On Saturday, my friend, Rosie was having a house party for her last baby – he turned one – and Igwe and I were there, with Ada Verastic, of course. The party was set for 4:00 PM, but I got there too early – at past 6:00 PM. Because Naija time.<\/p>\n
Anyway, I was seated next to a young lady (whom I like to think I became friends with that day), and she had a six-week old baby. It was only when I saw the baby that I realized just how much bigger my Ada Verastic had gotten. She looked like a giant next to this six-week old beauty. Of course, I’ve always known that Ada Verastic was growing, but I just never realized how much.<\/p>\n
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These babies are NOT our babies.<\/p><\/div>\n
I sat next to this lady and her six-week old baby, and next to them was another lady whose baby was two and half years old. I and the two ladies had quite a few things in common. We were all Igbo, all our babies were girls, and all of us were first-time moms. The part that surprised me was that throughout our time at this party, our conversation revolved mostly around children and motherhood. When did I become this person?<\/p>\n
I used to get bored and tired when I was around women who continuously spoke about their babies\/children, but now, there I was participating very actively in such a conversation. My baby does this. My baby does that. My pregnancy was this. My pregnancy was that. My baby can do this. My baby can do that. She eats this. She eats that. And I loved every bit of it. I have become one of those people I used to get tired of talking to.<\/p>\n
That said, I will try to not bore my friends who are not moms yet. I will try to not be that mom who bores you with details that you could not care less about. I will try to not interrupt our conversation to force you to speak to Ada Verastic, knowing that she cannot talk yet. I will try to not excitedly tell you about what new thing Ada Verastic is doing these days because before I became a mom, it was conversations like this that bored me. But here I am now. I have become that mom.<\/p>\n
I have become that mom who insists on talking to her baby with full sentences, as if her baby understands. Like when I ask Ada Verastic why she’s doing what she’s doing, knowing that she cannot respond. I have become that mom who strolls through the grocery store aisle and has long conversations with her baby, asking her what she thinks of what I’m buying.<\/p>\n
P.S.<\/strong> Ada Verastic turned 5 months on Sunday.\u00a0I think it’s a good time for all of you to start calling her Aunty. She’s not your mate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Saturday, my friend, Rosie was having a house party for her last baby – he turned one – and Igwe and I were there, with Ada Verastic, of course. The party was set for 4:00 PM, but I got there too early – at past 6:00 PM. Because Naija time. 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