Having a newborn

Having a newborn is like having scrambled eggs where your brain should be;
Like everyone is speaking another language and you can't think clearly;
Or constantly having the car radio up loud when you are trying to find an address
Whilst someone is talking to you and your windscreen is a mess.

Having as newborn is planning your outfits around how easily accessible your boob is;
It's not knowing what time you will be there as you don't know when he will be in a tizz;
It's being comfortable with screaming, everyone seeing your boobs and curious strangers
Even when you are so fed up and people talking to you is something that angers.

Having a newborn is doing twenty-five things at once but not finishing a thing;
It's forgetting if you washed the shampoo out before you put the conditioner in;
And it's about trying to prioritise and make a list of what needs to be done;
Then remembering you haven't eaten, looking for food, opening the fridge and seeing none.

Having a newborn is catching those little flickers of smiles and glints in their eyes;
It's remembering those tender, rare moments when all he seems to do is cries;
It's knowing he recognises you because he kicks and coos when you go to his bed
Or when he grabs onto your clothes and nuzzles under your chin with his little head.