One week to go and the bump is as good as it gets….

Alice is in Patti Smith t-shirt still showing rock and roll roots even at this stage.

  

Jacob and Charlie Birthdays

Rolled out the Tank Cake again….19th year and still going strong

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2nd

Bought early Early Bird tickets for Standon Calling next year. Only finished on Sunday, now Thursday but £197 for two adults and an infant is too good to let go.

So Sid has his/her first festival ticket before he/she is born….rock and roll Sid!

Scan this morning, all very good. Current weight is 5lb 3oz, with estimated birth weight of 7lb 11oz. Only thing of unusual size was Sid’s stomach….what does this mean?

Last scan, next view will be in the flesh….

Grandparents Brooks (with Conor and Tilly)

Grandparents Beckley

Alice is still having heart palpitations, feeling faint and irregular heartbeat. We spent the day in Addenbrookes where the have decided to keep Alice in for the night again for observation. Alice has stayed amazingly positive but I know she is really upset and worried. We think that Sid will be arriving sooner than due date…..

Back from Holkham on Wed afternoon. M had 65th birthday party on Thursday evening but we had some Daft Uncle business to perform on the Mon before.

Bertie had been in Dublin for Oona’s 30th birthday, seems to have slept around 6 hours all weekend so when we picked him up from airport looked “tired and emotional”. Two hours later pick up George from railway station, had been to Aberdeen for wedding, missed flight, had no money so required Matilda to purchase new flight. Then on way back from station pick up Charlie who had been in pub for 5 hours and had gained a bad giggle habit. Dinner was interesting and ended with Charlie deciding that a pint of Coffee syrup was a very tasty alcoholic concoction.

65th Party on Wed 29th went well, team photo below:

Fri 30th quiet day, planned for London but thought an rest day was best option. Last drink with George at Half Moon.

We both fulfilled a long standing wish to stay at the Victoria Hotel in Holkham. Travelled up on Tue July 21st, stayed overnight and came back on Wed. As brilliant as it looks.

Walked on beach Tue PM with meal in the restaurant on Tue evening. Went well until my conversation clearly became too boring and Alice dropped off….actually not that funny as Alice fainted briefly I caught her and she came round after a few seconds. Alice was particularly annoyed as she was going to have desert for a change!

Run on beach Wed AM which I have to say is possibly the most wonderful run I have experienced (and that is over 35 years). The beach was empty apart from me, breathtaking. Just wish Alice as with me, life is about sharing those moment with the one you love. it will happen.

Walk around the grounds and headed home.

A very rare visit from brother Tony. just happened to be the wettest July weekend on record. Ikea on Saturday morning, Stortford Beer festival PM when there was brief view of the sun. Sunday morning to Tate Modern….not sure Tony appreciated Cy Twombly, with which I can much sympathise.