October 27... Friday...

Blair's baby bump was small, especially at over 8 months pregnant! I honestly was a little jealous of that, since each time I'd been pregnant, my bump was nothing short of a fucking basketball.

I'd changed up my workouts to five days a week for an hour, and decided to keep it that way.

Vanessa and Nate gave out the invites to their wedding, which was on December 9.

The maternity clothing line was going well, and the ads were done, and the magazines they would appear in were arranged. The release date was also arranged: January 15. Eleanor and her business manager were working on setting up fashion shows around the world to advertise it further.

Halloween...

Halloween used to be a kiddy type of fun, but now it was a parent version of it: taking our kids trick or treating. Everyone dressed up and went together.

We dressed up as:

Eric, Kalika, Madison and I dressed up as a family of cats, since Kalika really liked cats. Even though she was only a year old, she had an unexplainable love for them.

Chuck took Tianna for me, and dressed up as a pirate because she wanted him to, and she was Tinkerbell. Blair was a pregnant queen (go figure!).

Nate and Vanessa dressed as a caveman and cavewoman, Alison was a dinosaur, Ryder and David were dressed as dogs.

The night was long, and Blair's back started hurting in the middle of it, so Chuck took her home and I took Tianna with me.

By the first of November, I was back to the weight I'd been before I'd had my babies, and I was proud of that. All there was left to do now was keep myself there.

There was still a problem though, I still had loose skin on my stomach, and it still bothered me. I got my laptop, and searched for natural ways to tighten it, and wrote down a few home remedies to try.

November 14... 7:17 am...

I woke up with a few missed calls.

3:07 am- missed call from: Chuck

3:15 am- missed call from: Eleanor

voicemail from: Eleanor

3:41 am- missed call from: Chuck

4:00 am- missed call from: Serena

4:32 am- missed call from: Chuck

What was so important so early in the morning?

I listened to the voicemail. Eleanor told me not to come into work because Blair was in labor!

I gently nudged Eric.

"What? Is everything ok?" He asked tiredly.

"I'm going to the hospital. Blair's having the baby. Are you going to come? Or stay with our girls?"

"What do you want me to do?"

"Honestly I think you should stay here."

"Ok, then I will."

"Ok. Love you." I told him, giving him a quick kiss before hopping up to get dressed.

"Love you more." He said, laughing a bit, before rolling over and going back to sleep.

Once I was outside the building, I texted Chuck to tell him I was just on my way there, then I hailed a cab.

Blair was 8 centimeters dilated when I got there, which meant she was going to be having the baby really soon.

She had an epidural, so she was fairly comfortable.

Serena, Chuck, Eleanor and Cyrus were in with her.

I hadn't been there long when the doctor gave Blair permission to start pushing.

After about only 10 short minutes, their baby boy entered the world.

Blair gently picked him up, and held him close.

Chuck kissed her cheek, and then the baby's.

"Welcome to the world, baby Carson." Blair quietly told the newborn boy.

"Carson Jeremiah Bass." Chuck said. "That's his name."

About an hour later, Chuck, Eleanor, Cyrus and Serena had held him, and it was my turn.

Carson was so tiny and perfect. He had dark blue eyes and a head of fluffy brown hair.

In the early afternoon, I went home to Eric and the girls. Dan had come over to visit and brought his and Serena's little ones.

Tianna was running around and climbing on the couch. Kalika was playing with a baby doll. Eric was holding Madison in his lap and playing peek-a-boo with her on the loveseat.

Dan was sitting on the floor, with Emily and Bethany laying on a blanket in front of him while Brent ran after Tianna.

"Hey guys, I'm back." I said as I came in the door.

"Hey, sis." Dan greeted me.

"How's the baby?" Eric asked me.

"He's perfect. They named him Carson."

"That's a nice name." Dan stated.

"Yeah it is." I agreed, sitting next to Eric and taking our four month old daughter into my arms.

"Baby stealer!" Eric joked, pretending to pout, and we all just laughed.

Out of nowhere, Madison started crying, and I could tell it was her hungry cry.

"I'm going to go feed her." I told my brother and husband as I stood up with the little girl and went to our bedroom.

Immediately after I fed her, she made a total mess of her diaper and ruined her pants, so I had to go to her bedroom and change her complete outfit. Oh the joys of being the parent of an infant.

When I went back into the living room, Dan and his kids had left, and Tianna was trying to talk to Eric. Trying, because she knew many words, but not exactly how to put them together yet.

The next morning, I went to work, even though Blair was on maternity leave having just had a baby, and Eleanor was with Blair, helping with the new baby.

There were only a few other girls working that day, and it was a rather quiet day.

All I did was sew some pieces and pick up some supplies Eleanor had ordered.

When I got home, Eric and I took the girls to the park and pushed the older two on the baby swings.

We couldn't be out for long because it was really chilly out, and babies got sick easily.

A week later, Eleanor was back at work, and things were back to normal. Chuck had put off working on the childcare center for a bit to spend some time with Blair and Carson (and Tianna and Alison every other day).

I was helping Vanessa finish the final details of her wedding dress one Saturday when she asked me something.

"Are you sure you can handle watching our kids while we're on our honeymoon?"

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be able to?"

"Don't you have to work?"

"No, Eleanor gave me the week off."

"But you'll have six kids around all week."

"Do you think Eric and I can't handle that?"

"I don't know."

"Well don't worry, we can. Even if it is a little strain on us, we can easily get Lily's or Dad's help."

"Ok, but Alison is sort of a handful."

"Why do you say that?"

"Well, there's something I never told you about her."

"What?"

"She has ADHD. She gets really hyper a lot."

"V, when did you figure this out?"

"Last year."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"It's not a big deal, since most of the time she doesn't need someone besides Nate, Chuck or me to watch her."

"Well, I'm pretty sure I can handle it."

"Ok, but can you remember to give her the medication she has to have for it three times a day?"

"Yes, V. I can do that. Just write a little guide to your children and we won't have a problem following it."

"You're sure?"

"Yeah. Everything will work out fine." I assured her.

"I'm so lucky to have a friend like you." She said, hugging me.

"No, I'm lucky to have a friend like you!"

Yeah, we were incredibly lucky to have each other.