These are my toes

Now Della is nine weeks old she seems to have developed a lot of new traits. Instead of crying herself awake she now wakes slowly and smiles when you greet her over the crib. This is just the cutest thing in the world and is a stark reminder that you are a parent, charged with the responsibility of taking care of a little new life. You can tell she really likes her Mam and Dad now - which is a relief to be honest!

She has also discovered her fingers and toes. She mainly likes to try and ram her whole hand in her mouth. This results in an incredible amount of dribble on her hands, down her clothes, in her hair (when she is sleeping) and down mine and Simon's back/ arm/ face and so on.

She can now also grab her toes and, with a slightly bewildered look on her, figure out that they might just be attached to her body.

She also likes to grab her clothes, my hair and most importantly her muslins. I think her muslin is already her best friend - probably because she can smell her own sick on them sometimes!

This is Della walking in the park in Hyde Park with Uncle Nick and Dad