After 42 weeks and 3 days of pregnancy, and a lot of patience, Anneliese Claire was born!
And let me tell you… if you’re pregnant and want to go into labor, I figured it out.
It’s not walking, sex, castor oil, or spicy food.
It isn’t eggplant, acupressure, a special pizza, pineapples, or bouncing on a yoga ball.
The only thing that will make you go into labor for sure (it worked for me, so I know!) is watching the X-Men movie. While eating homemade graham crackers. Yup.
I’ve been meaning to type up the whole big birth blog post for a while now, but my brain just isn’t in that mode right now. So until then, I’ll appease y’all with photos of my beautiful baby girl.
July 27, 2010 @ 5:56pm
8lb. 15oz.
20.5 inches
Here’s our first family photo, about an hour after her birth.
1 day old:
My favorite people!
So sweet, taking a nap.
And today, at 9 days old:
Thank you all for your VERY sweet comments, emails, tweets, etc over the last several weeks! I know I haven’t been the best at responding/replying (probably best at twitter these days, since I can tweet on my phone while I nurse) but I appreciate every word of excitement and encouragement you’ve shared with me.
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and stay at home mom of two beautiful children. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate my home on a budget, and keep a happy household. I tandem breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, practice elimination communication, homebirth, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.
Congratulations Lovely!
Mandabear
Congrats! You look beautiful! A glowing new mama.
I hope these first few weeks are peaceful and sweet. You can't beat the feeling a new baby brings to your home.
OMG she looks so much like you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3 She's beautiful, and you look so beautiful nursing her! Keep up the good work mama!
Congrats!!! That is simply wonderful, I think all will understand a lack of computer time!! Enjoy that new little baby!
Congratulations! She looks so adorable and looks like one health human being! That little girl is luck to have wonderful parents who know the secrets about how to live a long lasting healthy and happy life
You look positively glowing! Just a hour after birth, look at you, supermodel mom!
And that delicious baby!
Congrats to both of you. I have no doubt that you will both be wonderful parents.
What a cutie! It's wild that my daughters' middle names are Annelise (different spelling) and Claire. Congratulations to you all.
Congratulations, you look like your glowing and so happy, well done!
Congratulations to you and your husband! She's perfect and so alert for being so young! Love her name – a beautiful name for a beautiful girl
Love your website, too
she is honestly gorgeous. newborns are often wrinkly and old-man-ish, but Anneliese is a true baby beauty. treasure every moment, they grow FAST.
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Yaaay! I've been checking in every day to see if she was here yet. Congratulations! And take your sweet time with the birth post. You're kinda busy right now
Also, I can't believe how much she changed between day one and day nine! Wowie.
Amazing! You both look great. Congratulations to all three of you!
Those cheeks! And you are so beautiful too. Congratulations. *tear* Im up next :O)
I wont look as good as you do though. I promise lol
Congratulations! She is adorable!
finally! congrats!
CONGRATULATIONS! She is beautiful! May God Bless her all the days of her life, Amen.
Congrats!! She is absolutely beautiful! She looks like she has such a little personality already and an adorable smile.
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Congratulations! You will fall in love with this little girl more and more every day. I know I sure have with my daughter!
Awww!! She's so precious!!!
Amazing! Congratulations on your daughter – she is undoubtedly worth the wait. Enjoy every minute!
she's beautiful! congratulations! i love her chubby cheeks and her name is just gorgeous!
Congratulations! She's just adorable and you look great!
Remember seeing this on a wall hanging:
Cleaning and scrubbing can wait 'til tomorrow,
For babies grow up-we've learned to our sorrow.
So quiet down cobwebs, dust go to sleep,
I'm rocking my baby, and babies don't keep.
Congratulations!
My goodness! She is so pretty … and one big baby !! lol!! I love those pics of her in the bright pink! Congratulations to you … your husband … and your new little daughter! God Bless!
congratulations! I've been checking back daily…and I'm so happy to see her beautiful face. I hope you're all enjoying these first few weeks…they're precious! I love her name too…congrats!
Very happy for you! I'm waiting for my own little one, 'due' this weekend–as a first time mom also, your waiting it out gives me hope for it all being GREAT in the end! You and baby look fabulous!
yay! check out that cute kid and her bright peepers!
everyone's looking healthy and happy.
So happy for you all! I really like the picture of her sleeping, so sweet.
Oh YAY! Welcome baby Anneliese. Every day I've been logging in to my feeds going “Oh I hope she's had that little bundle and isn't still pregnant!” Good for you for letting her tell you when she was ready and not rushing the process! She's just precious! Enjoy this special time together as a family.
Ooooh. PS. How do you like your gDiapers?! All I have are orange and vanilla, I LOVE those green ones!
BEAUTIFUL! All of you are! I am so excited for you guys, and I apologize stalking your blog for the last week…. Just so precious, enjoy these days, take them in as much as you can, and as slow as you can. Dishes, laundry, vacuuming all can wait – I wish I would have taken that advice more.
Really looking forward to reading the birth story, I love to share them with other moms, its especially great to hear one who also went natural or did the best they could to!
Much love to your new addition and both of you. *hugs*
Awww…congratulations to you both! She is absolutely precious!
I am so THRILLED for you both! You look amazing and she is SO precious! Enjoy your babymoon!
Congratulations to you and hubby!!! “Anneliese Claire” is a gorgeous name and I pray she brings you nothing but lifetime of happiness!
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She is absolutely adorable! Congrats to you and Topher! A beautiful family!
Gorgeous baby – blessings to your lovely family. Thank you for sharing some precious moments.
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I've been thinking of you (which I know is weird since you don't know me, but I've been following your blog for years).
(Someone else did that to me, and now we're pretty good friends.) Anyways, I'm so excited and happy for you and can't wait to read her birth story!
Congratulations! Everyone looks so happy and healthy
(P.S. She's the only other person in the US that I “know” that has my exact first name – spelling and everything. I'm tickled!)
Congratulations, she is beautiful and well worth the wait!
Ooooh. PS. How do you like your gDiapers?! All I have are orange and vanilla, I LOVE those green ones!
Congratulations! And Happy Birthday!
awww, I am sooooo THRILLED for you guys!
She is beautiful! Such a sweet name, too! 
I ADORE the taking a nap photo. 
awwwww! Can you believe you are a mommy?! It was so weird for me to realize that….. Enjoy nursing her–that was so my fave thing–and I SOOOOO miss it! 
But now I get snuggles and hugs and kisses…..so I guess it's all ok. 
I am giddy with excitement for you! YAH!
Congratulations! I knew when you hadn't posted for a while that you must have gone into labor.
It should be criminal to look that good after pregnancy! You look AMAZING. And she is just PRECIOUS!!!! Congratulations!!! (Did I use enough exclamation marks? I'm just excited for you.)
Congratulations! I love those little round cheeks! Enjoy every minute of her!!
Oh so sweet!! She looks just like you
She looks like you! What a beautiful blessing! Love the name. Isn't it wonderful to not be pregnant anymore and to hold your sweet bundle in your arms!
Congrats! About time already. Pretty good looking human there.
Congratulations! Little girls are the best.