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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Heather talks about public tantrums (from kids) on today's Momversation.
- Bedtime, Leta lingering defiantly in the hallway. Jon: "If you want fart stories, you better get in bed RIGHT NOW."
- RIP Louis Mortimer Armstrong: http://bit.ly/1R4tv6
- Hugs and kisses to you, too! RT: @Monkey_Tree: @dooce he probably committed suicide because he was tired of LISTENING TO YOU WHINE.
902. jules said:
You are amazing. I was just telling someone about you tonight. It has been fun to read along and be a part of the journey. Thanks for sharing.
903. Keri said:
OH MY! Almost 900 "congrats" but I do have to add my own. I have seen alot of chubby newborn cheeks in my life and hers top them all. Even prettier than my 3 daughters, I must say!:)
So yummy. Soak it all in, Heather.
And, yes...the name does kick ass!
Many blessings!
904. Miko said:
The name is pretty neat.. but if you people keep giving all our boy names to girls there soon won't be any boy names left. for the boys.
In 2040 all the menfolk will just be called "John" or "hey you", while the girls go around being Carols and Camerons and Marlos and Ashleys and Roberts.
905. Melissa said:
Congratulations~ she's beautiful! I love her name!!!
906. Jen said:
Gorgeous. Pretty name and a beautiful baby. Congratulations!
907. LenceG said:
Conrgratulations!
I have been reading this blog for ages and was waiting and waiting.
Glad everything is going perfect for your little family.
Love the pics of Marlo and what a fantastic name.
Welcome to the world!
908. kpriss said:
Congrats to you and your wonderful baby! Blessings and joy for the family! (and what a beautiful name, indeed!)
909. Nale2009 said:
Congratulations!! What a beautiful little princess she is!! The name is stunning.
910. Angie said:
Heather don't leave us hanging! We want to know all about it!
And congratulations to your beautiful family. Love love love the name Marlo.
911. Mindy said:
Congrats to the new family of four. When I checked the site to see if baby had arrived yet, my husband actually laughed at how excited I was.
I thought that Mario was an odd name for a girl (apparently my eyes are getting worse with this pregnancy), it took a few minutes but I finally saw that the i was actually a l. Marlo is a lovely name.
Best of luck
912. Dianna said:
Congratulations to you all! She is lovely, very serene it seems. Hope Leta isn't having a fit about her!
913. Grace said:
I love Marlo's pouty lips! Isn't it amazing how we see little bits of our loved ones in our new babies? Congratulations to you, Jon, and Leta -- you're now a family of four!
914. Momo said:
Weird that a stranger could make my day with good news!! But you did! congratulations on a successful labor and gorgeous baby...she is beautiful and what a great name. Gives me hope that my own preggers experience will end up with a cutie like yours. I needed a bit of hope today, having a hormonal pregnant day, that cute baby face was just what I needed to see. Thank you for sharing your wonderful news. Iris is on our short list, I just adore that name (and Marlo's great, too.)
915. Kim said:
Well wishes for you , Marlo, and the happy dad!! I follow your blog from the Netherlands, so it's 7 in the morning here as write this. I hope you soon regain your feet and your footing in this new stage of motherhood,
Happily raising 3 of my own.
Kim
Netherlands
916. Long Story Longer said:
I started to levitate with excitement when I saw the tweets coming in. I was so excited I couldn't sleep . . . and I'm not even a kid person! Huge congratulations to you guys. Wonderful wonder, Marlo.
917. Mary said:
So happy for you and your family. She's beautiful. Can't wait to watch her grow up, too. Take care!
918. Jen in Jakarta said:
Congratulations, she is gorgeous!
919. Lauren said:
I already commented on your twitpic, but again - CONGRATULATIONS!!! She incredibly gorgeous!
920. Kami said:
Oh, man...you have a squishy lil marshmarlo :)
She couldn't be cuter.
921. Flinga said:
S O P E R F E C T and BEAUTIFUL! I love her already! Marlo!!!! Congratulations to you all!
922. Jenny said:
Congratulations! She's just so cute!
923. JK said:
Delurking to say CONGRATULATIONS! Marlo is absolutely beautiful. And yes, her name DOES kick a substantial amount of ass.
924. Laurie said:
Marlo's an exquisite combination of Hamilton-Armstrong (your dad is adorable!). Perfect percentage of resemblance to Leta, yet her own person. Those eyes......! You did good, Heather and Jon. Leta must be a little bit in shock, so good luck with THAT juggling act. You guys will surely blend it all with deep love and humor.
Congrats on the perfectly speedy delivery experience. Cool, huh? Gives new meaning to your coming days. I'll bet Jon is now a whole new man, given what "It Sucked..." details. My joy for the entire family is profound.
Thanks to you both for sharing with us Internets so speedily and generously when doing so must feel a drain. Indulge in sleep whenever each of you can, and know that what you both "do" is immensely valuable to those of us who live vicariously by peeking in on your lives. It's more than an hoot -- it's scarily satisfying!
While I eagerly await all coming stories, I can't wait to hear how soon the Avon World Sales Leader gives you the finger for all new reasons.
Best wishes to your entire family, especially Chuck and Coco, who must both be hallucinating by now.
925. Mandi said:
She is perfect...Exactly like a glow worm! Congratulations to the Armstrong's on their beautiful baby Marlo. Who's name is pretty awesome! REALLY looking forward to the posts in the next couple of weeks! It almost makes me think I'm ready to have baby #2...I said ALMOST.
