First Year!!

Tue Dec 05 2023|poetry

THAT FIRST YEAR The year that two became three No. More. Hot. Tea. The year of not leaving your side For more than an hour And feeling revived From a two minute shower The year of white noise Cuddles and baby slings As you slowly adjust To the outside things The year of sleep regressions Monkey impressions Panicked Google searches Too many to mention The year I realised that women Really do hold all the powers Rocking and pacing For hours and hours Being more selective of The company I keep And dreading that question So how does he sleep? The year of building All the rods for my own back Binning the baby books And not looking back Endless walks with the pram To help you to nap Pounding the pavements Looking like crap One whole year to realise That there's no wrong or right There's what works What you need In the middle of the night The year of doubts and fears And bending the ears Of family and friends He'll sleep eventually But when? But you're more than Your sleep struggles So much more You're that look of wonder At a knock on the door Your giggles Your protests And that tiny roar Beaming with pride As you take in your stride Learning to roll, crawl and stand And wave your wee hand A sudden respect for those Who've done all this before But with two, with three, with four Or more The year of grand plans and dreams Of these homemade cuisines But some days just called For eggs, chips and beans And yet somehow you thrived And we just about survived The hourly wake-ups And some almost-breakups You really did shake-up These two kids

Author

Sriti Jha - Sharing the chaos and joys of motherhood