We recorded the announcement of the birth below but now, check out the first pictures released by the family. Beyonce and Blue’s dad Jay-Z don’t appear to have sold the images, choosing to release them instead on a Tumblr they set up especially for the occasion.
Here are the pics:
Beyonce and Blue Ivy Carter
And here’s how we initially heard the news:
Here’s the full statement from Beyonce and Jay Z:
“Hello Hello Baby Blue!
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.
Beyoncé & JAY Z”
Beyonce is the mother to a baby girl named Blue Ivy Carter.
Hard to believe that I am so excited about the birth of a baby I will never meet. But I do so love a good news story and I am quite giddy with happiness for Beyonce and Jay-Z. (Added to which I have sort of been waiting to put up this news for at least two weeks since rumours of the birth of the baby first emerged)
According to E! online
Beyoncé and Jay-Z welcomed a daughter Saturday night in New York, the little one’s arrival coming via scheduled C-section, mutliple sources confirm to E! News
And the pop ‘n’ hip-hop princess’ name? Drumroll, please…
Blue Ivy Carter! (At least that’s what Jay-Z is telling pals at this point—the couple’s reps have not immediately responded to calls seeking comment.)
Friend and music mogul Russell Simmons was among the first to celebrate the arrival, tweeting the new parents: “congrats to my good friends Beyonce and Jay-Z.”
Rihanna gave baby Ivy a warm welcome, tweeting: “Welcome to the world princess Carter! Love Aunty Rih.
Remember the song she performed at the MTV Video Music Awards when she announced she was pregnant?
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225 Comments so far
Awwww lovely like the arrival of any new baby
love the way she keeps subconsciously touching her tummy during her song. She is a talented vibrant lady & I’m sure shell b one great mama.
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nice news, in those pregnancy photo’s she’s hardly even got a belly!
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I’m a huge fan of Beyonce and was very excited to here this news!!
Its funny, I’m pregnant and a week over due with my second (still waiting!!) and one of the names I have picked out is Carter (if its a boy though!) – is this the beyonce’s babies last name or part of the middle name?
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Carter is the baby’s last name as Jay-Z’s real name is Shawn Corey Carter.
A good friend of mine named her baby Carter, it’s a gorgeous name.
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Some confusion about the name? E! is now reporting the name is Blue Ivy Carter… http://au.eonline.com/news/happy_bday_beyonceacute_jay-z_welcome/284799
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I noticed that on the E! site too. Gee, I really hope it’s Ivy Blue instead of Blue Ivy…
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Please say that’s not true. Hesitant to even look it up
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Very classy and tasteful name, as seems to be the case with (almost) everything Beyonce and Jay Z do.
Like you Lana I am strangely happy for them, never really into celebrities but Beyonce is geniunley talented, not celebrity for celebritys sake and they seem like such a lovely couple.
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Classy and tasteful?? Oh my gosh, it is the exact opposite!! It’s a shocking name, Blue Ivy…. seriously? Why do celebrities choose such ridiculous name??
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I’m excited for them too!
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Thank goodness! I pretty tame name by celebrity standards. My already high respect for Beyonce has jumped up a little
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I take it back. Ivy Blue sounded nice, but Blue Ivy sounds silly.
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Pillow baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Huh??
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There are so many rumors she wasn’t actually pregnant and had someone else carrying her child. There was a huge reaction that she was faking it because when she did an interview her stomach “collapsed” and people were saying she used a fake bump/pillow/padding.
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Apparently rumours Nicole Kidman did the same. She has no uterus. This is a rumour in the medical field.
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In 20 years, that is going to be one insanely beautiful and talented lady!
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Unless she takes after her father in the looks department…
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Im most excited that they have given her a proper name. Not ‘Cumquat Tuesday Hammock whatever’.
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I’m sorry but in what world is Blue a “proper” name?
I’m over the whole love affair with Beyonce, the way she announced she was pregnant was such a “look at me” moment and the obsession with her since, anyone would think she was the first woman to reproduce.
