Andrea & Matt,
BIG LOVE and congratulations on the arrival of Ben...he is lovely and I am SO happy for you both!

Love,
V

He's absolutely gorgeous!
Welcome to the world, Little Man.

He is so beautiful! Congratulations!

Congratulations on a BEAUTIFUL healthy baby. Ben definitely has Superhero genes. My son turned 2 on December 14th. I would love to read your birth story. Enjoy your baby and congrats again.
xoxo

oh wow! i am a total stranger to you, but read about your new gorgeous boy over at mighty girl. so i came over to check your blog out. ben is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! that picture of him is just too delicious for words. congratulations from a nanny in northern california! i must now go chew a bit on the little one i care for. :)

Congratulations to you both. He's soooo cute.

Andrea & Matt,
Congratulation. He is the perfect miracle. Thank you for sharing your joy. God bless you and yours.
--
anna

What a beautiful baby! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Smiling for you.

~Tracy

Oh Andrea! What a lovely, perfect baby boy you and Matt have made. He's just absolutely stunning and is a lucky little one.
You are amazing and so strong! Sending you all my love in this wonderful time of discovery. xoxo, Eileen

What a wonderful world! You have brought a bonza little bloke into the world. Congratulations from Down Under, Andrea and Matt.
Julie

baby ben is so beautiful.

Congratulations to you both!! I'm so excited for you guys, and I know that this has been a long journey for you. He is absolutely previous--one of the cutest babies I've seen. Best wishes to you both!

Congratulations to Andrea and Matt - and to their newest little Superhero! XOXO from your friends at Empowerment4Women.

I am proud to say I am Comment Number 384... that's impressive. What's even more impressive is that little bundle of joy you've got. Congrats!

YAYYY!!!

Welcome Beautiful Ben . . .

Congrats Andrea and Matt . . .words fail me. I know how long both of you have been waiting for these moments to cherish.

Heres to love.

best wishes,
Colleen

oh yay! he is here! so precious!
congratulations!
enjoy!

Soo cute... congratulation from overseas...
Katrin

What a beautiful, beautiful boy. Congratulations to you all.

I'm beside myself right now! What a sweet, loving face. Congratulations Andrea and Matt! Welcome darling Ben!

Congratulations, Andrea and Matt!!
Benjamin is just beautiful and looks adorable!!

Oh! Goosebumps ! Congratulations! xo

Welcome into this world precious little Ben. You look so beautiful and happy. Congratulations with such strong and great parents who already loved you long before you were born.

Congratulations Matt and Andrea with this amazing miracle. You both waited so long and there is no reward bigger than this. I wish you all the happiness in the world. The best of luck with carying your heart on the outside. And a beautiful heart it is.

Live your dream. I'm happy for you. You guys deserve it.

Lots of love,
Nathalie :)

Congratulations! Yay!!! I am full to bursting with joy! :-)

He's beautiful! Congratulations!

He's soooo cute. We wish your family much happiness.

: )

congratulations ~ ben is beautiful!!

What can I say that has not already been said?

Congratulations + 1 million, you guys!

He's beautiful. Congratulations!

congrats! he's a beauty.

Congratulations!!!

I wish you all many many happy years together.

He is absolutely gorgeous! Welcome to the world Ben! Enjoy this time and thank you for the update!

tammy t

Super-baby, you are gorgeous. So many have been waiting for your arrival tiny one. Welcome, welcome to this big beautiful world. You've got the coolest parents around, you lucky boy! Give your mommy a big fat kiss for me.

Congratulations! So happy for you both!

Congratulations! You have the most beautiful baby boy and I couldn't be happier for you. What a wonderful holiday present! Enjoy him.

Way to make your fans all over the world weep with joy! Welcome to Benjamin Hazlett Passmore ... perhaps we can look forward to a baby/camera/craft-combo bag being added to the Superhero range of products? ;-) Here's to happy, happy, happy, happy holidays :o)

Yea! Congratulations Ben -- you've been born into a lovely family! :) And congratulations Andrea and Matt. :)

Congratulations Andrea and Matt, what a beautiful little guy he is. Welcome to the world Ben.

happy 1st week together!

xoxo

Jenn

He's beautiful.

Congratulations times a thousand.

oh, what a beautiful boy. congratulations to you both!! welcome to the world sweet benjamin!

i am so happy for you guys!
many blessings! he is beautiful!!!

Joy! joy! joy!

Congratulations, he is beautiful.

welcome Ben! Meraviglioso!!!
wishing all of you a beautiful life together!!!

Congrats! And Welcome to the world little Ben !

You share the same b-day as my youngest son ( 9 years old) How cool is that?!

little ben.
one day you will know the story of how long your mom and dad waited and planned just for you.
i knew you would come.
and how worth the wait it was.
you chose an amazing mom and dad to
walk this life with.
welcome dear one...welcome.
jen gray

Congratulations and welcome Ben:)

what an amazing journey to follow...

congratulations to the three of you.

woooooohooooooo! a big big big congratulations. what a beauty he is.

Congrats!!!! he is so cute :)

what a beautiful child he is....oh that face!
congrats. looks like he has a crap load of fans already. i am 348!

Congratulations! It's an excellent birthday to have; I just turned 31 on Dec. 8th, and one of my colleagues (I'm an English teacher) had her baby the same day as you at 4:30 that morning.

By the way, thanks for all you have to offer. I've enjoyed reading your blog for quite some time.

The best to you both and your new addition =)

Michelle in Minneapolis

He's stunning - absolutely gorgeous. I'm so excited to hear how the birth went!

LC

He is totally beautiful. Congratulations, Andrea and Matt on your Christmas blessing. I'm excited for your new bundle of joy. Ben could not have more loving parents, I don't think.

Ciao,
Dee

Wow!!! I feel so honored to have had the privilege of watching this beautiful little person make his way here.... and here he is. And he is magnificant! All the best to you, little Ben -- you couldn't have picked better parents for yourself. Way to go Andrea -- you did it!!! Thanks Matt for the photo and the news. All the best to the three of you. Blessed be.

