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The Family Tracy

Chapter One: Baby Amelia

Jeff couldn't believe it; a girl in the Tracy family. She was in fact the first girl to be born into the family in three generations. It hadn't been easy though. Lucy, his beautiful wife, and him had been surprised to find out they were expecting for the sixth time. After their last child the doctors had told them that the chances of them conceiving again were near impossible. Against all the odds they had and a daughter none the less.

He could already tell his daughter had the Tracy fighting spirit in her. The smallest Tracy had only been born fourteen hours ago and they had already almost lost her. She had been born eight weeks early and the doctors had informed him that she was struggling to breathe on her own since her lungs had not fully developed yet. Baby Tracy, the name the hospital staff was calling her since they hadn't named her yet, was holding her own against all odds.

"Dad!"

Jeff turned to see all five of his son approaching him from down the corridor. He hadn't seen them since Lucy had gone into labor. This would be the first time they'd see their new sister.

"Hello, boys," He greeted them with a tired smile.

He could instantly tell his two oldest, Scott and John, were exhausted. Those two had been in charge of watching their younger siblings. Since Lucy had gone into labor early his mother had not been in town to watch the boys for them. She was on her way there now.

"Do we get to see the new baby now?" asked Jeff's second youngest, Gordon. He had been the most excited to learn about the new addition to the family.

This was the news he had been dreading tell them. How does a father explain this situation to five children all under the age of ten?

"Where's mommy?" Alan, the youngest, wined. He had been having the hardest time with this change. He still had yet to fully understand why his mother was not there. Being the youngest up until then, Alan had always been the closest to Lucy.

With a heavy sigh Jeff picked Alan up. "You'll get to see her in a little bit. Your mom is resting right now."

"Dad, is everything alright?" Virgil, the perceptive middle son, asked.

"Yeah, why isn't the new baby with mom?" Scott added. The eldest Tracy had been through this four times before and they had always met the newest addition in their mother's hospital room.

John piped in, "Something is wrong, isn't it?"

"Sit down boys and I'll explain everything," Jeff spoke motioning to a group of chairs against the waiting room wall.

Once they all had pick a seat, except Alan who hadn't wanted to be put down so stayed on his father's lap, Jeff looked at his sons.

"Here's what going on boys," Jeff began trying to think of how to word everything so that they'd understand. "Your mother and the baby are going to be fine."

He let that sink in for a moment. He needed to make sure he reinforced that before continuing. "You all have a new baby sister."

Smiles appeared on four of his fives sons' faces. Alan hadn't really been paying attention, but he was still too young to really comprehend what was happening. Scott, John, Virgil, and Gordon hadn't been told if they were getting brother or sister. He and Lucy had wanted it to be a surprise.

Now was the difficult news. "Your sister was born a little too soon though. So she's going to have to stay in a special room until she's a little bigger."

Jeff tried to put it in simple terms so that they could understand, but the two eldest could easily read between the lines and both shared a look of worry. Scott and John let their father continue though.

"So, with I don't want you to be scared when you see her. There will be a lot of machines around her, but they are there to help her. They help with keeping her healthy so that she can get stronger." He looked at each of the boys. "Understand?"

They all nodded their heads in understanding.

"Now can we see the baby?" Gordon spoke, ever the impatient one.

Finally, an amused smile spread across Jeff's face, "Yes Gordon, we can go see your baby sister now."

The five brothers and their father gathered around the large window that looked into the Neo Natal Unit and Jeff pointed out the newest member of the family to them. Jeff had to hold up Alan and Scott helped Gordon to see into the room.

"She is right over there."

Baby Tracy was laying in a small cot, with plastic cover over her, and wrapped in a light pink blanket and a pink cap on her head. They could slightly make out two tiny hands and two tiny feet, but that was about all they could see of their sister with all of wires and tubes surrounding her.

"She's so little," Virgil spoke first as he looked up worriedly at his father. Jeff simply ruffled the dark hair on top of his head in reassurance.

"Does she have a name yet?" John asked still taking in his baby sister.

The older Tracy sighed and readjusted his hold on Alan. "No, your mother and I are still deciding."

"Are you going to name her after another astronaut?" inquired Scott.

"No." Jeff answered with a smile. "She won't let me."

This got a laugh out of his four oldest. Alan still had a frown on his face. He didn't seem interested in the newest family member.

"Mommy!" Alan shrieked trying to wiggle free of his father's hold. Tears began to fall down his chubby cheeks.

"Shhh, Alan," Jeff hushed the three-year-old. It had been almost a whole day since he had seen his mother. It only made sense that he'd be fussy. "Alright son, let's go see if your mother is awake yet. Come on boys, we'll come back later."

"Bye-bye baby." Gordon spoke giving the baby a small wave.

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The Tracy baby fought hard for the next three weeks. Staying true to the Tracy stubbornness she grew stronger with each passing day. The doctors were confident that her premature birth would not affect her development in her later life. This was great news to her parents and finally after being in the hospital for three weeks they had been told they could bring their baby girl home. There was just one last thing to do before they did.

"She has to have a name dear," Lucy said teasingly to her husband while looking down at her daughter in her arms. "We can't call her 'baby girl' her whole life."

Jeff laughed putting an arm around her, "I have given many suggestions for names. You keep turning them all down."

"Well none of them have fit her," Lucy argued. Her husband had wanted to name their sons' after astronauts and that had been fine with her, she loved all their boys' names, but this was her only daughter. Her daughter needed a name as beautiful and sweet as she was.

"You know they won't let us take her home until we do," Jeff said.

