Two months later when March came around the teachers were well underway with revision classes and putting stress on the students to work hard for their exams which would be starting in June. The students didn't appreciate it at all, especially Harry and Nikki who knew they could revise at home and spend time with their boys who were now four and a half months old, rather than going to school and doing the same in lessons.
"This is rubbish isn't it Gabriel" Nikki pouted as she sat on the floor with her four and a half month old son laying in front of her on his play mat, reaching up and grabbing one of the dangling toys and looking at it curiously before trying to put it in his mouth, the elastic not reaching that far. Artemis was edging her way towards the play mat to explore the dangling toys. "Mummy and daddy don't have to revise at school, we can do it here. But no, we have to go in"
Gabriel let go of the toy and jumped violently when it sprung back up again, looking shocked for a few seconds before giggling and reaching for it again, Artemis having jumped back with a shocked meow which made Gabriel look at her. Nikki just laughed quietly at him and shook her head, reaching over to tickle his tummy, making her son laugh loudly and turn towards her his light green eyes alight with excitement. He then abandoned his quest to grab the toy again and held his arms out to Nikki, smiling at her and making her heart jump happily in her chest.
"Come here" she chuckled and reached over to pick him up, resting him on her crossed legs and hugging him gently to her as he laughed and grabbed her hand in his two smaller ones. "You and your brother have grown up too fast" Nikki sighed and shook her head, playing with a strand of Gabriel's soft blonde hair with her free hand that wasn't in his grip.
"They're still our babies"
Nikki jumped slightly when she heard Harry's voice and she turned slightly to see him walk into the room with Donovan in his arms, the baby tugging at a strand of Harry's hair and laughing.
"I know, it's just they're...look at them Harry. They're not our tiny little babies anymore" Nikki told her lover sadly and shook her head, leaning down to kiss Gabriel on the head "I know they're still our babies but they're growing up too fast"
Harry smiled as he sat down on the floor next to Nikki and put Donovan on the floor on his stomach, the baby then letting out a small laugh before lifting himself shakily to his arms and knees for a few seconds. He then fell down again with a small grunt before grinning and making his parents laugh happily.
"There's our clever little boy" Harry told the baby as he stroked Donovan's blonde hair gently, the baby looking towards his father as he felt his hand on his head. Donovan then let out a small grunt and pushed himself up again before completely turning over onto his back.
Nikki let out a small giggle and Harry beamed at their son who had a shocked look on his face at the change of view he now had. His bottom lip trembled and one tear slipped down his cheek but Harry put a stop to his tears by moving so Donovan could see him again, placing his hand on the baby's stomach and smiling at him.
"You're a very clever boy aren't you?" Harry signed some of the words to the baby who just laughed and kicked his legs, reaching up and grasping his hands at Harry. His father then glanced up at Nikki who kissed Gabriel on the top of the head and put him back on the floor before kneeling next to them and stroking Donovan's head.
"He's an extremely clever boy" she grinned and leant down to kiss Donovan on the head "Aren't you my darling?"
Donovan laughed loudly and Nikki felt her heart swell when she heard the noise, glancing at Gabriel who was trying to grab the toy laying next to him. She went to give it to him but Harry shook his head and placed on hand on her arm, stopping her.
"Let him get it" Harry told her and Nikki frowned, turning to Gabriel who let out a small grunt and managed to turn himself over onto his front, grabbing the toy instantly as it came into contact with his hand and Nikki had to bite back a sob at the milestone that her two babies had just reached together.
"There's my handsome clever boy" Nikki told Gabriel as he lifted himself up onto all fours before flopping back down again and grinning. The baby then looked up at Nikki and she couldn't help but reach over and pick him up, placing a kiss on his forehead as he looked at the toy caterpillar in his hand for a few seconds before bringing it to his mouth to chew on it, dribbling slightly down the side of it.
"The teachers want us to bring them to the open evening" Harry told Nikki as they continued to shower the boys with praise for their new feat.
"Yeah that will be a good advertisement for the school when the new pupils see us with them" Nikki giggled and Harry chuckled "They just want to see them"
"Of course they do" Harry laughed and Nikki smiled proudly "Pictures just aren't enough are they Donovan?" Harry asked the baby, a large grin on his face as he signed some of the words in the sentence, Donovan grinning up at him and then laughed. "Everyone has to see you and your brother's handsomeness firsthand"
Nikki smiled proudly at her family and leant back on the sofa, watching Harry talking to both of their sons, signing some of the words as he spoke to them both. Nikki then glanced at the time and saw that they had half an hour until Anne arrived to babysit for a few hours and her heart sunk into her chest.
"Do you think they'll think that your mum is their mum?"
"Why would they do that?"
"Because she always looks after them and.."
"She only spends five hours with them, we have the rest of the day and night with them so there is no way that they'll think anyone else is their mummy apart from you" Harry assured Nikki and she smiled happily, moving so she was kneeling next to him and kissing him on the lips.
"Thank you" she murmured and Harry smiled and nodded, kissing her back with as much passion and love.
They then looked back down at their sons, Donovan having succeeded into rolling back onto his stomach. He then began to cry loudly when he couldn't roll back onto his back and Nikki took pity on him, picking him up and sitting him on her lap and cuddling him close to her, leaning down to kiss him on the forehead.
"You'll get the hang of it" she murmured quietly, allowing her little boy to wrap his hands around her one and look at it curiously before bringing it to his mouth to attempt to chew on it. Nikki laughed at him and shook her head, extracting her hand from his two and handing him a brightly coloured toy dinosaur that had Donovan laughing happily and reaching out for, instantly putting it in his mouth when Nikki handed it to him, a few tears still on his cheeks which Nikki wiped away gently. "I can't have my little boy upset now can I?" she asked him as she did so and Donovan turned his head when he felt his mother's hand on his cheek, he giggled and leant into her body some more, moving the toy away from his mouth and shaking it, the toy making a noise that only three of them heard.