Stay-at-home-Dad

Unfortunately for me I've had a flu coming on. Yesterday, I fought through the morning, acting as if I didn't have the flu, soldiering on as if nothing is wrong. Breakfast, clean kitchen, school work, amusing toddlers, changing nappies, feeding babies, sorting washing...

Come lunch time, I kept pushing through. Come 1pm I crashed in a big way.

Educational DVD, baby to bed and I was zonked.

I struggled through the rest of the day and demanded hubby cook the kids dinner, dress them all and get them all to bed.

This morning, as I woke I could barely move. I needed rest. And so he stayed home to do my job.

He began by getting kids fed. No easy feat given we are out of Weetbix and oats, no cereal or sliced bread. Not a problem. He got it sorted.

And then the kitchen CLEANED!!

Next up kids were showered, dressed including socks and shoes!! One up on me!! Even the baby ended up with wooly slippers strapped on her icy cold toes.

He packs the car, takes them ALL out!! So I can rest 😍. They go driving, grab me lunch (meat ball sub), and a couple of DVDs. I'm impressed in him taking the four of them put by himself. Im not sure it's ever happened!! Given the baby is usually only ever with me. He reckons its easy, doesn't know what I'm complaining about. I inform him that it is because of ME and my regular training that HE could do that so easily.. Can't let him have ALL the glory ;)

Feeds kids lunch, cleans the kitchen.

Puts babies to bed.

Schools two kids outside in record time!! What takes me 3hrs he did in 1!! He said it was all about the good attitudes... Hmmm

Then brings them indoors to watch a movie but ends up napping with them. He's got 4 kids asleep and he's having a nap too. Unimaginable!! I never have 4 kids asleep!!! Or 3!! And rarely 2!!!

So after the nap he orders dinner, takes 3 awake kids to get it, comes home and sits down to a movie dinner.

Cleans up, showers babies, dresses babies, instructs children to get ready for bed and puts them all to bed.

But not before telling them about the Anzacs and our plans for them tomorrow.

He has plans on taking them to the dawn service!! What a man!!

He's brought me cough lollies, water, pills,... Given me space, quiet house and allowed me to rest ALL day!!
I actually feel rested!!

Now I just need to fling off the rest of this horrible feeling flu thing.. And I'll be back to normal.. (now he's bringing me tea.. In bed)...

My only complaint? He didn't do any washing ;)

Now we are going to watch a movie together 😃