Chapter 3: Back To The Basics
Karen lays awake in her crib, thoughts swimming. How is she going to do this? Go to school and face her friends? After an hour the door opens and Kristy walks. She leans over the crib. "Oh the baby's awake!" She lifts up Karen and feels her diaper. "Dry. That's alright. I'm sure you'll have to go once you eats some num nums." Kristy carries her into the kitchen. Karen's eyes widen at the high chair as Kristy slides her into it. She ties the bib around her neck and then goes to the cabinets. She then returns with a jar of mashed peaches. She holds up a spoonful.
"Open up. Here comes the choo choo train. Woo woo!" Karen doesn't open. "Oh come on Karen, don't be stubborn. Open." Karen still refuses. Kristy lets out a sigh. "Look Karen, I'd hate to have spank you already." Karen lets out a sigh and opens her mouth. "Good girl." Kristy inserts the mush. Karen gags at the taste and Kristy uses the time to put in more food. She soon finishes and picks up Karen. She grabs a bottle and sticks the nipple into Karen's mouth, adjusting her so she could drink. "Oh that's my good girl." Kristy coos.
Karen stares at Kristy as she finishes the bottle. Once she's done, Kristy burps her and removes the bib. "Okay baby girl, okay. Why don't we go for a walk."
"No!" Karen cries out. Kristy smiles.
"But a walk is good for babies." Kristy coos. She grabs the pacifier. "Now unless you're gonna use baby talk, pacifier goes in."
"I no wanna go for walk!" Karen tells her. Kristy shakes her head and puts the pacifier back in, clipping the leash part of it to Karen's dress. She goes to the closet and pulls out the carriage. It's an old fashioned one, the one where the baby can lay on their back and everyone can look in. Kristy sets Karen in.
She pushes her out the door and then leads her down the sidewalk. At first everyone just thought it was Kristy with another one of her charges. But as some drew closer they saw it was Karen. Some laugh while others question. Each question, Kristy told the story. Mostly everyone agreed.
Halfway into the walk Karen realizes that she wet her diaper. The sloshiness made her feel uncomfortable. Kristy notices her face but wanted to let Karen stew for a minute. She wanted to see if Karen would let her know. But nothing. So Kristy exclaims loudly "Does the baby have a wet diaper?" Karen turns red. "Let's go back." Kristy pushes the carriage back to the apartment and goes in. She carries Karen into the nursery and sets her down. She changes her into a new diaper. "Is that better?"
Karen doesn't say anything at first. She just stares at Kristy. Then she begins to cry. She kicks her legs and wails. Kristy smiles at the outburst and grabs the pacifier. She puts it in Karen's mouth and picks her up. She slowly rocks her. Karen soon calms down, but is still whimpering. "Okay you've had quite a day. Big sissy Kristy will feed you some dinner, give you a bath and then bed time."
She carries Karen into the kitchen and straps her into the high chair. She ties the bib around her neck and fed her carrots, mashed potatoes and pureed chicken. After, she fed Karen a bottle and burped her. The whole time Karen was obedient. After she takes her into the bathroom and sets her down. She runs a bath and puts in bubbles. She then takes off Karen's dress, tights, diaper and shoes. She then sets her in.
"Kristy," Karen says as her sister tries to wash her. "Please. Stop. I'll behave. I'll be a good girl. Just don't do this." Kristy shakes her head and continues to wash Karen's body with a frog wash cloth.
"Karen, you have been misbehaving for years now. And I know that Mom and Watson let you get away with it but I'm not. You are going to be a baby." Karen pouts and Kristy smiles. She scrubs the shampoo in her hair. "Now shut your eyes and tip your head back so I can wash this shampoo out." Karen does as instructed and Kristy grabs the shower head, adjusting the nozzle and spraying it on Karen's head. Kristy then watches as Karen sits there. "Baby doesn't want to play in the bath?" Karen sets a hard ice cold glare to Kristy. She smiles and grabs a cute pink hooded robe. The hood on the robe was made to look like a frog. Kristy has Karen stands up and drains the tub. She dries Karen off and then puts the robe on her. She then carries her into the nursery.
She puts on a new diaper and then puts her in a footie sleeper. She ties her hair into pig tails and sticks the pacifier into her mouth. She tucks her into the crib and turns on the mobile. "Sweet dreams baby girl," Kristy coos pinching Karen's cheeks. She then walks out and shuts the door.
Karen's eyes go to the clock on the wall. It's only six thirty but she's exhausted. She shuts her eyes and drifts into a long sleep.