Apologies for the tardiness of this post; Michael Giovanni Stephen Potter was born July 16th, at 10.55pm, a full 10 days’ late in the end. Weighing in at a frankly unnecessary 9lbs at birth, and at a whopping 56cm in length, he is officially a Giant Child. He is already past 2ft tall and onto his second crib. I’m sourcing miniature basketballs as we speak.

The little fella is brilliant, has already made his presence felt in our lives like some sort of tiny dictator, shouting orders and pressing us into service at unholy hours of the day and night, but of course we wouldn’t have it any other way. The concept of An Unbroken Night’s Sleep looms like a shining promised land in the hazy mist of nostalgia… meanwhile reality is facing down a full nappy and squalling infant at 3.35am. Strange how little you mind.

Wish I could say this summer’s excessive heat is responsible for the somnolence that has hit Blogbridge this last month but alas, our staycations have been largely washed-out. But we’ll be back.