Bienvenue Marlo
Long life and happiness Little One
We've all known you for months, of course, but it's great to see you On The Outside!
772. sheri said:
What incredible pictures! She's a beautiful baby and you look amazing (are you wearing mascara?? I'm impressed). Enjoy every minute with her. If you need anything baby gear-wise, let me know.
773. Katherine said:
Congratulations! She is beautiful.
xox
774. Alyx said:
Oh my heart. Congratulations to all of you. She's gorgeous.
775. Kerri said:
Congratulations, she's absolutely beautiful! She's one lucky little girl to have such an amazing family.
776. la_florecita said:
In the event you actually read this . . . Congratulations! She's beautiful and I lovelovelove the name!
777. margalit said:
What a delightful name, and such a sweet face. Congratulations!
778. Kristi said:
She's soooo cute! Especially for a new fresh out of the oven baby! CONGRATS! You make me almost want to have a fourth. I said ALMOST. Good look with everything.
779. Darleen said:
Amazing ... she does look like a Hamilton this time :)
Cannot wait to hear about the labour adventure!!
Hoping you have an easier time adjusting and she is a more relaxed baby - as far as babies go.
I just finished reading It Sucked and Then I Cried ..
Rock and Roll!!!
Congratulations!!
...darleen
780. MIff said:
Congratulations.
Your Marlo is lovely.
What does Leta think of her?
My second didn't want Her new baby brother to come home from hospital- little did She know we would mess with her and give her three brothers....
Hope you and Jon and Leta thoroughly enjoy your newborn glow worm.
781. SweetWong said:
Beautiful baby girl! Congrats. Good work you two!
782. Christina said:
CONGRATS!!!! She is beauiful. Must say you look amazing!!!!
783. Mona.Lisa said:
Congratulations!! I have been stalking your blog this last week to check in the end of your pregnancy. What a wonderful addition to your family! I can not wait to read your birth story.
784. Lisa Rae @ smacksy said:
She is a lovely lady.
785. Joe Smith said:
I look forward to marrying her when she's 14.
Joseph Smith
786. leyla said:
not to sound creepy, but i love you Heather! congrats to your family. she's precious. i hope Leta will take it all in stride..
787. earthmother said:
Dear God, you have gorgeous children.
Hello Miss Butternut Boo. Oh, Coco's gonna loooooooove you.
788. Leilani said:
She's gorgeous, simply gorgeous! Congratulations!
789. Heather in CA said:
God I love newborn lips. Seriously...
Oh, but I won't be calling her Lo. Too The Hills for me. =)
790. CapableGirl said:
Ahh, little "Glow-Lo." How sweet and wonderful. Congratulations to you and the fam. Best wishes.
791. tj said:
...Wow. Just "wow"...*sigh*smile*
...Congrat's and welcome to the world sweet Marlo! (yeah, that name does kick major butt! :o)
...Blessings... :o)
792. Misguided Mommy said:
OMG NO WAY I WASN'T EVEN EXPECTING THAT!!!
I came here expecting a funny story or Chuck picture and was wowed by sweet Marlo!
Congrats. Shes amazing!
793. Edwina said:
Finally, my 24-hour Twitter vigil to hear the name and see her face can end. Love both! She's just beautiful, congratulations.
794. Att said:
She's beautiful! Your name choice is sweet and fits, quite well I think.
Congrats you three.
P.S. I think she has the same exact Leta cheeks that that girl so proudly displayed through her whole babyhood. I hope you have vats of BBQ sauce ready for her. =D
795. Lilli said:
Wow... I just sat there repeating her name a few times, Marlo...Marlo...Lo...Marlo...and was suddenly all "MARLO!!!!", like it finally sank in. Then my eyes started watering. It's gorgeous- adorable and classy all at once, and sounds lovely with Leta, as well. Little glowworm angel! Congratulations.
796. Lisa said:
Congrats! She's so beautiful! Love her name!
797. Brandy said:
Congratulations! She is beautiful!!
798. Anonymous said:
Congratulations Armstrong family... She is just gorgeous.
799. Sandy G. said:
An amazing beautiful little chud! It makes me think back to when my two little chuds were born, and brings a tear to my eye... congratulations! Sandy in Ohio, and her two little maniacs Chloe and Ness.
