Fiona was going out for the night with friends. She was leaving Shrek with their triplets. She was nervous about leaving them with their father. "Don't worry honey. They'll be fine with me." Shrek told her. "It's not that. I'm worried. It's the first time that I left the house for a drink with friends and they'll be worried without me here. " she said as she kissed him.
"We'll be fine honey. You go enjoy yourself." He told her as he watched her leave. He then saw his son Meatballs crawl over to him. He looked like he was about to cry. "Hey, hey cut it out. Mommy will be back soon. Daddy's here so you're not alone." Shrek said gently. Meatballs then started to cry. He got worried as Felicia and Spam joined in. He then picked one of them up. Something reeked. It was Spam's diaper. "Uh-oh! Somebody needs changed." Shrek muttered as he began to change his son's diaper. "Better?" he asked him. Spam cooed happily at that. "I'll take it as a yes." Shrek said as Spam crawled on the floor.
He then picked up Felicia and Meatballs and sat down in Fiona's rocking chair with them in his arms. "I can't believe I'm blessed with three cute little babes. Sure they're mess makers sometime but all babies are like that. Only I hope when they grow up that they find Love with people just as wonderful as them." He thought looking at them. Felicia then started touching his nose. He smiled warmly at that. "That's good honey." He said to her. Spam then laid his head on his father's leg. Shrek's heart melted at that. He then bathed them gently.
The worry that had filled him when Fiona left the house was fading. He laughed as his sons made bubbles in the tub. "Daddy!" Meatballs said. Shrek's mouth hung open at that. He had been drying Spam and Felicia when Meatballs said that. He then saw Donkey and Puss burst in through the door. They saw their friend in shock. "Boss are you okay?" Puss asked nervously. That made Shrek snap out of it. "Huh? Oh sorry Puss. Can you keep an eye on Felicia and Spam while I finish with Meatballs?" he said. "Where's Fiona?" Donkey asked him curiously. "She went out with friends. She was scared about leaving them with me." Shrek told him. Donkey watched as his friend dried his son and put him in his arms as he sat down in the alligator chair. "Daddy!" Meatballs said again. This shocked Donkey. "He just said… his first word!" he said frantically. "I know. That's why I was like that when I was drying the other two." Shrek said as Meatballs yawned. "Aww. Someone's ready for sleep!" Donkey said as he saw him lay his head on his father's shoulder. But Puss was chasing Spam. He'd taken Puss's sword and was running around with it. "Come back here before you get hurt!" he said to Spam, Felicia was just sitting on the floor taking in the madness of her brother. Shrek then saw Meatballs wiggle a little. He then heard him cry as he woke up.
"Great! Now he's awake! I had him asleep but you guys had to wake him up." Shrek said irritated. Puss then watched as his ogre friend moved onto the rocking chair with Meatballs in his arms. He and Donkey watched as Shrek rocked his son to sleep again. They then put him in the crib. "But boss what about the other two? They're still up." Puss told him. "Don't worry. I've got a way with kids." Shrek reassured him as he filled up two bottles with warm slug milk. Spam and Felicia then crawled over at the sight of the bottles. "Good babies." Shrek said as he watched them drink. Donkey then watched as they fell asleep at once. Puss put them gently in the crib next to their brother. "How did you know that'll work?" Puss whispered. "No baby can resist warm milk, even ogre babies. It's like a toasty sleep aid." he told him. They watched as he sat in the alligator chair. His eyes were focused on the fire in front of him. He then fell asleep. Puss smiled as he put a blanket over his legs.
Later Fiona came home. Sh was nervous as she came in but seeing the triplets asleep in their crib relieved her. "Hey honey." she whispered as he opened his eyes. "You're back already?" he said to her. Spam then woke up. "I'll get it." Shrek told her sleepily but she calmed Spam down and put him back to sleep. She smiled as she looked at their babies.
Their precious treasures that needed more protection than gold or a mansion... "I know you're gonna do some amazing things when you're bigger." she thought as she lingered near the crib...