I wake up from my nap and leave the bedroom. The first thing I see is Alice reentering the house with Peri – both of them wet and sandy. Alice completely disregarded my desire to experience Peri’s first time on the beach for myself. It takes a whole lot of restraint not to lose it….
Q waits until I’ve left the room before he strips down and climbs into bed. I head towards the dining area where Alice is feeding Peri. Alice: I hope you don’t mind me feeding her. She seemed like she was ready to eat. Alida: It’s okay…but you gave her peas. I didn’t know she liked…
It’s been a few hours since Alida, her baby, and boyfriend left for Sulani. Lea will be forever grateful to them for allowing her this opportunity to house sit, which gives her a roof over her head long enough for her to finally secure a job and become self-sufficient. She never told Leelee, but Lea…
Roman walks away. Q stands there and chuckles to himself before re-entering the house. Quincy: Sorry about that, ma. I had no idea. You really kicked his ass? Alida: Right on his front porch! Quincy: Damn…see I knew you were tough! I’m kinda proud. Michelle comes over a bit later. After we hug… Michelle: Mama…
It’s 4 in the morning. Q and I are up to give Peri one last bottle…before she ages up to a toddler! Prosperity ages up with the Independent Aspiration. And just like I predicted, she looks just like her daddy. Peri won’t have a bed until Michelle comes over later to work on her room….
Peri wakes up and I pick her up to give mama a good look at her. Lea: She looks a lot like you did as a baby. It brings back so many memories…although that was a very tough time for me. I would love to hear more about that, but before I get a chance…
It’s Egg Day, but we really don’t have any plans to celebrate it. Q leaves for his morning jog and I’m greeted by a smelly diaper and a hungry, fussy little girl. Q gives Peri a quick kiss when he returns from his run, then he joins me at the table. Quincy: Good morning, ma….
Alice eventually notices that I’m isolated from the family. She walks over to check in on me… Alice: You don’t watch Game of Llamas? Alida: No…I never had the chance to get into it. This is true…trying to work and survive has taken up the majority of my time. Alice: You’ll have to play catch…
It’s not even the middle of the night, but I still don’t know if I’ll ever get used to interrupted sleep. Q seems to be a natural though. He’s the first up. He comforts Peri and calms her. I take over, allowing him to get back in bed while I give Peri her bottle. She’s…
It’s 2 in the morning when I’m awakened by an intense pain throughout my mid-section and lower back. At first, I thought it was just a hard kick from the baby, but when it doesn’t let up…I realize that I’m in labor. I climb out of bed… Alida: Ahhhhhhh! *deep breaths* Oh Q…it hurts. Q…