800. Viktor said:
Congratulations! I will confess that at first I read her name as 'mario' and was seriously worried about your mental health. Marlo is pretty kick-ass though.
Iris is a wonderful name actually, I feel a bit sad that it hasn't gotten the love it deserves recently. I mean, rainbows! What could be more princess like?
801. kris said:
Congrats Heather. I'm so glad you have a beautiful healthy baby girl!
802. Lisa said:
Congrats!!! My son was born on his due date too, and Marlo was born on his 9 month birthday. Go Marlo! There's a hot non Mormon dude in Utah who wants to take you out in about ... 16 years!
803. shannon said:
Beautiful name! Love how her initials are MIA. Congratulations! She's just gorgeous. You are such a blessed family.
804. Lexi said:
Nearing a thousand comments and I STILL feel the need to say CONGRATULATIONS!
805. Rachel said:
OH. My. GAWD! She is ADORABLE!!!!! Holy hell, GO TEAM ARMSTRONG!!! I am *sooooo* happy for you guys! Marlo Iris... So very, very nice.
My ovaries are now screaming at me! Thanks!
(Not that they weren't already at least impatiently ticking-I'm 26!!!!!!!!!)
A HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO TEAM ARMSTRONG!
...And THEN THERE WERE 4!!!!!!! YEAH!
(And yes, you deserve EVERY CAP and EVERY SINGLE EXCLAMATION POINT!!!!)
Holy moly, she's GORGEOUS.
Btw, captcha: PLAINS assembly
O.o ????
806. miss melis said:
Awwww! She is absolutely gorgeous, and the name is indeed kickass! With all the comments on this post, you probably won't get around to reading this one until Marlo is on her second round of immunizations, but I don't care. I second the sentiments of comment #84 - thank you for sharing such a very special time with all your readers.
As someone who has always been very invested in the job of being a Good Big Sister, I just have to say I think Leta will be great at it. Don't worry, Leta, it's fun!! (I'm sure it means even less to her than it does to you that some random person on the internet says this!)
Congratulations and best wishes to the whole Blurbodoocery family!
807. Nikki said:
Wow, she does look like a glow worm. And like your dad... same hairline and everything.
Love the name, and it suits your darling little girl.
Nothing like them... I have 4. (and 3 of the other kind)
Nikki
http://mysevenkids.blogspot.com
808. Lindentree Boutique said:
Love the name! She is adorable. Get some rest when you can. She happened to be born on my anniversary :)
809. Ashley Y said:
Congratulation! Baby Marlo is perfect. I cannot wait to read more about how Leta is doing with her little sis. Rest well and congratulation again!
810. lastmomstanding said:
Oh man, let's hope she doesn't live up to those initials-M.I.A.-look out toddler years! Love the name..though I am also partial to Butternut Boo myself. Congrats and cheers to you and your family from Brooklyn!
811. Keri said:
Lovely! I hope all the Armstrongs get some sleep and have a wonderful time getting to know the new little glow worm. We considered (well, I did) Iris for our second daughter too. Love Marlo. It's strong like her mama. Congratulations on labouring and tweeting like a champ.
812. jessica said:
Congratulations, she is absolutely beautiful!
Thanks for sharing her! :)
813. Ruthie said:
congratulations guys, she's so beautiful.
814. sara m. said:
i'm #812 i guess but still sending my best best wishes and congratulations on a beautiful # 2 to you both.
815. Allison said:
I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!! :) :D
816. Suzanne M said:
Congratulations, Armstrongs! (Especially you, Heather, since you did the hardest part. Also, you look more lovely than is entirely reasonable in that first photo, considering...) And happy birthday, Lo. May you have many, many more, every one of them happier.
817. QuiteContrary said:
Only 8% of babies are born on thier due date. Congrats! She is beautiful!
818. Gin said:
Congratulations! She is absolutely gorgeous!
819. Alicia said:
I know everyone else has said she is beautiful already, but she really is.
The one photo reminded me of Rose Red. Do you remember that fairytale? Your glowworm has lips that rival Brangelinas Shilo.
Basically, you have one gorgeous baby Heather :)
Congrats and I hope you are able to sleep soon! From one new mom to another!
