Hearing those words come out of Debbie's mouth made my сердце race. I knew it wasn't a good idea to bring AJ to the hospital because I know it's going to be chaos. I ran up to Jeffrey and asked him "will Ты watch AJ for me? Debbie's water just broke and I don't know how long I'll be at the hospital with her for." He сказал(-а) "of course I can Michael. I hope everything with the delivery goes well." I сказал(-а) "thank Ты so much Jeffrey" and grabbed my car keys off of the countertop in the kitchen.
When I arrived at the hospital, Debbie was so happy to see me and she сказал(-а) "I'm not even close to having the baby anytime soon. I can't really complain too much because Alanna's delivery was so easy and quick. This is just the payback for the first time!" I sat down in the chair Далее to her hospital постель, кровати and сказал(-а) "I don't care how long this takes; I'll be here to support you!" She сказал(-а) "I had the doctors give me an epidural because I just couldn't handle the pain anymore. I've been nauseous and I just wanted to warn Ты because I will probably throw up at some point." I hugged her and сказал(-а) "just relax! I'm not going anywhere; even if Ты throw up! That stuff doesn't bother me! Did Ты forget that I have a two-year-old at home? Throwing up is nothing to me anymore Debbie!"
минуты after I finish that sentence, she did end up getting sick in a bucket that she held in her hands. She looked embarrassed almost to the point of devastation. She сказал(-а) "I'm so sorry Ты had to witness that Michael!" I сказал(-а) "you really don't need to worry about it; seriously Debbie! That doesn't bother me at all! I'm just glad that Ты have better aim than AJ does because I've Остаться в живых count of how many times she's gotten sick all over me and that doesn't even bother me anymore!" After I сказал(-а) that she seemed to be at ease and we sat there finally able to catch up on what has been going on in each other's lives.
Debbie asked "how's AJ doing?" I сказал(-а) "you'll be happy to know that I threw away the baby bottles." She сказал(-а) "that's great. How is the bathroom situation with her going? I know Ты were really struggling with that before!" I сказал(-а) "she's 100% trained during the день and it'll probably be a while before I'm comfortable working on nighttime with her because I'm going to be busy taking care of Prince in the middle of the night." Debbie asked "what about her oppositional defiance disorder and ADHD? Has that gotten any better?" I took a deep sigh and сказал(-а) "unfortunately no; if anything it's gotten worse! I've never seen a child that young with the anger that she has! I can’t imagine what it's going to be like when she is older! I know she's not broken but sometimes I just want to fix her in some way because I can see that she doesn't even want to act the way she does! I think she realizes what she does after the fact and feels remorseful; but she just doesn't want to admit it. She is so stubborn but; she has the potential to be so well behaved and I hope I'm doing everything in my power to help her get to that point!"
After almost 23 hours of labor, Debbie had almost delivered our son into the world and I was glad because I could tell that she was completely exhausted. She was cursing up a storm and I would try to come up with another word for her to use because I rarely ever swear! I only really swear when I'm extremely mad! Sometimes "hell" will slip out of my mouth here and there; but I don't really consider that a swear word because it's in the Bible. Anyway, I finally got to hold my son for the first time and it brought me back to all the times when AJ was that small! I of course thanked Debbie and was glad when they let me leave the hospital with him a few hours later. Debbie unfortunately has to stay at the hospital for a few days to monitor her health because the delivery lasted so long.
I got back to Neverland with Prince around 2 o'clock in the morning and Jeffrey was waiting for me. I let him go back to his servants’ quarters because he was pretty much sleeping when I walked through the door. After feeding my son and helping him get off to sleep, I walked across the hall into AJ's bedroom to see her peacefully sleeping with Мультики playing on her TV. I kissed her forehead and turned off the TV. I couldn't help but realize how much AJ has changed in almost 3 years’ time.
***
Okay, maybe I forgot how much work it is to take care of a newborn baby because it's been so long. Ever since I bought Prince Главная about six hours назад I've been exhausted and I'm about to get a lot еще tired because AJ should be up any минута now. She still doesn't know that her brother is here because she was fast asleep when I got back to the ranch with him. Thank God Grace will be back tomorrow because I have feeling today is going to be very long день which will make me one very tired daddy.
I was sitting on the диван, мягкий уголок in the living room with Prince in my arms and my eyes barely open when AJ yelled "I'm awake daddy" from upstairs. My eyes shot open and I walked upstairs with the baby still in my arms. I opened her bedroom door and quietly crept over to the bed. I whispered "do Ты want to meet your baby brother?" I sat down Далее to her on the постель, кровати and helped her hold Prince in her arms. She сказал(-а) "he's cute daddy." I сказал(-а) "I know." She сказал(-а) "I can't wait until he's a little bit older so I can teach him stuff!" I asked "did Ты listen to Jeffrey while I was at the hospital?" She responded "yeah; but I missed Ты and now I really have to go to the bathroom!" I chuckled and сказал(-а) "I don't understand why Ты don't ever go when I'm not here. Ты make me feel so bad for you." She dashed off to the bathroom while explaining "because I just can't go daddy." I rolled my eyes and сказал(-а) "whatever Ты say AJ!"
AJ came downstairs with me a little while later and I was surprised by how patient she was being with me because I had to spend so much time taking care of Prince. She actually wanted to be helpful to me and would go get me something that I needed if Prince started crying. I сказал(-а) "you're being such a good big sister AJ!" She looked down at Prince as he drank from the bottle I was feeding him and asked "daddy?" I responded "yes?" She asked "is that one of my bottles?" I сказал(-а) "it used to be a few months ago." She whispered "oh" and wrinkled her eyebrows. She stayed really quite after that and I don't really know why.
***
I was woken up this morning by the doorbell ringing and grabbed Prince out of the детская кроватка that was set up in my bedroom so I could go answer it. When I opened the door Grace was standing on the other side and I was so happy to see her because she's been gone for the past six months taking care of her sister who unfortunately passed away. I сказал(-а) "it's so nice to have Ты working for me again; so much has changed! AJ’s going to be three years old in a few weeks! This is my newborn son Prince Michael and you'll be taking care of him too. Luckily, I don't really have too much going on with my job right now because I'm in between legs on my tour and the final leg doesn't start until the week after AJ's birthday. There are only 15 shows left and then the tour is finally over! If Ты can’t tell by now, I hate being on tour! It absolutely exhausts me and I can't wait until I don't have to worry about it anymore! Until then, I'm just trying to enjoy as much quality time with the children as possible before we hit the road again." She сказал(-а) "well, I'll be here to help Ты with anything Ты need so that when Ты get back to the hotel after a концерт Ты can just relax!" I сказал(-а) "I really appreciate that from Ты because there would be no way that I would be able to watch both of the children on my own and do my job correctly. It was hard enough just watching AJ for those last few concerts when Ты left to go tend to your sister. My manager was so irritated with me because I spent еще time worrying about Alanna then I did about preparing for the show. He stresses me out way too much! I'm not looking вперед to having him breathing down my neck pretty much all день long. I definitely don't miss that part of my job."
