Born January 9, 2010
7lbs 2oz
19 inches long
Greg and I are thrilled to announce that our daughter Kate has finally arrived! I will of course share all the details once we get settled in at home, so for now I’ll just share that she is absolutely amazing and we already can’t imagine our lives without her. We feel like the most blessed parents in the entire world!
Congratulation, G and D! Welcome to the world, Kate.
She is gorgeous!
Congrats! So happy for you!
I love her SO much! She is so beautiful!
Congratulations!! She is so cute. I look forward to hearing more about her
She’s beautiful. Congratulations!
She is so precious! Congratulations!
Congrats! She is beautiful and a huge blessing!
Congrats! she’s so pretty!
She is beautiful, congratulations!!!!
Congratulations G&D!! I read your blog every day and enjoy it so much. I just had to wish you congrats. I am a new mother myself and I can tell you its the most amazing feeling. There are no words to describe the love you have for your child. Enjoy this time with your husband and all of Kate’s firsts!
Best Wishes from Chicago!
Congratulations!!
She is beautiful! Congratulations!
I’m so incredibly happy for you! She’s beautiful.
Congrats!! She’s precious!
OMG!!! Congratulations! I was JUST talking to my best friend (named Kate!) and wondering if you’d had her yet. Can’t wait to hear about her – she’s gorgeous and LOVE the name. Congrats again!
YAY!!! That’s my birthday too! It’s an awesome day to have a birthday
I was just thinking about you today, too.
Congratulations! She’s adorable!
Congratulations!!! She is gorgeous!
Congratulations, she’s perfect!! Enjoy every single second, my little guy is 5 months old and it goes by so, so fast!
Congratulations! She’s absolutley beautiful!! Well worth the wait, I’m sure.
I let out a big “Aww!” as soon as my webpage opened. She’s adorable. Congratulations, I hope all of you are doing well.
Yaaaaay! Welcome, Kate!
Congratulations! I don’t even know you in the real world (or the fake world), but I’ve been anxiously tuning in to find out if she’s arrived. Despite the fact that I’m pregnant, I’m anxious to hear your delivery story!
Welcome baby Kate! She’s beautiful. Thank you for sharing her picture with us. Enjoy these new moments.
FINALLY KATE! I can’t wait to hear all the gory details.
Congrats G&D!! She’s a beautiful baby!
Congratulations! I am happy for all of you and cant wait to hear details!
I just got goosebumps! She is beautiful…such a blessing = )
Congrats Dusty!! She’s just perfect!
Big big big congratulations to you ! She’s absolutely lovely and has already stolen your heart, I’m quite sure. Welcome to motherhood, the best days of your life are ahead of you with your new daughter ! Fabulous name choice, I must say.
Kate
Congratulations! She is beautiful!!
Yay! Congratulations she’s beautiful!! I love her name!
OMG, she is beautiful. Great name…….congrats to you all!
Oh congrats!!! She is adorable. Hope you and Kate are both doing wonderfully!
Congratulations! She is beautiful and I love her name!!
OH my! She is adorable.
Oh Yeah! She is so adorable!!
What a beautiful little girl! And I love the name. Congrats.
She’s gorgeous!
Welcome to the world, Kate!
Congratulations! That is awesome!
She is darling! Little girls are so much fun! Enjoy them now for they grow up way too fast!
Congratulations G&D. She’s so precious.
She is absolutely gorgeous. Just perfect. Love it. Congratulations
Congratulations on your absolutely precious baby girl!
she is GORGEOUS!! congrats <3
Congratulations!! I have been checking the blog daily hoping to see this news. She is beautiful, her name is beautiful. I am so happy for you. Enjoy your greatest DIY project ever!
She’s beautiful! Congrats!!
She is beautiful. Congrats!!
Congrats! She is adorable.
congratulations! She’s gorgeous. God bless.
CONGRATS!!! she is so beautiful! Can’t wait to see more pictures!!
How sweet is she, and I love the name! Congrats to the whole family, and I cant wait to hear all the details and see more pics of the cutie!
Oh hallelujah! Been thinking of you guys for a week now wondering what’s up! Glad she’s here – she’s beautiful! Can’t wait to hear all about it. Were you induced? Did she come on her own? Details…. as you have time ! Ha – that said from another mother of a Catherine “cate”! Blessings and Congrats!
Congratulations G&D. She is a little cutie. Can’t wait to see more pics.