926. E. said:
Lovely name, lovely baby, and I am so insanely happy for you!
927. Rachel said:
Congratulations! She's beautiful, and I adore her name!
928. Claudine said:
How beautiful. Congratulations to you and your family. Have loved following your pregnancy online. All the best.
929. phylly3 said:
Wonderful news for a great family. She is just perfect. Congratulations.
930. Kim said:
She is absolutely beautiful! I can't wait to read her birth story, you know once you're all rested!
931. Reid said:
CONGRATS! She's beautiful! This post just made my night:)
932. Jaclyn Bailey said:
Congrats. She is BEAUTIFUL.
933. Krista said:
Congrats!!! She is beautiful and such a kick-ass name too!!! Enjoy your little bean and your infinitely larger family,two is such a thrill ride :) Love and best wishes from Alaska~
934. Bea said:
Such a beautiful baby! Congratulations!!!
935. Michelle Sanders said:
hugs to Leta, T.B.S. (The Big Sister- her official title)
936. Amber said:
awwww sup lil' lo. welcome to the world. already very punctual i see. :D congrats to all the armstrongs!!!
937. Danielle said:
I am absolutley in LOVE with her name! She is beautiful Heather! Congrats and I cannot wait to read all about her!
938. Liz said:
Oh my goodness, what a cutie. Congratulations, momma!
939. Rachael said:
Congratulations to you and your family!!
940. Katie said:
Congratulations!! Beautiful name and gorgeous baby!
941. Spandrel studios said:
What a gorgeous name for such a sweet-faced little girl! I look forward to many years of antics and can't wait to hear how Leta teaches Marlo all sorts of useful things... Congrats to you and your family!
942. Sara said:
Yay! Congratulations to you and your family. I love her name. She's a beautiful baby.
943. princesstrudy said:
she's so so lovely...and glow-wormesque. Fantastic name. Kick-ass, family history, and flower. Nice.
Congratulations to you all!
944. ice said:
dang! that is one purrrty baby!!! kick ass name! yeah!
945. Maggie Mason said:
Lo. I didn't even think of Lo. She's edible.
946. Beth said:
So darling! Congratulations!
947. Exena said:
Congrats!!!! She's gorgeous :) (and yes, she has a kick ass name...)
948. Sue said:
Aww, she's lovely. Congrats, Dooce. Such lovely news. :)
949. Cara said:
Happy Flag Day, little one! When she's three, take her on a tour of a small town and tell her all the flags out are in honor of her birthday. That's what my dad did, and for years I believed him. :) BTW, the best flag evar is the one from the Isle of Man. I got it as a gift a few years ago.
950. Anonymous said:
so beautiful! Great work! :)
951. jenny said:
what a cutie!! congrats! can't wait to hear the gory details. :)
952. Angela said:
Congratulations to you all!
953. nerr said:
dear dooce and blurb,
congratulations! so happy for you. gorgeous baby with a gorgeous name <3
954. Anonymous said:
Beautiful! Glad all is well and grandpa look alike is a knockout!
Um, you guys are listed under 'celebrity -babies.com'. Dude. How cool will it be for Butternut Boo to Google that?
955. Roxanne said:
Congratulations Armstrongs! What a beautiful addition to your family!
956. Cyn said:
Happy Birthday Marlo - Welcome to the world!
Now the real fun begins.. Hang on tight!
957. Vivienne said:
Her expression in the yellow outfit photo is so extremely content! She's just chilling there smiling to herself. Marlo of course makes me think of Marlo Thomas, who did and continues to kick ass. I wanted to be *that girl* growing up! Congrats Armstrongs and Hamiltons!
958. Darragh said:
She is absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations on your new daughter.
959. Danielle said:
Enjoy your babymoon Heather. Marlo is exquisite!
960. Jenna Lis said:
Congratulations Armstrong family! Welcome to being an older sister, Leta!
Little Marlo is absolutely adorable! She totally looks like she moonwalked outta the womb!
ps - glo worms were my absolute favourite when I was a wee one. Marlo has total glo worm qualities!
961. Monica said:
Congratulations!
I've been following your blog for the last few years and I KNEW we were kindred spirits. My daughter's name is Marlo, too!
You guys make a beautiful family. Now stop reading these and get some rest!
962. Chantal said:
She is absolutely gorgeous. And I love her name! Well done to the both of you!
963. Jackie Danicki said:
Nothing original that I can say - just wanted to tell you how much pleasure I continue to get from following your family's life. I shed a tear or two over Marlo's birth (and, yikes, the nickname Lo is just too perfect) - what a joyous occasion.
You are a strong, wonderful, beautiful family. Keep living the dream.
964. pogonip said:
She is beautiful! So happy for all of you. Congratulations to Leta on officially becoming a big sister. Welcome to our wondrous world, little Marlo Iris!
965. heather said:
oh my god. CUTEST. NEWBORN. EVER. either that or you guys are just way too good at taking flattering photos. seriously, she is incredibly beautiful and i can't wait for more updates and the full story. thank you for sharing and i hope i'll have one of my own one day.
966. Lara said:
Wow, amazing. Love, love, love the name...Good luck and congratulations to you. I can't wait to read about all the Marlo stories.
