Taking coals to Newcastle

We headed up to sunny Newcastle this weekend for the gorgeous wedding between our friends Sarah and Simon and got our first look at the Gateshead Flasher (AKA the Angel of the North).

In training for the arrival of Ichi, we went up by car with friends Jo and Mike and eight month old Charlie - who was an absolute little gentleman the whole way there and back.



Bridie's bump also got it's first real social outing - although close dancing isn't so close anymore!

Replication

Again, from the XKCD

http://xkcd.com/387/

Project Ichi on target

Well, today we had our second scan with Ichi - after having all Ichi's features pointed out (except for the gender - we turned away at that point) - nose, eyes, mouth, chin, heart, kidneys, fingers and toes - and yes, everything's there and in the right proportions, we watched the party from the inside - the kicking, the moving, the arms flailing - even playing peek-a-boo with his/her hands.

The bit that made us both go AWWWW was when Ichi yawned - a nice big one. Obviously with no TV or books, Ichi's finding things pretty boring down there. His/her entertainment is mostly how to surprise Bridie with a well placed kick.

More project updates as they come to hand...

Secret Ichi Party

Yesterday was the first day I felt Ichi move. I am now in Proud Dad mode.

Bridie, on the other hand, has been on the invite list to the Secret Ichi Party for a while now - when she's at work, on the bus, lying down, or whenever. It seems Ichi likes to Salsa and quiet times are the best for a bit of internal tickling.