Jordan- 2
Early one morning Jordan had woken up, the toddler had rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. She noticed the house was still quiet which meant her father and brother were still asleep, as carefully as she could she climbed out of her crib holding her beloved stuffed bunny and walked to her father's room. For the past couple of weeks Jordan has been climbing out of her crib without the help of her father and brother.
Jordan was in her father's room and toddled over to him, she climbed up onto his bed and started shaking him.
"Daddy wake up. Wake up daddy". Jordan says shaking her father.
The older man heard his sweet little girl's voice, he then looked over at her. He smiled as her brown hair was all frazzled and she smiled innocently. Then it hit him.
"Jo did Justin get you out of you're crib?" Hank asked his daughter.
"No". Jordan answered.
"So who got you out?"
"Me".
"You climbed out by yourself?"
"Yup".
He looked her over for any injuries and she was fine, he picked her up and carried her down the stairs setting her in her highchair. The older father began cooking breakfast while Jordan was coloring, a few moments later Justin came down scratching his head.
"Morning Pop, morning Jo Jo". Justin greeted his family.
"Morning son". Hank spoke, flipping a pancake.
"Morning Justie". Jordan says.
Hank then looked to his son with a proud smile. "So Justin, looks like Jo needs a big girl bed. She's out growing her crib".
The elder man looked at his little sister with a proud smile. "You're growing up Jo Jo".
"I'm a big girl". Jordan stated proudly.
"Yes you are". Hank tells her.
The small family ate breakfast, once the dishes were put in the dishwasher they all headed upstairs to get dressed. Hank decided to get his little girl a toddler bed that day, he couldn't believe that she had already outgrown her crib it seemed only yesterday that she was first put in it.
He quickly got his little girl dressed in a light green princess tank top with a pair of white shorts then put on her white sneakers, he managed to put her hair up in a small ponytail some of her hair came out but it managed to stay up.
Once she was dressed he then got dressed, he wore a simple red shirt with jeans and his boots, the older man decided not to carry his gun this time around. Hank carried Jordan down the stairs and saw that his son was dressed, he grabbed his keys and the family headed out.
Justin strapped his baby sister in her car seat and sat in the back with her, Hank drove and they headed to the nearest Walmart. As the older man drove he looked in the rear view mirror to see his children laughing and joking, the entire time he had a smile on his face.
They arrived to the local Walmart, Justin had held onto his sister's hand the whole time. Hank had gotten a cart and wanted to put Jordan in it but she refused.
"I wanna walk, I'm a big girl". Jordan spoke.
"Alright, stay with Justin now". Hank tells her.
"Ok".
The toddler held onto her brother's hand as they walked into the store. The family walked through the store until they found where the beds are. Jordan let go of her brother's hand and started to explore around but made sure to stay in sight of her father and brother.
Hank made sure to stay close by his youngest so she wouldn't wander off and get lost. The whole time the toddler was looking through all the beds, some were pink, some were purple, others had different designs on them. They're were so many to choose from till she found one.
It was bright pink with the Disney Princesses on them, it had pink rails at the head of the bed. On the ends of it are long poles and over top of it is a canopy tent that was also bright pink. Jordan loved it.
"Daddy, could I get this one?" Jordan asked her father.
"You like it?" Hank asked a bit amused.
"Yes".
"Alright then we'll get it".
The two year old bounced with excitement as her father and brother got the box putting it in the cart, Hank found the right size mattress for it and put it in the cart. While the older father pushed the cart Jordan held onto her brother's hand.
They made it to the aisle with the bedsheets and Hank had let his little girl pick out whatever she wanted. Jordan had picked out a Minnie Mouse bed set, Hello Kitty, hearts and other shapes, flowers, owls with different colors, and a few princess ones. She even picked out a few pillows, one was in the shape of a star, another was a heart shaped pillow and she got a couple regular pillows.
After getting everything they need, the small family headed to check out and paid for the stuff. They headed home and Jordan was practically bouncing in her car seat the whole time Hank and Justin had smiles on their faces.
About fifteen minutes later they arrived home, Jordan was passed out in her car seat so Justin carried his sister in the house. He brought her to his room so he and his father could put the bed together for her.