967. Stephanie said:
She is so, so beautiful! And what a wonderful name. Congratulations! I can't wait to hear your birth story.
968. Bee said:
OMG! she's so cute!!! Congrats Heather!!!
969. KishiCat said:
Congratulations! Hello and welcome to baby Marlo :-) XX
970. Noble Savage said:
She is absolutely gorgeous, congratulations! I hope the birth went well and that you're recovering quickly. Enjoy the babymoon!
971. DB6 in Oslo said:
Congratulations Heather, Jon and Leta. Marlo looks absolutely precious and I am so happy that everything is well with all of you and that the birth was "a blast". Looking forward to hearing more and am definitely looking forward to seeing her grow up on your site.
....and having a baby on actual due date (!) - a great accomplishment!
972. susan said:
Congratulations! Great name! Beautiful baby! Gorgeous big eyes!
973. Vicky said:
Love and congratulations to you all x
974. Angela said:
Congratulations. Little Marlo is lovely.
We just added a new baby to our family as well. Our three-year-old daughter loves her brother, and it is great to see the two of them interact. They are each other's favorite people by far. I wish the same for your two daughters.
975. Linda said:
Leta and Lo; Lo and Leta (hmmmmm) What an absolutely angelic face! Congratulations to all of you.
976. Kelley said:
Beautiful beautiful baby with a wonderful name. Very happy for you and your family. Rest up, we will suffer without your daily humor but we'll survive. I hope. :)
977. Have 3 daughters myself said:
Congratulations to the entire family!! Beautiful baby, beautiful name!
978. Becca said:
ADORABLE! congrats!
979. Amy C. said:
Yay! Welcome to the world Marlo! Congratulations Heather and Jon, she's gorgeous. And a great big congratulations to Leta on being a big sister! I remember when *she* was born!
:)
980. Marleen said:
Congrats on the new beautiful baby. Congrats to the dad as well and big sister Leta!
981. Renate said:
She is absolutely gorgeous, Heather. Congratulations to you and the family!
982. Kristen Iness said:
Heather, she is gorgeous. Love the name also
983. Cris said:
Welcome, Marlo Iris! And congratulations to Mama and Daddy, and Daddy's two sisters who were apparently in the room when you were conceived ;)
I can't believe she's finally here :) Wheeeeeeeee!!!
984. Barb - WillThink4Wine said:
Welcome to the world, Marlo! Congratulations to you, Jon, Leta and the furballs.
985. Anke said:
Dear Heather,
Congratulations with your beautiful newborn, she is absolutly fantastic.
I've been following your blog for a couple of months now.
You have made me laugh and now you have made me cry.
The last few days I've been very excited opening your website, and hoping for good news. Today was the day!!! YEAH!
Enjoy your daughters!
Congratulations to Jon too! Now he has three women in his house...:)
Anke from Belgium, Europe! (thé chocolate country)
986. Jen said:
Congratulations. She is beautiful and I love the name. I hope you get some sleep soon and I hope Leta is doing well with the whole change as early as it may be.
987. Anonymous said:
Congrats !!!
millions of wishes for you all and specially for this precious second baby of yours !
I love your site !
988. Steph said:
Singing with the chorus, but had to say it: Congratulations! A beautiful name, a beautiful baby. And as someone who was also born on her due date, I think you'll have another valedictorian in the house. Really, punctual even from the womb, does that sound so very Type A to you?
989. linda said:
She is beautiful! Love the name :)
Can't wait to hear about your labour....
990. Rae said:
Congratulations on the newest addition to your family! She is absolutely beautiful (and I love her name!)
991. Mad said:
Many, many congratulations: she looks beautiful. I hope you know that having your baby on your due date is just showing off, though?! ;-)
992. Scott said:
I don't normally gush over babies; but Marlo simply glows so much with beauty and life that her pics stirred the ashen embers of true warm feelings in this burnt-out soul. So thank you. And congratulations!
993. notmuchofacook said:
What a beautiful baby girl! Now you have two beautiful daughters to write about. Congratulations to you and your family.
P.S. You DO look good for having just had a baby and her name is fabulous.
994. Karen said:
sniff.... she's so beautiful!
995. Stenar said:
Beautiful!
996. Spicymustard said:
Congratulations! I love Marlo's name- it sounds like a movie star from old Hollywood.
997. Lynn said:
Congratulations! She's beautiful.
998. Jess said:
she's very pretty! and a baby on time! heehee
hope she lets you sleep eventually
999. Fi said:
Huge relief that all is well - and so exciting - it really is a baby - not a bump anymore - and so beautiful.
Well done all of you
Been great to have been along for the ride.
Fi :)
1000. MBINNM said:
Thank you for so generously sharing this with us! All the best to your family. And as I recently heard on TV, "She's so tiny and cute that I could put her on a cracker and eat her!"
1001. Katka said:
congrats to the proud parents and big sister :)
the name is fabulous and the waiting nearly killed me...:)
1002. Lisa said:
Marlo is gorgeous!!!! Thank you so much for letting us share in your pregnancy. I feel like an aunt! Congrats to you, Jon and Leta.
You look gorgeous too, btw! I hate you. LOL
1003. Kelly said:
Oh. My. Word. She is beautiful! Congratulations!
1004. Ricki said:
Awww she's beautiful! Congratulations!
