[Nicola_Red]

At 3am today. I'm pleased to report that Rachel, Mally and baby Evan are all doing well. I asked Simon to pass on congrats from everyone at the forum.

[yummytummy]

Brilliant news wonder if the team know the news

[a-moron]

Nah, no chance of that. They'll be shocked if they have a wee nosey on here today won't they? Wonder if they even knew that she was pregnant.

[Nicola_Red]

Well, at 8am they were talking about how she's a week overdue and the baby had already been out for 5 hours at that point...

[Ilovematt]

CONGRATULATIONS to Rachel and Mally and Welcome baby Evan

[a-moron]

Well, at 8am they were talking about how she's a week overdue and the baby had already been out for 5 hours at that point...

Maybe they were waiting to hear if mother and baby were all tickety-boo after the tribulations of labour. Maybe a wee sneaky act of subliminal messagingary(sp) with them knowing fine well the baby was here but not wanting to announce it until given the go ahead. Maybe this was their way of just bringing Rachel and baby to the front of peoples minds. Maybe I am talking shite and should probably stop typi

[a-moron]

Oh and congratulations to Rachel and Mally on their new arrival.

[bmstinton93]

Congratulations Rachel!!

[Nicola_Red]

Well, at 8am they were talking about how she's a week overdue and the baby had already been out for 5 hours at that point...

Maybe they were waiting to hear if mother and baby were all tickety-boo after the tribulations of labour. Maybe a wee sneaky act of subliminal messagingary(sp) with them knowing fine well the baby was here but not wanting to announce it until given the go ahead. Maybe this was their way of just bringing Rachel and baby to the front of peoples minds.

Yeah, maybe. I got the text at 8.30, but only cos I didn't get chance to text Simon til after they mentioned it on air.

[a-moron]

Ah you see, maybe bagders not so sputid atfer all.

[CassieJackson]

Congratulations Rachel and Mally on the safe arrival of baby Evan x

[Wykey]

When does 'baby 'stop being an appropriate prefix to a child's name?

And hats off all round, naturally.

[Yudster]

Never. Baby Yudster is seven years old (he'll be 8 in January) and reminds me daily that I mustn't refer to him as a "baby" in public, but in private, he's got no chance.

[bmstinton93]

Dave posted it on twitter earlier.

[Emmy]

Well Rachel's had her baby. From Dave's Twitter today

'Big congratulations to @ProducerRach & @dwdmallender on the birth of baby Evan this morning. He's officially eleven eleven eleven Evan! x'

I have to admit I was never Rachel's biggest fan, but many congratulations to them both. Their kid has a very cool date of birth!

[Nicola_Red]

Have they mentioned it on the show yet?

[bmstinton93]

Yep. Dave did this morning. You obviously aren't a dedicated listener...

[Nicola_Red]

Ha, yep, I missed it. Simon sent me a pic today - I'm not one for babies really, but he looks like a regulation one, no mutations or anything, so I guess that's good.

[bmstinton93]

This could confuse a lot of people. You should have just kept all the restricted posts in.

[Nicola_Red]

Meh, I think it makes sense as it is.

[Wykey]

Never. Baby Yudster is seven years old (he'll be 8 in January) and reminds me daily that I mustn't refer to him as a "baby" in public, but in private, he's got no chance.

Now, that's a different thing - my mum still calls me her baby, and still introduces me to people as her baby - and that's fine. Despite being 36, I still am (and always will be) her baby.

But she doesn't call me "Baby Jeremy" when she refers to me and I don't think anyone else has either.

It's almost as if Baby has become a title like Lord, Lady, Sir or Dame.

[Wykey]

This could confuse a lot of people. You should have just kept all the restricted posts in.

Did this disappear yesterday?

[bmstinton93]

Nic moved it to the restricted area a few hours after posting it because she didn't know whether Rachel wanted it public yet.

[Nicola_Red]

Yes, unbeknownst to all that Dave had tweeted it an hour earlier! Anyway. I don't think my mum refers to our kid as baby. I have done, but only when he's being a pain, like the other week when I was in Starbucks with him and he was whining about olives in his sandwich: "just pick them out and stop being such a baby."

[chrysostom]

My mum still calls me 'Thambi' (which is Tamil for youngest son).

Also, Olives in a sandwich?! What fresh hell was that!