Caroline

Wonderful news. Ben is absolutely beautiful. Congratulations!

What a beautiful boy! Congratulations, I was so happy to see his photo posted today!

this is THE BEST moment of my day, seeing the first photo of your amazing child. many blessings on your new family! YAY!!!!

that is the most beautiful baby i've ever seen, kids. wow!

He's amazing! Congratulations!

Congratulations! He is just beautiful!

Happy Birth Day, Ben to you and your mom and dad. Congratulations! Mazel Tov! Welcome to this whacky, wonderful world!

He is so perfect! Congratulations!

Wonderful! He is so handsome. No wonder he has so much hair, look at his parent's hair!!

Congratulations on Ben! Ben is the loveliest name.

Please please please post more photos!!! I want to see more photos!! No words necessary, just photos!

He is truly gorgeous :-)

Many, many congratulations to you both on this marvellous occasion! Welcome to your son, Ben.

Enjoy these wonderful hours/days/months/years...such a blessing.
All the best people are born on December 8th. Only problem was this time I was 40 aaaiieeeee.

Mazel Tov.

Enjoy the moments...breath in his smell...cover him in kisses...gaze. Love to you three.

Annie

Enjoy the moments...breath in his smell...cover him in kisses...gaze. Love to you three.

Annie

Awesome! Congrats! I am very happy for both you. Peace...Love...and diapers!

Jared

Warm and happy thoughts to Ben and the ever growing family. Welcome!!!

Ben is perfect. Absolutely gorgeous! All my best to your happy, little family.

Simply Beautiful! De-lurking to say congrats on your new extended family!

Ben is BEAUTIFUL! Congratulations Andrea-- I'm so happy for you and Matt.

Oh my.

He's a looker. What beautiful skin - gorgeous coloring. Congratulations!!!

Hi Ben! Welcome to planet earth, sir!!!

XOXO,

Knoxy

What a beautiful child! I'm so very happy for all three of you.

He's BEAUTIFUL!!!!! Good job! :) And good pick... Ben is my brother's name :). Merry Christmas!

Ben,
Live life.
Explore.
be yourself.
If you grow up and people say you're weird,
thank them.
Love deeply.
Ask questions.
Talk to the world.
See with your heart.
Laugh often.
Hug your parents.
And listen to people,
they all have stories.

love,
Heather

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

congratulations over the moon & back again.

xxoo

congratulations! it gave such a feeling of peaceful joy to see baby Ben's picture. i'm so very happy for you and your family.

I got goosebumps when I logged in to your site this morning. Benjamin is precious! The most adorable superhero baby :) Congratulations to you both - looks like your holiday celebrations have already begun! Thank you for sharing the image of your baby boy.

He's SO adorable! And look at that hair!

I was wondering why there hadn't been an update lately and it occurred to me just a couple of days ago that: there MUST be a BABY!!

Congratulations--the Brightest of Blessings to all of you!

CONGRATULATIONS!
Benjamin welcome... you are so handsome! Enjoy your time together.

awwwww! i'm in tears!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Namaste and congratulations!!! Ben is beautiful!!!!! Enjoy yet another wonderful journey!!!!!
-rani

That hair! That skin! What a beauty! Congratulations to you on your lovely boy. Good thoughts to you as you begin to drink in each wondrous detail. Makes me nostalgic for the birth of my son..... What a special time for you all. Enjoy!

Welcome to the world you BE-YOU-TiFULL soul!!!

(((((((Matt, Andrea, and Baby Ben)))))))))

What a perfect circle of love you make. I have you in my heart and on my mind this holiday season and New Year. May you grow in love every day as you unwrap your new little miracle!!

xxxxOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKathleen

congratulations! it seems like so long ago that we were talking about fertility, and now little Ben is here! he is beautiful and I am so happy for you. maybe someday our two little ones can play (I'm still several months away from my first).

I know these next few months will be an especially magical time of exploration and love in your family--enjoy them!

xox,
Leila

Many, many blessings to you all! Thank you for posting a picture and for inviting us in to this incredible time in your lives. Your boy is a beautiful little miracle. We send you wishes of love and light and all things delicious!

I kept checking and today PAYOFF!! Congratulations Andrea, Matt & welcome Ben. What a gorgeous babe he is. Andrea - way to go on being that Hero Princess that we all knew you were. Can't wait to see more pics and hear more stories. I have tears in my eyes!!

Congratulations on that beautiful baby boy. After reading your posts about your struggles with infertility, I was so happy to hear you were pregnant. And now you've got that gorgeous little baby in your arms. You deserve it!

Welcome to the light Ben!!! Congrats Andrea & Matt!

YES!!

Look at this precious little bean.
What a beauty!

Congrats to you both, tears came to my eyes when I saw this.

Sending you all love love love.
What a beautiful little family.

i remember when you were feeling disheartened and were losing hope during your struggle to become pregnant. i told you then that 2006 would be the year you got pregnant and i knew it would happen for you. you deserve it! believed you would get pregnant and have a healthy child. i prayed for you and visualized you with your child. i am so happy for you. this gives hope to struggling not-yet mothers everywhere! i held it possible for you, and still hold it possible for me. your son, ben, is beautiful and good and i send blessings to your whole family. god is good. life is beautiful. i am grateful for you!

Congratulations!

I take two days off and look what happens! What a wonderful blesing! He's beautiful. Enjoy all the moments!

How does that song go? "Ben, the two of us need look no more"? Well anyway, happiness and fulfillment are here with this wonderful news. I too have been reading this photoblog for a long while now and would like to write to let you know how thrilled I am for the two blessed parents and the even more blessed beautiful baby.

