Dusk Sky
Ill

This afternoon was the first routine checkup that baby Anna did after returning from the hospital after being born.

Dusk obeyed what her mother taught her to monitor the growth and development of baby Anna well. And the best person who can help her is a pediatrician. Because he is still very ordinary and does not know what good development is like.

There is no time to read parenting books. His college work has made him dizzy.

Maybe if he was in Jakarta, his own mother who will monitor the growth and development of baby Anna like the children of his two twin brothers.

But it's the same. The doctor who handles baby Anna is also quite competent and friendly.

Even baby Anna didn't cry this afternoon when the doctor injected the vaccine into the tiny body. Baby Anna just whined a little and then went back to silence.

But now, the two new parents are panicking because the baby Anna's body temperature is quite high. The little baby was also fussy.

Both Dusk and Baskara panicked because it was the first time their child was sick. Baby Anna has never been that fussy.

"You can't panic, baby. Take baby Anna for a word. Sing or read a fairy tale. Create a comfortable atmosphere for baby Anna. He'll calm down."

Because until the early hours of the morning their little daughter was still fussy and briefly snapped awake and crying, finally Dusk decided to ask his mother.

"You don't have to worry about fever either. This is why it is normal for babies after immunization. Not every child is like that. Change the same clothes that are more comfortable. Loose ones are not too thick either. Love as often as possible."

"But baby Anna doesn't want to enen, mah. He even cry and shake if given cool." it feels like Dusk wants to cry to see his daughter like this.

"That's because you're panicking! That's why you can't panic. Baby Anna can feel you know when her mommy panics, so she does not want you to love ASI."

How he doesn't panic. This was his first experience. And no experienced person stood beside him. She and her husband are both lay people about parenting. Both are afraid of things happening that they do not want.

"Now her baby Anna is trying to be carried. Hugged on whispering words of affection. But before you calm yourself first. Later if baby Anna is calm, you love ASI. Straight from you! not from the bottle!"

Dusk tried to follow his mother's advice. It took a while for him to get rid of the panic. Moreover, baby Anna is constantly crying in a sling Baskara.

"Here you go, try me carrying."

Baskara nodded and gave her little baby to the wife. "I used to make milk for you."

Dusk smiled and nodded. "Thank you for that."

After Baskara came out of the room, Dusk began to invite his little daughter to talk.

"Sorry dear mommy. Sorry mommy panicked. Were you scared?" said Dusk rubbing gently his daughter's cheeks that began to round with the back of her finger.

Swing to the right and to the left. Sing soft lullabies that he often heard as a child.

"Waah princess mommy is great, no cry anymore." praise Dusk to baby Anna who also looked at her by playing her tongue. "Well, you're hungry too, huh?"

Dusk trying to sit. Just sitting around waiting for baby Anna's reaction. Because the little baby before will immediately scream when invited to sit. But now, after waiting for a while it turns out baby Anna is still a herd.

What his mother said was true. The baby can feel if the mother is panicking. And when he can be calmer, everything can be handled better.

"Finally bobo too." whispered Baskara when it was more than half an hour baby Anna slept in her mother's cradle. "Bobo is like us, ayy. Don't ditaro crib."

Dusk nodded and put his baby in the middle of the bed. Restricting the left and right with a bolster pillow. Minimize her or her husband forget there is their child there and crush her.

"Bobo is a good heart, dear. Tomorrow we play again. But the fever has to be gone first. Okay beautiful?" kiss Baskara on her daughter's forehead.

Dusk drink special milk breastfeeding mother that her husband has made on the nightstand.

His stamina was completely drained. Morning to evening as a student. Evening to night, switch professions to mother and wife.

But he had to fight for the semester eventually. He can't wait to finish the final assignment and graduation.

"Mas hasn't started the lecture list yet? my campus has started to open registration." asked Dusk as her husband moved to sit beside her.

Baskara. Seeing their current routine makes Baskara lose interest in continuing his education there. He did not want his wife to bother alone. This is his wife's final semester anyway. Although either his wife will graduate when the final assignment or not. But he has decided to continue his Graduate studies in Jakarta only. Where many people will help his wife to take care of their daughter.

"I'm not pa-pa. You can take care of baby Anna when I stay in college. My time as her mother can't!" twilight Protest that felt doubtful of his ability.

"It's not like that... I just don't want you to be tired of yourself." Baskara has decided and will not falter. "You're nursing tired, I don't want you to get tired anymore."

Dusk took his breath. "But I promise to go to college, Dad. Don't let me be the same baby Anna so it's hampering your education."

Baskara put his wife's tired body in his arms. "I promise I'll go to college when we get home. You don't have to worry."

Dusk may have to be satisfied with his title later. But her husband can't just get a college degree. If possible, Baskara should receive the highest possible education. So that their children will also be motivated by the same thing as adults.

"Laper." whined spoiled twilight. Now he can only indulge after baby Anna sleeps. Because her husband's attention will be focused on their daughter.

"What do you want to eat, I'm masakin?"

Dusk shook his head and broke their embrace. "Mas take care of baby Anna. I cook by myself."

Not yet her husband made a protest, Dusk had already passed out of the room.

Today was a very exhausting day for both of them. So Dusk did not want to continue to trouble her husband to make food even though he himself was still able to do it.

Although he was convinced, Baskara never felt bothered by it. But Dusk felt her husband was more tired than she could still sleep longer at night.

He will be struggling to graduate this year. He wants his return in the summer break is a return not to come back to NY for educational reasons.

He was sure he would miss NY. But he misses hanging out with his family in Indonesia. I also want to open my own boutique.

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