Author's Note: So...I think we're starting to get to the end of this story, which makes me really sad because I'm so attached to this stupid story. But it can't go on forever and I don't want it to outstay its welcome. There will still be a few more chapters after this one. We still have to wrap up a few story lines. Thanks for sticking with it.

March 2010

Monica used to have an alarm clock. And she was very consistent with her morning routine. She would wake up, make breakfast, brush her teeth, put on her makeup, and change into her clothes for the day. Monica didn't have an alarm clock anymore. Because now she had three alarm clocks. And they were not nearly as consistent. Two of them were currently running around the house as Monica could hear Jack and Erica giggling.

Monica groaned as she turned in bed and threw her arm around Chandler. "Your children are awake."

"They're your children until eight," Chandler mumbled back.

At that moment, they both heard a thump and then a scream. And then both of them were racing out of the bedroom and down the stairs. They found Erica on the floor, covering her mouth and sobbing. Jack stared at her in a panic. Chandler immediately rushed towards Erica and pulled her into his arms.

"We were just playing tag!" Jack panicked. "And she tripped on the carpet!"

"Honey, it's okay," Monica said, trying to calm him down. "I know that you didn't mean for it to happen, but this is why we don't run in the house."

Erica was still crying as Chandler tried to calm her down. She refused to move her hand from her mouth.

"Erica," Chandler said softly. "I know it hurts but we need you to move your hand. We just want to make sure that everything is okay."

"My tooth!" Erica cried out. And Monica suddenly realized why Erica didn't want to move her hand. One of her front teeth had fallen out when she fell on the floor.

"You lost your first tooth!" Monica exclaimed. "That's so exciting!"

"It's right there!" Jack pointed to the baby tooth on the floor.

"Do you know what this means?" Monica asked. Erica just shook her head. "This means that the tooth fairy will come tonight and take your baby tooth!"

"She will?" Erica asked. She had finally stopped crying.

"And she will leave you some money as well," Chandler added.

"How much money?" Erica asked.

"Well…" Chandler started. "I don't actually know how much. It will probably depend on how much she has at that specific time."

"Maybe the tooth fairy should go to the bank at some point today," Monica said. She would have to call and ask Ross and Rachel how much money Emma got.

"I'm sure she'll put it on her to do list," Chandler replied.

"Cool!" Erica exclaimed and then took off with her baby tooth, no longer upset about what had just happened. Monica felt Jack tugging on her shirt.

"But when will I lose my first tooth?" Jack asked. Monica rubbed at her temples, trying to think of a way to answer his questions, when she heard that Dani was starting to cry in the nursery. Which meant that the third alarm clock had just gone off.


Eventually they found a way to get both kids in the car. Monica waved goodbye to the twins as she was holding Dani. She then lifted Dani's hand and made her wave as well. After they left, Monica placed Dani back in her crib for her morning nap. She spent most of the morning cleaning up the house. A new baby was making it difficult to keep things "Monica clean". But now the twins were back at school and now that they have a schedule with Dani, it was easier for Monica to stay on schedule. She picked up the toys that Jack and Erica had left on the floor. She then started working on laundry, it felt like she was always doing laundry at this point. As she finished hanging up clothes in the closet, she walked into the living room and found herself staring at the professional pictures they had taken of Jack and Erica when they were babies. She found herself going through all the photos and realizing that they never had any professional photos taken of Dani. It would be a good idea to take some new photos of all of the kids together. Since she went into labor so early, she never had the chance to take any maternity photos either. And since it wasn't freezing anymore, they might be able to take some of the pictures outside. Dani was now old enough to go out in public places as long as the areas were not crowded. The only issue is that she would have to convince one person that this was a good idea.

"I'm not taking photos," Chandler said as he pushed his glasses onto the bridge of his nose. Monica had told him her idea that night after they had climbed into bed while he was reading a book. He was not very excited about it.

"We need to get photos of Dani," Monica said. "So we might as well get picture of the whole family. Come on, it'll be so cute to see all three kids together."

"I agree," Chandler said. "We can get pictures of the kids. I just don't get why I have to be in the photo."

"Because you're their father," Monica said. "We need to take a photo of the entire family."

"Can't Joey stand in for me again?" Chandler asked. "I always ruin every photo that I am in."

"No! That's not even true!" Monica said. She moved in closer to him. "Please?"

"Nope," Chandler said. "That won't work. You can't just sit there and bat your eyes at me and expect me to do whatever you want."

Monica pouted at him as she leaned in again and placed a hot kiss against his jaw. She then swung her leg around him so that she was sitting in his lap and then pulled him into another kiss as she ran her fingers through his hair.

"Okay, I'll do it," Chandler said, his eyes unfocused as she leaned back. His glasses were about to fall off of his face. Monica just grinned at him.


Monica was able to find a photographer and booked an appointment for the next weekend. She still needed to decide what outfits everyone would wear. Figuring out the kids' outfits wasn't too hard; the main issue was would they be able to keep them clean before the photos were taken. The next decision was finding the right place. Monica decided that the park near their house would be the perfect spot. She just had to hope that the weather would be nice.