I can’t believe I’m so excited for someone I’ve never met!! I seriously almost teared up a bit when I saw her sweet little face on your post! Congratulations!!
congrats!
yay yay yay yay yay!!!!
Congrats mommy!
Congratulations! She is beautiful!
She is beautiful!! Congrats!
Congratulations G&D! I’m sure you are both thrilled. What a blessing!! Looking forward to following all the adventures ahead
Kate is beautiful!!
Congratulations!!! Kate is absolutely perfect.
Congrats! Your Kate is simply gorgeous. Best wishes from NJ!
congratulations! she’s beautiful!
I’m a newer reader to your blog and was waiting for this post! Congrats!!! She’s beautiful.
so sweet! congratulations!!!
Happy, healthy wishes to you, G and Baby Kate!!!!! Much Love!!
She is beautiful! Can’t wait to hear more!
Congrats, Dusty!
How incredibly beautiful! Congratulations!!!!!!
Ahhh, she’s gorgeous!!! Can I be her Auntie Em? Love the name Kate, so classic and beautiful – my sister (Kate/Katherine) would approve!
Oh wow! Congratulations! She’s beautiful.
Congratulations! Such a cute little bundle of joy.
Yayyyy I knew she had arrived when you didn’t post for a bit! She’s gorgeous, congratulations!
She is so lovely- best wishes to the three of you!
She’s just perfect! Congratulations!!!
Congrats!! Actually squealed a little at how cute she is! Perfect!
(Ps, long time reader, first time poster… keep up the great stuff as you’re venturing into mommy-hood!)
Congratulations!
Just perfect..the name, the baby, everything! Congrats to your new family!
Congrats, Dusty! You’re a MOMMY! Yay! She’s absolutely perfect. Enjoy this special time with your family! So happy for you!
Congratulations! She is beautiful.
Aw!!! Hi, little Kate! Welcome to the world:) Congratulations, Dusty! She’s adorable! Hope labor went well, can’t wait to hear!!!
Congrats from Indiana! SO happy for your family! She is too precious
Congratulations Dusty and Greg! Welcome to the world Kate!
I’m so happy for the new addition to your family Dusty!
She’s beautiful! Congratulations!
Congratulations and Welcome Kate! What a beautiful name
Congratulations!
Delurking to say congratulations! Welcome to the world, beautiful little girl. D&G, she’s stunning — you’ve made a lovely baby. -Chan
Congrats! She’s beautiful.
CONGRATULATIONS!! I was hoping to hear some news from you soon. She is so beautiful.
Adorable! Congratulations!!!
Many, many congratulations! She is absolutely adorable and I am so glad that y’all are all safe and healthy!
I am so happy for you! And I love her name! That is the absolute best way to spell “Katherine”
xo, Katherine Anne
Many, many congratulations! She is absolutely adorable and I am so glad that y’all are all safe and healthy!
I am so happy for you! And I love her name! That is the absolute best way to spell “Katherine”
xo, Katherine Anne
Congrats! She’s absolutely beautiful. Can’t wait to read all about her.
CONGRATS!! I read your blog, but have never commented. Kate is just precious!
Congratulations!
Dusty, She is beautiful! Congratulations to you and Greg.
HUGE congratulations to you on the birth of your beautiful daughter Kate!!!! Hope things are going well for all 3 of you. Aw, she’s just precious!!!
wow, she is a beautiful little girl!! and the name seems just right. congrats to your new family of three!
She is absolutely stunning! Congrats to you both on the arrival of your beautiful bundle of joy.
congratulations! she is beautiful. enjoy parenthood
Congratulations!!!! I am so happy for you both. Watch out now, she’s going to grow up fast so enjoy every moment with her. You should do a monthly photo of her to watch how much she grows. I did that and it’s great!!
YAY!!!!
Congratulations! Hope you guys are on Cloud 9. She’s absolutely beautiful!
Congratulations!! She is precious!
CONGRATS!!!!
She’s so beautiful! And you picked the best name EVER! 😉
Congrats!!! She’s perfect.
Congrats and welcome to the world! :o) She is a doll!!!! Get ready to have your world rocked in a totally awesome way!
YAY! Congrats!
I swear Will starting like uber-nuts when I saw this huge announcement! She is beautiful beautiful crazy beautiful!
XO – Katie
She is beautiful! Congratulations.
