Chapter 24: Welcoming the New Arrivals!
THE NEXT DAY! Around 8pm.
The day for the triplet's arrival had come, after much of eagerness and impatient waiting.
It was almost sundown and the family wondered what could be keeping Simon and Jeanette. While they ate part of the dinner that was prepared, but they also made sure there would be some saved for the new parents. They had gotten so involved with setting everything up for that they barely heard the car pull up in the driveway.
"They're here!" Cried Brittany after she peeked out the living room window when the headlights of the car got her attention.
"They're here?" Vinny whispered, tears forming in her eyes. Brittany nodded in confirmation.
Everyone then ran to the front door and waited for the new parents to come in with their young.
As the door opens, everyone begins rush question on them, but was stopped by both Simon and Jeanette.
"Wait! They're sleeping." Jeanette whispered harshly as she pointed at the baby carrier in her hand.
"Aww!" The whole family cooed softly when the infants were brought into their view.
"Hey Simon, what happened to your wrist?" Theodore asked as he noticed the bandage wrap around his brothers left wrist.
Simon grinned shyly and looked towards his wife. "Let's just say, Jeanette can have quite a grip, when provoked!"
Heartfelt laughter rang around but Jeanette couldn't help but to feel a tad guilty about his wrist. Simon noticed Jeanette's sad _expression and reached over to take her free hand into his right hand then gave her a gentle squeeze of reassurance. Both of them looked into each other's eyes and shared a smile. Simon and Jeanette then followed Dave and the others into the kitchen, bringing the newborns with them.
"Oh, good.food, I'm starved." Simon exclaims as he went over to a plate full of food.
"Mmm, me too." Jeanette said placing the baby carriage on the table between the two plates and sits down across from Simon.
"What's the matter guys, didn't you get to eat at the hospital?" Alvin joked.
"Um, yea, but nothing beats a well home cooked meal." Jeanette replies honestly. As Simon and Jeanette ate in silence, Dave and the others continued to admire the babies.
It didn't take long till one of the babies started to move and woke up. Vinny could not hold back any longer, so she reached down and picked up her grandson, Tom.
"Awe, how adorable. This one looks so much like you Simon." She commented looking at her son with warm motherly affection.
"Yea, I noticed that too." Simon responded before taking another fork full of food into his mouth.
The young infant in Vinny's arms began to open his eyes gradually, but appeared to have a troubled time focusing. Vinny leaned over to look closely at his eyes. "He has such beautiful green eyes."
"Yup, just like his mother's!" Simon proudly said. Jeanette busted instantly into delight giggles and blushed at her husbands comment.
"I can't believe how tiny they are." Alvin pointed out from behind his mother. He was almost afraid to pick any of them up; due to the fact they appear so fragile, but tried to gain Tom's attention.
"Yes. It is hard to believe that you and your brothers were once this small." Vinny pointed out.
"Simon, could I hold one of them?" Theodore asked eagerly.
"Sure."
Carefully, Theodore picked up little Mary-Anne. With Eleanor's help, Theodore held her close to his chest feeling the sensation of the tiny body against his. He feared that he would hold her the wrong way or worse that he might drop her. Theodore couldn't help but to smile, as he looked down at his little tiny niece who was fast asleep on his chest with a thumb in her mouth.
"Look Eleanor" Theo whispers to his girlfriend. "She has your cheeks."
"Awe." Eleanor cooed. She reached down and touched the little one's face with her index finger. Mary-Anne then opened her eyes and tried to look around. Brittany leaned over Theodore's other shoulder to have a look at little Mary-Anne's face.
"Look at those beautiful eyes. She no doubt inherited those from me." Brittany gloated, as she began to bat her blue eyes.
Dave picks up the other baby boy, Vincent. He is at awe that his grandson can simply fit neatly in the palm of his hand. Dave doesn't remember knowing the boy's to ever being this small. Then again they were already six to eight months before he adopted them. Miss. Miller peered over to have a look at the little baby chipmunk, and started to chuckle at his cuteness.
"His little arms are so chubby. Bet he will be a big boy when he grows up." She says. Dave nods agreement.
