I just knew he'd arrived by the lateness of your update ;) Massive congratulations to you and the wife Dave. He looks gorgeous! Can't wait to see more photies :)

congratulations for this new born and this shot.
(it's the first time i see the mention "no comment yet")

Congratulations man !

Congrat! Beautiful!

He's just lovely.

Many congratulations and what a wonderful shot to introduce your new son to the world.

Congratulations to you and your wife, Dave. What a happy beautiful day.

Congratulations! Great looking kid there!

OH MY GOD!!! I literally want to reach out and try to touch those precious little fingers...they look so real! Congratulations and best wishes!

Congratulations! You probably already know this, but the adjustment of the old siblings is the hardest part. That's what I am going through right now.

Congratulations.

A hearty Congratulations on the momentous event!
And sweet dreams to you and yours after a long wait...

I love shots of baby's hands; they're so small (and for such a short time!).

Congratulations, innumerable times!

Here's the advantage of a daily blog for viewers: no avalanche of "5-minutes old," "10-minutes old," "15-minutes old," "grandma holding junior," "Uncle Eddie and junior" shots! Once a day will be absolutely fine though. :-)

So precious. Cute baby nose and then tiny old man fingers.

very cute baby and wonderful picture. many congrats!

Thanks so much for sharing this and others to come!

Fantastic shot Dave, brings back a lot of memories!

Congratulations and best wishes to you and your family.

This image is so beautiful. Congratulations on the birth of your healthy and lovely baby boy!

Congratulations!!!! How beautiful! Won't be long before you have him down on the beach, too. :)

Congratulations! He is so beautiful.

Congratulations! This is a wonderful photo, and different from the usual baby face shot for the first photo. Precious and lovely!

Wow - Congrats. Five kids you freakin nutter !

congrats to you and your family!

Congratulations David!

You now have one lovely son and one beautiful picture more...

And for the shot: once again you win about the point of view: so simple and just so unusual.

Many congratulations!! Beautiful image too. I'm sure this littlun will be the most photgraphed baby in Blackpool's history!!

Excellent!

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s ! ! ! 

Wow... what a great shot... and I know the feeling, Mine is 29 days old today... 

About the baby pics... bring them on!



It is always great to hear good news, and by the way... both my sons had trouble being delivered. It's a boy's thing, said the nurse.

Congratulations on your new addition!!

Congratulations on the newborn, David. I like his wrinkly little fingers.

C-o-n-g-r-a-t-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s also to your wife. Looking ff to see more pictures of your new born son:)))

That's right! Break the kid in early. We'll be wanting more pictures of him.

Congratulations to you and your family!!!

Congrats buddy! Glad that mom and boy are doing fine!

Do you need names for the little one?

Congratulations man!

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Congratulations.

Congratulations to you and your family. This will be one child that's gonna have no shortage of baby pictures!!

CONGRATULATIONS... 5...!!! WOW is this the first boy?

Yep, those pruny fingers tell the tale of a babe who hung out too long in the soup. Glad he finally arrived. Congratulations!

I've lurked on your site daily for over a year but had to post for the first time to send a huge congratulations today to you and your family! This beautiful shot brought tears to my eyes--his hands look just like our firstborn's hands did (for that matter, most of the rest of him looked like this as well. His skin peeled for days). From a mom who expected one girl and ended up with 2 boys, I can tell you that boys are indeed different but fabulous. Enjoy! And thanks for sharing your beautiful pictures and your beautiful family.

Can I say congratulations without having to use the word 'congratulations'?...Nope. Congratulations to all of your family with the brand new Nightingale!

¡Felicidades! Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Congratulations! Well, there it goes -- the word everybody uses today. Honestly, though, he is beautiful. And I wish him, you and your family all the best for the future.

I also like this shot. I think it is great how you avoid the feeling that this is a "standard shot" and manage to post a great, beautiful baby portrait instead. In your place, most of us would probably be too overwhelmed to even get the camera out let alone land such a shot.

