A/n, thanks for all the feedback. Keep it coming, please? It's going to be a massive update day for me. It's raining for like the zillionth day in a row and I don't wanna be outside so expect updates on a lot of my stories. Ages for this chapter are as follows. Savanna, four, Nate, two, DJ, two, Jason, eight months old. Jack 7, Sarah, 11 months old. Henry 4, Lisa two. Baby Jason's experience is based off my eight month old nieces own experience a month or so ago. I felt so bad for her. Anyway, happy reading. R/R! -------------------------

Spencer sighed in relief when he looked down at the infant and found him fast asleep. "Finally," Reid mumbled standing from the rocking chair and walking to the crib. Jason had a nasty respiratory infection and an ear infection on top of it. The baby had fought going to sleep. Spencer knew it was because he couldn't breathe, but he and Derek were exhausted. The twins were clinging to the terrible twos as hard as they could despite the fact that they would turn three in a month and Savanna was always a bundle of energy. Neither of them could hardly believe that she would turn five the month before Jason would turn one. Gently Spencer moved his arms from underneath the baby and let his back touch the sheets in the crib. He was about to start for the door when Jason started crying as soon as he felt the matris underneath him. Sighing but understanding that his baby son couldn't breathe unless he was sitting up and leaning against either his or Morgan's chest he picked up the sick infant and headed back to the rocking chair. Jason's cries turned to coughs then back to cries as he tried to suck in air. He could feel his heart breaking. He hated to see any of his children sick or in pain. A soft knock on the nursery door grabbed his attention. Looking up he caught sight of an exhausted Morgan standing in the doorway. -------------

"Here, let me take him for a bit. You can try and get some sleep."

"Okay, thanks, did you sleep?" Spencer wondered as he stood up and placed the fitfully dozing baby in his other father's arms. The transfer caused him to wake and a painful cough to come deep from his lungs. Frowning Derek patted the babie's back.

"Shh, it's okay, kiddo. I know you can't breathe."

"I got a little sleep, but not much. It's hard to sleep when they're sick, you know?" Morgan whispered. He was trying to quiet the crying baby and having little success. Settling himself in the rocking chair he began to rock guiding Jason's head to his shoulder. Thankfully the baby started falling back to sleep.

"Yeah, I know, but I think I'll try. Come get me if you need me," Spencer reminded.

"I will, night, pretty boy."

"Night, Derek." -----------------------

The rest of the night was more of the same. One of them would stay up with Jason while the other one would try and catch some sleep. Morning arrived and the two parents struggled to get moving.

"C'mon, Savvy you gotta get up," Morgan coaxed as he shook the little girls shoulder.

"Nuh uh Jay keeped me up wif his cryin'."

"I know, but it's time to get ready for daycare. He couldn't help crying, he's sick, remember?"

"Yeah, I know." Yawning widely the four-year-old reluctantly climbed from bed and headed to the bathroom to go potty. The twins were much more eager to be up than their older sister, and tore down the hall the moment Spencer had woken them.

"Full of energy as always," Spencer commented wryly.

"Mmm hmm, I can see that. It's gonna be a long day," Morgan responded. Just then Savanna came scampering out of the bathroom just as a crash and a small voice saying "uh oh" came from the living room.

"Rock paper scissors?" Reid asked. His husband nodded.

"One... two... Three!" Both of them held out their hands. "Paper covers rock," Derek declared.

"I'll deal with the 'distructive duo'," Spencer said resignedly as he made his way to the stairs. He briefly wondered how they had gotten the baby gate at the top open but decided that would be a question for another time.

"C'mon, sweet girl, let's get you dressed," Derek said swinging his daughter into his arms causing her to giggle. ---------------------

A broken candle holder greeted Spencer as he entered the living room. The twins were standing next to the broken object wide-eyed and trying to figure out how to run. They had only taken a couple of steps when he stopped them.

"Freeze!" Instantly both children froze their hands at their sides. That was one command all the children knew by heart. They also knew ignoring it would land them in even more trouble then they were already in. "What happened?" Reid prompted.

"We was' pwayin tag and I hitted the table and it feld off," DJ explained.

"What have Papa and I told you about running in the house?"

"Not do it," the toddlers answered together. It was then that he noticed Derek's cell phone on the floor between them.

"Is that Papa's cell phone?"

"We wanna talk to Nana," Nate protested.

"That may be, but we don't take other's things without asking and mine and Papa's cell phones aren't toys, are they?" The two shook their heads. "Well, here's your punishment. I want you both in your time out chairs until I come back down stairs, and no dessert tonight for playing with something that's not a toy. Now, go to time out."

"But Daddy," DJ whined.

"No whining, go," Spencer said sternely pointing a finger at the purple and blue chairs situated in opposite corners of the living room. Savanna's pink chair was on the other wall but thankfully they hadn't had to use it in a while. Pouting both kids shuffled over to their chairs and sat. "Face the wall," Spencer instructed. Nate looked like he wanted to argue but a glare from his father silenced him. Turning they faced the wall. "Don't get up until I say so."

"Yes, Daddy." Getting a broom he cleaned up and threw away the broken candle holder before heading back upstairs to check on the rest of the house. He groaned when he realized that they weren't done with the terrible twos yet. Even once the twins grew out of them they still had Jason. Give me strength, Spencer thought silently as he reached the top step and latched the baby gate before going in search of the rest of his family.

TBC?

A/n, please read and review. More will probably come soon, but reviews help that.