I felt happy to see her, but suddenly shy and withdrawn. I found it harder to make conversation now, as I was adapting to spending most of the time alone (well, not technically: the strangeness of caring for a young baby is feeling alone, while never actually being alone). My friend started to speak and something strange happened. I found I couldn’t fully concentrate on what she was saying. Every sound or movement the baby made drew my eye to her involuntarily.
