I Do Not Own CSI

"WAHHHHHHH, WAHHHHH, WAHHHHHHH!" That was the sound that woke Sara and Gil from the sleep they had just succumbed to.

"What now, I just fed both of them and you changed them. They should be sleeping, like we're trying to do," Sara said, opening her eyes. It was four in the morning and both were running on little sleep as they tried to adjust to the demands of two newborns.

"WAHHHHH! WAHHHHHHH! WAHHHHHH!"

"Well, it sounds like they're both awake," Gil moaned out, throwing over the covers.

"I'll go see what's up."

"Call me if you need me."

"I will," Gil said as he stuck on his slippers. He watched as Bruno inched his way closer to Sara from the foot of the bed.

"Don't get any ideas about taking my place, buddy."

Turning on the hall light Gil walked to the bedroom across the hall.

"Hey guys, what's up? What's wrong," Gil asked with bleary eyes.

"WAHHHH! WAHHHHHH!"

"Ok, ok, calm down," Gil said, picking up Samuel, holding him close to his chest. Within seconds he had stopped crying.

"WAHHHH! WAHHHH!"

"Ok Garrett, I'm coming, I'm coming," Gil said, shifting Samuel in his arms and picking up Garrett in the other.

"Ok boys, Daddy's here, what's wrong huh," Gil spoke softly, rocking his sons in the moonlight, not realizing Sara was lying in bed listening to Gil soothe his boys.

"You're not hungry because you both have full tummies. And I had the distinct pleasure of changing your diapers, so I know you're not wet. So what is it then, just can't sleep," Gil asked, looking at his sons who had wide eyes trying to focus on each other as they listened to their daddy's voice.

"Or did you just want some Daddy time? Because you know I am happy to come and hold you and rock you anytime. But what I think you should do for a few hours is go to sleep, so you can let Mommy and me sleep, too. As strong as your mommy is she needs to rest. She may put on a brave face and deny her rest but I know better. I know when she needs to sleep and right now she needs to sleep, and so do I."

Looking down at his sons, who were wide awake with their heads on his chest, Gil smiled.

"You're going to be night crawlers like your mom and me aren't you," Gil sighed, walking back into his bedroom.

"Think you would mind some bed mates?"

"I couldn't ask for better ones," Sara replied as she took Garrett from Gil and laid him down in the middle of the bed while Gil laid Samuel beside his brother before crawling back into bed.

"We have night hawks," Gil sighed.

"Figures, with us both being up at night and sleeping during the day that they would do the same thing," Sara said through a yawn as she placed her hand on a now very quiet Garrett.

"Think they'll fall back to sleep," Gil asked quietly.

"I don't know, but I know I'm about two seconds from sleep, I'm sure they'll wake us in a few hours," Sara mumbled, almost asleep making Gil smile as he curled up around Samuel.

"I'm sure they will."

"WAHHHH! WAHHHHH! WAHHHH!"

"I'm up, I'm up," Sara said quickly, opening her eyes with a start, quickly putting the soother back into Samuel's mouth to calm him down.

"Eight o'clock, they slept an extra hour," Gil said, waking up.

"Really?"

"Yeah," Gil said as Garrett let out his own whimper.

"I think they want breakfast."

"I know. Can you get my nursing pillow from the other room?"

"Yeah, I'll be back in a minute," Gil said, rolling out of bed and padding into the nursery where the pillow sat.

"Here, are you comfortable," Gil asked, coming back in and placing the pillow on Sara's lap. She was sitting upright in the bed and pulled off her top quickly.

"Stop staring, Gil."

"Huh," Gil said, making Sara laugh.

"I said stop staring. I know they're huge, I think they grew again after the babies were born."

"They did," Gil blurted and then blushed making Sara laugh as she pulled Samuel to her breast. Once he was set, she brought Garrett up to the other one.

"What's it feel like Sara, breastfeeding," Gil asked curiously, as he stroked his sons' hair as they suckled.

"Like someone yanking on my nipples."

"Really?"

"Yeah, but it's also beautiful. I know that my body is nourishing them and protecting them. It's nothing I want to do for years but I think I can tough it out until they're six months old or so."

"Mom told me she nursed me until I was nine months old."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah, but then I started to get more teeth and she said having someone clamp down on her breast wasn't in her game plan, that's when I got the bottle."

"Yeah, I don't want to know that feeling. If they start doing that before six months I might consider pumping and using a bottle to feed them. Would you be ok if I did that?"

"Sara, I can't force you to breastfeed when you don't want to. If it becomes too much and you want to switch to bottles, that's fine. It just means I'll get to help feeding them.

"I'll tell you what, once it's time for bottles, I'll let you do the first feeding."

"Deal"

"They need a bath, Gil."

"So I've noticed," Gil said, looking at both sons who had puked up part of their breakfast all over themselves.

"We don't have a baby bath yet."

"I have an idea, hold on," Gil said, going upstairs and running warm water into their big bath tub.

"Sara, grab the babies and come upstairs," Gil called down.

"What does your daddy have planned up there," Sara cooed to Samuel and Garrett who were lying in their rockers.

"Ok, come on, bath time."

"Get undressed."

"You know, I think I remember you telling me that once before and that's how we ended up with these two," Sara said jokingly, as she pulled off her top and bra before working on her pants.

"Get in," Gil asked as Sara got into the warm bath.

"Ok boys, time to get naked," Gil said softly, as he placed the boys on top of the large counter, undressing each one quickly before picking them back up.

"Ok, baby number one," Gil said, as Sara reached up to grab Samuel from Gil's arms.

"Is Daddy going to get naked and join us," Sara asked as Gil held onto Garrett as he undid his top and pants and shrugging out of them.

"You can count on it, family bath time."

"Hey buddy, you couldn't have done that in your diaper," Gil said as he felt the warm liquid on his side.

"Well, it looks like you really need a bath now. I think our sons have it out for you, Gil. That's the second time you have gotten sprayed."

"Your time is coming, Sara, just wait," Gil said as he lowered himself into the tub, keeping a firm hold on Garrett the whole time.

"So far so good, no one's crying," Sara said as she used the soft washcloth to bring warm water up Samuel's back. Gil followed her movements with the other washcloth.

"Well, let's hope that it stays this quiet when we get out."

"We'll just have to get them warm quickly."

"OK, give me Garrett while you get out. Get yourself dry and then get their clothes and diaper ready and I'll give you a baby," Sara ordered.

"Yes ma'am.'"

Two minutes later a very dry looking Gil came back in with a warm towel draped across his chest. He took Samuel from Sara as he shrieked as the cold air hit him.

"Ok buddy, I know you're cold," Gil cooed as he wrapped his son up in the towel, his tiny legs folded into his chest.

It took a full five minutes for Gil to uncurl his legs and get a diaper and new outfit on him before he was able to put the baby securely under the covers of Sara and Gil's bed before he was able to go back for Garrett.

"Everything ok?"

"You know, babies have a lot of strength in those tiny legs. Samuel had them curled up pretty tightly," Gil said as Garrett cried his disapproval at the cold air.

"You don't need me to do this for you, too," Gil asked as he cuddled the baby close.

"No, but I'm going to sit here for a few more minutes."

"Take your time," Gil said, going into the other room and repeating the same process he did with Samuel. Securing him under the covers with his brother, Gil went back into the washroom with another warm towel draped across his chest.

"Want some help drying off?" Sara's smile was his answer as she held out her hands.

TBC

Gotta love life with two new babies in the house, lol

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Katie