STORY OF MY LIFE

Bundles of Joy!!

"Thank God !!!!, Ronke had a safe delivery". Mrs Olatunbi called everyone on phone and told them, with her husband and Kelvin mother chirping in.."Twins, a boy and a girl".

"Oko mi, pele.(my husband, take care)." Mrs Olatunbi told her daughter one morning after she had been discharged, and was pressing her daughter stomach with towel dipped in hot water".
"Mummy,". Ronke called her mum frowning slightly as she tried to ease the pain. "Is this what you went through for me.".

"Yes, you are lucky my child, your labour wasn't for long and you had a normal delivery". Her mum replied laughing.
"When I had you, your head was too big that they had to sew........".

"Ah, mummy!!, I know, you have told me before". Ronke quickly cut in looking embarassed, as she was sure she had heard the story over a hundred times".
"Mother, what about you?". She asked her mother in law who was dressing the babies.

"For my four children, I had to do C&S, I was even lucky because make use of the C &S thrice, but then my last child was a normal delivery, Since then, I have been extremely careful because I would have lost my life". Her motherinlaw replied.

"Our Inlaw". Emmanuella, Kelvin eldest sister called from the sitting room with her two kids.
"Ella!!". Ronke shouted excitedly from the bathroom.
"My daughter". Mrs Micheal called. "Come into the room".
"Mummy". Emmanuella greeted her with a hug.
"Where is Ronke".
"In the bathroom". Ronke replied.
"You better be quick because I have got lots of gist for you". Emmanuella told her". "Oh my!! these neice and nephew of mine are breath taking".

"Grandma,". Carel, Emmanuella's youngest daughter called her grandma.
"Yes love". Her grandma replied her.
"Can I carry him, I promise you I won't let him fall, please granny, mum please can I?,. Carel asked putting on an innocent face and blinking her eyes.
"Sorry to dissapoint you darling, he is still small, but don't worry when he gets older you can play with him all you want". Mrs Micheal replied pulling her closer.
"And me also". Daniella told her granny.
"And more to come". Her granny promised drawing her also..
"So little princesses, let's go to the sitting room and wait for aunt Ronke and Uncle Kelvin babies okay?". Emmanuella told her children as she led them out leaving her mum to return back to the dressing of the kids.

"You look take away". Emmanuella told Ronke as she came in....as now all of Kelvin sisters were around.
"Thank you, ". Ronke replied.
"It seems nursing mother fits you, you still look good". Faustina, Kelvin elder sister commented.
"See who is talking, as if you were not looking beautiful when you were pregnant for your kids". Ronke said giving her a hug.
"Anyways congratulations baby". Augustina, Kelvin immediate younger sister told her.
"Thank you, honey pie". Ronke replied grinning.
"I'm so blessed to be among you all". Ronke choked giving them all a hug.
"Aunt Ronke". David, Faustina's youngest child came to meet her.

"Yes love".
"Can I sit on your lap?". He asked.
With a smile Ronke carried hom as the rest came to sit around her.
"Even though my daughter wasn't blessed with siblings when she was younger, she is blessed with a lot now". Mrs Olatunbi said in tears.
"My inlaw, I have told you, your daughter is my daughter and my childrem are your children, my grand children are your grandchildren". Mrs Micheal told her.
"Come to think of it, where is Kelvin?". Joy their last daughter asked.

"He ran away",. Ronke tried making a joke. "He was expecting just one so when he heard they were two ...he ran away".
"That was funny, I can't laugh". Joy told her grinning.
"Your brother went to the hospital today".

"What!!!, my brother chose work first instead of..........oh my gosh!!!, I can't believe it". Faustina exclaimed bewildered.

"It isn't like that Sister.in.law, ehn, there is a patient he has been treating, who is to be operated on, a date has been fixed, but they had some complications so the surgery has to be done earlier". Ronke explained.

