"These things aren't real until you blog them"

And they're barely blinking real afterwards, either.

Born Stoke-on-Trent City General on 11 July 2006, at 05.16am, weight 8Ib 6oz.

Early signs of labour began with the final Italian penalty, Kate was in hospital from 2.30pm on Monday, and delivered the baby by Ventoose at 5.16am after too many brave, exhausting hours. She's the greatest, and he looks just like her.

His name is Samuel James (maybe after the dreamer Coleridge; Js. in memory of my brother), but we'll just call him Sam for now.

Off to see him again in a min :-)