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Meredith had reached her seventh month mark and made it just through a two year old's birthday party. She truly could handle anything. Derek and she had found out they were have twins, when she was five months along. She sat down to read a new book she had purchased called "What to Expect When Expecting Multiples." They had a planned C-section for in exactly two months and three days. They hadn't had any problems until up about two weeks ago. They doctor thought one of the babies had a heart murmur, but there was no definite way of telling till he baby was born.
"Mommy!" said Ava loudly as she came up the stairs quickly.
"Ava what did we say about inside voices?" asked Meredith.
"That it should be quiet inside." said Ava stumbling over her words slightly.
"Right. So no more yelling. What did you need honey?" asked Meredith knowing what was going to come out of her mouth.
"Can we go give Daddy a surprise visit?" asked Ava.
"Don't you want to open all your presents you got today?" asked Meredith.
"No I want Daddy to be here to see me open them." answered Ava.
Meredith sighed as she put her book down. She then smiled to herself; Ava was definitely a Daddy's girl. She loved Meredith of course too, but she always wanted to be around him, even when he wasn't home.
"Well Ava Daddy should be home very soon. He gets to come home early today because it's your birthday." said Meredith.
He does?" questioned Ava.
"He does. So why don't I make your birthday cake and you can color Daddy a picture." said Meredith as she headed towards the kitchen.
"Okay." said Ava as she took her coloring books and crayons and headed towards her booster seat.
Meredith strapped her in and started on the cake. Before both Ava and Meredith knew it Derek walked in the door.
"Daddy!" screamed Ava excitedly unbuckling herself and lunging into his open arms.
"Hi Bear!" said Derek just as enthusiastically. "Happy Birthday."
"Daddy can we open my birthday presents now?" asked Ava
"Why don't we wait till after dinner and cake." suggested Derek.
"Okay I'll draw you another picture till then," said Ava as she took her coloring book and crayons into the living room to color.
Derek smiled and walked into the kitchen to find Meredith hard at work on dinner and cake walked up to her and wrapped his arms around her. She yawned slightly as he did so.
"Why don't I finish dinner and her cake and you can go color with her?" suggested Derek.
"If you insist." Meredith said as she kissed him and started towards the living room ready to finally relax.
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Meredith finished combing the knots out of Ava's thick spirally curly hair. She had just finished giving her a bath and they were about to open presents.
"Momma we open presents now?" asked Ava with a hit of glee shining in her blue eyes.
Meredith smiled. "Yes honey now we can."
Ava raced out of the bathroom and into the living room where Derek had put all her presents into a pile. Derek looked up t see Ava and smiled when he saw Meredith not far behind her. Ava started opening her presents. She opened various presents until she got to the biggest one wrapped, which was from Meredith and Derek. She opened it to reveal a doll house. Her face lit up.
"Daddy we open it?" asked Ava as she yawned.
"Not tonight Bear. It's way past your bedtime." said Derek as he swooped her up and carried her down the hall with Meredith following behind him. They laid her down and both kissed her goodnight.
"Goodnight Mommy and Daddy. I love you." said Ava as she drifted to sleep.
"Good night Ava. Happy Birthday." said Meredith as she shut the door.
Meredith and Derek headed down the hall to their bedroom and they too fell into a peaceful slumber.