Hugs,
Theresa (NY shygirl)

Have been reading your blog for a long while and this time, I just have to leave a message - Congratulations! In Turkish, when someone arrives whom you have been waiting for, we say Gözün aydın, May your eyes fill with light.
With much love,
Aylin

Ben is an absolutely beautiful baby! I am crying at the joy of your journey coming full circle, and also crying tears of joy for all of the wondrous moments yet to come for your new family. What others have said in their comments is true, Ben really did hit the jackpot. I can't think of another baby I know who is more wanted, loved and cared for.

I look forward to so many more beautiful pictures to come!

-Jill Doyle in SLO

I will add my congratulations to the rest of 300 ones that are already here. I am glad it all went well and that everyone is healthy. He is beautiful and made me all teary remembering my little baby, who now is not such a baby anymore...

Yay!!
Praying a blessing over your little clan...

I have chills! CONGRATULATIONS!!! He's absolutely beautiful. Just beautiful.

he is BEAUTIFUL! CONGRATULATIONS!!! i'm sending blessing to the three of you from the east coast.

congratulations! he's a beauty!
xoxxo

congratulations to the superhero family! lots of love to you matt, andrea and ben! :) yay!!!

Your baby is simply beautiful, he definitely chose the right family to come to. Congratulations and all the best.

I was so thrilled to read Matt's note.. congratulations to you and Matt, and welcome to the world Baby Ben! He's beautiful, what a precious pre-Christmas gift! Lots of love to your small family.

Congratulations. My oldest friend also had a Ben last week. Two fabulous babies and families

FANTASTIC! Millions of congratulations to the three of you!

Beautiful Ben!
Congratulations.

Congratulations, all the best and much love, you guys will ROCK as parents!

Thank you for bringing all of along on your profoundly miraculous journey of birthing beautiful Ben. I was expecting word about the birth later, but I should have guessed you'd have a stunning image of our newest hero to herald the day.

From this side of things, it doesn't seem possible that this new perfectly formed human being, this soul, should arrive so (what seems from here) so quickly and gracefully. How does this inexplicable magic happen?!!!

Congratulations!!! to Matt, Brava!!! to Andrea, and Welcome!!! to Ben.

Has there ever been a more perfect newborn? Ben is gorgeous - congratulations, Andrea and Matt.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD DEAR BEN!
congratulations you guys, I've been thinking about you everyday. Thanks Matt for the pic & update, & Andrea, wow, thanks for being the superhero that you are. Lucky Boy, Beautiful Family!
xoooxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxab

Dearest Ben =^..^=

Congratulations.

From everything I have read for so very long ...
all evidence I have seen, you have hit the jackpot.

Your choice of parents is awesome.
(Bet you already know that.)

You are loved, needed, and worth the wait.

You were prayed for ... and wished for by thousands.
You were invited.
We all believed someone was listening.

Was it you?

So HaPpY you came.
Welcome!
=^..^= zU

What a beauty. I'm so happy you got your wish for a new sweet soul.

Hooray!

yay!

Congrats! Such a precious photo!!

What a beautiful little man! Many congratulations to you all!

OH! He's beautiful. His skin is so perfect it's like looking at a doll! Pleased to hear all is well. Take care.

Wonderful news! Let me chime in with the congratulations!

Wonderful news! Let me chime in with the congratulations!

I am so happy for the both of you, he is absolutely precious.

here's to a healthy, happy baby and all the joys of parenthood! enjoy every minute with him!

Congratulations... Ben is gorgeous. With parents like you, I am sure he will soon be gorgeous inside and out.

YEAH! congrats... he is gorgeous! (good name, too...it's my fiance's so I'm kinda partial to it...) Take your time and enjoy life with that new lil one...

Reading this just made me all teary! Congratulations. He is beyond adorable!

Ben is utterly precious. Thank you for taking the time to share your joy.

He's a beautiful baby. Congratulations to you all.

Congratulations!!!

Ben is sooooo handsome, a precious little one! You both will make great parents!

Best wishes, hugs & kisses...

Mazel tov!
He is stunning!
I'd been checking the site a gazillion times a day waiting for the news...
Welcome to the world Ben. And welcome to the fold of parenthood Andrea and Matt! It's a rockin' rollercoaster of a ride. Hang on and enjoy each moment! You'll be amazed how obsessed you'll become with baby poop!

Direct from my soapbox of unsolicited advice:
Andrea..you might be on a 'mommy high' right now and feeling like your energy is endless...Trust me...Sleep as much as you can before the exhaustion bites you in the patooky!

Holy cow congratulations!

Welcome, Ben!

Congratulations Andrea & Matt - so inspiring!

Congrats! :-) He'll sure be a handsome man!

Did you notice that since you posted this news you've been getting a new congratulation note every few minutes for almost 2 days in a row so far!? This is so cool :-)

He looks happy to be in the world. Love him...

Oh my he is soooooo beautiful....amazing.

Oh enjoy the amazing journey of getting to know him on the outside.

Much love to the three of you.

I have happy tears for the two of you. What a beautiful Ben.

He is perfect in every way! Congrats.

What a beautiful little boy. Congratulations!

He is beautiful and here. That's tremendous.

Congratulations on your new life, all of you. Thank you for sharing such a deeply personal event.

Just wanted to leave a note of congratulations! He's beautiful :)

I am so thrilled for you! I am moved to tears, such an amazing and wonderful event. Congratulations - he is beautiful, just beautiful. WOW!

OMG... HE IS GORGEOUS.
I MEAN REALLY GORGEOUS!!!!!!
Congratulations Andrea and Matt.
I am SO SO excited and happy for you.
What an amazing little angel Ben is!
Bx

Congrats on The Ben! I was getting very curious about your whereabouts this past week. Glad to hear everyone is doing well and welcome to the littlest Superhero!

Megan

I've been checking every day...such great news! Congratulations! He is a very, very lucky boy!

I've been checking every day...such great news! Congratulations! He is a very, very lucky boy!

He is just beautiful. Congrats!

