AJ: 5 months

Cam: 4

FJ: 7

Mads: 11

"Elijah Fitzgerald, stop it right now and give me your hand."

Olivia eyed her husband, hating the tone he was using but knowing that he was frustrated and tired. But they all were. Well, not their kids. They'd slept perfectly and didn't have to deal with the stressors of getting a family of six awake, fed, and out the door for an early flight.

"I'll take him." Olivia spoke up, passing the stroller to him and grabbing her son's hand. He was pouting and if Olivia knew her son, he'd be seeking revenge towards his father's scold if she didn't interfere.

Fitz sighed and locked the wheels on the stroller before grabbing the last two bags from their trunk and locking it twice with the key pad.

"Liv, purse." His command was clipped and she rolled her eyes before taking the keys and stuffing them in the bottom of her large purse.

"Madison, grab your own bag. Camryn, get on the sidewalk, now."

"Fitz! Stop."

"We need to hurry before we miss our flight. We've got an hour till the plane takes off, we need to move."

He started to walk away when Olivia grabbed his bicep and leaned closer, staring him down.

"I know when the plane leaves but you need to worry about how talking to your kids this way is making them feel. Not to mention how pissed off I'm feeling right now. Chill the hell out. If we miss our flight, we'll get on the next one out..."

"And spend hours in an airport with four kids?"

"If we have to. But I refuse to start our vacation this way, Fitz. This isn't the first memory I want of today."

Fitz sighed knowing his wife was right. This wasn't the way the trip was supposed to start and he was blaming his family when he shouldn't have. Olivia had been the one preparing and packing the entire family for the trip. She took care of the kids all week while he worked and covered shifts for co-workers that would cover his patients while he was gone. His families knew that he'd be out of town but there were a couple of appointments he couldn't cancel and had to get covered. Fitz was tired. He was tired and stressed because he didn't like feeling rushed, especially when it came to rushing with their kids. Too many things could go wrong and it always put him on edge.

It was everything that happened this morning that brought upon this attitude he had. AJ had woken them up a lot early than usual, and he was cranky. He seemed to only want to nurse and Olivia could only oblige their five month old.

It was hard going on vacation with an infant and no extra hands to help, but they'd booked the trip last year and hadn't planned on getting pregnant by any means. It was non-refundable and they knew right away, they'd have to travel with an infant and make the most of it.

Nearly everything was going smoothly until it was time to leave and AJ had a blow out that covered his back and a good portion of his car seat. Olivia immediately gestured for Fitz to take care of the car seat but still went over his work when she finally had the baby cleaned and redressed. Then she insisted on soaking the clothing he was wearing instead of just rinsing it quickly.

That's how they were nearly thirty minutes behind schedule. Everything went downhill from there. The second AJ was pulled out of the car seat, his other three children assumed they weren't leaving anytime soon and shoes were off. Camryn's pants were off because the four year old absolutely hated pants and Elijah was suddenly starved for a second breakfast.

"You're right. I'm sorry." He conceded before lifting the two car seats into his arm and grabbing a hold of the stroller once again.

Olivia sent him a small reassuring smile before grabbing Camryn and Elijah's hand and headed towards the entrance.

"Mads, stay with Dad."

They hustled to get inside and Olivia used the kiosk to get them all checked in before she printed their boarding passes and bag tags. She labeled the bags with the stickers before maneuvering the three bags to the counter with Madison's help. When they were finally done, the family made their way to the security check point and waited patiently until it was there turn to go. Both Fitz and Olivia were pleased that the children didn't have to take their shoes off and Fitz closed up their stroller and car seat before carrying AJ through the metal detector. When both parents had their shoes back on and their things were gathered, they began walking towards their gate.

"Let's stop and use the bathroom first." Olivia began, before handing her purse to Fitz. "Cam, Mads lets go first."

She gripped her youngest daughter's hand and made it out within five minutes and switched places so that Fitz and Elijah could go into the men's restroom. When they finally arrived at the gate, they were just beginning to empty the plane with the previous passengers.

"Hey, let me go grab some food so they can eat before we board. What do you want?"

Olivia looked up at the question before thinking for a second.

