Anna had just finished brushing her hair while sitting at her vanity and was now lovingly looking at her son in his crib. The three-week-old prince Joseff was lying on his back, fast asleep in his crib. The first few days after his birth had been exhausting in trying to care for Joseff. The couple was still taking shifts in caring for Joseff during the night, and now Elsa was occasionally pitching in to help them. Because it was winter, Kristoff was not working as much as before, so he was able to help Anna out more when she needed it.

But for the past almost-two weeks, Joseff had been crying more often than he had since the day of his birth. Whenever Kristoff and Anna did everything that they could to make him stop crying, they consulted Dr. Bonnevie, who believed that Joseff was suffering from colic, which Elsa had also suspected. Even though all three did their best to ease Joseff when he cried, he appeared to very often stop crying more when Anna comforted him. So during that time, she took it upon herself to look after Joseff more whenever he was crying.

This meant that Anna had barely had enough rest since Joseff started crying even more than before. Although Kristoff and Elsa did occasionally prefer to get more sleep, they were both becoming very concerned about Anna's lack of sleep. They both decided this very night to take Anna aside and tell her that she needed to sleep, so one of them would look after Joseff instead.

Noticing that their door was open, Elsa, who was outside, walked in just as Kristoff stepped out of the bathroom. Neither knew that Joseff was asleep, so when they both started talking, their voices were not at a shout volume, but louder than a whisper.

"Anna, we need to talk-"

"Anna, Elsa and I want to talk to you now-"

Anna was very startled by their sudden voices, so she tried to quiet them by whispering loudly, "Please!"

Immediately afterwards, Joseff started to briefly cry and gurgle. All three adults froze in their places and looked towards the crib. Luckily, the crying was very brief and stopped shortly after it started. Once Joseff was quiet again, Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff exhaled in relief.

"I'm sorry, honey-" Kristoff began before Anna grabbed his arm and pulled him out of the room and into the hallway with Elsa.

Once the three were far away enough from the room, Anna turned to her sister and husband. "What is the matter with you two? Do you want Joseff to keep us all awake again tonight?"

"I'm sorry, honey," Kristoff apologized again.

"But that's exactly what Kristoff and I wanted to discuss with you," Elsa added.

Anna looked at them in puzzlement. "What do you mean?"

"Look, Anna, I know you feel you have to take of Joseff all the time, but haven't you felt so exhausted lately? You really should get some rest tonight," Kristoff stated.

"But if he's crying again because he's colicky, I can calm him down."

"I'm happy that you are taking full responsibility for Joseff as his mother, Anna," Elsa said. "But even parents need breaks now and then. In a case like this, it doesn't hurt to put yourself first once in a while…especially if you really need some sleep!"

"But I love him so much, Elsa," Anna stated as if she was pleading with her sister. "I'm his mother, he needs me."

"Oh, Anna, just because you can't take care of him all the time doesn't mean you would love him any less." Elsa smiled and held Anna's face in her hands. Then she looked over to Kristoff. "It's in your nature as a mother to have this instinct, but don't forget, as the father, Kristoff needs to be with him, too."

"Look, Anna, I discussed this with Elsa earlier today, and she liked the idea I had."

"What idea?"

"I had a chair brought into our room. I'll sleep on that tonight, and Elsa can sleep in our bed with you. That way, if one of us hears Joseff during the night, she or I can get up with him…but you have to stay asleep."

Anna sighed, feeling defeated and exhausted. "All right, all right. I'll sleep tonight while one of you wakes up to be with Joseff."

"Good!" Elsa exclaimed. "Now let's get you to bed as well!"

By the time it was 2:30 A.M., Kristoff and Elsa were both in a deep sleep. But because of her usual habit of waking up many times during the night to feed Joseff, Anna was not in such a deep sleep.

Feeling a ray of light shining down on her, Anna opened her eyes and saw the Northern Lights up in the sky. She smiled, remembering how as a child, when she was woken up by them during the night, she would say that the sky was awake. Needing to use the restroom, she quietly stepped out of her bed, hoping to avoid waking up Elsa and Kristoff.

