Thursday, January 1, 2009

Hello there! First of all, I just want to thank you all for your prayers and your thoughts. I just got home and would like to share this picture of my baby with you. I was lucky that my anesthesiologist happened to be a photographer hobbyist too! So he took around 70 pictures of Cheska right in the delivery room...



I'll just rest and recover for a few days. The wound from the C section still hurts but I'm moving around to speed up recovery. The little one is breast feeding every two hours! Hope everyone had a great new year! Bry and I spent new year's eve with Cheska in the hospital and saw fireworks from the t.v. screen. Nicole visited us early in the afternoon and we sent her home before dark to be sure that she would have a safe travel back home (minus the fireworks in the streets). We had some food sent over from home and it was a wonderful New Year's Eve for us.

85 comments:

Karina Beck said...

Congaratulations!! What a lovely picture.
Happy New year to you and your family.
Gr. Karina, Denmark

Nathalie Kalbach said...

Happy Birthday Cheska Pauline! Congratulations to the newest addition to your family! Love!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations and many good wishes to little Cheska Pauline and your entire family!

Terri

Becky said...

Congrats!!! :)

Jessica said...

Congratulations from Germany! Many good wishes to you and your family.

jaz lee said...

Congratulations on your new bundle of joy Iris!What a beautiful name and this photo is LOVELY!!! Rest well...;) Blessed 2009 - jaz

Unknown said...

Congratulations! She's beautiful! All the best to you and your family.

Gracie Ann Tan said...

Congrats Iris! What a beautiful girl! Just like mom. I hope you'll have a speedy recovery. Happy New Year! God bless!

Creative Busy Bee said...

Big Congratulations!!! Happy New Year to your family!

Renata Moni said...

Great picture! Adorable baby!
God bless you all!

Malin said...

Ohh my gosh Iris she is so gorgeous, Congratulations to you all!!!

♥-Malin

Rosanne said...

Congratulations!

Haberdawoman said...

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!
What a precious picture.
Happy birthday Cheska.
May this new year bring you all health, love, happiness and unity.
Congrats to the BIG sister :)

eMeLiNe Seet said...

Congratulations to you and your family !! =) Happy New Year !

lam said...

congratulations with you new baby, what a wonderful and sweet picture. Happy Newyear

Anonymous said...

Congratulations and welcome to your little sweet girl she is so cute!

Beate said...

Congratulations to you all!! And a happy new year.

Greetings from Norway :)

Anonymous said...

baby!! congratulations and rest up!

Unknown said...

Congratulations Iris! I'm just thrilled for you!

~Nancy~ said...

Hey there sweetie.. congratulations!! She's beautiful!! Happy new year! XOXO

Zarah said...

What a beautiful baby! CONGRATS to you all!

Lucy Edson said...

Wonderful news, Iris!! So glad to hear you and Cheska are doing well!!

Congrats on your new addition - what an adorable face!

Rleen said...

Iris,
Congratulations on your new bundle of joy! She's so adorable.

Happy New Year to you and your beautiful family!

Hugs,
Arlene *Hawaii*

SnazzyJazzie said...

hi iris, congratulations! little cheska looked every bit like her daddy. bet you'll be having a scrapping frenzy of cheska soon. can't wait.

Emily Pitts said...

she's beautiful iris! congratulations to you and your family!

Lee i. said...

Congrats Iris, such a beautiful addition to your lovely family. At ang swerte nga the anaesthesiologst knows how to use a camera. Happy new year!

Cookie Aguilar said...

wow!! Congrats Iris!!! cutie baby!!! looking forward to your new baby in your pages... Wishing you all the best this coming year!!!

Wendy Rago said...

Iris....she is GORGEOUS!!! Congrats to you and your family and Happy New Year! xoxoxo

Unknown said...

Your baby is beautiful! Wish you quick recovery and many many happy moments this year! And lots of time for scrapbooking too!

Evelien said...

Congratulations with your beautiful baby!!! I'ts such a sweetie...:-)

Pretty Arty said...

congrats Iris!!! she's gorgeous!
I'm glad all went well and I look foward to being in may too lol
hugs
caroline

Meg Giroux said...

Congratulations Iris, what a beautiful little girl!
Get lots of rest and take care of your beautiful family...
Happy New year!

Drea said...

Oh Iris!! She is just beautiful! Congratulations and I am hoping for your quick recovery.

HUGS!!!

Drea

Anonymous said...

oh how sweet! How lucky are you to have a photographer in the room, lol!!

Pamela said...

Congratulations! What a cutie!

Jeni Boisvert said...

She's so beautiful Iris! I wish you much happiness and success in the New Year!!
((Hugs)) and Kisses!!!!

Claire said...

Congratulations Iris, your little girl is so sweety, many wishes to her and you !!!
Happy new year !!!
xoxoxo
Claire from France

Shermin said...

My sincere congratulations! She's indeed a HUGE blessing. :)

Anthonette said...

Congratulations, Iris! Love the picture of the new little bundle. I wish you a speedy recovery. I look forward to future layouts with both kids.

Corien said...

