(note: this is modern AU (alternate universe )

Now Stuart loved his son more than anything but there was a problem ...a problem ...he was afraid

not of fatherhood ...but of his son or to be more specific... of breaking his son , Little Hoss was about the size of a loaf of bread and weighed just as much not at the lack of trying on his mothers part to build him up the boy for his small size guzzled like a vacume , but Stuart could hold the babe in one hand no problem

yes there where times when he was frightened of hurting the lad since stuart himself was a large burly man with thick red hair and beard and could easily push a car by himself .

But Hoss had his moments where his fathers fears relaxed when he would grab his fathers unruly mane (and sometimes Stuarts friend Gordens blond locks ) and refuse to relenquish his hold apon it , or when Stuarts nose would be a replacement for Hosses misplaced sassy (pacifier)

or when the boy would scream with lungs better than stuarts own when he was displeased

yes the boy was small but strong

one of these days Stuart will always remember

the boys mother Val was feeding there son it was a peacfull scene and Stuart loved to gaze apon it

but when Val moved to burp the baby the little one Hoss let out a series of hiccups but instead of unleashing the power of the banshees wail

he giggled

a bunch of giggles along with the hiccup sounds making for a very weird moment came forth and Stuart and Val could not help but chuckle well Val finished burping the giggle infested tot

yes there where moments where the little "hiccup" showed his strenth