"Get chick-fila for them, no sauces please. They can have apple juice, get orange for Mads and me, and a yogurt with granola for me please with the egg white chicken sandwich."

Fitz went over the information in his head before jogging off towards the restaurant.

Olivia blocked off a small area that wasn't occupied and sat the kids down to eat once Fitz returned. She grabbed one of AJ's thicker blankets and laid it next to her before putting the baby on it. Realizing he was free, AJ immediately smiled and brought his legs up to his chest. He grabbed at his feet before babbling directly at Olivia who nodded and responded to the baby.

They all ate quietly for the most part with the exception of Elijah asking for more and Camryn asking Fitz a million questions. She always asked Fitz questions and he indulged the little girl. She was so curious about everything.

"Can we watch a movie on the plane, Daddy?"

Olivia glanced at Fitz and shook her head. There was no way her daughter was going to watch a movie during the flight. She never slept if the tv was on and what Olivia wanted most was for all of their children to sleep the majority of the flight. If not her youngest daughter would definitely be cranky.

"No Cam-girl, you're gonna sit with me and take a nap."

Her hazel eyes immediately cut to her mommy's knowing it was her doing. Only her mommy made her take naps and daddy never did unless she was naughty for him.

"No whining please. You'll need a nap baby, trust me."

"Mommy knows best, Cam." Fitz chimes in, sending a wink in Olivia's direction. He ate the majority of his food before passing the rest to Elijah and reaching for AJ.

"Hi buddy! Are you gonna take a nap for mommy? Huh? Are you gonna nurse and sleep the whole time?"

"He better" Olivia muttered, reaching over and squeezing the baby's chunky thigh.

"He might."

Fitz held him up in the air before burrowing his nose into his stomach, sending the baby into a deep belly laugh. AJ opened his eyes and looked at his daddy in anticipation until he did it again. It didn't get old for the baby and playing with Fitz would be sure to wear him out.

Olivia smiled watching them. Their last baby was extremely unplanned but they wouldn't go back and change a thing if given the chance. AJ surprisingly brought such a calmness to their family. He was an undeniably good baby and for that they were all grateful. He was just nearly sleeping through the night now. On a typical night he was put down by eight and would want to nurse between three and four in the morning. Most nights once he was nursed, Fitz would burp him and make sure he went down easily in his room but on occasion the little boy remained passed out in the crook of Olivia's arm. They didn't prefer to co-sleep for fear of accidentally hurting their baby, but were always conscious of when the infant was in bed with them as they slept.

They never thought they'd be parents that used modern technology with their infant but they were. Each night AJ slept with the Owlet Smart Sock that monitored his heart rate and oxygen level throughout the night. They'd had an incident before they were discharged from the hospital where he'd stopped breathing. The owlet had been the only thing that allowed either of them to sleep at night.

Olivia was snapped out of her thoughts when the kids began running away from them. It only took a second for her to realize Fitz had instructed them to throw their trash away and a second later, she heard announcements for pre-boarding.

She watched as her husband grabbed a few wipes before cleaning up their two youngest. Olivia felt AJ's diaper and laid the baby across her lap before quickly changing him and standing up. By the time Olivia had her mobi-wrap secured around her waist and chest, it was time for family boarding. The family of six made their way down the ramp and once Fitz handed over the car seat and stroller, he lifted Camryn into his arms and found their seats. They got situated, pulling out tablets for Madison and Elijah who sat next to Olivia and Fitz allowed Camryn to play at the window for a few minutes, hoping to sway any other passengers from sitting near them.

When the time came the family buckled in, AJ began nursing and Fitz soothed a calming hand up and down Camryn's back and she leaned into his chest during take off.

Olivia made sure Elijah and Madison were ok before turning to look at Fitz who already had his eyes fixed on her.

"Here we go."

Thanks for reading. This was just something small I'd written a few weeks ago and finally finished last the last few lines this morning.

Next chapter of this will come sooner and it'll be of you guy's favorite trio. So excited to get back to writing those three alone. Thanks for reading. Leave a review :)

PS- I got to meet Kerry and Tony this weekend and still dying!