Love is a Tricky Thing

It’s in the ordinary things

My hero.

I was grinding my teeth

And cursing my sleeplessness

And I finally woke him up

After pacing the floor

For hours

Attempting to put her in the crib

Only to wake her again

And pace again

Saying to myself

One day I’ll miss this

Or forget

How painful it is

Or I’d trade a future pain

For this

Pacing the floor

Begging for an inch of sleep

A wink

A nod

And I give her to Matt

And ask for help

Just thirty minutes

So I can rest

And he takes her the rest of the night

And they sleep but a wink

On the couch

So I can spare my grinding my teeth

And keep all my hair before I pulled it out

And sleep without a pillow over my head.

Heroes don’t wear capes

I realize is a cliche

But mine doesn’t.

We argue

Or disagree

Or frustrate with one another

But we also love

And support

And pick up

Where the other

Left off

Leaving nothing essential undone.

Love is tricky

We think it’s Hallmark movies

We believe it’s Disney

But more often

Than not

It’s the ordinary things

Like taking the baby

At 4 AM

Knowing you have

A full day of work ahead of you

Even though I have time

To nap off the crazy

During the day.

I love you!