Baby Blue

January 12th, 2012

Updated Wednesday January 11, 11.34am:Beyoncé and Jay-Z left the New York City’s Lenox Hill Hospital with their baby girl Blue Ivy late last night. The family are thought to have headed home in a procession of vehicles with blacked out windows, leaving from the hospital’s side gate. The couple welcomed their first child on Saturday.

Updated Tuesday January 10, 8.47am: New parents Beyoncé and Jay-Z have spoken about the birth of their daughter Blue for the first time, releasing a statement to welcome the new arrival.

“Hello Hello Baby Blue!” it said. ”We are happy to announce the arrival of our beautiful daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, born on Saturday, January 7, 2012. Her birth was emotional and extremely peaceful, we are in heaven. She was delivered naturally at a healthy 7 lbs and it was the best experience of both of our lives. We are thankful to everyone for all your prayers, well wishes, love and support.”

Updated Monday January 9, 8:31am: Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z have welcomed their first child – a daughter named Blue Ivy Carter. The child’s middle name is thought to reference the couple’s lucky number, four, which they both wear on their wedding fingers in Roman numeral form: IV. Both Beyoncé and Jay-Z were born on the fourth – of September and December respectively – and married on April 4, 2008.

Mother and baby are well, Beyoncé’s hometown newspaper theHouston Chronicle reported today, and celebrity friends of the couple including Vogue cover girls Rihanna and Gwyneth Paltrowhave already Tweeted their congratulations.

The singer’s sister Solange – who is set to become our Today I’m Wearing star for February – Tweeted that her new niece is the “most beautiful girl in the world”.

Following Blue’s arrival, stylish stars including Julia Restoin Roitfeld, Lily Aldridge and Alessandra Ambrosio are also expecting babies in 2012.

source form: vogue