Its been almost a year since the twins were born well 9 months to the day..
and I couldn't be happier.. My beloved wife made me a daddy twice in one
night.. as much as I love my family don't get me wrong.. my Ma has been
more than helpful with making sure that Sianna and Gawen are well cared
for.. and spoiling them rotten... they are still a handful.. and I am still
getting used to the role of being a daddy.. I realize this as I wake up to
the flash of a camera and Faith giggling to herself.. I look down and I
realize that I fell asleep in the chair with Sianna in one arm and Gawen in
the other..
"I'm sorry I couldn't help it.. you looked so cute cuddled with the kids.."
I look over at the clock and see that its 5 in the morning.. and I am still in uniform... I remember coming home from work and Faith nursing Sianna while she tried to juggle Gawen.. trying to burp him.. so I took him off her hands and put him down.. well more along the lines sat in the rocking chair in the nursery while Faith handed me a drowsing Sianna.. I must have fallen asleep with them in my arms..
"Faith I've been thinkin... your comin back to work soon,.. you need a day off from everything before you go back... why don't you take Em out shopping an treat yourself to a spa or somthin like that.. I have today off and I'll stay here and take care of the kids.."
She looks at me with that odd smile that I have come to love so much from her..
"Are you sure? I mean are you sure you can handle this on your own?"
I look at the two sleeping infants in my arms as I slowly get up to put them in their cribs, Faith comes over and wraps her arms around me as she lays her head on my shoulder.. I watch Sianna sleep.. she looks like Fatih... but she has my color hair and she is already developing my attitude.. Gawen is looks more like me, he has the Boscorelli chin, the Boscorelli build, everything that I had as a baby he does.. Ma brought over pictures of me as a baby and we compared them to those that we had taken of Gawen you couldn't tell the difference between the two except for his nose.. he has Faith's nose.. but I am just happy having them.. I never thought I would want kids.. that I would never be a good father.. especially given the role model that I had to follow....
"Bosco... you don't have to worry.. I wouldn't have married you if I didn't think you weren't going to be a good father.. your great with Charlie and Em.. and I know you will be there for these two..."
Now I know why I married this woman.. she always knows whats on my mind... I feel a gentle tug on my uniform as she pulls me back to the bedroom, I cant remember the last time I heard the house so quiet... Charlie moved to the basement and Em was staying in the spare room with her Brother while she was home from University.. she said that she needed quiet to study.. and I don't blame her. I knew she loved the twins.. but its hard to get assignments done and study for finals with two screamin kids in the house..
Faith starts stripping off my uniform piece by piece, letting each one fall to the floor as I let her lead me to the bathroom.. I reach over and turn on the water and then I turn back to my wife and loose myself in her open embrace..
Faith has been gone about an hour now... she left with Em to go and hopefully pamper herself.. and I told her that I don't want her callin here every 10 min to check on the kids.. I creep up the stairs and into their room, Sianna and Gawen are still fast asleep.. I should hope so, after keeping me up pretty much all night with feedin and changin.. Man if Sully and Ty could see me now.. well Ty is going to be in the same boat soon... Sasha is pregnant so now it will be my turn to poke fun at him changin dirty diapers..
A thin wail catches my ear and I look down and see that Sianna is wakin up and she is gonna be hungry when she does, I run downstairs and grab two bottles from the fridge.. I don't even get the door closed when I hear a full blown wail, joined with another one... Gawen is up too.. ohhh great this is gonna be fun.. but if Faith can manage it then so can I..
Bounding up the stairs two at a time I know that I switched on the bottle warmers in the room... Walking into the room was like walking into a solid wall of sound.. with both babies screamin for food and a change I knew I had to get movin.. I throw the bottles into the warmers and head over to the cribs...I might as well change them while the bottles are warming up... I take Sianna first.. since she was the first to wake up.. I still manage to surprise myself when I pick her up.. how naturally it comes to me.. cradling her in my arms I carry her over to the change table.. I somehow manage to get her changed and I place her in the crib with Gawen as I take him and do the same.. as I change him.. I forgot to hold the diaper up while I was sliding a new one under him.. and well boys will be boys.. I am nailed square in the chest with a steady stream... I hold up my hand to try and staunch the flow but hell its no use... I just have to wait for it to finish.. I slide the diaper underneath him and fasten the sides; with both of them clean and dry I check the bottles.. they arnt warm... what the?? I know I flipped the switch... I check the plug in the wall.. both of them are unplugged..