AJ came scurrying down the stairs and I picked her up. I kissed her forehead and сказал(-а) "this is Grace; do Ты remember her?" She started to act shy and asked "is she the lady who was here when Ты put me in timeout for the first time daddy?" I smirked and сказал(-а) "yeah that's her." Grace сказал(-а) "your daddy looks like he needs a break." I сказал(-а) "actually; I was going to have Ты watch the two of them while I go to my studio here on the ranch." AJ immediately started having separation anxiety; I can't really blame her because she hasn't really been away from me for the past six months.
She screamed "you can't leave me here daddy!" I asked "why not? I'm just going to be over at the studio a few miles away in the backyard munchkin." She refused to talk to me unless Grace left the room; so I had her feed Prince a baby bottle in the living room while AJ and I talked. I asked "what's the big deal AJ? I'm not going anywhere far away!” She сказал(-а) "I don't want to be away from you! I heard Ты talking about how you're going to go back to work and be gone all день while I'm in a hotel!" She started crying uncontrollably and I couldn't help but feel bad because I don't like leaving either of the children for any amount of time; let alone all день for five days a week. We'll only be gone for a месяц and a half because I average about three shows a week and there's only 15 shows left on the tour.
I asked "do Ты want to go down to the studio with me then; since Ты don't want me to leave Ты here with Grace?" She сказал(-а) "yes" and calmed herself down. I walked into the living room and сказал(-а) "you don't need to worry about watching AJ because she's going to the studio with me. We'll be back in about an hour; check the backyard if Ты need me." Grace сказал(-а) "no need to worry; are Ты sure Ты don't want me to watch AJ for you?" I responded "no; that's all right. If Ты can't tell by now; AJ is extremely attached to me!"
I Любовь my personal recording studio that I had built on the ranch because it has a living room that AJ has a play area set up in. I held her hand as we walked through the front door of the studio and I brought her to the living room. She asked "daddy; will Ты play with me?" I felt really bad because I haven't really been able to spend much time with her in the past two days because of Prince needing so much of my time and attention. I lay down on my stomach on the living area floor and сказал(-а) "sure; since there's not many things in here, why don't we just talk instead?" She сказал(-а) "okay daddy." I asked "do Ты like being a big sister AJ?" She сказал(-а) "yeah; but I wish Ты could spend еще time with me because I kind of miss when it was just me and you! I really Любовь Prince; but I can't have Ты all to myself anymore!" I сказал(-а) sympathetically "I know; in a few еще months Prince won't need me to take care of him quite so often and then we can do things that Ты like to do. That actually reminds me; what did Ты want to do for your birthday this year?" She сказал(-а) "I want to have a Spiderman party daddy!!!" I chuckled and sarcastically сказал(-а) "I didn't see that coming! Do Ты want your uncles, grandma, and aunts to come to the party?" She сказал(-а) "no; grandma and Aunt Latoya can come over; but that's it!" I asked curiously "why don't Ты want everyone else to come?" She сказал(-а) "because they are mean to Ты and make Ты sad."
***
Last год I was rehearsing for my tour when AJ's birthday rolled around; so I really didn't have the time to set up anything special for her. That's why I want this birthday to make up for the last one. Plus, this is the first birthday that I think she will remember years from now and I want it to be a memorable день for her! I walked upstairs and into AJ's bedroom to see if she was awake yet. I was surprised to see that she was still sleeping because it was almost 9 o'clock and she usually wakes up around eight. I walked up to her and pulled the covers away. She slowly opened her eyes and I сказал(-а) "good morning sleepyhead. Are Ты excited that your birthday is only a few days away?" She сказал(-а) "I'm so excited daddy!" I сказал(-а) "good because I'm going to do my best to make this the coolest party ever!"
She jumped on my back and I carried her downstairs. I let her down and she sat on the couch. I put Мультики on the TV and walked up to Grace in the кухня and asked in whispered tones "will Ты watch AJ as well as Prince while I go shopping for her party?" She responded "of course I can Michael." I сказал(-а) "I have to stop by a few other places too; so I may be a couple of hours." She сказал(-а) "that's not problem Michael; take as long as Ты need!" While AJ was mesmerized by the TV, I quickly snuck out of the house before she noticed because I knew she would have separation anxiety if she knew that I went somewhere without her.
After going to the store with my bodyguard Jeffrey, I decided to stop by Havenhurst to check in on my mother because I haven't seen her in a few weeks. I knocked on the door and Majestic answered it. Majestic was the magician I hired to entertain me while I was still living with mother and Joseph; but now he just stays at Havenhurst free of charge because I didn't want my mother's been lonely here by herself. I greeted Majestic and he сказал(-а) "it's about time Ты come to visit me!" I chuckled and сказал(-а) "I'm actually here to see mother." He jokingly сказал(-а) "oh… I see how it is Michael!" I walked into the living room to see mother sitting there in a chair. She looked up and сказал(-а) "there's my little Michael!" I rolled my eyes and smiled as I сказал(-а) "I'm not so little anymore mother! I'm going to be 34." I sat down in the chair Далее to her and she сказал(-а) "you'll always be my little Michael!"
She asked "so, what brings Ты here today?" I сказал(-а) "I just finished shopping for Alanna's birthday party and wanted to stop by to invite Ты to come on Saturday." She сказал(-а) "of course I'll be there! Can –." I cut her off and сказал(-а) "please don't even ask that mother! I'm not inviting my brothers, Janet, Rebbie, and especially not Joseph! I've tried three times in a row to invite them over to the ranch and it never ends positively! I want this to be good birthday for AJ and even she realizes that being around any of them makes me tense! She told me all on her own that she doesn't want them to come!" Mother сказал(-а) "that's fine Michael; it was just a suggestion." I got up from my сиденье, место, сиденья and сказал(-а) "okay mother; I Любовь Ты and I'll see Ты in a few days at the ranch for the party." She hugged me and сказал(-а) "I can't wait; I miss my grandbabies!"
