EFB

August 8th, 2007

He’s healthy and happy. Seven pounds, twelve ounces. Born at 4:05 am on August 8, 2007.

Michele is doing very well (now that it’s over!) after a very long two days.

We’ll be posting tons of photos, of course. For now, only one. I’m beat.

Off to the hospital to see my baby and my son.

She’s at New York Presbyterian Hospital (under Michele Boudreaux) if anyone cares to send a card or anything. She will be there until Friday morning (standard protocol). Alternately, you can make a donation in Emory’s name to BARC – our local animal shelter.

Tuesdays with Murray will be retroactively published when she gets home :)

Smooches, all of ya.

-tobyjoe

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  1. Sarah said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

    Already gushed on the Flickr photo, but OMG, this warrants double commenting. :-)

    I am so very happy for you both. He is beautiful, perfect, wonderful! Can’t wait to hear Michele’s story of the delivery.
    Glad they are both doing well!

    xoxoxo!

  2. tobyjoe said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    On the name: Emory is derived from Emmerich, which is an old Germanic name meaning something along the lines of “home strength” and is also the root of America. Francis is a secular nod to St. Francis of Asisi, Patron Saint of Murrays (er, ANIMALS) and the Environment.

    Boudreaux is a word meaning, roughly “raised in a trailor” and is a staple in many prisons and mental institutions in the southern United States.

  3. torrie said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Woohoo! I live across the street from NY Pres. It is taking all my restraint to not run over there for a visit.

  4. Josh said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    He’s beautiful!

  5. Sarah C. said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    CONGRATULATIONS YOU GUYS!
    He’s so perfect!

  6. Amanda said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Congrats to you both! What a handsome son.

  7. maddie said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Congratulations! So glad to hear that everything went well with Michele and the delivery! What a beautiful baby boy.

  8. ica said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    ahhhh! CONGRATS! He looks beautiful and smart, just like his parents. This is so exciting! Love the name! Congrats!

  9. Jonathan said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Congratulations Toby & Momhow !!!

  10. amy/kgp said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    holy moley! he’s adorable, i’m so happy for your two, congrats! <3 <3

  11. Kurtis said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Guys, that’s so rad! Congratulations!
    I love the name too (its the name of our cat!).

  12. Catherine said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    WOW!! Congratulations! What a beautiful little boy! Sending my best wishes to the new parents!

  13. chuck/reemer said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Congratulations!!!!

  14. sheryl said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Aww!
    Welcome Emory Francis Boudreaux!

    Hugs to the whole family :)

  15. katie said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Oh! Yay! Congratulations! I’ll stop calling him Ndugu now. :)

  16. rachel said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    He is beautiful and big, who knew? Michele, way to go working the hospital system to get the most out of your two nights in the hospital. Mazel tof!

  17. jon deal said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Congratulations!

    He looks like a “keeper!”

  18. Shelley Richardson said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    he’s absolutely beautiful! welcome to the world little nephew. I can’t wait to
    meet you!

  19. Shelley Richardson said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    he’s absolutely beautiful! welcome to the world little nephew. I can’t wait to
    meet you!

  20. Jason T. said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Awesome, CONGRATS Toby and Michele!!!!!!!

  21. reddirtroad said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Yay!!!!! All my best to the three of you. It’s been an amazing journey up until now. Now that he’s here, the fun is about to begin!!! Love you guys!

  22. Jemma said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    He’s beautiful. Congrats!!!

  23. girl27 said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    What a beautiful little boy. Congratulations to you both.

    And best wishes and blessings to Emory for a long, happy and healthy life full of joy and wonder.

    xoxoxox

  24. Alison said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Oh my goodness, look at that face! He is gorgeous. Congratulations!

  25. Lana said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    He is handsome! Well done you two! LOVE the name.

    So happy to hear everyone is doing well. Hurrah!

  26. Camille said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Congratulations! I’m so happy for you all.

  27. EricaLucci said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Congratulations! Your son is gorgeous. I’m so happy for the two of you. Thank you for sharing your experience with all of us.

  28. sambot said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    HOORAY LITTLE DUDE!! so happy for you both!

  29. autumn said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    awwwwwwwwwwww. congratulations. my 3 year old just told me he wants to come see him

    btw, francis was one of my picks for a middle name too :)

  30. snow said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    What a beautiful boy. Congrats to you all—a new little family! He looks a lot like both of you, I think.

    That package is a-comin’, I swear.

  31. StFarmer said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Congratulations… he’s a handsome little guy. Now get to work on the siblings!

