Once Upon A Straight Tequila Night
Chapter 55 - Starting Day Care
Penelope's POV
Derek and I have been talking about getting Millie, Eva and DJ into Day Care a few days a week so that they can begin to socialize with other children their age even though they have each other to play with and share toys with, they still need to learn that they are not always going to be together so putting them into Day Care will allow them to make friends with the other children, now that the triplets are 18 months old and baby Aaron is 3 months old Derek and I decide that today is the day that we are going to take the triplets to the Day Care in the FBI building and then after that we can go and visit the team.
I begin getting the girls ready while Derek is getting the boys ready, I have chosen to dress the girls the same, they are wearing dark pink little skirts that has little panties attached to them so that you can't see their diapers and white t-shirts that says "Mommy's Little Princess" on it, I look over to where Derek is and he is dressing the boys the same, I managed to find the same outfit for them one is a newborn size and the other in a toddler size and they are dressed in navy blue shorts and white t-shirt that says "If You Think I am Cute You Should See My Daddy" now that they are all dressed Derek carries the boys down the stairs while I carry the girls once we are down stairs Derek straps Aaron into his car seat while I grab diaper bags and take them out to the van I also check to make sure that everything for the strollers are there for the triplets and Aaron.
Derek begins by loading baby Aaron and the triplets into the van while I lock up the house, once they are in their seats and I get into the passengers seat and Derek pulls out of the driveway and we make our way to the FBI building, it takes us about 20 minutes to get there and the triplets are all babbling away with each other I don't know what they are saying but I figure that they understand what they are babbling about so that is the main thing and I assume that Aaron is sleeping, before I know it we are pulling into the the parking garage of the FBI building and Derek is parking the van, he then gets out and begins to assemble the triple stroller I get out and open out the single stroller and get Aaron's car seat out and attach it to the frame before I begin unbuckling the triplets one at a time so that they don't run off everywhere Derek has the stroller ready so I pass him Millie out first and he straps her in, Eva is next and once she is strapped in I get DJ out and strap him in to his seat I then grab the diaper bags and attach one to each handle of the strollers.
Derek's POV
Penelope and I have been talking about getting Millie, Eva and DJ into Day Care a few days a week so that they can begin to socialize with other children their age even though they have each other to play with and share toys with, they still need to learn that they are not always going to be together so putting them into Day Care will allow them to make friends with the other children, now that the triplets are 18 months old and baby Aaron is 3 months old Penelope and I decide that today is the day that we are going to take the triplets to the Day Care in the FBI building and then after that we can go and visit the team.
Penelope begins getting the girls ready while I am getting the boys ready, baby girl has chosen to dress the girls the same, they are wearing dark pink little skirts that has little panties attached to them so that you can't see their diapers and white t-shirts that says "Mommy's Little Princess" on it, she looks over to where I am dressing the boys the same, Penelope managed to find the same outfit for them one is a newborn size and the other in a toddler size and they are dressed in navy blue shorts and white t-shirt that says "If You Think I am Cute You Should See My Daddy" now that they are all dressed I carry the boys down the stairs while Penelope carries the girls once we are down stairs I strap Aaron into his car seat while baby girl grabs the diaper bags and take them out to the van she also checks to make sure that everything for the strollers are there for the triplets and Aaron.
I begin by loading baby Aaron and the triplets into the van while Baby Girl locks up the house, once they are in their seats and Penelope gets into the passengers seat and I pull out of the driveway and we make our way to the FBI building, it takes us about 20 minutes to get there and the triplets are all babbling away with each other I don't know what they are saying but I figure that they understand what they are babbling about so that is the main thing and I assume that Aaron is sleeping, before I know it we are pulling into the the parking garage of the FBI building and I am parking the van, I get out and begin to assemble the triple stroller Penelope gets out and opens out the single stroller and then gets Aaron's car seat out and attaches it to the frame before beginning to unbuckle the triplets one at a time so that they don't run off everywhere I have the stroller ready so she passes Millie out first and I strap her in, Eva is next and once she is strapped in Penelope gets DJ out and strap him in to his seat she then grab the diaper bags and attach one to each handle of the strollers.
Penelope's POV
Derek and I walk towards the elevator and get in and Derek presses the button for the FBI day Care when the elevator comes to a stop and the doors open I exit first with Aaron's stroller and wait for Derek who is pushing the triplets stroller to exit and then we make our way to the door of the Day Care I push the door open and enter the foyer I hold the door open for Derek so that he can get the triple stroller in and the lady sitting behind the desk says "welcome to FBI Day Care how may I help you today" I smile and say "my husband and I are looking to enroll our 18 month old triplets into Day Care a few days a week so that they can begin socializing with other children their age, being that we also have a 3 month old baby as well and then when I return to work in about 9 months time he will be join his siblings here" I notice her mouth drop when I mention that we have the triplets as well as another baby.
