Just finished putting my babies to bed. They are sleeping in my bed. Guilty as charged they sleep in my bed when FIFO husband is away. I know, know most people think I’m crazy. And always ask how do I get them into their own beds when he is home. No problem. They just know. Anyway them sleeping in my bed came out of desperation I was just so tired getting up to them three four times a night. Every night. I was exhausted. So they sleep with me when FIFO husband is away. Fairly soon they wont want a bar of me and pretty soon they will be to old anyway. So I’m taking it while I can.
So tonight B2 was settling into my bed and I haven’t changed the sheets since FIFO husband left. Out of know where B2 exclaims ‘MUM’..I thought he had discovered a pool of money given the delight in his voice ‘its Dad’s smell’. He offered me the corner of the doona where he smelt it. ‘Why yes it is bubba’. The other two became just as beside themselves as he had passing them between each other. After a tussle over the doona they all manage to settle in under daddy’s smell. Asleep within minutes. It has the same effect on me.
Guess they will be besides themselves when I give them the shirt daddy left them. Sounds odd doesn’t it? Leaving a shirt for the smell..like you do for your dog when you go away..yes it really does seem odd but its just away for us to close that gap a little bit more. We have only just started leaving a ‘shirt’ when I discovered it helped a very sad B2. He is the thoughtful one B2 and he knows exactly when 28 days is up. Exactly. So sometimes we need a little something to get us over the line and its been helpful thrown under a pillow on day 30 of a 28 days swing. And its safe that smell. Reassuring. Its a pick me up and the kids get a kick out of it because we can smell him he is close. That smell, his smell well you know it will all be good..the number of times I have buried my head in his cupboard on a bad day well I cant even begin to count.
Don’t think I’m odd daddy really does smells that good.
xx Deb
