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Wrong Baby ::

It was one fine evening when everyone was taking their dinner and I was feeding my elder son, Joshua his dinner. I wasn't very hungry yet, so, I decided to let my live-in maid eat hers first before taking mine. So, I fed Joshua his meal first. Jared, my 7-month-old woke up and I placed him in the excersauzer.

He was cooing and gurgling but after a minute or two of entertaining me with his delightful speech-skills, he decided enough was enough and wanted out. I picked him up and placed him on my knee while Joshua decided to take advantage of my 'handicap' (baby in mommy's arms is considered a handicap in a toddler-kind-of-way) and ran around all over the room.

I was desperately trying to peek over Jared's bald patch to catch the action on the latest ASTRO TVB series…I can't live without it and my decision to sit there, feeding Joshua had nothing to do my generosity to let my maid eat first, ok?

Anyway, Jared started to fuss a little as he arched his back in protestation for being made to sit there motionless watching a film he can't understand, staring at his brother's endless action, and eyeing the bowl of rice he can't touch.

"Joshua! Came here and take one more bite, please?" I shouted over the racket Jared was making.

Joshua inched closer to the TV. "Jjjjooooossssssshhhhhhh " He looked back and cheekily flashed me a grin. This grin, I used to love. Now, I want to see it disappear as my patience starts to wane.

I picked up the spoonful of rice and started to feed it to the baby sitting in my lap. The befuddled baby sits there, obediently his mouth and takes in the entire spoonful of rice, vege and chicken meat. All this while I was shouting in Joshua's direction, "Come and eat your rice, NOW!!".

Finally, Joshua comes to me with his mouthand I put an empty spoon into his mouth. I stared at disbelief at the spoon. What happened to the rice?

Then it occurred to me, and I slowly dropped my gaze to my baby sitting there with the edge of some kangkung sitting on his lower lip, some stray rice on his chin and some chicken thigh protruding. "Aaaaarrrrrggggghhhhh!" Jared stared at me, confused. He seems to be saying, "What? What did I do? Isn't this MY food? Well, you FED this to me!!"

I started digging the rice, chicken and vegetable out from his mouth!! How could I do this? How can I feed my 7-month-old baby whose not even crawled past the eating-mush-for-lunch-dinner-and-breakfast stage solid…and I mean SOLID food?

After the cleanup, me and my maid sat there laughing and laughing and laughing! Joshua could not understand but appreciates the mirth in the room.

And of course, this is not the first time such a thing happened. I wiped Joshua's mouth when it was Jared's that needs wiping. I took Jared to the toilet to pee when it was Joshua who was crouching infront of the television holding his crotch.

But these things happen and can happen to anyone. Don't tell me I am the only one because I swear to you, I had my tooth pulled out by my mother when it was my sister's tooth that was loose, ok?

:: Marsha ::