Again, congratulations and all the best.

Congratulations!

Welcome to our world little one. Sorry for the mess.

Cute as all heck. Though, the old woman hands do disturb me a bit. Are all babies like that? or did he/she just have a bath?

Congratulations! It's good to hear that both mom and baby are fine. :-)

Congrats Dave.

Congratulations !! (and he shares my birthday, fantastic). I have been waiting for your news as my wife is 5 days late with our first child.

Great shot. Looking forward to seeing a few more.

Congratulations!

Huge congrats!!!!

lovely little boy-fingers you have there :)
congratulations [and sleep] to you ALL!

congrats !

Amazing photo! Congratulations on your newest addition. Can't wait for more baby pictures!

It's really a privillage for your son to get greeted by people like us from all over the world upon his arrival.

Hope he realizes this when he's all grown and ready to read this comment!

Hi Peter! The moment was here.

Michael,
Toronto, Canada Aug 23rd 2005.

Congrats David! What lovely news and I'm glad everything turned out so well. Although you already know it, say goodbye to sleep :-) Again, congrats!

Congrats david, you have your hands full, even without the camera!

Congratulations to both of you. Beautiful shot aswell!

congragulations
this cute picture of peter reminds me of my smallest brother. hope you have a great time with the baby

Tender and delicate. Well done. Oh, and not a bad shot, too.

CONGRATS! Best wishes, and great photo.

congradulation to you and the whole family, look forward to watching him grow before our eyes through chromasia.com

Look at those little hands

Derek

Congradulations, he's beautiful, look at those hand, can't wait to watch him grow in front of our eyes on chromasia.com

Derek

Fantastic early shot. These are the ones that are treasured, and never believed that "is that really me".

Many, many more photos to come I am sure.

And of cause congrats.

That's truly wonderful! You must be a wonderful father to all of your children!

looks like your little one was getting nervous about the move as well, with chewed up fingernails !!!!

Massive congrats to you.

gorgeous photo. congratulations, and thank you for sharing it with the internets.

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! ! ! ! !

aaaaaand....great shot!

Fantastic news, David. Big congrats to you and the family!

Cheers,

p.

Bless his heart... he is gorgeous. Beautiful picture and I am so glad everything turned out well. I too am fascinated with his incredible hands.Many Congratulations to the whole family.

congrats! great shot too :)

CONGRATULATIONS from the flying cow!

gorgeous shot!

Congratulations Dave! Splendid!

Beautiful baby, very nice shot, and congratulations to you and your wife.

great shot, one of your greatest one's. congratulations to you and your wife.

Congrats to you and Libby. Exciting, (way too quick??) birth and all are healthy and happy -- Congrats!

Thanks for being so generous and sharing this moment of joy!

...For the photo: I like that you've focussed on the hands rather than the face of your son.

congratulations! I can't wait to see more pix of your son.

Congratulation to you and your wife!
And now you have some help to cope with all your girls ;-)

Congratulations for this new child!!! Hope to see more photos about him very soon!
Best wishes.

Saint-Barthélémy : LES ENFANTS NES CE JOUR: ils seront ambitieux et voudront la réussite sociale et matérielle. Réalistes, ils sauront profiter des opportunités. Leur vie publique sera aussi importante, par besoin d'être et par intérêt relationnel. L'amour sera un contrat plus qu'une aventure éthérée.

congratulations!;)

Congratulations David (and to your lovely Wife too of course!)

BTW, what a fantastic picture - awesome as usual.

Congrats!!!

My daughter is 6 months now. It is great to have children!
Stephan

congratulations to you both. I'm very happy all's well

:)

Congratulations, and best wishes!

Congratulations

I knew when the photobog had not updated on time... I am sure you will see a spark in visits around the update time of people wondering what happenned.

Congratulations, and all the best wishes.

congratulations!!!

i've been watching this site for ages now, but i feel that i should come out of lurkerdom to give you a HUGE congratulations! he's beautiful!

Contratulations!

