That evening, Cory and Tooanga announced the move to the kids. The announcement did not go over as well as they had hoped it would.

"We're MOVING?!" Riley squealed.

"I don't WANNA move!" Auggie complained.

"Buddy, we have to move. We don't have enough space-"

Auggie interrupted with a deep sigh. "Because of the baby."

And with that, Auggie walked away.

"You know, I resent this baby for ruining my life!" Riley said, before storming out.

Cory looked over to Topanga, whose face crumbled. "She didn't mean that!" Cory said.

"She resents the baby?" Topanga cried.

Cory pulled his wife into a hug. Then, he proceeded to go after Riley. He knocked on the door and walked in.

"What is this about?" Cory asked.

"All you and mom ever talk about any more is the baby. It's like Auggie and I don't even matter. I just don't want you to forget about your first two babies. I mean, I know Auggie and I aren't as cute as the baby is gonna be, but-"

Cory interrupted, pulling Riley into a tight hug as they cried. "We would NEVER forget about you, Riley!"

And with that, Cory wiped his tears and left the room. When he returned, Topanga was with him.

"Listen to her." Cory told his wife, turning to their daughter. "Tell mom what you just told me."

"I just said that Auggie and I don't seem to matter anymore. I don't want you and dad to forget about me and Auggie once the new baby is born. You're always talking about her. I know the baby is going to be cute, but Auggie and I need you, too."

Topanga pulled Riley into a tight hug while they both cried. "Hunny, you matter, the ONLY reason we talk about Hailey so much is because we are trying to be prepared for her! I never want any of my children to feel like they're loved less than their siblings. I love all of you equally!"

"We always talked about you, too." Cory said. "Every single time you kicked. Every day we talked about you."

"And every single time Hailey kicks, I think about you and Auggie and how much this is going to change your lives." Topanga said. "Cory, I think it's time we give it to her."

"You think she's ready?"

Tooanga smiled and nodded. Cory pulled something from the top of Riley's closet and handed it off to Topanga, who flipped it open. Riley immediately noticed all of the old pictures.

"This is your baby book. We've been waiting to be able to give it to you."

Topanga smiled at the first picture. "This was when we found out that our little family was going to be growing to three of us."

"And this was the first time we went to the doctor. The doctor said everything was fine, so I had to give the camera a thumbs up." Cory said.

"And this was the day we learned you would be a little girl…."

"Notice the expression on mom's face." Cory said, "She was so excited!"

Topanga skipped over a few pages until she landed on the one she wanted. "This is the day you came into our lives. My make-up is running down my face because from the moment I saw you, I fell in love with you, and when I held you for the first time, I cried for at least ten minutes."

"Really?" Riley asked.

"Yeah, she cries when she's happy." Cory replied.

Topanga nodded. "See, here's how I look at it. Before you were born, I carried you next to my heart for several months. Once you were born, you owned my heart from the moment I laid eyes on you. Auggie too, I carried Auggie next to my heart, and for the last seven years he's had my heart, too."

Riley caught on, "Now Hailey is next to your heart…."

"Yeah. Hailey is next to my heart, but soon she will be here, and I know I will fall in love with her just as I did you and Auggie. Hunny, things will be different for awhile once she is born. You will notice that I spend a lot of time with her, and that's because she will be totally dependent on me for awhile. Don't ever mistake that as me loving her more. The three of you are all equal."

Topanga closed up the baby book and smiled as she handed it to Riley. "This is your story…."

Riley smiled as she took the book. "Does Hailey have a book?"

"Yeah. We've started a book for Hailey. And Auggie has one, too, for when he is ready."

"Can I write in Hailey's?" Riley asked. "I want to be part of her story! I just want to tell her about this. And, I think I should tell her about that weekend we all went shopping for her."

"Hailey will love that, I am sure."

"I didn't really mean it when I said I resent her."

"Always choose your words carefully, Riley. Even when you're mad, words can still hurt." Cory said. "You hurt your mother when you said that."

"I'm sorry mom. I love you!"

"I love you. And I love Auggie, and Hailey. You and Auggie own my heart right now. Hailey gets to sleep next to it."

Riley and Topanga hugged.

"I gotta go talk to your brother now."

Topanga walked to the next room. Auggie was on his bed, crying.

"Auggie, baby, what's wrong?"

"I'm not your baby!" Auggie snapped.

Topanga grabbed him into her arms, "Listen to me. You will ALWAYS be my baby, no matter how old or big you get!"

"But you're having a new baby."

"So? That doesn't mean anything is changing between me and you."

"You talk about her all the time. She's your baby. Not me."

"I talk about her because Daddy and I are trying to be ready for her."

"Why do we have to move? Why can't we stay here?!"

"We could stay here." Topanga said. "But you would hear the baby cry every night because the walls are so thin. And when she gets a little bigger, she's going to need toys to play with. We have no room to put her toys. Daddy and I don't want you hurting yourself by tripping over her toys. We're going to have lots of extra room at the new house that we don't have here. That extra room is going to be a good thing for all of us!"

"It's a lot!" Auggie said. "I don't wanna move and I wanna be the baby forever!"

"You're going to love the new house." Topanga replied. "And you will love Hailey once you see her! There's so many good things about being a big brother!"

"Like what?"

"Like...teaching Hailey how to read. You know that reading sticker you just got? She's going to need you! And, you know, Riley doesn't like to play pirates with you, but you can teach Hailey!"

"But what about Ava? She won't live next door to us anymore."

"We'll LOVE THAT!" Topanga squealed.

Auggie folded his arms. "No we won't! I'll miss her!"

Topanga sighed. "If Ava's mom is okay with it, maybe she can visit at our new house sometime."

"YAYY!"

Topanga's POV-

Maybe if I'm really lucky, I'll be in labor when Ava comes to visit! Labor will be less painful than that little sugar cube!