First Christmas

Happy and Toby woke up to hear Gracie crying once again. Toby groaned and started to wake up. Happy sat up and pulled Gracie from her cradle bed that was next to their bed. It was 3 am on Christmas and Gracie was 7 months old and waking them up all the time. Happy picked her up and began nursing. Toby scooted over to his girls. And sat up and kissed his baby girl's head.

"You're the one that wanted to have a baby."

"I know. And I love my baby, thank you." She said drowsily.

Toby curled up beside her. Gracie began to fuse, telling her mother that she had finished. Toby leaned over to his night stand and handed his wife a burp cloth. She put it over her shoulder and burped the baby. Gracie cuddled into her mother. Happy kissed her head and set her back into her crib. Gracie went back to sleep. Happy layed back down and Toby wrapped and arm around her.

"She looks adorable in that Christmas onesie that Cabe got her." Toby commented.

"She's adorable because she's our kid." His smiling wife corrected.

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Gracie's cries woke them at 9 and they were to meet at the Garage by noon for presents. Toby got up and took Gracie before Grace could wake her tired mother. Toby carried his crying daughter to her nursery and change her diaper. That seemed to quiet her. He then grabbed a bottle from the fridge and fed her. Toby made breakfast while his daughter watched from her high chair. He made Christmas waffles and a glass of orange juice. He picked up Gracie and sat her in the crib by the bed then ran and grabbed breakfast, bringing it to Happy to wake her. They eat in bed and Gracie had tummy time on the bed.

Happy pumped and then they got Gracie into a clean Christmas onesie and put on matching Mr. & Mrs. Claus onesies. Paige wanted them all to stay in PJs for the day. They left for the garage and like always Gracie cried the whole car ride. Happy got out and Toby unbuckled the baby. They walked in with Happy holding Gracie and Toby with a bag of presents for everyone.

They sat on the couch and Paige,Walter and Sly sat with Ralph by the tree. Cabe walked over sitting on one side of the couch with Happy in the middle and Toby on the other end. Gracie sat in Happy's lap and she just stared at the tree. Toby and Cabe were drinking Coffee. Paige passed Toby a gift for Gracie. Toby handed it to Happy and Gracie. Happy had a hand on it and Gracie squealed in delight. She beat the. On happily and the wrapping paper teared. Happy started to slowly take the wrapping paper off. It revealed a baby's first Christmas ornament. Happy smiled and Gracie giggled.

Gracie was an easy baby. She was quite and giggly. She cried only to convey a need, want, or pain. Like all babies she had her bad days but in her 7 months of life she only had 3 bad days.

After presents, Gracie was cuddled up to Toby's chest and cooing happily. Toby was rubbing her back and singing to his beautiful baby girl. His wife walked over to him; smiling at the sight in front of her. She kisses Gracie's head and Toby's lips. Gracie was now tucked into the crook of her father's arm. Happy cuddled into Toby's side that Gracie wasn't in and he wrapped his arm around his wife. Happy and Toby started to fall asleep. Gracie was asleep in Toby's arm and Happy had her hand under his. Paige saw them and got a photo of the Curtis family sleeping together happily in matching Christmas PJ's. Cabe and Sly laughed and Walter smiled. Ralph had fallen asleep by the tree.

Gracie began to fuss and her Pops came and took her before she could wake her parents. Happy awoke and startled at not seeing her baby. She looked and saw Cabe feeding her with one of the bottles she pumped that morning and placed it in the fridge.

Toby started to stir but once he say his baby was safe in her Pop's arms he pulled his wife closer and snuggled deeper into the couch. Happy laid her head back down on his chest and they went to sleep. Cabe laughed.

He walked over to the kitchen where everyone that was still up at 8pm was playing cards. He took a seat and Gracie finished eating. Cabe found a burp cloth and burped her.

Then she slept in his arms till Paige too her from him 15 minutes later. Paige held her and then went to change her diaper.

Happy and Toby had been asleep on the couch for over 2 hours while their friends took care of their baby. Happy woke up because of achy boobs from not feeding Gracie.

She went to her private space where that had a door for her to not be introduced on. She pumped and then brought out the bottles and placed them in the fridge. Now Toby was awake and sitting on the couch holding his baby girl.

She sat next to him and took the child. Gracie giggled at them and hugged her mama. Gracie was very attached to them more than normal kids at her age normally are.

They still did not know if she was a genius yet. She had been trying to talk but still hadn't said a real word.

Suddenly Happy and Toby hear her mumble something.

"Mama" Gracie mumbled against Happy's shoulder.

"Did you just? Did she just?" Toby stumbled. Amazed that she had spoken out of nowhere.

"My baby girl said my name first!" Happy praised. Kissing her baby whom was a ball of smiles and giggles.

"Mama!" Gracie squealed. Suddenly everyone was around them. Gracie wanted to show off and loved all this attention.

"Mama! Mama!"

"Gracie's first word!" Paige said.

"I would have preferred my name but my baby can talk!" Toby announced.

"Mama!" Gracie squealed again. Loving everyone's reactions she thought long and hard.

"Dada" Gracie spoke quietly looking around to see if she was right.

Toby took Gracie from Happy.

"Yes Baby Girl! Say it again." Toby urged

"Dada!"

He kissed her head then Happy's lips.

"Best Christmas Ever!" Toby cheered.