As my medical practice has aged with me, I have had fewer occasions to examine little ones. I found myself getting reacquainted with the milestones of development after my daughter gave birth last year.

It was fun to observe the changes in my grandson over regular video chats with his mum and dad.

Given the current COVID-19 restrictions and no way to visit Toronto, Canada for my grandson’s first birthday, I did the next best thing. I wrote him a poem.

I hope to make it into a personalised book, with photos illustrating the verses.