Lucy ignored her husband and stared deeply in to the baby girls deep blue eyes. This little girl had definitely taken after the Tracy side of the family with those stunning blue eyes and soft light blonde hair. Many people had joked that Tracy's couldn't have girls, but that never stop Lucy from hoping. Even when she was a child herself she dreamed of having a daughter to spoil. All of her baby play dolls were girls and Lucy would always name them after her childhood hero. Then it came to her.

"Amelia..."

"What was that dear?" Jeff asked not quite hearing what she said.

Lucy looked up at Jeff with her burnt honey colored eyes he loved so much and smiled brightly, "Amelia. Her name is Amelia."

"Amelia?" Jeff spoke slowly testing out the name. "Amelia, I think it's perfect."

Lucy gently handed Jeff his daughter. "Amelia Tracy, it fits her don't you think?"

Jeff gently held up Amelia with a grin on his face, "Hello Amelia. I love you baby girl," and then softly kissed her forehead.

Tears weld up in Lucy's eyes at the scene before her. Only a couple weeks ago she had thought that she was going to lose her daughter. She had never been more relieved than when she had awaken and Jeff had assured her that their baby was alive and doing well, considering her rough start to the world. Now here they were naming her and taking her home.

Seeing the tears in his wife's eyes, Jeff leaned over and kissed her on the cheek before saying, "Shall we take her home now?"

"Yes, I suppose so," Lucy beamed. "I'm sure the boys are driving your mother crazy by now."

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"Hey guys Mom and Dad are back!" Scott yelled as he saw Dad's car pull up the long driveway.

A stampede of feet could be heard from every part of the house as each of his brother's came running to the front door. Each of them where jockeying to see out the door's window at their parents getting out of the car. The boys had been told that morning that their sister was coming home and had hardly been able to contain their excitement all afternoon waiting.

"Now boys remember," Grandma Tracy said as she also came to the door with Alan in her arms. It had been a long day for her with trying to keep five overly excited boys wrangled up, but she couldn't blame them. She was excited too. She had never thought in a million years she'd have a granddaughter in the Tracy family. "Your sister is still very small so you have to be especially careful around her. So, no rough housing."

The boys were only half listening to her. They were more interested with that this would be the first time they all got to see their baby sister without a glass window between them. Children hadn't been allowed into the Neo Natal Unit at the hospital so none of them had had a chance to hold her yet.

Jeff walked through the door first carrying the bags. He had to smile at the egger looks on four of his sons' faces. Lucy entered just behind him with a small pink bundle in her arms that held the newly named Amelia.

"Hello boys," she greeted all of them. "Boys, I'd like you to meet you baby sister, Amelia Sally Tracy."

Grandma Tracy smiled at the name and placed Alan on the floor so that she could have a closer look. "That's a wonderful name dear. I was worried you'd let my son name her after some astronaut."

"No mother," Jeff resisted rolling his eyes at her. He knew she would not hesitate to scold him if he did. "Lucy picked the name herself and I love it."

Lucy gave Jeff a teasing look as she passed the small bundle to her mother-in-law. Ruth smiled down at the baby. "Amelia is a wonderful name dear. It fits her perfectly."

"Alright, who wants to hold their baby sister first?" Lucy announced to her five sons.

The next hour each boy got to hold their sister. John got to hold her first. He was the most gentled natured out of all the boys so it only made sense. It would take some time for the others to stop fidgeting with excitement. After about five minutes of John holding her the others were finally calm enough to get a turn. Scott got to hold her second. It was a sweet scene to see, the oldest and the youngest Tracy siblings together. Scott also had the most experience with holding babies, so he was able to do most of the holding without help and he was proud of himself for that. Virgil came next, she had fussed a little at first being placed in his tiny arms, both his parents had been surprised when he started singing one of Lucy's lullabies to her and she settled right down. Gordon was the most difficult seeing as he had a hard time sitting still for any length of time, but he finally was able to do it with his mother's help. He beamed proudly at his little sister. He held her the longest, not wanting to give her up.

Then it was Alan's turn. Lucy called over to her youngest son. She had been worried about him. Alan had not said a word or even acknowledged his sister since they had been home. "Alan come here and see Amelia."

"No," he said stubbornly and crossed his arms. Both parents had noticed that Alan hadn't taken any interest in Amelia and shared a look of concern.

"Allie, please come here. Amelia wants to meet you," Lucy tried again, but he refused once more.

Before either parent could address him though Gordon yelled out, "Can I have his turn then?"

"You can't have his turn Gordy!" Scott said sternly. "You just got done holding her."

"So?" the red haired child argued back. "I wanna hold her again."

"Boys, no arguing," Jeff said stopping the conversation before it got out of hand. "I think it's time we let your mother and Amelia got some rest."

"I think that's a good idea. We both could use a nap. You all can hold her later," Lucy spoke. She looked over at Alan sadly. He had always been the most stubborn out of all of the brothers. She had hoped the toddler would warm up to his sister if he held her, but she supposed it would just take longer for him to except his little sister. He had been the baby of the family for three years and he was use to getting all the extra attention that came with being the youngest.

Lucy brought Amelia up to the nursery. Jeff had done a wonderful job getting it ready the past three weeks for when Amelia came home. He had painted the walls a light purple color. The white crib stood in the middle of the room complete with a moon and stars mobile above the small cot.

"Goodnight, my sweet girl," Lucy whispered placing Amelia into her crib. She didn't seem to like being out of her mother's arms and began to fuss. Lucy brushed her daughter head and softly began to sing to her. Little Amelia was almost instantly soothed by her mother's voice and went to sleep.

Unknown to Lucy, Jeff stood at the doorway watching his wife sing their daughter to sleep. He had never been happier. He had a wonderful wife, five strong boys, and now a daughter he'd get to spoil. Life for Jeff Tracy was perfect, and he couldn't imagine anything ruining this for him.

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