Author's Note: Thanks for all the alerts and reviews. This chapter was a little difficult to write because I know absolutely nothing about babies. I did research, but how much of it is true, I do not know. I hope I included enough of the other characters to make people happy. This chapter is pretty sappy, but I think it is warranted. I will take suggestions different situations you'd like to see and possibly use them. Please read and review. The next chapter will have more Chelsea.

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Ziva was going stir crazy. She had four weeks left until Tali was supposed to be born and the doctor put her on bed rest after a miscarriage scare. She had also been on desk duty at work for what seemed like forever. Yep, she was going nuts. She was sitting up in bed feeling like a balloon, her hair in a sloppy ponytail. Luckily Nanny June was there to help, her hair a bright pink.

"You are almost there darling." Nanny June said, setting a tray of soup in front of the frustrated woman.

Ziva just let out a disgruntled huff. Her hormones were out of whack as Tim had said just before getting a face full of spaghetti. Tim had been walking on eggshells around her and he was suddenly looking forward to work.

"Oh, that man." she grumbled before taking a bite of soup.

"Tim's being irritating?" Nanny June commented, handing Ziva a glass of water.

Ziva nodded and took a gulp. More doctors' orders. She was in the bathroom constantly.

"More than ever." Ziva said.

Nanny June knew that wasn't true, that it really was Ziva's hormones, but that's not something you tell a restless very pregnant woman. She should know, having given birth to two of her own.

"Does it hurt Nanny June? Giving birth I mean."

"Like hell." the eccentric nanny answered, there was no use in sugar coating it, "But now they have better drugs. But it's totally worth it."

"Nanny June said a bad word." Chelsea said, entering the room.

Ziva motioned for Chelsea to join her on the bed. Chelsea happily complied, and snuggled next to her mommy. Nanny June smiled, and quietly slid out the bedroom door to let them have their moment.

"Do you think that Tali will like me?" Chelsea asked nervously.

"She will love you Tetelah." Ziva said, kissing the top of the five-year-old's head.

"Tell me the story of Tali, your sister again." Chelsea asked.

Ziva had given her a very watered down version of her youth, so she began.

"Tali was the best of us…"

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Three and a half weeks lather Tim was sound asleep when he began to get whaled on by his wife.

"It's time." Ziva whisper-yelled, smacking him again.

"Time for what?" he said rather sleepily and stupidly.

That earned him two more smacks and some not very nice words.

"Ok, Ok, Let's get your go bag and take Chelsea to Gibbs'."

Ziva cried out as a contraction hit. That got McGee moving.

It seemed like forever till they got Ziva into a room at the hospital. McGee felt like he was sweating buckets. He had a child already, but this was different. He let out a rather unmanly squeal as Ziva had another contraction and turned his hand into a pile of bones.

"Oh shut up you…"

That was all he understood before Ziva cursed him out in her many languages.

A smiling nurse came in and McGee quickly turned to her.

"How much longer?" he said desperately.

The nurse brought in the doctor, who took a look.

"Are you ready to push Mrs. McGee?" he asked with a smile.

"Oh my f-ing god yes!" she yelled.

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After a lot of screaming, pushing and many threats to McGee's manhood, they had a daughter. Born 3 minutes before midnight, Tali Rivka, named after Ziva's mom, had weighed in at 7 pounds, 14 ounces. She had a tuff brown hair and brown eyes. She was beautiful. At the moment McGee was rocking her as an exhausted Ziva slept. Tomorrow the team and Chelsea would be arriving. Gibbs had called and told him that Chelsea was chomping at the bit, but he had managed to get her to sleep.

"Tim." Ziva said groggily, struggling to sit up in the bed.

McGee set Tali in the bassinet they had for her and hurried to help Ziva sit up.

"Where is Tali?" she asked, panicked.

McGee picked up the sleeping baby back up carefully and handed her to her mother.

"She is so beautiful." Ziva whispered, running her finger across Tali's forehead softly.

"Yes. Just like her mom." McGee said, pulling a chair up to the bed.

