Niko's one-bedroom unit always had a king-sized bed. He shared this with Riki when she moved in with him. Now that Kaia was born, she slept in between her parents even if she had a pack and play right next to their bed.
In the very early morning, Niko felt something warm and heavy on his chest. Soon, the warmth felt very hot especially around his belly. He thought he was dreaming so he put his hand on his chest to try and remove whatever that object was on him. Because he suddenly put his arm on his chest, it was rather forceful and heavy.
Kaia crawled on top of Niko and slept soundly on his chest. She received the full 'blow' of Niko's arm-weight that she suddenly yelped and cried, waking both her parents.
"Oh! I'm sorry baby! Sorry!" Niko said when he realized what he did.
Niko immediately but gently rubbed Kaia's back. Kaia screamed for a few minutes but slowly simmered down and sobbed quietly against Niko's chest.
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"Uhh, Punch?" Niko called out.
"Hmm?" Riki replied sleepily.
"I think nag-leak yung diaper ni Kaia..."
"...palitan mo nalang please..." Riki replied. Although she, too, was startled when Kaia screamed, she immediately fell back to sleep knowing that Niko could handle the diaper change.
As Niko tried to get up with Kaia on his chest, he realized that the warmth he felt around his belly was from Kaia's diaper. The diaper had leaked on to Niko's shirt and he also realized that there was a smell of vomit near him. The movements he made as he struggled to get up made Kaia whimper once more. Niko tried to console her as he adjusted his hold of her and flicked on the bedside lamp. He noticed that his arm felt cool and when he looked back, there was a pool of milk vomit on the bed and his shirt sleeve. Riki was facing the opposite direction so she didn't notice anything.
As Niko adjusted his hand to lift Kaia up to rest her head on his shoulder, he was able to feel her bare skin (she was wearing a long sleeved footed pajama). She was had a temperature.
"Punch. Punch." He called on Riki. "Riki...gising..."
"...Bakit? Ay! Bakit basa dito?" She said as she turned to lay on her back. Her upper arm landed on Kaia's vomit.
"Nilalagnat si Kaia...sumuka din dyan...at eto o..." Niko said as he turned to show Riki his wet shirt.
Riki got up and peeled the bedsheet off the bed. It was a good thing that they used a mattress protector, so the mattress was spared from the vomit that seeped through the sheets. Riki then brought the sheets to the washing machine.
Meanwhile, Niko brought Kaia to the bathroom and cleaned her up as much as he could. She was being fussy and whimpered a lot. While preparing to change her after taking her temperature, Kaia wailed loudly before vomiting again on Niko's shoulder. This seemed to relieve her as she quieted down, and Niko was able to wash and clean her and change into a fresh diaper and clean pajamas.
