We were visiting a friend's parents (with said friends) in Lincoln for the Christmas Markets. They go every year on this weekend and invited us this year. "A little too close to due date?" she said? "Nah, it'll be fine, but just pack the maternity notes in case...", I said.
Sometime in the early hours of Sunday, deadly junior decided he wasn't waiting till we got back to Bristol and started making his way out. Our friends dad, a retired paediatric neo-natal consultant asked mrs deadly a few questions and told her "You're in Lincoln I'm afraid."
The maternity unit around the corner told us they'd be delighted to see us so we went in between eight and nine in the morning and deadly junior said hello to the world at just before four pm. Given the completely unplanned nature of it all, it went really well, better than we could have expected. The care we received in Lincoln County Hospital from the midwives and doctors was excellent.
We're back in Bristol now after a bit of a schlep back late yesterday evening. Both mrs deadly and Evan James are getting to know one another and settling in nicely. It's been an AWESOME weekend. We couldn't be more pleased. 😀
Special mention goes out to our amazing friends who drove back to Bristol on Sunday night, then back to Lincoln with our car seat on Monday to take us all home last night. And to the surrogate grandparents who shopped for clothes and bits and pieces for Evan and mrs deadly on Sunday and again on Monday. We [i]really[/i] couldn't have managed it without them.
Congratulations to you, Mrs Deadly and Evan!
😀
Hurrah for Even-More-Mini-Darcy! 🙂
Congratulations all round, as before!
top, top stuff.
And having seen a photo of the little fella I can confirm he takes after his father as he too is less than 4' tall.
Congratulations and welcome to the new Yellowbelly 🙂
Congrats! 🙂
Mate that is top stuff many many congratulations. 😀
Congratulations!
Have you opened an STW account for him yet?
Congratulations to you and your family. 🙂
[i]"A little too close to due date?" she said? "Nah, it'll be fine, but just pack the maternity notes in case...", I said[/i]
this conversation will be brought up at every family event for the next 30 years 🙂
congratulations.
Fantastic news - good to hear all went well.
Welcome to poverty, exhaustion and the best thing that could ever happen! 😀
Congratulations to you all! Hope you are all well. Its about time the Ireland team had a new Darcy!
deadly darcy and new family = awesome
welcome to the new world DD, nothing will ever be the same again 🙂
"Yellow Belly" - 😆
I've heard that a few times over the last couple of days. Thanks all. Thing is, I couldn't wait to get all the official texts and and phone calls out of the way so I could post it here. 😳
whooop
Islabikes site is that way ----->
Pics on the way?
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Brilliant news and congratulations to you all. 😀
Sounds as though there was some fantastic teamwork and how nice for friends to have been part of it.
WOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! That's brilliant news!!! Cingratulations Team Darcy!
And with enough money coming in off your Christmas ad campaign royalties to keep him in Pampers 😀
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Congratulations!
Congratulations DD Our eldest was born in Lincoln (we lived there for 2 years)
Both Yellowbellies!
Well done to you all - great news 😀
Special mention goes out to our amazing friends who drove back to Bristol on Sunday night, then back to Lincoln with our car seat on Monday to take us all home last night
A new seat might've been cheaper 🙂
Congrats nevertheless.
that's fantastic news DD! 🙂
Congratulations to the DD family 😀
Sincere Congratulations.
Is happy for you.
😀
Huge congratulations!
Can't believe you named him after online bike shops though! 😛
Shit, I knew there was something about the name... 🙂
Awwww, what a lovely story - congratulations!
Congratulations sparring partner! Welcome to the world of permanent jet-lag!
Congrats all round to team Darcy and co, is this your first? How good is the NHS when its really needed.
I too became a Granddad last week to Harry. All went well. Partners daughter not mine so default Granddad.
Congrats to you all.
Congratulations on you're new addition.
You got a balance bike lined up yet? Mrs eye is due 1st March and I've found a possible bike already. How's that for gun jumping?
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congrats!
Congratulations!
Congrats!
Proper busy April we had no? Was it really bad weather and all the TV's buggered?? Oh hang on, it was really warm and sunny.. Ahh that'll be it then, the joys of Spring.
Muchos Congratos.
Congrats to all, and happy Christmas!
Congratulations!
Congratulations from here also
🙂
Someone asked if it was our first...
Yes, it was. And, yes, also, how awesome is the NHS! Absolutely no hesitation in taking us in in Lincoln. As it was a birth without intervention and non C-section, the midwives were delighted as they felt they'd nicked a positive statistic from Brizzle. 😀
My new favourite ale:
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...and it's only 3.9% which works for a lightweight like me.
What a great story! congratulations.. You're in good stead with friends like that. It really does help.
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Well done Mrs Darcy and welcome to Evan. Scalectrix for Christmas?
Congratulations to everyone involved, esp Mrs DD and Evan*!!!
*A fine name - my great grandfather's (though he was a Welshist, not an Oirishist).
*hi five*
*bro fist*
(take your pic depending on how down wid the shizzle you are)
waiting for pics now