Ziva smiled and gazed at him lovingly.

"I love you Timothy McGee." she said.

McGee stood and leaned over and gave her a kiss.

"And I love you Ziva McGee. Get some rest." he said, "The crowd will be here tomorrow."

He waited till she was asleep to take Tali back to the nursery. Then he settled back into the chair and surprisingly fell asleep.

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Director Shepard must have pulled some strings, because the next morning everybody was waiting in front of the nursery window. A nurse must have pointed Tali out because everyone was either cooing or poking at the window. Chelsea was sitting on Gibbs' shoulders talking like crazy.

"Hello." McGee greeted.

Abby squealed and flew into his arms.

"She is soooo beautiful." the Goth gushed, squeezing just a little too hard.

"He can't breathe Abs." Tony said, slapping McGee on the back, "Congrats, she's cute."

After the men shook his hand and the women hugged him, he finally got to Chelsea. He lifted her in his arms and pointed to Tali.

"What do you think Chels?" he asked.

"Can I play with her?" she asked back.

"Not until she's a little older." he answered.

Chelsea looked a little disappointed, but lit up when Tali waved a little arm around.

"Look Daddy! She's saying hi!" Chelsea waved back eagerly, "Wait! Where are they taking her?"

"They are taking her to your mommy. She has Tali's food." he explained as easily as he could as Tali's bassinet was rolled out of the room.

Gibbs took her from him when he gave a little nod.

"Tony, Sarah, can I talk to you?"

His best friend and his sister gave him an odd look, but followed him to the end of the hall away from the masses.

"What's up?" Sarah asked.

"Ziva and I have decided to ask you two if you would be Tali's godparents." he said.

Sarah burst into tears and almost knocked him over with the force of her hug.

"Yes. Yes. Yes." she babbled, "I'd do anything for you."

"Even dump Damon?"

Sarah glared at him.

"Except that." she snapped, stomping away.

Tony had yet to answer and was pulling at his collar.

"Yeah, sure." he said smoothly, but McGee knew he was trying not to cry.

Tony looked around, then gave McGee a quick, really quick, hug.

"Thanks man." he murmured before heading back into the crowd.

McGee jumped when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned to see Gibbs standing there. Suddenly he was the recipient of a head slap.

"Your sister could do worse." his boss said in his firm, but quiet way.

McGee sighed.

"I know, boss. But she's still my little sister."

"How old is she?"

"24." McGee answered guiltily.

"Old enough to make her own decisions, I'd say." Gibbs said before wandering off.

McGee rubbed the back of his head and noticed two things. One, he hadn't been head slapped in a while and two, he needed a haircut.

"Timothy my boy!" Ducky called, "The nurse said that Ziva is ready for us to visit."

McGee headed down the hall with everyone, resisting the urge to childishly stick his finger down his throat and pretend to gag when he saw Sarah kiss Damon.

To him, Ziva was glowing in that hospital bed with Tali in her arms and Chelsea snuggled up to her side. The room was loud, but, as cheesy as it sounded, filled with love.

"I told you it was worth it." Nanny June said, her new hair color ketchup red.

Tony cleared his throat.

"May I-may I hold her?" he asked Ziva.

"Of course. You are her godfather." she said, handing the baby to him.

"Like Uncle Day is mine?" Chelsea asked, sliding off the bed to hug said uncle.

"You bet kid." he said, lifting her in his arms.

Gibbs helped Tony hold Tali correctly, and then stepped back to let him have his moment. Tony rocked her slightly. He thought for a moment she was going to cry, but instead Tali yawned. McGee had never seen Tony smile like that before.

"She's so tiny." he commented softly.

"Awww." Abby said, "I'm already Chelsea's godmother, who is Tali's?"

"Sarah." Ziva answered as Tony handed the baby to her sister-in-law.

"Congratulations Ziva." Jenny said, kissing her on both cheeks.

Ducky gallantly kissed her hand, while Jimmy awkwardly shook her hand. Gibbs kissed her cheek as well and whispered something in her ear that made her tear up. Sarah handed Tali back to Ziva.

