Came home from work late, got leftover Indian takeaway, had a minor argument with AW about finances, and fell asleep in my chair in front of Newsnight.
Woke up to a late-night programme on BBC2 about 'rites of passage' through childhood, and how modern life has eradicated, changed or blurred some important rites of passage for kids and teenagers: Christenings, the 11-Plus exam, past 'free-range' children vs present 'battery farm' children, transitioning from primary to secondary school, Bar Mitzvahs, confirmations, summer camps, puberty, proms, drinking, GCSE's, driving tests, Gap Years.
As you can see, quite an acceleration through the next 18 years of my life. I was left with vertigo, and now I can't get to sleep.
While cleaning my teeth, I read an article in Junior magazine about scans during pregnancy. I've kept coming back to the possibility of Downs, and talked about it with my close mate at work (one of only four friends who know about the pregnancy). He has a six-month old. Neither of us are sure how we feel about abortions, but are both married to wives who would be extremely unlikely to consider it.
The possibility of Downs has been nagging for a while now. It's more likely because AW is over 35.
