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Monday, October 18, 2010

Welcome Aboard Naia!!

As you may have guessed from my sudden disappearance from this space, the little miss finally made her entrance. Naia Virginia Wallach was born October 13, 2010 at 42 weeks, 2 days of cooking and she's just right!
Somehow I managed to sustain the oddest childbirth injury ever... tearing some cartilage in my left ankle that's left me barely able to walk. Big brother and daddy are stepping up to the plate and hanlding anything and everything around the boat while mama and Naia (rhymes with Maya by the way) spend their days nursing and sleeping and staring at each other in awe.

I can't thank you all enough for checking in, sending such caring and encouraging emails, and generally sending good wishes our way. We are slowly, SLOWLY catching up with the real world, but savoring our babymoon just the same.

74 comments:

  1. she is so precious! Congratulations@

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  2. Welcome to the world Naia!!! <3

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  3. Congratulatons...she is very, very beautiful.

    Happy baby moon :)

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  4. Kitty aka RiverRat7:51 AM

    Congratulations! Welcome Naia. I'm sure Zach will be the best big brother ever!

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  5. big, huge, congrats!!!! she is beatuiful. and i love her name. it (and variations on it) is one we considered for our girls. enjoy your babymoon, and i hope you recover quickly!!

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  6. Welcome little one! She is just perfect, blessings to you all...

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  7. She's beautiful! Have a wonderful babymoon. :)

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  8. Anonymous8:33 AM

    She is adorable! I have been thinking about you! I love baby feet too cute!

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  9. Amber Lee D.8:36 AM

    Congrats! Welcome Sailor Naia you have a wonderful life waiting for you.

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  10. Congratulations and WELCOME Naia - you are so beautiful! ~chris

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  11. Good to see you on this side Naia! You are absolutely beautiful! I'm looking forward to learning more about you from your mama. I wish you all the best in life.

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  12. Elizabeth9:15 AM

    Congratulations! It is funny that, as a relative newcomer to your blog, I have been waiting with baited breath for the safe and healthy birth of your baby. I admired your patience and am so happy your beautiful girl is finally here!

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  13. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! congrats, she is perfect!! enjoy the babymoon!!

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  14. Congrats! She's beautiful and so is her name.

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  15. Oh, yay! She is so beautiful!

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  16. Look at those tiny adorable feet! She's so beautiful. Congrats again. :)

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  17. Anonymous9:38 AM

    Beautiful babe. Happy Baby-Moon! Good work mama! Soak up that new baby smell for me.

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  18. TOO CHARMING! She's beautiful! Congrats!!!

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  19. Congratulations! Welcome to the world, Baby Naia!

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  20. wow! congratulations! she's so beautiful! i love the name you chose for her. just gorgeous. enjoy babymoon.

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  21. Woot! Congrats and welcome Naia!

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  22. Long time reader, never commented before.

    Congrats, she is adorable!

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  23. she is gorgeous!! those eyes are captivating. i LOVE baby feet, so thanks for that sweet photo, too. ;) so sorry to hear that you hurt your ankle, but thrilled that it means you are forced to rest and cuddle with your sweet babe. many blessings on your babymoon!

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  24. Congratulations Cindy! What a beautiful little girl! I love her name too. My daughter actually named her doll Naia a few years ago, and I've always thought it was a very pretty and unusual name! I think she made the name up because she liked the way it rolled off her tongue, but it's fun to know there is a real Naia somewhere out there in the world! Rest your ankle and enjoy your babymoon! -Heather

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  25. Congratulations! I love that name - unique and sweet!

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  26. Anonymous11:23 AM

    Oh, what a sweet and precious girl! I have been checking daily for weeks and resisted commenting as you didn't need to hear my tale of woe of being almost a full month overdue and the subsequent ICU beginnings, etc. I am so happy you had no complications other than your own foot. Enjoy all that enforced snuggle time and take care of yourself. Blessings. MizB

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  27. Greeblygreebly11:53 AM

    She is beautiful and so is her name! Congratulations!

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  28. Congratulations!
    She's BEAUTIFUL!
    And what a beautiful name :)
    Long awaited - and here she is :)
    Rest well and enjoy each other!

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  29. She is so gorgeous!!! Have a wonderful babymoon. :)

    Will you share your birth story here? If not I might have to over to MDC and see if you have shared it there. I LOVE birth stories. :)

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  30. You twisted an ankle giving birth?! How wonderful she is ~ congratulations to you all. <3 That's awesome.

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  31. Anonymous1:51 PM

    Congrats on your beautiful baby girl, she's lovely!

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  32. Anonymous1:53 PM

    Fantastic!
    Andy in Mpls

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  33. Yay! Congrats! Looking forward to hearing your birth story if you're sharing it. Happy babymoon!

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  34. Beautiful baby. Beautiful name. Congratulations.

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  35. Oh she is lovely! Congratulations with this beautiful, precious girl. Much love from someone in Holland who enjoys your blog for a while now :)

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  37. Sara D5:40 PM

    So exciting. What a precious little girl! I kept checking back on your blog hoping for news of her arrival. So glad to hear things went well and that you're both doing well (save for the ankle injury).

