Harvey has landed

Posted on August 23, 2007 by paulwalk

So, last Monday, right in the middle of University Challenge, it became apparent that our second child (sex then unknown) was announcing his/her intention to arrive a week early. After a certain amount of drama, including my forgetting how to drive a car and repeatedly stalling at traffic lights, and a record-breaking drive by my brilliant parents from Portsmouth to Frome to come and take care of number-one-son (Joe, 3), Helen delivered a little boy at 01:08 on Tuesday. We’re calling him Harvey.

Mum and number-two-son are now home and in fine fettle. I’m proud, happy and shell-shocked. Sleep is already nothing but a fond memory….

Welcome to Planet Earth, Harvey!

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25 Responses to Harvey has landed

  1. PeteJ says:
    August 23, 2007 at 10:13 am

    Woo! Congratulations!

    (I’m sure there’s a Facebook application somewhere here…. No, no, I really really didn’t say that!)

  3. Julie says:
    August 23, 2007 at 10:51 am

    Congratulations!

  5. Nicole Harris says:
    August 23, 2007 at 11:06 am

    Congratulations!

  6. paul says:
    August 23, 2007 at 11:14 am

    Thanks Nicole!

  7. Mike says:
    August 23, 2007 at 11:16 am

    yeeha! nice one. when mine arrives we can compare no-sleep induced hallucinations…

  8. paul says:
    August 23, 2007 at 11:31 am

    Yes – we can sit in the corner at the next el-Pub talking about environmentally-friendly bottom wipes rather than the usual tedious nonsense about Web 2.0….

    Good luck with your impending doom happy arrival!

  9. Tom Franklin says:
    August 23, 2007 at 11:45 am

    Congratulations, and two pieces of gratuitious advice:

    1. Have fun.
    2. Ignore all advice you receive (unless you like the sound of it), and that includes 1 above.

  10. paul says:
    August 23, 2007 at 11:56 am

    Thanks Tom!
    I’ll heed your advise. Which means I won’t.

  11. Balviar Notay says:
    August 23, 2007 at 12:53 pm

    Congratulations! Harvey looks so cute….while he is asleep. Probably not so cute at 3.00am in the morning ;-) I’m glad it all went well…..

    All the best
    Balviar

  12. paul says:
    August 23, 2007 at 1:11 pm

    Thanks Balviar!

  13. Andrew Leedham says:
    August 23, 2007 at 1:16 pm

    Congrats Paul

  15. Amanda Hill says:
    August 23, 2007 at 3:55 pm

    Aww, he’s gorgeous Paul – congratulations. But it sounds like you need to get yourself a car with an automatic gearbox next time (just in case you go for a third!).

  16. paul says:
    August 23, 2007 at 5:14 pm

    Thanks Amanda! I think two might be enough for now…. ;-)

  17. Andy says:
    August 23, 2007 at 9:53 pm

    Congratulations Paul, wonderful news……….very pleased for you both !

  18. paul says:
    August 24, 2007 at 6:55 am

    Cheers mate!

  19. Ross Gardler says:
    August 24, 2007 at 7:35 am

    Who needs sleep when the thing keeping you awake is so wonderful?

    Congrats

  20. paul says:
    August 24, 2007 at 8:00 am

    wonderful schmunderful…. I need SLEEP!!!
    :-)

  21. Charlotte & Jason says:
    August 28, 2007 at 5:44 am

    Congratulations to both of you. He’s a gorgeous little chap.

  22. Kara says:
    August 29, 2007 at 10:57 am

    Congrats Paul & Helen! When you’re back in work, just block out your calendar with ‘meetings’, bring a pillow and tuck up under your desk… :)

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  25. Steph says:
    September 22, 2007 at 9:45 pm

    Just had to leave a comment LOL! But – he is lovely ;)