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  • Froggy-G
    Froggy-G Posts: 2,145 Forumite
    :wave:

    We are having a baby.

    :j

    Fantastic news Ed.. So pleased for you both.. Many congratulations :j
    Froggy's New Lillypad Fund
    Total so far: £ 10,009.77
  • Congratulations!! :j :j
    Original MF Date = July 2034
    Current MF Date = July 2025
    Target = April 2025
  • PositiveBalance
    PositiveBalance Posts: 1,268 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 13 February 2014 at 8:45PM
    Oh good! :)*Gets out knitting needles and starts knitting bootees in neutral yellow and white very slowly*
    :wave:

    We are having a baby.

    :j

    KNEW IT! :rotfl: :T :j :p

    Congratulations to you and Mrs Ed! EdBump (soon to become Baby Ed) will be a happy little chappy...or chappesse! ;)
    Debt: £11,640.02 paid in full! DFD: 30/06/20
    Starter Emergency Fund (#187): £1000/£1000
    3 month Emergency Fund (#45): £3300/£3300
  • Woohoo! Many congratulations!:j:j:j:j
    The first pregnancy is sooooooo exciting!
    Busymumofthreeplusdog......
    ..............on a mission to curtail the spending and build up the savings
    2015 NSD total - 5
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,276 Forumite
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    Great joy! God Bless and keep you all.x
  • sweetdaisy
    sweetdaisy Posts: 1,249 Forumite
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    Congratulations to you both :j
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    So pleased for you and Mrs Ed and little Edling :T.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • That is really great news. All the very best. Babies are just so gorgeous.

    Squirrel x
    Paid off mortgage nine years early in 2013. Now picking and choosing our work to fit in with the rest of our lives!
    Still thrifty though, after all these years:D
  • ahem_47
    ahem_47 Posts: 97 Forumite
    yo Mr & Mrs E - nice one :beer:
  • BookWorm
    BookWorm Posts: 2,527 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    :T Congratulations! :)
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