We suspect this will be the final photo of Kate's belly to appear here on Safety Carrot Dot Com before the blessed event itself, so all of you out there in cyber-land will want to savour the moment.

Here are some interesting facts about the final days of pregnancy for you to ponder:

a) Those stories about how it gets all difficult to sleep in the ninth month are not true. Sleep is easy, restful, and comfortable. It is, however, frequently interrupted by trips to the facilities.

b) Even though most children graduate to grownup beds by age two, crib mattresses are guaranteed for ten years. We suspect this is the mattress industry's way of granting tacit approval to the use of its products as trampolines.

c) Ice cream is a delicious treat, and strawberry ice cream doubly so. Don't even get us started on the stuff with the little pieces of crisp English toffee.

d) You are supposed to keep Gatorade at the ready as labour approaches. This is in case all the panting and groaning leaves one with a deep-down body thirst.

e) Approx. 50 per cent of those surveyed believe Safety will turn out to be a girl, and the other 50 per cent are predicting a boy. Have any of you considered the other possibilites?

f) Safety dances when fed fruit salad, which hints stongly at a career in either agriculture or the arts.

g) Thank you for your attention. We are having a lot of fun these days and we hope you are too.