I hope "happy birthday, mommy" is translated correctly into Spanish! If not, please let me know!
Feliz Cumpleanos, Mami!
A month after Chloe's 4th birthday was Calleigh's birthday. It was the children's godfather's first time looking after both children at once. He stayed with the kids at their house while the couple went out for dinner and a night of dancing.
Besides mommy, daddy and Aunt Alexx, Horatio was the only other adult Chloe had been around who seemed to be able to divide their attention pretty well between caring for Ethan and paying attention to her. The older man arrived a bit early, Chloe was already in her pj's and Calleigh and Eric were still getting ready.
"Happy birthday, ma'am," he said, kissing Calleigh on the cheek when she met him in the porch.
"Thank you, sir. I hope we didn't miss up any Friday night plans you had," she replied.
"Nah," Horatio said. "I always have a better time with those two."
Ethan started to cry shortly after Horatio arrived.
"I'll get him," Horatio said. "You finish getting ready."
"Hi there, lil' fella," he said, picking up the fussing baby. "What's this all about?"
Ethan calmed down some when Horatio picked him up. The three-month-old become happy again after Horatio changed his diaper.
"There. Is that better?" Horatio asked him, kissing his head lifting him off the change table after re-buttoning his sleeper. "I bet you're hungry, too. We'll go and get your milk."
"You look pwetty, mommy," Chloe told her mother when her parents came into the living room, ready to leave. After Horatio fed Ethan a bottle, he and Chloe were going to play Candy Land. Horatio had given her the game for her birthday so she could play it at home too. Chloe was supposed to be in by 9:00pm on the weekend. But would she be in bed at that time with Uncle Horatio babysitting?
Mostly likely not, mom and dad thought. But who cares?
"Have a good time," Horatio told the two.
Chloe was up till 10:00pm. She and Horatio played Candy Land and Chloe showed Horatio "Biscuit", the fur-real yellow lab that she had got for her birthday for her parents. By the time Horatio finished reading her a story in bed Chloe had fallen asleep.