Let’s see how much you all love her when she becomes one of those celebrities touting their “fabulous post baby” bodies mere weeks after giving birth.
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Ouch! Kill joy! Beyonce has always had a voluptuous, curvy womanly figure that she’s been proud of – not known for being a thin/diet crazed respect. Think you’re being hasty…and a tad mean
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Beyonce is one of the few celebrities I actually care for. Mostly because she’s the antithesis of most of them. She does her own thing, always has. More power to her.
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Agree. I’m not a massive fan of her or Jay-Z’s stuff, but I really like them.
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I saw jay z on Oprah and just thought he was wonderful, he just exudes quiet strength and wisdom, happy for a new baby to arrive safely for a lovely couple, sure her name is perfect for her cos her parents picked it for her.
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There’s heaps of stories online about Jay-Z & his mistresses (that’s how Rihanna got her start), including a couple of love children out there. He’s not perfect by any means.
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That doesn’t make him a bad person though. If Beyonce’s cool with it in their relationship, what’s the problem if he has other kids?
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Anon – stories on the internet? Shit, it must be true.
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“If Beyonce’s cool with it”….. NO If Beyonce can shag around too!
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How do you know she doesn’t?
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Cumquat Tuesday Hammock is going to make me laugh all day!
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Haha I’m with you Lana – obviously I don’t know her but I’m excited about that news! Very cute name. I remember watching the video when it first happened and having a big grin on my face seeing JayZ do obviously excited!
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Oh! Ivy is my babies name! Well toddler! She is 16 months now and I named her after I heard it on offspring and fell in love!
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I am a big fan of the name Ivy- so beautiful and cool!
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I think Ivy is gorgeous too… Blue is a bit unusual but who uses their middle name anyway? Ivy Carter is great
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LOVE the name Ivy, it was in our toss up at our daughters birth 12 weeks ago. As much as I love it I’m glad we didn’t go with it now. Too close to a celebrity choosing to use it. You’re lucky, you got in WELL in advance, you’re safe!
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Soooooooooo glad we choose it a while ago! We were thinking about Blue for her middle name.. Luckily we choose Josephine instead! That could of been awkward! Hehe :p
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Why Blue?
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Just jokes! We would never do that! Too strange for me!
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LOL! I’m really curious about using it as a name though – it’s kind of popular with celebs…
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Wow! We must have similar taste… my eldest daughter’s middle name is Josephine and my youngest daughter’s first name is Ivy (as per my post above)… Ivy Josephine sounds gorgeous!
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What name did you choose? Being nosey but baby obsessed! Hehe! x
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Mine too! My youngest who’s 2 is called Ivy and I’m so glad when I hear about other Ivys as it’s nice to know the name won’t be completely unheard of.
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Wow! I hadn’t actually heard of another ivy until now! I love old names… It’s an uncommon name but not unusual… My eldest daughter is also an I.J. Isabella June… Who was also named before the Isabella rush… I wonder if Ivy will be the next IT name?!
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I’m guessing it will become quite popular now. The same thing happened with my eldest daughter’s name (Mia Josephine). We named her Mia a few years before Bec and Lleyton Hewitt used the name and soon after they did it became the most popular. We hardly knew any Mias and now they’re everywhere! Like Isabella it’s a beautiful name though so no regrets…
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My daughter’s name is Ivy. We thought it was sweet, not overused and still easy to say/spell.
There are so many Ivys now, but I don’t regret the name choice.
These days the top names are more diverse. Even if Ivy is a popular name, she probably won’t have half a class full of Ivys, like at my school we had 5 Rebeccas.
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I love her so much. One of my dream is to hug her and have an interview with her. She is such an inspiring woman! I was on her concert in Sydney and she looks seriously like an angel, and she is so confident and feminine. Wonderful, sensitive beautiful woman
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Love to read a happy story on a Sunday! and this is a very sweet name.
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