Toddler!Lincoln and Baby!Nina... eep!!!

Lincoln held his father's hand tightly as he walked through the frigid hallways, tiny little jacket zipped up to his chin. He was clutching a helium balloon on a pink string, something that he had made quite a fuss about before arriving.

"Don't like pink," he had said stubbornly, folding his pudgy arms in front of his chest and frowning impressively up at his father's smiling face.

Now the little boy's attention was on the tiled floor beneath him. He liked stepping on all the green ones and tried to jump over the pink ones, causing his father quite some trouble. When his father asked what he was doing, he repeated, "Don't like pink!"

"Here we are," his father announced, pointing to a door off to the left. Lincoln pulled out of his father's grasp and, forgetting all about his quest to avoid the pink tiles, dashed into the room. His mouth opened in a wide smile as he recognized his mother sitting in the bed, a bundle clasped tightly in her hands.

"I have a sissy!" Lincoln told her excitedly, showing his mother the balloon.

"Yes, you do," his mother smiled warmly as Kevin walked in the door. "Would you like to see her?" Lincoln nodded enthusiastically, losing his grip on the balloon in his excitement. Kevin grabbed the ribbon before it could float up to the ceiling and helped Lincoln clamber onto the bed.

"Here she is," Camila lowered the bundle so Lincoln could see his baby sister's face. Her eyes were closed and a lock of black hair was poking out from under the hat she wore. A trail of drool ran down her chin. "Lincoln, this is your baby sister Nina."

"I like her," Lincoln told his mother solemnly, looking up at her. "Nina…" he added, as if trying out the name. Frowning slightly, he touched baby Nina's chin, showing Camila his wet finger.

"Spit," he said matter-of-factly, wiping his finger on his jacket. He shook his little finger at the baby and said, "No spitting, Mommy says." He looked back up at Camila. "Right, Mommy?"

"That's right Lincoln," Camila tousled his hair fondly.

((Spit))