Congrats iris, such a lovely little girl

Anne Thompson said...

Congratulations Iris! SHe is gorgeous, and I absolutely LOVE her name! Hope you have a speedy recovery :) Have fun with your 2 little girlies! And a very happy New Year to you and yours :) Anne

Sophia said...

She is beautiful...you must be so proud...ENJOY!

Anonymous said...

hi iris...congrats on your new baby. Cheska is a sweetie!

mwah mwah

Yatie Tajudin said...

Congratulations Iris!! Hope you and the baby are doing well!

Alyssa said...

Congrats hun.. What a gorgeous photo :) I hope you get a good rest xxx

Anonymous said...

Such a lovely baby...congratulations Iris!

Judit V.

Lily said...

she's beautiful. congrats!!!

Nina said...

Congratulations, Iris! What a beautiful little angel came over to stay on New Year's Eve! Happy New Year to you and your family! =)

*hugs*
Nina

Anonymous said...

congratulations! what a beautiful baby, it's the best present for the new year!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on the arrival of the newest member of the family! Wishing you, and your baby, the best of health. *huggies*

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful name, Cheska Pauline. She's a beauty and sooo cute & chubby!

Rachel said...

OH MY IRIS!!!! She is GORGEOUS!

Congrats to you and your family and rest up so that you scrap that beautifuk new angel!

Hugs
R
XOOX

Mireille said...

Congratulations!!!
sooo very beautiful!!!
so happy for you!
c-sections aren't easy.. please take time to recover!! Take good care of yourself and enjoy these days

*hugs*

Ruth Philps said...

Congratulations from the UK xxx

Anonymous said...

Congratulations!!!Happy New Year!!!
So beautiful baby!!!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on this happy event, and welcome to this magnificent small angel.
I wish you one happy New Year on 2009.
Sam, from French Guyana.

Anonymous said...

Congrats Iris on the arrival of your new bundly of joy... She's adorable...

danni reid. said...

CONGRATULATIONS Iris! So happy for your very beautiful family! May every one of you be oh so blessed in 2009, what a perfect way to start the new year!

hugs & love!
danni

Lei said...

Congratulations!!!

Unknown said...

oh bless her-she's gorgeous!
Congratulations!!

phamil said...

Iris....she's beautiful!!!! And how lucky that you had a photographer for an anesthsiologist!!!! That's a precious pic! And what a moment to capture forever! Take care, I'll be thinking of you! You have two beautiful girls now who look like you!!!!!

MaraMay said...

Hooray!!
She's beautiful!!!
What a fantastic way to start off a new year!
Enjoy you new wee one she's so precious!
:)

Carla said...

Congrats girl....and Happy New year...look at that precious little thing.....what a great picture....

LisaW said...

CONGRATULATIONS! She's gorgeous Iris! Wishing all the best for your newly expanded family.

Helga Payawal-Vergara said...

Congrats!

Wati Basri said...

congrats Iris....Cheska is such a nice name....hv a good 2009!

Anonymous said...

congratulations to you and your hubby, Iris! she's beautiful! (happy new year too!)

Nicole Martel said...

aw, She's beautiful, congrats!!

Alicia Sharp said...

She is beautiful Iris! Congrats to you and your family! Hope you are felling well soon and back to normal!

Karola Witczak said...

Congratulations!!!! What a amazing message and what a beautiful baby! Best wishes to you and your family!

Linn said...

Congratulations and the best wishes to little Cheska and the rest of the family.

Ingrid said...

Congratulations on Cheska Pauline. Beautiful names for a beautiful girl. Happy New Year to you and your family.

Anonymous said...

Congratulations Iris!!! She is Beautiful! Happy New Year to you and your Gorgeous Family!

Anonymous said...

what a beautiful baby!!! Congratulations girl.

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness!! Huge congrats to you Iris. It's been so long since I have blog hopped thatI forgot you were due.

Anna Zalamea said...

Congratulations on your new bundle of joy!!! She's beautiful! Best wishes to you and your family. Happy New Year!

Anonymous said...

BIG BIG BIG CONGRATS Iris! She is beautiful and i hope you are taking care of YOU...for them.

g

Anonymous said...

Congratulation - she is beautiful!

Elizabeth R. said...

Iris, congratulations on the birth of your beautiful baby girl! This December 30th was my little girl's 5th birthday, so that is a special date for me. I've had two C sections, so I wish you well in your recovery. Take it easy!

DaniseTX said...

Congrats on your new baby girl she is just beautiful! Take care of yourself ! I look forward to seeing more of your amazing work now featuring 2 beautiful girls!

Ria said...

How wonderful! Congrats to you and your family...And Cheska is amazingly beautiful,Iris. Hugs from here.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful picture, you're lucky and congratulations for you're little girl and happy new year to you and your family !
Just to say you, i love your work. It's very gorgeous !
Kiss, Parvati, France

Tracey Taylor said...

What a beauty!!! HUGE congrats to all of you.

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! what a beautiful baby!welkome to her!

TanishaRenee said...

Congratulations on the birth of your new baby girl Iris! She's beautiful!