"great! Just great!" I hear myself mutter under my breath...
Meanwhile I have two hungry babies who wont wait for anything.. so I plug them in and pray that they warm up fast.. Going back to the crib I place Gawen back inside with his sister.. as soon as I put him in the crib he looked at me and let out a wail... and then Sianna who had calmed down a little joined in to make a chorus of unhappy wailing.. oh great.. I leave them for a second in their cribs while I run to our room and grab a fresh shirt.. and run back into the room.... There is one thing about having kids.. you learn to change fast...
I go over and check the bottles again.. testing one on my wrist and then the other.. finally warm enough to give them... now how the hell am I going to get them both at once... I had seen Faith do it once.. but she was breast feeding.. and well I just don't have the anatomy to do that..... I spot the ½ donut pillow in the corner and the idea comes to my head... putting the bottles on the floor I cross the room and grab the pillow and place it on the floor next to the bottles.. I turn back to the crib.. but as I turn I feel my foot knock over one of the bottles.. I turn around again and go to set it right when my foot finds the overturned bottle and I go flying though the air..
Staring at the ceiling and trying not to curse.. I silently thank god that I put the pillow where I did because it stopped my head from smashing into the floor.. I am just sitting up when I hear it.. the kids stopped screaming.. and now what I can only describe as laughter is coming from the crib... great I nearly kill myself and my kids are laughing at me...
I reach around and check that the bottles are still allright and intact as I get to my feet... wincing slightly as my tailbone cracks... reaching into the crib I take Gawen first in one arm and then with the other one I get Sianna.. sitting on the floor and tucking the pillow around my middle I manage to juggle the twins while I grab the bottles with my feet to bring them closer to me.. balancing the twins on the pillow I tuck them into my arms to keep them from rolling around all over the place as I use my hands to stick a bottle into their mouths..
When both of the bottles are drained, I take Gawen and place him on the floor and with one arm I hold Sianna in a sitting position while I burp her with the other hand.. I learned this trick from Faith.. I swear I would be totally lost if it wasn't for her.. showin me how to take care of the kids and such... I hear Sianna let out a belch that I would have been proud of.. and then its followed by that famous baby spew.. all over the leg of my sweats.. great..
"Forgot the blanket... Damnit!!!"
I grab one off the back of the rocking chair and wipe her mouth.. she looks up at me and smiles.. I feel everything leave me for a moment.. relishing in her smile.. she has Faith's smile.. defiantly.. I am brought back to the world by a discontented cry from Gawen.. I place Sianna in the bouncy chair.. making sure that she cant go anywhere, I reach over and get Gawen from the floor and this time remembering the blanket I do the same with him and I am rewarded by another belch from my son.. and this time no baby spit.. great... the only time I remembered the blanket I didn't need it..
With them fed and changed.. they are in a much better disposition now... I love playing with them... I swore from the moment I first held my children that I would love them with everything that I had.. I wouldn't let them grow up with the family life that I had.. that was never going to happen.. at least not if I could help it..
"Dad, need anything?"
I turn around and see Charlie standing at the door.. I didn't even hear him come up the stairs...
"yeah Charz could you watch the kids for a sec.. I just gotta make sure that we have binkys in the freezer.. you know their teething.. it's the only thing that helps.."
Faith came up with that idea after she accidentally left one in the freezer when she was making dinner.. we found it and gave it to Sianna when she was having a bad moment.. as soon as the cold dummy hit her poor gums she settled down as it numbed them.. ever since we have been keeping a stock in the icebox.. I just had to replenish the supply..
"Yeah sure"
I run downstairs and check the freezer... nothing... ohhh dear... not good... so that means I have to go on a hunt for them.. I know we have several in the house somewhere...
After a frantic room to room search I can only come up with three of them... and then it occurs to me.. HELLO!!!! Look in the diaper bag Maurice!! I head to the door to look for the diaper bag when a cold wave runs down my spine.. I left it in the car.... We had taken the kids into the house yesterday when Faith went to see Swersky about getting back on shift.. we had left it in the car because we had used all the bottles... and Faith had taken the car... ohhhhhh shit... so that means I have a total of 3 binkys... this isn't good.. 3 binkys and 2 kids... both teething
I take what we have and throw them into the freezer and pray that they freeze up quickly because I am going to have to rotate them..... I check the freezer and see that Em left a box of freezies in there... I felt the light go on inside my head when I had visions of them sucking on them.. they were 9 mos. old... that would work...
