D: I don't own them.. Or anything for that matter. Just my 10-month-old
kitten Bree, and that's only half of her. Gotta share when you're a twin.
A/N: Here's the next chappy, up VERY soon after the last one. Why you ask? I actually got a few, NORMAL reviews!! And I want to finish up with this story so I can put up my ER one, and me and my sis can start on our Alias one. Here ya' go Mandy, hopelessromantic, Tatiana, and all the rest of my reviewers from previous chappy's. Now, the homecoming! Enjoy!
AA/N: Oh, hopelessromantic, how do you do that whole undoing of the anonymous reviewer thing? I don't think I remember how. Thanx!
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They traveled home from picking up Braedyn, Drakeyn, Dustyn and Jesslyn watching the babies on their 'first car ride!'. As they pulled into the drive at Horizon, the home coming committee welcomed them. They had banners saying, "Welcome (baby name)" and balloons saying 'It's a boy' x 3 and one 'It's a girl'. There was also the reporter who had talked to them before. When they stopped only Peter came over to help them, so they didn't crowd them.
"Hey guys! Hey babies! Need any help?" Peter asked, already knowing the answer.
"We'll carry them. It's okay Dad." Shelby said unhooking Jesslyn, then Braedyn; Scott got Dustyn and Drakeyn. Peter just helped with their bag. They walked up together each carrying 2 babies and said hi to everyone.
"Mr. and Mrs. Barringer..how does it feel to finally bring most of your babies home?" the reporter chick asked smiling.
"Wonderful. The best." Scott answered a little shyly.
"Great..I just wished we could bring Madisyn home as well." Shelby said smiling sadly.
"So, who's here now?" the reporter asked. The camera came over and as they said each name, it peeked under the warm blankets at each sleeping face.
"This is Braedyn Daniel...his sister Jesslyn Daisy." Shelby said setting each baby down and allowing a quick peek at each.
"And these are the identicals Dustyn Auggusto..and Drakeyn Patrick." Scott said proudly as he set his two down.
"Okay, let's get my grandbabies inside before we make miniature snowbabies out of them." Sophie said as they piled through into the lounge with the roaring fireplace. Everyone crowded around each baby then doing the 'oohs' and 'aahs' as each baby wiggled or made little baby squeaks. Shelby and Scott said a few last words to the reporter then said goodbye to her. Back in the lounge, Scott and Shelby laughed when the babies were still all in their seats, untouched.
"Okay! Who wants to hold their god child?" Shelby announced. Everyone grinned like crazy at that. No one's ever held them before except for the parents. And Sophie of course. (GRANDMA!) So Jess and Daniel huddled together, Jess holding Braedyn, Daisy held Jesslyn. Auggusto held Dustyn with Jules glued to his side. And Peter happily held Drakeyn with Sophie taking pictures. Kat sat back with David smiling. David looked at everyone with a little jealously.
"Sorry guys. Your baby's still a little weak. She's doing real well though. You'll have her to hold in no time." Scott said, clapping David's shoulder.
"Snow..but no baby." David mumbled. Scott just grinned. He went to Peter and spoke to him a moment, then took Drakeyn in his hand. ((Non- plural, he's tiny, and my nephew was 8lbs at birth and my bro held him one handed all the time!))
"Here bro...take a seat. Support his head like this..yeah, there ya' go." Scott said, handing him to David.
"Whoa..he's so small! Hey little D!" David said, now a happy camper. Scott smiled at Peter then. Peter had told him that his babies were going to be great therapy for all the Cliffhangers, especially David. After cooing over the babies for a little while, they finally brought them to see their new home. Danny placed Dustyn next to Drakeyn in one bassinet. Daisy put Jesslyn down next to Braedyn in another and they all tip toed out of there, since all four of them were asleep. Shelby decided to crash with them on the bed, so they weren't left alone. As soon as Shelby lay down, with both bassinets close by, she conked out. Surprisingly, the babies slept for a good hour and a half before Jesslyn started fussing setting Braedyn off, and Dustyn stirred and woke Drakeyn up.
"Okay, okay, mom's up too. Let me go get your daddy, I've only got an arm for two of you." Shelby said sitting up and stretching.
Before she even got off the bed Scott appeared with Jess and Jules.
"The cavalry is here. What's wrong?" Jules said, rubbing her hands together as she scooped up Dustyn.
"I think they're..hungry?" Shelby said, biting her lip as she scooped up Jesslyn.
"Don't worry sis. You'll have them on a routine in no time. C'mere Braedyn." Jess said scooping her nephew up. Scott got Drakeyn and they all made their way to the kitchen. There they all grabbed bottles from the hospital along with the burpers from the nursery and then grabbed a seat around the lounge.
