25 A day with Izzy

Authors note: this chapter had been changed slightly to fit the story but it's hardly noticable.

Clark's POV

I have a rare day off today so I'm going to spend it relaxing at home with Scarlett, Lillie and Izzy. Lillie and I get woken up by babbling and giggling coming from the baby monitor on the beside cabinet.
"Mmm...Clark..." Lillie moans and snuggles into my side. I stroke her hair and kiss the top of her head.
"I'll go and see what's going on." I say and get out of bed. I walk into Scarlett's room and find Izzy standing on her step leaning over the side of the crib talking to Scarlett who was babbling back to Izzy in response.
"Good morning you two. You having fun?" I say as I walk towards the crib. I pick Scarlett out of the crib and hold her in the crook of my arm.
"Up 'Ark! Up!" Shouts Izzy and I sigh and lift her into my hip with my free hand.
"You're too big for this now Iz!" I say and she giggles.
"No! I'm your baby as well Clarky!" She giggles and wraps her arms around my neck as I make my way back towards Lillie and I's room. When I enter the room I place Izzy on the bed next to Lillie and I place Scarlett in Lillie's arms.
"Ok so while I'm up I'll go and get everyone something to drink so what do you guys want?" I ask
"I'll just have a glass of orange juice please. Izzy?" Says Lillie turning to Izzy who is curled into her side.
"Milk please 'Ark!" She shouts.

When I get back upstairs, Lillie had just finished feeding Scarlett so I take her off her and burp her. Once I had burped her, I lay her on her back on the bed and she lays there for a while babbling and kicking her legs about.
"What're you trying to tell us Lettie?" Asks Lillie tickling her tummy lightly. Scarlett babbles in response.
"We love you too Lettie!" Says Izzy, pretending that that was what Scarlett was trying to say to us.
"Hey! Why wasn't I invited to this mini social gathering?" Teases my mum, walking through the door.
"Mummy!" Shouts Izzy, jumping off the bed and running towards mum. "Scarlett's been talking to us!"
"Really? That's great!" Says my mum. "I'm off to work now, your dad should be home soon, he's had to work over time again. But when he does get home, Izzy in particular, he's going to be pretty tired so just leave him be for a few hours ok?" We all nod and mum hands Izzy back to me before kissing us all goodbye.

A while after my mum had left, Lillie and I were still sitting and chatting on our bed whilst keeping an eye on Izzy who was playing with Scarlett who was laying on a play mat.
"Look look!" Shouts Izzy and we look to where she is pointing. Lettie, who was lying on her back had managed to roll over and lift her head and chest slightly. Lillie practically jumped off the bed and sat down cross legged in front of Scarlett.
"Good girl Lettie!" She praised, grabbing one of her favourite toys. She dangled the toy in front of Lettie, shaking it slightly to encourage her to try and lift her head and chest again. I knew that Lillie had read about this in one of the baby books, because I had too. I moved off the bed and at down beside Lillie, taking Izzy in my lap as Lettie lifted her head as chest again.
"Good girl!" Lillie praised again and lifted Scarlett up onto her knee.
"Lettie a big girl now Clarky!" Says Izzy.
"I know, but she's still a baby so we still need to be careful ok?" I reply and Izzy nods.

A few hours later, once we are actually properly up and dressed and downstairs, my dad walks through the door.
"Daddy!" Shouts Izzy, running at my dad who catches her and lifts her up.
"Hey Iz." Dad says, tiredness evident in his voice. "Hey Clark, Lils, Lettie." Izzy starts rapidly talking to my dad.
"Iz, do you remember what mummy said before she left this morning?" I ask and Izzy shakes her head. "She said that daddy is going to be really tired when he gets home so why don't you come and sit on the sofa with us and I'll put a film on for you?" Izzy shakes her head again.
"No, I wanna stay with daddy!" She says and scowls at me before burying her face in dads neck. I get up and try to take her out of my dads arms which just resulted in her hugging him more tightly and start to cry. Scarlett turns towards the noise and scrunches up her face as if she is about to cry as well but Lillie swiftly scoops her up and quickly calms her down.
"Iz..." Starts my dad but I cut him off.
"Look, I'll take Iz, you go sleep or relax or something, you look really tired, she's just upset because she hasn't had a nap yet and mum said she didn't sleep too well last night so I'll go put her down for a nap now. Come on Iz, lets go take a nap while daddy takes a nap as well so that both of you can play later ok?" I say and lift her out of dads arms.
"Why can't I sleep in daddy's bed? Why can't I have a nap with daddy?" She asks
"No Iz, not today ok?" I say and she nods. My dad kisses Izzy's head and makes his way to his room. I kiss Lillie and Lettie quickly and carry Izzy to her room.

Once I get her settled in bed, I lie down beside her and stroke her hair softly which after a while makes her drift off to sleep. I get up and walk towards the door where I see Lillie standing. I leave the room and close the door. I wrap my arms around Lillie's waist and she wraps her arms around my neck, burying her face in my chest.
"Where's Lettie?" I whisper
"Bed, she fell asleep about fie minutes ago. Did you manage to get Iz to sleep?" She asks and I nod.

A few hours later, Lillie and I are sitting in the living room watching TV when Izzy walks down the stairs. Scarlett is sitting in her bouncing chair and babbles and kicks her legs and waves her arms as she sees Izzy coming into the living room. Izzy, who still looks sleepy climbs onto my lap. I kiss her forehead and Lillie turns on a Disney film for Izzy. A little while later, my dad walks down the stairs.
"Hey guys." He says and comes over and picks Izzy up.
"Will you play with me now daddy?" She asks and dad nods and sits down on the floor with Izzy and starts to play with her.