Lydia Rose Matern came to us Friday, June 22 and we are ecstatic!! We have 3 girls! Papa hasn't put her down. My water broke Thursday and then. . . . nothing. So we waited and waited and had her here, at home, in the tub, about 27 hours later. It was awesome and we are all doing great!
She's beautiful! Congratulations!
Posted by: Linda | June 23, 2007 at 09:42 AM
AMY!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!! Welcome, Baby Lydia! (You're a lucky little girl!) Fantastic news, Amy.....I had a feeling something was going on.....) Take care, all of you.
Posted by: Gail | June 23, 2007 at 09:43 AM
She is beautiful! Really, really huge congratulations to the entire Chicken household!
Posted by: KT | June 23, 2007 at 09:44 AM
Congratulations on your new arrival! I am so glad she has arrived safe and sound! Enjoy your time with the new addition to your family!
Posted by: mama is quilting | June 23, 2007 at 09:47 AM
aw how sweet! congratulations!
Posted by: peggy | June 23, 2007 at 09:52 AM
Wonderful! Congratulations!
Posted by: Jen | June 23, 2007 at 09:55 AM
Oh I adore her name! Hello liitle Lydia Rose. I have a fabulous aunt Lydia, my mom's sister who lived in Madrid most of her life. Just adore her name. Congratulations. How wonderful, safe and sound and healthy. Both of you. Sigh of peace and joy...xxo
Posted by: A Fanciful Twist | June 23, 2007 at 09:56 AM
Congratulations, she's just beautiful. Happy to hear everyone is doing well!
Posted by: gwendolen | June 23, 2007 at 09:57 AM
Congratulations! She's beautiful!
Posted by: Lisa Clarke | June 23, 2007 at 09:58 AM
She is such a pretty summer girl.
Totally perfect.
Congratulations! Good job.
Posted by: Sue | June 23, 2007 at 10:01 AM
congratulations - warmest wishes to all the girls in the house and the proud mama and papa!
Posted by: Heidi | June 23, 2007 at 10:15 AM
congratulations to everyone.
Posted by: stephanie s | June 23, 2007 at 10:15 AM
HOORAY!!! So so happy for you and Pete. And your THREE GIRLS! Wow, wow....
Posted by: amanda | June 23, 2007 at 10:18 AM
Oh, happy day! Many congratulations on the arrival of Lydia Rose. I'm one of 3 sisters, and I *love* it. Enjoy your first few days together as a family of five.
Posted by: betsy | June 23, 2007 at 10:19 AM
congrats from the uk! welcome lydia, have a happy life full of joy :)
Posted by: lusummers | June 23, 2007 at 10:28 AM
congratulations!!! she's a cutie :)
Posted by: barbara | June 23, 2007 at 10:37 AM
Squeeeee! Congratulations! Yay for tiny little girls!
Posted by: Sonja | June 23, 2007 at 10:37 AM
you make it sound so easy! I love that little face, I am so so happy for you guys!
Posted by: Blair | June 23, 2007 at 10:38 AM
Congratulations on your newest beautiful family member! Lydia Rose is such a lovely name!
Posted by: Lana | June 23, 2007 at 10:45 AM
Yay! And another girl! I had a feeling . . . :)
CONGRATULATIONS YOU GUYS!!!
Posted by: Kelly | June 23, 2007 at 10:45 AM
Oh wow. Congratulations. I love love love the names of all your girls. She's beautiful.
Posted by: Veronica | June 23, 2007 at 10:50 AM
Can that really be her? She looks about 2 months old in that photo--what a perfect little face! Must have had a healthy birth weight! Congratulations...I've had three girls, too, so lucky! S and D must be thrilled!
Posted by: Kirstin | June 23, 2007 at 10:51 AM
Congratulations! Welcome, Lydia!
Posted by: Annika | June 23, 2007 at 11:00 AM
yay! congrats to your little family! lydia is beautiful.
Posted by: kirsten | June 23, 2007 at 11:01 AM
Congratulations!! My best friend in high school was named Lydia Rose. It's such a beautiful combination.
Posted by: Kaitie Tee | June 23, 2007 at 11:02 AM
CONGRATUALTIONS!!!!
she's beautiful...and really, 3 girls is the best of combinations (i have 2 sisters....and we havent stopped having fun).
p.s. the book turned out beautifully...got it this week, & a review is to come within the next few days:)
Posted by: cristina - string*THEORY | June 23, 2007 at 11:07 AM
Precious! Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!!!
Posted by: Cindy | June 23, 2007 at 11:13 AM
Congratulations, she is so precious. I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of your book, hopefully today! I have one boy, followed by 3 girls, and we love it. Best to all of you.
Posted by: Jessica | June 23, 2007 at 11:15 AM
great name! she's adorable. congratulations :)
Posted by: amanda | June 23, 2007 at 11:17 AM
Congratulations!! A beautiful name for a beautiful girl. Glad you're all doing so well. Yay!
Posted by: meg | June 23, 2007 at 11:18 AM
So happy for you and your family! and then there were five...