"Okay, Sophie will help you if you have any problems. Make sure to burp them every 1 ounce." Shelby said as she started feeding Jesslyn. Each baby finished over half of the preemie bottles, Braedyn finishing the whole thing.
Then came the diaper changing and all heck broke loose.
"Ih..DIOS MIO!!! Sweet mother of Jesus!!..WHAT IS that STUFF!?!" Auggie exclaimed wildly as he helped Jules change Dustyn. Scott just grinned loving it as Daisy made a face that would forever stay in his memory just then. Kat even looked a little..perplexed.
"It's the enriched formula. It'll get better." Shelby responded in between giggles as she changed her big boy Braedyn with Kat.
"It HAS to!! There's no WAY it can get any worse!!" Auggie said grimacing. Once done, the babies rotated around the group and their infant bouncy seats for the rest of the day. Shelby called the hospital to see how Madisyn was doing.
"You did? That's great! And she's okay with it? Oh, .yeah, you kinda get attached to Braedyn..but it's better than ALAWAYS being upset like you said she was. Kiss her and tell her we love her. Thanks Abby." Shelby finished as she walked out of the office with Scott in tow. They went back to the group all in the mess hall for dinner to tell them the news.
"Abby put her with a twin baby whose brother is REAL sick and can't be with her. Her name is BreeAnne. Cute huh? They'll probably grow up to be best friends or something." Shelby said.
"You said something about her being upset Shel." Scott asked, concerned for his youngest daughter.
"She'd been real irritable since we left. Abby had to hold her practically the whole time. She misses her brothers and sister. She's doing much better though, not 100%. She can tell." Shelby said softly.
"Yeah, and 2 years from now she'll be screaming at him to 'stop touching me!' so it won't matter." Daisy said dryly, trying to lighten the mood. They all ate in the mess hall with all the babies sitting around them in their seats, except Sophie was holding Braedyn. He was fussy too, probably for his missing sister. Finally when everyone went to bed, they put the babies in jammies and went to bed, promising to get Sophie if they needed any help. They fell asleep for 3 good hours before Braedyn woke up. The life of parenthood of multiples was beginning now.
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A/N: There's the next chappy. It's a little shorter then others, but it's a good cut off point. PLEASE review and tell me what's on your mind!! Next chappy up as soon as possible!! Got a lot of homework, and now my catechism class is doing a lot since lent and Easter is coming just around the corner! Don't forget to review!! I love them, like always! Thanx!
A/N: Here's the next chappy, up VERY soon after the last one. Why you ask? I actually got a few, NORMAL reviews!! And I want to finish up with this story so I can put up my ER one, and me and my sis can start on our Alias one. Here ya' go Mandy, hopelessromantic, Tatiana, and all the rest of my reviewers from previous chappy's. Now, the homecoming! Enjoy!
AA/N: Oh, hopelessromantic, how do you do that whole undoing of the anonymous reviewer thing? I don't think I remember how. Thanx!
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They traveled home from picking up Braedyn, Drakeyn, Dustyn and Jesslyn watching the babies on their 'first car ride!'. As they pulled into the drive at Horizon, the home coming committee welcomed them. They had banners saying, "Welcome (baby name)" and balloons saying 'It's a boy' x 3 and one 'It's a girl'. There was also the reporter who had talked to them before. When they stopped only Peter came over to help them, so they didn't crowd them.
"Hey guys! Hey babies! Need any help?" Peter asked, already knowing the answer.
"We'll carry them. It's okay Dad." Shelby said unhooking Jesslyn, then Braedyn; Scott got Dustyn and Drakeyn. Peter just helped with their bag. They walked up together each carrying 2 babies and said hi to everyone.
"Mr. and Mrs. Barringer..how does it feel to finally bring most of your babies home?" the reporter chick asked smiling.
"Wonderful. The best." Scott answered a little shyly.
"Great..I just wished we could bring Madisyn home as well." Shelby said smiling sadly.
"So, who's here now?" the reporter asked. The camera came over and as they said each name, it peeked under the warm blankets at each sleeping face.
"This is Braedyn Daniel...his sister Jesslyn Daisy." Shelby said setting each baby down and allowing a quick peek at each.
"And these are the identicals Dustyn Auggusto..and Drakeyn Patrick." Scott said proudly as he set his two down.
"Okay, let's get my grandbabies inside before we make miniature snowbabies out of them." Sophie said as they piled through into the lounge with the roaring fireplace. Everyone crowded around each baby then doing the 'oohs' and 'aahs' as each baby wiggled or made little baby squeaks. Shelby and Scott said a few last words to the reporter then said goodbye to her. Back in the lounge, Scott and Shelby laughed when the babies were still all in their seats, untouched.
