HELLO, LITTLE LOVE

Congratulations on your little girl. You've made an actual person, which is impressive considering how often you forget what you went upstairs for. Your new responsibilities include keeping track of tiny socks and learning that a muslin is now the most valuable object in the house. You'll pack for a ten-minute outing as though you're crossing the Andes, then return immediately because you've forgotten the one thing you needed. Friends will ask how you're doing and you'll answer with the number of hours you slept, apparently your entire personality now. Through the tiredness and the glorious muddle, there'll be moments that stop you completely: a small hand, a sleepy sigh, her face looking up at yours. Welcome, beautiful girl. What a lucky little person to be loved by you. Roast with love x