Simon was born on 15 August, timely at D-Day+3 and giving his father time to travel 3000 miles to make the big event. The baby took a while to make his grand entrance before arriving waving (his hand on his head) but as I've kept saying, childbirth is like a pilot landing a plane: don't matter how s/he gets that plane down as long as it lands safely...
I'll get back to the story of A Blonde Bengali Wife whilst he is sleeping... so bear with me for a few days!