"You're only a couple hours old and I already can't get you to stop crying?" Tonks whined as she continued to bounce little Teddy around his nursery. "Where's your dad when I need him most?" She added quietly to herself. Quite frankly, Tonks had no idea what to do. In her mind she had done everything she could do to stop her baby boy from crying. She had fed him after he woke up 10 minutes earlier and then burped him, what else was there for her to do?
"Lets go find your Auntie Molly." Tonks said to Teddy after a few minutes of silently bouncing him around. Tonks rested her baby boy against her shoulder and made her way downstairs to the kitchen, where Molly was most likely to be. Molly had started to become more of a mother to her the past few weeks due to the fact that her own mother was unable to help because of the recent lose of her husband.
"Thank Merlin you're in here." The new mum said as she spotted the redheaded Weasley matriarch sitting at the kitchen table.
"Is everything alright, dear?" Molly replied as she tilted her head up so she was looking at the younger women, her kind smile reducing when she noticed that Tonks eyes were drooping from lack of sleep.
"I can't get Teddy to stop crying." Tonks whined. Molly set the pencil she was holding down, leaned back in her chair and stretched her arms out, indicating Tonks to hand her Teddy.
"What's wrong, little one?" She asked as she cuddled the crying Teddy close to her chest. "Have you fed him?" Molly asked Tonks, getting a nod in return. "Did you burp him?" Again, Tonks nodded, "Did you change his nappy?" That's when Tonks froze up, she had no idea how to change a nappy.
"How- I can't- Uhh." Is all Tonks muttered before she took a seat and rested her head in her hands. "I have no idea how to change a nappy." Tonks said, finally finishing her sentence.
"Ok, lets go." The older, dumpy women stated as she got up from the chair she was sitting in.
"Where are we going?" Tonks asked despite the fact that she already knew the answer.
"To teach you how to change nappies." Staying close behind Molly, Tonks walked up the stairs and into the nursery she had set up at 12 Grimmauld Place.
"You ready, dear?" Molly asked, setting Teddy down on the changing table. Stepping out of the way, Molly moved to the side, letting Tonks take to the same position she was just in.
"What do I do next?" Tonks asked after she took little Teddy out of his one-piece outfit.
"Take the nappy off and wipe his bum." Molly replied as she grabbed the container of wipes, took one out and handed it to Tonks. Tonks did as she was told, doing everything like she was suppose to. Once she threw both the nappy and baby wipe out, she looked back at Molly for guidance.
"Ok, now grab a new diaper, open it up and place it under him." Again, Tonks did as she was told. After she did so, Tonks didn't look back for help, thinking she had a good idea of what she was doing.
"Did I do it right?" Tonks asked as she lifted up Teddy from the changing table.
"You put it on backwards, dear." Molly said, a bit afraid of how Tonks would react.
"Why can't I ever do anything right?" The tired new mum whined.
"Shh, go get some sleep. I'll do it for you." Molly said in her nurturing, motherly voice as she took Teddy into her arms.
"You mean it?" With a soft smile on her face, Molly took Tonks into a loving embrace,
"Go, sweetheart. Teddy doesn't need a tired mum, now does he?"
"Thank you, Molly." Tonks responded with a sigh of relief. Molly planted a soft kiss on Tonk's forehead, walked to the changing table and set the still crying Teddy down.
"You have to be good to your mum." Molly said as she took the nappy off, turned it around and re-strapped it back on. Picking Teddy up, Molly cradled him close to her and sat down in the nearby rocking chair. Once she got in a slow rocking motion, Molly started to softly sing,
"Rock-a-bye baby, in the treetop. When the wind blows, the cradle will rock. When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall. And down will come baby, cradle and all." Within minutes, Teddy was once again sleeping in the arms of his aunt. Molly waited a few minutes before she got up and set him in his crib. Once she did so, Molly leaned over and kissed him softly on the head.
"Goodnight, little one." Molly said quietly as she lifted the side of the crib up. Not wanting to wake up Teddy, Molly walked out of the room, turning the lights off and closing the door on her way. But before she made her way downstairs, she peeked into Tonks bedroom, only to find her asleep.
So pretty much this is my favorite fanfic that I've written so far. I always have my friend read over wat I write and she said that there wasn't anything I should change and that's a pretty big thing because she always finds something that I need to change:).
