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Chapter 10: Two Years Old
May 17th 2017
"Logan don't hit you sister!" Gabi shouted down the hallway as she heard a ear-piercing scream from Breelan, she would have run to her two year old and comforted her but the fighting boys currently had her attention. "Joshua Troy, no spitting!" A small puddle of spit began to form on her pristine wooden floors. Then the garage door clicked open and Troy and Freddie, fresh from Football practice had emerged.
"Everything ok, Babe?" Troy asked kissing her cheek and motioning to Freddie to go upstairs and take a shower.
"Urm...yes, I've got this." Her tone was unsure and a minute later Cameron has completely missed Josh and had punch Gabi in the stomach.
"Cameron! We do not punch mommy!" Troy shouted at the boy who was now bursting into tears. "Timeout for you!" He said while leading Cameron to the mat situated at the bottom of the stairs. "Stay here." He demanded when Cameron was sat down and Troy went upstairs to check of Freddie's progress.
Meanwhile, back in the kitchen Gabi was gripping her stomach and holding onto the kitchen counter for dear life, Boy. Has he got power she thought. She then felt a tiny tug at the bottom of her legs, she looked down and saw her youngest, McKenna looking up with her big blue eyes. "Mommy." One arm extended while the other had it's thumb firmly stuck into her mouth. She slowly looked down but an idea sprang to her "Up?" she asked hopefully. Gabi complied and lifted her 2 year old and snuggled her into her chest. Gabi was then shocked when she felt tiny rings circling her back and she could feel the tears forming in her eyes.
After their long embrace, Gabi had put McKenna on the floor in just enough time to see Cameron sneak away from the timeout mat. "Cameron, back!" She called and stared at him as he dropped his head and whined the short walk back to the mat and sat down. Then, she heard yet another scream to add to the list of today. She quickly paced into the pastel yellow playroom where she was met with the sight of Logan pulling Annabelle's hair. "LOGAN!" She shouted when we saw the pained look on Anna's face. As soon as Logan's hand was no longer attached to Annabelle's hair, Anna ran into her mothers arms. Gabi slowly got up and she hooked her legs round Gabi's waist, gripped onto the top of her jumper and whimpered. "What's up with you today Logan?" Gabi calmly asked her 5 year old while trying to comfort her crying child.
"Annabelle took my book and scribbled all over my pictures!" Logan replied while presenting the ruined notepad.
"Annabelle, did you do that?" Gabi asked the child on her hip. Anna turned around and looked at the notepad with bloodshot eyes, she then slowly nodded and snuggled back into Gabi. "No! We do not take things and scribble, Annabelle." Gabi put her down and walked her into the laundry room and sat her on another timeout mat. "Stay." She warned and then walked out into the crowded hallway. She rolled her eyes and shouted over all the chatter "Ok. Everyone down into the basement, Daddy will be down soon." She slightly nudged the 4 standing to the door leading down to the basement and turned them around so they could go down safely. "Annabelle, come here." A tiny patter of feet came running and a slobbery and runny nosed girl appeared in front of Gabi. "Say sorry to Logan, give her a kiss and hug and come back here."
Annabelle re-entered the playroom and walked over to Logan. She poked her in the back and Logan whipped around - "What do you want?" she asked scornfully.
"Logi, kiss and hug to apwolaguse."
"Hm ok." Logan got out of her chair and received a hug from her little sister followed by a small kiss of the check. "Ok go!" She said while pointing to the door.
Annabelle reappeared in the hallway and Gabi hugged her child, turned her around and sent her to the basement. Gabi then went over to the kitchen to cut the cucumber for lunch.
*Upstairs*
Troy had finished cleaning up Freddie and had moved into the boys room to clean up a few stray toys off the floor. Freddie whistled to the top of the stairs where he saw Cameron looking sad and lonely, looking up to him. "Can Cameron get up?" Freddie called back to the boys room.
"Yeah. I think your mom has sent them to the basement, can you take him down and entertain them until I get there?" Troy asked.
"Sure, dad." Freddie jumped down the steps and helped Cameron get onto his feet and he slowly held Cameron's hand and walked him over to the basement door.
"Freds, can you make sure he goes down backwards?" Gabi asked while moving onto the baby carrots. Freddie nodded and turned Cameron round and followed him down the steps. At the bottom Freddie helped him onto his feet and again and he toddled off to the kitchen play station.
"No. No. Don't." Breelan begged as Cameron picked up her dolly and put it in the washing machine. "Nooo..." Breelan whined - beginning a tantrum. Troy had arrived at the bottom of the steps just in time to stop the tantrum brewing.
"Hey - Cameron you're a boy dude." He said while turning his head towards the pirate play-chest and slightly pushing him to it. "And Bree, you can't have a tantrum because your brother puts your dolly in the washing machine, wait till your husband does then we can have a tantrum" He added while taking the dolly out and putting it onto the side. Immediately Breelan picked it up and snuggled it into her as she walked over to the changing table. Troy then turned his attention to the TV being turned up over the chatter of the 6 two year olds. "Freddie, where's Logan?" He asked and Freddie shrugged his shoulders and they both sat on the couch and watched the basketball currently being screened.
