I joked on Wednesday evening that I had just bought some fancy flowers to photograph in my entryway for an upcoming post, thereby guaranteeing that I would go into labor before being able to take pictures the next day. Well?
Calvin Edward Balch was born at 8:18 a.m. on Thursday, October 2, 2014. He weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces (the smallest of our three), and measured 21 inches long. He has fuzzy brown hair with a polka dot of a blonde spot, right in the center on top, and very dark blue eyes that make it impossible to predict what color they will stay.
I’d given birth before without an epidural, so that part of the experience wasn’t new, but this delivery was the first that was free of complications (thank goodness). Calvin and I are happy and healthy, and our family of five is doing well!
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115 responses to “Calvin Edward Balch”
He is beautiful and perfect. Huge congratulations to you and your family! Welcome to the three-kids club. :)
You sure do make pretty babies…And he looks just like his brother and sister!! .CONGRATULATIONS!!
Soo happy for you, Calvin, and your whole family! So adorable and love that all went well for both of you. What a cutie-pie of a son! Love his name, too. Thanks for sharing such a sweet picture of your beautiful baby. Blessings on all of you!
Aw, congratulations! He’s beautiful! Love his name.
Congratulations! Calvin is adorable. :)
Aww. He is so cute. Congratulations!
Yay! Congratulations. Nicole and family! So glad to hear your beautiful boy is here safely!
Huge congratulations!!!! He’s beautiful…and you’re great at naming babies, a trait I much admire (says the mother of another August ;))
Incredibly happy for you and your family! What a beautiful boy! Hope your family is enjoying their new little brother!
Congratulations. He looks adorable.
So happy for you! Our third baby seemed to round out our family beautifully – I bet Calvin will do the same for your’s. He’s just lovely!
Congrats to you and Brandon on your new little blessing – he’s a cutie!
He’s perfect! What a sweet little face. Congrats y’all!
Congratulations! So glad you & Calvin are doing well! What a sweet name :)
I’m a silent reader of your blog, but thought this was worth a comment. Congrats on Baby Calvin, he’s a beauty!
Nawww that is awesome news. Congratulations and I love his name.
Oh he is just beautiful. Congratulations to you and your family. Enjoy every moment.
Congrats on the newest. Addition to your family! Glad to hear all went well!
Congratulations! I know a couple of people with dark hair and blond spots. Our neighbor’s child has a blond spot right on top of his head and our neighbor likes to say that it was God giving him one more kiss before he came down.
Congratulations! He is beautiful!
He’s wonderful. Congratulations!
Congratulations! He’s just beautiful!
Congratulations! He looks so snuggly and cute and just downright adorable. ^_^
Congratulations to your family!
Oh he’s so precious and beautiful! Love his name too, you guys have great taste in names. :) So glad to hear you didn’t have any complications with this guy, that will make the newborn period that much sweeter. Take care and enjoy your THREE kids!! It’s a trip at the beginning!
Congratulation to all of you :) He looks absolutely wonderful.
Congratulations, Nicole, and welcome to little Calvin!
Congratulations ! What a cuteeee baby :)
Enjoy !!!
Congratulations! He’s adorable! <3
Many greetings from Germany
Becci
What a cutie!! Now hope he stays this quiet….
Congratulations to all!
Congratulations! He’s precious. :)
He’s beautiful! Congratulations to you all.
He’s beautiful! Congratulations! :)
Oh my gosh Congratulations and welcome to little Calvin!!! My son had a little polka dot of a blonde spot on the back of his head when he was a baby and he’s 9 now and still has it – I love it!
Congratulations!
I am so happy for you.
Lots of love from long timer reader, first time commenter from Norway
I found you through the Chicago Tribune when Eleanor was a newborn. Now there is sweet Calvin to join her and August in the patter of little feet around the Victorian. Joy!!
Best,
Bonnie
congratulations!! what a sweetheart.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!! That was worth all of the unnecessary exclamation points. :)
He is so beautiful and I am so excited to see how he grows up in the lovely home you have made with your family. Enjoy the early days, hate to say it, but before you know it he will be in college! What am I saying, I’m only 16 and it feels like 4192 years until I go to college.
Much love to the whole family! Can’t wait to see how the nursery comes along!
Sarah
He’s beautiful! Congratulations! Get some rest and enjoy your new family of 5.
Congratulations! 8 lbs 9 oz is your smallest baby?! You deserve some pretty fantastic Mother’s Day breakfasts for the rest of your life! ;)
So precious- Congratulations to you and your family. I am looking forward to watching him grow through your posts.. XO
He’s perfect! Congratulations! Wishing you a speedy recovery.
congrats! what a beauty he is.
What a beaut! Congrats to all and kudos to the parents for another stellar name pick!
He is a perfect, beautiful baby! Congratulations!
Ahhh congratulations! I love his name. He is the same birth size and weight that my daughter was…how freaky is that!!!
Congratulations to your family for the new baby!
Congratulations! He is absolutely beautiful!
Congrats! His photo looks so much like the one you took of Eleanor! You know with a name like Calvin to expect a lot of stuffed tiger toys for presents, right?
Congratulations! He is adorable–such clear, perfect skin for a newborn!
Congratulations! I am waiting for mine to pop out any second. Any second now. C’mon baby.
