The rest of the crew was still out cold, snuggled deep in their blankets.

It wasn't until ten in the morning-way past any mom's usual wake-up hour-that anyone started stirring, and only because their hungry little ones couldn't take it any longer.

"Ahhh! Henry, why are you gnawing on me?!"

Henry sat up in bed, cheeks puffed out, looking ready to start a protest. "Mom, I'm starving!"

Mia groaned. "Alright, alright, I'm up.”

She slid out of bed and headed off to fix him a bottle to quiet his rumbling belly.

On her way past Molly's room, she caught another commotion. "Wayne! Why are you poking my nose with your tiny fingers? The way you wake me up is even wilder than your dad!"

Wayne wasn't talking yet. He just opened his mouth wide, latched onto Molly's chest, and left a big wet spot behind, drooling away as he suckled.

"Hungry, huh?" Molly's annoyance melted in an instant.

A second ago, she was ready to wrestle him for jabbing her nose, but looking at his desperate little face, she sighed, crawled out of bed, and scooped him into her arms. "Okay, let's get you some milk."

spotted Mia already busy

the living

you get up? You already

just woke up. Annie did all

and scampered out, his bare feet smacking the floor. "Bathroom! Mommy, I

kettle.

away

at Wayne. "You need the

at her like she was speaking

right—you're still

a quick hand wash, she walked

the boys, and Henry and Wayne, both

up Jared's bottle and headed to the other

buried under her comforter, while baby Jared sat

Jared his bottle, and

is there anything to eat in the

and nothing.

remembered spotting a grocery store downstairs

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