2/15/10

She's Here!


FINALLY. I thought it would never happen, but our little baby girl is here and we're all SO IN LOVE!!!!

AND...after so much agonizing, fretting, changing my mind, and finally making a decision, we named this baby. HONESTLY...why does it have to be so hard?! Every name I had picked out just wasn't working on her and we just had to go with a name that my Love Nugget and I both liked simultaneously. SO...she is:

Brooke Emma Welker
February 11th * 1:15 p.m.
7 lbs. 4 oz. 19 in.

*Emma is my mom's name - both of my girls are each named after a grandmother now. {GASP!} HOW precious.*

I think it's funny that Brooke was the LEAST popular pick from all of you! Good thing I follow my own drummer, eh? Labor and delivery couldn't have gone better. I'm not going to say that it's easy, but comparatively, I had a very simple, easy ordeal.

PERFECT! Now I get to snuggle with this tiny little thing and I'm loving every minute of it!!! {She's so small - her nugget head is like the size of an orange!}

Now...if we can avoid the ever-annoying baby acne, I'll be ecstatic! I can't wait to take some great photos of her!

Oh, and thanks to everyone for playing "Name That Baby" with me! That was so much fun!!! I loved hearing everybody's ideas!!! Very cool.


91 comments:

  1. I voted for Brooke...

    Congrats, she's precious!

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  2. Wow, Abby she is adorable. So glad you and Brooke are safe. Her cheeks are my favorite...so kissable. Lots of happy wishes your way!

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  3. She is beautiful! and I love the name. Her and I now share the same birthday! Congratulations!

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  7. She's STUNNING! Congrats to you and yours!

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  8. So sweet! The name "Brooke" fits her perfectly.

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  9. She's simply precious!
    I love Brooke!
    If my some was a girl, he would have been either Brooke Lynn or Emma Lynn.. Too funny!
    Congrats on your beautiful girl!

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  10. Congrats!! A new baby is so exciting (and exhausting :P)Best wishes to you, your family and your little one.

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  11. Congratulations! She is a beautiful girl with a beautiful name!

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  12. Congrats! So sweet. Glad every thing went well.(I voted for brooke. LOVE It)

    I only have 7 more weeks to go. Will be on bed rest till baby comes.

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  13. Congrats! She's absolutely precious! I am happy you and she are doing well.

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  14. Oh, Abby, she is beautiful! And she does look like her name should be Brooke. Sometimes I think that was their name in Heaven too..thats just who they were and are. Enjoy her..I love the sweet feel and smell of a new baby! Congratulations Mommie, she is a doll...Come say hi when you can :D

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  15. Congrats - so precious. Her name is a perfect fit.

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  16. She is adorable! Congratulations to your family~

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  17. Awww, she's so precious! Congratulations! And I was one of the folks that DID vote for Brooke! It's beautiful!

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  18. Congratulations Abby -- she's beautiful!!! Love the name too!

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  19. She's so beautiful! Congratulations.

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  20. Congratulations she is gorgeous. And she was born the day after my first baby girl's 15th birthday :)
    Beautiful name for a beautiful baby x

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  21. I picked Brooke! I think it's a beautiful name for a very beautiful baby! Congrats!!!

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  22. Congratulations on your new baby. She is such an adorable little angel.

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  23. Congrats. She is beautiful and I am glad you both are doing well. Great job. Love your blog.

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  24. Congrats! I love her name! I have a neice named Brooke and she is a wonderful young lady!!! I didn't vote because I knew would have to vote for her name!!

    Ok, so she may be the prettiest little baby girl I have ever seen!

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  25. Congratulations! She is beautiful! That is a very cute name too!

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  26. She is so precious! I love the name :) Congrats!

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  27. Congratulations - she's really lovely.

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  28. Good job, Abby. She's wonderful!

    And I love her name. All of our children but one were named after grandparents . . . but in all fairness, we have five children, and ran out of grandparents after #4. lol So he was given a name that my favorite Grandfather loved. :o)

    Enjoy your bundle, and wrap the mattresses where she sleeps! :o)

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  29. She is so pretty. Congratulations!!!

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  30. Congratulations-you sure made a cute one!!

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  31. congratulations! she is simply adorable!!!!! you did a great job with her name! love it!

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  32. Congratulations! She is absolutely precious and what a beautiful name for a beautiful little girl! Wishing you all the best! Peace & blessings, Tammy

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  33. She is sooooo precious!! Congratulations on having a beautiful baby girl!

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  34. Brooke Emma is beautiful and congrats to you and your family.

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  35. Ooooh she is just so sweet! What a beautiful little sweetheart. Congratulations!

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  36. oh my goodness what a cute cute baby and she looks even more cute in that adorable hat! Well done and congrats!

