Poem for my Precious Boy

I never thought I’d have to be a climbing post.
Or a trampoline.
Or a launching pad.
Or a landing pad.

I never knew I would have to be all those things in a 10-minute span.

I never thought I could learn to live on 5 hours sleep a night.

I never knew that even sleep deprived, I could wake up after hearing a faint whimper across the hallway.

I never thought I would need to memorize the recipe for whole wheat pancakes.

I never knew that I would have to make those pancakes three times a day.

I never thought I’d be a 24/7 milk machine.

I never knew I’d miss being a milk machine.

I never knew what it took to be a Mommy.

But then I never knew I would have as wonderful a child as you.