Ben is absolutely gorgeous! Have you found yourselves just sitting there, watching him sleep? And isn't it the most wonderful, miraculous thing?!

I'm so happy for the three of you -- enjoy every minute!

he is beautiful!!! congratulations!

So beautiful!

Remember it has been a productive day if you have managed to brush your teeth, do a load of laundry and take a decent nap.

Best wishes.

How Wonderful!! He's just gorgeous! Welcome to the world Ben! :D

More beautiful than words can express....

Congratulations to you both!

AAAAAHHHHHH! Congratulations! He is gorgeous, perfect, so lovely. I am in tears of joy for you right now. Lots of love and blessins to you!

Oh my goodness, he is absolutely gorgeous!!! God Bless him...God bless you all. He is going to bring so much joy to your lives...you have no idea. My little one just turned one and it seems like I brought him home from the hospital just yesterday. Enjoy every minute with him!!!

I am so happy for you three! Congrats, mama superhero! Enjoy these first couple of days. They are full of dreamy wonder. And get a physio ball (the kind you use at the gym)--it is the PERFECT thing to sit on and bounce gently with baby Ben. It lulls a small baby to sleep like NOTHING ELSE. I guess it's because it feels a lot like in utero...

woo hoo! congrats on the birth of your beautiful ben. i can't wait to hear your birth story. welcome to the world, ben, we love you!
xoxoxoxoxo
w

He is absolutely and stunningly beautiful!!!!! A huge congratulations to the three of you!!!! What a wonderful and blessed Christmas you will have together.

He's beautiful. You're beautiful. Blessings to you all!
Laura D
PDX

Beautiful beautiful beautiful.
i've been checking every day and I am so happy for you.

I am so glad that everything went okay! He looks so fantastic, it is so amazing to think that he was the little fellow that was inside of you. He already looks so ready for the world!

much love!

Meenu

Congratulations! He is one of the cutest newborns I have ever seen!!

awww so beautiful!!! wow. newborns takes my breath away... i'm glad to hear all went well and congratulations to you and matt for having such a beautiful baby! xo

Just saw the announcement on Regina's blog. Congratulations!!!! He's quite the handsome little lad!

He is so beautiful! And look at all that hair. He's a superhero already. Lots of good thoughts and wishes to all three of you.

I'll just be a little echo on the fringes of all these joyful comments, but I'll send my congratulations anyway! Yippee, he's here! That Ben is one beautiful boy.

I hope the two of you are enjoying the discovery and love of parenthood. I suspected Ben's presence when the blog lagged, I suppose we'll have to get used to fewer posts for the next few months. Best to both of you as you get your groove on as parents. I am extremely happy for you both!

He's beautiful! Congrats to all of you!

awwwww...blessings, blessings, and many blessings to little mr. ben...and his mom and dad...

congratulations...

Oh, my God! Beautiful! Beautiful! Congratulations!!

Oh, congratulations to all! What a precious bundle! Lots of love to everyone!

abundance of blessings little one. welcome to the world!!

Oh my goodness! What beautiful hair he has! He is so cute! :) Congrats to you lady!

Oh my goodness! What beautiful hair he has! He is so cute! :) Congrats to you lady!

Congrats. Lovely little fellow. I love baby boys and your gonna too.

Congratulations!!!!!! Such wonderful news. I wish the three of you much health, joy and happiness!!!!

Congratulations! Your little one is absolutely precious!

What WONDERFUL WONDERFUL news! Congratulations to all three of you. Welcome to the world Ben. We look forward to getting to know you.

oh, i've been waiting for that little picture to pop up on my screen! congratulations - he is so very beautiful! welcome super hero bebe!

Is he ever cute! Enjoy and congrats!

i dont usually comment
& i know you're at 220 already

but wow. your son is BEAUTIFUL. an absolutely gorgeous baby. congrats, i hope that it wasn't too painful, frightening, etc.

i am so happy for you!

I just want to add my congrats to the thousands I'm sure you are going to receive. Seeing Ben's absolutely gorgeous face has made my day.

Knowing that your beautiful boy has arrived safely in the world has brought a tear of joy to my eye and reminded me that all is good in the world.

Love, hugs and wishes for some unbroken sleep!

Michelle

What a wonderful sight! I have been looking forward to news of your little one while also anticipating meeting my own due late February. Congratulations to you all, he is beautiful. xx

Must add my own CONGRATS!!! He's gorgeous!

Welcome to the world, Benjamin! Congrats to all three of you -- may you be the happiest of families.

I'm so glad Matt posted an update -- now I can finally get some work done, instead of checking your blog every five minutes!!!!

Ben is a beautiful baby and so so so lucky to have such amazing, creative, talented parents.

Best,
Sarah

He's Mondo Beyondo! Way to go, Andrea!

his perfect face made my heart skip a beat. congrats!

yay! congratulations!

wow. what a beautiful little boy. thank you for sharing this with us.

congrats!

k

He is Beauty-full! I am so thrilled for the three of you! Congratulations and much much love to you.
e

i'm so ridiculously happy for you and your family. Ben looks beautiful. wishing you all the best.

He is perfectly beautiful! Congratulations to all three of you, and I send many heartfelt wishes for this amazing time of transformation for you all!

Heartfelt congratulations to the three of you. What a handsome little man Ben is.

Micheline

Sweet sweet blessings to the three of you. What a beautiful site to see ;-)

Congratulations to the both of you~ Ben is absolutely gorgeous...that hair! I love the hair!

I'm looking forward to so many gorgeous photographs of your new little guy.

What a stunning child. So peaceful and content. Congratulations, Andrea and Matt!

love to you all! congrats and can't wait to meet him someday...

glad tidings indeed!

welcome, ben!

congratulations, andrea & matt!

Congratulations, Andrea & Matt! I'm so happy for you! Ben is absolutely beautiful! Warm wishes to all of you!

Oh, he's beautiful! So happy for all three of you. Congratulations!

wonderful, beautiful, perfect.

congratulations to all three of you!