P.S. My word verification is: feedings improvisational, that pretty much sums up my breast feeding experiences! LOL
1005. Kavita said:
Congratulations you guys, and here's to the new sunshine in your lives. I'm sure Leta must be proud to be the older and wiser sister of little Marlo.
1006. ErinH said:
She's lovely! Congratulations to all of you.
1007. Jeff Milner said:
Congratulations, she is beautiful!
1008. Addie said:
Congratulations - so very happy for you all! And I love the name. It's beautiful, as is she.
1009. Anonymous said:
Congratulations!! Heather, Jon and Leta on the arrival of your little bundle, she's just too cute!
1010. Sara said:
So precious! She is gorgeous, glowworm or no. Congratulations, Armstrong family!! (Plus, awesome initials, I'm jealous.)
1011. 40toes said:
Welcome Lil Donette, sisterhood is an amazing journey. Congratulations Jon and Heather, watching sisters blossom is an enlightening and rewarding journey all its own. Get ready Leta, she is going to be fun to dress up! Have fun all of you. Enjoy the wonderful ride ahead.
1012. Lynda said:
Marlo...welcome to the Internet. You make it just a little more awesomer.
Congrats, gang! ♥
1013. chilldogg said:
She is so cute and Marlo is such a great name.
Congratulations from Germany..
1014. Salena of The Daily Rant said:
Oh my....ANOTHER Armstrong to love!!! She is beautiful. You are all blessed....what a wonderful life you all have. Wishing you love and happiness as you introduce this little beauty to your fabulous life.
Congratulations Heather, Jon, Leta and the pups!!
Can't wait for more pictures.
Thank you for sharing your life with us!!!!
Internet Love,
Salena
1015. Claire said:
Marlo is absolutely gorgeous. Congratulations!
1016. Tani said:
Well done and congratulations to youre fantastic little family. Lots of Australian Love xx
1017. Cora said:
Congratulations! Beautiful girl, beautiful name. You have such a beautiful family!
1018. Anonymous said:
Your daughters are Lo and Leta! That's awesome!
1019. Saron said:
Congratulations!
I love the name Marlo so much that it is the name we would have used had this next baby been a girl. But it's another boy for us. I'm glad the name is still being put to good use!
1020. Cris mommy to Nicholas said:
congratulations!! she is awesome, so beautiful!!
1021. vidhi said:
Congrats honey, the baby is adorable and so are u, even after not sleeping for 48 hrs...lol. God bless Marlo.
1022. Jess said:
Congratulations!!!
What a beautiful name!! (I'm pretty partial!! My new little one was born 5/8 and Iris is her middle name too!!)
1023. crayoneater said:
oh thank god. I get excited every night when my google reader loads a bolded DOOCE and then get sad. and then I went to twitter for the second time and for the first time the mainstream media is right--twitter is where it's AAAAAAAAAAT! what a cute chew toy for coco I MEAN addition to the family!
1024. Yana said:
OMG OMG, what a gorgeous, perfect baby!!!
Congratulations!
And the name just rocks!
You must write about Leta's reaction to her.
Can't wait, this is soooo thrilling.
You make me want to have a baby all over again.
1025. Sarah said:
Congratulations! I've been checking every few hours hoping there would be news. 3 days without any posts was a big hint that baby Marlo was on the way!
1026. Claire said:
Yay! Well done, she's gorgeous!
1027. JoJo said:
Congratulations! She is absolutely beautiful!
1028. Malita said:
...but in our hearts she will always be "not Maria"
1029. Katherine said:
Congratulations!
1030. Amy said:
Oh! I love the little double chin!
1031. denise karis said:
wonderful! I love her! What a lovely baby! Congratulations! I misread her first name and thought youd named her MARIO - Im so glad you didnt. So not maria is now Marlo - I like LO for short - beautiful name. This is great - I'm so glad shes well and healthy.
As creepy as it sounds, your family and writing are a huge part of my life as a mother and so I love you all!
xoxoxoxo
denise karis
1032. JulieBrown said:
That girl is such a cutie patootie! [Get it? 'That Girl'? ] As there's no way I'm getting through 1100 comments, I'll guess I'm not the first to say it - so I'll say I'm sorry right now. [Never could resist a groaner pun.]
Marlo Iris: welcome to the planet. You picked a couple of great parents and an amazing big sister. And a couple of silly wonderful dogs, too.
Congratulations to you all. Hope you get some sleep soon.
1033. Sarah B. said:
Congratulations!!! What a cute name and it somehow goes really nicely with Leta. And a very cute little glowworm she is!
1034. Marlies said:
Congrats!
What a beautiful babygirl! Great name!
Hope you'll get some sleep!
Marlies
1035. Dekorum said:
Congratulations! I wish you all the best - and Marlo is adorable. :)
1036. Bea said:
I LOVE HER!
1037. Heather said:
time to balance marlo on chuck's head
1038. Denise Laborde said:
Congratulations on the extension of an already beautiful family! Love her name and her story. Happiness :) Bises, D
1039. Nathalie said:
Congrats from a French reader ! Marlo is lovely and I guess her name rocks !! All the best for the entire family.
1040. Brat said:
OMG, she's GORGEOUS!
I LOVE the name MARLO IRIS!
Congratulations to all of you! I'm so happy for you all!
1041. wheezer345 said:
Congrats! Cute kid! I like the name Marlo, you don't hear of to many marlos.
1042. Vanessa said:
Congratulations, Armstrongs.
