Dear Adam,

Tomorrow you'll be one week old. Where did that go?

A week ago your Mum was just feeling a few twinges and then on Monday you were here. No user manual, no Quick Start guide, just a little boy with his whole life ahead of him.

I'm not the sort of person to give advice, I'll try and let you make your own mind up about people and things but what I can promise you is that I'll do the best I can to look after you and to bring you up in a way that would make my father proud of me.

Like any new parent I have my hopes for you but my one true hope is the one I've had since the day I knew your mother was pregnant. I just hope that you'll be all right.

Sweet dreams.

Dad.