Yo, whaddup people?! TG101 is in da house! Hey guys,yes this is an update and no it's not a fluke. How's everyone doing at the moment? Us,we're not too bad,Georgia's freaking out a bit over exams and I am eagerly awaiting the release of Les Miserables on DVD. And it's our birthday in 13 days! Peace Out! TG101 :-D x
Rachel sighed gently as she looked in the crib where a sleeping Ava lay. It had been exactly a year ago that she had given birth to her. Giving another gentle sigh,she attempted to wake Ava up by lightly shaking her shoulder,only to receive a slightly annoyed grunt back.
"Figures. You've got your daddy's sleeping genes" she chuckled, stroking Ava's cheek.
Ava whined slightly, before opening her eyes a few moments later.
"Mamama." she babbled,her arms reaching out,wanting to be picked up.
"Okay sweetie,let's get you sorted out,yeah?" Rachel smiled,pressing a kiss to her forehead as she lifted her out.
"Hey," Puck whispered, making Rachel jump "Happy Birthday!" he cooed, kissing Ava's cheek "Wow...Rach, she's getting old!"
Rachel laughed at this comment "She's one year old Noah."
"Yeah, and before you know it she'll be nineteen and on her way to college and announcing that she's moving in with her boyfriend." he muttered, earning a glare from his girlfriend.
"C'mon Noah,lighten up! It's Ava's first birthday! And before I forget, could you fix the couch so it actually folds out into a bed? Jake and Marley are staying the night."
"Sure thing. Hey, isn't Marley due soon?" he asked, taking Ava off of Rachel, cringing as she hit his face with her Chewbacca toy "Okay Ava-bug sweetie, let's get you changed and then have some breakfast,huh?"
"Well,according to her on Facebook,she's got about two months to go."
"...Jake...Jake! Jake,c'mon you big lug,we're gonna be late."
"'m too tired for sex." Jake mumbled,rolling over.
Marley giggled, snuggling up next to him "N'aww...even if you wanted sex I wouldn't give it you because the baby is restless." she whispered, kissing him on the forehead.
"Isn't that ironic though? Makin' whoopee, whilst pregnant,just think about it." he pointed out,wrapping an arm around his wife's shoulder. "I blame the condom."
"Maybe. But knowing you,it was probably one from high school." Marley sighed,breathing in his distinct scent. She giggled as the baby moved around, kicking her ribs "Ouch." she winced, pouting a little.
Just then, the door opened as a black french bulldog came in, trying to jump on the bed "Hey Buzz!" Jake grinned, picking him up "How's my favourite buddy huh? How's my favourite buddy?"
Buzz snorted in response.
"God, I swear you love the dog more than me." Marley sighed,slowly getting up,supporting her back as she did so.
"Right,this is the woman who frequently dresses up his brother and has a small wardrobe of hoodies and even has a mini tux."
"Alright,I admit it,Woody is quite spoiled." she sighed again,holding up her hands in defeat. "D'you want breakfast babe?" she asked as she made her way to the kitchen. "I'm doing bacon and cream cheese!"
"Sure,if you want."
"...and here we have the birthday girl,enjoying her breakfast! What's on the menu today,momma?" Puck grinned
"Well, she's already had her milk,which we are reducing slowly, so I've given her some oatmeal with small chunks of banana in it."
Most of the food was down her front and in her hair. Ava looked up, smiling toothily at her daddy who snapped the camera just in time
"Hey, nice one sweetie! Tell you what, after breakfast, if Mama allows it, we'll have a shower,we'll get you changed, and then we'll go to the supermarket to get some food and beer for this afternoon. And if you're good,there may even be an ice cream in it for you." he added in a sing song voice.
"I don't think so, Noah. She'll be having enough sugar to last her a month this afternoon. And besides,it's way too early for ice cream."
"Hold up there Rach, from what I remember,you practically ate Ben and Jerry's for breakfast during the summer when you were pregnant."
"But that was before I found out that you were using the freezer and the ice cream for your personal ass cooler."
"Whatever." Puck smirked, picking up his daughter "Come on sweetie, let's get you a nice cool shower yeah? It's pretty warm out today."
Ava responded by laughing, clapping her pudgy hands together.
"That's my girl."
"Alright, birthday princess, time for your..." Puck turned around grinning. His grin faltered as he realised Ava wasn't there "Shower..." he finished looking underneath the bed.
As he heard a giggling, his grin returned as he slowly turned around "Oh where can Ava be?" he mused out loud, out of the corner of his eye seeing his naked daughter run out of the room.
With a few quick strides, he caught her up "Gotcha!" he said catching her, just as Rachel clicked the camera "Abababa to you too Dotty."
Rachel smiled as she saw the photo on her phone. It was hard to believe that this time a year ago, she was in the middle of labour,anxious to meet her for the first time.
"...any threes?"
"Go fish." she muttered, wincing as another contraction came. "Noah...Noah...it hurts. It hurts Noah,it hurts! Noah,it hurts,its hurts,it hurts it hurts!"
He was quick to sit behind her in a straddle, massaging her back carefully. Rachel's body visibly relaxed as the contraction ended.
Giving Noah a weak smile, she kissed his forehead before returning to their game.
"Thanks,Noah."
"Okay, shower time!" Puck announced wearing Spongebob swimming trunks, bouncing Ava up and down,making her laugh.
"Just be careful Noah,you know what the shower is like!" Rachel called from the bedroom.
