My daughter is born

Much like Ed, events have taken over and have meant that I have not written much here for quite a while. Since cycling up a hill as fast as I could, a wee person has come into my life. She is currently yawning on my lap after a nappy change and a bit of food. She was born just over a week ago and although most people have children, mine is extra beautiful and special.

Will she grow up to like cycling, frisbee, history, architecture, science... all these new questions. Right now all she cares about is her next meal and the rash on her bum. I feel too young to be a parent, it is a little unreal. I have no parenting qualifications, just some academic ones. They are of no use here, a PhD in geophysics does not help.

Lidia and I will just have to learn on the job. So, this is where it begins.