Sweet Daryl

I am been working, doing the housework & taking care of Daryl & Dawn eversince we sent Asty back.

Today, I am very tired as Kel was not around to help. He had a few appointments to run in the afternoon, thus he went out after lunch. Dawn, as usual, was very clingy to me the whole afternoon. Once I am out of her sight, she would wailed the house down. My father-in-law was of not much help as Dawn doesn't take to him. I ended up carrying her for practically the whole afternoon.

In the evening, I had to go & pick up Daryl from school as Kel couldn't make it back in time. As I need to shower, I put Dawn down in her cot. During that 5 mins which I took, she cried so badly that she got hiccups afterwards. Seeing her in that state, I don't know whether I should laugh or cry. Laugh coz she looks so comical with her red face & big teardrops dripping down her face. Cry coz she's so clingy that I can't do anything.

Luckily she was okie during the drive to Daryl's school. Usually she would wailed whenever she was put into her carseat. I have a gut feel that she don't like her current carseat. Thus, I put her in Daryl's carseat instead. Hmm... think it's time for her to be upgraded to Daryl's carseat already.

Daryl was a brat as usual after school. I asked him what he wants to eat for dinner. His reply was that he wanted to eat rice with egg. As it had started to rain heavily, I decided to cook at home instead of buying back. I don't think that I can carry a baby & take care of an active toddler at the coffeeshop. The notti boy then proceeded to ask me why I didn't go & buy rice for him at the coffeeshop, all the way home. He nearly drove me mad...

I decided to order MacDonald instead of cooking as Dawn refused to let me put her down. When the food arrived, I had to take care of Daryl's dinner & Dawn at the same time. Before I could finish my food, Daryl was done already & he ran off to wash his hands. I had to chase after him to make sure that he washed his hands properly with soap. I then put Dawn down in her cot so that I can showered Daryl. When I was showering him, the notti gal was wailing the house down. It was so loud that Daryl covered his ears when he was taking his shower. When I was done, I had to bathe Dawn.

After I had showered Daryl, bathe Dawn & changed them into their pyjamas, I was exhausted. I sat down on the bed & lean back against the headrest to rest for a while before going out to the living room to finish my dinner & clear the table. Then the following conversation took place.

D = Daryl
M = Me

D : Mummy, you pom pom already?
M : Not yet.
D : Why you never go pom pom?
M : Coz I am very tired.
D : Why you very tired?
M : Coz I need to take care of you & mei mei.
D : Why you need to take care of me & mei mei?
M : Coz I scared that mei mei fall down the bed

Daryl paused for a while, then he replied :

D : Mummy, you go pom pom. I take care of mei mei.
M : But mei mei will fall down the bed.
D : No... I hold mei mei. So mei mei will not fall down

With that last sentence, he actually walked to Dawn who's sitting in the middle of the bed, sat down behind her & held her in his arms. It was so sweet that my heart melts... It's times like this that I feel that everything that I have done for them are worth it.