"Indeed." He says. Little Vincent then opened his greyish/blue eyes and focused up at his human grandparents. "He defiantly has his father's eyes, though." Dave commented.
Simon over heard Dave and smiles through his blushing cheeks.
"So.I notice that you named Tom and Mary-Anne after your friends Simon, but what made you think to call this one Vincent?" Alvin asked pointing at the third child. "I thought you would at least name one after me!" He added smugly.
Simon simply grinned and looked over to his wife. "For your information, I chose that name, because I like it! You got a problem with that?" Jeanette huffed in a cranky tone. She squeezed and shook the fork in one hand, and putting her other fist firmly on her hip to make her point clear to Alvin.
"Not at all!" Alvin began to shy away. "It's a perfect name for him!" He added in hopes that would please her and it did.
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It had been twenty minutes later the Dave notices Simon and one of the babies were missing he walked around the whole house trying to find them. Soon as he stepped into the living room he saw them. There was his son cradling his daughter on the couch. He apparently started whispering something to her in barely an auditable voice. Deciding not to interrupt just yet he walked back out to get something.
Simon sat on the couch admiring his daughter. She started to coo and open her eyes to look up at her father. Simon could tell by the way she was having trouble focusing that she would eventually need to wear glasses, when she was a little bit older. He noticed the same problem with his son Tom. This didn't bother him, because he knew that they had come into this world for him.
In the hospital it took the nurses twenty minutes before they could take the triplet's away from Simon for their first bathing. He smiled at his daughter's beautiful face as he gently stroked her tiny forehead. She tried to open her blue eyes and focus them up towards her new dad.
"Hey there little one." Simon says smiling. "Welcome to this world. Awe, you are so beautiful. I hope I could be the father you rightly deserve. I forever promise that I would be there for you and your brothers, no matter what. Maybe someday you will know my past, but for now, I just want us to be a family, ok?" He added with a proud glow on his face.
Simon was interrupted when a flash of light took him by surprise. He looks up to and sees Dave standing before him with a camera in his hand and a big smile on his face. Looking at his father Simon also shares the smile. Dave walks up to the couch and sits down beside his son and granddaughter.
For a while they sat in silence admiring the infant. Simon's thoughts went back to when he and Dave had a stern talk about his smoking and alcoholic binging when he was a teenager. It had been a shock for Simon to find out that Dave was once a smoker too. He had eventually quit smoking not long after accepting the responsibility of raising the Chipmunks.
"How does it feel to be a parent now?" Dave asked. Breaking the silence between the two of them
Simon smiles at his dad. "I'm not sure. It took me six months to study all of Dr. Spock's books on raising babies, but nothing prepared me for the feeling I got when I first held the first born in my hands.it was incredible, Dave. My world simply stopped, and just focused on that moment. The feeling was both overjoyed and scared all at the same time."
Dave nods in agreement. "Yes. I know from experience, that parenting can be a real challenge sometimes." Simon chuckles knowingly and looking up at Dave.
"There she is." Vinny called out as she entered the living room. "We were concerned on where you had gone too." She says as she leans directly over the infant's head.
"You couldn't have missed her already, Mom. She was only gone away for fifteen minutes." Simon laughed.
"I know, dear. But don't you think they should be going to bed now?" Vinny asked.
"I guess. I'm a bit tired myself." A yawn escapes from Simon's mouth.
Everyone said 'goodnight' to the new arrivals as Vinny took Vincent out of Eleanor's arms and Jeanette carried Tom. Simon followed his mother and wife upstairs with little Mary-Anne in his arms. They brought the newborns in Simon and Jeanette's room, which was also a part nursery and into their one large crib. The three of them stood there and just admired the babies for a moment. Vinny then looked over to her son and his wife and notices a very tired look in their face.
"I think I should go now and let you two get some rest." She announces as she walks up to each of them and gives them a big hug.
"Thank you, Vinny, for everything." Jeanette politely says.
"It's no trouble, Jeanette dear.Now get some rest.you'll need it." Vinny winks at the young married couple, then heads out the door.
Simon let out a stretch and a yawn. He and Jeanette change and went to bed for a well deserved rest.
