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Merry Christmas!
It seemed that Nick had just put his head on the pillow when he heard a soft voice say, "Dada!" Nick cracked open his eyes to see Finn sitting on his bed and smiling. Nick couldn't help but smile when he saw his son's beautiful face. "Hey, Finney." Nick opened his arms and Finn crawled into his daddy's arms for a hug. Nick smiled at his son. "Guess what?" Nick whispered to his son. "It's Christmas morning."
Finn looked at his father curiously.
"Yeah," Nick said. He smiled lovingly at his little boy. "Merry Christmas, Finney."
Finn rewarded his father with a big smile. Nick loved seeing his son happy. He narrowed his eyebrows and frowned. "How'd you get out of your crib?"
"Say 'mawmaw let me out'," Nick's mother Jillian said with a smile. Finn looked up and smiled at his grandmother in the doorway.
Nick smiled. "She did?" Finn rewarded his father with a soft laugh and a smile. Nick loved seeing his son's smile.
"So you ready to see what Santa brought?" Jillian asked her happy grandson.
"Yeah," Nick said with a smile as he took Finn in his arms and got out of bed. "You ready, Finney?"
Jillian walked in ahead of Nick to record Finn's first Christmas on her cell phone. Nick had Finn facing forward in his arms as he walked into his living room.
Finn was mesmerized by the tree as he looked at all the Christmas decorations. Jillian and Roger smiled at their son and grandson. "Merry Christmas, Finn!" Roger said.
Nick smiled as he looked at the toys under the tree for his son, and he loved seeing Finn's reaction to his new toys. "Look, Finney," Nick said. "Look what Santa brought you." He smiled as he showed Finn the teddy bear and little baseball under the tree.
Finn smiled and pointed to his new toys. "Oh," he said softly.
"Yeah," Nick said. He gave Finn his new bear, and Finn looked at the toy and smiled. "Ah da!" Finn said as if to say thank you!
Roger sat down on Nick's couch. "What else did you get, Finn?" He reached over and pulled a wrapped gift from under the tree.
Nick smiled as he took the gift and Finn patted the present. Nick unwrapped it and had to smile when he saw the football. "Look, Finney. You ready to play football?" Finn smiled and patted the new football.
Roger and Jillian laughed softly. "You got your first football when you were around Finn's age," Roger said.
"And you couldn't wait to play with your brother and sisters," Jillian added.
Finn patted the new football and giggled. Nick couldn't help but smile. "What do you think, Finney? You ready to play football?"
"Ba!" Finn said with a smile.
"Yeah," Nick said as he hugged his son. He loved spending his first Christmas with his son.
"Okay," Jillian said. "How about some breakfast? We've got pancakes, sausage, eggs..."
Nick shook his head with a smile. Only his mother could get everything together at the last minute, he thought.
"Baw, baw, baw!" Finn said as he patted his new football. Nick smiled at his son. "Yeah. You going to have that when we watch the Cowboys?"
"Ah!" Finn said with a big smile.
Nick smiled and joined his parents at his kitchen table. Of course, Sam wanted helpings from everyone. Finn laughed as the dog happily got some sausage from Nick's plate. "Oof," Finn said as he pointed to the German shepherd.
"Yeah," Roger said.
"Mom, everything looks delicious," Nick said as he surveyed the breakfast his mother prepared.
"Just wait until you see what everyone's bringing for Christmas dinner," Jillian said as she hugged her son. She gave Finn a small pancake and smiled as the little boy started eating it with his fingers.
Nick loved visiting with his parents, and it wasn't too long before his siblings, nieces and nephews arrived at the house. They piled into the house with gifts and food, giving Nick, Finn, Jillian and Roger hugs. A chorus of "hello" and "Merry Christmas" carried through the house.
Nick's sisters joined their mom in the kitchen to prepare food for dinner, while Finn happily got attention from his grandfather and cousins. Nick's brother Johnny smiled when he saw his baby nephew with the football. "You getting started early, kid?" Johnny asked his nephew.
"Ah!" Finn said as he held his new toy.
Nick's brothers-in-law laughed. "I think he's ready to play," Melanie's husband Frank said as his eldest child Jack bounced the happy baby on his knee.
Everyone gathered in Nick's living room to open presents and visit. Finn got lots of clothes from his aunts and uncles, and some toys that he loved. Nick just loved watching his son with all his family happily opening his gifts and playing with his cousins. Finn sat on his grandfather's lap as Nick and his brother-in-law Michael passed out gifts.
As full as the house was with family, Nick didn't feel cramped or confined. He loved watching Finn with all his family. Seeing his son happy meant the world.
Nick sat next to his father and Finn reached for his daddy to take him. "You want to go see your dad, huh?" Roger asked as his grandson crawled into Nick's arms.
Nick smiled as he held his son. "Yeah," he said. He felt more love than he'd ever felt in his life when Finn tightened his little arms around his daddy for a hug.
Jillian and Roger smiled with love and pride as their son hugged his son. "Looks like he's having a wonderful day," Roger said.
Finn pulled back and patted his father's shoulder. "Ooh!" he said.
Nick smiled. "Yeah, you're having a great Christmas." Seeing the joy in his baby son's face meant everything.
With all the presents, food and company, it was the busiest holiday Nick had experienced in years. But it was also one of the happiest. Seeing the holiday through Finn's eyes meant the world. Finn may not have known just what the holiday was, but he loved being with everyone.
As much as Finn loved the attention, he was getting sleepy. Nick smiled softly as Finn laid his head on his shoulder. He gently rubbed his son's back. "It's okay," he whispered. Finn yawned, and everyone awed at sweet baby boy. "I think he's ready for bed," Jillian said.
Everyone said goodnight to the sweet baby boy as Nick took him to his room. Finn whined softly as Nick began to walk to his bedroom. "Whatcha need, Finney?" Nick asked. Finn reached over Nick's shoulder for his grandmother and grandfather. "Aw," Roger said as he stood. He gently patted Finn's back. "Goodnight, Finn."
"Goodnight, sweetie," Jillian whispered as she kissed his cheek.
Roger gently gave Nick Finn's football, and smiled when he saw his grandson's sleepy smile. "He's a Cowboys fan already," he whispered.
Nick couldn't help but smile. "Yeah." He said goodnight to everyone as they stayed and continued visiting with each other.
Nick quietly closed the door and gently put Finn's football in his crib. He then tried to put Finn in his crib, but the baby boy tightened his grip on Nick's shoulders.
"It's okay," Nick whispered. "You've had a big day, huh, Finney?" He smiled when he saw his son was sound asleep. Nick gently laid Finn in the crib.
Looking at his sweet baby son, Nick couldn't help but feel blessed. Yes, he would always wish things could've been different and Julie was here to raise their son with him. But seeing his son happy and knowing he had this little piece of Julie gave Nick more happiness than he ever thought possible.
Nick didn't think he'd ever felt more love on Christmas than he did this holiday. Seeing it through his son's eyes and being with his family made Nick happier than he'd ever felt. As he watched his son sleep, Nick still felt amazed that this incredible creature was his baby boy. And he and Finn loved each other wholeheartedly. No matter what happened, Nick was forever thankful to have his son.
Finn smiled softly in his sleep, Nick wondered what his son was dreaming about. He imagined Finn dreaming about spending the day with his grandparents or playing football with his dad and cousins. Nick gently held his son's hand and watched him sleep, just feeling happy that Finn was his son.
"Happy First Christmas, Finney," Nick whispered. A faint smile crossed his son's face, which made Nick smile warmly. He softly blew Finn a kiss. "Love you, Finney. Merry Christmas."
The End