Marlo is a gorgeous addition to your already beautiful family.
1043. Helen said:
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations! She's beautiful :)
1044. die eule said:
Happy Birthday Marlo!!! That is one pretty kid and you look amazing too, Heather. The names are now on my names-for-possible-daughters-list. Congrats from Leipzig/Germany to you all!
1045. Lillian said:
Why, hello little Marlo! Congratulations!!
1046. MPH said:
Congratulations SO MUCH on Marlo!!
1047. Wild Dingo said:
Wait? Was she or was she NOT born grasping a powdered donut? Enquiring minds need to know!
Congratulations. She sure is cute for a non-quadraped. ;)
1048. rr said:
She's beautiful. Huge ups to you & your fam, and a big welcome to little Lo.
1049. Kathryn Halton said:
Many congratulations! Gorgeous name for a beautiful daughter.
1050. Maiken said:
Thank you Heather! You've been the voice to say the truth with humor and still acknowledge the feelings of a mother. I'm so lucky to have found your writing as one of the major pieces of hope in my struggles. Thank you for sharing a few pictures of your lovely new daughter. Congrats!
1051. Zoe said:
Congratulations, what a beautiful girl and a fab name!!
Wishing you lots of happiness and some sleep!
Zoe xx
1052. KathyM said:
Awwwwww! She's just too sweet, congratulations to you all. And I'm right with you on natural, fast labor being about the wildest ride you can get! Go, you! :-)
1053. Joni said:
Congrats Heather, Jon and Leta! Marlo is a cutie!
1054. Soph said:
Museltov.
Happiness and joy abounding.
1055. jen said:
Beautiful! Congratulations xx
1056. bani said:
Congratulations! She is absolutely gorgeous!
1057. Jenna said:
Congratulations!
1058. GirlsGoneChild said:
She's perfection. So are you. Love to all!
1059. David said:
Dear Marlo - congratulations on your new parents, they're a blast - you're gonna love them.
Congratulations Heather, Jon and Leta - enjoy your new addition, and thanks for sharing along the way.
1060. Lisa said:
Thanks for sharing your beautiful family with us. It defies explanation but I've been so excited about little Marlo's arrival, I've been checking every day the closer your due date got. Needless to say it was time well spent. She's a perfect doll. Thanks for the breakfast smile too! (see ref: glow worm)
1061. funkipickle said:
Congratulations to you all, she is simply boodacious. I have been lurking in the background following your progress and have never commented before, but this time I just had to.
:o)Pickle
1062. LifesBeenGood said:
You and Jon do beautiful work. Congratulations on your newest! And Leta? She'll steal your toys like Coco does... but she'll grow up and be your best friend!
1063. Liesbet said:
Woow, she looks great! Congratulations!!!
1064. fudgeit said:
congratulations, hope you are all well :) love love love the name too.
1065. Anonymous said:
Congratulations! You have a really beautiful baby!! Looks like Leta, too...
1066. Stratosphear said:
Congratulations! What a little cutie Marlo is! :D
1067. Marianne said:
Heather, wow! She's just beautiful.
Fantastic name, and girl, considering that little thing just came out of you...you look amazing!
All my love, care and hope
Marianne.
1068. Nesma said:
Congratulations Heather and the rest of the Armstrong family! She has Leta's eyes! Beautiful.
1069. Jen said:
My, what an ugly baby.
Only kidding! she's GORGEOUS! Big congrats to all of you. Looking forward to hilarious tales of the labour very soon. xxx
1070. yieldtomaturity said:
Ooooh Butternut Boo is sooooo lovely! I am sitting here melting at my desk, and when I get home I'm going to get pregnant!
Congratulations to you, John, Leta, Chuck & Coco! I wish you guys all the best for the future! You guys are amazing, and I'm so glad you've shared your experiance with me, I really appreciate it.
Big hugs & kisses!
1071. Lena said:
So thrilled for you, Heather. Thank you for sharing the journey, as always.
1072. Brooke said:
Congratulations! She's absolutely beautiful. ^_^
1073. kilburina said:
I read about her arrival on the comments on Petite Anglaise's latest post! Congratulations - she is very beautiful! What a punctual little girl arriving on her due date. Hope you manage to get some rest at some stage.
1074. Hande said:
Though I do love the name(s), I think it will make her life unnecessarily hard(er) going through it with a male name (in great parts of the world).
1075. LD said:
Congratulations to you and your family!
1076. Rakel said:
Oh my, she is so beautious and what a fantastic name! Congratulations to you guys, can't wait to hear more about her(also, everything Leta has to say about her).
1077. Palesa said:
Congratulations - Marlo is gorgeous! What a great name too! Well done :)
1078. ttoppcat said:
Absolutely beautiful. Heartiest congrats to you all x
1079. Helen said:
A beautiful baby you have concocted, Heather and Jon! I hope Leta is enjoying her new status as "the big sister" and adjusts well. Thanks so much for sharing your pregnancy journey with us. Will this be the most posts you have ever generated on your blog? Please get some rest while you can! You may be going home pretty quick, if not already there! p.s. just because the doorbell rings doesn't mean you have to answer it! Company means well but it is so tiring. Hugs to all!
1080. clara said:
She is gorgeous... Huge congratulations to you all!
lovin her little name!
