"This 'Arrett," Sofia was telling Grandma and Grandpa a few days later.

Abuelo had to fly back home, but that was okay. Sofia loved having Grandma and Grandpa around to play with. They didn't see her too often, but when they did they just picked up right where they left off.

"I know that's Barrett," Barbara Robbins smiled. "And who is this baby Grandpa's holding?"

"'Arrett," she said.

"I'm holding Barrett," she told her. "That's…?"

"Nin!"

"Quinn!" she replied. "Yeah."

Arizona smiled. Watching Sofia learn about the babies had been one of the best parts of parenting more than one child so far. She was so interested in everything they did. Mommy snapped a picture of Big Sister comparing her fist size to Little Sister's.

"Is Quinn's hand bigger or smaller?" Mark asked.

"Little," she answered. "No big, Dada!"

"They're littler, not bigger," Callie nodded. "Right."

"Mommy can't wait to get back the pictures we had taken yesterday," Arizona told Sofia. "They're gonna be so cute, huh?"

"What?" she asked.

"Remember we got dressed up pretty and took pictures? Abuelo was still here, so even he got to be in some of them."

"Ohhh…!"

"Only Sloan didn't get to be in them," Mark said, figuring that his oldest child was probably more than okay with not having to pose for family pictures with her little sisters and brother anyway.

"Uh oh!" Sofia said. "No way!"

"It's okay," he chuckled at how exaggerated her reply was. "We'll take some pictures when Sloan meets the babies in March."

"Oh."

Callie's phone began to ring. "Here," Arizona said, handing it over to her.

"Say hi?" Sofia asked. "Wanna talk."

"It's Addison," she told her. "Hold on a sec."

"Oh."

"Hey Addie," she answered.

"Hey," she replied. "I got in today, but the potential birth parents can't meet me until tomorrow. They're both working right now. I figured maybe I could come meet those new babies of yours?"

"Sure," she smiled. "Arizona's parents are here, but it's fine. Come over."

"Okay."

"Wanna talk," Sofia said again. "'Fia talks."

"Sofia wants to talk on the phone, Addie," Callie said, putting her on speaker.

"Okay," Addison laughed. "Hi, Sofia!"

"Hi!" she smiled.

"You're a big sister, huh?"

"Yes," she nodded.

"I'm going to come and meet them, okay?"

"Otay."

"Sofia, let me feed Barrett, please," Mark said.

Barrett's fussiness after meals had continued over the last few days, and his parents didn't know why. They wondered if it was simply because he wasn't getting enough breast milk, since Callie was trying to nurse twins. They would try giving him a few bottles of formula and see if that helped.

As soon as Sofia saw her brother's first bottle, she wanted to be the one to give it to him, just like she would her baby dolls.

"No, Dada," she replied.

"Yes, Sofia," he said. "Brother's never had a bottle before. He has to learn how to drink from one, okay? You can sit here next to me while I feed him if you want."

"Oh."

"I just hope this doesn't cause nipple confusion," Callie said as Mark sat down next to Sofia with Barrett and his bottle in hand.

"It might and it might not," Arizona said. "Some babies do really good with that."

"Yeah," she nodded.

"You could always pump if you want him getting your milk," Barbara Robbins pointed out, as Mark started to feed Barrett.

"I know," Callie said. "But I didn't get to nurse Sofia at all and I want to with them."

"At least until you go back to work, right?" Arizona said.

"Shh…" Callie said. "Let's not say that word," she replied. "I'm nowhere near ready to even think about leaving them."

"We got through it with Sofia," Mark pointed out. "We will with them, too."

"I couldn't imagine working when I had young kids," Arizona's mom said. "Not that I'm judging you. Working moms are amazing. I don't know how you do it all. But I just loved getting to be with my kids all day every day."

"Don't tempt her," Arizona smiled. "We're surgeons."

"I'm not tempted," Callie said.

"Right," Mark replied.

"Okay, maybe I am," Callie replied. "But that's just because I've been off work for so long that I sort of feel like it's been years since I've been in the OR."

Quinn started fussing. "I know!" Arizona, who was holding the little girl, said. "Tell Madre she'll be just as good at surgeries when she goes back to work."

"No work, Maday," Sofia said.

"Not today, Sofia," Callie assured her. "But when I go back, you get to go see your friends at school!"

"Yay!"

"Do you have lots of friends?" Grandpa asked.

"Yep," she nodded.

"What do you and your friends do?"

"Pay and eat 'nack."

"Is it fun?"

"Yeah."

"Good."

"I don't think Quinn wants your toys," Arizona said as Sofia was trying to give Quinn a few stray puzzle pieces a little while later.

"Her cry," she said as she watched her sister fuss.

"I know she's crying," Arizona said, handing her little girl off to Grandma. "I think she just wants to cuddle with somebody else."

"Ohhh…"

"You and Quinn are our cuddle bugs," she told her. "And Barrett's cool with whatever."

"Yep," Mark agreed as he held their son.

"Even bottles," Callie said. "He drank that bottle pretty well, huh?"

"Yeah."

There was a knock on the door. "'Fia get it," Sofia told her family.

"How about I help?" Mark laughed. "You don't know how to open it."

"Oh."

Mark and Sofia went and opened the door. "Hey, Big Sister!" Addison smiled as she stepped in. "How are those babies of yours?"

"'Arrett eat a Nin cuddles."

"Barrett just ate and Quinn likes cuddles," Mark nodded. "Right."

