I mentioned yesterday that we intended to take Jake out of night nappies last night and how much I dreaded the prospect.

Before going to bed last night, Gerard and I put Jake on the toilet one last time. I fully expected to have to change the bedclothes at least once if not twice during the night. I was dreading the midnight wail, and the subsequent running about in the dark looking for clean sheets and blankets.

Imagine my surprise at 6.40am when Jake called me and I found him standing at his bedroom door completely dry. I checked his bed to make sure and sure enough he hadn’t spilled a drip. I could have kissed him (in fact i did), the pleasant surprise even made up for having to get up so early.

So here we go with night two. I hope I can report equally good results tomorrow.