When I opened the front door to the main house on the ranch, I saw that AJ was sobbing uncontrollably on the other side of the door. I picked her up and asked "what's wrong?" She сказал(-а) "I was watching TV and when I looked around later on, Ты were gone!!!!!!!!!!!!" I rubbed her back as tears flowed from her eyes and сказал(-а) "you couldn't come with me because I had to get your party stuff. I came back; didn't I?" Grace came into the room and сказал(-а) "see; I told Ты daddy would be back! She had a complete meltdown once she realized Ты were gone Michael!" I сказал(-а) "she's become very clingy in this past few months that we've been back home. I don't know what's gotten into her! Ты know I would never leave Ты forever AJ; I always come back!" She сказал(-а) while rubbing her eyes "next time, please take me with Ты daddy!"
***
I ran into AJ's room and shouted "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" at the вверх of my lungs. She jumped out of постель, кровати and сказал(-а) "yay; it's time for my party!" I chuckled and сказал(-а) "whoa; slow down! It's only 8 o'clock in the morning! We still have a while to go before grandma and Aunt Latoya come over! I called Aunt Elizabeth (Taylor) and she is coming too." She quietly walked downstairs and I сказал(-а) "remember, Prince is sleeping so we can't be too loud! Grace was upstairs with the baby so I could spend some much overdue quality time with AJ. While I slowly began to get the things out of the кухня so I could make French тост for breakfast.
The phone started ringing as I stood there putting the syrup on the French тост that I had just made for breakfast. I answered the phone and the person on the other end сказал(-а) "hello; is this Mr. Jackson?" I сказал(-а) "yes; may I ask whose calling?" The person сказал(-а) "this is your party planner Deana and I have some unfortunate news for Ты Michael. The person that Ты hired to come to the party dressed as Spiderman canceled about 20 минуты ago." I whispered angrily "what do Ты mean they canceled? They can't do that! That was supposed to be the best part of AJ's birthday party!" She responded "I'm sorry Michael; is there any other superhero that your daughter would want to come to her party?" I сказал(-а) irritated "no; that's why I specifically asked for Spiderman! Why don't Ты have one of the people that dresses up in costume wear the Spiderman one instead?" She сказал(-а) "because the other staff members aren't crazy enough to put on that costume because it's extremely hot and makes them sweat. The person that was supposed to wear the costume today was my 16-year-old nephew and the only reason he agreed to wear it was because I was going to let him borrow my car so he could go to the prom with his girlfriend. Then out of nowhere he called me and told me that he wouldn't need the car anymore because they are just going to ride in a limo with a group of their friends. I'm sorry Michael; but there's nothing I can do about it at this point because it's such short notice that I wouldn't be able to find someone and time." I was getting very aggravated at this point and сказал(-а) "you know what, just bring the costume over to me and I'll wear the freaking thing! I mean this is totally unacceptable and I won't be using your services again after today! Ты should be ashamed of yourself and I hope you'll be happy when I spread the word around to all my other celebrity Друзья about how ridiculous this is for me to have to deal with right now! All I can say is that the birthday cake I had Ты make better be amazing!"
I slammed the phone down on the таблица and shook my head in disbelief. I went into the living room and saw AJ sitting on the диван, мягкий уголок watching cartoons. I sat Далее to her and she сказал(-а) "I can't wait for my party daddy! Is it almost time?" I chuckled and сказал(-а) "you just got up 10 минуты назад and I told Ты the party isn't going to be for a while." She сказал(-а) "it's taking too long!" I сказал(-а) "you're still in your pajamas and we haven't even had anything to eat yet!" She asked "are Ты making something for breakfast daddy?" I сказал(-а) "of course I am; I have French тост started right now. It should be done in a few еще minutes!"
Once the French тост was finished, I sat down Далее to AJ at the таблица and meticulously cut her Еда into the smallest bite-size pieces possible. Grace came downstairs with Prince in her arms and sat down Далее to me at the table. She сказал(-а) "happy birthday AJ." I looked over at AJ as she shoveled so much French тост in her mouth that she couldn't even respond. I сказал(-а) "AJ; Ты know better than that. It may be your birthday, but that doesn't mean Ты get to break the rules." She swallowed her Еда and softly сказал(-а) "sorry" under her breath. I сказал(-а) "I just don't want Ты to choke because I would feel awful." she asked "daddy; since it's my birthday, can I pick out what clothes I'm going to wear?" I сказал(-а) "I don't have a problem with that."
One of the maids helped clean the house while Grace and I started setting up the decorations for the party. Grace сказал(-а) "wow Michael; Ты really went all out for AJ's party this year!" I сказал(-а) "I really wanted this birthday to be special because this is the last год that I think I can get away with calling Alanna a baby. I have a feeling that this год is going to be really hard on me in particular because I'm finishing up a tour and trying to successfully raise two kids. I'm realizing now that I've spent so much time with Prince that I don't want AJ to think he's еще important then she is to me! It's easy for a three-year-old to perceive things in that way. I want her to know that just because she isn't my one and only priority anymore doesn't mean I've forgotten about her!"
After we had set up the entire first floor of the house with Spiderman themed party decorations, AJ came downstairs and I couldn't wait to see what she had picked out for clothes. I turned around to see that she was wearing a tank вверх over a sweatshirt, one blue sock, one yellow sock, and a pair of Spiderman боксер shorts. I had to try my absolute hardest not to laugh and she asked "do Ты like my outfit daddy?" I crossed my arms and сказал(-а) "it's original; that's for sure! Just out of curiosity; do Ты need my help picking out pants to wear?" She сказал(-а) "no; I'm just going to stay like this!" I chuckled and сказал(-а) "stay like that! Ты can't stay like that AJ!" She asked "why not daddy?" Grace started cracking up and I сказал(-а) "because AJ; you're just in your undies! Ты don't want everyone to see your undies; right?" She сказал(-а) "but daddy –!" I сказал(-а) "no 'but daddy’s’ Ты have to put on jeans или something! I'll compromise with you; if Ты want to wear Spiderman pajama pants Ты can!" She сказал(-а) "okay daddy; I like your plan better" and ran upstairs.