The woman says "would you like to take a tour of our facilities and maybe let the triplets out so that they can play while you fill out the paperwork, both Derek and I say in unison "yes that would be great" the woman picks up the phone and says "hello Katelyn I have some people that would like to take a tour could you come out and take them through" I can't hear her response but the woman says "no worries, thank you" and she hung up the phone and next thing there is another woman there as the first woman says "Katelyn will show you through and please if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask" I nod and say "thank you" Derek and I introduce ourselves to Katelyn and then we introduce all the babies to her and DJ flashes her a big toothy grin which is exactly like his fathers and within a few minutes Katelyn is completely sucked in and she says "ok if you follow me we can get started on the tour and then while you fill out the paperwork the babies can play."
I am completely amazed at the facilities that the center provides and the best thing about it is that there is always someone here so that if parents are working late they don't have to worry about their precious little angels or trying to find a babysitter, after our tour is over we take the triplets into the area that is specified for children between 1-2 years old we unbuckle them from their seats and set them on their feet and immediately they are all toddling off to find something to play with, I can't believe that they have just toddled off like that and it brings tears to my eyes thinking that they are going to be fine here, Derek and I take Aaron and leave the room but sit outside and watch through the window while we fill out the paperwork, while I am filling in the paperwork Aaron decides that it is time to wake up he begins crying so Derek unbuckles his straps and picks him up for a snuggle but then he gets a whiff of why he woke up crying Derek screws his nose up at the smell and I can't help but laugh at the face Derek pulls he opens the diaper bag and grabs the wipes, a diaper and a plastic bag and heads back into the room where the triplets are playing.
Derek's POV
While Penelope is filling out the paperwork to enroll the triplets Aaron wakes up and begins to cry so I unbuckle his straps and pick him up for a snuggle and that is when I get a whiff of why he woke up crying I screw my nose up at the smell and I hear Penelope laughing at me I open the diaper bag and grab the wipes, a diaper and a plastic bag and head back into the room where the triplets are playing and I say "is there anywhere I can change this little man cause he stinks" Katelyn says "here I will show you where you can change him" I follow Katelyn to the diaper changing area and lay Aaron down on the change mat and I get everything ready before even attempting to undo the diaper because I know from experience with both him and DJ that if you leave the diaper off to long you get peed on, now that everything is ready I unfasten the diaper and clean him up making sure to get ever little nook and cranny before putting the clean diaper on and re-dress him, I then wash my hands before leaving.
I make my way back to my baby girl, I notice that she is almost finished with the paperwork so I strap Aaron back into his car seat so that we can then go and get the triplets and then go and visit the team on the BAU floor which is 4 floors above where we are now, Penelope gathers all the paperwork and tucks it in her purse and then we head back into the room just in time to see a little boy pulling on Millie's pigtail she lets out a cry and Penelope make her way over to her and picks her and comforts her as she says "shhhhh it's ok baby Mama's here, Mama' here" Millie buries her head in Penelope's chest while Penelope rubs her hand up and down Millie's back in a soothing manner.
DJ has spotted me and toddles over to me and pulls on the hem of my shorts and put his arms up so I pick him up and he points over in Penelope and Millie's direction and says "Dada issy ad" (Dada sissy sad) I nod and say "yeah sissy is sad little man but she will be ok shall we go see sissy and give her kisses" he nods and we make our way over to Penelope and Millie holding him in one arm I wrap the other around my baby girl and DJ leans over and kisses Millie.
Finally Millie, Eva and DJ are all strapped back in their stroller and we hand in all their paperwork in at the front desk and the woman said "well we will see you next week, and don't forget that each child will need their own bag with their meals, drink bottle several changes of clothes, around 12 diapers just to be on the safe side with their name on them and any creams that they need for diaper rash Penelope then says "can I just bring a whole packet of diapers for them and write their name on the packet" the woman nods and says "yeah that will be fine" we are nod heading for the elevator and it getting close to the triplets lunch time and Aaron is getting close to his feed time so when we get to BAU floor.
Penelope and I will head for the round table room, the elevator doors open and we get out and head for the bull-pen when DJ spots Reid and starts screaming at the top of his little lungs "weed, weed, weed" I laugh as Spencer turns around to see where his name was being called from and he smile when he realizes that his nephew is calling him, Spencer helps me get the triple stroller up the stairs that leads to the round table room and then he takes the triplets into the room while I help baby girl get Aaron's stroller up the stairs and we walk into the room together, Spencer then leaves the room and rounds up the rest of the team who all come walking into the room.
Penelope is just sitting down to start feeding Millie, Eva and DJ their sandwiches while I get baby Aaron's bottle ready, but he sees it in my hand and he makes it known to everyone that he wants it as he begins crying, Hotch sees his name sake crying and unbuckles the straps and gets him out and cradles him in his arm and his cries turn to whimpers so now that he is calming I hand Hotch Aaron's bottle and he takes a seat and begins feeding Aaron who is now contently guzzling his milk.