Oh he's just beautiful!

Oh my. He is a beautiful child. Congratulations to all.

He is beautiful!!! Congratulations!!

he is absolutely gorgeous! well done andrea, i am so damn happy for you

Txxxxxxx

this is the best news today! i've been coming to see if that'd happened several days now:) he is adorable!!

Welcome to the world sweet Ben! Congratulations Matt & Andrea!!!! He sure is a cutie :) Hope all is well with Andrea. Looking forward seeing more of Ben :)

CONGRATULATIONS!! Wow! : )

He is absolutely beautiful - and just so healthy looking. Congratulations - remember to keep us posted - there are lot's of us out there waiting for the next update.

Jenny, South Africa

ben is breath-taking!
good for you guys, i'm so happy for you two.

he is beautiful! congratulations!

Congratulations! He is so beautiful!

What a sweetie! I love his name. He looks like a 'Ben." Perfect. Blessings to the new family.

What a wonderful sight to see on this Wednesday morning! So, so happy for you and your family welcoming the most wonderful gift you could get during this Christmas season. He is simply gorgeous. I just want to gobble up his little chubby fingers. Congratulations!

I'm am so moved by the happy ending to your long struggle. Sending happy tidings your way from Sacramento...

Congratulations! He is adorable and cute.

Congratulations! So sweet, so wonderful. What a blessing.

Look at his beautiful hair! What a perfect ending (beginning!) to your journey of the past few years. Blessings to the three of you.

He is so very beautiful.
Congrads!

He is amazing. What a perfect little man. I am so happy for you. I have been waiting anxiously!

What a beautiful baby! Congrats to you three!!

He is perfect.
Blessings to your family!

How wonderfully exciting! He's BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!
:) :) :)

Congrats to you two lovely people!

Wow! I've been checking your blog everyday, waiting for this good news. . . no joke-- he is an exceptionally beautiful newborn.

Blessings!

Darla

OH YEAH!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!
He is a stunningly beautiful newborn!
Andrea, I can imagine your birthing prowess. Hope to hear more of your birth story in time.

Sleep, feed, rest, soak in the newness, enjoy...

I'm so happy for you!!!!

You have done us all a service by becoming parents!
I know that Ben will benefit from having concious, caring, creative parents, and the world will benefit from having Ben.

OH MY GOSH! HE IS SO GORGEOUS!!!!! CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR THE DETAILS AND SEE MORE PICS!
CONGRATS!

Sending the newest Superhero baskets of blessings!

What a love! A true extension of the beauty that you are and that which surrounds you. Congratulations!

Holly

I am so VERY HAPPY for you Andrea and Matt! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ben is so beautiful, and I'm not just saying that, he is truly the most beautiful baby I have ever seen! Bless you and your new family. I am glad Andrea made it through alright after all of her concerns and fears. Big hugs!!!

Showering you with blessings. Bask in the beauty of these firsts. Peace & Love!!

Oh, my goodness...he is so beautiful! I know he was worth the wait! Congrats to you both...I am overjoyed for you!!!

Congratulations! Welcome, beautiful Ben!

Congratulations! He is simply divine!

THANK YOU so much for sharing! Blessings to all of you. xo Jennifer

Fantastic! Welcome to Ben, and well done to you both. xxx

God, I thought I would keep on reading your blog from Italy for years, Andrea, without never posting a comment... how wrong! Today I saw Ben's picture and felt as thrilled as if he was a sister's baby... he moved me to tears, you guys deserve to be enormously happy after all you've been through, and Ben is living proof that miracles happen :-)and soooo cute!!
Marina

Well, oh my... So nice to meet you Ben. What a blessing!

Congratulations to you BOTH.

He's sooooooo beautiful! Congratulations and bless you all :)

Welcome to the world Ben.
Here is what I wrote in my own son's birthday book
28 years ago on December 28th

A child is born.
"Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that will never be again. And what do we teach our children? We teach them that two and two make four, and that Paris is the capital of France. When will we also teach them what they are? We should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. You are unique. In all the years that have passed, there has never been another child like you. Your legs, your arms, your clever fingers, the way you move. You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel. And when you grow up, can you then harm another who is, like you, a marvel? You must work, we must all work, to make the world worthy of its children."
-Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso. Spanish Artist and Painter. 1881-1973.

May your life be enchanted.
Welcome to our world.
Congratulations Mom and Dad!
Blessings!

Beautiful Boy! Congratulations!

He is GORGEOUS!!! Congratulations and big hugs to you all. Much love!

CONGRATULATIONS!! What a beautiful boy.

i knew you were birthing your beautiful boy!
much peace love & happiness.

this is such a magical time, enjoy~

michele

Such happy news! Congratulations! Ben is simply beautiful - welcome mini superhero! We've all been waiting to see you. Thank you for sharing the wonderful news, Matt! Hugs to all :-)
-t.

He is utterly beautiful, and I'm sure he has much to teach you. Congratulations and blessings to the new family! :-)

Yay! Thank you for letting us know. What an amazing thing, I bet you are just stunned with joy. I am SO happy for you all!

Welcome to the world little Ben! Every blessing to the whole family. What an adorable sweet baby face!!

Welcome to the world little Ben! Congratulations to the whole family, take care of each other!

Congratulations! A young Superhero in our midst! Best wishes on grand new adventures together!

i've been thinking of you a lot, checking in every day. little ben is so beautiful! congratulations!

Congratulations!!! Such a beautiful baby boy.

Congratulations to the two of you! What a beautiful miracle you get to call your child. Take care and enjoy this time!

Andrea & Matt

It's wonderful to feel the beautiful family that you are. Your baby Ben is so lovely.

So - Congratulations Family! I wish you a lifetime filled with continued awe and delight...

Welcome little one! we are so pleased to meet you. YOu are dearly loved alreday by many!

And can I say that I have a saying that goes "I have never met a not-nice Ben". It's true all Bens are adorable.

