Words cannot describe our joy....it's overflowing...Oh My I cannot believe it!
Holdyn Gene was born at 8:29am on October 3, 2008!
He weighed 6lbs 14oz, 20 1/2 inches long.
Our hope has arrived and he is gorgeous.
Our hearts are full, we are SO in love!
MORE PHOTOS & BIRTH STORY SOON.
93 comments:
Oh Erin, I'm SOOOO happy for you! He is beautiful--beyond beautiful, he is ALIVE and WELL and HERE.
I wish you joy and peace.
Love,
Aimee
Oh he is so very very beautiful. Welcome Holdyn!!!!!
I am so very very happy for you all.
Much much love.
Heartfelt congratulations. This is wonderful news. I'm so happy for you all.
Tears tears tears of joy for you. I am overwhelmed. He is so beautiful.
I am soo happy for you all! You all look so happy and great. YEAH!!! I am so glad to see and hear that everyone is well!
welcome holdyn! i am so very very happy for you all.
much love.
I was just thinking about you earlier and wondering if you were "busy." Yay!
He is so tiny! It is amazing how fast they grow!
A gigantic hug and congratulations! I have been in agony these days waiting!
He is so beautiful!
Bright blessings, enjoy your baby moon!
Oh Erin, those photos speak a thousand words and tell a story that's good and right and what we all wanted for you. He's alive, he's here, and he's all yours to love and hold forever. Much love and peace and joy to you and Matt and of course cuddles to darling, little Holdyn.
[ps: I LOVE his name. especially with the Y. It reminds me of my little W, with the (unusual) Y in her name and she's born on the 3rd too]
I'm so happy to see your precious baby. May you have many sleepless nights gazing at your little nursling.
He is beautiful! Congratulations and hugs!
Erin, I am so thrilled to hear that your baby is earthside!
erin,
i am so happy for the news of holdyn's arrival. so joyous to see you all in photos here. a beautiful baby - just simply beautiful, my friend.
lisa
Erin,
He is so beautiful. Congratulations. We are so happy for you guys. The boys will love seeing the pictures tomorrow. Such a beautiful little boy.
love, wendy (and the guys)
oh erin and matt...holdyn's PERFECT. such a joyous event. i'm weeping in happiness for your beautiful family.
beautiful, just beautiful.
enjoy these precious moments.
xoxo
Congratulations! I'm absolutely thrilled for you. Holdyn is beautiful!
Congratulations!!! Words can not be described as to how happy I am for you to finally hold your son! He is gorgeous :)
He is so beautiful. Those cheeks are scrumptious. Brings tears to my eyes to see you holding him so perfect and wonderful.
Congratulations! I'm very happy for the safe arrival of your beautiful boy.
Oh, I have never been happier to hear any news in my life! I am so thrilled. He is absolutely perfect, the most beautiful baby!!!
Oh my God, he is perfect! I am so thrilled to hear this news :)
Janya
Oh my God, Erin.
Tears are spilling down my face, I am so overjoyed for you.
He is beautiful. Enjoy, Mama. It's been a long road.
Congratulations to all three of you!! What a beautiful son. Rest and enjoy every moment.
Oh wow. I had a feeling he must have made an appearance. What an absolute beauty! Much love to you all.
Erin,
This is wonderful, wonderful news. He is gorgeous. Surely, this is a long time coming. Wishing you all the very, very best as you get to know Holdyn in the coming days and weeks. Congratulations.
oh my goodness, what a cutie. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! CONGRATS CONGRATS CONGRATS! he is beautiful.
MY BEAUTIFUL FRIEND
LOOK HOW MANY PEOPLE LOVE YOU
AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL BOY
And I do, too
xoxo
Carol
Congratulations!! He is absolutely gorgeous, and I am completely overcome by joy, awe, and hope.
Oh congratulations! What an amazing and wonderful post. I am so happy for you. Holdyn is so beautiful.
Cleo
He is SO BEAUTIFUL! I am so happy for you guys. And lucky little Holdyn to have his big sister Birdie looking down on him :-)
My heartfelt congratulations to all! He is simply beautiful.
sorry to comment twice, i just can't get over his name. So unique and romantic the way it's spelled. congratulations again. enjoy those little frog legs. those were always my favorite.
He looks so much like Birdie! I am so happy for you... Can't wait to hear how he came into the world.