    My middle name is Francis.

  32. Lizzie said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    I’m usually a lurker and I don’t think I’ve commented before – but if there’s ever a time to start, it’s now!

    CONGRATULATIONS! And what a beautiful boy. He’s managed to skip the crinkly old man stage and ride straight into already cute.

  33. ian kennedy said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    excellent!

  34. jenblossom said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    I’m sitting here with tears in my eyes and a huge grin on my face – he is absolutely beautiful. Congratulations, you guys!

  35. Amber said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    What a handsome little guy! Welcome to the world, Emory, and congratulations to you all!

  36. Michael Dietsch said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Now there’s a handsome lad! And what a gorgeous photo.

  37. Megs said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    So happy for you guys, and congratulations! Welcome little Emory! (I love that name!)

  38. Branden said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Wow – congrats folks! What a good looking little guy!

  39. Brad said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Congrats to the three of yous. A fine looking young sportsman you got there.

  40. Julie said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    He is a handsome little man. Emory & I have one thing in common: we share a birthday! Congrats!!!

  41. haly said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Emory is soooooo beautiful! I can’t believe he looks so ALERT on his first day in this world!! Congratulations Tobyjoe and Michele!!

  42. Sarah S. said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Super cute!!!Congrats you guys!

  43. jenchung said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Congratulations to all of you!

  44. Aleppo said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Hurrah! Congrats both.

  45. Sarah S. (again) said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Ohh I forgot to mention….I weighed the same thing when I was born 28 years ago. :)

  46. greg said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!….i was just thinking that i haven’t been around in quite a while and bang there’s an awesomely most beautifullest new little human being staring at me from my monitor. i’m soooo happy for yinz!

  47. Michele Chaves said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Congratulations! Emory is a great name! I hope everyone is doing well. Can’t wait to see more pictures. So happy for you both! That’s going to be one cool kid.

  48. Sandi said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Welcome Emory and congratulations to both of you! I look forward to hearing about his arrival when Michele feels up to it.

  49. kim said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    awwww. welcome emory and conratulations you two. so good to hear everything went okay. can’t wait to see more pic. sending hugs and smooches and love from germany over there! :)

  50. yzz said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    congratulations!!! She’s at NYP? Right around the corner from my home… I’d love to pop in for a visit if that’s ok. Toby, drop me an email with a yea or nay?

  51. jon, not 'v' said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    so awesome, congrats. he looks like a spry one: good work guys :)

  52. Julie said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    What a gorgeous, alert, healthy, sweet boy. Congratulations to you all.

  53. Charlie said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    What a beautiful baby! Congratulations!! Love to all three of you!

  54. nico said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Holy Tiny Boudreaux! That kid is crazy cute.

    You have a son! You are mommy and daddy!

    [It makes me laught to think that she might have asked for you to make a note about Tuesdays with Murray after just giving birth. I think it might be Tuesdays with Emory for a bit…]

  55. matthew said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    beautiful kid, great name… congratulations, enjoy…

  56. KidKate said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Congrats, Mihow (and TJ)—YOU DID IT! And he is beautiful! I can’t wait to hear all about life on the other side of pregnancy!

  57. Amy said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Delurking to join the rest of the gushers. He’s a perfectly adorable little boy. Congrats to all of you!

  58. Cyn said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    He is beautiful—congratulations!

  59. thomas romer said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    word up. its boo dreux 2.0!

    ho ho ho!

  60. ginar said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    THAT FACE IS PRECIOUS! welcome Emory!!
    thanks for the update Toby Joe. a big hug to Mihow from us.

  61. jenB said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    That is a great looking newborn. Congratulation to you both! and thank for the update.

  62. pghgirl said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Fresh newborn photos always make me cry, especially this one. Can’t wait to hear about it all. He’s beautiful, congratulations!!

  63. Jen K said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    What a cutie! He seems so relaxed and unperturbed in his new environment! Whose hands are those? :)

  64. danny said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    OH my good godness!!
    Mazeltov!!!! Welcome to parenthood, Toby and Michele – and Emory, welcome to planet earth you are blessed with two of the best parents any boy could possibly hope for!

    We (Catherine, Clara and me) send our best wishes and big hugs!

  65. LazyLightning said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Congratulations! He’s beautiful!

  66. Stfarmer said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    I forgot to ask… when does he get his first tatoo?

  67. Stfarmer said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Oh, and was the photo taken with the D200? That is a great looking b&w.

