Finally help is at hand. God sent me an angel by the name of Gracy. She really is heaven-sent, in that she helps me with almost everything. All I have to do is look after Sayalee, 'cause God only knows that she is one full-time job. Mostly Saee was suffering, because without help, I wasn't able to cook on time. What with Sayalee being a fickle sleeper, it was like walking on eggshells.
Things are slightly better now. The angel does take good money for all the work she does, but hey, life has become expensive for everyone. Everyone needs to fill their children's tummies. With women like Gracy, whose husbands are drunk good-for-nothings, they need the money even more. She had the guts to leave him and move to her Aunt's home, where she keeps her children. I have tremendous respect for women like her. And that is why I don't begrudge a few extra monies, as she really does a lot around the house.
With Sayalee, things are slightly better. With slightly, I really mean only very marginally. I have tried applying the E.A.S.Y technique of the baby whisperer to Sayalee. Saee being a textbook baby, was quick to adapt to the schedule, and made my life pretty easy. Sayalee is one tough nut to crack. Everyday I struggle to put her on a routine, and I don't mean by the clock. Just a predictable routine, where she wakes up, feeds, plays and then goes to sleep. Easier said than done. As it is, it is tough to get her to sleep, and when she finally does drift off, her sleep is so light, that a pin drops somewhere and she is wide awake. I am not complaining, just calling a spade, a spade.
Yet, with most days now she has begun to adapt. I have begun to understand most her cries. Which one is a hunger cry, and which one is a sleepy cry. There is one more cry that goes, "I know I want something, I don't know what, but I want it now" cry. Yup! Very lady-like! All I can do in such times is shush her into calm.
Things go for a toss on days like today. There was an important parents-teachers meeting in Saee's school. I had to go, and I had to carry Sayalee along. Gracy is good, but Sayalee won't be with her for a second. It threw her off schedule, not that it is very hard for Sayalee to be off schedule. But one good thing came of it, I finally made some friends. Mothers of Saee's friends, of course. Still, it is good to know at least some people and make friends :)
Thank God for little mercies :)
Things are slightly better now. The angel does take good money for all the work she does, but hey, life has become expensive for everyone. Everyone needs to fill their children's tummies. With women like Gracy, whose husbands are drunk good-for-nothings, they need the money even more. She had the guts to leave him and move to her Aunt's home, where she keeps her children. I have tremendous respect for women like her. And that is why I don't begrudge a few extra monies, as she really does a lot around the house.
With Sayalee, things are slightly better. With slightly, I really mean only very marginally. I have tried applying the E.A.S.Y technique of the baby whisperer to Sayalee. Saee being a textbook baby, was quick to adapt to the schedule, and made my life pretty easy. Sayalee is one tough nut to crack. Everyday I struggle to put her on a routine, and I don't mean by the clock. Just a predictable routine, where she wakes up, feeds, plays and then goes to sleep. Easier said than done. As it is, it is tough to get her to sleep, and when she finally does drift off, her sleep is so light, that a pin drops somewhere and she is wide awake. I am not complaining, just calling a spade, a spade.
Yet, with most days now she has begun to adapt. I have begun to understand most her cries. Which one is a hunger cry, and which one is a sleepy cry. There is one more cry that goes, "I know I want something, I don't know what, but I want it now" cry. Yup! Very lady-like! All I can do in such times is shush her into calm.
Things go for a toss on days like today. There was an important parents-teachers meeting in Saee's school. I had to go, and I had to carry Sayalee along. Gracy is good, but Sayalee won't be with her for a second. It threw her off schedule, not that it is very hard for Sayalee to be off schedule. But one good thing came of it, I finally made some friends. Mothers of Saee's friends, of course. Still, it is good to know at least some people and make friends :)
Thank God for little mercies :)
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