"Hey Big Boy..Hi.. " I looked deep into his big blue eyes,"When we get home, everyone is going to be so happy, your big sister and all your aunts and uncle, and especially Daddy and Mommy have been waiting so long to see you.."
The corners of his little lips were moving like he was trying to smile, i have never honestly fell in love with a boy so quickly in my life..but that's just between me and Bailey.
The Next Morning,John came early to pick us up
"Are you ready, Bailey?" John asked him while i was getting dressed
"Did you get everything finished?" I asked tucking in my tank top
"I got the crib set up and he can share Maggie's room until it's painted" John said picking up the baby carrier
"Where is Maggie?" I said noticing she wasn't with him
"She's at home with Vin and Our Moms" John said
"Oh good lord.." I said knowing what was going to happen when we got home
"Yeah and P.S.your mom has already called Dibs on the Baby" John rolled his eyes
"Oh well.." I said,"Let's go"
After filling out a flurry of release forms, John brought the Jeep around and put Bailey in the back
"Do you need help getting in the car?" John asked
"Yeah, I just need you to hold my hand while i step up" I was still incredibly sore from the delivery
Just before we pulled up to the house, I got incredibly nervous for some reason
"Are you ready?" John asked taking the baby out of the car
"I think so " I said then walked up to the door
"Hey Hey" Annie's voice rang out and she came running toward me
"Hi!" I said hugging her,"Who else is here?"
"Gina, Stevanne, Newman Noah..the whole gang plus both of your families" Annie said pulling away
"Oh boy, before the everyone crowds around us..Where's Maggie?" I asked looking around
"She's out back" Annie said taking the diaper bag off my shoulder
"I'm gonna go show off the baby" John said going into the living room
I walked around and saw Maggie playing on the swing set and Vin pushing her
"Hey!" I called
"Hi Nik..look who's here Maggie! it's Mommy!" Vin said stopping the swing and taking her out
"Hi Baby girl" I said rushing forward and hugging her
"Mammm" She said her eyes lighting up
"Where's John" Vin asked handing Maggie to me
"Inside" I said then walked with him inside,"Thank you so much for Babysitting Vin"
"Ah it's no problem..she's a good kid" He said pushing up his glasses
We walked into the living room and I sat down in the old leather beat up couch with Maggie on my lap
"Maggie..there's someone here who wants to meet you" John said bringing the baby over to us
"This is Bailey,your baby brother..can you say Bailey?" I asked
"Baywe" It came out so clear like she had a little lisp
"Very good" John kissed her on the head
Maggie was very content just playing with Bailey's little hand and he didn't seem to mind because he slept right through everything
"So now that you've got a boy and a girl, Are you guys planning on anymore?" Natalie asked
"Nat!" I couldn't believe she would even ask
"I'm just being curious" Natalie said
"Well to answer your question, what with our son being less than 48 hours old, the baby factory is closed for now" I said
"My baby has a baby" My mom came crying in the room
"Uh Ma..Did you forget about Maggie?" I asked
"Of course not but i meant you have two kids now..i can't believe it" My mother said holding out her arms
"Nona." Maggie said holding out her arms
It was too cute watching them both, I couldn't help but laugh
Just then Bailey let out a scream
"Uh oh..i think someone's hungry" I said getting up and getting his bottle from the diaper bag," John, do you want to give him his first bottle at home?"
"Ok" John said taking the baby from the carrier and giving him a bottle, Bailey must have been hungry because he sucked it right down
"I think we're going to have a big eater on our hands" I commented
"Like Father, Like Son" John's mom said
Everyone was so amazed at how much Maggie looked like me and How much of John was in Bailey ..to which we both answered "Of course they are our children!"
