*Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all head to the NICU to meet baby Luca for the very first time! Please send suggestions on what you wanna see in this book! Love • Bree ❤️*

Today is going to be a very exciting day for the four older Shepherd-Aguiar kids - Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow!

Today, Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow are all going to head to the hospital to meet baby Luca for the very first time!

The NICU staff is allowing Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow to meet baby Luca, since none of them are sick! Also, Luca is doing very well and can tolerate visitors!

Right now, RJ is getting all of the kids dressed and ready to go out for the day while Will is at the hospital already with baby Luca!

Luca is doing very well for being almost a week old and as a thirty three week old preemie! Luca is drinking small bottles of formula and his use of oxygen is getting lower and lower each day!

All of the NICU doctors think Luca will come home before his actual due date, which was May 21st.

Also, all of the NICU doctors think that Luca will be home by the end of the month, which has made Will and RJ both very excited and happy that their baby boy will be home sooner then expected!

RJ has just taken both Dobby and Sammy outside to go to the bathroom one last time before he and the kids all leave to head to the hospital for a few hours!

"Are you guys all ready to meet baby Luca today in the NICU?" RJ asks Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow as he helps Harlow and Theodore both get their shoes on.

"YES, PAPI!" Benji, Coralei and Theodore all happily yell in unison to RJ with big smiles on their faces.

"Uh huh, Papi! Uh huh!" Harlow says as she happily claps her hands, stomps her feet and giggles loudly at RJ.

RJ giggles loudly at Harlow and then he smiles at her, Theodore, Coralei and Benji.

*Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow's outfits*

"I am very excited too! So is Daddy! Daddy said that Luca can't wait to meet all of you! And Daddy also said that Luca is getting a nice warm bath, so he is going to smell really good when we all see him!" RJ says to Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow.

"Yay!" Benji, Coralei and Theodore all say in unison with cheeky smiles at RJ.

"Baby! Baby! Baby!" Harlow says with a big cheeky smile as she hugs RJ's legs tightly.

"That's right, Harlow! You are going to see the baby today! Remember he was in Daddy's tummy?" RJ asks Harlow and Harlow smiles.

"Ya, Papi!" Harlow says happily up at RJ.

"I am so excited, Papi!" Coralei says with a big grin.

"Me too, Papi!" Benji says with a cheeky grin.

"Yeah! Me too, Papi!" Theodore says as he jumps up and down happily.

"All of us are very excited! Today is a very special day for all of us!" RJ says to Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow, making all of them smile.

RJ then let's Dobby and Sammy back into the house and they both jump on the couch and relax.

"Be good, Dobby! Be good, Sammy!" RJ says as he pets both Dobby and Sammy's heads.

Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow then all pet Dobby and Sammy's heads with big smiles.

"Let's all get in the car and head to the hospital to see Daddy and Luca!" RJ says to Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow as he grabs the car keys.

"YAY!" Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all say in unison as they all get very excited.

RJ, Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all get in the car together and drive the fifteen minute drive to the hospital!

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After the fifteen minute drive, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow have all made it to the hospital to see Luca!

RJ just parked the car in the parking garage and they are now all walking over to the hospital together.

RJ is holding Harlow in his arms while Benji, Theodore and Coralei are all holding each other's hands as they walk!

"Let's all cross the street together! Stay with me!" RJ says happily to Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow as they all wait at the cross walk for their turn to cross.

After waiting a few seconds at the crosswalk, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all walk through the cross walk and then into the hospital together!

Once in the hospital, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all get their wristbands to head up into the NICU!

"I got one! I got one!" Theodore says happily as he shows RJ his blue wristband on his wrist.

"Ya!" Harlow says as she happily claps her hands and giggles at RJ.

"Me too! Me too!" Coralei says as she twirls around and giggles with a big smile.

"Wow! The hospital is so big and so cool looking!" Benji says as he giggles and looks around the hospital with a big smile.

"It is really big! The hospital has a lot of rooms and has a lot of doctors to help many many people!" RJ says to Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow.

Theodore tries to take his blue wristband off and RJ quickly stops him.

"Don't take your wristband off, Teddy! Don't take it off! We all need one in order to go see Luca!" RJ explains to the vlogging Theodore.

"Oh!" Theodore says as he giggles and smiles at RJ.

RJ, Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all walk over to the elevators and they patiently wait for an elevator to come!

After waiting a few minutes, an elevator finally comes and RJ, Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all get in it and hit the button which the NICU floor is on.

"We are all going up on the elevator! Here we go!" RJ says happily to Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow.

"Weeeee!" Harlow and Theodore both say in unison as they happily put their hands up.

"Is this fun, Harlow and Theodore?" RJ asks Harlow and Theodore with a big giggle.

"Ya ya ya!" Harlow says with a big cheeky grin.

"Uh huh! Fun, Papi!" Theodore says as he giggles and smiles.

"Woah!" Coralei and Benji both say in unison as they both chuckle and smile.

After a few more seconds, the elevator stops on the NICU floor!