I laughed and сказал(-а) "okay; maybe letting AJ pick out her own clothes wasn't such a good idea after all! I kind of forgot about her obsession with the Spiderman boxers" the doorbell rang and I let my mother, Latoya, and Elizabeth inside. AJ ran into my arms and I сказал(-а) "there; Ты look much better now! Ты didn't have to change your рубашка though!" She сказал(-а) "I know; but I wanted to match!" Latoya took AJ out of my arms and asked "do Ты want to see your birthday cake? Auntie just picked it up on the way over here!" AJ shook her head "yes" and Latoya showed her the blue and red cake with Spiderman's face on it. I breathed a sigh of relief because I was so worried that the party planner would mess up the cake. I whispered "did Ты get the costume from the lady?" She put AJ down on the floor and pulled me into another room.
Latoya сказал(-а) "yes I did Michael; but are Ты sure Ты want to wear this? The fabric is really thick!" I сказал(-а) "yes I'm sure! I don't want AJ to ever forget this birthday!" I snuck upstairs to go put the costume on and immediately started sweating. The weather outside was already in the high 80s and I don't know how long I'm going to be able to handle this for! I quickly slipped the mask over my head and went downstairs.
I walked into the dining room just as Latoya was lighting the candles on the cake and tapped AJ on the shoulder. She turned around and her face was priceless. She was absolutely speechless and then she forced out of the words "how did Ты get here Spiderman?" I сказал(-а) in my normal tone of voice "I swung on my паук webs!" Latoya nudged me with her elbow and whispered "deeper voice Michael!" I cleared my throat and сказал(-а) "so; I could tell by my Spidey senses that today is your third birthday!" AJ сказал(-а) "whoa; I can't believe Ты knew that!" Latoya could see I was sweating like crazy in the costume; so she сказал(-а) "listen AJ; Spiderman has to leave." Latoya took a picture of us together and AJ сказал(-а) "wait Spiderman; I think my daddy is upstairs and if Ты see him please tell him how he can get big muscles like Ты have!" I chuckled at the irony of what she just сказал(-а) to me and сказал(-а) "I'll make sure I let him in on all my secrets!"
After changing back into my regular clothes, I went downstairs to Присоединиться the party. Surprisingly, AJ didn't have too much to say about meeting "Spiderman" and I think that was because she was still in shock from the whole experience. She didn't even say a single word to me afterwards about it.
It was time for AJ to go to постель, кровати and I was giving her a piggyback ride up the stairs. I gently dropped her onto her постель, кровати and when I leaned in to give her a Kiss good night, she asked "daddy; did Ты see Spiderman?" I smiled and сказал(-а) "yes I did." She asked "did he tell Ты how to get big muscles like him?" I сказал(-а) "he did; but why do Ты think that my muscles need to be bigger than they already are?" She сказал(-а) "because I want Ты to be able to beat up bad guys and monsters that can hurt me!" I сказал(-а) "trust me AJ; I will protect Ты from any bad guys! I'll beat up anybody that wants to hurt you!" She seemed unconvinced as she stared at me with her eyebrows wrinkled and сказал(-а) "I don't think so daddy; some of those bad guys are really strong!" I сказал(-а) "AJ; when it comes to someone hurting Ты I'm stronger than Spiderman is! No one will ever hurt Ты as long as daddy's around to hurt them first!" I shut off the light after finally getting my good night Kiss and just as I was about to leave the room, AJ сказал(-а) "thank Ты for the best birthday ever daddy! I Любовь Ты so much!" I сказал(-а) "I Любовь Ты more! You're welcome; sleep well!"
***
I сказал(-а) "AJ; Ты have to be patient because I'm taking care of Prince right now! Grace will help you!" She shouted back "no; I want you!" I sighed and сказал(-а) "just come in here then!" She сказал(-а) "NO; I don't want to!" I rolled my eyes and сказал(-а) "you're about to find yourself in the corner for three минуты if Ты keep this up!" She сказал(-а) "you're being stupid daddy!" I couldn't believe my ears at first because I had never сказал(-а) that word around AJ before. I passed Prince to Grace and went into the play room to investigate.
I sat down on the диван, мягкий уголок Далее to her and asked "where did Ты hear that word AJ?" She responded "Uncle Tito calls Ты that when he's mad at you!" I сказал(-а) "well; I don't like that word at all because it's a bad word and I don't want to ever hear Ты say that again; do Ты understand?" Of course AJ being as stubborn as she is, looked me straight in my eyes and сказал(-а) "stupid, stupid, stupid!" I picked AJ up and sat her in the corner of the living room; so I could keep an eye on her and finish feeding Prince a bottle.
AJ got out of the corner and walked up to me as I сказал(-а) "you better get over there AJ!" She whined "daddy those are my bottles; I don't want Prince to use them!" Grace сказал(-а) "I think someone's a little jealous of her little brother Michael." I сказал(-а) "AJ; Ты don't need these anymore remember? Ты have your Spiderman cups now!" She сказал(-а) "I don't want to be a big kid anymore! It's awful!" I asked "what Ты mean Ты don't want to be a big kid anymore? Don't Ты like being a big sister?" Grace looked at me and I сказал(-а) "I think Ты may be right when Ты say she's jealous!" I looked back at AJ still waiting for an answer from the Вопрос I had just asked her and she сказал(-а) "I'm going to wet my pants." I сказал(-а) "you better not because I know it won't be an accident!" I could tell that she was contemplating it; so I gave her my "I'm dead serious" daddy look and she immediately went back to the corner. Grace сказал(-а) "I Любовь when Ты make that face Michael; that's the only time I've ever seen Ты one hundred percent serious!"
I called her out of the corner and сказал(-а) calmly but sternly "sit down; right now." AJ slumped down in the spot Далее to me on the диван, мягкий уголок and I сказал(-а) "that was completely unacceptable AJ! First of all, Ты don't need to be calling me bad words. Secondly, I realize that Prince has been around for a about a месяц now; but Ты need to understand that Ты can't have me all to yourself anymore. Lastly, Ты need to act like a big kid." She сказал(-а) "fine; then I don’t want to wear the diapers at night anymore!" I hesitated and stopped myself because I realized that I was holding AJ back again. I сказал(-а) "okay, okay, I guess we'll start that tonight."
Grace could tell that as it got darker outside I grew еще paranoid. After I read AJ a bedtime story, I asked "are Ты sure Ты don't need to go to the bathroom again? She сказал(-а) "stop asking me that she daddy!" I waited all night long for the inevitable screams for "daddy" but they never came and the ridiculous thing as that I don't know whether или not to be happy или sad about that! Is it too much to ask to be needed?
