Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Jun 18, 2006 23:58:28 GMT -5
Drew gently picked up the baby girl and held her close to his chest. She had decided that she really didn't care what was on his finger and had pulled it into her mouth, causing Drew to make a face, but laugh at the same time. He took the bottle from the nanny and sat in the chair next to Ari.
"So you think you'll keep them?" he asked, grinning over at her.
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Post by arianna on Jun 19, 2006 3:18:37 GMT -5
"I kept Juni, didn't I?" Arianna laughed. Yeah, there were times when she wasn't sure she wanted to be a sister, but the moments she loved having younger siblings far outweighed the times she didn't. "I don't think mum and dad would comply if I asked if we could get rid of them anyway. After everything they went through with me...."
It was then that something hit the girl. As she gazed upon the baby brother in her arms, the thought came to her that her parents hadn't had anymore children until after they had been reunited with her. They could have given her up for lost and tried for other kids, but they hadn't. They were too caught up in trying to find Arianna all those years. The thought brought a small tear to her eyes.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Jun 19, 2006 22:18:32 GMT -5
"Parents are kind of weird that way I guess," Drew answered, looking down at the baby in his arms as she finished off her breakfast. "Dang... this one eats like me," he said with a wide grin.
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Post by arianna on Jun 19, 2006 22:40:46 GMT -5
"Oh, great," Arianna teased, shaking her head slightly. "I hope she doesn't turn out tall and skinny like you, too."
Of course, the chances of any of them being built like Drew was very slim. Arianna doubted anyone in Qui-lin stood taller than just under six foot. Even that was tall compared to everyone else.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Jun 19, 2006 22:43:14 GMT -5
"Short and fat is better?" Drew asked before handing the empty bottle to the Nanny and realizing there was probably one more thing he had to do. "I gotta burp her, huh?" he asked, a little worried more would come up than just air.
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Post by arianna on Jun 20, 2006 0:11:42 GMT -5
"Probably not," Arianna rolled her eyes at the short/fat comment. She had nothing against bigger people, but hoped Jai Li would be able to keep up with the rest of them when she was old enough. There was no way Arianna would let either of her siblings become lazy.
Setting Naoko's bottle down for a moment, Arianna motioned to Tiana and quietly asked if it was okay for Drew to burp Jai Li. The woman smiled widely and nodded in reply before finding a small rag for the boy to place on his shoulder in case the babe made a mess. Naoko still had a little ways to go with his own bottle, but Tiana brought another rag for Arianna, too.
"Mum says Naoko looks like I did when I was little," Arianna commented as she went back to finding her little brother. "He even has blue eyes like mine and hers."
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Jun 20, 2006 23:14:40 GMT -5
Drew made a face when the nanny handed him the cloth. He liked little kids well enough, but they did have a tendancy to leak unpleasant things from both ends. Drew would rather not have to deal with that part of it all.
"What if I pat her too hard?" he asked, honestly worried about hurting the baby.
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Post by arianna on Jun 20, 2006 23:48:56 GMT -5
"You won't," Arianna assured the boy. He still looked unsure, though, so she offered another solution. "Or you can just rub her back. It works almost as well. But if you really don't want to do it, I'm sure Tiana will take care of it. It's her job anyway."
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Jun 22, 2006 2:11:17 GMT -5
"Okay..." Drew answered tentatively. He had seen it done a few times, but had never done it himself. That, and diaper changing... he figured he'd be okay with it... he'd just ratehr leave it to the professionals.
Still, he took the spit-up cloth and leaned the baby over it, rubbing her back and hoping the burp would come up before anything else.
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Post by arianna on Jun 22, 2006 23:13:57 GMT -5
"You're doing really good," Arianna commented with a grin, giggling when Jai Li let out a small bubble. She found it rather cute when the babies did that. "She'll probably fall asleep before you're even done, though."
Seeing that Naoko was now done, Arianna handed the bottle over to Tiana and carefully lifted the little boy over her shoulder so he could be burped, too.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Jun 25, 2006 22:54:55 GMT -5
Drew grinned back, though he was still a little nervous about this part of things and he couldn't help but be thankful that they weren't changing diapers. That, he'd definitely pass on.
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Post by arianna on Jun 25, 2006 23:40:27 GMT -5
"So what do you want to do next?" Arianna asked as she rocked back and forth in her chair. It always helped Naoko calm down faster and get him to sleep sooner. Not that they HAD to put the babies back to sleep. Her mum and Tiana could take care of that.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Jun 29, 2006 0:49:02 GMT -5
"I don't know," Drew answered Ari as he handed the baby girl back to the nanny, giving her a nervous smile. "You know better than I do what there is to do around here. I'm just along for the ride."
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Post by arianna on Jun 29, 2006 1:08:49 GMT -5
"Shopping?" Arianna asked, sticking her tongue out at Drew. Of course, he might want souvenirs to take home. There was nothing in Qui-lin that screamed for tourist; no postcards or silly hats with the country's name blazed across the front, but he might want something. Of course, that could wait until later. They had a whole month of fun ahead of them.
"Or swimming," she suggested, handing Naoko over to Tiana so the nurse could place him in his crib. "I know a great place with hot springs and an awesome cliff we can dive off of."
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Jun 29, 2006 1:24:22 GMT -5
Drew could have dealt with shopping... picking up some stuff... soaking in some local culture...
But diving off a cliff sounded MUCH more interesting.
"Swimming... Let's go swimming!" he said enthusiastically, unable to disguse the eagerness in his eyes.
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