Thankyou for the picture! I will go to bed tonight across the other side of the world with his litttle closed eyes imprinted in my dreams and prayers in my heart for all of you.

Congratulations to your whole family. I'm crying here, and wordless.

WOW! He is so cute and so wonderful! :D

It's almost like just yesterday you posted that you were pregnant with him, and now he's here. I'm sure you were fantastic during the whole 14 hours and I can't wait to hear about your labor and delivery!

YOU ARE FANTASTIC AND YOUR FAMILY IS SO BEAUTIFUL!

congratulations!! he's so incredibly beautiful, andrea. i'm so happy for you. please take care of yourself, sleep-sleep-sleep, and enjoy your new little family.

congratulations! he is beautiful!

Oh, what a beautiful boy! Finally, he's here! Congratulations and best wishes to you!

Passmore family~

Can you feel the earth shaking in celebration! The entire universe is dancing and thanking God your beautiful Ben is finally here. What a lovely soul he is.

Love to the three of you,

Jenn

OHMIGOSH!!! A more beautiful baby has never been born! He is absolutely adorable and look at all that hair! I am so happy for your family! I hope that you are all cozy and glowing and enraptured by each other. Now there will be even more to celebrate this holiday season. Please keep the pictures coming and enjoy your time basking in the glow of a huge dream realized. Happy holidays and welcome to the world, darling Ben!

HOORAY! Welcome to the world, little one! You are an answered prayer and a long-cherished wish. ♥

WHAT?!!? Already? ;) I know you are like, "already? my butt". He's beautiful and I love his name. So cute.

woo hoo!

great classic name! top shelf babe...big enough but thank goddess no bigger (popping 'em out ain't easy even with help)...and best of all friday's child is loving and giving...cheers and may you live a long, happy life, benjamin...

Congratulations, dear Andrea, to you and Matt! Health and happiness to little Ben.

Congratulations, dear Andrea, to you and Matt! Health and happiness to little Ben.

Welcome to the world, Ben! You're a beauty! Everyone has their right time...and you knew yours, didn't you? I can tell just by looking at that one photo that you're gonna be a very special guy. Look forward to seeing you at Glide someday. Now do me a favor, would ya? Give Mommy a look that lets her know that you knew all along this story would have a happy ending. ;) xoxoxo

Congratulations!
What a precious photo...precious child.

HUGE Congratulations to you both.
He is a beautiful baby blessed with wonderful parents. This post brought tears to my eyes this morning!
Bless You all!

I'm so proud of you, Andrea!
Ben is perfect and gorgeous.
Look at all that hair!!!
Can't wait to hear from you in person!
Snuggle up and enjoy him...
Vxxx

Oh he is just beautiful. Congratulations Andrea and Matt. You're miracle is finally here and I can't think of anyone more deserving. Ben, you are already loved by so many - welcome to the world little man. Lots of love.

Congratulations. Ben looks georgeous!!!!

Ben is so precious!
I am so happy for all three of you. This post brought tears to my eyes.
Congratulations!!!!

YAY!! Congrats! He is beautiful :)

Welcome to the world, beautiful one. We've been waiting to meet you! He is just perfect. Congratulations!

congratulations!!!
he is beautiful!
another superhero join this world! Yaaay!

congratulations- he is so beautiful, and looks so peaceful in your picture. i think my blood pressure dropped just seeing his picture this morning- such good happy wonderful news!
hope you two are recovering well, and that you adjust to this new little one!

YES! Blessing to you all...."All you need is love"

Look at all of that beautiful superhero hair! Ben is beautiful!!!!!! Welcome to the world little man!

Oh I'm so happy for the three of you!
Warm kisses from my friends and me! :-)

Congratulations!
So so happy..
Hugs and kisses to all three of you.
Let the wonderful journey begin

xoxo!

even though we knew he was coming, it still feels like a miracle - i'm so happy for you! he is so gorgeous - a true superhero.... I send all my love to your little family :-) x

Congratulations to the both you! :) I bless you all with all the happiness a little wee one can bring into your lives. I wish you all the happiness and joy in the world. And all the best for now and in the future,

Cheers Toni

Mazal Tov!!! We've been sitting here in Israel wondering when the good news would arrive.

What a beautiful child (tfu, tfu, tfu)!

Beautiful Boy, welcome!
May love surround!
Blessings to you
your Mother and Father!
Thank you for sharing your
joy with us!!
Ben, you are beautiful baby!

Mazal tov! Ben is, pftu, pftu, pftu!, BEAUTIFUL!!!!

To Ben: Baruchim habaim l'chaim! (literally, welcome to living! -- slang used to coo over newborns).

To Andrea and Matt: ENJOY him (and the parenting ride -- it's thrilling!)! :-) May he always be source of joy, pride, and love to you both!

What a beautiful little boy. Congratulations !

Wow, gorgeous. Enjoy those early days - they go by so quickly!

he glows, he's a bright and shiny star.

Congratulations!!! He's beautiful!! As the picture appeared on my screen I got goosebumps...Mom, dad and baby ben, I wish you all the best of luck for now and the future!

hi ben! welcome to this big world!!! we've been waiting for you. *HUGGGGGGG* oh what a cutey patuteeeee you are! ya to your new mommy and daddy! you're a very lucky little boy!

Congratulations! He looks so peaceful...

Anna A.

Love from me too!
Kiss
Carla

He's absolutely perfect. Congratulations Andrea and Matt!

Andrea and Matt--he's just beautiful. And Dec. 8 is a good day for boy babies; that's my Sam's birthday too. Congratulations.

Yay!!!!

Beautiful baby!

Beautiful life!

Beautiful family!

:)

Wow, so much hair! Love from Amsterdam, wishing the three of you happy, healthy lives (and lots of sleep the coming weeks).

Evie

So beautiful! What an incredible miracle! I am overjoyed.
Take care and know that you are loved. I am so happy for you both!

oooooooooohhhhhhh! He is just so so sweet! Congratulations!