Congrats to the both of you! Welcome to the world, Kate!
SHE’S BEAUTIFUL!!! Congratulations G&D!
Congratulations to you and Greg!!! She is beautiful!!!
Congratulations!! I am new to the world of blooging and so new to your blog but I love it already.
I have a 15 month old daughter called Catherine Anne – and we call her Cate. So that’s one hellof a classy name yo’ve picked out there! She looks like a total sweetie! Enjoy xxx
Congrats!! She’s adorable!
aw, she’s beautiful! congratulations!!!
Congratulations G & D…. Can’t help looking at Katie… She’s precious! I dreamed of how i would like my baby to be. Though, I never figured out how she would look like. Dusty, You got the baby of my dreams. I rank her Cutest baby of 2010. (I hope mine comes Next!!)Aah, who am I kidding. Let’s call Katie CUTEST BABY EVER!!!! She’s gorgeous.she’s so beautiful. Your going to be the best mother of the cutest Baby. Please write a Baby & Delivery Post ASAP!!! Regards From Maldives.
Congratulations!
Yay! Congratulations. She is gorgeous.
Congratulations Dusty! She is beautiful!
What awesome news and a beautiful name. Congratulations! I hope you guys are getting enoughs sleep. Can’t wait to hear all about her arrival.
Welcome Baby Kate! Your a lucky little girl! G&D… Been thinking of you all week, so happy for you guys! Thanks for keeping us posted. Enjoy your first week as a family!
I have checked your blog everyday, twice a day for the last week to find out if your little girl had arrived yet! Almost nine months along myself I was overcome with emotion when I saw the picture of your beautiful little girl! Congratulations to you and your husband! While you feel like the luckiest parents in the world I think that baby Kate is truly the lucky one for having such phenomenal parents… I know I’ve never met you but I found your blog at the beginning of your pregnancy and I feel incredibly blessed to have been a part of your pregnancy experience from this side of the computer screen! Enjoy your little girl each and every day because it’s true – they just grow up to darned fast! :0)
Congratulations!!!!!!!!! She’s beautiful.
Congratulations!!!
SOOOOO CCCCUUUUTTTEEEE!
Congrats Dusty – she is precious and a gift from God
Blessings from The Taylor Family in Baltimore MD
Congrats! She is beautiful!!
Congratulations!
Yay! Congratulations!!
What a cutie!
Congrats Dusty!
She is gorgeous!!
Congratulations! She is beautiful!
Congrats to you both! She is absolutely beautiful…
Congrats – she’s beautiful and I cannot wait to read and see more of her!
Congrats!! She is beautiful! Love the name Kate. We didn’t find out what we were having and that was our girl name.
Can’t wait to read the whole story, from the water breaking to how her name was chosen. Congratulations!
OMG she is sooo precious!
Congrats to you both! Welcome, Kate! Although the pic’s not loading for some reason, i’m sure shes beautiful!
I’m so happy for you and your hubby. She is so sweet! Rest and enjoy. Thanks for sharing.
Congratulations! She is beautiful!
Congrats! She is so cute!
Congratulations! She’s adorable!
congrats! she is beautiful!
Congrats G & D!!
She is gorgeous!! Congrats!
awww, congrats! she is super cute and i love the name (also a katherine, but i’ve always been called katie)
congrats congrats! i kept on checking in this week to see when you finally had your little one. she’s precious!
CONGRATS!!! So cute
Congrats to you both! She is perfect, D! Having a little girl is wonderful…so many exciting times ahead.
she is precious! Congrats!!
Welcome to the planet Kate. Congratulations- she is absolutely beautiful!
Congratulations!
Yay!! I actually gasped when I saw this post–finally your sweet girl is in your arms! I’m so happy for you. Congrats!!
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous…although, I’m going to miss all your fabulous maternity wear!
Congratulations!
Congrats Dusty! She is beautiful!!
Absolutely precious! I love how I only know you through your blog yet have been waiting with anticipation to hear of Kate’s arrival! Many congrats!
welcome to the world, little Kate!
big, big congratulations, Mom and Dad!
(love that you already have a tag for her!)
Congrats!!! She is SO beautiful!!!!
Congratulations! She is beautiful! Love the name Kate too!
Ah, she is absolutley precious! Congratualtions!
Congratulations!!!!
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! (That was a How I Met Your Mother scream).
I can’t wait to hear more!!
