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."

Mia

living room?

get up? You already cleaned

just woke up. Annie

scampered out, his bare feet smacking the

down the kettle. "Molly, you finish the bottles, I'll take Henry to the bathroom. He really needs to

away

"You need the

her

right—you're still

a quick hand wash, she walked out

boys, and Henry and

to the other bedroom.

while baby Jared

Jared his

Anya was up too. "Auntie, is there anything

it, and nothing. Completely

a grocery store downstairs

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