It is with huge amounts of pleasure that I can announce the baby ClareMarie was born at 5:38 this morning. 
Both mum and daughter
are doing fine although I suspect that mum is a bit shellshocked - she woke at 4am with contractions and she was born just over an hour and a half later! Considering it's half an hour's drive from their house to the hospital and they had to wait for a babysitter for D they must have been cutting it pretty close! 
Baby weighed 6lb 9oz and they have named her Lucy Beryl
Her middle name is after great grandma who died almost exactly 1 year ago 
Huge congratulations ClareMarie, Mr ClareMarie and D on the birth of a beautiful new addition to your family (I've seen a photo and she is beautiful - Clare looks fab too!)