Welcoming a new family member (including some F1.2 love!)

[Groucho]

It seems like forever... but after two that didn't make it, we finally have our "complete" family now! My daughter Leila Jane Kyle (pronounced "lie-luh", like Lila) was born last Friday the 8th, 9:01pm, 7lb 4oz. Mother and daughter did great and everyone seems quite healthy so far.

Some with the 16-50 lens...

...and some with the Cosina 55mm F1.2.

A friend of ours is nicknamed "Aardvark" and he gave Leila her second stuffed animal (her first being a Winnie the Pooh that my son Jack picked out on our last WDW trip):

My wife got this shot from two days later, Leila asleep on top of Jack who fell asleep on my lap. Quite a pile. The black thing is the back of Jack's Mickey Mouse plush from WDW.

I was finally able to fill in the gap I had left when putting the stickers on my wife's car!

With the 31mm F1.8.

...and again, the Cosina F1.2.

Here's a shot from this morning, to show how she looks after a week.

Sleeping is still a little bit of a battle (I'm overdue for bed now!) but it's not too bad. The first week of raising a girl has been a little harder than the first week of raising a boy, but overall she's been pretty wonderful and we are very proud!

 

[spinetnglr]

Very awesome pictures Groucho .. congrats to mom dad and big bro!!! Glad to hear all are doing well. She is precious!!

 

[klmall]

Looks like the wait was worth it! She's a beauty! Congratulations Mom and Dad!

 

[ukcatfan]

Congratulations!!! She looks wonderful!!!!

 

[PhotobearSam]

She's beautiful...Congratulations.

 

[WillowBelle]

Congratulations...she's gorgeous!

 

[Code]

Congratulations!!! She's adorable

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Those are precious. Especially love the "pile" shot.

Congratulations and Best Wishes to all of you!

 

[DisneySuiteFreak]

She's so adorable! Congratulations!!!

 

[RBennett]

WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS BUDDY!!!!!! I am SO happy for you FOUR!! She is beautiful (and as always the shots are great!!!)

 

[Wingman]

Congratulations, she is beautiful!!! We have ours due on Monday.

 

[Big Vic]

Great pics!

 

[Quicklabs]

Congratulations! Sending wishes for her lifelong happiness!

 

[NostalgicDad]

Beautiful name. Beautiful little girl. Beautiful pictures. Congratulations!

 

[Todd_H]

Congratulations to you and your wife! You have a beautiful daughter and your pictures are fantastic!

 

[GoofyontheHiSeas]

Congratulations to your entire family and great pictures. Your going to love having a daughter.

 

[annnewjerz]

Congrats to you and your wife! Like Linda, I especially love the "pile" shot---I'm sure your DS is going to love being a big brother!

 

[Groucho]

Thanks so much, everyone! I think we'll keep her. I'm looking forward to the first smiles from her. I definitely didn't miss the whole "getting up in the middle of the night for feeding and diapering" thing... bleah! But we're surviving OK. Jack was really easy and everyone said that #2 will be much harder - she is harder but nothing we can't handle!

Wingman, early congratulations to you - hope yours goes as smoothly as ours did!

 

[Miller1412]

Congrats Groucho! She is a beauty!!

 

[wenrob]

Thanks so much, everyone! I think we'll keep her. I'm looking forward to the first smiles from her. I definitely didn't miss the whole "getting up in the middle of the night for feeding and diapering" thing... bleah! But we're surviving OK. Jack was really easy and everyone said that #2 will be much harder - she is harder but nothing we can't handle!

I always say eldest DD was false advertising, she was a piece of cake, these two well...

Congrats to your whole family on a beautiful baby girl!