The Далее day, my eyes shot open because my three-year-old was jumping up and down on my chest saying "I told Ты so!" The funny thing is that the Далее night was way different than the first. Her "I told Ты so's" quickly turned to 2 AM "DADDY", 3 AM "DADDY", and "NOT AGAIN DADDY!!!" At least I can say that it is done and over with. Now if I could just get Prince to sleep through the night I might finally get a good nights’ sleep myself!!!
When I arrived at the hospital, Debbie was so happy to see me and she сказал(-а) "I'm not even close to having the baby anytime soon. I can't really complain too much because Alanna's delivery was so easy and quick. This is just the payback for the first time!" I sat down in the chair Далее to her hospital постель, кровати and сказал(-а) "I don't care how long this takes; I'll be here to support you!" She сказал(-а) "I had the doctors give me an epidural because I just couldn't handle the pain anymore. I've been nauseous and I just wanted to warn Ты because I will probably throw up at some point." I hugged her and сказал(-а) "just relax! I'm not going anywhere; even if Ты throw up! That stuff doesn't bother me! Did Ты forget that I have a two-year-old at home? Throwing up is nothing to me anymore Debbie!"
минуты after I finish that sentence, she did end up getting sick in a bucket that she held in her hands. She looked embarrassed almost to the point of devastation. She сказал(-а) "I'm so sorry Ты had to witness that Michael!" I сказал(-а) "you really don't need to worry about it; seriously Debbie! That doesn't bother me at all! I'm just glad that Ты have better aim than AJ does because I've Остаться в живых count of how many times she's gotten sick all over me and that doesn't even bother me anymore!" After I сказал(-а) that she seemed to be at ease and we sat there finally able to catch up on what has been going on in each other's lives.
Debbie asked "how's AJ doing?" I сказал(-а) "you'll be happy to know that I threw away the baby bottles." She сказал(-а) "that's great. How is the bathroom situation with her going? I know Ты were really struggling with that before!" I сказал(-а) "she's 100% trained during the день and it'll probably be a while before I'm comfortable working on nighttime with her because I'm going to be busy taking care of Prince in the middle of the night." Debbie asked "what about her oppositional defiance disorder and ADHD? Has that gotten any better?" I took a deep sigh and сказал(-а) "unfortunately no; if anything it's gotten worse! I've never seen a child that young with the anger that she has! I can’t imagine what it's going to be like when she is older! I know she's not broken but sometimes I just want to fix her in some way because I can see that she doesn't even want to act the way she does! I think she realizes what she does after the fact and feels remorseful; but she just doesn't want to admit it. She is so stubborn but; she has the potential to be so well behaved and I hope I'm doing everything in my power to help her get to that point!"
After almost 23 hours of labor, Debbie had almost delivered our son into the world and I was glad because I could tell that she was completely exhausted. She was cursing up a storm and I would try to come up with another word for her to use because I rarely ever swear! I only really swear when I'm extremely mad! Sometimes "hell" will slip out of my mouth here and there; but I don't really consider that a swear word because it's in the Bible. Anyway, I finally got to hold my son for the first time and it brought me back to all the times when AJ was that small! I of course thanked Debbie and was glad when they let me leave the hospital with him a few hours later. Debbie unfortunately has to stay at the hospital for a few days to monitor her health because the delivery lasted so long.
I got back to Neverland with Prince around 2 o'clock in the morning and Jeffrey was waiting for me. I let him go back to his servants’ quarters because he was pretty much sleeping when I walked through the door. After feeding my son and helping him get off to sleep, I walked across the hall into AJ's bedroom to see her peacefully sleeping with Мультики playing on her TV. I kissed her forehead and turned off the TV. I couldn't help but realize how much AJ has changed in almost 3 years’ time.
***
Okay, maybe I forgot how much work it is to take care of a newborn baby because it's been so long. Ever since I bought Prince Главная about six hours назад I've been exhausted and I'm about to get a lot еще tired because AJ should be up any минута now. She still doesn't know that her brother is here because she was fast asleep when I got back to the ranch with him. Thank God Grace will be back tomorrow because I have feeling today is going to be very long день which will make me one very tired daddy.
I was sitting on the диван, мягкий уголок in the living room with Prince in my arms and my eyes barely open when AJ yelled "I'm awake daddy" from upstairs. My eyes shot open and I walked upstairs with the baby still in my arms. I opened her bedroom door and quietly crept over to the bed. I whispered "do Ты want to meet your baby brother?" I sat down Далее to her on the постель, кровати and helped her hold Prince in her arms. She сказал(-а) "he's cute daddy." I сказал(-а) "I know." She сказал(-а) "I can't wait until he's a little bit older so I can teach him stuff!" I asked "did Ты listen to Jeffrey while I was at the hospital?" She responded "yeah; but I missed Ты and now I really have to go to the bathroom!" I chuckled and сказал(-а) "I don't understand why Ты don't ever go when I'm not here. Ты make me feel so bad for you." She dashed off to the bathroom while explaining "because I just can't go daddy." I rolled my eyes and сказал(-а) "whatever Ты say AJ!"
AJ came downstairs with me a little while later and I was surprised by how patient she was being with me because I had to spend so much time taking care of Prince. She actually wanted to be helpful to me and would go get me something that I needed if Prince started crying. I сказал(-а) "you're being such a good big sister AJ!" She looked down at Prince as he drank from the bottle I was feeding him and asked "daddy?" I responded "yes?" She asked "is that one of my bottles?" I сказал(-а) "it used to be a few months ago." She whispered "oh" and wrinkled her eyebrows. She stayed really quite after that and I don't really know why.
***
I was woken up this morning by the doorbell ringing and grabbed Prince out of the детская кроватка that was set up in my bedroom so I could go answer it. When I opened the door Grace was standing on the other side and I was so happy to see her because she's been gone for the past six months taking care of her sister who unfortunately passed away. I сказал(-а) "it's so nice to have Ты working for me again; so much has changed! AJ’s going to be three years old in a few weeks! This is my newborn son Prince Michael and you'll be taking care of him too. Luckily, I don't really have too much going on with my job right now because I'm in between legs on my tour and the final leg doesn't start until the week after AJ's birthday. There are only 15 shows left and then the tour is finally over! If Ты can’t tell by now, I hate being on tour! It absolutely exhausts me and I can't wait until I don't have to worry about it anymore! Until then, I'm just trying to enjoy as much quality time with the children as possible before we hit the road again." She сказал(-а) "well, I'll be here to help Ты with anything Ты need so that when Ты get back to the hotel after a концерт Ты can just relax!" I сказал(-а) "I really appreciate that from Ты because there would be no way that I would be able to watch both of the children on my own and do my job correctly. It was hard enough just watching AJ for those last few concerts when Ты left to go tend to your sister. My manager was so irritated with me because I spent еще time worrying about Alanna then I did about preparing for the show. He stresses me out way too much! I'm not looking вперед to having him breathing down my neck pretty much all день long. I definitely don't miss that part of my job."