"Okay! Who wants to hold their god child?" Shelby announced. Everyone grinned like crazy at that. No one's ever held them before except for the parents. And Sophie of course. (GRANDMA!) So Jess and Daniel huddled together, Jess holding Braedyn, Daisy held Jesslyn. Auggusto held Dustyn with Jules glued to his side. And Peter happily held Drakeyn with Sophie taking pictures. Kat sat back with David smiling. David looked at everyone with a little jealously.
"Sorry guys. Your baby's still a little weak. She's doing real well though. You'll have her to hold in no time." Scott said, clapping David's shoulder.
"Snow..but no baby." David mumbled. Scott just grinned. He went to Peter and spoke to him a moment, then took Drakeyn in his hand. ((Non- plural, he's tiny, and my nephew was 8lbs at birth and my bro held him one handed all the time!))
"Here bro...take a seat. Support his head like this..yeah, there ya' go." Scott said, handing him to David.
"Whoa..he's so small! Hey little D!" David said, now a happy camper. Scott smiled at Peter then. Peter had told him that his babies were going to be great therapy for all the Cliffhangers, especially David. After cooing over the babies for a little while, they finally brought them to see their new home. Danny placed Dustyn next to Drakeyn in one bassinet. Daisy put Jesslyn down next to Braedyn in another and they all tip toed out of there, since all four of them were asleep. Shelby decided to crash with them on the bed, so they weren't left alone. As soon as Shelby lay down, with both bassinets close by, she conked out. Surprisingly, the babies slept for a good hour and a half before Jesslyn started fussing setting Braedyn off, and Dustyn stirred and woke Drakeyn up.
"Okay, okay, mom's up too. Let me go get your daddy, I've only got an arm for two of you." Shelby said sitting up and stretching.
Before she even got off the bed Scott appeared with Jess and Jules.
"The cavalry is here. What's wrong?" Jules said, rubbing her hands together as she scooped up Dustyn.
"I think they're..hungry?" Shelby said, biting her lip as she scooped up Jesslyn.
"Don't worry sis. You'll have them on a routine in no time. C'mere Braedyn." Jess said scooping her nephew up. Scott got Drakeyn and they all made their way to the kitchen. There they all grabbed bottles from the hospital along with the burpers from the nursery and then grabbed a seat around the lounge.
"Okay, Sophie will help you if you have any problems. Make sure to burp them every 1 ounce." Shelby said as she started feeding Jesslyn. Each baby finished over half of the preemie bottles, Braedyn finishing the whole thing.
Then came the diaper changing and all heck broke loose.
"Ih..DIOS MIO!!! Sweet mother of Jesus!!..WHAT IS that STUFF!?!" Auggie exclaimed wildly as he helped Jules change Dustyn. Scott just grinned loving it as Daisy made a face that would forever stay in his memory just then. Kat even looked a little..perplexed.
"It's the enriched formula. It'll get better." Shelby responded in between giggles as she changed her big boy Braedyn with Kat.
"It HAS to!! There's no WAY it can get any worse!!" Auggie said grimacing. Once done, the babies rotated around the group and their infant bouncy seats for the rest of the day. Shelby called the hospital to see how Madisyn was doing.
"You did? That's great! And she's okay with it? Oh, .yeah, you kinda get attached to Braedyn..but it's better than ALAWAYS being upset like you said she was. Kiss her and tell her we love her. Thanks Abby." Shelby finished as she walked out of the office with Scott in tow. They went back to the group all in the mess hall for dinner to tell them the news.
"Abby put her with a twin baby whose brother is REAL sick and can't be with her. Her name is BreeAnne. Cute huh? They'll probably grow up to be best friends or something." Shelby said.
"You said something about her being upset Shel." Scott asked, concerned for his youngest daughter.
"She'd been real irritable since we left. Abby had to hold her practically the whole time. She misses her brothers and sister. She's doing much better though, not 100%. She can tell." Shelby said softly.
"Yeah, and 2 years from now she'll be screaming at him to 'stop touching me!' so it won't matter." Daisy said dryly, trying to lighten the mood. They all ate in the mess hall with all the babies sitting around them in their seats, except Sophie was holding Braedyn. He was fussy too, probably for his missing sister. Finally when everyone went to bed, they put the babies in jammies and went to bed, promising to get Sophie if they needed any help. They fell asleep for 3 good hours before Braedyn woke up. The life of parenthood of multiples was beginning now.
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A/N: There's the next chappy. It's a little shorter then others, but it's a good cut off point. PLEASE review and tell me what's on your mind!! Next chappy up as soon as possible!! Got a lot of homework, and now my catechism class is doing a lot since lent and Easter is coming just around the corner! Don't forget to review!! I love them, like always! Thanx!