We didn't sleep at all that first night because between Bailey and Maggie, they each took turns screaming every 15 minutes
"Is this going to happen every night?" John asked pacing back and forth with Maggie while i changed Bailey
"I hope not" I said then got out of the way while he changed Maggie
"Well know how everyone commented on how much the kids looked like us?" John asked
"Yeah..?" I said curiously taking Maggie from him and putting her in the crib
"I think they inherited your vocal cords and my laugh!" John said
"Shut up and feed your son" I said handing him Bailey
Over the next few weeks, we alternated between painting the nursery and taking care of the kids and John was trying to teach Maggie how to drive the toy converitable
"Come on Mags" I heard him say.. I was in the kitchen giving Bailey a bath in the sink because bending over the tub would have killed my back
"John, I don't think her legs are long enough to reach the pedals " I called through the window washing Bailey's face
"It's cool, i fixed it so her feet don't have to reach the pedals" John said standing over Maggie
"I betcha he tied bricks to the pedals?"I said talking to Bailey, finishing bathing him
"I tied bricks to the pedals" John said pushing Maggie around the driveway
"Did Mommy call that one, Bailey Boy or what " I said drying him off
"Hey come out and watch" John called
"Alright ..Just let me dress the baby and I'll be right out" I said walking into Maggie's room where we were keeping all of Bailey's stuff until the nursery was done
Because it was so warm out,i put him in a t-shirt and just his diaper because i didn't want him to overheat
"Ok Bay, Let's go see what Daddy's up to" I said kissing his chubby little cheeks and went outside
"Maggie..Let's show Mommy how the convertible works" John said picking up something that resembled a large calculator
"What the heck is that?" I asked sitting on the porch step with Bailey in my arms
"It's the remote control,so i can control the car in case something happens" John said
Poor choice of words to say to the mother of a one year old and a three week old
"Like?" I said panicking
"Calm down.." John said seeing the expresss on my face
At age one, Maggie is very smart, she must have observed John putting the bricks on the brakes because when he went to pick up the remote, she put her little feet against the pedals and took off
"Oh my god!" I yelled watching my baby speed off down the street but i couldn't run because i would have dropped Bailey
"What?" John said not realizing she was gone
"She took off" I said jumping up and down until i realized i was still holding the baby
"Oh shit!" John took off after her ..but she was going wicked fast
"USE THE REMOTE!" I yelled putting my hands over Bailey's ears
"I CAN'T! IT DOESN'T HAVE BATTERIES" He yelled back
"I think Daddy must have suffered an even bigger concussion when he fell on the sidewalk" I said to Bailey going into the kitchen, I debated wheither or not to Call 911
I waited a half and hour, I was going out of my mind, where the hell are they?..Just as i picked up the phone, it rang
"Hello?!" I said breathlessly
"Hi Honey" It was John..
"Where are you?" I asked checking on Bailey who'd fallen alseep in the bouncy chair
"Greenwich Ave" He said
"That's ten blocks from here, she rode 10 blocks in that stupid thing?" I said getting angry
"Yeah..We'll be home soon" John hung up
"Oh my god" I said pacing
i was trying to read a magazine when they came home
"Oh my god..my baby!" I said yanking Maggie out of John's arms
"She's alright, no damage done..she stayed on the sidewalk the entire time" John said, "I lost her on Sigamore Lane but then when i cut across Wildwood road, i found her"
"What made her stop?" I asked gripping Maggie
"You might want to let go soon because she's going to lose consciencious, the battery on in the convertible died" John said going into the kitchen
I put Maggie on the floor and handed her the blocks
"I knew this would happen in that stupid toy..i knew she wasn't old enough for it.." I said following him
"Alright, So when she gets older, we'll try again" John said opening a bottle of water
"Why couldn't you buy her a barbie like a normal person would" I said grabbing a grape
"Excuse me, at least i'm letting her grow up..not yelling "MY BABY" everytime she moves or makes a sound" John said
"You know what.. your in such a rush to have her grow up.why don't you just start her in college next fall instead of preschool then possible med school" I said starting to make a sandwich for Maggie
"You're outta your freaking mind" John said sipping the water
"Well have me commited then and then you can raise the kids by yourself " I said going into the living room and handing Maggie the sandwich.
