For most of this week, since he’s been ill, Henry has woken up roughly hourly during the evenings, and a couple of times each night, presumably because his trouble with breathing has made it tricky to get enough milk during the day. Last night, my mum was babysitting, and he screamed at her for three quarters of an hour, apparently. I swear, today, we gave him three mouthfuls of parsnip, his first solids, and he’s now managed to stay asleep for the whole of the two hours since bedtime.

Coincidence? Or is he just feeling better?