Meanwhile, Inez's parents were enjoying their time with Ernest and Leroy. " look at this, Ernest is correctly pointing at the animal I say it is" smiled Inez's father. " that's so cute, he's got his mother's brains" smiled Inez's mother. Leroy wanted to prove he was smart too, so he reached for the TV remote and started pressing buttons. " Uh, oh, babies shouldn't mess with remotes, Leroy" laughed Inez's mother. Leroy unfortunately started to cry when the remote was taken away. " hey, here's a rattle to play with. You can make noise" suggested Inez's father. Leroy was happy shaking the rattle, then he stuck it in his mouth. " well, I guess that works too" laughed Inez's mother. After a few minutes, it was nap time for the 2 infants.
" well, Ernest isn't fighting us today" smiled Inez's father. He looked down, as Ernest was almost asleep. He had his thumb in his mouth and, after a minute, was asleep. " I'm gonna put Ernest in the crib. How's Leroy doing?" Asked Inez's father.
" he usually wants a quick snack before nap time. He's almost finished, then he'll go down easy" replied Inez's mother.
After his snack, Leroy wasn't quite ready to go to sleep, so Inez's mother walked around the apartment until he was ready. Leroy yawned a little bit, and after a quick stretch, he was sound asleep and drooling.
" this is the only age that drooling is cute" smiled Inez's mother, as she set Leroy down next to his brother. After she put their blanket on, she left the room, and closed the door.
" well, now maybe I can get some sports in without being interrupted by crying babies" smiled Inez's father. " I know it's been awhile since we had any babies more than a week. It reminds me of when Inez was a baby" said Inez's mother. " yeah, she was a very curious infant. We had to practically hover over her so she wouldn't get something she wasn't supposed to, or crawl where she shouldn't" said Inez's father. " yup, I still remember her first sentence. It was " ARE YOU BLIND UMP??!" Smiled Inez's mother. " yeah, I thought it would be something scientific, but nope" laughed Inez's father. " yup, now our baby has babies" said Inez's mother.
" you know something? The only guy that she brought home that i ever fully trusted turned out to be the right one" smiled Inez's father. " yeah, I figured she was in good hands with Matt. He's really good to her, loves the kids, and looks out for us, and his mother" agreed Inez's mother. " yup, and the boys have plenty of room to run, and play" said Inez's father.
Soon the phone rang. " I'll get it" smiled Inez's mother. The call was Inez checking in.
" yeah, everything is fine. The twins are ready for nap time, and your dad and I are just enjoying some TV" she smiled. " good, Junior is 100%, and Matt's getting there. Hopefully, he'll be ok in the next day or so. Thanks for watching the twins, I'm lucky to have you 2 around" said Inez. " any time you need us, we're there. Unless it's January through March, then we're in Florida" replied Inez's mother. " I know winters aren't easy anymore, but I'm glad you're around when you are" said Inez. " anything else?" Asked Inez's mother. " no just checking in, I better go, Matt's texting me" replied Inez. " ok talk to you later" said Inez's mother.
" how's things on the front?" Asked Inez's father. " Junior is 100% and Matt is getting there" replied Inez's mother. " good, I don't think I have the stamina anymore for more than 1 kid long term" smiled Inez's father. " yeah, I need to sit down more than I used to" agreed Inez's mother.
Just then, Whiskers jumped down from a shelf. He wasn't crazy about Ernest and Leroy wanting to chase him or pull on his furr all the time. He was perfectly fine with Junior since he was gentle with the old cat.
" I was wondering where you were hiding all week" smiled Inez's mother as she stroked the cat. " I'm not surprised, since the twins are usually rough on him" smiled Inez's father.
" are you ready for a little milk?" Asked Inez's mother. The old cat nodded his head, so she made him a small bowl. After Whiskers finished his bowl, he returned to his hiding spot. Just then, the silence was disturbed by 2 infants crying.
" I think nap time is over" said Inez's father.
Meanwhile, Inez was checking on her family. Junior was enjoying playing with his little doctor kit, by performing an exam on himself.
" why not give Teddy an exam?" Suggested Inez. " ok mommy. That's a good idea" smiled Junior. " great, I just need to run this chicken soup up to your daddy" smiled Inez.
" ok, mommy" said Junior.
5 minutes later:
Matt had been channel surfing when Inez walked in. " when do I get solid food?" Asked Matt. " if you can hold the soup down for one more day, we can try eggs tomorrow" replied Inez.
" great, because I'm getting tired of the same thing for 2 out of 3 meals" said Matt. " and you're probably pretty bored, since I haven't let you move for 4 days" said Inez. " yeah, I never knew how hard solitare was. I had to look up the rules twice" smiled Matt. " at least you didn't get frustrated like you did when I got you the portable Tetrus game" smiled Inez. " yup, I officially hate Tetrus" agreed Matt. " well, eat your lunch before it gets cold" said Inez.
" but it's still got steam coming up. When the steam goes away, it'll be cool enough to eat" said Matt.
" are you feeling any better?" Asked Inez. " I think so, but my energy level is still low" replied Matt. " well, you'll feel better with a full belly. Is there anything good on?" Asked Inez. " nope, now I have no idea what to do" replied Matt. " well, let your food settle and see how you feel" suggested Inez. " ok, are you doing ok with the extra work?" Asked Matt.
" yeah, i'm doing the basic chores like feeding the animals, milking the cows, and collecting eggs. Any repairs i'll leave to you" replied Inez.