1081. Heather Mc B said:
She's beautiful :) Here's hoping it was an easy labor and delivery like my 2nd. The 3 hours of pushing my first put me through was redeemed by the 3 push 8 minute delivery of my 2nd. She was in a hurry to get out and hasn't slowed since. Good Luck and you chose an awesome name. It sounds like the name of a great sleeper to me ;)
1082. emmms said:
Congratulations to all of you, she's absolutely gorgeous!
1083. kate said:
love love LOVE the name!
Leta & Marlo are such perfect sister names.
Congrats!!!
1084. C said:
Congratulations... she's adorable!
1085. Anonymous said:
Best looking glowworm ever. Congratulations & welcome to Marlo! Love the name. (And if I didn't, I'd keep my damn mouth shut.) The photo with the purple blanket is unbelievably great for a newborn shot!
1086. Laurel said:
I know a million people have said this already, but she's gorgeous, and the name is brilliant, and congratulations! I had my second baby girl a few weeks ago and it is an absolute trip! Enjoy!
1087. Melissa said:
She is absolutely beautiful. Congratulations to all of you! I look forward to reading the details. Get some rest!
1088. Cara said:
Congrats! As everyone has already said - beautiful baby! Glad to hear everyone is in good health...
1089. Kari C said:
Congratulations to the newest member of your family. She is beautiful!!! And her name is AWESOME!!!
1090. Jennifer said:
Great name. She's beautiful. Congratulations!
1091. sade said:
Lovely name for a lovely baby! Congratulations! Thank you for sharing this with us.
1092. kindelfind said:
Congratulations! I love the name :)
1093. Marta said:
Congratulations!
Welcome Marlo!
1094. Maddie said:
Congratulations!! she's gorgeous! and love the name to!
1095. Judy said:
She's beautiful - and so smart, to arrive on her due date! All the best to you, Jon, Leta, Marlo and the dogs.
1096. heatherly said:
Oh my god oh my god!!! You did it!!! (and thank god, cause the suspense was killing me.) This is so exciting! She's the first newborn I've ever thought looked truly beautiful, instead of all smushed up and scary.
Congratulations, family!!! It's so nice to meet you, Marlo!
(can we still call her not-Maria?)
1097. meg said:
Again, just echoing, so pretty, so cute, so glowwormesque. So many congratulates and love modulars sent your way. Thank you so much for sharing such a small part of your life, husband, and daughters with us.
1098. Stacey said:
Awwww Heather, Congratulations and thank you for sharing her photos with the world. Marlo is beautiful and I can't wait to see her grow into a beautiful child just as Leta has.
1099. Sylvia said:
the name kicks ass!
she's terribly adorable...
Congratulations!!
i'm a new fan!
i just love your blog!
1100. Tanja said:
Congratulations! I wish all the best to all the family.
1101. cbk622 said:
She's beautiful, Congrats!!
1102. Kara said:
Congratulations! She's beautiful and such a blessing! And congrats on being un-pregnant...that's the best part of all:)
1103. Tara said:
She's beautiful, congratulations! And I love the name. So original and beautiful!
1104. Christine from New Zealand said:
Hi Heather, Jon and Leta -- congratulations on the arrival of your little bundle of joy! Marlo is so cute and I like her name heaps! :-)
From your reader from down under,
MrsGooding
1105. Jennifer said:
She is just beautiful! Congratulations!!!!!!
1106. Allie-Oz said:
Wow! Dooooooce! Congrats - she's beautiful - another spectrum of your rainbow!!!
1107. Nivedita said:
Congratulations Heather! So happy for you and Jon!
1108. Danielle said:
Well hello gorgeous, lovely, beautiful Marlo!! Congratulations Heather, Jon and Leta!!
1109. Teeny said:
She's beautiful - congrats to you all!
1110. Raz said:
Congratulations! The name does kick ass. I'd be really tempted to nickname her "Marlon" but I know a big burly (English-style) football player called that so perhaps not quite suited.
1111. Bubbles said:
Welcome Marlo! You are going to have so much fun!
1112. Brittany said:
I love the name! I should be ashamed at how anxious I was to learn her name.
1113. Kim said:
She's absolutely beautiful. Good work, Mama! I've got two of my own and was diagnosed ppd with the 2nd, thanks to the honest and upfront blogging you did when hospitalized after Leta's birth. I can't thank you enough for what you do. I'll be thinking of you in this postpartum haze and hoping that everything is balanced and clear for you.
1114. H said:
Congratulations! I to was born early in the morning of 6/14!!! What a great birthday and a beautiful baby!
1115. sara said:
Congratulations! Aww... she's such a cute baby <3
1116. Amanda said:
Congrats to you and your family on the birth of your baby girl!
1117. KAS said:
Oh my god, she's positively beautiful. And right on time - Jesus, kid! Talk about punctuality! I want to eat her toes. Seriously, just a nibble? Please? Maybe her cheeks? C'mon, give me a break, here - you offer up that GORGEOUS creature, all wrinkly and adorable and she probably smells JUST LIKE BABY, and I can't munch on her? At all? What kind of a second-rate blog are you running, here? :P
Seriously, though. She's amazing. Congratulations, Armstrong clan, on making yet another beautiful kid - and sprinkle a little of that "relatively fast and easy second time" dust my way, so that maybe in a month I can experience that same wonderful labor and delivery (read: #1 took 36 hours and I will NOT be fucking doing THAT again, mmkay). Get home soon so you can post about a billion more pictures to tide me over until son #2 gets here, okay?