I hear a wail upstairs followed by Charlie trying to calm them... ohhh dear so it starts... I bound up the stairs to find Charlie rocking the bouncy chairs with both hands and swearing that he will never have kids so long as he lives... I laugh softly to myself.. I used to think that.. and then I married Faith.. and then she had my twins.. they were a lot of work but working as a team we were managing it allright... I hear the phone ring and look at the clock.. its almost 11:00
"Charlie.. pick up the phone and tell your mother that everything is allright.. and I told her not to call..."
"how do you know its her?"
"Trust me.. I know"
He leaves and then comes back to the room after hanging up the phone..
"I don't know how you knew it was her.. but she said that she has the diaper bag.. incase you were wondering where it was and that she is having a great time with Em..."
I smile and nod my head as I pick up Gawen in my arms and settle him on one shoulder as I pick up Sianna with the other hand and go down to the living room with them in my arms.... Poor Sianna is screamin up a storm.. cant blame her.. her cheeks are all flushed and she is batting at her mouth with her hands.. poor girl. .Gawen is in the same boat Charlie checks the freezer for me and the Binkys aren't frozen yet... I knew that they wouldn't be.. it would be about an hour before that happened...
"Charlie.. grab one of your sisters Freezies out of there and cut it in 1/2"
He comes back with one and I put it to Siannas small mouth as I prop her up with my arm.. Charlie helps me balance Gawen on the other arm while I put one to his mouth too.. Wonderful silence fills the room as they both find relief in sucking on the small pieces of ice.... passing them over their gums to get them good and numb... I sit there on the couch and listen to them suck on the freezies... listening to them making their suckie noises I am taken in by their charm... I don't know how I could have ever said I didn't want kids.. it could have been because I was paranoid that I would turn out like my father... but now I know that I could never let that happen.. I would never let that happen.. I love my kids too much to let that happen.
Gawen finished his and soon he is screamin again.. Sianna not too far behind him... joins in the chorus.. I think that she just may be playing along with her brother.. they seem to mimic each others emotions... if one is happy than the other is.. if one is upset then all hell breaks loose...
I know that it is the diaper.. I just changed that... I just fed them... it cant be the teething pain back.. their gums must still be numb... ohhh great... hmmm what can I do... I spy the stroller by the door and figure what the hell.. if the car works to settle them down then I can bet that the stroller will do the same thing.. it's a whole motion thing... so I pack the kids up into their spots and make sure that they aren't goin anywhere as I pull on my shoes.. I have to go to the store anyhow.. were out of diapers... and the last ones we had were in the diaper bag and a fat load of good they are gonna do me in the back of the car..
The walk to the store seemed to have calmed them down a little.. I walk though the isles with the kids... man I didn't know what a babe magnet babies were.. this hot chick comes up to me and starts talkin to me and askin me about Sianna and Gawen.. cooing at them.. Sianna is fighting sleep and Gawen is looking around with curiosity..
"Playing Mr.Mom today I see?"
"Yeah my Wife is out for the day.. she deserves a day off.. she comes back to work with me tomorrow.. so today is her last hurrah"
"What do you do?"
I would have thought she would have figured it out because I was wearing my NYPD sweatshirt and pants.. along with my NYPD ball cap... but then again by the way she was talking I didn't think that she was too bright...
"Were Cops.. she is my partner...I cant wait to get back together with her tomorrow.. I hate breaking in rookies"
she laughed and I went to the checkout with everything I needed.. I check my pants and noticed that my wallet was gone... ohhh shit I left it in my uniform pants and those are sitting on the bathroom floor... the only thing I have in my pants is a 50... I hope that it covers this.. Faith usually does the shopping... I get to the cashier and pay for everything... I leave the store and make my way back home when I see 55-Charlie pass us by.. they stop ahead of us and Ty and Sully get out..
"The Joys of having kids huh Bosco?"
"How would you know Sullivan?"
"Because I am still raisin one!" he laughs and points at Ty...
