May 28, 2013 — Fatee
May 28, 2013 — Fatee
My day starts at 3am, that’s when my little Mimi wakes up, says good morning to the world and then starts feeding. I roll off my bed and drag myself to the couch to breast feed her because I have to be seated on a chair to stay awake.
Little Mimi is just 11 days old but she knows how to say thank you to mummy after feeding; she gives a beautiful smile that warms my heart. She’s the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. I always hear people say having a child is a weakness; I never really understood them until now. My baby is truly my weakness as I live in joy as much as in fear. I don’t want anything to go wrong. I don’t want anything to harm her. And interestingly enough, I’m even scared of anything harming me now that I have a baby to take care of. I want to be always there for her.
I still have pains from the delivery. I remember while in labour I promised myself never to put myself through such pains again, but looking into this small angelic face, I know it is all worth it.
I lay her back on the bed, change her diaper and cuddle up next to her. She gives me another smile in her sleep; my bundle of joy…
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Fatee is a Nigerian civil servant, a wife and a new mother. She loves writing short stories and poems and intends to have them published one day.