Thursday, August 21, 2008

At long last (and I promise, it was worth the wait)

More pictures of Baby Braun! Here she is with her bright eyes after I got her all dressed up and ready to bust loose of the hospital.



I handed her to Daddy for one last shot before we left the hospital so he could show off her adorable pink outfit and her super soft white blankey from Aunt Yetty. Then Daddy ran downstairs to pull the car around while we waited for a call from our room.



But she got tired of waiting and assumed her now trademark position of sleeping with her pouty shaped mouth wide open.



At long last, Daddy put her in her car seat and strapped her in tight and we were off on our journey home. And here we are at the end of a tumultous three days and the beginning of a bunch of good times together, just Mommy, Daddy and Baby Elizabeth Rose (but her very closest of friends call her Ellie).

27 comments:

Marisa said...

Baby Ellie! At long last the wait is over. I love it! And my goodness...those pouty lips. She is already a heartbreaker (taking after her mom)!

The Risdons said...

She is so darling and I love her name! Good luck sleeping!
love Karlye Kramer

Auntie Lolo said...

She is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!! And I love love love her name!!

Anonymous said...

She is so beautiful - and so is her name. Congratulations - we are so happy for you!

Emili said...

She looks so alert in that first picture! She is absolutely adorable. And so lucky to finally have a beautiful name. Congratulations!

MUMSY said...

My precious, beautiful, lovely Elly! I absolutely will die before I can hold her. Please tell her how much we adore her and love her. She is an angel!! So are her parents, though. As for look-likes, I think she is favoring the Braun baby face for now, but that mouth is definitely Tamara's! Another heart-stopper!

MUMSY said...

You guys did sooooooooooooo good! We are so proud and so thankful and soooooooooooo blessed. What a life! Thanks for making us so happy right now.

Crystal said...

Beautiful name for a beautiful girl. Thanks for posting more pictures.

Becky said...

I really do love the name. Ellie is so darn cute! When (if) I have a girl, I will put tons and tons of pink on her too. I can't wait to meet her! I hope you are feeling well and that you are settling in nicely. Mommyhood really does rock! It's almost as good as marriage.

drfindley said...

Fantastic name! I love it! I love it! The kid's quite a cutie too!

Molly said...

YES!!! I'm glad I haven't been calling her Ellie for nothing. I was going to be embarrassed if I was.

Did I mention that she is absolutely gorgeous?? I didn't show her pics to Ollie for fear that he would swoon.

I have officially teared up. I need to bring her presents and toys!!

cat said...

oh tammy, she is absolutely perfect! her big eyes, her pouty little mouth, the long fingers. she is pretty amazing.
so glad you guys are doing well. i can't wait to see more and more and more pictures!
oh yeah, and her name is adorable. perfect long and the best nickname!
C O N G R A T S !!!

Blacker Blog said...

She is adorable! And I love the name, great job! I remember taking my babies home from the hospital was one of the weirdest things. I couldn't believe they were just letting me walk out of there with this tiny little thing and they assumed I knew how to take care of them. Enjoy your bundle of joy!

WhiteEyebrows said...

You knew all along what you were going to name her... you just wanted to keep us all in suspense, and then have a BIG REVEAL! Nice work.

"I think this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship..."

Ashly said...

She is beautiful! Congratulations on making it through the labor (Having just done it myself it is fresh on my mind). Ellie, Emma and Lillie are going to be best friends when we finally send them off to law school together! But for now enjoy that sweet baby girl and that new baby smell!

Shelley said...

She is such a beautiful baby girl!!I love the pouty lips and the little 'aunt jemima' bows that they make out of the little hats. Erin had one as well. Her name is absolutely perfect as well!

Laura Jorgenson said...

So cute! Good work! I love the name. Congrats.

critts said...

What a beautiful name! She is just absolutely precious and so so beautiful. Congratulations!

Greg and Tammy said...

Oh MY GOODNESS she is too darling!! And I love love love the name Ellie. Good luck with these next few weeks. I promise they start to sleep better!!

rebecca said...

woo-hoo! she is here at last. she is so cute i bet you can't stop staring at her!!!

Alex T. Valencic said...

Okay we definitely need some male commenting here... ;)

Very beautiful pictures! Glad that you guys finally got around to naming your child! :P So, Elizabeth Rose "Ellie" Braun...

The red-brown house of God? Hehehe... okay yes, I'm a nerd... Congrats again! Love the name!

Mindy said...

Tonxy,
She is absolutely beautiful! Love the name, too. I need your address so I can finally send off some cute, pink frilly stuff that I've been saving for baby Ellie!!! Send me an email with it, please.

Love you

Rhia Jean said...

Very cute! I love the pic of her in the car seat. It makes her look like she's got this huge throne she's sitting in. I mean seriously, the car seat is three times as big as she is! I like it though...and I like Ellie.

Greg and Tammy said...

Hey! We sent Ellie and little gift... but amazon wouldn't let us attach a gift card... so when you receive some feeding utensils in the mail, they are from us! I sent a "gift card" to your yahoo address, but I'm not sure if you use that one anymore. Count on us to be the tackiest gift givers you've ever known!! Loves to Ellie.

Sarah said...

She is adorable and so is her name! I hope that you are doing well and loving every minute with little Ellie!

Katie L. said...

25 comments? I need to get more friends. I think I'm doing well when I hit double digits. More friends or a more interesting life I suppose.

Stephanie said...

LOVE the hat! She's absolutely beautiful. Congrats on a beautiful family you guys!!!