And the struggles of being a new dad; changing a baby's diaper. Arizona and Musaki learned that particular duty.
Chapter 22: Fatherhood Share
At the Bushido-Akio house, Musaki was busy changing Noah's diaper and he was struggling to keep the silver fox cub still and he said, "Don't fight me, Noah. You need to have your diaper changed so you can smell fresh."
Noah was fussing the entire time and he grabbed some baby wipes to clean Noah's butt and he placed it in the trash and immediately puts in a fresh diaper in and as soon as he's done, Musaki picked Noah up and said, "You really know how to make a stinky diaper, don't ya?"
Before long, Musaki sets him down on the bed next to a sleeping Luke for a nap and Noah was very resistant to get a nap and Musaki could tell that this ius gonna be a very long afternoon to get Noah to sleep a little bit and he was gonna do whatever it takes to get Noah to bed right away and Musaki picked him up and cradled him in his arms to rock him to sleep.
As Musaki was cradling, he saw Noah's eyes getting a little droopy and that indicates that he's finally falling asleep and he kept cradling him until his eyes are fully shut and once he's asleep, Musaki gently placed him next to Luke and he whispered, "Sleep well, boys."
Afterwards, Musaki tiptoed out of the room and silently closed the door behind him and just decided to take a little break for a while and when he went downstairs, he saw Arizona and Jacob together and he said 'hi' to both of them and Arizona said, "Look, Jake...it's uncle Musaki. Say hi."
Arizona grabbed Jacob's paw and made it look like he's waving to Musaki and he asked, "How'd it go with Luke and Noah?"
Musaki took a deep sigh as he sat down and said, "Finally put Noah down for a nap. Keeping up with these two boys is much harder than it looks."
"I get what you mean. Being a dad is a lot of hard work, you know." Arizona stated.
Musaki nodded at this and said, "Just didn't realize how hard. I mean, I knew being a dad is hard work, but not like this."
"Trust me, you're not the only one. I've changed this little one's diaper many times before and I'm still new to this. Luckily, me and Sierra get to tag team together when it comes to Jake. Your uncle told me that it gets better when it comes to raising a cub and even though it's hard work, you just have to give them the best love you can give them. That and discipline. All we have to do is just wish for the best and just do what we can for them." Arizona said.
Musaki could understand what he meant by that and that he can do the best he can to raise both Noah and Luke and make good with the promise he's giving to Danzig before he died and he said, "You're right. How'd you get to be so wise anyway?"
"Let's just say that being a new dad gives you a chance to gain some knowledge and wisdom and look at life in a different perspective." Arizona answered.
"Fair enough. You're wise than my dad, grandpa and Shifu combined." Musaki said, with a chuckle.
Pretty insane, huh? Next up...concerns about Max and Tigress' rivalry.