We didn't talk much over the next few days because we are majorly pigheaded and the only way we know how to freeze each other out is not speaking to each other but eventually the fight was forgotten and we moved on with our lives
John came home all excited one night, one of his regular customers had given him two Yankee tickets
"Nik, come on, it can be a date" John said following me around the house,"You remember what dating was like BEFORE kids"
"Yes i remember what dating is and i still don't want to go.why don't you ask Vin or Newman?" I said folding some of Bailey's clothes
"I did and Vin's going to Maine and Newman's taking Christina camping" John said plopping himself on the couch
"Somehow I can't picture her camping," I said
"Wait ..i know I'll take Maggie" John said
"No way."I said firmly
"Why?" John asked
"Because you lost her on Sigamore Ave..you want to risk losing her in Yankee Stadium? " I said sitting on the couch beside him
"I'm not gonna lose her, she'll stay right with me the entire time and i won't let her out of my sight" John said
"Alright" I agreed against my better judgement
On the Day of the Game, I woke up Maggie early so she wouldn't be too cranky and got her dressed in her little overalls and put what little hair she has into two pigtails
"Are you almost done?" John said putting on his coat
"Almost, Now i've packed the diaper bag with toys, diapers extra clothes, cookies and two bottles" I said puting Maggie's sweatshirt over her head
"Relax..it's a baseball game..not crossing the Nevada Desert" John said picking her up
"Alright, i also put in sunscreen and an extra cell phone" I said walking them to the door
"Ok..say bye to Mommy" John kissed me on the lips then i kissed Maggie on her head
"Bye Honey" I said closing the door
I went back into the house and played with Bailey
"Well..it's just you and me today, what should we do?" I asked him," I know, we'll call your aunties and see what's going on with them" I picked up the phone
"Hello?" Annie's voice rang out
"Hey it's me." I said cradling the phone
"Hey Babygirl ..What's up?" Annie answer
"Well Bailey and I are on our own today, we were wondering wheither or not you and some of his other aunts want do something?" I said playing with the baby on the couch
"Let's go to the mall!" Annie said..i knew she'd say that ..
"Ok..We'll meet you there in about..an hour?" I said looking at my watch
"Ok see ya then" We hung up
I got the baby dressed then got myself dressed..i had so much stuff to lug, my purse,the diaper bag, the carriage and the car seat
Somehow, we managed to get out within the hour which was a major miracle, We even made it through mid-town traffic with a problem..this was going to be a good day after all
We beat Annie there, i sat in the food court and read a Magazine while Bailey slept
"AHHHH!" A hand grabbed me and screamed
"OH MY GOD!" I screamed throwning my magazine in the air..it was Annie
"Haha..I got YOU!" Annie laughed
"I'm gonna kick your ass" I said then chased her around until i realized i left my baby alone in the carriage, I ran over and saw he was still sleeping, Annie finally stopped running and sat down with us
"So What's going on?" Annie asked
"Well, in between modeling,sailing around the world and raising two kids, not much" I said rolling my eyes
"Smart ass" Annie got up and got sodas for both of us
"So who are we waiting for?" I asked sipping my soda
"Gina and Brennan" Annie said
Just then Bailey started to cry loudly
"Oh Big Boy what's wrong?" I said picking him up
"Maybe he's hungry" Annie suggested picking up his bottle
"No He ate before we left..i think it's because we stopped moving " I said standing up and walking around..that seemed to calm Bay down quickly
I walked around the food court and when i came back, Brennan and Gina were there
"Hey GI Joe" I said kissing him on the head
"Hey Daisy" He always called me Daisy because when i used to wear shorts, they would ride up and i'd look like Daisy Duke
"Hey. there's my favorite guy in the world" Gina said holding out her arms for the baby
"Alright, Before the munchkin wakes up, let's go shopping" Annie said standing up
I pushed the carriage while Gina carried Bailey, We walked around for a few minutes until we were in front of Cache, a ritzy store where only skinny girls can shop
"OoOo I wanna go in here!" Annie squealed, grabbing me by the arm and dragging me and the carriage into the store
"Let me go!" I called and looked over to see Brennan and Gina cracking up,"Are you coming?"