May The LORD bless you
and keep you;

May the LORD make his face shine upon you
and be gracious unto you;

May the LORD lift up his countenance upon you
and give you peace.

beautiful baby!

Congratulations! He is absolutely beautiful. You so deserve this, Andrea. Congratulations.

congratulations!
I really become happy for arrival of this lucky boy.
Andrea, please don't forget to share all of the story.

Welcome Ben! To Andrea and Matt, congratulations on your rebirth as parents. You are going to rock face at it! :-)

Congratulations Andrea, Matt en Ben. I wish you three much love, wisdom and a lot of fun!

Perfect...absolutely perfect and an answer to prayer big time. Congrats to you!

Congratulations! Welcome to the most beautiful city in the world.

Congratulations!! Welcome to the world Ben-- you have chosen great parents. Andrea and Matt-- you are going to have such a great time!

congratulations. i love how he has tons of hair.

so perfect and fresh from heaven.

Georgeous!!! Congratulations :)

Wow. Congratulations, and wishing you so much joy as you get to know each other...

Congratulations on the birth of your beautiful boy!

Congratulations! What a beautiful blessing.

congratulations.
such a sweet face.

BEAUTIFUL!!!
Welcome to the world dear sweet little one....

Delurking to congratulate you! What wonderful, wonderful news.

Welcome to the world baby Ben!

What a precious little angel. Congrats to you both.

Awwwww. He is beautiful!
Congratulations to your sweet, sweet family.

Oh so happy for you both! I am shedding tears of joy over your little miracle and the blessing that this day has finally arrived. Enjoy every minute!

Congratulations! He is so, so beautiful!

Congratulations!! You two deserve this so much!! Actually you three! I'm so happy for you.

Oh my goodness what an adorable baby boy. Congratulations on your new superhero! I am looking forward to more photos and to your account of the fabulous miracle you two have created. Congratulations to all of you. I wish all three of you the best. I am so excited for you guys. Good luck with everything!

such wonderful news, and such a beautiful boy. congratulations and love to the three of you. enjoy these magical days.

I am so thrilled for all three of you! Thank you for sharing your long journey with all of us out here reading, and I hope the next phase is all growth and joy. What a gorgeous head of hair on that child! Can't wait to see and hear more.

Yay, my endless refreshing paid off. Congratulations! He is a beautiful baby with such a sweet face. A new superhero for the world.

Congratulations Andrea and Matt!
You have a truly beautiful baby boy!
Welcome to the world little one!

Love and happiness always,

Sheena

oh! lots of hugs to you andrea and matt and warm, warm welcomes to ben! he is truly the most beautiful baby with all of that dark hair. we are so very happy for you three. much love, katherine, justin, and sammy

Congratulations to the proud parents, and welcome to the world, handsome boy!

Hooray!!!! Wonderful news! Such a beautiful boy!
Congratulations and blessings on your wonderful new family. :)
xoxo
Julia

yay!

thank you for sharing your lovely news and such a beautiful photo. take care.

Congratulations Andrea and Matt and welcome Ben. Enjoy your first days together and blessings and love to all three of you. He is so beautiful and I am so glad for your little family.
Ps. Thank you Matt for posting - I've been thinking about you all these past few weeks and checking often to see if there was any news.

He is absolutely beautiful! Congratulations on becoming a family!

There were even shouts of happiness in Australia! Welcome welcome little Ben! Blessings to you all from a grateful reader.

AWESOME!! I'm so glad to see him! This really made my day. Congratulations!

wow. This baby is perfection personified.

He is absolutely gorgeous, congratulations - enjoy your "babymoon".

Congratulations!
The happiest news of all!

Congratulations! I've been checking back here every other day or so to see if there was any news & then lo & behold there was a wonderful picture of beautiful Ben today! God bless all of you & I know you will be having a very Merry Christmas!
Aloha, Leanne

P.S. Saw on the Oprah show today a lady that says universally - all babies from 0 to 3 months have 5 words they use to communicate when they are hungry, sleepy, uncomfortable, etc... They put this woman in a room with 8 brand new mom's & babies & she was able to help each one know what their baby was trying to say - which alleviated alot of stress & confusion for all. There's apparently a DVD called "Dunston Baby Language" showing how to recognize these words. Thought I'd pass this on as it was so cool to watch them in action. Wish I'd known about those words way back when my kids were babies!

From the sonogram picture to this one - what a joy! Congratulations to Andrea and Matt, and welcome to Ben! Enjoy every moment, they move quickly.

Best wishes,
Allison

He is absolutely perfect. I have given him (and Andrea) a tribute on my own blog.

Oh at last!!!
I couldn't be happier for you!
THANK YOU for sharing the joyous news... and what an absolutely beautiful photo of your son. Blessings and love to the whole family!

Look at that beautiful being you guys created! He is breath taking. So sweet. I remember on the way home from the hospital just looking at my new baby and crying at the thought that had I not met my husband, our son wouldn't be here.

Congratulations! He's beautiful.

Congratulations! Welcome little Ben....you are just beautiful...love the hair:) Can't wait to hear more:) jamie

This photo brought a HUGE smile to my face and heart!! I am SO happy for you both! Welcome Ben... you're SO gonna love your parents!!

There is hope for our world!

Congratulations!

Oh, joy for sure! What a wonderful Christmas gift to you both! He's adorable...so much hair! Can't wait to read Andrea gushing about it all. Hang in there...it gets easier (maybe, ha,ha). So happy for you guys!!!

Thank you so much for sharing your joy with us. Sleep whenever you can and CONGRATULATIONS!

Thank you for sharing Ben with all of us. He is amazing!

Oh my goodness. Tears in my eyes here too! Big hugs and lots of love to the new family.

Welcome to the world, indeed! What a sweet face... Sending ALL of you all my best hopes and dreams.

