Sweepstake last week at the childminder’s drop-in group …

There are lots of Spring brothers and sisters due.

Bets have been flying in a pocket note-book.

Three weighty bumps and four lots of stats to predict for each bump – date of delivery, time of delivery, sex and weight of baby.

At £1 per guess plus £1.50 for tea and biscuits it was an expensive morning.

Tonight I was handed my winnings for the first baby in a plain white envelope.

Just enough for a nice bunch of flowers for my mum next Sunday (Mother’s Day).