Sunday, October 31, 2010

She's Here

After a few false labors and a missed due date, we are happy to announce the arrival of our (perfectly timed) Halloween baby...Eleanor Mae Mudrick.

Ellie was born this morning at 2:51 am. She weighs 9 pounds 2 ounces and is 21 inches long (despite what I wrote on Facebook this morning). Both she and Amanda are doing great.

Here are some more photos. I'm sure they'll be hundreds more in the future.

Amanda and Ellie just about an hour after birth.

Warming up under the heating lamp.

Check out the fingernails!

A full head of brown hair (and hairy shoulders too).


The first scream!

She's not fat...she's just curvy.

19 comments:

Shan and Cam said...

So stinkin' cute!! Love the name and love the little hat! Hope all is well and congrats!

Kirby said...

I love all the extra chunk, I hope our little man has some meat on his bones. And she is totally a girl after my own heart...already hitting the tanning bed. :)

Ashley said...

Yeah! She is sooo cute and fits perfectly into your family! Congratulations!!
I can't believe she was 9 lbs. when you were measuring small.
Hope we can meet her soon.

Henderson said...

Hooray, a Halloween baby! Oh she is so adorable. Congrats. :)

Megan said...

Huge congratulations!!!! We're so happy for your family!

kelly said...

Oh she's just bootiful.
No, but really she is precious. Love the full head of brown hair! Can't wait to see more of her sweet face.

kelly said...

p.s amanda- you look great.

DCRomney 2010 said...

Congrats, Ben and Amanda! She's beautiful!!! Yahoo for fat baby girls!!! :)

Jen Richards said...

Yah!!!! She is beautiful!! I think she looks so much like you. I cannot wait to meet Ellie :)

Carpfam said...

Congratulations!! I can't believe you were so tiny with such a big baby!!! She is so cute, and I love her name!

Katherine Fajen said...

Congrats- she is super darling! What a perfect little face. Love the name!

Amy said...

She is beautiful.

Cormorant said...

Yay! Congratulations. What a doll she is! And you look way too good to have just given birth. We can't wait to meet the little babe.

gillian said...

Hooray!! Congratulations, Ben. Amanda, & Big Brother Ethan! Amanda--who looks that good an hour after giving birth?? Ellie is totally one of the family--I think she looks like Ethan and like both of you. Can't wait to meet her in person!

Ryan and Cheryl Harris said...

What a beauty! I am so HAPPY for you guys. I still can"t believe you had a 9 pounder with no drugs. Amazing. I love that "She's not chucky, just curvy". That made me laugh. And I love the BOO hat. Such happiness.

Natalie said...

I want more PHOTOS! I guess I can wait till Friday night when I come to see you all, can't wait to meet the little lady :)

The Skaggs said...

Woo hoo! She's out and beautiful! Congratulations!! So exciting and I love that name! So cute!

Matt and Jennae Porter said...

So stinkin gorgeous. Congrats Mudrick fam!!!!

B. Fidler said...

Congratulations! Ellie is too cute! So happy to hear that everything went well. p.s. Amanda, you look too good at 40.5 weeks! Did you even have to wear maternity pants?!?