AJ came scurrying down the stairs and I picked her up. I kissed her forehead and сказал(-а) "this is Grace; do Ты remember her?" She started to act shy and asked "is she the lady who was here when Ты put me in timeout for the first time daddy?" I smirked and сказал(-а) "yeah that's her." Grace сказал(-а) "your daddy looks like he needs a break." I сказал(-а) "actually; I was going to have Ты watch the two of them while I go to my studio here on the ranch." AJ immediately started having separation anxiety; I can't really blame her because she hasn't really been away from me for the past six months.
She screamed "you can't leave me here daddy!" I asked "why not? I'm just going to be over at the studio a few miles away in the backyard munchkin." She refused to talk to me unless Grace left the room; so I had her feed Prince a baby bottle in the living room while AJ and I talked. I asked "what's the big deal AJ? I'm not going anywhere far away!” She сказал(-а) "I don't want to be away from you! I heard Ты talking about how you're going to go back to work and be gone all день while I'm in a hotel!" She started crying uncontrollably and I couldn't help but feel bad because I don't like leaving either of the children for any amount of time; let alone all день for five days a week. We'll only be gone for a месяц and a half because I average about three shows a week and there's only 15 shows left on the tour.
I asked "do Ты want to go down to the studio with me then; since Ты don't want me to leave Ты here with Grace?" She сказал(-а) "yes" and calmed herself down. I walked into the living room and сказал(-а) "you don't need to worry about watching AJ because she's going to the studio with me. We'll be back in about an hour; check the backyard if Ты need me." Grace сказал(-а) "no need to worry; are Ты sure Ты don't want me to watch AJ for you?" I responded "no; that's all right. If Ты can't tell by now; AJ is extremely attached to me!"
I Любовь my personal recording studio that I had built on the ranch because it has a living room that AJ has a play area set up in. I held her hand as we walked through the front door of the studio and I brought her to the living room. She asked "daddy; will Ты play with me?" I felt really bad because I haven't really been able to spend much time with her in the past two days because of Prince needing so much of my time and attention. I lay down on my stomach on the living area floor and сказал(-а) "sure; since there's not many things in here, why don't we just talk instead?" She сказал(-а) "okay daddy." I asked "do Ты like being a big sister AJ?" She сказал(-а) "yeah; but I wish Ты could spend еще time with me because I kind of miss when it was just me and you! I really Любовь Prince; but I can't have Ты all to myself anymore!" I сказал(-а) sympathetically "I know; in a few еще months Prince won't need me to take care of him quite so often and then we can do things that Ты like to do. That actually reminds me; what did Ты want to do for your birthday this year?" She сказал(-а) "I want to have a Spiderman party daddy!!!" I chuckled and sarcastically сказал(-а) "I didn't see that coming! Do Ты want your uncles, grandma, and aunts to come to the party?" She сказал(-а) "no; grandma and Aunt Latoya can come over; but that's it!" I asked curiously "why don't Ты want everyone else to come?" She сказал(-а) "because they are mean to Ты and make Ты sad."
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Last год I was rehearsing for my tour when AJ's birthday rolled around; so I really didn't have the time to set up anything special for her. That's why I want this birthday to make up for the last one. Plus, this is the first birthday that I think she will remember years from now and I want it to be a memorable день for her! I walked upstairs and into AJ's bedroom to see if she was awake yet. I was surprised to see that she was still sleeping because it was almost 9 o'clock and she usually wakes up around eight. I walked up to her and pulled the covers away. She slowly opened her eyes and I сказал(-а) "good morning sleepyhead. Are Ты excited that your birthday is only a few days away?" She сказал(-а) "I'm so excited daddy!" I сказал(-а) "good because I'm going to do my best to make this the coolest party ever!"
She jumped on my back and I carried her downstairs. I let her down and she sat on the couch. I put Мультики on the TV and walked up to Grace in the кухня and asked in whispered tones "will Ты watch AJ as well as Prince while I go shopping for her party?" She responded "of course I can Michael." I сказал(-а) "I have to stop by a few other places too; so I may be a couple of hours." She сказал(-а) "that's not problem Michael; take as long as Ты need!" While AJ was mesmerized by the TV, I quickly snuck out of the house before she noticed because I knew she would have separation anxiety if she knew that I went somewhere without her.
After going to the store with my bodyguard Jeffrey, I decided to stop by Havenhurst to check in on my mother because I haven't seen her in a few weeks. I knocked on the door and Majestic answered it. Majestic was the magician I hired to entertain me while I was still living with mother and Joseph; but now he just stays at Havenhurst free of charge because I didn't want my mother's been lonely here by herself. I greeted Majestic and he сказал(-а) "it's about time Ты come to visit me!" I chuckled and сказал(-а) "I'm actually here to see mother." He jokingly сказал(-а) "oh… I see how it is Michael!" I walked into the living room to see mother sitting there in a chair. She looked up and сказал(-а) "there's my little Michael!" I rolled my eyes and smiled as I сказал(-а) "I'm not so little anymore mother! I'm going to be 34." I sat down in the chair Далее to her and she сказал(-а) "you'll always be my little Michael!"
She asked "so, what brings Ты here today?" I сказал(-а) "I just finished shopping for Alanna's birthday party and wanted to stop by to invite Ты to come on Saturday." She сказал(-а) "of course I'll be there! Can –." I cut her off and сказал(-а) "please don't even ask that mother! I'm not inviting my brothers, Janet, Rebbie, and especially not Joseph! I've tried three times in a row to invite them over to the ranch and it never ends positively! I want this to be good birthday for AJ and even she realizes that being around any of them makes me tense! She told me all on her own that she doesn't want them to come!" Mother сказал(-а) "that's fine Michael; it was just a suggestion." I got up from my сиденье, место, сиденья and сказал(-а) "okay mother; I Любовь Ты and I'll see Ты in a few days at the ranch for the party." She hugged me and сказал(-а) "I can't wait; I miss my grandbabies!"
