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PeanutButterGoddess · Joined: 25 Apr 2016 Posts: 7962

"Xander? That's a good name...I like that name." Jer smiled with a nod. "I'm also excited, mon amour. He's everything I've hoped for."
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"I'll have to get the nursery put back together, we'll have to go shopping; he'll need formula." Roxanne began.

PeanutButterGoddess · Joined: 25 Apr 2016 Posts: 7962

"Joshua put together a bag for us." Jer pointed out, pulling away so he could shuffle back over to the bag. He picked it up and peaked inside. "We have some formula and some diapers, but he'll definitely need more, and then, of course, he'll need more clothes and blankets. We won't want him to get cold."
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inchargemarge · Site Admin Joined: 25 Apr 2016 Posts: 7943

"He'll need a stroller, we'll need baby nail clippers and bath stuff, tylenol in case he ever has a fever. Maybe an infant swing, to sit in while I cook and clean." Roxanne nodded. "Put the bag in his room for now." She added, carrying the baby with her as she moved into the kitchen to check on dinner.

PeanutButterGoddess · Joined: 25 Apr 2016 Posts: 7962

Jer smiled and nodded, lingering where he stood as Roxanne bustled off into the kitchen with the baby, as if it were the most natural thing in the world for her already.

"I'm going to change, mon cherie. Then we can sit down and make a list of things we'll need. I'll take you shopping as soon as we can go out." He said.
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"Go ahead dear, I drew a bath for you too but I don't know if you'll want to take one now." She called.

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"Thank you, Roxanna, but I think I'll just shower later. I want to settle with you and baby Xander." Jer smiled as he moved to go drop the bag in the unused nursery.

He went to his and Roxanne's room, quickly changing into something more relaxed than his work uniform. He emerged in a pair of plaid pajama bottoms and a white v-neck and proceeded to the bathroom to drain the tub so the water wouldn't sit stagnant. He promptly returned to the kitchen and dining area, pausing at the display cupboard thta held their finer flatware and various junk in the drawers below the glass display. He rummaged and grabbed a legal pad and a few pens as he wasn't sure which one would work. He flopped down into a chair at the dinner table.
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Jer had long since dreamed of being a father, so when the opportunity arose with the arrival of little baby Xander, it was a task he felt confident and ready to take on. There was a bit of a learning curve, as is with all cases of first time parents, but with Jer's own eagerness to be a father and Roxanne's natural maternal softness, it was a job easily adapted to and enjoyed.

Xander was a fairly easy child. He hardly cried as a baby and was more often than not all smiles and giggles, but as of late, Jer couldn't help but notice something felt off. Xander was much quicker to rile and often had sudden bursts of sadness. At first, Jer thought it might be a phase, after all, they'd all been so lucky to miss out on the terrible twos so perhaps it was just recompense. But Jer was starting to worry now as he was getting more and more phone calls from Xander's preschool about inconsolable tantrums, much like the call he had just gotten during his lunch break, a call which for the whole time through he could hear Xander sobbing in the background.

"Mister Laughlin, we really need you or your wife to come get Xander. He hasn't stopped crying since this morning." The teacher said, sounding exasperated.

"Oh, uh, okay. I'll give Roxanne a call and see who can go get him the fastest." Jer said, making a face when he heard Xander wailing 'Je veux Mama!' in the background. "I will call Roxanne. Tell him we are coming." He said before hanging up his office phone so he could dial the Laughlin home.

He hated to call Roxanne to ask her to do anything, especially since she was now a ways into their first (so far) successful pregnancy. Peter had advised she take it easy and even went as far as presenting the idea of bed rest early on to limit the possibility of incidence, but Jer hoped that this wouldn't be too much. After all, Xander was notably a mama's boy and was easier soothed by her rather than himself.
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inchargemarge · Site Admin Joined: 25 Apr 2016 Posts: 7943

Roxanne was perched in a wicker chair by the window in the living room, a ball of Yarmouth in her lap as she knit. Everyone was already fawning over Roxanne during this pregnancy, but she was optimistic and very little had changed in her mood and temperament. She’d made a good breakfast for her boys, cleaned up the house and picked up Xander’s toys. Albeit Xander was a well behaved kid and pretty organized, he was still a child. Meaning beds still needed help getting made, and socks making it into the hamper.

There was fresh bread cooling on the counter to go with dinner tonight. Roxanne herself was perfect and beautiful as always, not a tired eye or blond curl out of place. But she looked surprised when the phone rang mid day, she reached for the landline that rested on the end table before answering promptly.

“Bonjour.”

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"Roxanna, mon amour, it's Jeraud," Jer greeted before giving a sigh, resting his forehead in his hand. "Xander's school just called me, he's having another episode. They need someone to go get him."
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inchargemarge · Site Admin Joined: 25 Apr 2016 Posts: 7943

“Mon duex,” Roxanne gasped, already gathering her skirt up in her hands as she lifted out of the chair. “I will be right there.” She assures.

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"Are you sure? I don't want you to do anything if it will make you more stressed, mon cherie." Jer said, listening as Roxanne was already bustling about. "I can come home early to help you with him if you need me to."
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inchargemarge · Site Admin Joined: 25 Apr 2016 Posts: 7943

“I’ll let you know if I need help, but as of right now I got it. It’s no trouble.” Roxanne said, putting her knitting away while grabbing her shoes. “I’ll check in when I can.”

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"Alright, be safe. Tell Xander that Papa loves him." Jer sighed.
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inchargemarge · Site Admin Joined: 25 Apr 2016 Posts: 7943

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Roxanne had hurried to Xander’s school, this wasn’t the first time this had happened. But perhaps this was the first of the worst spells Xander would have. Roxanne poked her head into Xander’s classroom, searching for her boy.

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