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After lots of waiting around for the right paperwork to be done, I finally brought Mum and baby home yesterday afternoon. At last we had the space to think about names, and we've decided to call her Rosa Meabh (pronounced 'Maeve' for all the non-Irish out there!) The two names seem to go well in that order, although we'll call her Meabh, rather than Rosa, day-to-day.

Here's a picture of us strapped in and ready to leave the hospital, and then two of Meabh once she'd arrived.

Initially, she seemed quite impressed by her home and new surroundings. However, by midnight she was fully awake and ready to try out some full-blown crying. She must have been very amused as we ran in all directions for the next few hours trying everything we could think of to settle her down.

Eventually, by 4am, all was peaceful and quiet...