Dh had his op on Friday and in doing so we passed the torch of procreation on to our friends. We've done our bit for the continuation of the human race and now it's over to the rest of you.

He's recovering really well. Obviously he has experienced some discomfort over the last couple of days, he hasn't really fancied walking very far and he has to prevent the girls from leaping into his lap but otherwise he's fine. He stopped taking pain relief last night and is now using wine to numb the residual aches...

He has been signed off work for a week (driving jolting trains isn't exactly the best type of recovery plan for sore bits and pieces) but has already got back into the swing of changing nappies and chasing the girls around.

Neither of us experienced a last-minute panic attack. Personally, I feel extremely relieved that we've finished the baby-making part of our lives. We adore R and G and want to focus on them now. The deserve our full attention.