Leesh
820. Tamara from ModernGearTV said:
The heartiest congratulations to you and yours on this wonderful new arrival! That little face gives me hope (and tears) as I am just past my 10 week mark in a high risk pregnancy.
Can't wait to hear about the delivery! Til then...
821. Puanani said:
Welcome to the world, Marlo! Well done, momma. Great name. Great baby face, rest well...
822. Naomi said:
Congratulations to all of you - love the name!! Sending lots of hugs and well wishes from San Francisco!
823. Anonymous said:
Just lovely. I do see a little Armstrong in her eyes, and she's just perfect all over. Congratulations....can't wait for the story!
824. Diana said:
Gorgeous girl, congratulations!
825. Ingrida said:
Congratulations!!! She is beautiful!
826. Laurel said:
Congratulations -- she is absolutely beautiful! And what an awesome name. Made me cry, and I think I just started lactating again. Take care of yourselves!
827. Allison said:
Lil' Donette it is! She's gorgeous...that last pic is the best! Congrats!
828. Katriina said:
Congratulations Mama Squared! Marlo is beautiful.
829. Bush Babe said:
She is utterly gorgeous!!!! Brava Mama and Marlo. Wasn't there a movie recently with Marlo in it? Great name.
:-)
BB
830. Robin said:
Congratulations. She is beautiful. I love Marlo, that is just beautiful.
My cousin had her baby two days before you, I was expecting you two to be close together. Her little was 8lbs. His name is Nathaniel Blue Seymour. :)
831. Noelle said:
Thank you for sharing your beautiful daughter and extraordinary journey with us! Congratulations!
832. Victoria said:
Congratulations! Hurray!
I'm feeling so much love for you all right now I'm bawling!
833. jackie said:
MAZEL TOV!
834. Julie said:
Yay - at last! Congratulations on Marlo's arrival. She is absolutely gorgeous. I am eagerly anticipating all the wonderful stories she is sure to create and inspire. Enjoy!!!!!
835. Jayseaka said:
Gorgeous name for a gorgeous baby in a gorgeous family :)
congratulations on your new addition!
836. Shelley Noble said:
Hooray!!! She really is gorgeous! Congratulations!
837. Nathalie said:
Welcome to the world Marlo Iris! I love the name...it's so much better than "not-Maria".
838. Mack said:
Heather and Jon - Congrats!! She is gorgeous. Having just gone through it myself 8 months ago, I cannot believe you managed to do a blog post on no sleep. I think I was awake for five days straight. Driving on day three, I felt like everyone in Walgreens and Target would think I was a junkie with all the bruises on my warms from IVs. Dying to know if and when you asked for an epidural. Thanks for posting!!
839. Kristi said:
Okay, I feel better about my prediction record now, as I'd thought little not-Maria would be born on the 13th. In 13 years of predicting births, I've gotten only one right. I can't be messing with a record like that.
Heather, she's beautiful (as you know.) It's been a pleasure to follow your journey, looking forward to years of more. Thank you.
Big hugs to Leta and Jon, too.
840. Jason said:
Congratulations, Heather, she looks beautiful and healthy.
841. Mrs Sitcom said:
CONGRATULATIONS to you all! She is ADORABLE, and what a cool name! SO cute. I could just eat those cheeks up! Can't wait to hear about labor and what Leta thinks!
(PS My excitement about Marlo rivals my excitement at being able to leave a comment -- I found your site a couple months ago and devoured the archives in about a week! Anyway, putting the Internets down for now...CONGRATULATIONS again!)
842. Sue said:
Congratulations Heather and Jon! She's adorable.
843. jessica said:
congratulations! she is stunning! i want to call her lo, please. :)
and i'm begging you to write about NATURAL child-birth in depth sometime this week. give us your secrets...tell us how you did it...
i'm convinced i won't make it out alive.
844. Maddie said:
You and Jon do make beautiful children.
Congratulations on the birth of daughter number 2.
She's beautiful.
845. Anonymous said:
She could go by little MIA aswell :) I know a Marlo- lovely name.
846. Laurie said:
She is precious. Congratulations!
