*The names were changed
Yesterday, I left work at 2:15 to pick Alia up for her 2 year checkup with Dr. Deni. When I arrived, the house was a mess. Alia's dress was on backwards and she had a big flat poop stuck on her butt. I changed her and packed her bag to go. I asked Will to help me put the stroller and baby in the car. He did. I asked if he wanted to come with me but he said he had an appointment at 5. I told him we wouldn't be that long but he preferred not coming.
I arrived at the Dr's and all went well. She is developing appropriately and her feet are not of a concern to the Dr, she said it is normal. She did say that we have to improve on what she eats, that she should be eating according to the food guide. I arrived home a bit before 4:00. The house was in the same condition and Will was watching TV.
I asked if he wanted supper before he left. He said that he would eat upon his return. I asked if he had a chance to fold the cloths in the dryer (had asked him 2 days earlier). He said he forgot but he would do it later, then decided to do it right away. He got a business call as he was doing it so he folded everything pretty poorly. He left the folded cloths on the bed so I put them all away (and fixed some of the work without him noticing as I didn't want to have crazy looking clothes for work).
He left at 4:30 for his meeting. By then, Alia had fallen asleep on the sofa. I used this time to clean my room, kitchen and living room as well as entrance. I also peeled and cut the potatoes for supper.
At 6:15, I tried reaching Will to ask that he let me know when he was on his way so I could start cooking supper. He did not answer. I went upstairs to play with Alia. As I was playing with her and some wooden building blocks, the doorbell rang a few times. It was Will. He had lost his keys.
I started cooking supper which was mashed potatoes, caramelized onions, cucumbers in vinaigre and mixed herbed New Zealand lamb chops. Will had decided to sit comfortably in front of the TV with his feet up on another chair. He got a call from Ron during this time as well.
I put the supper on the table and he came when he was done his call. He said the potatoes and onions were good. He ate and then put his plate away and returned in front of the TV where he watched a few shows on and off and then kept it on the Nutty Professor and watched "the Specialist" or "House of Payne" during the commercials. Alia was playing with me on the sofa.
At the end, he put it on another adult show and I asked if we could put some cartoons for Alia (by then it was 9:00 pm). He did. I went to fold laundry and asked if he could take a moment to tidy up the kitchen and living room (food was still out from supper, lots of stuff all over the living room floor). He said yes, then he said that he was going to take a walk to the office instead and go look for his keys and buy milk along the way.
I cleaned the living room and kitchen, put all the food away and loaded the dishwasher while Alia watched Franklin. I then brought her upstairs to get ready. She brushed her teeth well again (as we played our game). She watched a bit of toupie and binoo while I got my bedtime routine out of the way and then we cuddled for 20 mins before I brought her to her room.
When Will returned from his walk, he sat in front of the TV for a while. At 10:15, I asked if he was going to stay up long. He said he would be up in 14 mins. When he arrived I was already sleeping. I reached out to touch him but passed out again. Alia slept well all night, didn't wake up. Thank you God for your help and mercy.
At 5:39 am, I woke up and gave Will a massage until 6:00 am at which time I got up to take a shower. During the massage, Will would position himself to get "more of a massage". At one point, he had his hand on my arm and rubbed my arm with this thumb back and forth for a few seconds, then he pulled his arm back to his side, under the blankets.
At the end of the massage, he thanked me. I said You're welcome and then turned on my back breathing a small sigh out. He rubbed my arm up and down about 4 times and then pulled away again. I took my shower and sat on the edge of the bed to comb my hair because I was having a hard time breathing from being tired. He said: ''Only a few more days".
Later as I left, I said bye. He waved by and then mumbled bye. I also said that if we had time tonight, I would like to go to ikea to get things to organize Alia's room (before the new baby arrives). He said ok. At 3:07, Will called me at work and asked why I was still there. I explained that I was finishing up an email but would be home soon. He stated that when I arrive, he will leave to go see my uncle Joe for a few minutes. I asked him what he meant by a few minutes and he said about 30.
When I arrived, he was on the phone with Joe and left at 3:37. He called at 5:00 to say he was on his way and he arrived at 5:15. I made certain supper was ready by then. I served leftover meatloaf with roasted mashed potatoes, broccoli and beats. He didn't say thank you or that he liked any of it. He did say that it was great to be eating the leftovers.
He put his dishes and all the smaller stuff in the dishwasher and put the beats, butter, broccoli and milk away as well as the crispers that he had left out earlier and put things in the trash.Then he went to sit at the computer. I cleaned the rest, washed all the big pots from the other day and today, washed the counters and baby high chair and picked up everything off the floor (this is getting really difficult) all while entertaining Alia with soap suds since she was pushing me away from the sink to play with her.
After a while, I asked him what he was working on. He said he was reading some stuff. I asked what kind of stuff. He said M&A's. I asked what that was, he said: Mergers and acquisitions. I sat for a bit on the sofa and shut the TV off for Alia's sake. She played with her stroller and then we both played at the piano. I made her twirl around and she enjoyed that.
Will said that we could leave for Ikea at 6:30. It was 6:10 and Alia was yawning a lot. I told him that we may not be able to go tonight because Alia would fall asleep and not sleep tonight. She ended up falling asleep on the sofa 5 minutes later. Will said she didn't have a nap that day.
I asked Will to go do some of the shopping and gave him a list of what was needed. He returned with most of the items but left them on the counter for me to deal with. He then went to lie down upstairs even though the main floor was a mess. He said he had lots of work to do and would have to stay up late.
About 30 min later he went downstairs for a few hours while I got Alia ready for bed. She only fell asleep at 10:15. I asked Will to put the TV down as it was really loud and put the AC up as it was cold in the baby's room. He did. I went to sleep.
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