I spend a few moments talking to them and then I am interrupted by a wail from Sianna as her gums start to bug her again... she is quickly joined by a grumpy Gawen.. ohh great.. and I don't have any Binkys on me... I say my goodbyes to Ty and Sully and hightail it home where hopefully they are Frozen.... The clock on the wall says 12:30
Several hours of Screamin babies and many many diaper changes later
I walked in the door feeling oddly refreshed.. I needed that day out.. I turn on the light in the hall and peek into the living room.. on the couch is Bosco.. fast asleep.. I put my hand over my mouth when I see the state he's in.. there are empty freezie wrappers all over the coffee table.. he is covered in baby spit.. and asleep in his arms is Gawen and Sianna.. each sucking on a Dummy... and both fast asleep.. I look at the clock and its 8:00... I wonder if he's eaten.. I doubt it because when I look in the kitchen there is nothing disturbed but a whole bunch of empty bottles.. I look in the fridge and there are two left.. so he hasn't had the chance to make more either....
I head back to the living room and take Sianna gently from his arms.. Bosco stirs and I watch as his eyes open slowly.. I lean over and kiss him softly on the mouth, he kisses me back with a small tired sigh..
"I just got home babe.. thanks for letting me have this day.. I needed it.."
Bosco gets up off the couch with Gawen still in his arms and follows me up to their room.. I gently place Sianna in her crib but not before she starts to fuss.. I let myself sink into the rocking chair and sing to her softly as I rock her against my breast, she immediately settles down and soon she is sleep again.. I look up and Bosco is lookin down at me with a look of wonderment and disbelief on his face..
"How'd you??"
"Call it a mothers touch.. come on Boz lets get you something to eat.. and I can put together some more bottles for tomorrow..."
I kiss Gawen on the top on his forehead and I watch my babies sleeping for a moment.. I feel Bosco's arms wrap around me as I sigh softly..
"I love you Faith.. I can never thank you enough for giving me these two precious gifts"
I feel all warm inside as he says that.. I am so lucky to have married this man.. I know that with him my family will be safe and well cared for.. I take Bosco down to the kitchen and make him some dinner as he recounts his day.. I had taken the diaper bag in with me and when I opened the pockets I found 6 dummies... Bosco said he only had three to work with.. now I know why....oops.. I put the rest in the freezer and as he is eating I prepare the bottles for tomorrow.. and make out an instruction sheet for Rose.. she volunteered to look after the kids while we were at work.. she dotes on her grandchildren.. she spoils them to death.. she even spoils Charlie and Em like they were her own too..
"Come on Bosco.. lets go to bed.. you look like you need your sleep.. I'll get round one with them tonight"
Wearily he follows and within moments of hitting the pillow he is out like a light.. I turn on the baby monitor beside the bed and kiss him goodnight as I reach over and turn out the light.
"I'm sorry I couldn't help it.. you looked so cute cuddled with the kids.."
I look over at the clock and see that its 5 in the morning.. and I am still in uniform... I remember coming home from work and Faith nursing Sianna while she tried to juggle Gawen.. trying to burp him.. so I took him off her hands and put him down.. well more along the lines sat in the rocking chair in the nursery while Faith handed me a drowsing Sianna.. I must have fallen asleep with them in my arms..
"Faith I've been thinkin... your comin back to work soon,.. you need a day off from everything before you go back... why don't you take Em out shopping an treat yourself to a spa or somthin like that.. I have today off and I'll stay here and take care of the kids.."
She looks at me with that odd smile that I have come to love so much from her..
"Are you sure? I mean are you sure you can handle this on your own?"
I look at the two sleeping infants in my arms as I slowly get up to put them in their cribs, Faith comes over and wraps her arms around me as she lays her head on my shoulder.. I watch Sianna sleep.. she looks like Fatih... but she has my color hair and she is already developing my attitude.. Gawen is looks more like me, he has the Boscorelli chin, the Boscorelli build, everything that I had as a baby he does.. Ma brought over pictures of me as a baby and we compared them to those that we had taken of Gawen you couldn't tell the difference between the two except for his nose.. he has Faith's nose.. but I am just happy having them.. I never thought I would want kids.. that I would never be a good father.. especially given the role model that I had to follow....
"Bosco... you don't have to worry.. I wouldn't have married you if I didn't think you weren't going to be a good father.. your great with Charlie and Em.. and I know you will be there for these two..."
Now I know why I married this woman.. she always knows whats on my mind... I feel a gentle tug on my uniform as she pulls me back to the bedroom, I cant remember the last time I heard the house so quiet... Charlie moved to the basement and Em was staying in the spare room with her Brother while she was home from University.. she said that she needed quiet to study.. and I don't blame her. I knew she loved the twins.. but its hard to get assignments done and study for finals with two screamin kids in the house..
