Baby Steps

Prompt: More baby Stoick!

Welp, it happened. You wanted more baby Stoick, I'll fucking deliver.

Baby Stoick is just so cute… I want to hold him. I love baby Stoick, he's just such a happy baby...

"Say Mama. Say mama for me? Can you say mama?"

"Dada!"

"Gods! No, Mama!" Astrid pointed to herself

"Dada!" Laughed Stoick, clapping

"No! Mama! I gave you life! The person who was in labor with you for thirty hours! Mama! Say mama!"

"Mm-" started Stoick and Astrid smiled widely "Dada!"

"Stoick!" Whined Astrid, running a hand through her messy hair. The door opened and Astrid looked around and saw Hiccup smiling as he walked in.

"Hey Milady." He gave Astrid a kiss on the head and smiled at Stoick "Child of mine."

"Dada!"

"Stoick hates me." Stated Astrid, huffing, crossing her arms.

"What? Why would you think that?"

"Because he'll only say dada! Why does he like you?"
"Because I don't scream at him to say 'mama' at all hours of the night." Astrid opened her mouth to say that he was wrong "Don't think I haven't heard you Astrid. Astrid, this takes time. Just… let Stoick take baby steps."

"He's eleven months old!"

"He'll say mama soon Milady. Calm down okay." Hiccup kissed her cheek, then walked over to his son "Hey buddy. How's my little dragon?" Stoick giggled and reached out to grabbed Hiccup's nose "I love you to Little Dragon."

"I'm not so sure if your 'Little Dragon' loves his mommy. Even though I was in labor for thirty hours." Astrid crossed her arms and turned her back on her two boys

"Don't be like that Astrid. Come on, let's go to the Great Hall for dinner…"

"Let me hold Stoick!" was the the first thing Astrid heard when she walked into the Great Hall. Her mother ran up to her and grabbed Stoick "There's my little grandson. How are you doing?"

"Dada! Dada!" giggled Stoick

Helga Hofferson looked at her daughter with a confused look, making Astrid sigh "It's the only thing he'll say. Ungrateful child…" Astrid took Stoick back from her mother and pushed his blonde tuffs out of his eyes "He doesn't love me…"

"Oh Astrid, please for the first year of your life, the only thing you would say was 'Finn'. You won't even say dada or mama." Helga pushed her daughters too stubborn bangs out of her eyes with a chuckle "All kids go through it. Don't beat yourself up about it."

Astrid smiled at her mother, then walked to her husband.

"Hey Astrid." Smiled Ruff

"You want to hold Stoick don't you?"

"Of course! I would love to Astrid!"

Astrid held her son so that he was facing her "Will you be good for Auntie Ruffnut?"

"Dada!"

Astrid groand and handed Ruff her baby "Just take him."

Ruff started to coo at Stoick as Astrid walked away.

Astrid walked up to her husband, who was talking to Eret.

"Hello Astrid."

"Hey."

"Hey Milady. Where's Stoick?"

"With Ruff." The three looked over at Ruff, who was playing Stoick. Stoick was giggling and clapping. They looked at each other, when Astrid heard "Wuff!"

"OH COME ON!" Screamed Astrid stomping her foot "He'll say anyone's name expect for mine!"

"Astrid," Hiccup stood up and cupped her face "Stoick will say mama. Repeat me."

"Stoick will say mama." They said together, Astrid less than happy

"Good girl." Hiccup kissed her nose "I'm going to get Stoick okay."

"Okay." Frowned Astrid, sitting down.

Hiccup walked away and Eret patted Astrid's shoulder "I'm sure Stoick will say mama very soon."

"Why does my own son hate me?" Asked Astrid

"Oh Astrid, he doesn't hate you. He just-"

Then, she heard it. The distant clapping of her son, and—

"Mama! Mama!"

Astrid turns around and saw her husband's shocked face.

"What did you just say?" asked Astrid, running over to her son and taking him from her husband's arms.

"Mama, mama!" Stoick reached out for Astrid's hand, and grabbed her pointer finger "Mama."

"Thank the gods! You said it!" Astrid kissed Stoick's forehead and Hiccup smirked at her

"I told you so."

I own nothing... Oh baby Stoick just warms my heart...