A thumb to suck and a veil to wear. I recall a French photographer was able to depict with camera, a baby in utero. The tiny thing was sucking its thumb and wearing a caul.
This personal observance:
When my son was three months old, he would push himself up on his arms and sway back and forth. We called him our little pachyderm. Hence forth, I would say, " Do your trick..do your trick" and he would respond with that same delightful swaying with a magnificent smile on his face. That was his mother's voice that triggered the response.
OAK, the first kick is called by many, a quickening, signaling that life has begun, hence the expression "....from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead."
Hey, Sooz, neat thing. You bring to this forum a sense that only you can express, and you always express it well. Bet Sozlet is one wonderful baby..but then, ain't all our babies wonderful? That is, until they grow up and start to ask you why you didn't do something different.
Er, I have some pictures here I'd like to show you...SOGWPIP.