He shares my birthday :)

Congrats

Hope all is well !

Just to let you know that I have been following your blog for a while now and you have got me hooked on photograohy, I now look around me and see things more clearly, and I always have my camera with me. Anytips for someone starting out in this area would be greatly appreciated.

Many Thanks David for making me see the world around me in a different light!

All the best

Paul

Congrats!

Awesome, well done, amazing , your son that is !!!! the pic ain`t bad either !!!!!

Congratulations...

Congratulations. And nice to see you're already introducing him to the camera... *grin*

Congratulations Dave!

CONGRATULATIONS!
Look at those little fingers. Too cute. This is one of the loveliest day one photos I've ever seen.

Congrats, Dave. :)

Wonderful news, lovely photo, didn't realise newborns had wrinkly fingers! Congrats, he looks gorgeous.

I stayed up until midnight - obviously I knew what was coming though - brilliant news and congratulations, hope you are all well.

Now then - about the composition on this shot - Ha Ha only joking.

Have a rest if you can

see you

John and Anne Washington from downtown Chorley.

Lovely photo. Congratulations Dave, to you, your wife and your daughters! A brother for them. They must be thrilled. I look forward to some baby photos.

ALl's well that ends well. Congratulations to you and your family on the new arrival. May god bless you all. Nice picture too.

Congrats David on the birth of your son. The wait was worth it.

congrats!

First of all, many congratulations to you and your family.

The shot is great as always. We've had two births in the family in the past month but i didn't think to take one from this angle.

Inspiration as always!!

Congratulations!

seing this beautifull image was a wonderfull way to start the day. beautifull new life. coming here every day, makes a great diference, makes the days diferent. i'm 27 today.

Congratulations Dave, thought of a name yet? Lovely shot.

BRAVO! Félicitations. Reposez vous bien et au plaisir de revoir des images de ce petit bout d'amour.

Merci pour ton site

Stéphane, geneve

Discovering the photoblog, I'm pretty amazed !! Thank you for this pleasure every day !!! And congrats for the work !

Great shot for a moment worth cherishing.

Blimey, his nails need cutting. Mad!

Great shot - it's the ability to communicate events like this that's one of the things that make photoblogging special.

Congratulations!

congratulations to your small one!

Seeing that picture reminds me of when my son was just born - I've got a lump in my throat thinking about it. Congratulations.

benvenuto al tuo nuovo bambino!!!!!!!!!!!

All the best to you and yours.

congrats Dave! Great news.

Congratulations and best wishes to you and your family.

Hi Dave,
Like many today, I've been following your site without commenting. This shot and the occasion it commemorates is however comment-worthy.
I just love the way that babies tuck their thumbs under their fingers.
I bet you dressed all your daughters in pink, perhaps the only stereotypical thing you do.
Many congratulations, keep inspiring.
Paul.

It's been said a few times already but just wanted to say Congrats to the whole family on the safe arrival! Looking forward to more photos! ; )

congratulations! look at those fingers. i wish you all the best!

FELICIDADES!!! (Congrats) Que Dios los bendiga a todos.

Wow, 118 comments already. Could break your record.

Like other writers today, I normally visit your site without commenting but had to join in today to say:

CONGRATULATIONS

It would be harsh of me to say that I don't like the photo, but the wrinkly hands and skin tone remind me of a wizened old man rather than a new born. Maybe the colour balance on my monitor needs adjusting or more likely it was taken so soon after birth that he was still a bit blue. As for wrinkles what can you expect after a 9 month bath - I retract my criticism!

I have some very disappointing photos of my new born because I read somewhere that flash could harm their eyes when they are so young, and I turned up at the hospital with normal ISO100 film which didn't some out at all well in the delivery room.

Happy Birthday Peter! Great name too ;-)

Take care and I wish you, your wife and family, lots of sleep and fun.

-Pete

Yippee. CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Love the little handsxxxx Can't wait to see this little fella in the flesh!

