You and I

Just how do I know that you're hungry for another ounce of milk? How do I know when your crying is because of hunger, or when you just want a hug from me? Or how I love the way you utter an AH! on seeing me after ten minutes of playing in another room with your maid? Or the way you look at me with achievement shining through in your eyes- when you finish a bottle of formula? Or the war cry you emit when you sneak up on me and pull my hair? Or how you pummel me with tiny feet and fists while sleeping and I do so love it that I actually look forward to it each night? And how you listen to the mindless gibberish I make up about other kids in the building while feeding you lunch... And how you listen to all those funny sounds in nursery rhymes that I make- you've been laughing at them for a few months now... You and I go back a long way, my baby!