Jessica's hospital room was filled with her family, and Grayson was being passed around.

"When is Sam's brother and sisters coming?" Her sister Jane asks.

"His sisters are coming today, but his brother and his family is out of town till Thanksgiving."

"Awe, well I bet they can't wait to meet him!"

"Uh Jess.. He needs a diaper." George says holding him.

Jessica chuckles and hands him one.

"Okay, here you go."

"Jess."

"Haha!  I'm just kidding, give him to me!" She holds her hands out.

"Are you smelly, Grayson?" She baby talks to him.

Dorothy takes a picture and Jessica gives her a funny look.

"Ma, what are you doing?"

"I have to get his first dipey change by mama!"

"Okay!" She laughs.

Jessica lifts his legs and gasps.

"What?!" Dorothy panics.

Jessica cries and everyone becomes worried.

"Mom, what's wrong?" Sam asks.

"He has a birth mark on his tushy like daddy said!"

"In your dream?" Ann asks.

"Yes! Oh, I've never been so emotional changing a diaper before!" She cries.

"Aw baby!" Dorothy wraps her arm around her.

Jessica cleans him up and says, "It's a cute little birthmark too!"

She lifts him up so everyone can see the tiny mark.

"Aw, and what a cute little bumbee! It almost looks like a faint little heart!" Her mother in law says.

"See Grayson! Daddy did come to me! He knew baby boy, he knew!" She kisses him and holds him tight."

***

A little later Sarah, Evan and the girls came by.

"Jessie!" McKenna gets excited to see her.

"Hi baby!"

"Kenna, quiet!" Sarah gets onto her for being loud.

"No, it's fine! My family has been here so he's getting used to the loud noise." Jessica chuckles.

"Oh okay!" Sarah laughs.

"I wanna see him! I wanna see him!" She jumps up and down beside Dorothy who was holding him.

"Well come over here so you can see him, pretty girl."

They sit down and McKenna smiles with excitement.

"Daddy look! He's so cute!" She points.

"He is! Jess, he's adorable. Congratulations." He wraps his arm around her and kisses her head.

"Thanks, Evan!"

"Can I kiss him?!" Mckenna asks.

"Sure, kiss right there.. Gently, okay?"

"Okay!" She smiles kisses his head softly.

"Aw, such a sweet girl!" Jessica smiles.

"Thanks! Aw man, I want a little brother!" McKenna says sniffing his head.

"He smells so good!"

"They don't stay like that!" Sam jokes and points to Michael.

Michael shoves him and Jessica chuckles.

"Boys cut it out!"

They hear a knock on the door before Sam's sisters come in.

Naomi was crying before she even saw the baby, and his other sister, Brandi was okay, just a little quiet.

"Hi Jessica!" Brandi hugs her.

"How are you feeling?"

"Good *Nods* How are you?"

"I'm fine, thanks." She smiles.

Dorothy walks over with the baby and that's when Brandi broke.

"Oh!" She covers her mouth and looks at him.

She smiles and takes him from Jessica's mother.

"He's so cute!"

"Thank you.. He looks like your brother." Jessica says.

"Yeah! *Smiles* Yeah, he does!"

Naomi takes him and cries a little more.

"That's my brother's baby!"

Jessica smiles and nods.

"Wow.. Oh gosh I miss him.."

"Me too." Jessica's eyes start to water.

"I'm so sorry, this must be so hard for you!

We shouldn't be crying should we? This is a happy time! You just had my brother's baby!" She smiles.

"Yeah!" Jessica wipes her eyes and smiles.

***

Two days later.

"Time to go home, handsome!

You look so cute in your little onesie!" Jessica smiles getting him dressed on the hospital bed.

"Handpicked by my daddy in heaven." Jessica reads his onesie.

"That's right, baby boy! Your daddy picked you special! You are a special little boy.."

Jessica picks him up and gives him a kiss.

"Oh you're mama's boy! Yeah, you're mama's beautiful boy!" She smiles and bounces him gently.

"WOO!" Jessica hears from the hall, so she quickly looks to the opened door.

James was pushing Samuel down the hall in a wheel chair.

"Ugh! Boys!" She yells.

"Your brothers are such handfuls, Grayson!" She pays his back and continues bouncing him.

***

"Sam stop pushing me so fast!" Jessica says as he pushes her and the baby out to the car.

"I'm sorry!"

"Let your grandmother do it!"

"No, people are gonna see three teenage guys making a little old lady push their mother.

"Thanks." Dorothy gives him a look.

"I mean, you're not old!"

"Just push me, I wanna go home!" Jessica bounces up and down.

***

"Well we're home, Grayson." Jessica holds him walking into the house.

"This is your home, buddy!" She says in a cute voice.

It was bitter sweet for her.  She wished Sam could be there as they bring their baby boy home from the hospital, but she knew that could never be possible.

But she was excited to start fresh. This baby is the beginning of a new and very unexpected chapter in her life, and she was ready.

***

3:00 am.

"Mom, do you need any help? WOAH! A little boob warning would have been nice, mom!" Samuel lifts his hands and looks away.

