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The phone just rang.
At 6am this is usually a bad thing, but not today.
I jumped to answer it as I was expecting news.

Just after 2am this morning my sister gave birth to a bouncing baby girl (7lb 5oz)

Baby Emma is doing fine, her mother is exhausted (it was 2 weeks, 3 days overdue and it was a cesarean gig) but is going to be fine.

Off up on the train in a few hours to say eh-o. (and swipe a piccy)
I'm dead dead excited, this is the first of the clan to sprout a sprog. Dead relieved too, as big sis hasn't been to comfortable this last week.

 :) :) :) :) :) :) :)  :dd: :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

Congrats Mr Tank, say hello to niece Tank from Me  :)up

Congratulations Mr.Tank - its not often you hear a train talking about a late arrival!!!  ;goodvevil;

i'll get me coat........

Actually speaking of late arrivals - anyone heard anything from Smithy69??

Congrats Tank. 

Now remember she is a girl so don't be buying her Thomas the Tank toys!  :D

Congrats Tank.

Congratulations Uncle Tank.

Chooooooo Choooooooooooooooooooooo

 ;letsparty;

Congratulation Uncle Tank :)up

She may not be a tank engine, but you still have to love her tender.

I'll get my coat too.

Congratulations Tank :D 

Best wishes to your sister and her family :)

congrats

n1 Tank   Congratulations

Congrats Tank. You get to be bad Uncle Tank & lead the wee one astray!!! I'm already on a warning for teaching my neice some choice football songs  :D

Many congratulations Uncle Tank!  ;karabiner;

Congrats to your sister, who - after all - did all the hard work.

'Uncle Thomas, can I have some money please? Mummy says you have lots of it.' These will be Emma's first words. You will just need to hope they are not said in that order.

Congrats Tank

Ang x x

n1 Tank 8)

Good thing she was 2 weeks late, a week early and the 4000 sng's would have been killed!

congrats mate.

All the best to your sis (Tankette?), & baby Emma.

Make sure you spoil the wee one  :)up

Aww congrats Tank
xxx

Congrats to the Mum!

And a piccy on the Wee Ones thread please Tank.

Awwwww! Congratulations to your sister Thomas, I feel sorry for Emma because she'll grow up laughing at you and will have long-term rib-ache! I bet she's a cutie, please post a piccy of Emma with her proud Uncle Tanky!

Very sweet, now get loads more pics so we can get broody :)

Aye caramba - Tank dont post a picture!!

nothing worse than a room full of broody women!!  :o :o

lol  Declan is more than enough for me ;) 

Nice one matey... hope there both doing good. I'm sure you'll be wetting the baby's head! 8)

Congrats Tonk!

Now remember what I have said about being cool aunt/uncle :)

congrats m8 hope everyones fine

Unfortunately Emma has been set with a bit of pneumonia. She is currently in an incubator.

The good news is that, although she was on a ventilator all morning, she was moved off it this afternoon. Everything else is ok, she looks strong for a new born baby.

She's a big baby (Misquoted the weight earlier, its actually 7lb 10oz) and so is able to fight off the infection. She's still in the ICU section of the maternity hospital, but hopefully will be out tomorrow or the next day.

Her mother is in good spirits, all things considered. She knows her ba-bee is a lot better off than some of the others in there, and that it's just a precaution more than anything else. She's been told Emma will be there for 5 days, but with the progress she's already made, is likely to be out and in a normal cot sooner than that.

They wouldn't have taken Emma out of the incubator unless they were sure she was strong enough. Tis all good and sounds like they are just being careful :)

She's in the best place mate. Only a couple of days and she'll be out.

Congratulations Tank!

My nephew had to stay in hospital for a few days and it is a bit worrying, but new born babies, tho' they look very vunerable, are tenacious creatures. I'm sure Emma will be fine.

congrats tank and tank's sis

so when do the poker lessons start?? :)up :cheers:

pre or post nappys

Schmemma

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Thomas my youngest was exactly the same, wee Emma will be fine in a couple of days  :)up It would make you weep right enough at some of the poor wee souls in the IC wards but the nurses are fantastic.

Congratulations Tank, sure she will be fine.
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She looks lovely uncle Tank.

So so cute! x