She's a beautiful baby! And they look very happy. Congratulations to the new parents!

Piper is very cute. I think she looks a lot like her dad. I can't imagine doing a photo shoot 2 days after giving birth though haha!

Awee, what an adorable baby and CUTE photos!!
Great crib! Michelle..Love the shabby chic vibe. Where is it from? or, if anyone else knows..please let me know. I was going to get wooden floral appliqués to glue/put on a plain one...as I love that vintage look. If anyone knows..please do let me know. :) Thanks!

Is she saying that she was home 2 days after having a C-section? No offense, but what doctor in his right mind allowed that!?
We have a mandatory 6 day hospital stay. Frankly I'd never want to leave a hospital after any kind of major surgery after 2 days (not that doctors would let me).

Anyway, the baby is beautiful and the parents look so happy.

God bless her! Who wants to do a photo shoot two days after having a baby? They both look very happy.

I have a question. In this article, don't they say that the baby's name is Piper Addison Fairplay? Is her last name really Fairplay?

Sarah's note: Not sure. I'll email Michelle and ask your question and the one above.

I was in the hospital for a week after I had my c-section, 2 years ago. It was an unplanned emergency c-section, because my beautiful,big girl was 8lbs 8ozs, and I am a very small girl, at 4'11 100lbs (pre preggo and now), so she was not coming natural, like my other 2 smaller children, lol. But, Michelle looks great and happy. Piper looks like a "mini" Fairplay, beautiful!

Such a lovely little family!

Though I must admit, this article has scared me to death now! Due to medical conditions I'll have to have a cesarean whenever I get pregnant. The recovery is different for everyone, but she didn't sugarcoat it like most people do!

It'll be worth it though!

What a cutie! I'm very impressed that she gained an ounce in the first two days. I would imagine it is difficult breastfeeding after a c-section, so that's really something. I had an uncomplicated natural birth and my daughter was 6lb 13oz, but a day and a half later she was down to just 6lbs. Luckily she was back up to birth weight by 2 weeks. Also, we have that same pink blanket they do in the first photo. It is so soft!

Sarah's note: The ounce thing is from her blog after Piper's first visit to the pediatrician at 2 weeks. ;)

Do you know the brand of the blanket, so that we can add it to the post?

Piper is so cute! And I love her name.

I think 2 days is the standard hospital stay for C-sections. My mom stayed two days in the hospital with each of her three kids and she had c-sections with all of us.

A standard hospital stay for a c-section is 4 days...2 days for a vaginal birth. Celebrities do seem to want to get out of the hospital sooner than the rest of us, though. I personally stayed in the hospital as long as I could and milked it for all it was worth because I figured the moment we went home all of our "help" would disappear, and the nurses wouldn't be around to answer questions and reassure us.

With that said, I think she looks like a very cute, sweet baby and congratulations to them!

That's a very cute baby. I see Jon has once again broken out the man Uggs from the CBB photoshoot (crib photo). ;)

I like how open Michelle is about her experience. I find it really refreshing when people are honest.

Piper is very cute. I can relate to the painful c-section recovery. I also think the standard hospital stay is 2 days...unless maybe there are complications. I had my daughter on a Tuesday and went home on Thursday.

My cousin had her baby by c-section on a Sunday afternoon and was home Tuesday evening. I guess it's different in different places! Piper is very cute and tiny!

I had my daughter by emergency csection due to placental abruption. I was in the hospital 13 days due to their worry about my internal scars, and extreme loss of blood ( i had 7 transfusions) I wasn't allowed to walk for 48 hours let alone go home!!

I was so weak i couldn't even fathom it!

Just curious as to why an emergency section, because they (according to my drs. in baltimore) "arent as worried about scarlines" as getting the baby out in 30 seconds or less , and the incisions are an afterthought.
Without it, my daughter and i would be dead, I coded blue on the table and so did she.
After going through it, i totally agree with that statement, they just want to get baby out and stop bleeding.

I hope she was in good health, honest to herself about it, and really ok before she took on her role as mom. Its a tough one, a great one, but def. not one to start when you are not 100%