HUGE news

I’m sorry my blog’s been silent for such a long time. I’ll tell you why in my next post (essentially, blame my dad). But, meanwhile, I just can’t wait to tell you what’s happened today: Jack Charles Paul EDDY arrived safely in Melbourne, at 12:09 local time, weighing in at a very respectable 6lbs 13ozs. And, as you can see, mother and son are doing fine:

I can’t tell you how excited—and relieved—my mum and dad are. It’s like a new puppy has arrived in their lives. Actually, come to think of it, if Jack Charles Paul was a new puppy then there would be several of him because puppies (and kittens, I suppose) come in clusters—which is much more efficient, don’t you think?

Still, for my mum and dad’s sake, I’m absolutely thrilled that Jack has arrived, ahead of schedule but none the worse for that. I guess this means we’ll be getting on a plane to Australia—which is a very long way away, apparently. I just hope that the airline has a crate big enough for three! (We will not be taking the kittens, especially Sooty, of whom more later…)

Welcome to the world, Jack!