… a beautiful baby boy. Our beloved son Euan.
Born the day after my last blog post (written to distract me from the contractions that had started a few hours before) I wonder now how no-one guessed I was carrying such a whopper inside that enormous bump. 10lb 2oz of whopping great loveliness. The extra 12 days cooking time Euan had served him well in recovering from the difficulties of his delivery and right from day one he’s seemed more like the age he would have been if he’d been born on his due date. It’s brilliant for us as it means our 3 week old bundle of joy is really alert and has been giving us lots of smiles and makes hilarious squeaks, coos and grunts to let us know what he needs.
First photo – 3 hours old. Second photo – 2.5 weeks old.
This story had a sequel four years later – look what we made 2!
Nip it in the bud 
Ahhhhh! About time we saw some pics!
Congratulations to all three of you Nic!
Congratulations!! A beautiful baby boy. I have been enjoying your blog for a while now and have checked every day for some news. Fabulous. Lovely name too x
Congratulations Nic! So very happy for you and knew that day would be coming soon and sure enough it did. Wishing you a lovely time as a new mummy:)
He’s absolutely beautiful, many congratulations to you all.
Congratulations! He is absolutely beautiful! Wishing your newly extended family lots and lots of happiness!!
Beautiful – and a gorgeous name too.
Many congrats to you all.
Congratulations, your baby son is gorgeous x
well done you! 10lbs 2oz – ouch! He is a gorgeous boy, congratulations xxx
Gorgeous bundle of cuteness!! Well done and congratulations to you both. Enjoy!!!
I was hoping for a pic! Congratulations again to both of you!! xx
Fantastic news and well worth the wait. He’s absolutely gorgeous and super-cute and more! Virtual hugs coming atcha both xxxx
What a handsome guy ! Well done, Nic ! (10lbs is a huge bundle !) He looks very alert, indeed. You two must be soooo proud !
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About time he was introduced to the Big Wide World! As I said to you before: “ouch” {{huggle}}
Fabulous! Congratulations, enjoy getting to know him.
he’s lovely but that is huge – hope you are recovering well – am sure he will soon be bossing you around – wait, he probably is already 🙂
lovely, takes me back
He is gorgeous – many many congratulations to you both!
xxx
He’s beautiful, Nic. Well done, and best wishes to you all. 😀
He is beautiful, Nic. Hope that you are well, too.
Congratulations, again.
big smile! what an alert gorgeous boy, can’t wait to meet him sometime soon, he can come play with Rubio. i’m looking forward to reading your blog over the next year to see how things change for you, how Euan likes the allotment etc!! x
Congratulations!!! He’s gorgeous and so alert.
Huge congratulations Nic. What a beautiful boy. You must all be so happy and I expect you’re somewhat relieved at not carrying around that big bump any more.
Just stopped by Nic. Many many congratulations on your new arrival!
All best wishes
Steve
“Dig For Victory!”
congratulations! and under a gooseberry bush too!
Congratulations! Remember what you said in a previous post about the water melon?! Now you know what they mean! Love your blog and looking forward to the coming year and all it brings for you. Love Jenny ps: what do cats think to Euan??
Hi Nic, congratulations to all three of you, he is a bonny beautiful baby!
I know I’ve said it already, but I want to say it again – Congratulations to you Both on the birth of your beautiful baby boy Euan.
Being the very proud Gloucestershire grandad, just to say that young Euan is looking and behaving very well
thank you all so much for your lovely messages. E is 7 weeks old now and is a very happy, contented baby. He’s delighted us with smiles and chuckles from 3 weeks and I suspect we may have a potential chatter box on our hands for all the amusing noises he makes :o)
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