But once she was about to climb back into bed, she thought she heard what sounded like a faint cry. Again, she silently walked over to the crib, looked in, and saw that, yes, Joseff was stirring slightly. He opened his eyes and began to fuss a little more, so Anna reached her hand down into the crib and stroked his face.

"Shhh, shhh!" she whispered. "Mommy's here, honey. It's all right."

Despite saying words of comfort to Joseff, who gradually managed to stop crying and fall back asleep, Anna ultimately succumbed to her exhaustion and soon fell asleep, too.

The next morning, Kristoff was woken up due to the bright sunlight outside. He stood up and stretched himself; sitting and sleeping in the chair wasn't comfortable, but he had somehow managed to do it. Once he shook his tiredness away and opened his eyes completely, he froze and gasped at what he saw before him: Anna was still standing over the crib and had fallen asleep there!

Trying to hold back a laugh, he gently shook Elsa, who was still asleep in the bed. "Elsa? Elsa, wake up."

So Elsa tiredly opened her eyes and sat up. "What's the matter, Kristoff?"

"Look!" he said, pointing in Anna's direction.

When Elsa looked where Kristoff said, her eyes also widened and she gasped, "Anna!"

She and Kristoff walked over to the crib while trying to keep from laughing. Once they were there, Kristoff gently shook Anna. "Anna, wake up!"

Anna immediately raised her head slightly once she felt Kristoff shake her. "Huh? What's the matter? Joseff cry? Don't worry, I'll get him."

"No, Anna, it's morning," Elsa said. "Straighten up!"

Anna was more awake now, but could barely move her head. "Oh! I can't!" she groaned. "Lower the side of the crib."

Kristoff and Elsa lowered the side from both of its ends. Once it was down, Anna stepped away, but she was hunched over so much and so tired that she still couldn't lift up her head. "What time is it?" she asked.

"It's almost 10:00," Elsa answered.

"Oh, man, I better get the bottles of prepared milk for Joseff's next feeding!"

Anna started to walk over to her closet while she was still hunched over. But before she could get very far, Elsa and Kristoff started to run after her. "Anna, wait!" Kristoff cried. Once he caught up with her, he picked Anna up. Since he was very strong, he had no problem doing it.

"Look, Anna," Elsa began, "we can take care of feeding Joseff if you have bottles prearranged. You have to get some rest." She paused before she asked, "Why didn't you stay asleep last night?"

As Kristoff set her in the bed, Anna answered, "I had to use the restroom during the night and he started crying a little after I woke up. So…I went to him."

Kristoff groaned and hid his face in one of his hands. "Well, tonight we're going to make sure you go to bed really early."

Elsa added, "But before we do, we're going to have to sit down and discuss these arrangements more carefully so that all of us can catch up on getting enough sleep."

"Don't worry about me," Anna said. "I'll be fine. All I need is a little sleep. All I ask-" She was cut off from the last word moments after she said it because right then and there, Anna, who had still been feeling so exhausted after waking up over the crib, had instantly fallen asleep.

Seeing this, Kristoff and Elsa comfortably adjusted Anna into the bed and pulled up the covers. Kristoff gently kissed Anna's cheek, then Elsa gently kissed her little sister's forehead. Then they quietly walked out of the room and shut the door behind them.

"I was gonna try to go and harvest some new blocks of ice to preserve food here in the castle. But if you want, I can stay home today…"

"No, you go ahead, Kristoff." She smiled in an assuring manner. "Until Anna wakes up, I'll look after Joseff."

"Are you sure?"

"Don't worry, we'll be fine. And I want to look after him, too."

With that said, Kristoff went back into his room to get ready for the day. Once he was done, he gently lifted Joseff out of his crib and put him in Elsa's arms. Then he brought the crib over to Elsa's room, and Joseff was put back into it. Through it all, the little prince stayed sound asleep, just like his mother was doing now.

Once again, I am very pleased at how feedback this story has gotten so fast! Here is another one, again based on I Love Lucy. Now I have a couple more chapters written for this miniseries, but I need some more ideas. I'm setting this up until maybe Joseff learns to talk, so even any small ideas you might have, from when Joseff first gets sick to any kind of special bonding he has with his parents, please share your ideas and I will try to write them. ;)