Early Morning

It’s a quarter to six in the morning – the alarm clock sets off - my husband is off to work.
6 am – hubby is out of the door – lays home life behind.
I turn in bed – wish for some more sleep…

6.05… “Mummy, I’m awake!”
Big brother – the 3 year old – is very much awake -
refuses to accept that it is still sleeping time.
Comes creeping into the Mummybed -
a lovely warm boy’s body – a lovely boy’s hug.
“Mummy – wakie, wakie! Mummy – get up now!”

Mummy gets up.
Mummy goes to the bathroom with big brother -
has just enough time to pull off the pyjama...

6.30 am – Little brother is crying from the room next door.
and crying…
and crying…

Little brother – soon to be 14 montsh old can cry for hours –
nothing can comfort him – he cries and cries.
He’ll just have to lay there in bed, crying till I’m done getting big brother clad.
“Mymmy… Little brother’s crying!”
“Yes… Little brother’s crying…”

Big brother is done – Little brother is picked up for his morning routine.
while crying…

Little brother is ready – all changed and in clothes.
still crying…

Big brother has his breakfast.
Little brother gets a spoonful of porridge -
when he manages to draw breath between the cries.
He needs to get his medicines down –
a lot of medicine – which needs to be taken as punctual as possible.
Each morning – every day.

Dressing Little brother for going out – while he cries.
Putting Little brother in his pram – while he cries.
Never mind the neighbors – they’ll just have to take the crying...

Getting Big brother dressed -
whom after days and weeks of cries from Little brother
is quite used to turning a deaf ear.
He is happily playing between the different pieces of clothes
that is put on to protect him from the winter cold.

Walking ut to the garage -
to a warm car, thanks to the fan, which the hubby started
so generously as he left earlier this morning.
Reversing the car out of the garage.
Putting a crying Little brother in his seat.
Big brother is already seated -
with this mornings kindergarten breakfast box neatly placed
in his two little hands – carefully minding the box.

First stop – Big brother’s kindergarten -
Little brother calmed down during the short ride.
A nice and quick goodbye -
breakfast box, a cup of milk – and a bye-bye cuddle for Mummy.
Next stop – Little brother’s kindergarten.
It’s dressing up day today – Carnival – Little brother Bunny.

Little brother is having his first epilptic seizure for the day -
wonder why it didn’t come earlier,
regarding how he has cried for the last hour.
Little brother bites himself – bleeding.
Bunny gets a bloody sleeve – a little bit of red in the white bunny fur…

Mummy dries up the blood – soothes – dries the tears.
Little brother is placed safely in the arms of the Kindergarten lady.
Safe, warm arms – Little brother is safe – Mummy is safe.

Two boys in thir kindergartens.

Mammy home – to coffee, newspaper and breakfast.
Tired… aching body… heavy head…

How on earth will it be when I start working again?

Inagh 2006 - from the blog Inagh og gutta