Faith starts stripping off my uniform piece by piece, letting each one fall to the floor as I let her lead me to the bathroom.. I reach over and turn on the water and then I turn back to my wife and loose myself in her open embrace..
Faith has been gone about an hour now... she left with Em to go and hopefully pamper herself.. and I told her that I don't want her callin here every 10 min to check on the kids.. I creep up the stairs and into their room, Sianna and Gawen are still fast asleep.. I should hope so, after keeping me up pretty much all night with feedin and changin.. Man if Sully and Ty could see me now.. well Ty is going to be in the same boat soon... Sasha is pregnant so now it will be my turn to poke fun at him changin dirty diapers..
A thin wail catches my ear and I look down and see that Sianna is wakin up and she is gonna be hungry when she does, I run downstairs and grab two bottles from the fridge.. I don't even get the door closed when I hear a full blown wail, joined with another one... Gawen is up too.. ohhh great this is gonna be fun.. but if Faith can manage it then so can I..
Bounding up the stairs two at a time I know that I switched on the bottle warmers in the room... Walking into the room was like walking into a solid wall of sound.. with both babies screamin for food and a change I knew I had to get movin.. I throw the bottles into the warmers and head over to the cribs...I might as well change them while the bottles are warming up... I take Sianna first.. since she was the first to wake up.. I still manage to surprise myself when I pick her up.. how naturally it comes to me.. cradling her in my arms I carry her over to the change table.. I somehow manage to get her changed and I place her in the crib with Gawen as I take him and do the same.. as I change him.. I forgot to hold the diaper up while I was sliding a new one under him.. and well boys will be boys.. I am nailed square in the chest with a steady stream... I hold up my hand to try and staunch the flow but hell its no use... I just have to wait for it to finish.. I slide the diaper underneath him and fasten the sides; with both of them clean and dry I check the bottles.. they arnt warm... what the?? I know I flipped the switch... I check the plug in the wall.. both of them are unplugged..
"great! Just great!" I hear myself mutter under my breath...
Meanwhile I have two hungry babies who wont wait for anything.. so I plug them in and pray that they warm up fast.. Going back to the crib I place Gawen back inside with his sister.. as soon as I put him in the crib he looked at me and let out a wail... and then Sianna who had calmed down a little joined in to make a chorus of unhappy wailing.. oh great.. I leave them for a second in their cribs while I run to our room and grab a fresh shirt.. and run back into the room.... There is one thing about having kids.. you learn to change fast...
I go over and check the bottles again.. testing one on my wrist and then the other.. finally warm enough to give them... now how the hell am I going to get them both at once... I had seen Faith do it once.. but she was breast feeding.. and well I just don't have the anatomy to do that..... I spot the ½ donut pillow in the corner and the idea comes to my head... putting the bottles on the floor I cross the room and grab the pillow and place it on the floor next to the bottles.. I turn back to the crib.. but as I turn I feel my foot knock over one of the bottles.. I turn around again and go to set it right when my foot finds the overturned bottle and I go flying though the air..
Staring at the ceiling and trying not to curse.. I silently thank god that I put the pillow where I did because it stopped my head from smashing into the floor.. I am just sitting up when I hear it.. the kids stopped screaming.. and now what I can only describe as laughter is coming from the crib... great I nearly kill myself and my kids are laughing at me...
I reach around and check that the bottles are still allright and intact as I get to my feet... wincing slightly as my tailbone cracks... reaching into the crib I take Gawen first in one arm and then with the other one I get Sianna.. sitting on the floor and tucking the pillow around my middle I manage to juggle the twins while I grab the bottles with my feet to bring them closer to me.. balancing the twins on the pillow I tuck them into my arms to keep them from rolling around all over the place as I use my hands to stick a bottle into their mouths..
When both of the bottles are drained, I take Gawen and place him on the floor and with one arm I hold Sianna in a sitting position while I burp her with the other hand.. I learned this trick from Faith.. I swear I would be totally lost if it wasn't for her.. showin me how to take care of the kids and such... I hear Sianna let out a belch that I would have been proud of.. and then its followed by that famous baby spew.. all over the leg of my sweats.. great..
"Forgot the blanket... Damnit!!!"
