chapter 2
Claudius and Leonara were still hoping for a child. Leonara was in the bathroom and grabbed a pregnancy test. She decided to use it because it had been awhile since she had used one.
She looked at it and became very happy. "Claudius!" Leonara called.
Claudius came running. "What is it my dear?" He said.
"Look," she said and showed him the test.
Claudius looked at it and looked at Leonara. "We're going to have a baby?" he asked.
Leonara smiled and nodded. The two of them hugged and they were crying tears of joy. They were going to get their wish.
The called the doctor who confirmed it. Leonara and Claudius called Javan and Sirbriena.
"Really? You two are going to have a baby?" Javan asked holding Tygra his eleven month old son.
"Yes," Claudius said.
"Congratulations!" Javan said.
Soon Claudius and Leonara began getting things ready for the baby.
Leonara was starting to show that she was pregnant. Soon they went to the doctor to find out if they were going to have a boy or a girl.
"Congratulations it's a boy!" The doctor said.
They began to discuss names for their son. "I have one I like the most," Leonara said.
"What name is that my love?" Claudius asked.
"Lion-o," she said.
"That's perfect!" Claudius said.
They got the nursery ready for their son the walls were painted blue. The baby would be born soon.
They held a baby shower. Javan and Sirbriena came with Tygra who was now a year old. He was even saying a few words even been taking a few steps.
They loved the things they got for Lion-o.
On a cool Autumn night in September Leonara went into labor. She shook Claudius awake. "Claudius get the bag it's time!" Leonara said.
Claudius grabbed the bag and took Leonara to the hospital. Once there Claudius was holding her hand. Right now she was breathing through a contraction. Once it was over she sighed. Then she looked at her husband. "We are going to have a baby today," Leonara said.
"I know, everything is going to be fine." Claudius said.
After a few hours later Lion-o was born. He was born kicking and screaming. "He's a healthy little boy." the doctor said. Lion-o gripped the doctor's fingers and who was amazed by the cub's grip. "He is also very strong." he said. Once the cub was in a diaper and swaddled in blue blanket he was given back to his mother.
"He's perfect," Leonara said. "Welcome to the world Lion-o," she said.
Claudius soon held his little son. "Look at you, going to be a very strong lion when you grow up," he said.
A nurse came up to them. "Okay it's time for the first breastfeeding lesson." The nurse said.
Leonara started to nurse Lion-o.
Soon they went home. Sirbriena came over on occasion to help out. Lion-o was a cute healthy little cub. One year old Tygra was very curious about Lion-o. Sometimes even tried to get the smaller and younger infant to play.
Javan would play with Tygra because he knew that the three week old was too young to play.
Panthro an old friend of Claudius' came to see his friends new son.
"He looks like a tough kid, I doubt anyone will cause him trouble," Panthro said.
Leonara and Claudius loved their son very much.
"Yes and he is very sweet," Leonara said.
Leonara and Claudius use to have nights with very little sleep. Leonara loved her son very much. "Claudius I decided to let my sister run work at the office and me from over here, when I was at work all I could think about was Lion-o, if I could give up one thing it would be the office but I won't give my son up," she said.
"I know," Claudius said.
Lion-o was growing up fast. Now Lion-o was allowing more sleep for them and himself. Now Lion-o was having his first birthday.
Javan, Sirbriena and Tygra came over to celebrate.
Lion-o was eating his cake with hands and was getting all messy. Tygra was sitting in a booster seat next took him. He was now two years old. Tygra ate neatly and saw Lion-o's messy eating. "Why he eating like that?" Tygra asked.
"Lion-o is learning once he is old as you he'll start to eat neatly. You ate like that at his age." Javan said.
"Oh," Tygra said.
A few months later Lion-o was toddling all over the place and talking. He was taken to daycare and saw Tygra there and the two of them would sometimes play. "Tygra play," Lion-o would say.
The two of them were becoming very good friends.