Visitors

I'm sure no one knows the exact thought process of an 11-month-old so I'm only guessing!

Eric and Calleigh arrived back at Horatio's at five thirty, having thoroughly enjoyed their "mini-vacation." They smiled at the image in the front window. Nevaeh toddling around in just her white cotton onesie with a smile on her face, a pile of toys on the floor, all toys that were in a toy box at Horatio's home. She was walking towards her godfather. The only toy she ever had to bring back and forth was her "sleeping buddy," her gloworm. Their daughter was starting to walk now. She could take a few wobbly steps on her own before falling. Her parents and godfather didn't make a big deal of it. It was a part of the learning process. Though she had had her bumps and bruises, Nevaeh rarely cried when she fell and when she did, it was more out of fright than being hurt.

Again, Nevaeh practically ignored her parents. Horatio was sitting on the floor with her. She smiled at them from where she stood, her two chubby hands on Horatio's face.

"Look," he said to her. "Mommy and daddy are here for a visit."

"And why do I get the feeling somebody would be happy with just a visit?" Calleigh laughed.

Nevaeh walked over to her parents after they were sitting on the couch a few minutes.

"Momma," she said to Calleigh, wanting to be picked up.

Calleigh picked Nevaeh up, hugging her and kissing her head.

"So you did miss me, after all," she said, enjoying the feeling of her daughter hugging into her. "Daddy get you dressed and we go home?"

Nevaeh seemed to understand the words "go home" and fiercely shook her head and then tried to get out her mother's lap. Eric intervened and scooped their daughter up.

"Where do you think you're going, nina?" Eric said, placing a loud kiss on her cheek. Seemingly Nevaeh didn't want to get dressed if that meant leaving Horatio's.

"How 'bout I get you dressed?" Horatio asked her, bending down in front of her.

Nevaeh let her godfather dress her, thinking maybe now she wouldn't going anywhere. The baby girl cried when she and her parents were leaving. She reached for Horatio from Eric's arms. All the three could do was laugh. It was impossible for the parents to be offended.

It didn't take a whole lot for Nevaeh to be happy again once she was in the car with her parents. She was even more excited to see her mom and dad had brought her a present, a brown teddy bear that wore a pair of blue jeans, white sneakers, and a pair of black squeezed the bear and gave it kiss. Eric smiled seeing her hug the toy to her when she went to bed.

"I think Mr. Gloworm has been replaced," Calleigh said.

nina - Spanish for 'little girl' Let me know if I'm correct!