An hour later Lori woke up when Finn decided to start crying. Callen was holding him and tried to get him to calm down but it wasn't working.
"I think he's hungry honey," Callen told her.
Callen handed Finn to Lori and Lori breastfed him.
"There that's better huh buddy," Lori softly spoke to him.
Finn made soft suckling noises as Lori breastfed him. It was so cute to see. Once he drank enough Lori put him over her shoulder for burping. Callen sat next to Lori on the bed and they looked at the little boy lying in Lori's arms. He looked up to them with his bright blue eyes.
"You really are a little cutie, yes you are," Lori spoke to him as she tickled his tummy causing Finn to smile a little bit.
Shortly later Charlie woke up too and he was hungry was well so Lori fed him too.
In the evening visiting hours Lori's brother Chris and his girlfriend Brooke were the first ones to stop by.
"Hey sis," Chris spoke as he walked into the room.
"Hey Chris, hey Brooke."
Chris and Brooke congratulated Lori and Callen.
"Aww sis, they are too cute," Chris spoke as he looked at Finn lying in Callen's arms and Charlie lying in Lori's arms. "We brought you a gift basket. There are presents in here for both kids so you can take two a day."
"Thank you. Would you two like to hold them? So we can open the present."
"Of course."
Callen handed Finn to Brooke and Lori handed Charlie to Chris.
"What happened to your hand G?" Chris asked.
"Oh, just a little accident," Callen answered.
"I squeezed him too hard during the delivery and I broke a few bones in his hand."
"Ouch."
"It's okay, it'll heal," Callen stated.
"Wow he really has blue eyes," Chris spoke.
"Yeah they both do," Brooke added.
"Yeah, just like daddy," Lori replied.
"What are their names?"
"You're holding Charlie, Chris and Brooke is holding Finn."
"Cute names. Everything went alright this time during the delivery?"
"Yes everything went fine and they are both very healthy."
"That's good. Hey little guy, I'm your uncle Chris."
While Chris and Brooke where holding the babies Lori picked two presents from the basket. She handed one to Callen so they both could open one. Lori opened hers first. It was a pack with three bibs in it, one was white with green edges and the text 'mommy & daddy's cutie' on it, one was white with blue edges and ducks on it and one was white and orange striped with green edges. Callen opened his present next. It was a footed grey pajama with blue edges and animals on it.
"Aww thanks guys, these are too cute."
"You're welcome sis."
A little later Lori's other brother Ryan, the team, Sylvie and Lori's parents with Myra and Julie stepped in.
"Hey Myra, hey Julie," Lori greeted the girls. "What have you got there?" Lori asked when she saw the presents the girls were holding.
"Pwesent, baby bwotwer," Myra answered.
"You brought a present for your two little baby brothers?" Myra nodded.
"We were at the store and they saw this and they wanted to get them for their baby brothers," Susan explained.
"That is really sweet of you girls."
Susan lifted the girls onto the bed so they could give their presents. Myra and Julie handed the presents over to Lori. Lori took them and started opening them. It were two plush bears.
"Aww thank you Myra and Julie. I'm sure your baby brothers will love those. We'll put them in their cribs at home."
Lori gave both girls a hug and a kiss. Next they got the presents from the others.
From Ryan they got an outfit with elastic waist jeans, long sleeved plaid white, dark blue, yellow and red shirt and a short sleeved little yellow bodysuit with the text: 'Mommy's awesome little dude' and the same outfit again but then with a white, black, red and light blue plaid shirt. From Sam and Michelle they got two play mats for tummy time. From Eric and Nell they got a Winnie the Pooh and Eeyore blankie. From Kensi and Deeks they got two footed grey and white striped pajamas with red edge with a little Santa on it with the words 'My first Christmas' around it and the foots where Santa heads. From Hetty they got two baby gyms, jungle themed. Lori's parents brought a gift basket with them as well. They didn't have it with them before so they brought it now. Lori pulled out two presents and handed one to Callen. Callen opened his first. It were two bibs. They were white with red edges. On the bib stood a Santa and a reindeer and the text: 'Who needs Santa when I have grandma.'