CONGRATULATIONS!! What a gorgeous little boy, cannot begin to tell you how happy I am for you guys!!!
Oh this was the BEST new of the day, of the week even!!!! Congratulations and he is simply amazing, beautiful, terrific!!!
I am so very happy for you!
oh! OH! OHHHHH!
On the phone right now with Raenne. The two of us are sobbing with joy for you!
even more so that Raennes second sons name was Holden. What a blessing to hear it again with such joy!
Laughing and crying in Canada!
He is absolutely beautiful!! Congratulations again Erin and Matt!
Erin,
I am so excited to see this news! He's so beautiful, and you look like you are in heaven!
Congratulations... you have waited so long for this happy ending... you deserve it. I think somewhere, somehow, Birdie knows her momma is happy.
Kelly
Congratulations. My family is so glad to see hope restored! Your are all so beautiful!
Oh Erin... he's BEAUTIFUL! Congratulations! :D
I'm crying over here. Congratulations, he is perfect!
Delurking to say congratulations on the birth of your perfect, lovely, sweet baby boy.
He's soooo beautiful! I can't wait to meet him :)
Lots of love!!!!!
Meg
THAT is the most beautiful Bunny I have ever seen.
Oh, Erin, I am so so so so happy for you.
I can't stop crying. I hope you can't either. I keep coming back and looking at him. I cannot stop looking at him. And, by giving him the middle name of Gene, you have made him beyond perfect (Mr. Wonderful's real name is Gene...). AND I still have a gift for him, almost done, waiting for a zipper, and he's small enough to fit it for a while!!
What fabulous news! I'm so happy for you and your family!
He is so beautiful!! I'm so very happy for you. Your pictures brought tears to my eyes.
I have been checking your site for updates, and I immediately burst into tears when the page loaded this morning. I am so happy for you, and he is absolutely gorgeous.
I'd like to send a little something to Holdyn, since he was born on my birthday. :) Please email me at atunheim@hotmail.com with your address when you have a moment.
I have been reading your blog for a while now and have shed many tears for you both. Now today I am crying tears of joy for you. I am so happy to read your wonderful news. Congratulations!!
I am late to the party, but I wanted to wish you my most heartfelt congratulations! I am sitting here crying such happy tears for you. Little Holdyn is absolutely beautiful! Congratulations my friend!
(Can you email me your snail mail address again? I want to send a little something to you and Holdyn.)
Erin, Matt and Holdyn-What perfection! So happy you have a baby in your arms. His little face is so pretty. I love those little bright red baby lips. Enjoy these fleeting newborn days. Lay in bed with him and snuggle up for as long as you can! Congratulations again and again!
A truly bright day!! He looks just like both of you.
Love from Shane and Ryan
Oh WOW! What a perfectly smooshy little monkey...I can't get over his little mouth!
I am so very happy for you all. Now get back to smelling that baby!
I am so very very happy for you all. I'm so amazed at all of this. Oh honey, this is such such good news.
Smooch!
P.S. I cannot wait for the birth story!
Erin and Matt:
Mazal tov!
Well, I cried harder with each picture I looked at! I'm so happy for you and love the pictures next to Birdie's name on your chest. I am so incredibly happy for you and think of you often.
xoxo
Much love and best wishes to you all.
XX
Oh Erin, I have been checking for this news. I'm so happy for you - congratulations!
Oh he is gorgeous! And so are you and Matt. What a beautiful family. So much love. I hope you are well--I know you must be overflowing with love every moment. So, so, so happy for you.
Oh mama I am so happy for you!! Holdyn is beautiful. Congratulations!
xo
Kim in Seattle
Oh, congratulations! He is gorgeous. And in those pictures with Matt looks a bit like Birdie. Or is it just my imagination?
Anyway, congratulations again! So, so happy for you.
I can't tell you how pleased I am to see this post. He is beautiful and you both look so happy. Welcome to the world little man.
Congratulations!
He is so beautiful! I am so happy for you.
He's gorgeous!!! I love that name too! Congrats for you, Dh, and Birdie who has a baby brother now.
Congratulations.........Delurking to tell you I'm sooooooo very happy for you!!
I'm so happy for you guys! Crying happy tears here...so sweet. Congratulations!
OK, so this is my second time commenting on this post, but I have to admit that I just keep coming back again and again to make sure it's all real. I've been a lurking blog-friend from afar since before Birdie was born, and I'm just so, so happy that your son arrived safe and sound. Congratulations, congratulations!
i am so, so, so, so, so very happy for you. happy babymoon.
