WE asked you to send in pictures of your lockdown babies - and you certainly did not disappoint!
The last few months have been testing for us all, but the period of lockdown will be remembered by some after bringing little bundles of joy into the world.
Countless babies across south Essex have been born despite the coronavirus pandemic and, here, we look at some of your adorable newborns.
These incredibly cute youngsters will have changed countless lives forever.
You can send in pictures of your lockdown babies here.
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All dressed up - Ava Emily Giles weighed in at 8lb 2oz when she came into the world
Fast asleep - Joshua Louie Pankhurst was born at home in Rochford and big brother Charlie woke up on May 10 to meet the new arrival
Family - Billy Rumsby is carried out of Southend Hospital by proud parents Billy and Nicole Rumsby, who returned with refreshments for the midwives
Cute - Elliot Stephen Jones was born at Southend Hospital on June 10
Adorable - Francesca Cherry Ashanti Wright at one-day-old after being born at Southend Hospital on May 9
Little bundle of joy - Jakob David Graham Milne’s dropping heart rate resulted in an emergency c-section, but he came into the world on April 23 and weighed in at 8lb 4oz
Playing - Jude Cotter was born a few days early after a speedy entry into the world
Being weighed - Marley Le Beau-Andrews was born via a waterbirth on May 10
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