Elliot swallowed his saliva and said confusedly, “He was crying just now, so I fed him some milk, but he puked after drinking. Did I do something wrong?”
Avery understood and walked toward him. She looked at Robert. His mouth still had some white foam.
“Babies puke. Once he grows older, he will be fine.”
“But he didn’t puke when you fed him in the afternoon.” Elliot suspected that he did something wrong.
He was not exaggerating, but when Robert finished the entire bottle of milk, he puked almost all of it out, which completely drenched his shirt.
Seeing how sincere Elliot asked her, she analyzed the problem for him.
“When you’re making the milk, make sure that you don’t let too much air enter the bottle. After Robert finishes drinking, he must be upright for a while. Sometimes, no matter how you pay attention to it, he will still puke. This isn’t all your fault. He is at the age where he would just puke.” Elliot let out a sigh of relief.
“He puked almost all of the milk out. Will he be hungry? Should I make him another bottle?”
“No need. He isn’t crying, that means he isn’t hungry.” Avery took Robert over from him. She saw his chest covered in milk.
“Go take a shower! You reek of puke.”
Not only Elliot, but the entire room reeked of puke.
Elliot went to the bathroom. Avery placed Robert down. She took a wet tissue to wipe his little mouth. Then, she asked tenderly, “Babe, are you happy that your Daddy was carrying you? Your puked scared him! He is not a coward. He cares for you, which is why he was nervous.”
Avery said while changing Robert’s bib. When Robert had a clean bib, he smiled adorably. At that moment, he knew how to smile. Usually, it was not a laugh. He just smiled quietly.
“Did you smile at your Daddy? If you were to smile at him, he would be extremely happy.” Avery carriedic Robert.
“He said that he wants to take care of you tonight, but I’m a little worried. I’m not worried that he wouldn’t do a good job. It’s just that he hurt his head today…”
Just when Avery said her worries out loud, a knock came from the door. Avery, with Robert in her arms, walked over to the door and opened it.
“Avery, let me take care of Robert tonight!” Mrs. Cooper said, “Isn’t Mr. Foster hurt? I’m afraid that Robert will disturb his rest.”
Robert needed to be fed every two to three hours. Even if Avery were to take care of him, it would surely wake Elliot up too.
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