When picture day finally arrived, Monica had to convince Jack and Erica to wear the nice clothes that she had picked out. She then had to convince them to keep the nice clothes clean. The good news was that it was very easy to bribe five year olds. The bad news was that the bribe usually involved something like ice cream. Erica was already trying to convince Monica that she needed ice cream.

"But my tooth is missing!" she said that morning. "So I have to have something soft like ice cream for breakfast."

"Really?" Monica said. "Because I saw you eating a bunch of chips last night. So it doesn't look like you had any problems last night."

Erica huffed and then went back to drinking her orange juice. After they finished their breakfast the twins went upstairs to get dressed. After placing Dani in a light blue dress that Rachel bought for her, Monica then had to drag Chandler away from his office so that he could get dressed.

"You know that the five year olds and the three month old have complained about this less than you have?" Monica said.

"Yeah, that's because Dani is a baby and she can't talk," Chandler said. "And you bribed the twins with sugar which is not fair."

"Look," Monica said as she buttoned up his shirt. "It won't take too long and we'll be back home before you know it."

Chandler continued to grumble but followed her out of the bedroom.

They met the photographer, a woman named Sarah, at the park and decided that they would start with pictures of Dani. Monica placed Dani on a blanket while the photographer got into position so that she could take the pictures with her camera. Monica clapped her hands so that Dani would look at the camera. After everyone was satisfied with the photos, they moved onto photos of all three kids together. The twins were placed on either side of Dani and they both grinned as their pictures were being taken. It was the cutest thing that Monica had ever seen.

"Alright," Sarah said. "Those all look great. I think we'll switch to individual photos of the kids. Who wants to go first?"

"I do, I do I do!" Erica said as she raised her hand. Jack stood up and went next to Monica while Chandler picked up Dani so that Erica could take her photos.

"Alright," the photographer said. "Those all look great! I'll take Jack's photos next and then I'll take some of you and your husband."

"Uh…what?" Chandler said. "I thought after the kids it would be pictures of everyone."

"I'll take photos of everyone," she said. "But I wanted to take some of just the parents as well. Since Monica told me she never had the chance to take any maternity photos."

Monica could see the panic in Chandler's face. She placed her hand on his arm. "It'll be fine."

Dani then decided to take her thumb out of her mouth and placed her hand on Chandler's face. Monica wasn't sure if she was trying to comfort him or trying to smack him so that he would put her down.

"Thanks, Dani." Chandler sighed as he wiped his face and placed her in the stroller.

"Okay," Sarah said. "All done with Jack. Now let's get some of you two."

The two of them stood next to each other and Monica felt Chandler tense up next to her. Sarah started taking pictures but then lowered her camera. "Chandler, you look really tense."

"Do I?" Chandler gritted his teeth. "I didn't notice."

"A lot of people get nervous in front of the camera," Sarah said. "How about this? Instead of looking at the camera, why don't you two look at each other?"

Monica turned towards him. "Hi, there."

"Hey," Chandler said back and smiled softly at her. Monica could hear the camera click in front of them.

"Oh, these are so cute," Sarah said. "Stay just like that."

Chandler's tension seemed to melt away as he stared at her. He was even able look at the camera by the end and not immediately freeze. Sarah took a few more photos of the entire family before they were finally able to wrap up the session. Sarah said that she would probably have the photos ready within the next couple of weeks.

"Does this mean we get ice cream now?" Jack asked.

"Yes," Monica said. "We can have ice cream now."

"Yay!" The twins clapped their hands and jumped up and down. Dani looked confused that everyone else was so excited.

"Wait!" Erica said. "Dani has never had ice cream before. This could be her first time having it!"

"Dani is still too young to have ice cream at this point. It will upset her tummy." Monica said.

Erica's face immediately fell. "That's the saddest thing I've ever heard."

"It'll be okay," Chandler said. "I'm sure Dani will be very happy with her milk bottle right now."

The five of them headed back to the car and then drove back home where everyone was able to get their ice cream snack. Except for Dani. But Chandler was right. She was very happy with her bottle.

"I'll go burp her," Chandler said once Dani finished the bottle. He picked her up and headed over to the couch in the living room. Jack and Erica eventually followed as they both wanted to watch TV.

Monica cleaned up the kitchen while everyone else was in the living room. She couldn't help but grin. She was going to have pictures of her whole family. It was so exciting. How was she just supposed to sit and wait there until the photos were ready? Maybe she could call and see if there was a way she could speed up the process. After she finished cleaning up the kitchen, she walked into the living room. She saw Chandler holding Dani, who was fast asleep on his chest. Jack and Erica were on either side of him, both of them leaning against him. They were all watching something on the TV and didn't seem to notice that Monica had walked into the room. Monica sat down on one of the chairs near the couch and quietly took out her phone. Without anyone noticing, she snapped a picture of all four of them on the sofa.

"What are you looking at?" Chandler asked her as she grinned at her phone. Monica turned her phone so that everyone could see.

"My new favorite photo."

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