847. SupaCoo said:
Can her hip-hop gangsta name be M-Lo (like J-Lo, but better)?
848. Mary said:
She's beautiful! Congratulations, and wishing you all the best.
849. Donna said:
She is absolutly beautiful!!! Congrats!!
850. Susie said:
Oh congratulations Armstrong family! We're so excited for you and can't wait to hear the labor details. Enjoy your little bean, she's absolutely gorgeous.
851. TamiA said:
She's beautiful Heather! Congratulations again to all of you. I love her name, btw.
852. Kate said:
Oh my goodness! How beautiful she is! You were only 2 letters off from "Maria." Sneaky. ;-) Congrats to all 3 of you -- Heather, Jon, and Leta! So happy for you!
853. Sandy & Oscar said:
She is stunning, and a perfect match for my own little powdered donut. His birth story was quite different. Congratulations!
854. Anne said:
She is absolutely beautiful! Congratulations! Can't wait to read about her. Welcome Little Miss Marlo
855. Hyacinths said:
Congratulations to you and Jon and Leta and Chuck and Coco! What a beautiful baby girl. She is absolutely lovely!
856. Jennifer said:
She is freakin beautiful!
Can't wait to hear your labor story. I've been waiting for it since you announced this pregnancy! (I'm an L&D nurse, I can't help myself).
857. Colleen said:
Congratulations! She is beautiful!!
858. Kat said:
Wow, congratulations. Beautiful baby, kick-as name, lovely family.
859. Erika said:
Delurking to say congratulations! Much love to all! Thank you for sharing, I personally love reading everything you write. I am off to check your twitter!
860. Carolyn said:
I cried - I literally cried at the pics. Her eyes are so bright and so full of life.
Iris would be very, very proud of Boo and you.
Could that be a song someday?
861. Southern Fried Mama said:
Congratulations! She is absolutely breathtaking and her name does kick ass!
862. James Elmore said:
Congrats' She's a cutie! How long will it take Jon to be wrapped around her tiny fingers ;o)
863. Gecie said:
She DOES look like your dad! The mouth! And the eyes! And she's already showing such personality... which, given such a kick ass name, I'm not surprised.
Congratulations Dooce & Jon & Leta & Welcome to the World, Marlo Iris.
864. amanda said:
gorgeous! <3
865. April said:
What a little sweetheart!!! She's absolutely lovely, as is her name! She almost makes me think having a 3rd would be a good idea.
866. Rachelle @ "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" said:
What a little beauty Marlo is!
Dimples run in my family too, I inherited mine from my dad and grandpa, and was happy our last child/son has one too.
Congratulations to you, Jon and Leta!
867. Jessie said:
What, I thought she was going to be named Not-Maria?!?!
But seriously, I was JUST thinking today about what a lovely name Marlo is. You must have read my mind :) And she has a lovely role model in Marlo Thomas.
Congratulations, you amazing people you.
868. holly said:
congratulations on your beautiful little girl!
869. Tavin said:
Welcome to the World, Marlo! Congratulations Heather, Jon, and Leta!
Heather, I woke up this morning thinking...I bet Heather had the baby.
Congrats again and thank you for sharing.
Tavin in Vancouver
870. Anonymous said:
Marlo is beautiful and your photography does her complete justice. Thank you so much for sharing this miracle with us. You make every day a little more fun for me and best friend. I can't wait to call her and tell her to CHECK DOOCE! BABY ALERT!! Congratulation Heather, Jon and Leta!!!
871. karen said:
These lovely pictures just make me smile. I'm so happy for your family. Thanks for sharing the pictures of your dear girl - definitely made my day :)
872. WonderSpot said:
Congratulations on your beautiful daughter.
873. Dori said:
Congrats Heather! Well done on creating (another!) darling daughter! I've just hit my 20 week pregnostic point, and after seeing your new baby pics, I found myself getting really excited to meet my little one!!
874. Evonne said:
Love the name...way better than Maria. =) She is absolutely gorgeous, and I love that she looks like a glow worm. She has such wide eyes. This makes me so freakin' baby hungry. So jealous!
875. Splodgy said:
Oh wow! Look at her. All full of new-born fabulousness. She is absolutely gorgeous. Congratulations to all of you!
