Yesterday, at just five days old, my son Leonard received his NHS number.
I like to think that in his cot he was yelling "I am not a number, I'm a free man" but it is more likely he was requesting a nappy change. His brother appears to have resisted being allocated a number by taking the somewhat drastic step of hiding in the intensive care unit, where the bureaucrats are yet to find him.
This is now six days of freedom for Reggie - and counting!
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