Motherhood demands all five senses
Taste, touch, smell, hear and see
I spend too much time wondering who he will be
While your baby is experiencing life for the very first time
You are wondering how much of it you’re actually getting right
It sounds like quiet mornings in a house still dark
It sounds like so many noises I can’t tell them apart
It sounds like baby giggles and loud cries
It sounds like late nights and lullabies
It looks like cute smiles, wide eyes, and tiny toes
It looks like a messy house covered in Legos
It looks like Saturday morning cartoons
It looks like pictures you drew of me and you
It smells like dirty diapers and dishes in the sink
It smells like: is this spit up or drool, what do you think?
It smells like pancakes for breakfast, and homemade cookies
It smells like pizza rolls and chicken nuggies
It tastes like coffee, red bull, do you have any caffeine?
It tastes like ice cream for breakfast occasionally
It feels like soft baby skin and warm cuddles
It feels like boo-boo kisses and sick-day snuggles
It feels like bouncing for hours until baby finally sleeps
It feels like absolutely everything I thought it would be.