THE NEXT DAY! Around 8pm.
The day for the triplet's arrival had come, after much of eagerness and impatient waiting.
It was almost sundown and the family wondered what could be keeping Simon and Jeanette. While they ate part of the dinner that was prepared, but they also made sure there would be some saved for the new parents. They had gotten so involved with setting everything up for that they barely heard the car pull up in the driveway.
"They're here!" Cried Brittany after she peeked out the living room window when the headlights of the car got her attention.
"They're here?" Vinny whispered, tears forming in her eyes. Brittany nodded in confirmation.
Everyone then ran to the front door and waited for the new parents to come in with their young.
As the door opens, everyone begins rush question on them, but was stopped by both Simon and Jeanette.
"Wait! They're sleeping." Jeanette whispered harshly as she pointed at the baby carrier in her hand.
"Aww!" The whole family cooed softly when the infants were brought into their view.
"Hey Simon, what happened to your wrist?" Theodore asked as he noticed the bandage wrap around his brothers left wrist.
Simon grinned shyly and looked towards his wife. "Let's just say, Jeanette can have quite a grip, when provoked!"
Heartfelt laughter rang around but Jeanette couldn't help but to feel a tad guilty about his wrist. Simon noticed Jeanette's sad _expression and reached over to take her free hand into his right hand then gave her a gentle squeeze of reassurance. Both of them looked into each other's eyes and shared a smile. Simon and Jeanette then followed Dave and the others into the kitchen, bringing the newborns with them.
"Oh, good.food, I'm starved." Simon exclaims as he went over to a plate full of food.
"Mmm, me too." Jeanette said placing the baby carriage on the table between the two plates and sits down across from Simon.
"What's the matter guys, didn't you get to eat at the hospital?" Alvin joked.
"Um, yea, but nothing beats a well home cooked meal." Jeanette replies honestly. As Simon and Jeanette ate in silence, Dave and the others continued to admire the babies.
It didn't take long till one of the babies started to move and woke up. Vinny could not hold back any longer, so she reached down and picked up her grandson, Tom.
"Awe, how adorable. This one looks so much like you Simon." She commented looking at her son with warm motherly affection.
"Yea, I noticed that too." Simon responded before taking another fork full of food into his mouth.
The young infant in Vinny's arms began to open his eyes gradually, but appeared to have a troubled time focusing. Vinny leaned over to look closely at his eyes. "He has such beautiful green eyes."
"Yup, just like his mother's!" Simon proudly said. Jeanette busted instantly into delight giggles and blushed at her husbands comment.
"I can't believe how tiny they are." Alvin pointed out from behind his mother. He was almost afraid to pick any of them up; due to the fact they appear so fragile, but tried to gain Tom's attention.
"Yes. It is hard to believe that you and your brothers were once this small." Vinny pointed out.
"Simon, could I hold one of them?" Theodore asked eagerly.
"Sure."
Carefully, Theodore picked up little Mary-Anne. With Eleanor's help, Theodore held her close to his chest feeling the sensation of the tiny body against his. He feared that he would hold her the wrong way or worse that he might drop her. Theodore couldn't help but to smile, as he looked down at his little tiny niece who was fast asleep on his chest with a thumb in her mouth.
"Look Eleanor" Theo whispers to his girlfriend. "She has your cheeks."
"Awe." Eleanor cooed. She reached down and touched the little one's face with her index finger. Mary-Anne then opened her eyes and tried to look around. Brittany leaned over Theodore's other shoulder to have a look at little Mary-Anne's face.
"Look at those beautiful eyes. She no doubt inherited those from me." Brittany gloated, as she began to bat her blue eyes.
Dave picks up the other baby boy, Vincent. He is at awe that his grandson can simply fit neatly in the palm of his hand. Dave doesn't remember knowing the boy's to ever being this small. Then again they were already six to eight months before he adopted them. Miss. Miller peered over to have a look at the little baby chipmunk, and started to chuckle at his cuteness.
"His little arms are so chubby. Bet he will be a big boy when he grows up." She says. Dave nods agreement.