"We have made it, guys! Now, we all need to use our inside voices and whisper on this floor, okay? There are a lot of babies on this floor that need to rest and sleep. Can you all do that?" RJ says to Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow softly.

"Yes!" Coralei and Theodore both say in unison happily to RJ.

"Yaa!" Harlow says as she giggles and smiles at RJ.

"Yes, I can, Papi!" Benji says to RJ with a big smile.

"Okay, good! Let's all get out of the elevator and head to the NICU now to Daddy and Luca!" RJ says to Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow.

"Yay!" Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all say in unison with big cheeky smiles at RJ, making RJ smile at them as well.

RJ, Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all walk out of the elevator together and they all walk over to the NICU!

"The NICU." Benji says out loud with excitement.

"Wow!" Coralei and Harlow both say in unison with cheeky grins.

"Cool!" Theodore says as he giggles and smiles.

RJ happily shakes hands with the nurses before he, Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all happily wash their hands at the sink.

"Okay, guys! Now we all need to wear these yellow gowns to keep Luca safe and not get any germs!" RJ explains to Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow.

"Okay!" Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all say in unison as they all put their yellow gowns on.

"It is like a pretty dress, Papi!" Coralei says as she giggles and smiles at RJ.

"Ew! Dwress!" Theodore says with a gross face, making Benji, Coralei, Harlow and RJ all giggle and smile.

"Okay, let's go see Daddy and Luca!" RJ says to Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow happily.

The nurse smiles at RJ, Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all happily walking through the halls.

"Welcome to the NICU! Who are are visiting today?" The nurse asks RJ, Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow.

"Luca Shepherd-Aguiar!" RJ says happily to the nurse and the nurse types his name into the computer.

"He is in room four which is on the left!" The nurse says to RJ with a cheeky smile.

"Okay! Thank you so much!" RJ says to the nurse with a cheeky grin. 

"You're welcome!" The nurse says happily to RJ, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow!

RJ, Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all quietly walk into Luca's NICU room.

Will is happily holding Luca on his chest as he rocks him in the rocking chair.

"Daddy!" Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all say in unison happily as Will shushes then happily.

"Hey guys!" Will says softly to Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow.

Luca begins to coo some, making Will and RJ both smile ear to ear.

*Luca's outfit*

RJ then softly kisses Will three times before tenderly kissing Luca's head.

"How has Luca been doing today, babe?" RJ asks Will softly.

"Hs is doing amazing. He ate a few bottles and he has been relaxing with me." Will says with a big and proud smile.

"That's amazing, baby. He is doing so well." RJ says softly to Will.

"I know. I am so proud of him. Our little guy is going to be home before we know it." Will says with a big smile.

Will then hands Luca to RJ to hold so he can hug and kiss Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow.

"Luca wittle!" Theodore says as he happily points at Luca.

"He is little. That's why he has to stay here until he gets a little bigger. Once he gets bigger he can come with all of us." Will says to Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow.

"He is really cute!" Coralei says with a big cheeky smile.

"Baby! Baby! Baby!" Harlow says with big cheeky smile.

"Yeah, Harlow! That is the baby! The baby is out of my belly now!" Will says happily to Harlow.

"Woah!" Harlow says happily to Will making Will smile ear to ear.

"I love him so so much!" Benji says happily to Will.

"I love him too, just like I love all of you." Will says to Benji.

Will and RJ both go on to explain to Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow about all of the tubes and wires that are on Luca are there to help him and not hurt him. And also, they are explaining to the kids that the wires and tubes help Luca get big and strong.

One by one, Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all hold Luca carefully one by one!

"Are you four excited to have a baby brother now?" Will asks Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow softly.

"I am SO excited!" Benji says with a big grin.

"YES!" Coralei and Theodore both say in unison to Will

"Ya!" Harlow says as she giggles and smiles happily up at Will.

RJ, Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all spend a few hours with baby Luca before they all head home.

Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow are all very excited to have a baby brother and they can't wait to have him home :)

Will posts four pictures. The first picture is of Harlow holding Luca. The second picture is of Coralei holding Luca. The third picture is of Theodore holding Luca. The fourth picture is of Benji holding Luca. He writes the caption as: "harlow, coralei, theodore and benji with their new baby brother 💙 thank you to the nicu for allowing all of them to visit today! they usually don't allow it but the doctor said that luca is strong enough for little visitors 🥰"

Will posts another picture of Benji, himself, Luca, Coralei, Theodore, RJ and Harlow all together. He writes the caption as: "an updated family picture of our family! luca tolerated having his oxygen off for the picture which is amazing, closer to him being weaned off! so happy to be a family of 7 ❤️"

RJ posts a picture of Harlow, Benji, Coralei and Theodore all sitting together and Benji is holding Luca. He writes the caption as: "My five kiddos together! I can't believe I am a Papi of five now! 😇"

RJ posts another picture of Luca looking up at RJ. He writes the caption as: "Look who tolerated not being oxygen for a little while! Luca is doing so well and we are hoping to be home in a few weeks! 🥺👶🏻"