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A Dragon is born...

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SoupDragon · 05/02/2006 18:36

Seren Francesca Marguerite, 9:20am this morning, at home in water. 8lbs 9oz and only 7 minutes pushing!

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Dinosaur · 06/02/2006 10:11

Congratulations!!

Beetroot · 06/02/2006 10:13

huge cngrats...hmmm cod you didnt tell me!

PrettyCandles · 06/02/2006 10:16

No secrets on Mumsnet?!

Congrats and welcome to the little StarDragon .

motherinferior · 06/02/2006 10:21

WHAAAATTTTTT???????

Well done!
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krabbiepatty · 06/02/2006 10:50

!! well done, no moaning and complaining on MN all that time, too...

Highlander · 06/02/2006 11:43

I love secret pregnancies - what a lovely surprise!!

welcome seren

Enid · 06/02/2006 11:51

brilliant

congratulastions the soup

beautiful name, really like it. xxxxxxxx Enid

doormat · 06/02/2006 12:03

Congratulations soupdragon
and welcome to the world baby Seren Francesca Marguerite

kama · 06/02/2006 13:31

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misdee · 06/02/2006 13:35

i cant get over this. congratulations. and lovely lovely names.

bossykate · 06/02/2006 13:43

congratulations!

cupcakes · 06/02/2006 19:02

Wow. Fantastic news! (and gorgeous photo too).
How you managed to keep quiet is beyond me.
This has to be the most memorable thread of 2006 - and we're only 2 months in!

katierocket · 06/02/2006 19:16

that is so funny Soupy (keeping it a secret I mean) congratulations

hornbag · 06/02/2006 19:21

Congratulations!! (also well done on MN's best kept secret!)

Kaloo20 · 06/02/2006 22:32

Met Seren today - she's beautiful.

And most definitely NOT wearing pink.

lucy5 · 06/02/2006 22:33

Congratulations!

muma3 · 06/02/2006 22:49

gorgeous name where's the piccie?
congrats xx

SorenLorensen · 06/02/2006 23:24

So you don't tell about the pregnancy and then I miss the announcement. I can't believe you kept it quiet all this time!

Huge congratulations and welcome to Seren (tis indeed a beautiful name)

getbakainyourjimjams · 07/02/2006 21:26

ha ha ha I saw something today about soupys secret pregnancy and assumed your were 12 weeks or something. Congratulations!

SauerKraut · 07/02/2006 21:33

You don't "know" me but have to say congrats- she's gorgeous and she has one of my names! Doesn't often happen...

NotQuiteCockney · 07/02/2006 21:37

Oh, Soupy, that much-delayed costume is on its way to you, I posted it today.

roosmum · 07/02/2006 21:39

congratulations soupdragon, sounds like such a fab birth... at the secret-keeping tho!

love the name too, have only ever met one seren (& i'm welsh!)

NotQuiteCockney · 07/02/2006 21:46

Oh, and congratulations, too. Very sneaky.

pupuce · 07/02/2006 21:49

Oh wow - I didn't even know you were pregnant too!!!!
Happy you had a good homebirth.
Did one last week in your area and found the midwives VERY talkative (hope it wasn't the same!)
Isn't she smaller than your first two ?

MrsSpoon · 07/02/2006 21:57

LOL! This is a wind up isn't it? Fab picture you both look lurvely!