I love it when...

I love it when you coo at me; we have such great conversations!

I don’t like it when I can’t relax and just enjoy being your mum.

I love it when you’re excited at having ‘no nappy time’; wow those legs can move!

I don’t like it when I feel overwhelmed at the thought of raising you.

I love it when your eyes follow me around the room.

I don’t like it when your eyes are full of tears and I can’t work out why.

I love it when you smile at my silly faces and noises.

I don’t like it when there’s only me around to entertain you.

I love it when I discover another way to make you smile.

I don’t like it when the days seem relentless.

I love it when I’m bathing you and you gaze in wonderment at your hands and feet.

I don’t like it when your body spasms with a tummy ache.

I love it when you raise a leg and a trump comes out!

I don’t like it when the smell of that trump hits my nose! 

I love it when you laugh in your sleep.

I don’t like it though when you cry in your sleep.

I love it when we’re all in our beds and sleeping peacefully.

I don’t like it when you fight against the sleep I can tell you need.

I love it, I don’t like it.

Motherhood.