PS What do you think about betrothals? Because I make some seriously friggin' cute kids, too, and we're about as fucked-up as anybody could ask for here in the Midwest, so I'm kind of thinking that this could be a good idea.
1118. Laura said:
Cute. But did you think about the initials?
1119. Nessa said:
Welcome to the World Marlo.
Well done you guys. She is beautiful.
Nessa x x
1120. susan said:
She is one pretty baby. Congratulations to you and your family.
1121. krystina said:
YAY! congratulations! I've been eager awaiting her arrival...kinda weird since i don't know you (just through your blog, of course). She is adorable! I've got about 4 weeks left 'til my baby is due...
1122. The crazy suburban mom said:
She is ridiculously adorable! Congrats to all
tracy
1123. Veronica said:
I normally just read, but I had to say congratulations. She's gorgeous.
1124. Scarlett said:
Congrats - she is gorgeous and has a name to go along with all of that beauty. How wonderful it is to come into the world with so many people rooting for you!
She has another name - Mia - composed of her initials. But Lil Donette and Butternut Boo rock as nicknames.
Leta will be the best big sister ever ... after she gets over Marlo touching her stuff.
Shine, little glow worm.
1125. Ine said:
Congratulations! Butternut Boo is lovely -- I want my own! Ooops... I said it...
1126. The Bold Soul said:
Well it just doesn't get any more perfect than that, does it? And Heather, may I say you look remarkably gorgeous for a woman who has just pushed a nearly 8lb person out of her body!
Also saw Jon's blog post with that beautiful photo with Leta. Congratulations to all and enjoy the sleep-deprivation-induced hallucinations. I'll be looking forward to more photos and stories when you've caught up on your sleep.
1127. Sara said:
Congratulations Heather! Marlo is just beautiful!
1128. Melissa said:
Ugh ~ I'm so jealous. I'm never going to come up with a name that good for my daughter-on-the-way by the end of August.
Marlo kicks *ALL*KINDS* of ass. There's sure to soon be a Chuck Norris joke about it (with Marlo on the winning end, naturally).
Speaking of kicking ass, she's not the least bit smooshed or anything. Impressive, Mom.
1129. CurlyQ said:
YAY!
She is so beautiful and perfect.
Can't wait to hear all about your L&D story and how big sis Leta is enjoying being a big sister.....Oh and how Chuck and Coco are coping too. :D
You look beautiful, Heather!
May the journey from here be one of sunshine and roses.
Welcome baby Marlo and congratulations John, Heather, Leta, Chuck and Coco!
~From Strasbourg
1130. Flubberwinkle said:
Congratulations on the newest member of the Blurbodoocery! Welcome baby Marlo!
1131. Sarah said:
What a beautiful baby, congratulations! Love the name!!
1132. Anonymous said:
I'm so happy for you.....
1133. Shasta said:
I've always loved the name Marlo...well done, Heather and Jon! Congratulations to you and the whole Armstrong/Hamilton families.
1134. JennC said:
Gorgeous baby, gorgeous name. Well done, Armstrongs!
1135. Rainsinger said:
Congratulations! She's gorgeous. I hope it all goes much more smoothly the second time around.
1136. erin said:
Congratulations!! She's absolutely perfect :)
1137. maggie said:
She is cute - congratulations...I was not crazy about the name at first but it grows on you real quick and you are right - it kicks ass!
1138. Amy said:
Aw, congratulations to you and your family. It all goes by so so fast. My daughter turns 15 today and I remember holding her in my arms when she was as little as Marlo.
I love your writing. Your doing a fantastic job. Smiles and laughter are priceless.
1139. Aless said:
Congrats!!
1140. Mel said:
Congrats on your beautiful new baby. Her name rocks as does her beautiful smile. Here's to a baby showing up on time! YEA!!
1141. Briton said:
Oh she's beautiful! And such wonderful expressions so soon! Congratulations, and thank you for taking us along for the journey. And you're 100% right, the name Marlo kicks some serious ass - I love it!
1142. lisa said:
What a beautiful baby. She is stunning!! I read the name a bit too quick and I read "Mario" and was a little sad. Marlo is so much cuter than Mario. :) Congratulations!
1143. Sydney said:
Hurray and congratulations!
1144. Lanie said:
I love the picture of little Marlo and her Grandpa.
She looks like she has HUGE eyes!
1145. Jamie said:
She is beautiful!! Congratulations!
1146. Chriss said:
Beautiful! And holy cow, is she smiling in that last picture? Looks like another advanced child for the Armstrongs :)
And get some rest woman!
1147. Jenn said:
Oh those eyes - she's beautiful! Congrats!
1148. Heather said:
Congrats! She's a beauty!
So her initials are MIA?!
Awesome!
1149. Cara said:
Congratulations! She's gorgeous.
1150. caren said:
congrats... she is beautiful. can't wait to hear new adventures of her life and how the family copes. have fun!
1151. Jenn Benn said:
Beautiful name, beautiful baby, beautiful Heather! Awesome-super-yay-yay!
1152. Britte said:
My goodness congrats! She's so adorable! I was just thinking about you yesterday when I realized that you were due the day before and I wondered if you had the baby. :-)
And even after labor you still look beautiful. Looking forward to more pictures and the labor story.
1153. Lisa said:
She is a pretty lady. Congratulations, and my best to you.