876. Anonymous said:
As a daily reader of your blog, I'm so glad that you made it through (Marlo too!) safely and can't wait to hear about the birth.
Both of your daughters are tremendously beautiful! You and Jon are a winning genetic combo!
877. Sue said:
Congratulations on a beautiful baby. And a great name choice. I noticed the initials MIA as well, but also if you take the first 3 letters plus middle and last initials, you get MAR I.A., ironic for Not Maria. (or intentional?)
878. northerngurl said:
Congratulations! She's beautiful.
879. Meg said:
Hi Heather,
I've been reading your blog for a while but never posted. Just wanted to congratulate you on your beautiful new daughter who I think I will always call Not Maria no matter what you named her.
Can't wait to hear the birth story. If it's anything like your mucous plug story, it'll be quite the ride.
I'm currently 34-weeks pg, and I've been reading your updates to my DH to prepare him for what awaits...in case he forgot. (We have a 6-year-old son.)
Congrats again to you and your family!
Meg
880. Amanda said:
Congratulations!! What a beautiful baby girl!
881. erica said:
she is fabulous!!! congratulations!
882. Bethany said:
Beautiful. Lovely.
Thank you for Twittering just enough to keep us all in the loop.
Long live the dimple.
883. Cathleen said:
Hi Marlo, nice to finally see you.
Btw you interrupted my daily Chuck lol.
Looking forward to reading your stories.
Such a cutie.
884. deka said:
congrats :)
885. jessicapea said:
She is so beautiful, so amazing! Thank you for sharing. Also Marlo = kickass name
886. Jyl said:
Congratulations!! She is beautiful (and your blog is flippin' hilarious btw)!
887. Robyn said:
She is beautiful. Congratulations.
888. Christina said:
She is just so adorable, I love that sweet little face!
... Welcome to the world little Marlo! :-)
889. Haley said:
I think you're going to be responsible for a huge baby boom as female dooce-fans everywhere forget to take birth control pills in their post-seeing-marlo's-first-pictures haze.
Not only a beautiful baby-- she's a beautiful NEWBORN.. that is saying a looot.
890. Jennaflour said:
She's breathtaking! Marlo Armstrong sounds like the cool girl with the bewitching smile who has all the answers & you want to copy her homework. She also makes the best lanyards at camp. Nice work Heather and great genetics there Armstrongs!!
891. Susan (5 Minutes for Mom) said:
So precious. I'm almost jealous. Wait. No. I'm not really... Those early days are rough!
I LOVE having two girls. Girls kick ass.
892. Jennifer said:
Marlo is precious!! Congratulations and thanks for taking the time to share a few pics.
893. Maris said:
Welcome Lo- what a cutie patootie. Heather, congratulations to you & your family.
894. Maxine Dangerous said:
CONGRATULATIONS!!! :D She's beautiful and has a BITCHIN' name. :D
895. duck_jb said:
You know how some times babies have to grow into their name? Well, Marlo OWNS that name. I have been manically checking on here to get the latest. thank you so much for sharing this with us all. We internets are very lucky to have you and your wonderful, beautiful family. I cant wait to see what this next part of the ride looks like.
896. Melissa said:
Congratulations, Heather and Jon! She is perfect. Love the name. I hope Leta and the dogs adjust well. Now go have yourself a much-deserved Makers Mark.
897. Anna said:
Love the baby, love the name. She is so precious looking!
898. Verity said:
She's so cute! Glad it all went well for you both (and Jon and Leta too obviously - but you are the one that gets the pain...).
The name's just as cute as she is. And it's a definate excuse for a foreign holiday - Marlow in Buckinghamshire here in the UK is beautiful, on the Thames and full of rowers and racing drivers...
Oh - and I echo all those who say you look great after giving birth.
Can't wait to hear all about it - but do get some sleep...
899. Hillary (no, not her) said:
Congratulations! May Marlo's life be long and joyous. Many blessings to the entire Armstrong family. I will look forward to many more years of great tales...
900. Fiona said:
What a treasure! It was my wedding anniversary too. Take a big whiff of that baby head for me.
Hugs and Kisses all around.
901. Heather @ Mama Sass said:
All the best to you and your family. Little Marlo is divine!