Congrats to your family! What a great day to be born…my birthday too! :)
Congratulations to you and your family!
Congratulations! And what a lovely name!
Félicitations ! He looks perfect – just like his sister and brother :) Take care.
Congratulations! He’s just adorable. I’m so glad all is well with you both!
Congrats!
Congratulations! He’s beautiful — take care!
Congratulations! He’s adorable.
So happy everything went smooth for you and Calvin! Congrats to you and your family!!
Yay!! Congrats :D
Amazing. Congratulations on the family expansion.
Mazel Tov! ;)) May Calvin bring you naches! At first glance, I thought it was Eleanor. For sure, August and big sister will absolutely adore their baby brother. P.S. Everyone get some sleep!
Congratulations, he’s perfect! Also, glad to hear that they delivery went just fine without complications!
Congratulations!! Both on the beautiful baby, and also on the labour going well — what a relief!
Congratulations! So happy for you and your lovely family – Calvin looks gorgeous!
Welcome welcome welcome Baby Calvin! Hugs and rest to you all :)
Awwww – he looks perfect! Congrats mama, and glad to hear the birth was complication-free!
He’s perfectly gorgeous!
Congratulations on your handsome new boy, and thanks so much for sharing – it’s a delightful way to start a new week!
What a beautiful Boy. We are so happy for you and your adorable Family. Love from all of us. We have followed you since you were carrying Eleanor and enjoyed your writing and wonderful Creativity.
How exciting! He is just precious. Congratulations to your family, on your newest addition!
Congratulations to you and your Family! Welcome Baby Calvin! He is a Beautiful Balch Baby for sure! So glad all went well, Nicole.
Congrats! He is beautiful.
Congrats! We also named our son Calvin, so I love and endorse the name. And though I say we also used the same name, we’ve never run into another Calvin, so it’s unique without being odd, and no worries that he’ll ever be 1 of 6 Calvin’s in his class.
The baby’s name is really lovely. I had a friend named Calvin in art school. Everyone called him “Vin” though. A cool nickname.
What wonderful news! I wish you and your family all the best.
Wahooooo! He’s adorable. Welcome to the world, little Calvin. So happy to have you!
I don’t usually comment, but I’m a long time stalker and just had to today….. he is ADORABLE! I LOVE LOVE the name! Congratulations!
congratulations! what a great name. enjoy!
Wonderful news, and congratulations to all of the B5! I love Calvin’s name, and am glad his “birthday party” went smoothly for you. :)
jbhat
Congratulations, he is beautiful. Great name!
I’ve never commented here before but Calvin is just so gorgeous I had to say congratulations!
Congratulations! So exciting and such a sweet name. The first few weeks are so extra special, enjoy it!
Congratulations! Calvin is a lovely name for such a beautiful baby boy.
Congratulations! He looks just like Eleanor.
Congratulations! I’m so thrilled for you and your family :)
Congratulations to you and your family! He’s perfect!
He is SO handsome, his name is PERFECT, and I’m so very glad you didn’t have any complications! Congrats, Balch Family!
He is adorable! I love his name. Congratulations :)
Congratulations!!
Congratulations Balch family! What a sweet and handsome boy he is.
Congratulations!!!! And I wish you a very nice and peaceful first time altogether!
Congratulations!! He looks adorable. I hope the family is doing well.
He is seriously perfect! Congratulations!!
Congratulations!
The new in the family is so adorable!
Congrats on that bundle of perfection. Your oldest two cuties are almost the exact same ages as my two boys. This is making me want another!
Congratulations! He looks perfect. Good job, Mama!
Congratulations, Nicole! He is absolutely beautiful!
wow, Nicole, you sure do make beautiful babies! Many congratulations! Calvin looks so peaceful and mellow. Looking forward to watching him grow with his siblings….
He is SO very lovely. Perfect, even. I love how you choose such good, solid names as opposed to way “out there” names kids would probably be tempted to change when they come of age. A beautiful family you have! Can’t wait to see more Calvin Edward!
Félicitations! Gorgeous child!
Congratulations!! He is such a precious little sweetie!
Congratulations! Calvin is beautiful. And I’m glad to hear things went smoothly for you. Enjoy this special time!
Congratulations! I’m glad there were no complications this time.
Congratulations. He’s beautiful.
What a beautiful baby! Congratulations! BTW, our oldest had dark blue eyes when he was born, and they turned into dark brown eyes after a couple of weeks.
He is beautiful. Congratulations!
Congratulations! He is a cutie.
Congratulations to you both. He is all Eleanor, well, with a little distinction.
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Congratulations! He is beautiful, and I am glad that you are both doing well. I have three kids too (7, 5 and 2) and I wish you luck! I found it to be a bit of a circus once the baby started to walk and all of a sudden it seemed like 2 adults was not quite enough to manage 3 kids. But now that our youngest is 2 it has settled down and we are in a good groove. It is sometimes a circus at our house, but it’s always lots of fun. Congrats!
i love October 2nd! My 4th one just turned 21 on that day. He’s an amazing kid, traveling in Europe right now. I predict the same ‘amazingness’ for Calvin. So glad everything went well for you. :)
Congratulations!
Congrats! I saw his little face and instantly thought of Eleanor — a click back to an old post confirmed the impression. You do make them cute :)
Congratulations:)