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  37. Congratulations on your beautiful baby girl. Emma was my moms name too!

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  38. she is beautiful! congrats, and have fun snuggling that precious thing!

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  39. Congratulations! Your love nugget is beautiful!

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  40. just passing through
    Congratulation, beautiful, beautiful baby.
    thanks for sharing
    martine

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  41. Hi Abby, She's beautiful... congratulation!!!

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  42. Congratulations. She's absolutely beautiful.

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  43. Congratulations! She is gorgeous!

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  44. congrats! what a blessing that she is here, and she is healthy! You are very blessed!

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  45. Abby, she is just beautiful. I just love her pink cap. Blessings to you and your family.

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  46. Enjoy your new little bundle of love! She is beautiful!
    -Jessica

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  47. Abby,

    Congratulations! She is absolutely precious!

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  48. Congratulations!! She is DARLING! I love the name Brooke, one of my twin girls is named Brooklyn :)

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  49. Congratulations Abby,
    She is absolutely beautiful and her name is perfect! Here's wishing you and her sleeping through the night, no colic and no baby acne!

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  50. Brooke was my vote!!

    Congratulations, she is just beautiful! Enjoy every second!

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  51. Awe... so sweet. She looks like a tiny doll. Now you can make lots of doll clothes for her!

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  52. Congratulations!!! She's a doll (of course)!!!!

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  53. What a beautiful baby. Congratulations and I love her name.

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  54. Oh. Wow. She is gorgeous! Congratulations!! I wanted to offer a tip for avoiding the baby acne (totally insures beautiful pictures!) ... Hydro-cortisone Cream is magical! My kids had the baby acne thing going on, and my Pedi suggested it. It wasn't until after my son's baby blessing (his poor face) that I even thought to ask, but after I tried it (just after a bath- rub it all over her little body), his face was soft, smooth and white! It's worked for everyone I've told about it too! SO, go pick up some Equate (Walmart) or any off-brand (unless you don't want to risk it- buy the name brand stuff) and put it on her after every bath.

    Good luck! AND Congrats again!

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  55. Congratulations!!! She is beautiful! And I think that is a great name :)

    Don't forget to enter the giveaway to win a tankini of your choice!

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  56. I love your blog. BEAUTIFUL baby girl If you dab breastmilk on any baby acne spots it will dry them up. My oldest was a preemie and I learned that from the lactation specialist and in the NNICU they would use freshly pumped (frozen didn't work) breastmilk for really bad diaper rash.

    Congratulations,
    Shan

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  57. just gorgeous...take care and enjoy her :-)

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  58. Best wishes to the whole family! What a beauty :)

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  59. Beautiful baby- congrats! And she can have Valentine themed bday parties- how fun!
    Oh, and I was one of the few that voted for Brooke too, it's really pretty.

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  60. Good work mom and dad! She's absoulutely gorgeous. Congrats to you and your family!

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  61. She is so lovely - congratulations! Glad you and she are doing well.

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  62. Congratulations! She is beautiful.

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  63. Owww, she is darling! Great day, it's my hubby's birthday day! Enjoy her.

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  64. How funny..I call my baby my little nugget too! She is 3 months old and I haven't finished a single project since her birth. Man if you start throwing projects on here anytime soon I am going to feel like a total failure!

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  65. Congratulations! She's beautiful!

    I love that your daughters are named after their grandmothers. My first two are too (my son and other daughter have other family names), and I love that they have that connection.

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  66. She is just beautiful! So glad she is here safely and everything went well. Hope you get lots of sleep.

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  67. Congrats on your baby! she is beautiful! SO...I was just invited onto the Genesys Advocates website and was surfing thru some of the women's names and came upon yours! Are you in Grand Blanc? We are going to be 3rd years starting in July of this year. I follow your blog all the time and was shocked when I saw that you were on that website. Sorry if this is weird, just found it really cool! my blog is private, but you can email me gbaldwin519@msn.com and maybe you have some good pointers for moving to Michigan!

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  68. Congrats Abby! I love the name. Love names that have meaning. And i hear ya on the baby acne! I have had success with my little baby girl. This time I hardly ever put lotion on her and if i do it is only Aveeno! And she has been pretty much acne free. So good luck! You're one amazing Momma!

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  69. Congrats on such a precious gift of God! She is perfectly beautiful! Come join me so you can enter my new giveaway! Blessings to you!

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  70. Congratulations! She is BEAUTIFUL!

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  71. She is Beautiful! Congratulations!! (And she was born on my birthday!)

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  72. yay! She's adorable! congrats to your family!

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  73. Your little girl is so precious! Congrats! Enjoy every minute of the little days :)

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  74. She is really pretty! Good Work Mom! Is Kendra in Heaven being the big sister to a little sister? Enjoy the tiny moments!

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