The first time he kicked her it hurt, but strangely she didn’t mind the pain.

It worried her. If it happened again she would have to tell someone.

The second kick was more powerful, making her gasp.

“This baby’s gonna be a football player!” she blurted to a smiling husband.

John B Sinclair is a much-travelled Scot who has now returned to Scotland, where he enjoys freelance writing on a variety of subjects.