Clarke Gayford reveals 'gift' from Neve - and Jacinda's gift in return

Clarke Gayford and Jacinda Ardern at home with Neve as a newborn. Photo / Supplied

From the 4am tweets about being up all night with a newborn to his reviews of a range of onesies, Clarke Gayford has documented the sleepless, spew-coated joys of parenting since the arrival of Neve, his daughter with Jacinda Ardern.

But overnight he's shared a particularly special milestone in their little one's life, tweeting that on her 9 month "birthday", Neve has given her parents the "gift of crawling". And that her mother has given Neve the "gift of having a safer country to grow up in", referring to Ardern banning military-style semiautomatic weapons and assault rifles following the Christchurch mosque shootings that took place a week ago today.

Gayford shared the tweet alongside a close-up of Neve holding her father's hand:

For her 9 month birthday today we received the gift of crawling.
While her mum got her the gift of having a safer country to grow up in. pic.twitter.com/FiCSTn0PM8

— Clarke Gayford (@NZClarke) March 21, 2019

In just 12 hours the tweet has received over 5800 likes and 840 retweets, with people praising the stay at home dad for his support.

One Twitter user wrote: "I can't imagine how hard it's been in your household this week, but you must be incredibly proud."

And another tweeted: "Her mum is just amazing. Showing the world how to lead a country and earning so much respect in the process."

And it looks like when Neve's ready to take her first steps, she'll have a delightful little red trolley to steady her, sent from "Murray" at a retirement village in Orewa.

This arrived with a nice note from a workshop in a retirement village in Orewa. Thanks Murray!!
We are not far off putting it to good use as the little rug wriggler's coordination is fast catching up to her travelling ambitions. pic.twitter.com/y0j8boJE8Y

— Clarke Gayford (@NZClarke) February 18, 2019

Earlier this month, Gayford shared another of his adventures with Baby Neve: A particularly messy moment in which a Kereru had pooed on her.

He later tweeted that Neve had the last laugh when she vomited down her father's front, on his All Birds and over a rug in Premier House.

Ok so after sleeping on this I've decided this is A: Too funny and B: Too real, not to share.
After laughing about our little 'outside incident' yesterday I came inside and karma delivered me an 'inside incident' and now we are probs not going to get our Premier House bond back. pic.twitter.com/uaBTY9wZOI

— Clarke Gayford (@NZClarke) March 13, 2019