"Ha, cute mom."
Lori opened her present next. It was a pack with two pacifiers. They were both white. One had a green star circle with the text: '100% cute' and a little bear on it and the other was grey and white striped with the text: 'It's all about me!'.
From Sylvie they got two pairs of Santa slippers. They were red and the top was white fluff. On the foots stood the text: 'I love Santa'.
"Thank you guys for all the present. You are all too kind."
Everyone got the change to hold Finn and Charlie. They didn't mind, they were happy as long as they were being held.
Around 8pm everyone started leaving. Lori's parents were the last ones there. Just as they were about to leave the doctor stepped in.
"Good evening everyone. I have some good news. Mrs. Carter, you can go home already with the two babies."
"Really? That's great."
"Yeah they are both doing very well and there were no complications with the delivery so there's no reason to keep you here."
"Thank you doctor."
"A nurse will be by shortly to take you downstairs. Enjoy the two little ones."
"Thank you doctor, for everything."
"It was my pleasure."
The doctor left and Lori went to get dressed as Callen packed up all their stuff. Susan and Richard waited so they could take them home.
"Will everyone fit in the car?" Lori asked as she came back out of the bathroom.
"Yes, we have the mini-van with us and the two car seats for the boys are in," Richard replied.
"Okay great. Do you have everything G?"
"Yes I packed everything."
The nurse came into the room a little later with a wheelchair. Lori sat down on the wheelchair and Callen handed both boys to here. Callen, Susan, Richard, Myra and Julie each carried something down. Callen looked around the room once more to make sure they got everything. Once they were at the car Myra and Julie got in first. They were sitting on the last row. Susan secured them in their car seat and sat down in between them. Richard took the boys from Lori and placed them in their car seats on the middle row. Lori sat in between them and made sure they were secured. Callen and Richard put all the stuff in the car before getting in themselves. Since Callen couldn't drive with one wrist in a cast Richard got behind the wheel and Callen sat down on the passenger seat.
"Yeah boys, we're going home," Lori spoke to Finn and Charlie as they drove home. "You get to sleep in your own crib tonight."
A little later they were at the house. Richard took Finn from his car seat and Lori took Charlie from his car seat. Susan helped the girls out of their car seats and they helped Callen carry everything into the house. When Lori walked in she saw a banner hanging from the landing of the stairs. It read 'Welcome home Finn and Charlie'.
"Awww, you guys did that?" Lori asked her parents.
"Yes we did and the girls helped," Richard answered. "Those little hand and foot prints are theirs."
"Thank you it's really sweet."
"Well, we should let you guys settle in," Susan spoke once everything was carried inside.
"Thank you for your help and looking after the girls."
"It was our pleasure. Take care of these little boys."
"I will mom."
Susan and Richard said their goodbyes before leaving.
"Alright girls, time for bed," Callen spoke.
"Baby to bed too?" Myra asked.
"Yes they are going to bed too, mommy is just gonna feed them and then they'll go to sleep as well."
Callen carried Finn upstairs and Lori carried Charlie, Myra and Julie walked up the stairs by themselves. Callen placed Finn in his crib and went to get the girls ready for bed. Lori sat down on the rocking chair and started breastfeeding Charlie. Not soon after that Finn started crying at the top of his lungs.
"I know buddy, I know. You're hungry too. It's coming buddy. I'm just feeding your brother first."
Callen walked into the room. "Everything okay here?" Callen asked concerned.
"Yeah, Finn is just hungry too."
"Hey, it's okay buddy," Callen softly spoke as he picked Finn up. "Mommy is just feeding your brother first. Shhhh, it's okay Finn. It's coming buddy."
Callen let him suck on his finger until Lori was done. Once Lori was done feeding Charlie they switched babies. Finn immediately started sucking when the nipple came in reach.
"There that's better huh buddy," Lori softly spoke to him.
Callen held Charlie in his arms to burp him. With Charlie in his arms he walked back to the girls to see how they were coming along. They were just coming out of the bathroom.