While preparing to cook the grilled cheese, Gabi heard one of the island chairs being moved. She looked up briefly and saw Logan setting up her colouring pencils. "Not going downstairs, Lo?" Gabi asked while not taking her attention away from the cheese cutting.
"No. I don't want to be around them." She replied sharply and turn her focus back to her colouring.
"Why not? You love being a big sister to them!"
"They are just annoying me today." Logan said then refocusing her attention on her colouring.
"Ok. But if it anything else - you tell me right, kiddo?" Gabi asked while frying the cheese and bread. Troy's sculpted figure then appeared at the top of the stairs and he walked over to the kitchen area.
"How long till lunch?" He asked Gabi while rubbing Logan's hair.
"Uhh...about 10 minutes, can you bring them up?"
"Cool. I love that Lo - I want it on the fridge later." He pointed at her drawing as he went back down stairs to round up his sextuplets. Logan smiled at her father's praise.
* In the basement*
"Guys, come one lunch time." Troy called over all the noise. Obviously his boys would run to the stairs closely followed by Annabelle. "Bree, Kenna. Come on you can play tomorrow." They reluctantly walked over to the stairs and started climbing them . "You too Freds, come on man." Troy motioned up the stairs. Freddie groaned, it was the last 5 minutes of the game but he turned off the basketball and walked up the stairs. Troy turned the lights off and followed his kids. "Stand by your chairs and I'll put to in. Quietest goes 1st." He looked around the table and walked to the farthest point from the basement door to where McKenna was quietly standing. He lifted her into the wooden high chair, pushed her in and clipped a pink bib on. He then repeated the process round to the table until everyone has sitting and had bibs on. Lastly, Logan and Freddie took up their seats at either end of the large wooden table and waited for their food.
"Troy, Kenna's, Chad's and Annabelle's plates are on the side." Gabi motioned to the pink, dark blue and purple plates full of food. Troy picked them up and distributed them to their owners. Gabi then placed the remaining plates on the side and stood back with her hands on her hips, "Guys eat, we are going when you get up from your nap."
Troy made it back around to her and placed his head on her shoulder. "Hmm.. this is nice." He said into her ear.
"What? The 8 kids before we are 25 or this moment?
"That's a hard one..." Gabi turned around in his embrace and gave him a glare, Troy lifted an eyebrow "I love them a lot but 8 before 30 is ridiculous Gabs and I was actually meaning this moment now - all our offspring are stuffing food into their mouths so they are finally quiet." Troy whispered so the kids wouldn't hear him. Gabi was satisfied with this answer and turned back around, Troy then thought it was a perfect opportunity to hum into her ear. She hated it and tried to hit him away like she would a fly. On the 7th attempt she got him and it was proved by the loud sound coming from his mouth "OW!". Gabi wriggled free and walked over to the table.
"Stop annoying me and come get your kids cleaned up ready for nap." Troy pretended to roll his eyes and followed his wife and took up the left side of the table.
Within 10 mintues the sextuplets were clean and Troy was tasked with putting them down for a nap, while Gabi was cleaning the kitchen and starting the dishwasher. Troy lead the 6 over to the stairs and they began to crawl up. "Come on...hurry...hurry." He impatiently called and then he heard a chuckle from the kitchen. "What you laughing at? They take ages!" He moaned. He then felt a tiny slap on his shin."Ow - Breelan don't hit daddy."
"Daddy naughty." Was her response and Troy heard yet another chuckle from the kitchen.
"Yeah, you tell him Bree, naughty daddy." Gabi managed to said in between laughs.
"Stop laughing." Troy called back then turned to the 2 year old in front of him "up." he pointed to the now clear stairs. Breelan crossed her tanned arms and Troy gave in "Mhh... ok." Troy lifted her and continued up the stairs.
Once at the top, Tory started with the girls, "Ok. girls in bed now." he clapped while cleaning up the toys left on the floor and closing the blinds. "Annabelle, that is Logan's bed not yours." He slightly pushed her towards the other end of the room where 3 cribs were set up. One without a side panel - they trusted McKenna to stay in bed at night - and the other two still complete - no way could they trust Breelan and Annabelle. McKenna hopped into her pink blanketed bed and snuggled into her red squirrel. Now came the difficult ones, Troy started with Breelan - as she was the lighter of the two girls - his flexed muscles lifted her over the railings and placed her in the middle surrounded by her collection of fuzzy penguins. Annabelle was next, she was the hardest because she would struggle but he had recently worked out a system. He would run with her and pick her up and dump her into the crib before she could tell what was happening, it worked a treat and soon she was surrounded by her purple blanket and stuffed lion, also.
Troy moved onto the boys room where they were playing with their trains. "Ok little men, go by your beds." None had the privilege of a railing being removed. About 5 minutes later Troy was turning the light off and walking out the room. He bounded down the stairs and saw Freddie and Logan playing with their electronic toys. "Hey Lo, Freds, do you want to go to the toy store?" The two excited children looked up.
"Yes! Can we mom?" They asked in unison at their smiling mother.
"Clean coats are in the laundry room." Gabi laughed as both her kids got up and jumped for joy. She was glad Troy had suggested it because lately he hadn't been able to spend that much time with them because of work and the demands of raising six 2 year olds.
Gabi waved them out the drive way and walked back into the house to start with the housework she dreaded.