When Tolga is away - it's just me and the kids . . . and Gokhan, his brother, but I don't always count him because he leaves early and comes home late and doesn't contribute much (but that's another topic).
The kids have runny noses now, and Teoman has a cough. Teoman hasn't been able to sleep well for the past few nights and nap times most likely because of his cough, so he's been a bit surly with his sister. Pushing her and then running away.
I don't mind when Tolga leaves - I come home from work, take the kids outside to the park or to the market, feed them, bathe them, read stories and sleep. My time alone with them is so short, in comparison to the whole day that I am at work. I am tired and often have a headache when I get home, but I am determined these days to keep my focus on them.
Tomris, over the weekend, began using two words. "Milk" and "book" - she fusses when she's hungry and can't really express this need. I have been half-heartedly trying to ween her, but she's pretty reliant on nursing in the nighttime. She'll cry and be read to throw a fit, and I will say "Milk?" and she stops immediately and repeats rather enthusiastically, "Milk!" Morning and night she follows me around, sometimes wanting me to carry or hold her, sometimes just wanting my attention. I gave her a game this morning while I was trying to get ready and she handed it right back to me and said "Up!" She's quite demanding, and I try to give her this time - stopping and sitting with her for a short bit to look at some pictures or what not. She's my girl.
Teoman, especially because he's ill, is also wanting me to hold him. When I saw him pushing his sister and running away, I picked him up and put him in a chair saying, "Don't push your sister!" He has this routine down pretty well. He gets off the chair a few seconds later and says, "Sorry Tomris!" I picked him up again and kissed him over and over. Teoman giggled a lot and said "Otay, otay, otay!" (That's okay in his language). He's 2 1/2 and already pushing his mama away.
I have been putting them in the shower for the past couple of nights too, because of their runny noses. It's a smaller bathroom and I can get it pretty steamy. Last night, I had soaped Tomris and she decided she no longer wanted to be in the shower. It was bad timing and I had hold her in their while I tried to rinse her off quickly. Tonight, she couldn't wait for me to put her in the shower. I had the water running and was sitting next to the shower clipping Teoman's toenails. He hates having his toenails clipped, and I had caught him and was able to get two-and-a-half clipped before he began fussing. I had to finish the nail, and at the same time, Tomris decided to get in the shower. I didn't stop her - hopping that the feeling of wet socks would deter her. And, they are just socks, right? She was all the way in, comfortably playing in the shower before I could put Teoman down and grab her. Fully clothed, taking a shower. That's my girl.
After the shower I gave them medicine and put lotion on them - they both love taking medicine and getting lotion rubbed on them. Coco" as Tomris calls the lotion. Teoman always asks for it on his hands so he can rub it on himself. I put on Tomris's pink polka-dot pajamas and Teoman's green striped pajamas, grab some milk and water. I asked Teoman to go and get a tissue for Tomris's nose. "Otay!" he said enthusiastically and ran to the bathroom. I didn't even know if he knew what it was - but soon enough he came back with a little wad of tissue in his hand. What a boy.
We settle into the big arm chair, all three of us. They are a bit jealous these days, not feeling well I guess, so I nurse Tomris on one side, and Teoman drinks his own milk and fiddles with my ring on the other. Tomris was kicking and flailing as she nursed. I put Tomris in the crib so she could settle down some. She played with the blanket over her head and a musical stuffed animal. Occasionally getting mad at the blanket for getting stuck on her head. Teoman fell asleep, I put him in his crib and picked Tomris back up. In the midst of the switch, Teoman woke back up. Tomris at this point was ready to nurse and sleep so my back-and-forth routine with them was getting tiresome fast.
They are sleeping now. I turned on their night lights and the sound machine - insallah they will both sleep went tonight and be filled with beautiful dreams
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