  68. Amanda said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Oh my goodness. He is just gorgeous.

  69. Leslie said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Congratulations!!!!!!! Emory is simply gorgeous.

  70. Leah said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    He’s wonderful and amazing! And so cute!

    Question: Does his first name have two or three syllables? Just want to make sure I say it correctly in my head. :)

  71. meshbetty said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Yay! Welcome to the world little Emory! We are so happy you are here! Especially your mommy and daddy!
    We hope to meet you soon!
    Big hugs,
    Cathy, Mike, Isabel and Aubrey

  72. meshbetty said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    One more thing, I just want to confirm that he was born in this year 2007 instead of next year in 2008 as you listed! :o)
    No worries, Toby! We understand what it is like as a new parent. Mike listed the wrong date on our announcement when Isabel was born too! :o)

  73. kel said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    He is gorgeous!

    Congratulations!

  74. merlot said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Congratulations, you guys! So lovely to see your little son here! We are sending all the best wishes for much joy, good feeding, and SLEEP.

  75. scbob said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Leah, it is three syllables and Meshbetty I changed the date above.

  76. Hemlock said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOO! Congrats. Can’t wait to see more photos of Emory and fam. What a wonderful name.

  77. jenny said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    OMGOMGOMG!

    Seriously – he is the cutest newborn ever! What a face! He’s already taking everything in…

    Congrats to the whole family!

  78. geer said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    way to go kids!!! he is amazing!!! much love to you and your beautiful family! :)

  79. lynda said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    he’s gorgeous and perfect and so precious!
    congrats to you.
    i can’t wait till you settle in at home and share stories and photos.
    love to the whole family!

  80. tobi said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Congratulations! He is absolutely beautiful and that is the greatest name! Glad to hear everyone is doing well.

  81. Missy said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Holy shit, you have a kid.

    Is that a Beaner nose and Mihow set of eyes? Hard to tell until his newborn face unsquishes a bit.

    Congratulations. See you soon, Boudreauxs.

  82. robyn said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    yay! he’s here! congratulations!

  83. Cobra said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Congrats – definitely a little criminal mastermind!

  84. chele said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    He is BEAUTIFUL! Congrats and hugs to all!

  85. john said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    congrats, dudes!

  86. David said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Congrats! Can’t wait to see him!

  87. Mr. Cobra said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Big big congrats to all three of you, he’s beautiful and what a killer name. Best of luck with sleep and rest. We’re thinkin’ of ya.

  88. Lake said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Congratulations and God bless you all! He’s perfect!

  89. crispin said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    congratulations!

  90. rion said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Felicitations to all three of you. Hello, Emory!

  91. sheryl said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    P.S. Hope your place is ok after the tornado yesterday :)

  92. greg said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    by the way, he is just too cute….i printed out the picture and he’s on his way to my refrig!!!!! i have quite the collection of baby pics, he’s gonna have so many new friends here in western pa!

  93. lisacat said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    I second the wonderment that you all thought about “Tuesdays With Murray” at a time like this and am so blown away by your thoughfulness re: BARC. Emory is one lucky critter!

  94. Maria said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    He’s gorgeous! Congratulations, I am so happy for you both. Can’t wait to see more pics of the little guy.

  95. kevbo said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Congratulations! You know, they say babies make the world go ‘round so you guys are helping to keep the world go ‘round. Wait, do they say that? Maybe I’m confusing what they say or said. Probably. Anyway, congratulations and all the best to the two of you.

  96. Zak said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Hey little Emory. Welcome to this crazy world, you have a great head start with your awesome Mom and Dad. Zak, Leslie and Gage want to come see you sometime. Congrats Toby and Michele

  97. mihow said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Holy cow, y’all. Thank you so, so, so much for all the awesome welcomes and congratulatory awesomenessness. :] It’s been one long, up and down, down and up, week but we are all home now, safe and sound and I can honestly say I have never been happier.

    Thank you again. Will update soon. In the meantime, we put up a few more photos over on Flickr. Check ‘em out if you’re interested.

  98. Sherrie said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    Congratulations! I cannot wait to read about the adventures of your new non-furry child! He is beautiful and what a lovely name. All the best!

  99. girl27 said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    The flickr photos are wonderful to see. I like Toby’s note about the first photo…

    Gotta shower and get back to see my baby and son.

    At first I thought it was a typo, then I figured it out… and thought it was the sweetest thing I’d ever heard. :)

  100. kim said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    i hope you had a great first weekend at home with your two boys. :)

  101. deel said at 4:39 pm on August 8th, 2007:

    congratulations!!


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