When I opened the front door to the main house on the ranch, I saw that AJ was sobbing uncontrollably on the other side of the door. I picked her up and asked "what's wrong?" She сказал(-а) "I was watching TV and when I looked around later on, Ты were gone!!!!!!!!!!!!" I rubbed her back as tears flowed from her eyes and сказал(-а) "you couldn't come with me because I had to get your party stuff. I came back; didn't I?" Grace came into the room and сказал(-а) "see; I told Ты daddy would be back! She had a complete meltdown once she realized Ты were gone Michael!" I сказал(-а) "she's become very clingy in this past few months that we've been back home. I don't know what's gotten into her! Ты know I would never leave Ты forever AJ; I always come back!" She сказал(-а) while rubbing her eyes "next time, please take me with Ты daddy!"
***
I ran into AJ's room and shouted "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" at the вверх of my lungs. She jumped out of постель, кровати and сказал(-а) "yay; it's time for my party!" I chuckled and сказал(-а) "whoa; slow down! It's only 8 o'clock in the morning! We still have a while to go before grandma and Aunt Latoya come over! I called Aunt Elizabeth (Taylor) and she is coming too." She quietly walked downstairs and I сказал(-а) "remember, Prince is sleeping so we can't be too loud! Grace was upstairs with the baby so I could spend some much overdue quality time with AJ. While I slowly began to get the things out of the кухня so I could make French тост for breakfast.
The phone started ringing as I stood there putting the syrup on the French тост that I had just made for breakfast. I answered the phone and the person on the other end сказал(-а) "hello; is this Mr. Jackson?" I сказал(-а) "yes; may I ask whose calling?" The person сказал(-а) "this is your party planner Deana and I have some unfortunate news for Ты Michael. The person that Ты hired to come to the party dressed as Spiderman canceled about 20 минуты ago." I whispered angrily "what do Ты mean they canceled? They can't do that! That was supposed to be the best part of AJ's birthday party!" She responded "I'm sorry Michael; is there any other superhero that your daughter would want to come to her party?" I сказал(-а) irritated "no; that's why I specifically asked for Spiderman! Why don't Ты have one of the people that dresses up in costume wear the Spiderman one instead?" She сказал(-а) "because the other staff members aren't crazy enough to put on that costume because it's extremely hot and makes them sweat. The person that was supposed to wear the costume today was my 16-year-old nephew and the only reason he agreed to wear it was because I was going to let him borrow my car so he could go to the prom with his girlfriend. Then out of nowhere he called me and told me that he wouldn't need the car anymore because they are just going to ride in a limo with a group of their friends. I'm sorry Michael; but there's nothing I can do about it at this point because it's such short notice that I wouldn't be able to find someone and time." I was getting very aggravated at this point and сказал(-а) "you know what, just bring the costume over to me and I'll wear the freaking thing! I mean this is totally unacceptable and I won't be using your services again after today! Ты should be ashamed of yourself and I hope you'll be happy when I spread the word around to all my other celebrity Друзья about how ridiculous this is for me to have to deal with right now! All I can say is that the birthday cake I had Ты make better be amazing!"
I slammed the phone down on the таблица and shook my head in disbelief. I went into the living room and saw AJ sitting on the диван, мягкий уголок watching cartoons. I sat Далее to her and she сказал(-а) "I can't wait for my party daddy! Is it almost time?" I chuckled and сказал(-а) "you just got up 10 минуты назад and I told Ты the party isn't going to be for a while." She сказал(-а) "it's taking too long!" I сказал(-а) "you're still in your pajamas and we haven't even had anything to eat yet!" She asked "are Ты making something for breakfast daddy?" I сказал(-а) "of course I am; I have French тост started right now. It should be done in a few еще minutes!"
Once the French тост was finished, I sat down Далее to AJ at the таблица and meticulously cut her Еда into the smallest bite-size pieces possible. Grace came downstairs with Prince in her arms and sat down Далее to me at the table. She сказал(-а) "happy birthday AJ." I looked over at AJ as she shoveled so much French тост in her mouth that she couldn't even respond. I сказал(-а) "AJ; Ты know better than that. It may be your birthday, but that doesn't mean Ты get to break the rules." She swallowed her Еда and softly сказал(-а) "sorry" under her breath. I сказал(-а) "I just don't want Ты to choke because I would feel awful." she asked "daddy; since it's my birthday, can I pick out what clothes I'm going to wear?" I сказал(-а) "I don't have a problem with that."
One of the maids helped clean the house while Grace and I started setting up the decorations for the party. Grace сказал(-а) "wow Michael; Ты really went all out for AJ's party this year!" I сказал(-а) "I really wanted this birthday to be special because this is the last год that I think I can get away with calling Alanna a baby. I have a feeling that this год is going to be really hard on me in particular because I'm finishing up a tour and trying to successfully raise two kids. I'm realizing now that I've spent so much time with Prince that I don't want AJ to think he's еще important then she is to me! It's easy for a three-year-old to perceive things in that way. I want her to know that just because she isn't my one and only priority anymore doesn't mean I've forgotten about her!"
After we had set up the entire first floor of the house with Spiderman themed party decorations, AJ came downstairs and I couldn't wait to see what she had picked out for clothes. I turned around to see that she was wearing a tank вверх over a sweatshirt, one blue sock, one yellow sock, and a pair of Spiderman боксер shorts. I had to try my absolute hardest not to laugh and she asked "do Ты like my outfit daddy?" I crossed my arms and сказал(-а) "it's original; that's for sure! Just out of curiosity; do Ты need my help picking out pants to wear?" She сказал(-а) "no; I'm just going to stay like this!" I chuckled and сказал(-а) "stay like that! Ты can't stay like that AJ!" She asked "why not daddy?" Grace started cracking up and I сказал(-а) "because AJ; you're just in your undies! Ты don't want everyone to see your undies; right?" She сказал(-а) "but daddy –!" I сказал(-а) "no 'but daddy’s’ Ты have to put on jeans или something! I'll compromise with you; if Ты want to wear Spiderman pajama pants Ты can!" She сказал(-а) "okay daddy; I like your plan better" and ran upstairs.
I laughed and сказал(-а) "okay; maybe letting AJ pick out her own clothes wasn't such a good idea after all! I kind of forgot about her obsession with the Spiderman boxers" the doorbell rang and I let my mother, Latoya, and Elizabeth inside. AJ ran into my arms and I сказал(-а) "there; Ты look much better now! Ты didn't have to change your рубашка though!" She сказал(-а) "I know; but I wanted to match!" Latoya took AJ out of my arms and asked "do Ты want to see your birthday cake? Auntie just picked it up on the way over here!" AJ shook her head "yes" and Latoya showed her the blue and red cake with Spiderman's face on it. I breathed a sigh of relief because I was so worried that the party planner would mess up the cake. I whispered "did Ты get the costume from the lady?" She put AJ down on the floor and pulled me into another room.