I grab one off the back of the rocking chair and wipe her mouth.. she looks up at me and smiles.. I feel everything leave me for a moment.. relishing in her smile.. she has Faith's smile.. defiantly.. I am brought back to the world by a discontented cry from Gawen.. I place Sianna in the bouncy chair.. making sure that she cant go anywhere, I reach over and get Gawen from the floor and this time remembering the blanket I do the same with him and I am rewarded by another belch from my son.. and this time no baby spit.. great... the only time I remembered the blanket I didn't need it..
With them fed and changed.. they are in a much better disposition now... I love playing with them... I swore from the moment I first held my children that I would love them with everything that I had.. I wouldn't let them grow up with the family life that I had.. that was never going to happen.. at least not if I could help it..
"Dad, need anything?"
I turn around and see Charlie standing at the door.. I didn't even hear him come up the stairs...
"yeah Charz could you watch the kids for a sec.. I just gotta make sure that we have binkys in the freezer.. you know their teething.. it's the only thing that helps.."
Faith came up with that idea after she accidentally left one in the freezer when she was making dinner.. we found it and gave it to Sianna when she was having a bad moment.. as soon as the cold dummy hit her poor gums she settled down as it numbed them.. ever since we have been keeping a stock in the icebox.. I just had to replenish the supply..
"Yeah sure"
I run downstairs and check the freezer... nothing... ohhh dear... not good... so that means I have to go on a hunt for them.. I know we have several in the house somewhere...
After a frantic room to room search I can only come up with three of them... and then it occurs to me.. HELLO!!!! Look in the diaper bag Maurice!! I head to the door to look for the diaper bag when a cold wave runs down my spine.. I left it in the car.... We had taken the kids into the house yesterday when Faith went to see Swersky about getting back on shift.. we had left it in the car because we had used all the bottles... and Faith had taken the car... ohhhhhh shit... so that means I have a total of 3 binkys... this isn't good.. 3 binkys and 2 kids... both teething
I take what we have and throw them into the freezer and pray that they freeze up quickly because I am going to have to rotate them..... I check the freezer and see that Em left a box of freezies in there... I felt the light go on inside my head when I had visions of them sucking on them.. they were 9 mos. old... that would work...
I hear a wail upstairs followed by Charlie trying to calm them... ohhh dear so it starts... I bound up the stairs to find Charlie rocking the bouncy chairs with both hands and swearing that he will never have kids so long as he lives... I laugh softly to myself.. I used to think that.. and then I married Faith.. and then she had my twins.. they were a lot of work but working as a team we were managing it allright... I hear the phone ring and look at the clock.. its almost 11:00
"Charlie.. pick up the phone and tell your mother that everything is allright.. and I told her not to call..."
"how do you know its her?"
"Trust me.. I know"
He leaves and then comes back to the room after hanging up the phone..
"I don't know how you knew it was her.. but she said that she has the diaper bag.. incase you were wondering where it was and that she is having a great time with Em..."
I smile and nod my head as I pick up Gawen in my arms and settle him on one shoulder as I pick up Sianna with the other hand and go down to the living room with them in my arms.... Poor Sianna is screamin up a storm.. cant blame her.. her cheeks are all flushed and she is batting at her mouth with her hands.. poor girl. .Gawen is in the same boat Charlie checks the freezer for me and the Binkys aren't frozen yet... I knew that they wouldn't be.. it would be about an hour before that happened...
"Charlie.. grab one of your sisters Freezies out of there and cut it in 1/2"
He comes back with one and I put it to Siannas small mouth as I prop her up with my arm.. Charlie helps me balance Gawen on the other arm while I put one to his mouth too.. Wonderful silence fills the room as they both find relief in sucking on the small pieces of ice.... passing them over their gums to get them good and numb... I sit there on the couch and listen to them suck on the freezies... listening to them making their suckie noises I am taken in by their charm... I don't know how I could have ever said I didn't want kids.. it could have been because I was paranoid that I would turn out like my father... but now I know that I could never let that happen.. I would never let that happen.. I love my kids too much to let that happen.
Gawen finished his and soon he is screamin again.. Sianna not too far behind him... joins in the chorus.. I think that she just may be playing along with her brother.. they seem to mimic each others emotions... if one is happy than the other is.. if one is upset then all hell breaks loose...
I know that it is the diaper.. I just changed that... I just fed them... it cant be the teething pain back.. their gums must still be numb... ohhh great... hmmm what can I do... I spy the stroller by the door and figure what the hell.. if the car works to settle them down then I can bet that the stroller will do the same thing.. it's a whole motion thing... so I pack the kids up into their spots and make sure that they aren't goin anywhere as I pull on my shoes.. I have to go to the store anyhow.. were out of diapers... and the last ones we had were in the diaper bag and a fat load of good they are gonna do me in the back of the car..