He is a beautiful baby, such perfect little skin and all that dark hair - CONGRATULATIONS to you both and hang in there. You know your "audience" will be right there to offer tips whenever you have questions or issues! :-)

Ahhhhhhhhhh he's absolutely beautiful - congratulations.

Yahoo!!!!!!! He is amazing you guys! You did it! I am so happy for you. What a little miracle.....

WELCOME TO THE WORLD BEN!!!

Like so many others, I've been checking your blog several times a day, knowing the 'countdown' had begun... smiling every time I saw that cute photo of you "stepping into curiosity"...

And there he finally was!!! BEN!! What a beautiful boy. Congrats guys!!

I love how, Matt, you said "we are holed up and learning"... OH! Do I remember those first few days... And how unprepared I was :-)

I hope all is going well. Sleep will come back, it will!!!

Enjoy! And keep us posted!!!

Lucille

wow! Wow! What a beauty! Good job people. Congratulations!Snuggle in and enjoy your "babymoon."

Ben is uncommonly beautiful. Much happiness to the three of you! (PS, Ben shares a birthday with my son, who just turned one.)

I kept coming back thinking that your silence must be a sign that the baby had finally arrived...but nothing could have prepared me for such a gorgeous little angel. A million blessings to the three of you and enjoy every second of this tiny piece of joy.

Love,

Giselle

I kept coming back thinking that your silence must be a sign that the baby had finally arrived...but nothing could have prepared me for such a gorgeous little angel. A million blessings to the three of you and enjoy every second of this tiny piece of joy.

Love,

Giselle

Hooray! Welcome to the world, little superhero. And congratulations to you, Andrea and Matt!

What tremendous joy. You are very deserving and very fortunate. Many, many blessings!

Yo, baby Ben!!

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful...
blessings to the three of you.

He is beautiful, so handsome!
You did it, Andrea!
I have been checking in everyday. Ben’s photo brought tears to my eyes when it came up.
All my love to you and your family of three.
Rest, rest, rest.

Welcome to the world Precious Angel!
Andrea * Matt enjoy every moment of this miracle!
Love * Peace,
MB in JT

Oh, how I have waited for this post, we all have! He is SO beautiful.
I was moved to tears upon seeing that little face. He just melts me. Of course that could be my own pregnancy hormones kicking in...

Congratulations Andrea and Matt! Welcome little Superhero!

I am in awe. He is beautiful!

Congratulations to you all!

Hurrah! Welcome Ben!

he is beautiful. really really beautiful.

made me tear up just thinking about meeting my sweet little boy in march. i can't wait.

hugs and congrats.

peace.

jill

He is precious. Congratulations!

Welcome Ben!
I was wondering when you'd come out!

As you'll discover, you have amazing parents!

Congrats Andrea and Matt!!!

Welcome, Ben! And congrats to the Mama for making it through her birthing!

What a beautiful baby boy.Congrats!

YAY!

Congratulation to you all.

My first reaction? A scream of happiness. Lol. CONGRATULATIONS! I know this little guy means the world to you, but he has a place in our hearts, too. He's beautiful. So beautiful.

Magnificent.

Thank you for the wonderful news.

Welcome. Congratulations. Rest. Enjoy!!

Oh my, what a cutie!! Congrats!

OH he is absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing him. :) Congratulations!!

Oh wow, he is so, so amazingly beautiful! Congratulations! His face brings tears to my eyes.

Your joy brings me to tears! Congratulations. He is beautiful.

congratulations! oh this makes me so happy for you! welcome ben:)

Congratulations! He really is beautiful.

What a gorgeous little person! So happy for all three of you:)

Andrea - he's absolutely beautiful! Welcome to the world Benjamin!

He is so beautiful. Blessings to the whole family...I am so happy for you. It is so wonderful to know that dreams do come true. I have checked every day for news and it is great to know that Ben has made it safely to this great big wonderful world that just got bigger.

Mazel Tov,

with much love,

Chalaundrai

Babies don't get anymore georgeous than this one here! Congratulations to you three- this is a blessed baby and I wish you three a long, long life together filled with joy, health, and much love.

He is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! Congratulations!!! :-)

Your own personal angel, just in time for the holidays. Such warm congratulations and wishes to the three of you.

Now the fun REALLY begins. :o)

Much, much love from our family to yours,

K.

congratulations! He is just so perfect and so very handsome.

A big congrats. Welcome to the world, little one.

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

congratulations matt & andrea ~~~ rock on in your hero princessing!

welcome to the world ben... we've been waiting for you :) may your journey be filled with laughter and joy as you learn all about this world, this living, and the two beautiful people you chose to be your parents.

in love and light,
Leonie

Ooooh Congratulations on the new addition, edition Andrea and Matt. Welcome to the world Ben!

wowie wow! he's amazing! welcome to the world, little superhero.

Yay! What a beautiful boy. This post brought tears to my eyes.

He's absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations and all the best wishes for your family!

he's so perfectly gorgeous. i am teary. i cannot believe this happened a few hours after we spoke, andrea! i have chills thinking about it.

you truly are a hero princess. so, so proud of you for this miracle.

love & snuggles to you three!!

xoxo

He's beautiful! And that full head of hair. Congratulations!!

Oh my gosh! The hair! Congratulations and blessings to your new family! Big hugs!

YIPPEE! CONGRATULATIONS!

The time has finally come! Wishing you three a wonderful start to your new lives as baby, mom and dad.

~d

Congratulations! Welcome to the world, Superhero Baby Ben! I can't believe you're here. Sending lots of good thoughts to Andrea and Matt both - he's absolutely gorgeous.

You guys rock, man!! Many, many, many congratulations!! I certainly realize, as everyone does, that you have a lot of sleepless nights ahead of you, but it will certainly all shake out. Way to go, and many congratulations on a healthy, happy birth

Jennifer

Oh welcome to the world Baby Ben! Congratulations to you all on the blessing of your son! Such a beautiful photo! Gives me goosebumps....so precious!