"Indeed." He says. Little Vincent then opened his greyish/blue eyes and focused up at his human grandparents. "He defiantly has his father's eyes, though." Dave commented.
Simon over heard Dave and smiles through his blushing cheeks.
"So.I notice that you named Tom and Mary-Anne after your friends Simon, but what made you think to call this one Vincent?" Alvin asked pointing at the third child. "I thought you would at least name one after me!" He added smugly.
Simon simply grinned and looked over to his wife. "For your information, I chose that name, because I like it! You got a problem with that?" Jeanette huffed in a cranky tone. She squeezed and shook the fork in one hand, and putting her other fist firmly on her hip to make her point clear to Alvin.
"Not at all!" Alvin began to shy away. "It's a perfect name for him!" He added in hopes that would please her and it did.
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It had been twenty minutes later the Dave notices Simon and one of the babies were missing he walked around the whole house trying to find them. Soon as he stepped into the living room he saw them. There was his son cradling his daughter on the couch. He apparently started whispering something to her in barely an auditable voice. Deciding not to interrupt just yet he walked back out to get something.
Simon sat on the couch admiring his daughter. She started to coo and open her eyes to look up at her father. Simon could tell by the way she was having trouble focusing that she would eventually need to wear glasses, when she was a little bit older. He noticed the same problem with his son Tom. This didn't bother him, because he knew that they had come into this world for him.
In the hospital it took the nurses twenty minutes before they could take the triplet's away from Simon for their first bathing. He smiled at his daughter's beautiful face as he gently stroked her tiny forehead. She tried to open her blue eyes and focus them up towards her new dad.
"Hey there little one." Simon says smiling. "Welcome to this world. Awe, you are so beautiful. I hope I could be the father you rightly deserve. I forever promise that I would be there for you and your brothers, no matter what. Maybe someday you will know my past, but for now, I just want us to be a family, ok?" He added with a proud glow on his face.
Simon was interrupted when a flash of light took him by surprise. He looks up to and sees Dave standing before him with a camera in his hand and a big smile on his face. Looking at his father Simon also shares the smile. Dave walks up to the couch and sits down beside his son and granddaughter.
For a while they sat in silence admiring the infant. Simon's thoughts went back to when he and Dave had a stern talk about his smoking and alcoholic binging when he was a teenager. It had been a shock for Simon to find out that Dave was once a smoker too. He had eventually quit smoking not long after accepting the responsibility of raising the Chipmunks.
"How does it feel to be a parent now?" Dave asked. Breaking the silence between the two of them
Simon smiles at his dad. "I'm not sure. It took me six months to study all of Dr. Spock's books on raising babies, but nothing prepared me for the feeling I got when I first held the first born in my hands.it was incredible, Dave. My world simply stopped, and just focused on that moment. The feeling was both overjoyed and scared all at the same time."
Dave nods in agreement. "Yes. I know from experience, that parenting can be a real challenge sometimes." Simon chuckles knowingly and looking up at Dave.
"There she is." Vinny called out as she entered the living room. "We were concerned on where you had gone too." She says as she leans directly over the infant's head.
"You couldn't have missed her already, Mom. She was only gone away for fifteen minutes." Simon laughed.
"I know, dear. But don't you think they should be going to bed now?" Vinny asked.
"I guess. I'm a bit tired myself." A yawn escapes from Simon's mouth.
Everyone said 'goodnight' to the new arrivals as Vinny took Vincent out of Eleanor's arms and Jeanette carried Tom. Simon followed his mother and wife upstairs with little Mary-Anne in his arms. They brought the newborns in Simon and Jeanette's room, which was also a part nursery and into their one large crib. The three of them stood there and just admired the babies for a moment. Vinny then looked over to her son and his wife and notices a very tired look in their face.
"I think I should go now and let you two get some rest." She announces as she walks up to each of them and gives them a big hug.
"Thank you, Vinny, for everything." Jeanette politely says.
"It's no trouble, Jeanette dear.Now get some rest.you'll need it." Vinny winks at the young married couple, then heads out the door.
Simon let out a stretch and a yawn. He and Jeanette change and went to bed for a well deserved rest.