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Chapter 23

 Wednesday, September 24th

"Maks, I can't sleep."

"Roll to your other side. She likes it better when you lay on your other side."

"That's not why I can't sleep."

"Meryl, Princess, she will be fine. I promise."

"But her face when you said we won't be at school with he tomorrow. It broke my heart."

"I know but she seems happier when we told her Lambie can come with her. I think that will help her."

"I hope so. I'm just worried that she'll cry the whole time."

"She might but the teachers are prepared."

"We have everything she needs, right?"

"Yes Princess."

"Are you sure Maks?"

"Will it help you if we look in her backpack?"

"Yes please."

Maks gets up out of bed and goes downstairs to grab Adalyn's backpack and brings it up to her. He hands her the backpack and then climbs back into bed.

"We obviously have the backpack" Maks jokes.

"Well duh! I have an extra outfit inside the backpack. Here are her medical forms, her registration papers, and the letter for her teachers."

"Oh wee need to write the Russian phases she might say." He gets up and grabs some paper and a pen. "What should I write Meryl?"

"You should definitely write da. She will probably use that."

"You're probably right. What about 'I need to go potty?" Maks suggests.

"Oh yes! And please and thank you."

"Oh good ones. I think that's all she might say."

"I agree."

"Good. Now let's go to bed Princess."

"Wait, I need to put this stuff back in and go to the bathroom."

Maks just laughs and gets comfortable. He would have said for her to go to the bathroom and let him put the things away but he knows she would stress not being sure if everything made it back into the bag or not. Soon Meryl is in bed and seems much more relaxed. They quickly drifted off to sleep.

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Maks wakes up to him alarm the next morning and quickly turns it off hoping it didn't wake Meryl but his actions are to no avail.

"Morning Maks."

"Morning Princess. I'm going to make breakfast. You go back to sleep. I'll wake you when it's done."

"Maks, I've been up. Brynlee does not want to sleep anymore. There is no going back to sleep for me."

"Sorry Princess. How about you stay up here and relax?"

"But I want to help you."

"Meryl, I can do it myself. You stay up here and relax."

"Ugh fine."

Maks goes to the bathroom before before heading down to start the pancakes. Maks doesn't want Meryl to help because he needs to let the fact that his daughter, the same daughter that just came into his life a little over 5 months ago, is now 4 years old and starting preschool. Some days it is still crazy and hard to believe that he is married to the most amazing and beautiful woman on earth, has a beautiful and loving daughter, and has another daughter on the way. He is so blessed.