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Chapter 2: Melody's First Laugh
A couple of months passed and Amy, Rory, and the Doctor quickly adjusted to life with little Melody.
"Amy! I think Melody needs a change!" The Doctor hollered through the TARDIS.
Amy came rushing down the hall and snatched Melody out of the Doctor's arms. "Honestly, as old as you are, how have you never learned to change a nappy!" Amy muttered irritatedly. Being a new parent was hard, and even with the help of Rory and the Doctor she was still sleep deprived and frazzled.
She took Melody down the hall to their room where Rory was napping and placed placed her on the changing table with the wipes, nappies, and ointment.
Rory woke up just as she was finishing fastening the tabs on Melody's diaper.
Rory came over and placed his lips on Melody's stomach, blowing to make little noises to try and make her laugh.
Melody was now almost three months old, and even though she was a happy little baby and smiled often, they couldn't get her to laugh no matter what they did.
Rory picked her up and carried her into a brightly lit room that was painted yellow with Winnie the Pooh characters on the wall and soft carpet padding the floor. For now, this was the playroom. The Doctor and Melody's grandparents had gone nuts over the her and spoiled her rotten with hundreds of toys, books, clothes, and anything else she might have needed.
Amy took out a soft, thick, blanket with animals all over it and laid it down on the floor so that Rory could place Melody down on her stomach. The Doctor walked in and seeing Melody on the ground, placed a bunch of noisy toys in front of her and started pressing random buttons on it.
Melody's bright green eyes grew big and wide at the new sounds.
"Doctor," Amy moaned tiredly while rubbing her head. "Did you really have to pick the noisiest toys for her to play with today?"
"Well, sorry! I just thought she would enjoy the sounds!" The Doctor said, faking offense.
"Yeah, well, you forgot to think about if the parents would like the noise, too." Amy mumbled.
Rory, who had gathered up some brightly coloured, plastic balls, walked back over to where Melody was staring up at the Doctor. As he was walking, he tripped over a toy, and the balls went flying into the air and eventually hit the Doctor square in the face.
"Ow!" The Doctor cried, rubbing his face.
Melody laughed, a small giggle, but it was enough to make Amy, Rory, and the Doctor's face light up into some of the brightest smiles they could make.
The laughter didn't last long, and Melody just stared up at the three of them.
"Do it again, Melody! Laugh for daddy!" Rory cooed.
"Let me try something…" Amy grinned deviously.
Amy picked up a blue plastic ball and threw it at the Doctor, hitting him in the stomach.
"Oi!" The Doctor shouted.
Melody giggled harder this time, and Amy and Rory grinned at the fact that they knew how to make her laugh.
Amy and Rory started picking up the plastic balls and began pelting the Doctor.
"Oi! You lot!" The Doctor hollered as Melody continued giggling.
"All right! That's it!" The Doctor said picking up some balls and returning fire on Amy and Rory.
Melody kept laughing, with small breaks in between as Amy, Rory, and the Doctor had a ball fight with each other.
The Doctor grabbed the plastic balls around him, chucking them back at Amy and Rory as the Ponds collapsed in a fit of laughter.