1154. Jenn H said:
Wow Heather, she is beautiful! Congratulations to you and your family!!
1155. Laura said:
That truly is a kick ass name!
I am going to miss the belly pictures.. A little, but now we have Little 'Lo pictures to look forward to.
Rest easy, you two!
1156. Laura said:
Soooo adorable. Congrats to you all!
1157. Cati Basmati said:
Congratulations, and thanks for sharing with us! She is really a cute one!
1158. Sue W. said:
Welcome Marlo! She is truly precious.
1159. Kylie ... said:
Oh Heather (and Jon)!
She is just beautiful. And her name totally rocks.
Congratulations to the three of you.
1160. Jade said:
Congratulations Heather, John and gorgeous Leta.
Welcome to the world Marlo xx
1161. NG said:
LOVE the name. Wow, those eyes!
Congratulations to all!
1162. Sharon said:
I've been waiting for this post! Congratulations. What a beautiful little baby.
Love her name.
1163. Annie W said:
Oh my goodness! Congratulations!!! She is beautiful!
Awesome pics, thanks for sharing.
Rest up..
BIG hugs
1164. BettyJ said:
Congratulations! She is beautiful...and (if that is your dad in the above picture) I can see what you mean about her favoring your father. She even seems to have his hairline in that picture! YAY for babies!
1165. Dee said:
She's absolutely precious!
Congratulations
1166. Olivia said:
Congratulations Heather and family! She's absolutely lovely, just like Leta. Unmediated birth is wild, huh? How'd ya like that "I am woman hear me roar" feeling you get? I liked it so much I became a midwife. lol
1167. Shelley said:
This post brought tears to my eyes this morning. Congratulations. She is beautiful.
1168. TracyM said:
She is lovely - just perfect. Congratulations!
1169. shauna said:
Swoon! She's beautiful! Well done Heather... congratulations to you all.
1170. Erin said:
I am not sure, but I think that is the most beautiful little baby ever! and love the name. Congrats and get some sleep.
1171. jessica rose said:
Oh my gosh. I have loved the name Marlow for a boy for soooo long so you can imagine how envious and jealous I am you get to call that (absolutely adorable) little girl Marlo. You are definately right Marlo is a kickass name and I just love when family members who mean a lot have awesome names like Iris which is such a beautiful name.
Congrats, she is absolutely beautiful, not that I expected any less considering her sister is such a beauty.
1172. Colleen said:
HOOOORAY! CONGRATULATIONS!! And WELCOME to Marlo!!
1173. Joe Lima said:
Finally! Congrats, beautiful baby, fun name, who could ask for anymore.
1174. Cookie said:
Congratulations. She's beautiful.
1175. therainhasgone said:
Congratulations on the safe arrival of your beautiful baby girl!
1176. Jennifer said:
Absolutely beautiful!
1177. Kartasi said:
Mazel tov!
1178. JMLC said:
Mazel tov! she's beautiful and you look great. Enjoy the ride, the 2nd time around...!
1179. Kristen from MA said:
Mazel tov! And a belated Happy Birthday to Marlo!
1180. Jess said:
Congrats to you all. She is simply beautiful.
1181. Erin said:
Congratulations! She is beautiful. Babies are the most amazing miracle.
1182. jen said:
Congrats to you and your family! She is absolutely beautiful!!
1183. Brigitte said:
That is one pretty baby! Congratulations.
1184. Tango said:
Congratulations, she is beautiful!! :)
1185. Lynn said:
She is just lovely. Congratulations!
I don't ever comment since you have so many usually, but I have followed your lives through the whole pregnancy. It's been exciting.
Welcome Marlo!
1186. Dominique said:
Congratulations mum, dad and big sister Leta! What an absolutely gorgeous baby! Welcome earthside :)
1187. lynden in SF said:
congrats congrats congrats. i've never been so grateful for twitter! eagerly anticipating the details.
1188. jayne said:
CONGRATULATIONS! Marlo Iris Armstrong is BEAUTIFUL!!! Just like the rest of her awesome family. Welcome to the world, Marlo!
1189. Kiki said:
She is gorgeous and the name is badass! Congratulations!
1190. James John Malcolm said:
Congrats, Marlo Iris-you're in for a treat!
1191. dani said:
How beautiful! Congratulations two the four of you!
1192. Get backlinks said:
wow! she is beautiful..
congratulations
1193. Meg in Sing said:
That is the cutest name ever. I wish I had a little baby Lo. She's precious. Congrats!
1194. arubagirl said:
Congratulations!
1195. Girlplease said:
Wishing you a speedy recovery and all the happiness in the world. She is beautiful and amazing. Be happy together.
1196. Tobie said:
Marlo!! PERFECT name! My eyes were fuzzy when I opened the computer and I thought you named her Mario, was actually getting used to it thinking yeah, it's not Maria okaay, then I made out MARLO!!...what a genius name..Marlo Armstrong..ahhh : ))))
1197. Jen said:
Amazing, she's so beautiful! Congrats to all!! :)
1198. melissa said:
your baby rocks!
thanks for the introduction, can wait to hear her story.
congrats!
1199. Kim said:
Gorgeous!!! But then we expect nothing less than gorgeous from you! Enjoy every single second. Even the hard ones!
1200. Kristi said:
What a beautiful baby! Congrats!
1201. Michelle said:
Happy Birthday Marlo!
Congratulations.