"One thing to learn 'bout the shower Ava - bug, it's got two temperatures. Either scalding or liquid ice, if you want to get it just right, either have it ever so slightly to the left or ever so slightly to the right." he explained to a disinterested Ava, who was more distracted by the dinosaur rubber duck that sat on the side of the sink.
"Oh,you wanna take Duckasaurus rex? I'll let you take Duckasaurus rex." Puck smiled,placing a kiss on her forehead.
He stepped into the shower and switched on the water, only to step back "Ouch! Too hot...give me a moment..."
A couple of minutes later, they stepped back in the shower again to find the temperature perfect. Ava laughed, trying to catch the water from the magic rain machine.
"You're likin' that,huh? I gotta tell you Aves, a cool shower beats setting your ass in a freezer. If you do that,mommy gets annoyed,the ice cream melts and your butt ends up numb. This way,you get cool all over, only I don't need that as I'm cool enough as it is."
Ava squealed, blinking up at Puck with her big dark eyes, chewing on Duckasaurus.
"Alright, where's your baby shampoo?" Puck muttered, turning around to find Rachel giggling as she held up the pink plastic bottle.
"Looking for this?" she smirked,handing it to Puck with a kiss on the cheek.
"Thanks,babe." he grinned,returning the kiss,pulling her into the shower with them.
"Noah! Noah,you ass! You're just lucky that this is an old bra!"
"Well, when everyone's in bed,you won't be needing it." Puck growled,his tongue lightly poking the sensitive part of Rachel's neck, making her quiver in excitement.
"At least remember to use protection this time." Rachel purred,unable to resist his advances.
"Don't worry, I got it covered. Ever since I accidently knocked you up on our honeymoon,I've kept a stash on me at all times."
"Dadad..." Ava whined, chucking Duckasaurus at his head, a clear sign that she wanted to get out.
"Okay sweetpea, let's get you changed."
Quinn sighed as she tried to reach the jar of pickles that was a few shelves above her. It was times like this that she wished the accident in high school never happened. Although she could walk, every once in a while, her legs would fail and she would resort to the wheelchair for a few days.
"Need help?"
Quinn smiled to herself when she heard the voice. Praying silently,she turned around,hoping it was who she thought it was. Her suspicions were confirmed when the stranger stooped down to her level ,looking at her with deep chocolate eyes.
"Still got the mohawk?" she chuckled wryly,smirking a little.
"Hey baby momma." he greeted,flashing her with the same grin that made her fall in love with him in the first place. Putting the pickles in her cart, Puck checked on Ava who was chewing on a packet of band aids, and had somehow managed to drop a jar of hot dogs on the floor, covering the floor in hot dog water and glass.
"Ava Shelby Puckerman, how many times? Don't throw stuff out of the cart." Puck sighed,kicking the jar out of the way.
"She's really sweet." Quinn commented,avoiding the broken shards of glass. "How old is she?"
"A year old, today." Puck grinned, ignoring the carton of cream that Ava just threw out, squealing delightedly.
"You are really testing daddy's patience today,aren't you munchkin?" he asked,becoming slightly frustrated.
"Look,I gotta be going before Avezilla decides to wreck the whole place. If you want, you could come to the party. It's at our house so..."
Quinn smiled "I'd love to. What time?"
"Um..from one till whenever people decide to leave basically. Alright, I'd be seeing you later then."
"Hello?" Marley called out into the seemingly empty house, letting go of Woody and Buzz "Anyone here?"
"Hey, Marley." Rachel greeted,setting Ava down,letting her toddle towards the young woman.
"Hi there pinkie pie! Happy birthday,sweetie!"she cooed,scooping her up in a hug. "You are definitely my favourite niece."
"She's your only niece. But she won't be for long." Puck grinned,giving Rachel a knowing wink.
"I don't think so ,Noah. Ava's not having any siblings until she's at least two." Rachel laughed, sashaying into the kitchen to prepare some more food.
"Whatever you say Rachel! Erm, if you just want to dump your bags wherever,I'll sort 'em out eventually." he shrugged,running a hand through his mohawk.
"You sure?" Marley asked,slightly hesitant.
"I wouldn't say that to my half sister in law if I didn't mean it. Course I'm sure! You're the only ones crashing in at our place anyway. Leroy and Hiram were gonna come but they got food poisoning so..."
"Fair enough. Now, Ava we've got you presents!" Jake grinned, picking up his half niece who wailed, trying to get to Woody and Buzz.
Looking up at Puck, Ava whined again, reaching out towards him.
"Oh,you wanna be with your daddy,don't you? 'Cos your daddy's an awesome badass and makes all the kids at daycare jealous." Puck smirked,chucking Ava into the air,making her scream wildly. "Come on, I think Mommy wants you to have a bath and get changed into your birthday suit."
"Noah! She's not going naked!" Rachel called from the kitchen, making Marley laugh.
"But babe..." he protested,walking into the kitchen,leaving Jake and Marley standing there.
"No buts! Literally! I've done enough by letting you pick her outfit." Rachel argued back,hitting him with the tea towel that was draped across one shoulder.
"Which room is ours again?" Jake asked Marley,who shrugged in response.
"...I still don't understand how she could have gotten cake in her diaper." Rachel sighed,resting her head on Puck's shoulder as she looked up at the sky.
Puck shrugged in response and swiftly kicked the porch to get the swing going.
"She's a Puckerman,babe. And Puckerman's are notorius for-"
"Doing things without explanation. I know,Noah, I've heard it before." she smiled,finishing off his sentence.
Puck grinned, gently placing a kiss on his wife's temple.
"I love you babe."