Congratulations! What a sweet little girl!
AUGHHHHHHHHH! CONGRATULATIONS! She is GORGEOUS, and I absolutely love her name! Can’t wait to hear all the details!
Sweet! Congratulations and welcome to the club!
Squealing with happiness over here! Congratulations!
Oh, she’s beautiful!!
Congratulations!!
What a beautiful blessing! Congratulations!!! Welcome to the world Katherine Pamela!
When “Meet Kate” popped up on my facebook I was so excited! I’ve been checking often the last couple of weeks to see if she had arrived. Congratulations and I can’t wait to read your Mommy posts! Enjoy
YEAH!!!! I’m so happy for you! Congrats!
Congratulations!! She is beautiful =)
She’s absolutely perfect and her name is lovely! Congratulations!
Congratulations! What a precious little girl!
And I adore her name. I’ve always loved Katherine/Kate/Katie, but married into a family that already has a Katherine, Kaitlyn, Kaden, Kaylee…and about 10 other “K” names, lol.
(I also think it’s hilarious that on the bottom of your post in the “You might also like” section it has a post titled “My Kate Spade Bag Has Arrived!” As if that even comes close to matching this excitement!)
CONGRATULATIONS!! She’s beautiful.
she is precious!!! congratulations!!
Congrats!! She’s beautiful.
Congratulations!! She is absolutely beautiful.
Adore her already! XOXOXOXOXO to you all! -Marcia
Oh she’s gorgeous!! Many many congrats!
Congrats Dusty & Greg!
Big congrats! Welcome to the world Kate! She’s beautiful!
She is amazing. Don’t you just love staring at her? I’d have a hard time walking away from the nursery if I had such a little princess in the crib.
I have to say, I always read and never comment, but congratulations! She is just beautiful.
And I LOVE her name (obviously). <3
CONGRATS! She’s gorgeous!
What a gorgeous baby!
Beautiful name for a beautiful girl! Congratulations!
Hooray! She’s here, and she’s perfect. Love her and her name, and hope all went well. I’m hoping she made a speedy delivery, to keep the family tradition alive.
Thrilled for all of you!
jbhat
I keep clicking on your blog again JUST to see the picture of your sweet little girl. What a beautiful daughter, and I absolutely love the name!! Congrats Dusty!
Congratulations, G&D&K!!! She is beautiful.
I’m just tickled that you named your daughter “Kate” and we all know what a “thing” you have for Kate Spade handbags! Heehee!
Congrats!
Congrats! She is absolutely adorable.
Congratulations- she is gorgeous, and is that a bit of red hair I see?!
I love your blog and have been anxious for this post! Congratulations on your beautiful baby girl!
I have been waiting for this post!!! Congrats, she is beautiful…enjoy!
baby G&D! congratulations to you all! she is beautiful!
BEAUTIFUL! Congratulations! not toooooo late huh?
Congratulations! Kate is a beautiful name for a beautiful little girl!! Enjoy motherhood- it’s the BEST gig in the world!
Lori
She’s here! Congrats – she is a perfect little peanut. I love love love the name and wanted to tell you those Swaddle Designs blankets are the best – aren’t they? Here is a quote from one of my fave Children’s books – “On the night you were born, the moon smiled with such wonder that the stars peeked in to see you and the night wind whispered ‘life will never be the same.'” Welcome to the club!
Congratulations to you both! What a precious peach she is. Isn’t it amazing how quickly your life simply and utterly changes?
soooooo very precious! Congratulations!
Congratulations on the arrival of your sweet little Kate. I was certain that she’d be born on the 9th. Why? Well, because I was due with my third (surprise) baby on January 4, 2009, and for the first time in three happy, uneventful pregnancies, I watched my due date come and go. My Abigail Jane finally arrived on January 9th, 2009. On Saturday, as you were holding Kate for the first time, I was hosting a snowflake birthday party, watching Abby dig into her first cupcake, and filming her as she took her first tipsy steps across the living room floor. Just think, this time next year you’ll be celebrating the same milestones with Kate. Soak up every moment — it truly does fly by!
She’s beautiful! Congratulations!
CONGRATS to G & D on their K! She is precious!
Congratulations! Honestly she’s one of the prettiest newborns I’ve seen! So beautiful!
Congratulations! She’s beautiful!
Yay! I was so happy to come over to your blog and see this!! Can’t wait to see more!! Congratulations!
