I Got Breastfed Again

039 Start of a new era

Time passes quickly when you are enjoying it.

By the time I realized that I have become an elder brother, days had passed. Many changes also happened these days.

Since the election was over, dad stayed at home. He still had a lot to do. So he decided to work from home.

Anu suddenly started acting a bit more responsibly. She wanted to help mom to lessen her duties. But as usual, she ended up making more trouble for mom.

Aunty returned to her house. So my quota of milk reduced and I started feeding more on baby food. Normally I would have thrown a tantrum. But since the milk went to my younger siblings, I decided not to complain.

Aunty wanted to stay longer. But she had to return to her house as her husband had returned. Her husband was managing a supermarket in Kuwait. They sold their supermarket and decided to start a business in a town near their home. This was how it happened in my previous life also.

About the babies, Priya is a good girl. She doesn't cry much. Even if she started crying, either I or Anu can just pat her a bit and she will return to sleeping. But Prince wasn't anything like that. He cries a lot and ruins our sleep. Mom and dad took turns handling the babies. Still, they were having very rough nights.

Since mom and dad were busy with the babies, I, Anu and Doodu became the trio that ruled our surroundings. Dad baby-proofed our entire area to make sure that I won't get into any trouble. Dad had also installed many security cameras after the kidnap attempt. So I was allowed to walk around in our courtyard.

Since I started walking, dad got me a pair of tiny slippers. It was soft and cute. Mom and dad spent hours watching me walk with that.

Today morning, I was sitting on the veranda in mom's lap. The babies were sleeping. So I got some cuddle time with mom. Dad was massaging mom's feet. Doodu and Anu were barking at the squirrels on the tree.

This fight between us and the squirrels started a few days ago. Since it was summer, mom kept water and seeds for the birds. But then a squirrel started stealing from it. Mom was fine with it as she loved squirrels. But then something went wrong.

A few days ago, the squirrel was drinking the water and Doodu happened to pass by. Since he was a member of the family, he wanted to show off a bit. In his eyes, the house belonged to him and the squirrel was just a tiny creature jumping on trees. So he barked at the squirrel to assert his superiority.

To his dismay, the squirrel completely ignored him.

This annoyed Doodu a bit. So he caught the poor animal with his paws and barked at it.

Unfortunately for Doodu, mom came there at the right time. She was against him learning to hunt. So she scolded him and he even got punished.

Normally, the event would have ended there. But the next day, the crazy squirrel returned with his friends and started taunting Doodu. They all sat on the trees and made their 'chiillll chiiilll' sounds at him. He responded by barking. Since we were on the same team, I and Anu also joined the barking. Slowly, this became a part of our daily routine.

Sometimes, I laugh at myself. Probably, the entire universe conspired to give me a second chance at life. But here I am, barking at squirrels!

"Achuuti, do you want to play with them?" Mom playfully asked me. Sometimes she calls me Achuti. That's the cute version of Alex.

I just snuggled and stayed in her lap. She was feeling guilty about not spending enough time with me. I too wasn't happy with all my cuddle time being stolen by the babies. So I decided to stay with mom instead of playing outside.