"That's it, the wife defending her husband, me too I will marry oh". Joy said making them all laugh.
"It is love." Ella told Joy.
"Then I will love too". Joy replied.

"Nursing mother, your daughter is hungry". Mrs Micheal told Ronke handing the already sucking baby to her mum.

"Even her brother, he wants to wail....ah..he has started". Mrs Olatunbi said as the boy gave out a loud wail.
"Feed him first oh". Augustina said laughing.
"Sure thing". Ronke replied, giving her daughter back to her husband's mother and feeding her son.

"It's not fair ooo". Faustina said feighing annoyance.
"Men, Ronke is trying". Joy said smiling as she watched the boy sucking hard...
"Look at the way my grandson is sucking, he is even kicking, he can't get enough, O God!!, this lad of mine surely will be a strong boy!!,." Mrs Olatunbi said beaming with pride as she patted her grandson.

"Boys are always stronger than girls you know, so they need to eat a lot". Mrs Micheal said supporting Mrs Olatunbi.

"Which means we girls will be cheated like our little princess here, it's a lie, this one!, we won't agree". Joy said.
"This girl, she is really something". Tina grinned patting her sister's back.
"When are we to expect the babies father?,". Faustina asked..

"Midnight".

"Then what are we still waiting for, come on let's eat and celebrate our first grand twins, second grandson, seventh grand daughter and ninth grandchildren". Mrs Micheal said.

"Hope everything is ready?,". Mrs Olatunbi asked the cook for the seventh time.
"Madam, I have told you, I have checked the food". The cook replied.
"Alright, I just want my first grandchildren naming ceremony to be grand".

"Grannie!!, grannie,!". Mercy,Augustina daughter called running over to Mrs Olatunbi.
"Yes darling, tell me, what is it?,".
Mrs Olatunbi asked catching her in her arms.
"Granny, tell Mabo to give me the cookies and a piece of cake". Mercy cried.
"Ask her". Mrs Olatunbi told her.
"No, she won't listen, come and go with me". She said dragging the hem of her granny skirt.
"Alright Darling, let's go". Mrs Olatunbi said going with her

"I am so exhausted!". Ronke sighed lying down on her bed after the ceremony.
"It was really stressful, I understand, come on...let me massage your back". Mrs Olatunbi told her daughter.
"Mum, don't stress yourself, I am fine". Ronke quickly said not wanting to stress her mum.
"Mumci, don't bother I will do it for her". Ella quickly offered when she saw Ronke's mum wasn't about to take a no for an answer.

"Well, if you say so, then let me attend to the guests outside". Mrs Olatunbi said going out.

"Is my other half in?". Kelvin asked coming in smiling.
"Is something wrong with her?,". Kelvin asked concerned when he saw Ronke lying on the bed.
"No, she is just stressed up". Ella replied assuring him.
"Big sis". Kelvin said. "Thanks for today".
"I am not doing this because of you, I am doing this because of my girlfriend here". His sis told him.
"I wanted to massage your wife's body..but since you are here, I will just attend to the twins, thanks goodness, they have names, so I don't need to call them babies, I will attend Emmanuel and Emmanuella". Ella told her brother.

Then to Ronke she said,"Thanks for giving that beautiful neice of mine my name, but you owe me for using my name. Ciao". With a wave she left the room to the nursery.

"You were breathtaking today". Kelvin told his wife.
"Thank you". Ronke replied smiling..and you were not looking bad". And it was true with his dark green lace...tailored to fit him...with the cap...Ronke couldn't wait to have him in her bed.
"Well, then let me massage your back". Kelvin replied pulling of his native. (Traditional cloth).
"Thanks". His wife replied rolling on her front.
"Thank you". Kelvin murmurred behind her neck.
"For??".
"The babies, for marrying me, for everything and most of all for loving me". Kelvin told her.
"I love you". Ronke choked smiling.
"I can't ever get tired of hearing that". Kelvin replied and with a deep sigh he rolled her on her back and pulled off her clothes.