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nI woke up on Christmas morning bright and early to the sound of Reagan crying. He seemed to want his breakfast early today, and his cries woke his sister, of course. She didn't want to sleep with her brother crying in the bassinet next to hers.

nThey were in our room right now, only sleeping in their cribs for naps. That made things easier for us right now when it came to night feedings. The only problem is, we needed to go downstairs to heat the bottles before we fed the babies. I think it was time that we invested in a fridge and a bottle warmer for the bedroom. That would make things easier on us. Why hadn't we done that yet?

nFor now though, I was sitting in the corner of the couch holding both babies at the same time. This was easy right now since they were still so small. I didn't want to have one of them crying for food while the other was being fed. After they had their breakfast, I could go downstairs and get mine.

nI would also try to see if I could pump some more milk out for them, to store for later. That would make night time feedings easier, when I could heat them in the room. I guess it was understandable that I didn't think about it sooner. I have only been pumping for about a week now.

nReece ran across the hall while I was feeding the twins. He got them their outfits so that we could get them ready for the day after they ate. He was back before the babies were done.

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"I'll take a quick shower.

" He kissed my head and ran into the bathroom.

nWhen Reece said quick shower, he meant it. I know he cleaned himself thoroughly, but it was like he was trying to get to Nascar pit crew levels of speed for his showers. He came out of the bathroom, cleaned, dried, and dressed, not even five minutes after he left the bedroom.

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"Are they done?

" He asked just as Rika started to fuss and pull away from my breast.

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"She is. But Reagan is a little hungry.

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nReece took Rika from me then and started to burp her. Once he had gotten a couple bubbles out he went to go get her ready. He had gotten a lot better at it and was able to move fast and efficiently.

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"Alright, that's the little lady all done.

" He smiled and kissed her head as he set her back into the bassinet while I burped Reagan. I had pulled the top of my cami down to feed the babies so right now he was pressed to just my skin and that contact, that closeness, was what motherhood was about. Reagan was a part of me, and I was a part of him.

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"Alright, since you're almost naked anyway, you go take a shower, and we will wait for you so we can go get breakfast.

" He took Reagan from my arms and moved to walk away.

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"Hey.

" I said, grabbing his arm and sliding to my feet.

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"What?

" He turned back to look at me, and I pressed a quick kiss to his lips.

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"Merry Christmas.

" I grinned at his stunned face and went into the bathroom.

nI tried to hurry through my shower but I just couldn't. It was so relaxing that I needed it to last. When I finally did get out though, I dried off, pulled my hair back, and realized I forgot my clothes.

nI went out to the room, grabbed my outfit I had picked out for today and put it on. Reece was wearing a pair of dark jeans, a green undershirt and a black button up that was undone halfway. I was wearing a gold skirt with a green undershirt and a red button up shirt that was undone half way. It wasn't a total matching, but the green undershirt was as close as I could get Reece to wanting to dress up for Christmas ever since the photos we took last week. He didn't want to wear anything that festive ever again.

nThe babies were dressed in red and green as well. Rika in a cute little green dress with red and white stripes separating the green, in the green stripes were little trees, snowmen, reindeer, presents, and santas. Reagan basically matched, only his outfit was pants and a little button up shirt. They were wearing little red booties, red mittens, and tiny little elf hats. They were just so adorable. I couldn't help it, I needed to dress them up for Christmas, even if it was Reece who actually dressed them for me.

nWe went down to breakfast and found Lila waiting for us. She was excited for her first Christmas as a Lola. We ate together and then went to the living room for the presents. There were more under there than I remember there being last night.

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"Reece? Where did the extra presents come from?

" I looked at him, the additions were quite large.

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"What? Santa must have come for the babies.

" He grinned at me looking overly excited and completely guilty.

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"I hope you didn't go overboard.

" I glared at him.

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"What? Do you seriously think I would go overboard?

" His fake wounded routine was so predictable that I just laughed in response.

nLila did the same this year that she did last year, she gave us her presents first, smiling the whole time. She had gotten me some new clothes, a massage oil that was good for stiff joints (from sitting in the same position while breastfeeding), and some more little odds and ends.

nReece got a song book full of baby music so that he could learn some lullabies, a new cologne, and some other small things. She then gave us an envelope with a card that said she had booked us a trip for our anniversary.

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"I know you won't want to go for long, so it's just one night. I will watch the kids, I even told Samuel that he was going to come and help me watch them. I think he's looking forward to that, he wants more time with them.

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"Mom, we couldn't possibly go.

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"What about feeding them?

" I was nervous just thinking about it.

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"Pump! Get the milk ready. We will feed them. It's just one night, not even twenty-four hours. And you need to celebrate your first anniversary. Plus they will be three and a half months old by then, it's not like they will die with one night away from you. They will be fine.

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"I mean, we could.

" Reece looked at me expectantly.

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"I will make sure I pump as much as I can for that time, in case they need more.

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"That's fine, do what you need to do. They will be fine though, I promise.

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"Alright.

" I relented and agreed completely.

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"Yay! I know you're going to have fun.

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nLila also got some new clothes for the babies as well, only they were larger and meant for the summer.

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"I just couldn't pass them up when I saw them. They were so adorable.

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nAfter that we gave her the presents we prepared for her, which included a large framed portrait that was taken of Reagan and Rika just last week. They were so cute and cuddled with each other. There was also a copy of the family photo we took along with all the other gifts we gave her. I was happy to see the smiles that she had at that time.

nReece and I exchanged ours next, just like last year. Only this time there were no gag gifts that said Fido or Little Bunny. We got thoughtful and meaningful gifts for each other. Reece was just as sweet and caring now as he always was.

nI handed Reece the three bags that I had prepared for our children.

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"You open them since they can't.

" I told him with a smile. When he pulled out the snowflake ornaments, Lila cried out.

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"Those are beautiful. Oh my Goddess, I love them. And look, they even have their names inscribed on them. That's wonderful.

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nNext Reece pulled out the 'Our First Christmas' ornament. I had taken it out of the bag and put the family portrait in it. It looked perfect now.

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"They're wonderful.

" He smiled at me. They will be used every year from now on.

" He walked over and hung them right on the tree.

nNow all that was left were the two very large gifts that he seemed to have gotten for the babies.

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"Let's see what Santa brought.

" He laughed and ran over to them.

"Want me to open them?

" He asked excitedly. It was like he was a kid, and they were for him.

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"Go ahead, you seem excited enough for them.

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nReece ripped the paper off the two presents with a flourish. Now sitting in front of me were those giant ride on vehicles for toddlers. The one for one for Rika was a princess carriage and the one for Reagan was a giant truck.

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"Reece!

" I yelled at him.

"Are you kidding me?

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"What?

" He looked confused.

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"They're way too young for those.

" I continued to scold him.

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"Yeah, now. But they will get older and bigger. They can use them eventually.

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"Yeah, in like three years, which is when you should have bought them. Not now. It's too soon. Seriously, Fido, I can't believe you sometimes.

" Lila was cackling on the chair while I scolded her son. I couldn't help it, her laughter was infectious, and it was making me laugh.

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"But they can use them when they get older.

" Reece whined.

"They are perfect and adorable.

" He was defending his purchases.

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"Sure they are. Now find somewhere to store them or donate them and buy new ones in two years. Besides, what if Rika doesn't like princess stuff. That would just be tragic for her Daddy to give her something she doesn't like.

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nThat made the color drain from his face. He hadn't thought about that at all.

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"Call up Vincent and tell him we have presents for Conner and Renea.

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