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**13:00** My phone starts buzzing on the desk. *Hello?* “Come home now.” *Right away.*

**13:15** I’m at home. One of Karen’s friends, who had been invited over for lunch, is offering moral support. I start timing contractions. They are already only 5 minutes apart. I suggest that we phone the hospital. They invite us in.

**14:20** We arrive at hospital. We had anticipated bad traffic, but in the event it was plain sailing. We get settled down in a room.

**15:00** Contractions start to get more painful. We apply the TENS machine.

**15:30** or thereabouts. Contractions still getting more painful. Entonox has been applied.

**16:00** or thereabouts. Entonox is making Karen feel incredibly dizzy and spaced out. She uses it a bit less.

**16:30** or thereabouts. We request an examination. 7cm dilated. This is much more than we were expecting at this stage, and the good news gives us a real boost.

**17:00** or thereabouts. The contractions undergo a change, and Karen yells for a midwife. Pushing is going to be occurring soon.

**17:30** or thereabouts. The top of the baby’s head is visible, but we’re only seeing a little more with each push. Karen begins to get disheartened. Heck, I begin to get disheartened, but I try not to show it.

**18:00** or thereabouts. We’re getting damn close. Karen’s absolutely knackered. I throw everything that I have into my pep talk. Bless her, I can tell that she wants to call me names, but she’s very polite.

**18:20** The baby’s head reaches the point of no return. The next contraction will push the head out.

**18:23** The baby’s head is out. The next contraction will push the body out.

**18:26** The body comes out. I break down into tears.

Bernard

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Congratulations to you both. Just don’t go looking for signs and decide to change Bernards name to that of the winner at the first race this afternoon. Unless of course tyou want a son called Champlain!?!?!?!?!!?

Sheesh, I get busy for a few days at work, and you go and have a kid without telling me.

Mazeltov. Glad mom, dad and kid are all well.

Best wishes for everything coming, I know you guys can handle it, because you’re both great. Don’t forget to water him. Feed, I mean feed. It’s the chilis you need to water.

More picture! Yay!

Congratulations again. He is very beautiful. And wonderful. And, you know, possibly useful as well. Does your new house have a chimney? Children are good for chimneys. I’ve heard.

Muchos congratulatores mon ami, now you’re a family. Sorry for the lateness, have been moving house all weekend.

Brilliant news. Made my day, that.

Late for the party…sorry! Many congratulations and well done on the manly blubbing. Hels did the crying for us as we were so exhausted after 17 hours that we didn’t have much oomph left for anything else (I didn’t cry – I just went to find a pizza instead!). It sounds like it all went relatively smoothly for you all – I hope everyone is now feeling a little more rested and relaxed!

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