The walk to the store seemed to have calmed them down a little.. I walk though the isles with the kids... man I didn't know what a babe magnet babies were.. this hot chick comes up to me and starts talkin to me and askin me about Sianna and Gawen.. cooing at them.. Sianna is fighting sleep and Gawen is looking around with curiosity..
"Playing Mr.Mom today I see?"
"Yeah my Wife is out for the day.. she deserves a day off.. she comes back to work with me tomorrow.. so today is her last hurrah"
"What do you do?"
I would have thought she would have figured it out because I was wearing my NYPD sweatshirt and pants.. along with my NYPD ball cap... but then again by the way she was talking I didn't think that she was too bright...
"Were Cops.. she is my partner...I cant wait to get back together with her tomorrow.. I hate breaking in rookies"
she laughed and I went to the checkout with everything I needed.. I check my pants and noticed that my wallet was gone... ohhh shit I left it in my uniform pants and those are sitting on the bathroom floor... the only thing I have in my pants is a 50... I hope that it covers this.. Faith usually does the shopping... I get to the cashier and pay for everything... I leave the store and make my way back home when I see 55-Charlie pass us by.. they stop ahead of us and Ty and Sully get out..
"The Joys of having kids huh Bosco?"
"How would you know Sullivan?"
"Because I am still raisin one!" he laughs and points at Ty...
I spend a few moments talking to them and then I am interrupted by a wail from Sianna as her gums start to bug her again... she is quickly joined by a grumpy Gawen.. ohh great.. and I don't have any Binkys on me... I say my goodbyes to Ty and Sully and hightail it home where hopefully they are Frozen.... The clock on the wall says 12:30
Several hours of Screamin babies and many many diaper changes later
I walked in the door feeling oddly refreshed.. I needed that day out.. I turn on the light in the hall and peek into the living room.. on the couch is Bosco.. fast asleep.. I put my hand over my mouth when I see the state he's in.. there are empty freezie wrappers all over the coffee table.. he is covered in baby spit.. and asleep in his arms is Gawen and Sianna.. each sucking on a Dummy... and both fast asleep.. I look at the clock and its 8:00... I wonder if he's eaten.. I doubt it because when I look in the kitchen there is nothing disturbed but a whole bunch of empty bottles.. I look in the fridge and there are two left.. so he hasn't had the chance to make more either....
I head back to the living room and take Sianna gently from his arms.. Bosco stirs and I watch as his eyes open slowly.. I lean over and kiss him softly on the mouth, he kisses me back with a small tired sigh..
"I just got home babe.. thanks for letting me have this day.. I needed it.."
Bosco gets up off the couch with Gawen still in his arms and follows me up to their room.. I gently place Sianna in her crib but not before she starts to fuss.. I let myself sink into the rocking chair and sing to her softly as I rock her against my breast, she immediately settles down and soon she is sleep again.. I look up and Bosco is lookin down at me with a look of wonderment and disbelief on his face..
"How'd you??"
"Call it a mothers touch.. come on Boz lets get you something to eat.. and I can put together some more bottles for tomorrow..."
I kiss Gawen on the top on his forehead and I watch my babies sleeping for a moment.. I feel Bosco's arms wrap around me as I sigh softly..
"I love you Faith.. I can never thank you enough for giving me these two precious gifts"
I feel all warm inside as he says that.. I am so lucky to have married this man.. I know that with him my family will be safe and well cared for.. I take Bosco down to the kitchen and make him some dinner as he recounts his day.. I had taken the diaper bag in with me and when I opened the pockets I found 6 dummies... Bosco said he only had three to work with.. now I know why....oops.. I put the rest in the freezer and as he is eating I prepare the bottles for tomorrow.. and make out an instruction sheet for Rose.. she volunteered to look after the kids while we were at work.. she dotes on her grandchildren.. she spoils them to death.. she even spoils Charlie and Em like they were her own too..
"Come on Bosco.. lets go to bed.. you look like you need your sleep.. I'll get round one with them tonight"
Wearily he follows and within moments of hitting the pillow he is out like a light.. I turn on the baby monitor beside the bed and kiss him goodnight as I reach over and turn out the light.