“Good Morning, Sunshine! Did you wake up? Huh? Did you wake up? Yes you did!” She checks the clock. 5:44. “Mommy needs more sleep.”
“Hah! Ma-ma-ma”
“Okay, fine. Let’s go get some breakfast!” Mommy yawned.
“Ba-ba!”
“That’s right! Break-fast! What a smart little pumpkin you are!”

She held the spoon over her bowl of cereal ready to take a bite. The laughter of her baby sounded too sunny for her half-lidded view of the world.
“Da-ba-ma-ah.”
“You’re awfully chipper. Mommy’s not awake yet.”
“HA!”
“Oh, you think that’s funny, do you? “

“Hey, you keep that cereal in your mouth, got it? Mommy doesn’t need to clean the whole kitchen today. Mommy’s too tired.”
“Ga!” Baby leans over and watches a spoonful of cereal drop to the floor.
“Hey, Mister! Enough! You must be done. Are you done? Huh?”
“Hee”
“Okay, you’re done. Time for a bath! Into the tubby-wubby you go!”
“Bubb.”
“That’s right!”
Ring!
“Hello? This is she…biological mother?...She what?...Court!...I have papers!...Yeah, I’ll be there.”