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  38. Oh congratulations! I've been keeping your family in my thoughts daily and I'm so happy to hear that Naia made her earthside finally. She's beautiful mama. You did good!

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  39. She is beautiful! Congrats mama. Happy babymooning, and I hope that injury heals up fast with all the love floating around your boat!

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  40. Jerilyn8:22 PM

    Hooray! She looks perfect, and what a lovely name! Congrats and happy healing and a peaceful adjustment to you all.

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  41. Oh, I'm a sucker for baby feet! Your little Naia is so sweet and I can't believe how alert she looks already.
    I'm sure Zach is very excited about his sister. Make sure you tell hime your readers are sending big hugs to him for being such a wonderful big brother!

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  42. Congratulations!!!

    So will your blog title change to 'Zach and Naia Aboard' now? Hehe

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  43. Lovely baby, lovely name. Enjoy your babymoon. I'm sure Zach is thrilled to be a big brother.

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  44. Anonymous9:42 PM

    Congratulations! Welcome to the world baby Naia, you are beautiful.

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  45. congratulations cindy!!! she is SO beautiful!!!

    SO happy for you and your family!!!

    xoxoxo

    ~erin

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  46. She is absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations!

    Deb
    S/V Nomad
    www.theretiremenproject.blogspot.com

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  47. Welcome Naia! Beautiful name, beautiful baby girl. Sailor girls rock!

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  48. Congratulations!!!! She is just beautiful. Enjoy this special time with her. Hope your ankle heals quickly!

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  49. Yay! Congratulations! Her face is incredible! She looks intelligent and soulful. I hope you heal quickly, but enjoy your time of rest.

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  50. Congrats! I'm glad she decided to join you in your outside world after all! She's a cute one.

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  51. oh she is beautiful!!! I hope that everyone is soaking up each others company and love and letting Mama rest lots. Congrats!!

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  52. So, so happy for all of you. Congrats on your little miss. She is gorgeous. Many blessings to all of you!!!

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  53. Congratulations, she's precious!! Glad she's here.

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  54. Congratulations!! She is so very beautiful :) Warm wishes, Sarah

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  55. Oh, she is *so* beautiful! Congratulations!

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  56. Anonymous12:50 PM

    Congratulations! (Finally)

    She is as beautiful as her name, as they say, good things come to those who wait ;)

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  57. BEAUTIFUL baby! nice cookin', mama!!!

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  58. Mazel Tov! What a beautiful,sweet girl with a wonderful name to match. Savor this special family time and I hope your foot heals quickly. Love the pic of those cute baby feet...I am such a sucker for baby toes. Sending you lots of warm wishes for much happiness as a new family of four!

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  59. congratulations! what a sweet, sweet baby sea girl.....

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  60. congratulations, mama!!!!! so wonderful to hear the good news! i hope your ankle heals quickly! (and all the rest of the healing too!) i love that you wrote she is "just right" where most people put in the weight/length stats. i mean don't get me wrong, i find the stats fascinating too, and i drop my stats in conversation inappropriately all the time, but i do think they are all born just right!

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  61. Best wishes! What wonderful news and what a precious wee baby! She looks so alert. Oh those tiny pink toes are so sweet! I wish you joy. I love my boys so much, but there is something special about having a daughter. I feel like my daughter was especially picked out for me....love, Beth

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  62. Well, she sure is gorgeous! I'm sure she was worth the wait :) Congratulations on your precious baby girl.

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  63. Congrats!!! Your little girl is so so precious. Enjoy every moment of your soaking in baby moon and I hope your odd birth injury heals quickly. I'd love to hear the story behind it someday.

    :)Lisa

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  64. I already said it via e-mail but had to come here again and say CONGRATS!! She's such a beauty!! <3

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  65. ¡¡felicidades!! ¡que luz brillante que dió al mundo! take it easy mama.

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  66. Congrats!! So exciting. Beautiful!

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  67. jen picciolo9:56 AM

    Congratulations to you & your family! Your daughter is beautiful. Did you have a boat birth?

    Best wishes,
    Jennifer & family in Milwaukee

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  68. many blessings to you and your family.
    what a sweet little girl and a lovely name..
    may you enjoy this precious time to the fullest
    warmly,
    christina

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  69. Congratulations, she is beautiful :)

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  70. Congratulations. Hope you get better soon. Thanks for writing it has been a great encouragement to our family.

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  71. Cindy, oh, she is sososo beautiful. i love the pictures of her first bath with zach. so precious. sending love, christine

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  72. I am the last to this show! Have been thinking of you for the past few weeks and so thrilled to see this face- love love love, to all 4 of you!!
    ellen

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  73. congratulations! she is beautiful, as is her name!
    nicola

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  74. Saucy Sailoress6:51 AM

    I am soooo pleased for you guys - she is beautiful!! I lookm forward to some fab blogging about her as well, now!!

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