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july 2008
Juggling act - Lucy
Brierley
There is a time
in the morning known only to parents of new-borns. That time between 2am
and 5am when you wake bleary-eyed to the crying of the baby, and your
only thought is “I need to go back to sleep!” This morning, after a
particularly bad night of two-hourly feeds, I realise how complicated
life can get when there’s a big brother in the equation as well.
5.45am – Noah
(the three year-old) bounds into our bedroom, flings back the curtains
and announces “It’s morning! Breakfast time!” I glance at the clock in
disbelief and try to persuade Noah to go back to bed.
This article
is continued in the July 08 edition of Reform.
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