First Words
"Andrew! Alice!" Peter laughed at his ignorant son and daughter, waddling around the living room on toddler feet. Their pudgy baby feet clapped against the laminated wood as they hopped from sofa to sofa. Cindy giggled from the sofa, her legs folded up beneath her rear, looking from her tablet to their son and daughter with amusement.
Peter crouched and held out his arms towards his son and daughter...only to see them sucking on their thumbs and waddling to the other way. Cindy sucked her lip to stifle her laugh.
"It seems like you just got blanked," Cindy said as she swiped a page on her tablet. Peter slapped his hands to his knees and nodded.
"Seems that way."
"Ah, you know that they may end up being a daddy's boy and girl." Cindy put the tablet on sleep mode, bending down and picking her son up while Peter picked up his daughter. Peter and Cindy sat their son and daughter on their knees and bounced the gurgling toddlers. Andrew's black eyes and Alice's hazel eyes and their round cheeks scanned the room, ruffled and messy chestnut and black locks on their scalps. Cindy kissed Andrew's soft cheek.
"Mmm, look at Mommy and Andrew," Peter said to Alice while picking up his daughter. Cindy smiled at him, coddling her adorable baby. Peter grinned and leaned over, pecking Cindy's lips softly. "Mmm, momma Cindy."
"Momma huh? I like that. How about it, huh? Like that Andrew?" Cindy bounced the gurgling toddler. "Momma? Can you say momma?" Cindy pecked Andrew's soft and delicate nose. The infant giggled at the brushing lips.
"Momma!"
Peter and Cindy's eyes met, bold in wide in shock. They both stuttered at each other looking at Andrew. "D-Did she just say-"
"I think so." Peter laughed. He and Alice looked at Andrew. "Did you just say momma?"
"Momma," Andrew repeated while biting his gums down on her tiny thumb. Cindy laughed gleefully, hugging her baby and kissing the giggling infant's cheek. Peter laughed while playing with his daughter.
"Andrew, say dadda. Can you say dadda?" Peter asked. Andrew looked at him with huge round black eyes.
"Momma."
Cindy snorted and bit her lip, hiding her grin behind Andrew's tussled hair. Peter huffed, scratching both his and Alice's tussled brown locks. "Guess Andrew's a mama's boy then," Peter thought.
However, what happened next shocked everyone...
"Dadda!" Alice said.
Everyone in the room was shocked at what just happened. They've just heard Alice say "Dadda." Peter and Cindy weren't sure if that was done on purpose or not, but either way, Alice's first word was "Dadda," and Peter was enjoying it.
"Yes! Oh yes baby, yes!" Peter scooped Alice up, the little bundle of joy giggling uncontrollably as he bounced her in the air.
"Guess Alice doesn't want to lose to Andrew," Cindy chuckled as she was playing with Andrew. She laughed as Peter bounced Alice in the air, the infant giggling controllably. Peter cracked and coddled Alice to his chest, crouching next to Cindy. She lay on the sofa and smiled at him lovingly, with Alice gargling between.
"Look. Look at momma." Peter gently held Alice's hand and delicately made her poke Cindy's nose. Alice giggled at Cindy's scrunched eyes and pouted. "Go boop. Go boop on momma, huh?" Peter laughed at how amusing Alice found it. Cindy burst into laughter too at her daughter's cackles, feeling her dinky fingertip prodding her nose.
Not wanting to be left behind, Andrew let out a whimper to Cindy.
"What is it Andrew?" Cindy asked. Andrew pointed at Alice, telling her that he wanted something...or rather he wanted to do something. As Cindy was looking at where Andrew was pointing, she got the message. "You want to do what Alice is doing?" Cindy asked Andrew with a soft voice. Andrew nodded.
"Okay then," Cindy said with a smile. "Hey Peter, can you move Alice for a moment?"
"Sure," he said as he moved Alice. "What is it Cindy?" he asked, only to get booped by Andrew immediately. "Hey," Peter pouted.
Cindy chucked. "Sorry Peter, but Andrew wanted to do what Alice was doing earlier." As Andrew continued booping Peter's nose, Peter smiled at his son's actions. However, what happened next was a surprise. As Andrew stopped booping Peter's nose, he said one word.
"Dadda."
Peter and Cindy were in awe at what Andrew just said. Just earlier, he said "momma," and now he was able to say "dadda" as well. Maybe it was because of sibling rivalry or courage? Who knows? Either way, Peter and Cindy were getting a bunch of surprises today, and it wasn't going to stop soon.
"Momma!" Alice said.
Both Peter and Cindy gasped again at what their kids just said, smiling at each other because of what their kids just said. "I guess both of us win," Peter said.
"Yeah. Our kids may be geniuses," Cindy said as he brought Andrew back from his booping, making him pout a bit. Cindy smiled and played with his hair. She then hugged Andrew to her chest, gently rubbing his back and soothing the toddler. Peter laid against the edge of the sofa, resting his head against Cindy's side while holding onto Alice. Cindy smiled and leaned down, capturing his lips.
"All tuckered out?" She whispered. Peter smiled and nodded, kissing her lips softly. Andrew and Alice made a small fuss at being ignored. "Are you going on patrol tonight?" Cindy asked.
"Nah. Not tonight. Manhattan can cope for today. How about you?"
"Me neither. Right now, these little bundles of joy are my priority."
Peter smiled at his wife and said, "I love you."
"Yeah. Love you too."
"Momma! Dadda!" Andrew and Alice interrupted, making them both burst into laughter.
And the family of four enjoyed their time in the living room.