That is the best news I heard all day!!! Congrats on having your breathing baby earthside!!!
OMG Erin you have a BABY!!! I'm so BEYOND THRILLED FOR YOU that words can't begin to describe it--I'm at a little bit of a low point but let me tell you this made me smile until my face hurt (really, I just had three root canals, ow, but TOTALLY WORTH IT). I love the picture of you holding him and smiling up at the nurse, you are RADIANT and he is GORGEOUS and WOW I can't wait for the birth story (AND THE MORE PHOTOS!!!). Congratulations to you and Matt, and to Big Sister Birdie wherever she flew; Holdyn is perfect in every way and I'm so glad your arms have something to hold now!
over the moon for you all here
all love & care
Denise & family
x
Erin and Matt,
I cant wait to read your birth story and how you perceived everything that the three of you went through. I am so honored to have been able to be there with all of you and personally witness you all as a beautiful family. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of everything. Oh and I love the dk blue/purple hat he is wearing. That is a great color on him!
Loving thoughts, Jen
I keeping coming back again and again to see Holdyn's sweet little lips and your smiling faces. It is so wonderful to see you all so happy. Congratulations again!
oh my god. oh my god. oh my god. hooray. hooray. hoorayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!! a little puzzle piece in this mysterious universe has just gone "click" right into place. overjoyed for you. wow it's fun to imagine how truly awed you and your family are right now and forever. what a lucky little guy he is. thrilled, thrilled, thrilled for you. i wont say enjoy every second because i know you are slurping and lapping every moment up!!
Hey you...me again :) I sent out a little gift for Baby Holdyn today. You should get it tomorrow or Monday. Please let me know when it arrives.
How's everything going? Is he the best nursing baby in the world? I bet he has the cutest boobie-milk coma face ever :)
Love to you all,
Meg
That is so great!!!! Your baby is beautiful. Enjoy him.
Found my way here via Janya.
What a yummy new babe! I know all to well what it is like to hold your second born, first time baby. I too had a little boy after losing my girl 17 months earlier. What a journey you have been on. Congratulations!
I am so happy for you both! I have been following your blog for awhile now and am crying tears of joy for you.
Congratulations!!!! He is so beautiful! Crying happy tears for you!!
De-lurking to send all the happy thoughts I can to you and your beautiful family! I, too, cried some happy tears for you guys..........All the best!
Tora :)
What wonderful, happy news!!!!!!!
The pictures are so touching, you are such a beautiful family. Holdyn is so cute, I could just gobble him up!
I can't wait to read your birth story.
(((((((((((Big hugs)))))))))))))
Lurker here, but I wanted to offer my congrats! Welcome to the world Holdyn!
I have chills. He is GORGEOUS! I love his name...Holdyn. :) What a beautiful, perfect, tiny boy. :) Congratulations!!!
Erin, it's Rob, Melisssa's friend from Chicago. I just wanted to tell you how thrilled I am for you and Matt! The pictures are so beautiful, seeing this made my day. What a cutie Holdyn is! I'm so happy for you.
XO
Rob
Congratulations! I have been offline for a while and when I came to check on you and your bunny I was so so happy to read your wonderful news! He is beautiful- congratulations!
Oh mama, mama, mama!!
OH GLORIOUS DAY!
He is GORGEOUS and you are radiant.
I have goosebumps and tears in my eyes.
I'm so sorry to have been out of touch this week...two births in 3 days has kept me away.
But I sat here at the computer to check email and suddenly I drew in my breath and said "ERIN!" and had to go check your blog here to see news.
Woudln't you know it? The most JOYOUS news of all befell my eyes.
I cannot wait for the birth story, amazing birth warrior.
Your love has returned.
I will stare at these pictures again tonight.
I send you love, peace, healing, and a proud hug.
Kiss him and kiss him again.
xoxo
Leigh
Goodness me, could he BE any more gorgeous?! Well done mummy, daddy and baby and sending you love on the next part of your journey. Claire xxxxx
I'm so happy for you!!! Congratulations!!!!
It's so wonderful to see your happy photos and your healthy son. He really is adorable too!
I am SO HAPPY for you all!!
I'm practically crying. He is beautiful. You are beautiful. I can't imagine being any happier.
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