New set of wheels

Nope - not a car. We have bought a pram for Ichi.
(And that isn't Ichi in there - that's Basil Brush modeling the product)

We tried to choose something light and zippy. This had 3 large wheels and seems ideal for the task. Not sure if it will fit on the bus yet since it does have a wide wheel base.

Now we just need to bling it up a bit.

Photos with the Queen

I promised a photo of me meeting the Queen... So here it is.

On the left (behind the head with glasses) you can make out Prince Philip, shaking the hand of our CFO Thomas Chambers. This is the point where he seemed to recognise the name Symbian.

This seemed to be the 'Gold Room' in Buckingham Palace - despite it being called the White Drawing Room. Everything is bright and chintzy, though I suspect it was like this long before it went out of fashion for the masses. This room definitely says you're in a palace.

Other rooms tended to be that dark red colour that is associated with royalty - not just the carpet, but up the walls too. I imagine you don't get much choice in colours when you're the head of state - purple might be the only other option.

And the thrones seemed a bit underwhelming. They were two low pink seats, suitably embroidered with E II R and P. I was hoping for something more dominating - something to remind us loyal serfs to behave because we are in the presence of power.

5 weeks to go...

People have been asking for photos of Bridie, so I thought I should oblige and upload one. Some people are interested in her and are showing love and support through the pregnancy. Others seem to have some fascination about how much baby you can grow inside one girl. I, on the otherhand, have recently seen birthing videos and I know the worst is yet to come.

We have been in full-time nesting mode this weekend.

Not only did we move bookcases out of the bedrooms, we swapped bedrooms, set up a moses basket, a crib and a bunch of other flatpack furniture that seem to be necessary for new family life. One of them is a change table as seen in the photo above - though it does seem to be have been annexed by the local unicorn population (extra points if you can find the one that looks like a duck).

But we have shown some restraint - we're trying not to buy every article and gadget that companies like Mothercare thrust towards us. But we have the buggy on order, we have most of the essentials, and we're feeling a bit more prepared than last week. Not that we could ever be prepared for what is about to happen...

We do still have a bunch of stuff to buy, and some of you have been asking what we would like or need, so we have put together a couple of lists if you're interested in helping out - Mothercare wish list and an Amazon wish list.