Hello! I've gotten a few requests for a Macy birthday chapter so here it is. Also just a fun fact the character of Macy (personality wise, especially in last chapter, and what I imagine her to look like) is very much based off of my favorite miniature human in the world, who's name also happens to be Macy just spelled differently. If you what to know what I think Macy looks like I changed my avatar to a picture so you can see.

The living room of the Halstead apartment was packed full of everyone from the intelligence unit along with a few other close friends. It was decorated with a bouquet of rainbow colored balloons, colorful streamers, and a large banner that read "Happy First Birthday!"

At the front of the room Jay sat on the ground with Erin beside him, and Macy in his lap. The unit gathered around for present time.

Jay assisted Macy in opening her gifts, as Erin watch beaming at how excited her daughter would get. The excitement didn't come from the toys and presents though. She was much more thrilled by the ripping sound the wrapping paper made when she tore it off. Every time she would get all of the paper off a gift the one year old would clap her tiny hands together and shout "yay!" Making her audience laugh at her adorableness.

Erin looked up from Macy for a moment and noticed Micah sitting across the room with a pouty expression painted on his face. She smiled at her son and waved him over to come sit with her. Micah shook his head no miserably in response.

"I'll be right back. Someone's a little jealous." Erin leaned forward and whispered into Jay's ear, making him look up and notice their sulking son.

Erin stood up and walked over to Micah crouching down in front of him. "Wanna come help open presents?" Erin whispered trying not to draw attention to Micah's tantrum.

"No." He answered sharply sticking his bottom lip out.

Erin picked him up and carried him down the hall to her bedroom. She sat on the edge of the bed with Micah on her lap facing her. After brushing his hair off out of the way she kissed his forehead. "So what's going on little man? Why the pouty face?"

"This is no fun. I just gotta sit there and watch Macy open all her presents that arn't even cool. All she gets is boring baby toys and clothes."

Micah was used to being the center of attention whenever he was around the unit, so the fact that everyone was focused on Macy today made him jealous.

"Well she is a baby, Micah. She can't play with the same toys you like."

"Yeah, well she already has toys. She doesn't even need anymore."

Erin smiled. "You already have toys too, so do you not want me to tell everyone no presents on your birthday?" Erin asked knowing it would make him rethink what he had said.

Micah's little eyes grew big. "What! No I still want toys!"

"Yeah, that's what I thought. On your birthday everyone will watch you open your presents, but today it's Macy's birthday. She's probably almost done now anyways, so why don't we go help her finish, so we can fill your belly with cake?" She began to tickle his stomach and he wiggled around laughing.

"Okay! Okay! I'll help her!"

"Meeeek!" Macy shrieked when Micah and Erin came and sat next to her. "Meek" was her best attempt at saying Mic. It was one of the words in her short vernacular. The others included "Mama, dada, hi, and bye." She reached her little hands out towards Micah asking for a hug, so he leaned in closer to her wrapping an arm gently around her. Macy, not so gently, grabbed his face and kissed his cheek. She hadn't quiet got the lip puckering aspect of kissing yet, so she really just open mouth slobbered all over Micah's face.

"Eww." Micah giggled whipping the slobber away.

The last present was in a bag stuffed with hot pink colored tissue paper. Macy yanked a piece of the paper out and began to shake it violently in her hand. It made a crinkling sound as she shook it, and she began to laugh hysterically at the noise. It was a deep guttural belly laugh. She laughed so hard that she couldn't keep her balance sitting up anymore, and toppled backwards until Jay caught her. Everyone in the room cracked up at the adorable scene. Burgess even recorded the moment on her phone for Erin and Jay to have later.

When all of the presents looked to be open Erin pulled out one more that she had been hiding behind her body.

"So this last one is a present for Micah from Macy. She wanted to thank you for being such a great big brother." Erin winked at Micah as she handed him the little blue bag.

Micah's mouth hung open in surprise and excitement. He wasn't expecting a gift. He tore out the tissue paper in rapid time revealing what was inside. It was a small pirate themed Lego kit to build a pirate ship. Legos were his new favorite thing so he couldn't have been more excited.

Right on cue Macy clapped her hands together yelling "Yay!" Everyone chuckled at her perfect timing and Micah leaned in and kissed her forehead.