Latoya сказал(-а) "yes I did Michael; but are Ты sure Ты want to wear this? The fabric is really thick!" I сказал(-а) "yes I'm sure! I don't want AJ to ever forget this birthday!" I snuck upstairs to go put the costume on and immediately started sweating. The weather outside was already in the high 80s and I don't know how long I'm going to be able to handle this for! I quickly slipped the mask over my head and went downstairs.
I walked into the dining room just as Latoya was lighting the candles on the cake and tapped AJ on the shoulder. She turned around and her face was priceless. She was absolutely speechless and then she forced out of the words "how did Ты get here Spiderman?" I сказал(-а) in my normal tone of voice "I swung on my паук webs!" Latoya nudged me with her elbow and whispered "deeper voice Michael!" I cleared my throat and сказал(-а) "so; I could tell by my Spidey senses that today is your third birthday!" AJ сказал(-а) "whoa; I can't believe Ты knew that!" Latoya could see I was sweating like crazy in the costume; so she сказал(-а) "listen AJ; Spiderman has to leave." Latoya took a picture of us together and AJ сказал(-а) "wait Spiderman; I think my daddy is upstairs and if Ты see him please tell him how he can get big muscles like Ты have!" I chuckled at the irony of what she just сказал(-а) to me and сказал(-а) "I'll make sure I let him in on all my secrets!"
After changing back into my regular clothes, I went downstairs to Присоединиться the party. Surprisingly, AJ didn't have too much to say about meeting "Spiderman" and I think that was because she was still in shock from the whole experience. She didn't even say a single word to me afterwards about it.
It was time for AJ to go to постель, кровати and I was giving her a piggyback ride up the stairs. I gently dropped her onto her постель, кровати and when I leaned in to give her a Kiss good night, she asked "daddy; did Ты see Spiderman?" I smiled and сказал(-а) "yes I did." She asked "did he tell Ты how to get big muscles like him?" I сказал(-а) "he did; but why do Ты think that my muscles need to be bigger than they already are?" She сказал(-а) "because I want Ты to be able to beat up bad guys and monsters that can hurt me!" I сказал(-а) "trust me AJ; I will protect Ты from any bad guys! I'll beat up anybody that wants to hurt you!" She seemed unconvinced as she stared at me with her eyebrows wrinkled and сказал(-а) "I don't think so daddy; some of those bad guys are really strong!" I сказал(-а) "AJ; when it comes to someone hurting Ты I'm stronger than Spiderman is! No one will ever hurt Ты as long as daddy's around to hurt them first!" I shut off the light after finally getting my good night Kiss and just as I was about to leave the room, AJ сказал(-а) "thank Ты for the best birthday ever daddy! I Любовь Ты so much!" I сказал(-а) "I Любовь Ты more! You're welcome; sleep well!"
***
I сказал(-а) "AJ; Ты have to be patient because I'm taking care of Prince right now! Grace will help you!" She shouted back "no; I want you!" I sighed and сказал(-а) "just come in here then!" She сказал(-а) "NO; I don't want to!" I rolled my eyes and сказал(-а) "you're about to find yourself in the corner for three минуты if Ты keep this up!" She сказал(-а) "you're being stupid daddy!" I couldn't believe my ears at first because I had never сказал(-а) that word around AJ before. I passed Prince to Grace and went into the play room to investigate.
I sat down on the диван, мягкий уголок Далее to her and asked "where did Ты hear that word AJ?" She responded "Uncle Tito calls Ты that when he's mad at you!" I сказал(-а) "well; I don't like that word at all because it's a bad word and I don't want to ever hear Ты say that again; do Ты understand?" Of course AJ being as stubborn as she is, looked me straight in my eyes and сказал(-а) "stupid, stupid, stupid!" I picked AJ up and sat her in the corner of the living room; so I could keep an eye on her and finish feeding Prince a bottle.
AJ got out of the corner and walked up to me as I сказал(-а) "you better get over there AJ!" She whined "daddy those are my bottles; I don't want Prince to use them!" Grace сказал(-а) "I think someone's a little jealous of her little brother Michael." I сказал(-а) "AJ; Ты don't need these anymore remember? Ты have your Spiderman cups now!" She сказал(-а) "I don't want to be a big kid anymore! It's awful!" I asked "what Ты mean Ты don't want to be a big kid anymore? Don't Ты like being a big sister?" Grace looked at me and I сказал(-а) "I think Ты may be right when Ты say she's jealous!" I looked back at AJ still waiting for an answer from the Вопрос I had just asked her and she сказал(-а) "I'm going to wet my pants." I сказал(-а) "you better not because I know it won't be an accident!" I could tell that she was contemplating it; so I gave her my "I'm dead serious" daddy look and she immediately went back to the corner. Grace сказал(-а) "I Любовь when Ты make that face Michael; that's the only time I've ever seen Ты one hundred percent serious!"
I called her out of the corner and сказал(-а) calmly but sternly "sit down; right now." AJ slumped down in the spot Далее to me on the диван, мягкий уголок and I сказал(-а) "that was completely unacceptable AJ! First of all, Ты don't need to be calling me bad words. Secondly, I realize that Prince has been around for a about a месяц now; but Ты need to understand that Ты can't have me all to yourself anymore. Lastly, Ты need to act like a big kid." She сказал(-а) "fine; then I don’t want to wear the diapers at night anymore!" I hesitated and stopped myself because I realized that I was holding AJ back again. I сказал(-а) "okay, okay, I guess we'll start that tonight."
Grace could tell that as it got darker outside I grew еще paranoid. After I read AJ a bedtime story, I asked "are Ты sure Ты don't need to go to the bathroom again? She сказал(-а) "stop asking me that she daddy!" I waited all night long for the inevitable screams for "daddy" but they never came and the ridiculous thing as that I don't know whether или not to be happy или sad about that! Is it too much to ask to be needed?
The Далее day, my eyes shot open because my three-year-old was jumping up and down on my chest saying "I told Ты so!" The funny thing is that the Далее night was way different than the first. Her "I told Ты so's" quickly turned to 2 AM "DADDY", 3 AM "DADDY", and "NOT AGAIN DADDY!!!" At least I can say that it is done and over with. Now if I could just get Prince to sleep through the night I might finally get a good nights’ sleep myself!!!
