AN: As yet another procrastination attempt to push off homework that due tomorrow but I thought was due Wednesday, I am back! Happily not dead and loving life a good bit. Yesterday was a wild one but what's college if you can't have a little fun?

Disclaimer: the Victorious characters belong to Nickelodeon and Mr. Dan Schneider and all others either are mine or someone else's.

{{ The responsibility of carrying and bringing a new life into this world is one that cannot be taken lightly. (Gloria Estefan) }}

The call came in a little after three thirty in the afternoon. Everyone was bouncing off the walls excited about the impending holidays while I tried to get Ian and Lizzy to nap so they weren't unbearable during dinner. I could hear Jade's angry voice in the background and I could tell Beck was running his fingers through his hair trying to stay calm and concentrated.

"Beck, the two of you freaking out is going to do nobody any good. Ask Jade how far apart they're coming." I could hear his mumbled voice then Jade's "you did this again to me, Oliver!". Boy did I hope this would go as quickly as the first. I offered to come grab Caleb, but I guess Beck's parents took him or something cause he said that wasn't necessary.

"It's time." I walked up to my husband then went to grab my jacket. It took a few moments for him to register what the two words exactly meant to us, then he followed after me.

"Should I start dinner or order something out? How long do you think it'll be? Can I still call if Ian or Lizzy wake up and start crying because you're not here?" Harry continued to ask question after question.

"Do not, under any circumstances, cook a meal for our children. I'll arrange for something to be dropped off. I don't know how long I'll be gone but I'll go see them before I leave." I sighed, hating that I had to leave my children on Christmas Eve Eve Eve to go be with people who weren't them. "I'll call you with more details later, kay? Okay!" I gave him a quick peck on the cheek before making my way upstairs to grab the two and three year olds and said goodbye.

Twelve hours. I'd been there twelve whole hours and still no baby. Jade was just as miserable as I knew I'd be, though I was pretty sure I took the drugs for both Dylan and the twins. Young Cat Valentine was not one for pain! It was all going so super-duper slow. I think the pain had even gotten to be too much for Jade. And she was sweating. Jade never sweats! Beck made me go get food around seven thirty and I videoed Harry for the kids' bedtime story and song. The younger four, and even Dylan to an extent, didn't understand why she couldn't just have the baby so I could come home or they could come see their new baby cousin. By the time I made my way back upstairs, Jade was passed out in bed and Beck was awkwardly curled up in a chair beside her bed. I settled onto the couch myself, yawning after being awoken at nearly six on the morning by a hungry and restless toddler. I must've dozed off at some point, as I was awoken by a foreign object smacking me right in the side of the face.

"Gah!" I bolted awake. "What's happening…what time is it…is the baby here yet…" I groggily rubbed the sleep from my eyes. The fluorescent lighting made it really hard to get your bearings!

"Beck went to get me water and I can't reach the button and this baby is coming. Now!" My best friend panicked. Holy chizz! I immediately slammed my hand into the nurse button repeatedly. The machine that tracked Jade's contractions was going crazy and I felt so bad that I couldn't help her at all. As the nurses flooded the room and Beck made his way back, I slowly moved myself into the corner. By the looks of things, Beck and Jade would (hopefully) have a new baby in a half hour or so. Once everything settled down, I moved back towards my designated place at Jade's side, opposite Beck. I had never actually seen anyone give birth, unless you can count the four time I did it myself. The more I thought about it all, the weirder to think that I actually did that at eighteen years old. Crazy!

"So what's his name?" I looked down at the little baby and wondered how it had already been about two and half years since my Ian was this little. He was definitely going to look like Beck. Score two for Beck's genes and zero for Jade's.

"Dean Samuel Oliver." Jade smiled. She had such a nice smile. It was such a shame that she didn't do it more often. Seeing Caleb hold his baby brother made Jade cry, but a good cry. Dean looked almost identical to Caleb as a newborn. Beck's parents brought him over shortly after he woke up and he'd been hooked ever since. I don't even think I could count anymore the amount of times he'd asked Auntie Cat to hold him up so he can see his baby brother.

Not too soon after, my own children arrived, looking a tad exhausted, probably from convincing Harry to let them stay up all night (haha. Get it!).

"Mommy!" Ian came sprinting down the hall. I immediately dropped to one knee and enveloped my baby in a giant hug.

"I missed you last night, bug!" I whispered as I rocked the two year old side to side. Once Harry and the other five kids caught up, I led them to Jade's room to see their newest little cousin.

"Do I get a baby brother too?" Ian looked up at me from his place on the couch next to Caleb.

"No!" I was quick to respond. "Mommy has six of the best kids in the world, so she's done having babies now!" I tried to beat around the bush. "You get to be Mommy's very last little baby."

"Kay kay!" He went back to watching the movie someone put on a PearPad. As cute and adorable as Dean was, I was done. Six kids by twenty-three was plenty! I was perfectly happy and content with the little family I already had. Though I loved babies and little kids immensely, I didn't need to have any more of my own.

Dear Diary,

Hi it's Cat! Dean is here! I feel kinda bad cause Caleb's birthday is tomorrow but for now, I don't think he minds. He's really digging having a baby brother. He reminds me of Dylan when the twins were born. Dean's also another Christmas surprise! Beck and Jade can keep having babies in place of my present. Ian asked the age old question of when he'd get a baby brother or sister and I nearly spit out the drink I didn't even have. No more babies would be coming out of me, no thank you! I would always love babies, but as for ones of my own, I was finished. The twins and Lizzy got to hold a baby for the first time by themselves and we even let Ian hold Dean, with our help of course! Though he is and will be the baby of the family, he was so gentle holding his little cousin! I think my heart started to explode at just the adorableness that is my youngest son. Still so happy Ryleigh convinced us to have one more baby! Now I got the privilege of being full on Auntie Cat, and the best part is I get to send them home when I'm done!

Love,

Caterina

AN: Ahhh gotta love a Bade child! And Cabbie children! And heck even Carry children are great! So as a grand total, we have: a 10, 6, two 4's, a 3, one nearly 3, a 2, and a newborn. So many children! Also, though they won't appear in the story, the whole gang's got children coming at some point! I'll be sure to shove them in at the very end! G'nite!

-Sami