DIARY OF A STUDENT – CHAPTER TEN

Dear Dairy,

This was the first day of our children’s life. Around noon I signed the papers to make the kids really mine. We were exhausted but we had to keep going. It’s hard with one child… Try to do it with two…

__PREVIOUS NIGHT, 1AM________________________________________

Bette and Tina just gone to sleep, they had fed their children during the day and where really tired. Especially Tina. After 30 minutes

Johnny: WEEEEEEH, WEEEEEEEEEEH, WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH.

The fresh parents woke up.

Bette stood up and lifted her almost-son out of his crib.

B: Hey, little one. Shhhhhh, calm down.

J: WEEEEEEEEEEH!

Bette thought what she could do. She sang a lot to the babies when they were still inside Tina so she decided to sing a lullaby. A Dutch one.

B: Daar buiten loopt een schaap,
Een schaap met witte voetjes,
Dat drinkt zijn melk zoo zoetjes;
Slaap kindje slaap!
Slaap kindje slaap!
Daar buiten loopt een schaap,
Daar buiten loopt een bonte koe,
Het kindje doet zijn oogjes toe;
Slaap kindje slaap.

TRANSLATION:

Outside walks a sheep! 
A sheep with white feet!
Which drink its milk so sweet. 
Sleep child sleep! 
Sleep child sleep!
Outside walks a sheep! 
Outside there is a coloured cow.
The child matter its eyes

Sleep child sleep.

Johnny calmed down and Bette putted him back in his crib.

T: You are good with him.

B: Yeah… Grace didn’t wake up. Thank god.

Suddenly…

Grace: WEEEEEEEEE, WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

B: Why did I say that?

She walked over and lifted Grace out of her crib.

T: Let me handle this one.

B: You are tired but if you really want to…

T: Yes, I really want to.

Bette handed Grace over to Tina. Tina tried her very Best to calm her down. Bette waited patiently until Tina would ask for her help.

T: Can you please … uhm… Help me?

B: Sure.

She took a red headed Grace out of Tina’s arms

B: I will sing another lullaby for you my girl…

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