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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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SoupDragon · 08/02/2006 11:18

Thanks everyon

Yes, it is for real - apart from the picture lower down : I'm not as furry and am not bottle feeding for a start! Proof should be the amount of posts I've made since Sunday! You can't see how gingerly I'm perched on one cheek at the computer.

Pupuce, I managed to get the community midwife who does waterbirth talks at Mayday so she was completely unfazed by having to do it alone - neither the second midwife or the student who wanted to see a home waterbirth made it in time! Seren is lighter than DS1 (who was 10lb 1oz) and heavier than DS2 (8lb 4oz) but she was bang on due date whereas DS2 was 2 weeks early...

NQC - the costume arrived this morning, together with the hat which, oddly enough, matches DD's () socks and is the right size for her

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PrincessPeaHead · 08/02/2006 11:20

thank god you've come clean soupy, it must be the longest time I've managed to keep a secret EVER...
Hurrah for our lovely girls!

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SoupDragon · 08/02/2006 11:22

You did better than Cod and Essbee then

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oliveoil · 08/02/2006 11:33

Is it not against the law to keep things like this secret?

Congratulations Soupy, I wouldn't have been able to keep stum for more than 5 minutes.

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gomez · 08/02/2006 11:33

Oh my, congratulations Soupy. What an amazingly beautiful name. Hope you don't need to perch for too long .

BigHotMama · 08/02/2006 12:24

Just popped in from August 2006 thread and cant believe you kept it secret ... WOW fantastic news Soupy.
Was it your first waterbirth? and would you recommend it as I'm thinking of having one if possible on the day.

iota · 08/02/2006 12:40

I am too to say anything except

CONGRATULATIIONS

libb · 08/02/2006 13:03

Brilliant news, congratulations Soupdragon xxx

Bouj · 09/02/2006 03:37

Congratulations! I am so glad I am not the only one who was gobsmacked. My first thought was ' I have GOT to start dedicating more time to mn if I missed this'. Beautiful names. Enjoy xx

NotQuiteCockney · 09/02/2006 06:48

I'm glad you like the hat, SD, and I was very happy to be able to give you a hat. I thought the triangles looked a bit scaly ...

iota · 09/02/2006 15:56

bump for NDP

NomDePlume · 09/02/2006 15:57

OMG !!!!!! Congrats !

Can we have a [gobsmacked emoticon] please ?

Lio · 09/02/2006 16:00

I obviously don't pay attention ? nobody 'sounds' pregnant from their typing ? but CONGRATS, sounds like an ideal birth too. Love the name Marguerite especially.

wilbur · 09/02/2006 16:03

How very marvellous! Congratulations soupy and baby dragon. Wow - you are going to get the pinkest cards, flowers and clothes now! Have you bought her one of those pegasus hairdresser heads yet? arf arf

mears · 11/02/2006 22:31

What a surprise. Congratulations

Spidermama · 11/02/2006 22:37

C0ngrautlations soupy. I had no idea. Love the name btw.

moondog · 11/02/2006 22:40

Hey well done!
I've got a Seren and she's a dragon too,as she is a little Welsh girl!

edam · 11/02/2006 23:08

Hey soupy, congratulations! And on my birthday too.

Dottydot · 12/02/2006 21:48

that's amazing!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Kayleigh · 13/02/2006 13:29

Congratulations! Some people will do anything to avoid a trip to the post office
Fabulous name by the way.

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