Right Where You Belong
Casey Parker Alister-Lincoln fit in with her new family from the moment her dads met her.
Shortly before Halloween the adoption agency Drew and Rick had signed up with called again. A baby girl was available for adoption. She had been born at St. Luke's Hospital and the original adoptive parents the birth parents had chosen changed their minds. The decision was left up the agency to pick a new family.
Drew and Rick were that lucky family.
The newborn had been given a clean bill of health and had been released from the hospital. The blue-eyed baby with lots of dark hair with a reddish tint was currently with interim caregivers employed by the agency. The couple could pick up the baby in five days. They weren't the only ones thrilled. Davey and Shaye, who were now four years old were excited and didn't understand why they had to wait to meet their sister. Children didn't understand paperwork so the dads explained they had to get the house and a room ready for their baby sister. It was the truth. They had to get everything new for the nursery which the siblings wanted to be "under the sea theme" with lots of turtles and shells. Ever since the family had taken their first family trip to Galveston Davey and Shaye loved the beach. Their parents told they were going to try to make the trip twice a year. When Drew got home he swore he never wanted to see another speck of sand. Ironically, a sandy beach near the ocean was another story. That sounded great and the trip was even better than he thought it would be. He had to clarify, it was desert sand he never wanted to see again.
The thought of a new baby was exhilarating. At the hospital it was a joke their friends had never met two men who loved babies so much. Now Drew had to recruit said friends to help get everything to together so they didn't have to wait any more than those five days to bring the baby, they planned to name Casey Parker Alister-Lincoln, home.
At the announcement of their friends were adopting another child, Topher Zia smiled.
"That's great, man. I can't wait to meet her," he said. "I'll ask T and Jordan when I get the chance if they have the time to help you out tomorrow. I ask but I'm sure Janet wouldn't mind watching the little ones for ya. She would shop for baby clothes too but I'm sure your sister and Syd got that covered."
Drew chuckled. Topher was right. Syd and Claudia were out together early that day to buy the bassinet, car seat and other basic essentials like bottles, formula, diapers, pacifiers and clothes just in case the nursery was not completed in five days. Drew could hear Janet Zia's excited squeal when her husband called.
"She said she'll take Davey and Shaye any time," Topher said while still on his cellphone.
Some of the staff wondered why the two men going back to sleepless nights and diapers, now their two toddlers were clear of it. Was it that unusual for them to think that was not a big deal? And especially them being men? Why did people make it such a big thing? It was a very short phase in life that wasn't as "horrible" as parents made it out to be.