Thanks so much lovely ladies. Still kind of glowing / shellshocked here. Like I said in the meet-up thread, i was pretty sure it was just pre-labour and ended up fizzling out by midday. Was beginning to wonder whether I'd cancelled for nothing... then 3pm waters broke, regular contractions by about 4:15 and bubs arrived at 6:45!

So yes, PZ, that joke about you having to make a road-side delivery wasn't so far off at all!! We'll have to have another meet-up very soon so I can meet you all and introduce bubs.

Little man - now named Owen - is doing fabulously. He weighed 3.91kg (8pds, 6oz) so was a great size for 36+5. He's feeding like a crazy-thing (it's very cute as he's a bit frenzied about the whole thing... "GIMMMMEEEEE!!!!!"), and is chubby, healthy and alert which is a HUGE relief after thinking that he was still perhaps a little early. So nice to escape the world of SCN this time and really quite surreal to be able to discharge after four hours and take him home to bed.

Thanks again for the well wishes and much much love and thanks to the gorgeous Bella for a lovely announcement and your support and encouragement on Sat.

Will post a birth story - likely to be a short one this time! - as soon as I re-locate at least a portion of my brain. xoxo