Well, what adventures we have been having! We have just returned from a jaunt up to Yorkshire for 3 days – with a very hectic schedule of visiting and excitement! Elsie was, of course, universally adored! And we had a very jolly but quite tiring time.

It was strange being without Rob though, I feel as if we have morphed into a two headed, four armed parenting machine over the past two months, and then I had to cope with just my meagre two arms. Actually there was no shortage of arms offering to help, I just missed him I suppose!

It was lovely to see everyone up in the frozen North! But we are happy to be home too. Elsie has moved from her crib into her cot bed, as she was sleeping quite happily in one in Yorkshire – what a big grown up girl!

She is also sitting up on the sofa now, supported only by a few cushions. She is engrossed in winter Olympics with her dad at the moment. The ice hockey was totally mesmerising it would seem, but the ice dancing less so – there is some complaining starting now!

This is a picture of Elsie very condescendingly allowing her dad to give her a kiss!