"Yah, we'll be right there" Brennan said
" Nik, i need you to work your magic and create an outfit for me" Annie said rifling through the jean rack
"Ok Ok" I sighed, I started to walk around and found a beautiful pair of black jeans with sequins on the bottom and a tank top with Johnny Depps picture on it then i grabbed a white sweater and walked over to where Annie was standing
"Here, put this on" I said handing the clothes to Annie, she immediately ran to the dressing room
"Hey ..you find anything?" Brennan asked swinging his car keys
"Yah, i put her in black jeans, a tank and a sweatshirt" I said looking at some clothes
"Oh well that's good..but did YOU find anything?" Brennan asked
"I can't fit in anything here" I said looking at a pair of jeans
"Nikki, what do you think of this shirt?" Gina asked holding up a blue halter top and putting Bailey in the carriage
"Sexy..I like it " I said
"Here, try this on?" Brennan said holding up a jean skirt and a tube top
"Oh I don't know..I still haven't lost all the baby weight" I said
"Go" Brennan pushed me toward the dressing room
"Watch Bailey, will you?" I said through the dressing room door
"Sure" Brennan called
"Nikki..come take a look at this?" Annie said leaving the dressing room
"Alright but you've gotta look at mine too" I said squeezing into the skirt and squeezing my boobs into the shirt
"Me too"Gina said opening her dressing room door
"Ready..1..2..3" I said opening the door
I joined Annie and Gina in front of the mirror and was amazed at what i saw, we looked HOT!
"BRENNAN!" We yelled in unision
Brennan came in with Bailey and dropped his jaw
"Excuse Me,I was looking for my girls, Annie, Gina and Nikki, Not Shania, Britney and Carmen " Brennan said complimenting us, then he picked up Bailey, who was awake and looking around,"What do you think of your Mommy and Aunties?"
Bailey smiled and laughed
"That's my boy" I said fiddling with the top of the tube top
"Quit fiddling with it otherwise you'll be flashing us" Gina said laughing
"Well it wouldn't be the first time" Annie said
"Excuse me..not in front of my child... thank you!" I said
After buying the clothes at Cache, We stopped in a few more stores and took a break in Jay's Burger Hut, I ordered a cheeseburger, Gina had a Deluxe Cheesburger, Annie had a Bacon Burger and Brennan had a caesar salad
We'd just gotten our food and i had barely take a bite when Bailey started to cry
"Oh big guy, what's wrong?' I said picking him and realizing he needed his diaper changed,"Oh shoot, i need to change him"
"I'll do it" Brennan offered
"Are you sure?" I asked handing him the baby
"Sure..besides, i don't your food to get cold" He said taking the baby and the diaper bag into the men's room
"He's such a sweetheart" I said sipping my lemonade
" I know and he still looks so hot in those army clothes " Annie said biting into her sandwich
"Oh lord..here we go..quick! change the subject!" Gina said laughing
"I talked to Stevanne last night" I changing the subject
"Really? What'd she say?" Annie asked
"Wanted to know when we were having Maggie and Bailey baptized and who was going to be their God-mother" I said eating a fry
"Oh lord" Gina said rolling her eyes
"So when are you gonna do it?" Annie asked
"in a couple months, we were gonna do it when Maggie was a few months old but then time got away and then i got pregnant so now we're gonna do Bailey and Maggie together " I said finishing my burger
"Wow..so on the godmother thing who's gonna be it" Annie asked .i knew she'd go there
"Well, I was think you and Stacey could be Maggie's godmother and Gina and Catie could be Bailey's,then Vin and Andy could Be Maggie's Godfather and Brennan and Noah could be Bailey's" I said pushing the plate away
"You want us to be your kids godmothers" Annie started to cry
"Oh man here we go!" Gina said
"No tears, just be happy" I said
Just then Brennan came back with Bailey, right away i noticed a huge wet spot on his shirt
"Hey Baby" I said taking Bailey from Brennan
"What's up with the wet spot?" Gina said
"Your Demon spawn peed all over me!" Brennan said fake angry
"That's my boy" I said kissing his little head
"Shouldn't you have know to look out?" Annie asked
"It's happened so fast before i could stop it"Brennan said dramatically
"Do you want me to get you a new shirt?" I asked trying not to laugh
"Could ya please?" Brennan said slightly panicked
"Take Waterboy for a second while i go" I said handing Bailey to Annie
I grabbed my purse and ran over to Sears, I must have looked at dozen Men shirts before i finally found an Army camflouge t-shirt
"Is this everything?" The Cashier asked
"Yup" I said pulling out my wallet
"That'll be 79.99" the cashier said
"Excuse me..i don't think i heard you..80 bucks for a t-shirt?!" I said
"Yes" the cashier said, i just sighed and handed over my credit card
I walked back over to the restaurant and dropped the the bag in Brennan's lap
While he went changed, i told the girls the cost of the shirt
"that was the most expensive damn t-shirt, I've ever bought" I said sitting down
"Why didn't you just go buy a package of t-shirts for 10 bucks?" Gina asked
"Cuz i didn't think about it .." I said
"Duh" Annie said as Brennan came back
"Gee thanks Nikki.. I can't believe you found an Army shirt" Brennan said
Annie Gina and I just laughed ..but we couldn't explain it to poor Brennan.
