If you saw my face you’d think I own an untamed kitten. With long nails.
But I don’t. I own a baby. I mean I have a baby.
This baby of mine cannot fall asleep without a little ritual I like to call “let’s disfigure mum.”
She starts off with flailing arms and tiny fingers grabbing at the air till they finally land on my nose. From there, she quickly starts scratching at my mouth (as if digging a hole) and then works her way back up and sticks her fingers in my nostrils and back into my mouth to scratch at my teeth. No matter how hard I try to keep my mouth closed, she still manages to find a way in. Suddenly, she stops and calms down. Brings her hands down to stroke my neck as if saying, “It’s ok mummy, I don’t mean to hurt you.” And I’d be a fool to think it’s over. Because it’s not.
Her hands crawl up my neck and back into my mouth and then as if she were playing the piano, her little fingers drum upwards till they reach my eyes….they grab tightly and pulllllllll!
At that point, I tend to restrain her and hope she remains calm and falls asleep. Sometimes she does. And sometimes she gets pissed off, squirms till I let go, and starts all over again!
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