"Thank you Macy. I love you." He told her sweetly.

Later that night after Macy was already asleep, and all of the guests had left, Erin went into Micah's bedroom to read him his nightly bedtime story and tuck him in.

"Hey, baby. Did you get a book picked out?"

"Yup." Micah nodded sitting on his bed and holding up a picture book.

"Chicka Ckicka Boom Boom. That's your favorite."

"It's your favorite too." He grinned.

"You're right. I love this one." She pulled back the blankets and tucked Micah in before taking a seat next to him resting her back against the headboard and kicking her feet up on the bed.

Erin read the book, the same book she had read to him so many nights before. She technically didn't even need to read it to him anymore considering he had the entire thing memorized.

When she was finished instead of kissing his forehead and leaving him for the night like usual, she instead slid down the bed and laid down next to him.

"Did you like your Lego kit?"

"Mhmm. Can we build it tomorrow?"

"Yeah, Daddy and I have the day off tomorrow, so we can work on it with you then."

"Okay. Are you staying in here tonight?" He asked confused by the fact that she was still laying there."

Erin smiled and reached to turn off the lamp. "Yeah I'll snuggle you for a little while."

Micah grinned and cuddled into her side, and Erin kissed the top of his head.

"I know you felt a little bit left out today, but this is how birthdays work. On Macy's birthday she will get lots of presents, and attention from our friends, and people will sing her happy birthday. The same way you get all of those things on your birthday. You have to be happy for her when it's her day, and then she will be happy for you on your day." She tried to explain it to him in the simplest form so he could understand.

"And you still love me even on Macy's day?"

Erin was shocked by his question. "Of course! Daddy and I love you always, no matter what. We love you and your sister more than anything in the world."

"I love you too." He snuggled a little bit closer to him mom.

They rested quiet for a few seconds. "Mommy, do you and daddy love me the same as Macy even though I didn't come out of your tummy?"

That question landed. Erin felt like she'd just been punched in the stomach. It pained her to think that he could ever think otherwise. "Micah, daddy and I love you and Macy the same. It doesn't matter if you came out of my tummy or not. You are our baby, and you will always be our baby, just as much as Macy is. Do you understand that?"

Micah nodded. "Okay," and Erin ran her hands through his hair until he fell asleep about fifteen minutes later. She got up placed a gentle kiss on his cheek, turned on his nightlight, and headed to the living room.

Jay was kicked back on the couch watching the baseball game. Erin laid on top of him resting her head on his chest. "Who's winning?"

"Sox's are up. Top of the eighth." He answered turning the volume down with one hand and rubbed her back with the other. "Our baby girl is officially one year old today. That's crazy."

Erin lifted her head up to see his face. "Are you gonna cry?" She teased.

He smirked at her taunting. "No. I just can't believe it. As cliché as it sounds, it seriously feels like just yesterday we found out you were pregnant. Now our daughter is one."

"It did go by fast… Jay, you think we threat the kids fairly right?"

"What? Of course we do. Why would you even ask that?"

"Tonight Micah essentially asked me if we love him as much even though he's not our biological son."

"Erin, he knows we love him the same. He had a rough day. He's used to being the center of attention around the unit, and it was difficult for him not to be. He was jealous, but he knows that we love him."

"Yeah. I know. It just scared me. I don't ever want him to think we treat him any differently. He's just as much our baby as Macy is."

"I know." Jay wrapped his other arm around her giving her a quick comforting squeeze. "And he knows it too. Don't worry. He'll be back to normal tomorrow."

They both went back to watching the game but Jay could tell that his wife couldn't stop thinking about it. "Erin, you are the best mommy. Don't you dare, for a single second think otherwise. I'll even stay here with Macy tomorrow if you want to take him to do something special. Go see a movie or something. I don't think it's necessary because he does know we love him, but if it will make you feel better do it."

"Really? You don't mind if we leave you and Macy here tomorrow and go do something fun?"

"Go ahead. Did you see that baby scooter/walker thing Voight got her? I can't wait to bust that thing open. She and I are going to be entertained for hours."

Erin chuckled knowing he was being one hundred percent serious. "Thank you." She kissed his chest where her head was laying. "You are the best daddy."