25 Unicorn Street- Tuesday morning

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It wads Lexi's first Christmas, and these things needed to be celebrated. Of course, Lexi was six weeks old and had no idea what was happening, which made things easier, and dorkier. It meant that they got pictures of her under the tree with presents and all so there was something to send people, and then, since they were up too freaking early with a baby anyway, Clint and Kitty got to open her "presents" on her behalf.

"Look, sweetie, it's diapers!"

Because when your kid was too little to care, it meant you could wrap up stuff you'd needed to get anyway and say you gave them to her. Do what you gotta do.


[For that guy who lives there, and yay SP!]

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[so_hawkward]

"Ooh, and three to six month old clothes," Clint said, snickering. "You're so lucky, because baby girl stuff is a lot nicer than baby boy stuff."

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"You say that like there's a possibility of her not getting something with dinosaurs and rockets on them," Kitty said, and looked to Lexi in her carrier. "No spoilers, of course."

And then she gave Lexi an exaggerated wink, because she knew stuff that was coming up.

[so_hawkward]

"That's true, she is going to end up pretty cool, despite my influence," Clint said, emphasizing his point by putting a bow on Lexi's head. "There, now you're a present too."

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Lexi answered that by fussing a little, not that she had the mobility yet to do anything about it.

So Kitty grabbed her phone. "Quick, get a picture before she cries... am I a terrible mom?"

[so_hawkward]

"Not at all. This is our right as her parents. How else are we going to embarrass her when she gets older?" Clint laughed and took the phone, snapping a few pictures before being nice and taking the bow off. "There, all better, I'm a nice dad again."

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"We're putting it back on her when she's sleeping later, right?"

What were helpless new babies for otherwise?

"I swear one day I'll realize she's not a toy."

[so_hawkward]

"Right now, she's like a really wiggly doll that poops and cries a lot," Clint said. "We've got to enjoy this time before she can reach things and get mobile."

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"So like, next time we blink?" Kitty asked.

The kid was already six weeks old. HOW.

[so_hawkward]

"Shhh, don't give her ideas. I'm worried she's gonna fit into the 3 month old clothes long before that point." It wasn't a shock to have an athletically inclined child, but still, she needed to stay cute and poseable for as long as possible.

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"And it's fine if she does, babies all grow at different rates, but also she's still so little," Kitty said, picking up another present to start unwrapping.