"I'm sorry!" Jessica laughs and covers herself.

"It's fine, do you need anything?"

"No, it's okay, he's just eating."

"Why does he eat so much? He's woken up like three times already!"

"Heh! All newborns wake up that often. He's actually pretty good. Most of the time he just wants to be held." She smiles down at Grayson.

"You get some sleep, baby." Jessica yawns.

"I feel bad knowing you're up by yourself."

"I'm okay." She smiles softly.

"You sure?"

"Yes!" She giggles.

"Okay. Well goodnight."

"Goodnight, baby."

Jessica fed him, then looked over to Sam's empty side of the bed and sighed.

She didn't know that Samuel had looked back and saw her.

"Mikey, wake up!" Sam shakes him.

"Sam! I'm sleeping!"

"I know, but I feel bad for mom, let's go keep her company while she feeds the baby."

"Can't we keep her company when the sun's out?"

"Come on!" He hits his arm.

"Alright, I'm coming!!"

He wakes James up, and they all go into Jessica's room.

"Hey mom.." Sam says with a small smile, as they all stand by the doorway.

"Boys?! What are you doing up?"

"We're here to keep you company!"

"Awe that's sweet! But you kids are tired."

"No, we're fine!"

I call the bed!" Michael jumps beside Jessica.

The baby cries and Michael screams and covers his eyes.

"You made my boob fall out of his mouth!"

"I just saw it!" He says still covering his eyes.

"Oh shut it, you used suck on them!"

Michael looks up at the ceiling and says, "Mom, I beg you to never use my name along with your boobs and the word suck in the same sentence Ever Again!"

"Sorry!" She laughs.

"That's what you get for stealing the bed." James says.

"It's big enough for all of us.  Scootch, Michael." Jessica tells him.

James grabs the remote and smiles, "Friends?"

"Always!" Jessica smiles.

***

"WAAHH!"

Jessica gasps from her her sleep and Sam gets out of bed.

"I've got him, mom."

"No sweetie, go back to bed."

"No it's fine, I've got it."

"Give him his binkie and see if he calms down."

"Okay."

Samuel picks him up and bounces him.

"Hey little guy, what's the matter?"

Grayson looks at him with a pout and calms down a little.

"What is it?!" He sticks the binkie in his mouth and quickly Grayson sucks on it.

"That's so cute!" Samuel laughs.

"The way he sucks his binkie?  I know, isn't it adorable?"

"It is!  You're calm now, aren't you?  Now go sleepy!" He smiles.

Grayson was wide awake.

"You're not tired, are you?  You just want to be held."

"I can take him, Sam."

"No it's okay, I've got him.  You go to bed."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I've got it, go to sleep."

"Alright.  Thank you, baby."

"No problem.  Goodnight mom."

"Goodnight, Samuel."

Sam stayed up with Grayson downstairs for about an hour.

"You're not sleepy at all, are you?" He chuckles.

"...I'm glad you're here, Grayson.

I never thought I'd have another little brother.  It's pretty cool!" He smiles and kisses his forehead.

***

A few days later was Thanksgiving.
Everyone was going over to Jessica's so that she wouldn't have to take Grayson out of the house yet.

"Hi Tim! How are you?" Jessica smiles when George lets Sam's brother in.

"Good, thanks. How are you?"

"I'm doing well, thank you!"

"You look great! Look at this little guy!"

Jessica smiles and hands him over.

"Hey Grayson! Man.. He looks just like Sam when he was a baby."

"I know." Jessica smiles and nods.

"Hey little guy!

.. You look just like your daddy, don't you? Yeah!"

Grayson looks up at him, with sleepy eyes, then lets out a cute yawn.

"Aw he's sleepy!" Tim chuckles.

"Is he yawning?"

"Yeah."

"Yeah, he does that a lot! Isn't it cute?"

"It sure is!"

"Are you ready for your nap, Grayson?" Jessica stands up.

Tim hands him to her and she says, I'm gonna feed him and put him to sleep, I'll be right back.

She takes him upstairs to his nursery and says, "We haven't been in here yet, but this is your room! Mommy, uncle George and your brothers picked everything out.

..and that picture.. Your auntie Jane made.. That's your daddy little guy. Isn't he handsome?" She smiles at the picture.

"Last Thanksgiving your daddy cooked just like he did every year.. We had the family over, and everyone loved it. Daddy was an amazing cook!

Who would have know that he wouldn't be here a year later.. Crazy what time does.

And who knew you'd be here!" She smiles down at Grayson as he eats.

She bends down and kisses his forehead, then lightly bounces him.

"Are you enjoying your first Thanksgiving meal?" Jessica giggles.

"Happy Thanksgiving, beautiful boy!" Jessica smiles, then looks at the picture and says, "Happy Thanksgiving, Samuel.  I'm thankful for the amazing life you gave me.. I love you, baby." She tears up.

***

I have so much planned for this story and I'm really excited, but it won't happen for a while! :(
Is there anything you'd like to see happen while he's still a newborn?  Let me know! :)