I have been reading your blog for a while now, but never commented. Just wanted to say Congratulations! She is beautiful!
Wahoooooooooooooooooooooooooo! I’m jumping up and down and clapping my hands. She’s adorable and you are so blessed to get to enjoy her from this day forth. Congrats girl!
xo,
s
Congratulations! And great name by the way!
Welcome to the world Kate!
A huge congrats. She’s very cute!!
She’s precious! Congratulations!
Oh D! Congratulations! Finally she is here. She is absolutely precious. I am so happy for you and your husband!
Congratulations!!!!! She is BEAUTIFUL!!!! And I LOVE LOVE LOVE the name! Yeah!!!!! for G+D!
LauraC
wonderful news! thanks for sharing. she’s precious.
Congrats! She is absolutely beautiful. I love reading your blog and I can’t wait to hear more about little Kate!
How exciting! She’s absolutely beautiful… and she was born on my half-birthay
I hope your recovery is going well and you’re settling into life with baby. Congrats!
Congratulations a million times over.
She is beautiful!!!!
Yaaaay! So happy for you!!!
She is, of course, freakin adorable!
G&D – she is beautiful and I love the name! It’s at the top of my list
Congratulations! I love the name Kate… it’s so beautiful, just like your baby girl!
Oh my gosh! I JUST posted on your giveaway about having the baby! I’m reading you in Google Reader so I got to it before this one! She’s just beautiful, D! I hope you had an easy delivery! Congrats!
What a beauty! Congrats to you and the hubster….enjoy every minute of this stage (even the sleepless nights of cuddles;)
Congratulations G&D!!! She is so bbeautiful, such a little miracle. I can’t wait to hear how she made her arrival.
Karen
So cute!! Congrats D&G!
So very cute, many congratulations!!
Congrats on the beautiful, new member of your family! Kate is absolutely precious and I love the name picked for her. Welcome to the wonderful world of being a mommy!
Wow! I take 2 days off from reading my favorite blogs and am late for your big announcement. CONGRATS!!! She’s beautiful!
Dusty, she’s perfect! She looks like she’s made herself at home too! I can’t wait to hear about the details!
I was just thinking, how are we going to know if you have your baby or not! You’re such a great blogger that I didn’t doubt that you would at least announce it… I’m so glad that you did and she’s just stunning!
Congrats to you and Greg too!
Welcome to the world little girl!
Congrats! Kate looks adorable!
Congratulations!!! She’s adorable!
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She’s just perfect! Congratulations!
She’s prefect!!! COngratulations mommy!!!!
Now go and get your drink on!
CONGRATS MOMMY AND DADDY!!
she’s beautiful
She’s beautiful! Congratulations!
Congrats to you and Greg! I could not be more thrilled for you both and soooooooooooooo excited to one day meet this little gorgeous bundle of joy!
Thanks so much everyone! I am holding our beautiful little girl in my arms as I type this and could not feel more blessed!
Congratulations both of you and your families! Thanks for sharing a picture of your sweet little girl!
Happy Birthday to baby Kate and Congrats to Momma and Daddy!
Congratulations! She really is beautiful (if she wasn’t I’d be commenting on her blanket). I’m wondering if you had a C Section cause her face is not all squished up. My son looked like a cone head when he was born lol very unattractive.
Jo xx
Congratulations! So adorable! Isn’t it amazing?! Our little girl decided to join us 4 weeks early and was born on 1/5! Hope you are having as much fun as we are!!!
-Devon, Richmond, VA
Dusty, dear… congratulations! (To Greg too, of course:) She is such a peach! I remember hearing lots of warnings when Eli was due and first born, but I don’t remember quite enough about how it’s about the best gig in the world — to be granted a little soul to watch over. And so it is. It gives me a smile to think of you enjoying innumerable first. Love her name! Jessica (your old CCF neighbor)
Congratulations!
(Love the name- my sister is kathryn and my mother in Pamela. = ) )
Thanks so much everyone! We have been doing great. I am loving every minute of being a mom and am looking forward to sharing more about our precious daughter–stay tuned!
I love that we had the same due date, and that our daughters ended up being born on the same day!! Congratulations! She’s beautiful!!
@Elizabeth–Oh, that’s so neat! Congratulations to you! Ryann is absolutely adorable–you must be one proud mama! Hope you’re all doing well!