If you follow on Facebook or Twitter, this is going to be old news to you now, but Squidgy is here!! And she’s a girl! What a surprise!! I was really expecting a boy, for some reason!
She was born yesterday, 13 March at 17:23 – that’s 5:23 PM for my American friends – weighing in at an astonishing 4.2 kg, or 9lb6oz. We made them weigh her again, because I didn’t believe that could be right. My bump was so small compared to with Ameli.
Full birth story to follow, but we’re very excited, happy and ecstatic to have had our home water birth, despite being at 42 weeks and 5 days according to the scan dates!
Thank you everyone for your support…
So beautiful, congratulations! xXx
Can’t believe I missed this! Congratulations!!!! She is beautiful! x
Awesome..Congratulations..she’s beautiful and looks a lot like Ameli I think? xxx
BIG congratulations again! SO pleased you got your water birth as planned 🙂
Thank you so much!
Welcome Squidgy! And congrats mama, for having the birth you wanted!
Thanks Jorje! I appreciate it!
Massive congratulations! And a home birth that overdue! Wish my midwives would allow that!
Thanks Josie. To be honest, mine didn’t ‘allow’ it either, but because I knew my dates 100% and knew I couldn’t have conceived when the scan says I did – with the exception of an immaculate conception! – I knew I wasn’t really overdue, despite what the scan said. I told them I’d be having a homebirth with or without their presence, and they said that in truth midwives have a duty of care to the mothers and if I didn’t want to go to hospital, they couldn’t force me, they could only make note of the fact that I was going against their advice, which was fine by me, because I knew my dates without a doubt.
Saw the announcement on Facebook but these pics are adorable! Many congratulations again.
Thanks so much Sally! It’s been a crazy month. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sooo beautiful! I love Ameli’s smile — very like Mikko’s upon meeting his brother. I am so happy for you that you were able to have your water birth. Enjoy your babymoon! Give that baby a squeeze for me. 🙂
Thanks Lauren! We’re loving all the love 🙂
Beautiful!!!!!!!
Thank you!
Super-cute! And brilliant news about the water birth! I do a linky for birth stories which is still live so if you do get round to writing yours on here I would love to have you link it over at mine:
http://www.actuallymummy.co.uk/2011/11/15/share-your-birth-story-2/
Thank you! I’ll try to remember to link up!
Congratulations! She’s gorgeous, looks like a mini Ameli in the second pic x
She really is the spitting image of her sister at birth!
OMG yaaaay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So exciting!!! Congrats, she’s beautiful!
How exciting! I was expecting that you would have a boy, as well. There’s nothing sweeter than a sister relationship, though. Take care!!
Oh, just beautiful, You’ve made my evening; thanks for sharing your gorgeous photos and so pleased you had the birthing experience you wanted. Can’t wait to read the full story!
Yippeeee! GO MAMA! That’s awesome, beautiful, wonderful news and she looks just SO dainty for such a lovely round weight. 🙂 Happy happy days. 🙂
aaaawwwww!!! so sos ooooooo cute!
Welcome home Squidgy!!!! 🙂
Soooo looking forward to meet her and seeing you gguys to give you a hug and all! Oh! and we got pics to do!!!!! when???
Massive congratulations, enjoy these precious first couple of weeks. Mich x
Congratulations. So pleased you got the birth you wanted.