I check your site every day and have never posted a comment, but felt I had to say how much I like this photo - little Peter is beautiful, and the shot is so different from your average baby pics. Congratulations!

Congratulations!!!!! So happy for you. He is just wonderful. I can't believe mine was ever that size. I know this is the first boy and I am so happy for you.

You're not the only male in the house any more!!!

Yipeee!

LOL.

Cheers

Congratulations and well wishes.

He's a cracker! congratulations to all concerned. I won't mention sleep as you have 4 x experiences of that already, but he's going to get A LOT of attention from those older sisters - many hands and all that! Thanks for sharing, made my day.

he is so cute with dark hair i think you should call him monty

Number 5! He's adorable! Congratulations.

As expected, your comment note about constructive criticism or great shot is tossed out the backdoor for this one!

Congratulations and best wishes to your family on the new arrival :)

Congratulations to you and all your family!

Congratulations David and family! It's nice that everything is all right now!

Best regards from Mexico

Congratulations and best wishes. Good work for posting a picture on the day, I could barely work out what day it was when my little'un arrived.

Congrats.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Isn't it great that such a tiny thing can bring people together - 132 posts and counting....

I love the shot, particularly his little wrinkled hands. Makes me think of Shakespeare's seven ages of man:
"Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness...." etc
Glorious cycle of life.

Anyway, pseud-ish rambling aside, congrats again. It's huge news and I hope you're right chuffed.

Congratulations to you and your family! Best of luck to your new little one as he makes his way in the world.

Congratulations!

I already see the makings of another Photographer!!

Yeah! Baby pictures! He is so adorable. I just love their tiny fingers. Now we need some feet pictures to complete the set!

He is beautiful.

Congratulations. :)

Congratulations to you all and well done to the missus.

One more willing(?) subject forthe blog?

Congratulations from M'exico.

Congratulations on the new arrival to you and your family.

I've been looking at the site for a few weeks now and you've motivated me to set up my own blog.

Thanks for the inspiration.

Many congratulations.

congratulations to you and your family!

I'm sure he'll be as photogenic as your daughters have proven to be!

Gorgeous.

Warmest wishes.

Congratulations! Glad he made it here safely, albeit a bit dramatically, and that mother and baby are both doing well. I can't wait to see the portraits of your new little one - this is a great beginning! All the best.

Congratulations on the newborn! I wish you all the best.

Congratulations on your beautiful baby! I feel a sense of relief that he is finally here.

Stop worrying about getting back to everyone and enjoy your family! :) He's the sweetest little person, and he looks so... calm and relaxed! He's going to have an amazing life. All the best, David! Congratulations and thanks for making your life a part of your work.

Hurrah! At last. Congrats. Glad to hear everyone is doing well. I shall steel myself for lots of baby photos. :)

Congratulations x 1,000!

Oh my goodness! How sweet is your baby!
CONGRATULATIONS :D

Oh God it sounds like it was really hard. Thanks God he;s already here and that they are both ok. All my best wiches and blessings to you all. Looking forward to see more of your baby. COONGRATULATIONS

you lucky bastard.

Warm congrats, David. He's beautiful.

David,

What kind of filter did you......only joking!

Many congratulations!

Congrats! Glad it all went well in the end...

Congratulations!

I know you have read this a thousand and one times but I would still like to say this on the birth of your son.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

congrats buddy!

congratulations!

too cute! Congrats!

congrats!

Congratulations! Sweet... :-)

cute?! i dunno what you guys are talking about. he kinda looks young and old at the same time. i'm pretty sure you didn't intend to make him look like Mini Me though.

for a portrait? i dunno.
for a creative pic? good.

i would have made a boring pic -- focus on the eyes

and congrats to the baby..

ehm, one period to much. sorry.

He's lovely. a touch of heaven truely! maybe more than a touch - a bundle of heavenly joy! best wishes!

