"Blargh!" poor Lovino was suffering form morning sickness despite being in his second trimester.

Antonio rubbed his husband's back the younger man sobbing, "Its ok Lovi. Just let it out."

"I hate this…I thought I wouldn't have morning sickness this long…now I can't even help set up the twins' party!"

Down in the kitchen Feli was having his own issues, feeding six kids at once. The older four were able to feed themselves but the younger two were being fussy.

"Come on boys, open up. It's good for you," the younger Italian pleaded with Ivan and Yao, trying to feed one boy then the other.

The little Russian hit the spoon out of Feli's hand and made the baby food splatter on the ceiling.

"Ivan! It's a no-no to waste food like that!"

"But that stuff smells icky!" whined the little over three month old.

"Yeah! Icky! I want Papa to feed me!" agreed Yao who had been taught that Antonio, despite being the one who breastfed him was his father.

Feli wasn't really in mood to breastfeed Ivan but knew that the little boy would start crying soon if he wasn't feed. He also noticed the boy making grabby hands at his chest, besides, Ivan was the only one who didn't have any teeth. Yao had one coming in though it was only just starting to appear.

"Come here Sunflower," Feli said taking his youngest son from his high chair and lifting his shirt so he could nurse.

Ludwig didn't like his new brother at all, he wanted to be the center of his mother's attention but now Feli was always busy taking care of Ivan.

"Luddy, stop glaring at Ivan and eat," Feli ordered.

Ludwig started to cry, his Mama never spoke to him like that before, the other toddlers covered their ears.

"Stop that right now Ludwig, or it's time out!"

Ludwig cried even louder, he was never threatened with a time out before…Ivan had made his mama hate him!

"What's going on?" asked Antonio walking in.

"Ludwig's being a brat," said Feli handing his brother in law Ivan and a bottle before putting Ludwig in time out, "You're time doesn't start until you stop crying young man."

Ludwig stopped wailing but tears still leaked from his eyes as Feli turned the "Time out Egg timer" to two minutes then headed back to the kitchen, the other children finishing up their breakfasts.

Lovino came down for some water a moment later, "Why is Ludwig in time out? I thought you never punished him."

"I can't pick favorites Fratello. Ludwig glared at Ivan while I was feeding him and when I told him to stop he started crying."

"It's sibling rivalry. Ludwig dislikes Ivan because he feels that Ivan's taking all your love away, that's why Antonio and I try to play and spend time with all our kids," explained Lovino shrugging.

"You two have an advantage," protested the younger brother.

"Hey, at least not both of them are being jealous," Antonio provided picking up Yao and offering him a bottle after handing Russia back to Italy.

At that point the timer went off and Ludwig ran too his and Gilbert's room. Feliciano sighed, putting Ivan in the playpen and popping in his pacifier then headed up to his elder sons' room.

"Ludwig…" the Italian man's heart nearly broke seeing his blond son crying on his bed picking up the boy, rubbing his back and rocking him, "Constant as the stars above, always know that you are loved. And my love shining in you will help you make you're dreams come true. Will help your dreams come true. The lamb lies down and rest it's head. On it's mother's downy bed. Dolphin plays in the moonlight's glow and butterflies dream of a violet rose. Dreams of a violet rose. I'll cradle you in my arms tonight as sun embraces the moonlight. The clouds will carry us off tonight. Our dreams will run deep like the sea. Our dreams will run deep like the sea. Constant as the stars above, always know that you are loved. And my love shining in you will help you make you're dreams come true. Will help your dreams come true."

Ludwig looked up at Feli, rubbing his eye, "Sorry Mama…"

"No, I'm the one who's sorry baby. I didn't mean to be so short with you but you're older then Ivan, that means you should know better. He needs me a lot more then you do, he doesn't even have teeth yet. You have to remember that Ivan's gonna look to you and Gilbert for guidance when he gets older," Feli told the blond kissing his forehead, "You think you can handle being a big brother?"

"I twy…"

"That's my boy. How about after I put Ivan down for his nap you, me and Gil watch a movie?"

Ludwig nodded eagerly before running out of the room. In the living room Lovino watched the kids as Antonio looked up bakeries where they could get birthday cakes for the twins. They needed two so neither twin would feel left out or at least one that was half for a girl and half for a boy. The children played with soft blocks as the adults worked and Feli came in following a much happier Ludwig.

"Seems that you two made up," said Antonio seeing the oldest blond happy again.

Feli nodded and smiled sitting down and playing with the kids, scolding Gilbert for throwing blocks in the air in a very stupid attempt at impressing Maddie. He was trying to juggle.

"Zzzzz…" everyone looked over to see Lovino asleep holding Ivan and Yao.

As promised Feli watched a movie with his older sons until they too drifted off for their naps. After Alfred and Maddie's birthday party, during which Gilbert had thought he could play the piano (A toy one) and banged the keys until Feli pulled him away promising drumming lessons for the boy's fifth birthday. After that, Christmas came and went and Ivan finally started go teethe. Though first thing he bit was Gilbert's arm which resulted in the older boy crying until Feli managed to pull the teary-eyed baby off. Apparently his brother's arm was the closest thing to Ivan's mouth at the time but the baby was punished with no desert that night. He found that he also liked to chew a souvenir Hockey puck that Maddie had been given for her birthday, making the girl cry as her cousin drooled and dented the plastic disk until Antonio ordered her a new one which she kept away from her baby brother and cousin. Lovino wasn't a happy camper when they figured out that he was carrying France's reincarnation and actually punched Antonio in the face when he tried to calm his spouse down by hugging him.

"Lovi! Come out of there!" Antonio begged when Lovino locked himself in their room.

"No! You just want to hug me cause I'm carrying Francis!" whined the other man.

"I need to take you to the doctor for your check up," pleaded Antonio.

"Fine…" said Lovino opening the door as his brother dressed the kids in their winter coats, "What are you doing Fratello?"

"We need to get supplies. We're going to the bulk store," Feli replied.

"We help!" cheered Maddie, hugging her mother's leg.

"Ok, be good for your uncle sweeties," said Lovino as the family got into two cars.

After they got to the store Feli put the youngest kids into the child seat of the cart then had older kids hold hands as Ludwig held on to cart.

"Lets see, we need diapers, wipes, chicken fingers, pasta, cheese, Mac and Cheese, formula, cheese puffs, gummy vitamins, granola bars and bandages," said Feli handing Ivan the list, "Hold this for me sweetie."

Ivan and Yao sucked on their binkies as the group shopped.

The trip went easy enough though Feli had to keep telling the kids no when they pointed at things they wanted like a tricycle, real maple syrup or candy. He also had to deal with people cooing at the kids and giving him funny looks for having so many kids who didn't look a thing like him or each other in certain cases.

"So how did it go?" Lovino asked when he and Antonio got home.

"Never again!" Feli replied, making the other two stare at the innocently playing children.

TBC