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Beyoncé and Jay-Z Share First Photos of Baby Blue Ivy

When Beyoncé showed off her post-baby bod at her hubby’s Carnegie Hall concert last week, we knew it was only a matter of time until celebrity royal couple Jay-Z and Beyoncé shared photos of their newborn baby girl Blue Ivy Carter.

You might have thought you’d have to buy the latest issue of People or Star to see a first full glimpse of baby Blue Ivy, but instead of following in the footsteps of other proud celebrity parents like JLo and Marc Anthony or Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon, selling first exclusive pictures of their babies to media outlets, Queen Bey and Jay-Z took to Tumblr to show the first few glimpses of Blue Ivy to the world.

They posted a few family pics on a basic blog, named “HelloBlueIvyCarter,” and launched it onto the Web for fans to see.

They posted five pictures of the adorable newborn– two solo shots of Blue Ivy, one with Mom, one with Dad, and one of the baby’s tiny hand touching Beyoncés.

Alongside the photos, they posted a note that reads, “We welcome you to share in our joy. Thank you for respecting our privacy during this beautiful time in our lives – The Carter Family.”

Alexandra is a graduate from the University of New Hampshire and the current Assistant Digital Editor at Martha Stewart Living. As a journalism student, she worked as the Director of UNH’s Student Press Organization (SPO) and on staff for four student publications on her campus. In the summer of 2010, she studied abroad at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University, in England, where she drank afternoon tea and rode the Tube (but sadly no, she did not meet Prince Harry). Since beginning her career, her written work has appeared in USA Today College, Huffington Post, Northshore, and MarthaStewart.com, among others. When not in the office, she can be found perusing travel magazines to plan her next trip, walking her two dogs (both named Rocky), or practicing ballet. Chat with her on Twitter @allie_churchill.