Posted by: Kristina | June 23, 2007 at 11:19 AM
She's beautiful! (of course she is.) :)
Congratulations to the proud parents, and may she live a blessed life.
Posted by: miss violet | June 23, 2007 at 11:19 AM
oh congratulations!!!
Posted by: mj | June 23, 2007 at 11:21 AM
congratulations and welcome to your sweet girl. i am so happy for you. i always am when i see new babies born.
Posted by: ramona | June 23, 2007 at 11:22 AM
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!! Wishing you many blessings for the whole family.
Posted by: mrspilkington | June 23, 2007 at 11:26 AM
OMG, how cute she is! Congrats to the family!
Posted by: Simone | June 23, 2007 at 11:26 AM
Many many congrats to you!!! And a homebirth - wow! Hats off to you for that. She's a beauty, but of course you already know that :)
Posted by: Candace | June 23, 2007 at 11:30 AM
Welcome, Baby Lydia!
Posted by: Donna | June 23, 2007 at 11:30 AM
Congratulations. She's just as lovely as her name.
Posted by: Wende | June 23, 2007 at 11:33 AM
How excited are Sadie and Delia that she's a little girl?! She looks wonderful and how fantastic that you got to have her at home. So glad that went well. I can't wait to see more pics. I'm so happy for you guys!
xoxo
Posted by: hillary | June 23, 2007 at 11:35 AM
HOORAY! I hope you're getting some rest [I know, ha ha] and enjoying that new baby smell. Give Lydia a big kiss from me! I can't wait to see her in person.
P.S. Let me know if you need anything!!
Posted by: sally | June 23, 2007 at 11:36 AM
Congratulations! She's beautiful!
Posted by: Jason Thompson | June 23, 2007 at 11:36 AM
Congratulations! I'm so happy for you!
Posted by: Annhb | June 23, 2007 at 11:38 AM
Congrats! And great name. What a sweetie.
Posted by: Emma | June 23, 2007 at 11:41 AM
Congratulations. Im so very jealous:)
Enjoy all the moments and memories.
Posted by: Quirk | June 23, 2007 at 11:41 AM
many many many congratulations to you and your family on this joyous occasion!
Posted by: emily | June 23, 2007 at 11:43 AM
Wow, a baby and a book all at once! Congratulations and welcome to Lydia!
Posted by: Amanda | June 23, 2007 at 11:46 AM
congratulations.
she is gorgeous.
so happy everyone is
doing well.
enjoy every moment.
Posted by: melissa deakin | June 23, 2007 at 11:47 AM
3 girls. I bet you were a bit surprised. It sounded to me like you were guessing a boy.
I love her name too.
Congratulations!
xx
Posted by: Nancy | June 23, 2007 at 11:47 AM
Look at that little nose!
Congratulations to all of you!
Posted by: strikkelise | June 23, 2007 at 11:48 AM
Congratulations! She seems bursting with sweetness! So glad everything went well and you had a lovely home birth. Take care, hugs, Cassi
Posted by: Cassi | June 23, 2007 at 11:57 AM
Congratulations!! Welcome to the world Lydia Rose!
Posted by: Julie | June 23, 2007 at 12:00 PM
Add me to the list of congratulations! What a precious little thing! I'm glad she got her safe and sound. And what a darling picture!
Posted by: Beth | June 23, 2007 at 12:01 PM
Congratulations! Its funny that I have a friend who named her daughter Lydia Rose too. Is there a reason why you picked that name?
Posted by: Alison Love | June 23, 2007 at 12:03 PM
I was just wondering if baby chicken had arrived this morning. Congratulations!
Posted by: Mama Urchin | June 23, 2007 at 12:05 PM
Yay! Hooray! *Sniff*
Posted by: Kim | June 23, 2007 at 12:07 PM
~Congrats~
She's beautiful ... love the name (it's my oldest's name too!)
~Heather
Posted by: Heather | June 23, 2007 at 12:09 PM
congratulations!
your other "baby" arrived at my house on the 22nd too & they're both purty sweet! oh , & 3 girls is the best!!!!
Posted by: Hildy | June 23, 2007 at 12:10 PM
What a precious girl! Congratulations!!
Posted by: Beverly | June 23, 2007 at 12:12 PM
Congratulations, Mama! Beautiful name for a beautiful girl!
Posted by: jennifer w. | June 23, 2007 at 12:12 PM
Congrats! How wonderful!!!!
Posted by: Jen | June 23, 2007 at 12:13 PM
Congratulations on the birth of little Lydia. She's beautiful.
Posted by: Clare | June 23, 2007 at 12:17 PM
Yippee! Congratulations! She's beautiful, just like her big sisters.
Good work, Mama.
Posted by: Beth | June 23, 2007 at 12:17 PM
And she's lovely! Congratulations!
Posted by: jessi | June 23, 2007 at 12:18 PM
YAY! Welcome to the world, Lydia! All the best for all your little ladeez and hubbies and yourself, of course!
Posted by: Carmen | June 23, 2007 at 12:22 PM
hooray for the chicken family!!! welcome, miss sweet lydia.