"You know all about them, don't you?" Addison replied.

"Uh huh."

Mark handed Barrett over. "Addison came to meet you, Bare!" he told him.

"I did," Addison smiled, looking down at the little man. "It's nice to meet you, Mr. Barrett. What do you think of this place so far?"

"He just goes with the flow," Callie smiled. "As long as he's fed and clean, he's good."

"Good," Addison replied.

"Addison might be somebody's mom soon," Mark told Barrett.

"Yeah?" Sofia asked.

"Maybe!" Addison smiled. "What do you think?"

"Yeah."

"You think so?" Arizona asked.

"Baby," Sofia nodded.

"Well, at least you're confident," Addison said. "Thanks, Sofia."

"You're not?" Callie asked.

"After you've had a failed adoption, it's impossible."

"One way or another, you'll be a mom," Callie said. "Hopefully soon."

"I hope."

Addison spent a little more time with them that day and the next morning before going to meet with Selena and Joel - the couple who were interested in possibly letting her adopt their child.

When she arrived, she was surprised to see Joel's daughter, Kensi, was home. She was told that the toddler would be at her mother's house.

"Sorry," Joel said. "Her mom had to go into work early."

"Not a problem," Addison smiled. "Hi, Kensi. I'm Addison," she told the two-year-old. "How are you?"

"Are you good?" Selena asked her boyfriend's daughter.

"Good," she nodded.

"Say 'hi!'" Joel told her.

"Not so much, huh?" Addison laughed as Kensi buried her face in Selena's leg instead.

"Let's go in the living room and find something for you to do so that me, and Daddy, and Addison can talk about Baby."

"Oh."

"Wanna colour, Kens?" Joel asked as they walked into the living room and he saw Kensi's colouring book.

"Yeah," she nodded.

"What's your favourite colour, Kensi?" Addison asked.

"'Ellow," she answered.

"Yellow's pretty," she told her.

Joel got Kensi all set up with her colouring book and some crayons, and then joined Addison and Selena on the couch. "Soo…"

None of them knew how this meeting was supposed to go.

"Ask me anything," Addison said. "At all."

"Well, first of all, we're pretty sure about you," Selena said. "We just obviously wanted to meet in person before we made a decision. But we were talking to you and to one other couple, and between the two, we like you way more."

"You do?" she asked.

"Yeah," Joel nodded. "So no pressure."

She smiled. "Okay."

"You're still okay with the open adoption, right?" Selena asked.

"Yes," Addison said. "I'll admit that at first, I was on the fence. But I've gotten to know you and I think this could work. And what parent doesn't want their child to be as loved as possible? That's all I'm giving the baby. More love."

"Exactly," Joel nodded. "And I want Kensi to know the baby. That's important to me. And I don't want the baby to think that just because we aren't parenting it that we don't love it. Really, we're making the most loving choice. We just can't raise both kids the way they should be raised. Not at nineteen."

"Yeah."

"I can't imagine giving birth and then just not seeing the baby ever again. Not getting updates. That's just such a scary thought," Selena said. "Like Joel said, I don't want this baby to doubt for a second why we chose adoption. It's best for the baby. Not for us. I wish more than anything that we could raise both kids, but it's not an option. Not if we want both of them to have all that they deserve."

"I get it," Addison said. "And your baby will know that. No matter who you chose."

"Do you have any questions for us?" Joel asked about an hour later.

They had been talking this whole time, getting to know each other and talking about plans for the baby. Somehow, Kensi was still happily colouring, so they were taking advantage of the quiet time.

"I've been through a failed adoption," Addison said. "You know that."

"Right."

"And honestly, because you have Kensi, it makes me nervous. You know the joy of being a daddy."

"And I also know the realties. And I don't have the means to provide for two kids," he said. "So as much as that will break both of our hearts, we are strong enough to do it. I know that the best parents do what's right for their kids even if it hurts them."

"Look!" Kensi said, holding up her picture.

"Good job, Kensi," Selena smiled.

"Who's that for?" Joel asked.

"Baby," she said.

"It's for the baby?" he asked. "You're so nice."

"Kensi, can you give that to Addison?" Selena asked. "She's gonna be Baby's mommy."

"For sure?" Addison asked. "You're sure?"

"We're sure," Joel nodded.

"We just get such a good feeling from you," Selena said. "You're willing to embrace us as the birth family, you're not fazed by the fact that Baby won't look like you, none of that."

"Please don't tell me that somebody else had a problem with that," Addison said.

"We did have somebody say they preferred a child who at least looked a little like them," Selena said. "And since they're white and I'm black, that's not likely."

"No," Addison said. "But how could someone who honestly just wants to be a parent care about that? White, black, biracial, pink, purple…I really could care less."

"Good," Joel smiled.

"We know the sex," Selena said. "Found out yesterday. We didn't know if you wanted to know, so…"

"What is it?" Addison asked.

"A girl," she smiled.

"Kensi, would you like me to give that picture to your sister when she comes out of Selena's belly?"

"Yeah," Kensi nodded.

"Are you gonna have a sister?" Joel asked.

"Yeah."

"Where will sister live?" Selena asked. "Do you remember?"

"Ummmm…"

"In Los Angeles, California," Joel explained. "She'll live a little while away."

"Oh."

"But she'll know we love her, won't she?"

"Yes!" she yelled.

"And I'm sure she'll be just as sweet as you are," Addison told Kensi.

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