We left the burger place and walked around some more, stopping in a few stores, i bought Maggie some jeans and t-shirts in Baby Gap and Annie bought a rubber ducky for Bailey in Toys-R-us, After shopping in a few more stores, We said our goodbyes and Bailey and I went home
I lugged the stroller into the house and half dragged the car seat, ( i took the baby out first and put him in the playpen..don't worry)
"HELLO?!" I called
No answer.. must still be out..
I put away the stroller and got Bailey ready for bed
"Ok Bailey Boy let's get you all settled in your PJ's" I said picking him up and walking into the nursery, which had just been finished that week, we decorated the walls in a pale blue and John put all sorts of posters on the walls of football players, baseball players, and Hockey players..it looked like a typical boy's rooms but i added a rocking chair that had been my grandmother's and the crib was Ali's from when she was a baby
"Oh your such a big boy!" I tickled him,"who's mommy's favorite boy?"
he laughed and grabbed my face because i was leaning over him, he had such a good grip he almost took off my cheeks
"Oo you gotta let go of Mommy's face.." I said prying his little hands off my cheeks, and put a blue onesie on him, I finished dressing him and brought the baby over to the rocking I grabbed a book and started to read him a story but he didn't want to hear a story
"You want Mommy to sing a song?..your big sister loves it when Daddy sings to her..maybe Mommy's singing will have the same effect on you" I said kissing his bald little head
"You've got a friend in me You've got a friend in me When the road looks rough ahead And you're miles and miles From your nice warm bed You just remember what your old pal said Boy, you've got a friend in me Yeah, you've got a friend in meYou've got a friend in me You've got a friend in meIf you've got troubles, I've got 'em too There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you We stick together and can see it through Cause you've got a friend in me You've got a friend in me Some other folks might be A little bit smarter than I am Bigger and stronger too Maybe But none of them will ever love you The way I do, it's me and you Boy, and as the years go by Our friendship will never die You're gonna see it's our destiny You've got a friend in me You've got a friend in me You've got a friend in me"
I finished the song and looked down..he was asleep..i was scared to move because one inch and he'd be up for hours. I picked up Dr.Seuss's cat in the hat and read to myself until i heard his little baby snores. I picked him up and put him in the crib
he didn't make a peep, i turned on the mobile above his head and left the room
I went over to the living room couch and put on the television .. I picked up newest People magazine, but i must have fallen asleep because i woke up, i heard the doorknob being jingled in the door, unsure if it was my husband or Charles Manson, i grabbed an old hockey stick from the closet, I stood behind the door and waited for the creep to come in
the door popped open slowly
"AAHHH!" I screamed swinging the hockey stick
"OH JESUS CHRIST..What the HELL ARE YOU DOING??" Oops..well it wasn't Chuck Manson but my husband carrying Maggie who was somehow sleeping through my tantrum
"You scared the HELL out me!" I said putting my hand on my face
"Who were you expecting? Gomez Addams..The only people who have keys are you me, our parents and Stacey" John said putting down Maggie on the couch
"I'm sorry " I said hugging John
"I managed to live 20-21 years, I survived injury, high school, tragedy..I'm gonna go blow my nose one day and stable mable here is going to hack my head off with a hockey stick" John said going into the kitchen
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