Posted by: Shelagh | June 23, 2007 at 12:33 PM
Oh, such a beautiful name for such a truly beautiful baby! (At least, I assume the rest of her is as cute as her sweet little face!) Congratulations to your whole family!
Posted by: Kathy | June 23, 2007 at 12:33 PM
Oh, yay. Yay for three. Yay for girls. Yay for Lydia Rose.
Congratulations to you and your whole posse, Amy. (Homebirth is a beautiful thing, isn't it?)
Posted by: Sarah | June 23, 2007 at 12:35 PM
What a cutie! Congratulations!
Posted by: Robin | June 23, 2007 at 12:36 PM
Another beautiful blogland baby! Congratulations!!! And P.S. I bought your book yesterday and it's fabulous as are you Ms. Amy Karol!
Posted by: geek+nerd | June 23, 2007 at 12:50 PM
Bright Blessings to your whole family and congratulations on your successful home birth!
Posted by: Lindsey | June 23, 2007 at 12:51 PM
Congrats all around! Homebirths are so wonderful. Hope you're was a sentimental and spiritually filling as ours was.
Posted by: Beth H | June 23, 2007 at 12:51 PM
Beautiful!! Congratulations!
A new book and a new baby!
Posted by: Miss Paula | June 23, 2007 at 01:01 PM
yay! so exciting to see your post, and she is so beautiful!
Posted by: susan b. | June 23, 2007 at 01:06 PM
How fabulous! Congratulations! Thank you for including us!
Posted by: h. | June 23, 2007 at 01:07 PM
Yes! Three is the magic number! Congratulations! Wow!
Posted by: esther Veereschild | June 23, 2007 at 01:13 PM
little baby Cancer girl!
Congratulations!
Posted by: laura r. | June 23, 2007 at 01:20 PM
congratulations on the birth of lydia! she's beautiful and her name is perfect.
Posted by: melissa | June 23, 2007 at 01:34 PM
holy crap! she's beautiful! you're officially living my dream of having three girls (i have two so far. . .) the name is gorgeous and i LOVE that she was born in your very own home. so good.
i might be de-lurking here, but since i've read your blog for over a year, i feel like we're good friends (scary? maybe. sorry.) and wish you all the happiness that brand new babies inevitably bring!
Posted by: katie r | June 23, 2007 at 01:41 PM
Congratulations, she's gorgeous.
Posted by: Katherine | June 23, 2007 at 01:45 PM
Ohhhh! Congratulations! Beautiful name, beautiful baby. Well done, Amy (and Papa, o'course!)
Posted by: esmerelda | June 23, 2007 at 01:48 PM
Congratulations!
Posted by: Anina | June 23, 2007 at 01:54 PM
Oh, how wonderful! Congratulations!
Posted by: jen. | June 23, 2007 at 01:55 PM
Congratulations, Amy & family! Welcome, Lydia!
Posted by: Mary | June 23, 2007 at 02:00 PM
Congratulations! Babies are the sweetest addition to life.
Posted by: Jill | June 23, 2007 at 02:12 PM
Congratulations to everyone in your family. And welcome little Lydia!
Posted by: Jennifer | June 23, 2007 at 02:26 PM
congratulations! another blog cutie born this month.
Posted by: Sarah | June 23, 2007 at 02:51 PM
Welcome, Lydia! Congratulations!
Posted by: Emma | June 23, 2007 at 02:51 PM
i have been freaking out being away, that somehow i would miss it (miss what?!) or something-- this is such tremendously good news and she is so well named... i can't wait to meet her!
Posted by: melissa f. | June 23, 2007 at 02:55 PM
Oh, my. Two huge productions in one week! You must be ecstatic! Many congratulations.
Posted by: Liesl | June 23, 2007 at 03:04 PM
Congratulations!!!
Posted by: cari | June 23, 2007 at 03:07 PM
Welcome Lydia!!! Congratulations Amy and family. Big week for you all!!!
Posted by: Melissa | June 23, 2007 at 03:26 PM
Aw, bless. What a little sweetie.
Posted by: Gail | June 23, 2007 at 03:40 PM
wow, in the bathtub... how awesomely brave are you! congratulations on both the baby and the book!
Posted by: cindy | June 23, 2007 at 03:41 PM
so wonderful, congratulations xxx
Posted by: sarah | June 23, 2007 at 03:43 PM
Congratulations to your sweet little qutie!
Posted by: Elena | June 23, 2007 at 03:59 PM
Gorgeous!!! I so want another girl:) She is beautiful, congrats.
Posted by: leilalu | June 23, 2007 at 04:11 PM
Congratulations! Our daughter's middle name is Rose, too. I'm so happy for your whole family.
Jaala
Posted by: jaaladay | June 23, 2007 at 04:17 PM
Congratulations. She's gorgeous! Best wishes!
Posted by: Linda | June 23, 2007 at 04:38 PM
How exciting! She's going to have so many "Mommies" helping her grow up... what a lucky girl!
I have three big sisters and couldn't imagine my life without them! Congratulations!
Posted by: Plumtickled | June 23, 2007 at 04:55 PM