"Did you brush your teeth and go to the toilet?"
"Yes daddy," came the replied from both Myra and Julie.
"Alright good. To bed you two."
Myra and Julie crawled into bed. Callen tucked them in as best as he could with a baby in his arms and gave them both a kiss.
"Goodnight Myra, goodnight Julie."
"Niwt daddy."
Callen walked back to the nursery and sat down on the other rocking chair. Charlie had burped and Callen was now holding him in his arms to get him to fall asleep. Charlie looked up to his daddy with his bright blue eyes. Callen gently rocked him until he had fallen asleep. Carefully Callen got up and placed Charlie in his crib. Lori was burping Finn. Callen looked at his little boy. He looked so cute asleep, sucking on his pacifier. Callen could just look at him all day. Callen pulled out his phone and took a picture of Charlie sleeping.
A little later Lori placed Finn in his crib as well. Finn had fallen asleep too. Callen took a picture of Finn as well.
"They are so cute," Lori quietly spoke.
"Oh yes they are. I'm glad we could take them home already, I would have hated to spend the night without you three."
"Yeah me too. Aww just look at them lying there, so cute."
"Yeah really cute. They are so precious."
"Yeah they are. There's nothing like seeing your baby for the first time."
"No there's not. Come on let's go downstairs."
Callen and Lori went downstairs and just had a quiet evening on the couch. By 10pm Callen noticed that Lori was starting to fall asleep. Now if his wrist hadn't been in a cast he would have carried her upstairs.
"Come on honey, let's go to bed."
They locked up downstairs and went upstairs. Lori stopped by the nursery. Both boys were peacefully asleep and so were the girls.
"I've filled some bottles with breastmilk, they are in the fridge."
"Okay good."
As soon as Lori's head hit the pillow she was out. Callen was still awake in bed. He couldn't believe that he actually had two sets of twins now. It would be getting a little used to, to having another set of twins in the house, it would be hard work. But Callen was sure he and Lori could handle it. Callen just lay there listening to the boys' breathing over the baby monitor. Callen couldn't really sleep that night, his hand was throbbing inside the cast. He took the baby monitor and went to the boys' room. Callen quietly pulled the rocking chair closer to the cribs and just watched his little boys sleeping. They looked so adorably cute.
Callen had dozed off a bit when he woke up by a cry. Callen got up and picked Charlie up.
"Hey it's okay little buddy. Daddy's here."
Callen figured Charlie was hungry so he took Charlie downstairs and warmed the bottle up.
"It's coming buddy," Callen spoke as he tried to calm Charlie down.
Once the bottle was warm Callen tested it on his hand to make sure it wasn't too hot before putting the pacifier in Charlie's mouth. It wasn't really handy to hold the bottle with his injured hand but he managed. Callen sat down on the chair in the kitchen and fed Charlie.
"There that's better huh buddy."
Charlie almost finished the entire bottle before Callen put him over his shoulder for burping. Once Charlie had burped Callen took him back upstairs. Callen sat down on the rocking chair and placed the pacifier in Charlie's mouth. Callen rocked Charlie back to sleep. Callen looked at the little boy slowly falling asleep in his arms again. He felt so lucky to have Lori, Myra, Julie, Charlie and Finn is his life. They were his everything. Once Charlie was asleep again Callen carefully placed him in his crib. Just as he put Charlie down Finn started crying. Callen picked him up and took him downstairs as well to feed him.
Once Finn was asleep again Callen took the baby monitor and went back to bed.
"G?" Lori spoke half asleep when Callen crawled back into bed.
"Yeah it's me, I just fed the boys, go back to sleep honey."
Lori crawled against Callen and rested her head on Callen's chest. Callen wrapped his arm around her and gave her a soft kiss on her head. An hour and a half later they were woken up again. This time Lori went out. She changed Charlie's and Finn's diaper. Two hours later they were woken up again. This time the babies were hungry. Lori fed Charlie as Callen fed Finn.
The next morning they were woken up at 8am when the girls jumped on their bed.
