December 10th.  Three weeks old.

"Are you excited to go to church today?" Jessica says getting Grayson dressed.

"This is the first time you've ever been out of the house!" She smiles.

"After mass we're all going over to grandma Dorothy's house.  You'll love that because you're gonna get all of the attention, huh?  You're a little ham and love getting all the attention, don't you, buddy?"

Grayson coos and kicks his little legs around.

"I know you do!" Jessica laughs.

"And guess what we're doing after your big brother's get off from school tomorrow!  We're gonna see Santa Claus!  Mommy can't wait to see you in your cute little outfit!  You're gonna be so cute, everyone is just gonna want to eat you up!" She says in a baby voice.

Grayson smiles and Jessica's smile grows.

"Is that a smile? Huh? Are you smiling at mama? Ah! I love you so much!" She bends down and kisses him.

***

For the first time in weeks, Jessica put a dress and heels on, did her hair and put on a little make up.

"You look so good, Jess!" Sarah tells her.

"Well thank you!"

"Seriously, you don't look like you had a baby three weeks ago."

"Haha! Well that's very kind of you to say!"

"It's true!"

"Alright enough."

Sarah laughs and looks into the carrier James was holding.

"Aw look at him in his fancy clothes!" She smiles.

Jessica giggles and McKenna runs up.

"Careful McKenna, the baby's asleep."

"I just wanna look at him!" She whispers loudly.

"He was just in your belly, isn't that funny?!" She looks at Jessica.

"That is funny!" Jessica chuckles.

Grayson slept though the first half of mass, but when he woke up he was a little fussy.

"I'm gonna walk with him in the back to calm him down." Jessica squeezes past her boys and makes her way to the back.

"Shh shh.. You're okay!

Here, mama has your binkie!  Will that calm you down, buddy?"

Grayson sucks on it and makes cute little whiny noises.

"Oh you're just so sad right now, aren't you?  You don't need a dipey.. You just ate.. Why are you crying?"

Grayson spits his binkie out and cries loudly.

"Oh no! You're fine, Grayson.. Shh, shh, shh!"

Jessica bounced him and walked back and forth.

"Hey, do you want me to take him?" Dorothy went back to check on her.

"It's okay, he's just fussy right now."

"Probably cause he doesn't know this place.. Poor baby!" She pouts.

Jessica looks down and continues bouncing him.

Grayson grabs her finger and sticks it in his mouth.

"What are you doing?" Jessica crinkles her nose.

"Well it calmed him down, didn't it?" Dorothy giggles.

"It did! I'll take a slobbery finger over and screaming baby any day! Come on, let's go back."

***

After mass was over, Dorothy took a whole bunch of pictures.

"Mom, don't you think you've got enough?" Jessica laughs.

"It's Grayson's first time coming to church, I need pictures!"

"It's okay mom, let her take them. Being photogenic runs in this family anyway." Samuel says holding the baby and "modeling" for Dorothy.

"You're such a mess!" She laughs.

"Uh oh, a little spit up! Don't shake him, Samuel!" Jessica says cleaning Grayson's mouth.

"Mommy!  Mommy!  Are we going to nana Dorothy's?" McKenna asks Sarah.

"Of course we are, baby!"

"Yay!  Jessie, can I hold Grayson when we get there?"

"I don't know.. I mean, you are almost seven!" Jessica smiles.

"I am!" McKenna smiles big and jumps up and down.

"How is my baby girl almost seven?!  And my baby baby girl is about to be one!  Ah, I'm sad now!" Sarah pouts.

"It's time for another one!" Jessica smiles.

"Yeah mommy!  A boy!  A boy!" McKenna jumps up and down.

"You shut it!" Sarah nods and narrows her eyes at Jessica, making her laugh.

***

The next day.

"Oh my goodness, I could just eat you up! 

Are you ready to see Santa?  What are you gonna ask for?  Endless boobie milk?" She giggles.

Grayson makes cute excited noises and kicks his legs fast.

"Oh you're just so excited!" She says in a baby voice.

"Look at your little legs go!  All that used to go on in my belly!  You had parties all long in there, didn't you?" She laughs.

Jessica hears the door and gets excited.

"Oh!  Your brothers are home!  Let's go yell at them and tell them to hurry so we can get going!" Jessica grabs the baby and hurries down stairs.

"Let's get going, boys.  Are you all excited to see Santa?" She jokes.

"Yep! I'm asking for a new phone." Michael plays along.

"Well you're not getting it, cause that one works just fine!"

"Mom!"

"Don't whine! Now go upstairs and get ready!"

***

"Oh my little men! Jessica smiles and touches her chest as the boys come down.

"Mom, stop it.." James says.

"I'm sorry, you all just look so cute and grown!"

They stand there awkwardly as Jessica tears up.

"Mom, it's okay." Sam chuckles.

"No it's not! You're practically grow ups!" She covers her face and cries.

"Oh no mom, not this again!" Sam sighs.

"What do you mean not this again? You're my babies! I don't want you to leave!

I can't stop you, it's apart of life.. but I get sad that in a few months you two will leave me."

"We still have so long before that happens, ma." James walks over to her and touches her back.

"I know.. I'm sorry I'm always crying..

I'll stop!" She cries harder as she hugs James, and buries her face in his chest.

"There, there... You're okay." He hugs her and pats her back.

"I'll give you my candy cane Santa gives me if you perk up."

Jessica looks up at him smiling down at her, and chuckles.

"Oh my baby boy! You're such a sweetheart." She places her palm on his warm cheek.

***

"Thank you boys for being such good boys and taking a picture with your brother. It makes me really happy that you all are here. Most teenage guys wouldn't do that for their mom and baby brother."

"Heh! Most teenage guys don't have a baby brother!

Some of our friends have babies of their own!" Sam chuckles.

"Well still! Thank you."

"Mom, don't think us! We just want to give Grayson everything we had.

If that means dressing up and taking Santa pictures in the mall where all of our friends hang out, then so be it."

"Heh! Thanks, Sam."

"No problem, mom." He smiles.

***

"We're almost up there and Grayson is asleep!" She says looking down at him in her arms.

"Well maybe that's better. Those always make for the cuter pictures anyway." Michael says.

"Yeah, that's true."

When it was their turn, Jessica handed the baby to the man so that he could take one by himself, before the boys get in.

"Oh that's too cute!" Jessica smiles.

"Look at the little stud! Takes after his big brother." Samuel smirks.

"Oh gosh!" Jessica rolls her eyes and chuckles as she playfully elbows his side.

"Alright boys, get in there before he wakes up and throws a fit." She pats the twins backs.

Jessica watched as all four of her boys took a picture together. She got so happy that tears formed in her eyes.

"Look at our boys! Look at our beautiful beautiful boys." She smiles and places her hands on her chest.