See part one for disclaimer and other important information.

"She's perfectly healthy despite being biologically impossible," Carson reassures a panicked Rodney, "Dunnun worry, Rodney. You'll give your self a heart attack before she's one." He hands the baby back to Rodney. Carson shoos them out of the infirmary.

"What do we do now?"

"I think we visit, Teyla."

"Why?"

"To ask the Athosians for baby supplies."

By night fall, they have Anezka carefully swaddled in a makeshift crib—something the engineering team had quickly assembled.

Anezka gurgles, playing with the edges of her blanket, staring up at her parents.

Rodney stands by the crib railing mesmerized by his daughter.

Radek begins to sing a Czech lullaby—beautiful in his native tongue.

Anezka is lulled off to sleep by the soothing voice of her Otec.

Radek and Rodney turn toward each other. "We need to finish analyzing the data from Lab 27." Radek nods his assent. They open lab tops hastily left earlier on Rodney's desk and silently interpret the code on the screens.

Hours later their concentration is broken by the piercing wails of their child, "I believe she is hungry."

Radek picks her up while Rodney prepares the formula provided by the Athosians. Apparently, it is plant based. The wails turn into muffled sucking sounds as the baby happily accepts the bottle.

"How do you now so much about children?"

"I am the oldest of seven."

"Seven?"

"I have six sisters," Radek clarifies.

"I was an only child."

"That is sad."

"Why? I got the nanny all to myself and all the doohickeys I wanted," his face doesn't portray the joy at the idea that his voice does.

"Here" Radek smiles and hands him the baby. He had already learned of Rodney's gloomy childhood, delving into it would not change the past. "She needs burped."

Rodney places the baby against his shoulder and pats her back. "Why isn't this weird?"

"I do not know the English word for it—soul—destiny maybe—that thing that connects a family together."

McKay grins-he wonders if he has found what he did not have in childhood.

TBC

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A/N: Otec means father in Czech.

A/N2: The baby's full name is Anezka (Pure, chaste) Teodora (Gift from God) Zelenka (little innocent one) McKay. I had fun researching Czech baby names and was surprised at how many of them are actually commonly used names. I initially wanted to name the baby Acedia, but discovered that it is one of the seven deadly sins—that freaked me out a bit. I was tickled to discover that Zelenka can actually be used as a girl's name; hence, the baby has two middle names. :-)