Liv's been piling on the grams and shot past her birth weight after a week or so, now hovering at over three kilos. Due,of course, to steady feeding and a complete lack of exercise; other than craning her neck around to take in some sights, sleep pretty much dictates the day's activities.

We've been testing doublekid transport options, starting with what will be a short-lived experiment with a boogie board. A great device is your knuckles are capable of scraping the pavement when you walk, otherwise it's a lot of body distortion to push the pram.