Congratulations you two! What a lovely pic to introduce your son to us! Cannot wait to see the next ones! All happiness to you! Lots love.

congrats dave & libby, all the best to you all and welcome to the world little fella ;)

paul

A big congratulations to such tiny hands. not that you need any more comments, but i had to say my part. i'm so happy for you and just THINK of the photo ops! ;) good luck Dad!

congrats!

Excellent news. Congratulations.

I'm so happy for you Dave!! I've been following your blog for a while now, and it's amazing how involved I feel in you and your family's lives.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful moments with all of us!! Congragulations and adorable too!

Congratulations David and Libby, and what a wonderful picture to show him when he's grown up enough to appreciate it. Has inspired me to go and ask my mum to find pictures of me when I was born too. :)

Congratulations for the new baby!!!!

Babies are great models, so get your camera and enjoy.

Congrats!!!! Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!

Congratulations Dave! This is wonderful!

Congratulations!

Cute boy! I love the details in the picture!

Congratulations on this sweet darling little boy! Beautiful photo, demonstrating the spirit and mystery of new life. Congratulations and best wishes to your wife and family.

Congratulations to you, Libby and the girls -- how wonderful! Hugs to you all, M

Congratulations :-)

How cute.

Congratulations! He's so cute!!

Congratulations to you all :-)
well done Libby !
love Tracy and kids xxxx

Wow! Congratulations!

What a beautiful baby boy, I hope that he brings you and your family much joy and pleasure. The extra few days helped his finger nails grow quite nicely!! Congratulations and best wishes.

Thanks everyone.

Shiroi: sure, they'll come around again :-)

nordilux: I may well do, but it's a hard habit to break.

Hamid: the '-2/3 FEC' is intentional. Left to its own devices I find the flash a bit too obvious unless it's toned down. 2/3's of a stop seems about right.

bradknapp: yep, you did :-)

linda: yes, I'm afraid that's part of the reason.

Congratulations to all of you.
Sons do take a bit longer to deliver because of the extra parts.

Congrats to you and your family. Look forward to more outstanding baby shots - if that strikes your fancy.

Welcome to the world baby boy!
I wish you and your family the best of the best!

Been out of town for a week and am checking in to catch up.
My congratulations and best wishes on you new arrival.

congrats~!

Excellent news mate, big congratulations and my best wishes to you and the family.

His fingers look like mine when i've just got out of the bath :)

He's a little cutie...

Congratulations from Italy!

woohoo !
congrats Dave !
And welcome to Peter

Congratulations!

ah, Im # 197. Take that! and congrats! Glad he arrived safely

As in all things, a new life is a special gift. Congratulations on the birth of your son.

Congrats! I love your picture. Your son is going to love his first picture.

Congratulations! and you're up to comment #200, impressive!

David,

Congratulations to you and your wife. I notice your new son had wrinkles on his hands. That is something common to my family. Sorry I'm late, I've been out of town and busy. :)

lovely, adorable

how about morten or rhys as names!?

Good Job!

oh my god! i love those wrinkled hands! congrats! god bless your child!

SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

LOTS OF KISSES FOR YOUR BABY! :)))

Oh dave, this post brought tears of joy! He is beautiful, and I can't wait to see more of him.

I've missed your blog lately - I've been too busy being huge and hot (I'm now 34.5 weeks along and it's been over a hundred degrees F here all summer) to post photos much or surf or do much other than lay on the couch and whine. This picture is a gorgeous reminder of why exactly I'm going through all of this.

It's been said 200+ times but wow, congratulations.

Nothing new from me: Congratulations.

He looks adorable!

Save this page, print it out and give it to your son on his 16th birthday! I'm sure he'd like to know just how many strangers have seen his baby pictures :)

Congrats!

Congrats Dave !! I can feel the tender warmth whenever I see this picture of your son. Great picture.

parabêns pelo lindo filho, mta felicidade p vc e toda sua família!!!!! a foto é simplesmente..... encantadora!!!

You fucking genius. What a great photograph!

just amazing! if one comment more matter to the long list..
Damn sure u know how to catch the real life on camera...