Arrival

Hello everyone. Well, I'm here. At 5.19pm on Tuesday the 1st of August I decided to come out into the world. Mum had been trying to convince me for around 36 hours, and the last 17 hours were particularly convincing. So I gave up resisting and came to see what all the fuss was about. To be honest my previous accommodation had become rather constricting for my tastes by then.

Mum and Dad were there, looking pretty tired out (it turns out they hadn't slept in a couple of days - don't know why not). Here are some of my first moments. I was 9lbs and 7oz (not sure why everyone needs to know my weight - seems very rude and unladylike to me!)

Mum and Dad finally gave me a name - Philippa Hope. My Uncle Phil is convinced it's because he's so cool. But that's just silly. You can call me Pippa if you like. Or Pip. But definitely not Pipsqueak like Dad does. Or Pippadeedoodah. Or Pippapotamus. Got it?