Tuesday, August 12
Please don't tell Seamus and Aliyah I said this, but I think they multi-task too much. When they get home from work they do a thousand things. We have a nice dinner outside around 9:30, and they still have a thousand things to do.
At 10:30 PM, Seamus is trying to fix the freezer problem, which means he has to disassemble the entire freezer. Aliyah is on the computer still doing her job plus researching a thousand things to make life better for Yarden, plus pumping breast milk, plus preparing for tomorrow, etc. Multi-tasking.
Here's another little family secret to keep in mind for this story -- My beautiful daughter-in-law is a laundry freak. Everything - and I mean everything - must be washed and dried just so. In that regard, she has purchased a GALLON of special detergent to economically launder Yarden's cloth diapers. Two teaspoons will do an entire load.
So at 11:30 PM I head out to my little room at the back. I walk through the laundry area and James is there spreading towels all over the floor. "What happened" his mom asks. "The laundry detergent spilled" he replies. "Good luck" say I, "I think your wife will be upset." And off to bed I go.
James puts the detergent-soaked towels in a laundry basket. Then he takes the dog for a walk. Meanwhile, Aliyah sees the basket full of dirty towels and throws them in the washing machine. The exhausted woman falls into bed. Man and dog return and realize there is a problem. Are you getting the picture yet?
Lucy and Ethel did a great job of faking the scene of the overflowing washer. The real thing must have been a sight to behold.
When I figure out how to do it, I will post a video of Yarden and me hosing down the sudsy towels in the back yard.
Shots Fired
Tuesday, August 12
Yarden has a doctor's appointment this morning, so off we go en famille to the pediatrician's office. Yarden is 24 inches long and 13 lbs 10.5 oz of sheer delight. The lovely Dr. Shaheedy pronounces her hale and hardy at 12 weeks. And then the pediatrician produces a tray of three needles for immunizations. Ouch! Triple ouch! Yarden cries for about 10 seconds after each shot. Grammy has been permanently traumatized by the sound of that little girl's cry.
Yarden and I then went to Seamus' office so Daddy could show off his little girl. I wish I could have bottled the pride in James' face as he introduced Yarden to his coworkers. Many of them said that she looks like Daddy. We'll see how many people say "she looks like Mommy" when we visit Aliyah's office later in the week.
More to come about our eventful evening, plus photos I hope to post...
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