"Girls, go back to sleep, it's way too early," Lori told them half asleep.
"Come on girls, let's go down so mommy can get some more sleep."
Callen took the girls downstairs and made them some breakfast. Hetty had given Callen a couple days off to be with Lori and their new twins. As the girls were eating breakfast Callen went upstairs to get Charlie and Finn. When Callen walked in they were just waking up.
"Hey buddy," Callen spoke as he picked Charlie up.
Callen changed Charlie's diaper and dressed him for the day before taking him downstairs. He put Charlie in his bouncy chair and went upstairs to get Finn. He changed Finn's diaper as well and dressed him too. He took Finn into the kitchen and warmed up a bottle. As Callen was feeding Finn, Charlie decided to cry too. He was hungry too.
"Daddy, why Chawlie cwy? Is he huwt?" Julie asked.
"No he's not hurt sweetie, he's just hungry."
"I feed him?"
"Uh, I guess you can try."
Callen walked into the kitchen while feeding Finn. He momentarily sat the bottle down on the counter as he put Charlie's bottle in the bottle warmer. Callen continued to feed Finn again as the bottle was warming up. Once the bottle was warm Callen stopped feeding Finn again and took the bottle for Charlie to the living room. Charlie stood at the coffee table in his bouncy chair.
"Now hold the bottle a little bit up sideways just like daddy does. But make sure there's not too much milk in Charlie's mouth."
Julie did as Callen did and fed her little brother. Charlie immediately took the pacifier and started drinking.
"Is twis wight daddy?"
"Yes that's perfect sweetie."
Once Finn has drunk enough Callen put the bottle away. He quickly pulled out his phone and made a picture of Julie feeding Charlie before putting Finn over his shoulder for burping. Once Finn had burped Callen placed him in his bouncy chair.
"Daddy, Cwawlie no dwink."
Callen looked at the bottle, there was only a little bit left. "That's okay sweetie, he drank enough."
Callen took Charlie out of his bouncy chair and burped him. Myra and Julie went to play and Callen played with the two boys.
An hour and a half later Lori came downstairs.
"Good morning," Lori spoke as she walking into the living room.
"Morning honey," Callen replied.
"I feed Cwawlie," Julie told Lori proudly.
"You fed your little brother?" Julie nodded.
"Yes she did. I was busy with Finn and Charlie was hungry so Julie asked if she could feed him. Don't worry I kept an eye on them she did very well and Charlie drank very well. "
"That's good."
"I got a picture of them."
Callen pulled out his phone and showed Lori the picture.
"Aww that is too cute. Well done sweetie." Lori gave Julie a kiss.
Lori went into the kitchen to get some breakfast and sat down next to Callen on the couch. Their two little boys were lying happily in their bouncy chairs and the girls were on the ground playing with their toys.
"How's your hand honey?" Lori asked.
"It's okay. Last night it was really hurting, I took some Tylenol and it's a bit better now."
"Okay good. I'm really sorry I broke your hand. I didn't mean to squeeze so hard."
"It's okay honey, I don't mind. You were bringing our little boys into the world. I don't mind. My hand will heal. It's okay honey."
"Still, I'm sorry."
"It's okay honey," Callen responded and gave Lori a kiss. "I'm just glad I got there in time."
"If you hadn't made it on time I wouldn't have broken your hand," Lori joked. "But I would have killed you," Lori added with a smile.
"I love you too honey," Callen replied with a smile.
After lunch they took the kids outside. It was a beautiful day in November. It was the twenty fifth today. Julie and Myra were on their bicycles and Lori was pushing the stroller with the boys. They took the kids to the playground nearby. Lori sat on the bench with the boys as Callen went to play with the girls.
"Be careful with your hand honey," Lori called.
"I will Lori, don't worry."
Lori sat on the bench watching them play. Callen really was a great daddy, the girls loved him. The boys would love him too. It was so cute to see him play with the kids. Lori moved the stroller back and forth to get the boys to fall asleep. The boys were starting to fall asleep when Lori heard a loud scream coming from the playground.