It's a boy!

I think I've mentioned previously that my wife and I were expecting our first child shortly, well he finally arrived over the weekend.

He was supposed to join us on the March 16th but, in tribute to his fathers inability to be on time for just about anything, the wife ended up being induced on Saturday (18th) and he finally arrived at 1:23am on the 19th weighing 7 pounds 12.

Major credit to my wife, despite (or quite probably because of) all the doctors and midwives we've seen telling us the pregnancy wouldn't go full term, or be a natural birth (being induced notwithstanding) because of her blood pressure. Not only did she go full term (and over) she managed a normal delivery on just TENS and Gas & Air (and Epidural was on the cards but the speed of the labour prevented this from occuring).

The of course completely trashed all the plans I had for playing Eve all weekend but I guess I can cut the pair a little slack in this regard since its not every day this kind of thing happens (yes I am joking here!)

Now I just need to catch up on some sleep before she comes home with the baby and the sleepless nights begin........