A Parent’s Coffee Saga

A murmur from behind the closed door

Sigh and gulp, my fresh coffee pour.

And into the bedroom upstairs I go, all smiles for you

Down for tummy time,

Coffee joins us too.

Sips between the almost crawls and wobbly stands

Time for a diaper change

Wait here, I command.

Into the kitchen, learning letters, making magnetic words

Where’s that coffee again?

Spit-up on my t-shirt

Pacifier on the floor

In between swigs of coffee,

Reheat number 4.

Baby walker, baby explorer, baby feeding time

This is the never ending saga

of my coffee rhyme.

Hello

A bouncy body and prancing feet

Met with “good morning” body leans

And a sigh of comfort.

There’s no hello, like the hello from my dog. 💕

Sun

Today we spent our time blinking out the sun.

And I felt lucky to be alive,

Grateful to love and be loved.

Bed Full

A poof all of a cat above my head.

There’s the other one to the right.

A puppy at my feet.

A husband against my back.

And a baby clung to my side.

Oh how beautiful and annoying is it to have one big family in one small bed. ❤️

Drifting

I sit with the WordPress app open on my phone.

Shuffling through my mind.

Sifting through the moments.

Scanning the day for a Slice of Life.

As I sit and think, my eyes slowly begin to sink down and before I can realize it, my phone begins to topple forward, waking me from my drift into sleep.

This will have to do.

The Smile

Squirms in the middle of night, thrashing against the bed.

I can tell she’s waking up again, tossing and turning.

Gently, I scoop her into my arms.

A hushhh, hushhh softly escapes my lips and we dance into the nursery.

Quickly, quietly we swap the dirty out for the new and we meander back to the big bed again.

But someone has big blinking eyes and a mischievous smirk.

I catch a glimpse and whisper, “No, no. It’s time for sleepies, silly girl,”

To which her jaw pops open into the biggest toothless grin.

I just melt, completely. I can’t help but giggle and my own grin spreads to match hers.

She has my heart.

Bedtime Routine.

Work.

Facebook.

Watch Netflix.

Brush teeth. Floss.

Mouthwash.

Restroom.

Wash face.

Sleep.

Feed.

Burp.

Sway.

Lay.

Wake.

Brush teeth.

Wash face.

Restroom.

Sleep.

A Note for You

It’s funny that with each year

A challenge seems to follow

You, darling, are by far

The best challenge yet.