Once Jordan was settled in her brother's room, the father and son went back to her room and began taking apart the crib and put it away. Then they started on the bed together. As they were putting it together the father and son struggled a lot.
"You got the right piece?" Hank asked, looking at the instructions.
"Yeah it's right here". Justin answered, grabbing a pole.
After another hour and a half the bed was finally put together, Hank put the mattress on the bed and put the princess sheets on it. Justin looked at himself when he seen glitter on his clothes.
"Great".
"It's not that bad son".
"It's worth it though".
"Yes it was".
They went downstairs and Hank had started lunch, about a half hour later Jordan woke up in her brother's room confused wiping the sleep out of her eyes and grabbing her rabbit the toddler headed downstairs. Justin was flipping through the tv channels when he heard pitter patter of footsteps he looked over to see his baby sister.
"Hey Jo Jo". Justin says, picking her up.
"Hi Justie". Jordan's voice still filled with sleep. The toddler looked around and didn't see their father. "Where's daddy?"
"In the kitchen".
She hopped down off the couch and headed to the kitchen, Hank was just finishing lunch. Jordan was in the doorway of the kitchen as she looked at her father as he was making lunch.
"Daddy". The toddler said.
The older father turned and saw his baby girl, he set the table and went over picking her up.
"Hey baby". Hank greeted his youngest.
"I hungry".
"Go get your brother and we'll eat".
He set her back on her feet and the young toddler went to get her older brother, Justin had finally settled on a movie he looked back and saw his sister coming and quickly cut it off.
"Hey Jo Jo". Justin spoke with a smile.
"Daddy say come eat". Jordan tells her brother.
"Let's go".
The elder man scooped her up and brought her to the kitchen, he placed his sister in the booster seat while Hank put the plates out. A moment later the small family began eating.
The rest of the day had went by pretty quick, Hank had quickly bathed his little girl and dressed her in pink heart shaped pajamas and brushed her hair leaving it out. He then brought her to her room with Justin following, the elder man cut the light on in his sister's room and she saw her bed put together the toddler hugged her father and brother.
"You ready to sleep in your big girl bed?" Hank asked.
"Yeah". Jordan answered.
She ran over and got in her bed then Hank went over and tucked the blanket around her then kissed her head. Justin also kissed her head.
"N'night daddy...n'night Justie". Jordan says sleepily.
"Sweet dreams baby". Hank whispered.
"Sleep tight Jo Jo". Justin whispered.
They kissed her head one last time before leaving, Hank made sure to turn on her night light for the night. Jordan laid awake in her bed for a good hour, she was fighting her sleep the whole time. The toddler looked around her room and saw the pink light on, she cuddled her stuffed rabbit closely she was scared. Jordan got out of her bed and went to her father's room.
Hank was fast asleep laying on his back, his arm dangled on the side of his bed. The two year old saw her father fast asleep she tiptoed in the room quietly and went over to shake his arm.
"Daddy wake up...wake up daddy". Jordan says shaking his arm.
The older man awoke with a start his eyes landed on his precious baby girl.
"Jo, what's wrong baby?" Hank asked.
"I scared".
He picked his baby up from her spot and set her next to him. "Why are you scared?"
"I don't like my bed, the monsters might get me".
Hank chuckled he knew that her young imagination was running wild, he held her close by him.
"Sweetheart no monsters will ever get you or hurt you wanna know why".
"Why".
"Because no monster will ever get you or you're brother, all the monsters run when they hear me coming".
"Really?"
"Yup. Come on back to bed".
"I wanna stay wif you".
The older man had an idea, he grabbed a pillow and his blanket in one arm and carried his little girl in the other arm. They went to her room, Jordan buried her face into her father's neck the whole time Hank went over and set her in the bed. He dropped his stuff on the floor and sat on the floor next to his little girl's bed.
"I'm gonna stay right here alright sweetheart".
"You won't leave?"
"I'm not going anywhere princess".
He tucked her back into bed, Jordan finally fell asleep with her stuffed rabbit in her arm. Hank kissed his baby's head then got comfortable on the floor, if any 'monster' or person tried to get to his little girl they'd have to go through him first.