"We need to do something to celebrate once you're able to!" Abby said in a rush, "But what?"

"A formal dinner?" Ducky offered.

"Amusement park?" Tony said.

"I just had a baby DiNozzo." Ziva emphasized.

"How about a family barbeque?" Jimmy said.

They all gaped at the man who usually said the wrong thing.

"That's not a bad idea Jimmy." McGee said.

Jimmy flushed and stared at the floor.

"I like it too." Ziva said with a smile.

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A little later, it was just the four of them. Tali was a good baby, only crying once in a while, mostly when she was hungry or needed changing.

"How long will it be till you can come home mommy?" Chelsea asked from McGee's lap.

"Just until tomorrow Tetelah." Ziva answered, then addressed McGee, "You should take Chelsea home, freshen up, and make sure the nursery is set up."

McGee stood, sliding Chelsea off his lap.

"You'll be ok?" he asked.

"Yes we will be fine. Chelsea needs to sleep in her own bed tonight. Just be sure to bring me a set of clothes."

"Ok." McGee said, leaning down to kiss her and kissed Tali's forehead lightly, "I love you both."

"I love you both too Mommy." Chelsea said.

"We'll be back tomorrow morning." McGee assured her, grabbing Chelsea's backpack and guiding her out of the room.

"Things are lots different now, right daddy?" Chelsea asked as he helped her buckle into her booster seat.

McGee paused a moment, not expecting something like this to come out of a five year old.

"Yes, things are different. But do you want to know something that's the same?" he asked.

Chelsea nodded.

"I love you." he said, tapping her nose lightly.

"I love you too daddy." she responded with the same action.

"Let's head home and get it ready for your mommy." he said, closing the sliding van door.

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It was quite the adjustment after Tali came home. The quiet baby at the hospital was gone. Now McGee and Ziva were up during the night, taking turns so one could go to work in the morning. Even with Nanny June, they were exhausted. Nanny June said that Tali was colic.

Gibbs had pulled some strings at work, AKA Jenny's strings, and added (not replaced) a team member: Damon. It was temporary at the moment, but Gibbs trusted Damon and hoped that even when both McGee and Ziva were able to both work again, that he would stay on.

Chelsea's fascination with her sister had quickly morphed into annoyance. Ziva and McGee didn't realize how much until breakfast one morning.

"Can we give Tali back?" she asked over her bowl of cereal, glaring at the baby in her daddy's arms.

"Chelsea!" McGee exclaimed, "No, we cannot give her back! She is your sister forever."

Chelsea crossed her arms and pouted.

"I don't want her. She's too loud."

"It will not be like this forever." Ziva said patiently.

Chelsea just huffed and shoved her half eaten breakfast away from her, spilling it slightly before stomping up the stairs.

"Chelsea Laurie McGee!" McGee bellowed, "Get back down here!"

Ziva set a calming hand on her husband's arm.

"I will speak to her."

Chelsea was sitting on her bed crisscross, staring at her stuffed bunny that Tim had gotten her. She had tears running down her face. Ziva sat beside her and pulled her into an embrace.

"Oh, Tetelah, I know you are tired, I am too. But this is just how a baby talks. She does not have any words to say, so she cries." Ziva tried to explain.

She was surprised when Chelsea flung the bunny across the room and began to sob.

"Daddy likes Tali more than me." she sniffled.

"That is not true at all." Ziva said firmly.

"Yes-huh." the little blond countered.

"Does he not still read to you?" Ziva asked, "Does he tell you he loves you? Does he take you to the park?"

Chelsea nodded reluctantly.

"But he yelled at me." she said.

"Did you say something mean?" Ziva said.

Chelsea sighed and nodded again.

"You know what you need to do."

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Downstairs, McGee was feeling miserable, then suddenly there were arms around him.

"I'm sorry daddy." Chelsea said, "I will not be mean about Tali again."

Ziva took Tali so McGee could pull his eldest in his arms.

"I forgive you Chels. And I love you, you know that."

Chelsea just hugged him tighter.