"Baby"

Sara's just had a baby, and the guys are choosing gifts. (But who's the father? That's for you to decide. Personally, I think it's Gil ;) )

The gifts mentioned here are real.

It was an exhilarating day for the members of the night shift. One of their own, Sara Sidle, had just had a baby, a boy, and they were in a thrilled and generous mood.

Swept by it, all five of them -including the baby's father- had decided to buy a large present and take it to the mother, still recuperating in the hospital.

Unfortunately, they couldn't agree on what to buy.

They'd already got the proud parents a gift; a beautiful crib they'd all pitched-in to get. But now that the baby was born, they wanted to go out and get him all sort of things. The problem was what to get, since each had their own idea on what a baby needed the most. In fact, the discussion got so heated, that in the end they wisely decided that buying baby John a gift each would be more generous.

They certainly didn't want to fight over what to get a newborn, for God's sake.

And that's why just a few hours after Sara gave birth, Gil, Nick, Greg, and Warrick were pushing a cart down the aisles of 'Baby Chic,' the baby store closest to the hospital.

They were still arguing on the merits of their own chosen gift.

"Guys," Warrick said, "We want this baby to love music, don't we?" and he put a large "Rainbow Sound Blocks" set in the cart.

"Well," Nick said, "I think it's important for a boy to love sports." And he put both a Little Slugger Mini Baseball Bat and a Baby's First Sports Bag in the cart.

"We want this baby to be smart," Greg said, adding the three DVD sets of "Baby Vocabulary Builder."

"Well, we want this baby to feel loved," Grissom countered, placing a cuddly teddy bear inside the cart.

Catherine, who was walking behind them scoffed.

"Oh, you men," she said, "You're only thinking of the baby. What about the mother?"

They all turned and looked in disbelief at the huge box she was dragging.

"What's that?" Asked Gil.

"Disposable diapers," Catherine said, "A two-month supply."

The men shook their heads.

"No way," Greg said.

"Sara will never use disposable diapers," Nick added.

"She's adamant about using cloth diapers," Warrick said.

"Yeah," Gil nodded, "She says they're more eco-friendly."

Catherine merely smiled.

"Boys," she said, "After one week washing cloth diapers, you bet your asses she'll be happy to have these on hand."

The End

Note: I still remember having to wash my baby brother's diapers by hand. Ugh!