Waking up alittle earlier than everyone else, Rick got up and showered to go downstairs to set up something that Lesley had no idea that he had prepared for a long time ever since she was in the hospital.
After about 8:30, Rick started to make breakfast when Lesley had gotten up to start her morning and she had first taken a shower and then she attended to Riley who as on cue always woke up a quarter to 9. “ Mommy's right here little man…” Lesley picked Riley up to change his diaper and later brought him down in his first Christmas outfit but sat down on the steps to the stairs to take a minute but missed when Rick came back in from the kitchen and rushed to her side.
“ Lesley are you alright..” Rick asked as he started to help her get up to sit on the couch.
“ Thank you Sweetheart, I'm alright… it just takes alittle out of me still when I get up with Riley in the morning…..” Lesley answered and gave Rick a kiss… “ Merry Christmas my love….”
“ Merry Christmas my little bug… you have no idea just how much I love you darling.”
“ I think that would go both ways… I'm just thankful that I have you right here and right by my side.”
“ Lesley I couldn't find any other place in the world that I would rather be than to be right here with the love of my life, and our children...” Rick kissed Lesley again and sat Riley in his playpen.
“ I think I better go and wake the girls up..” Lesley started to move to get up when Rick stopped her from getting up.
“ I will go and wake the girls… I want you to relax and take it easy..” Rick insisted and went up to wake the girls who were still asleep in their rooms.
“ Girls, I think it's time to get up…. It's Christmas and your brother and mother are waiting…”
Rick came back downstairs to sit at Lesley's side while she had Riley on her lap again so when the girls finally came down they could start opening stuff and Rick was ready to video Riley's first Christmas. Though everybody was excited or in the Christmas spirit, Rick didn't turn a blind eye that Lesley was having slight difficulty off and on which naturally didn't help ease his concerns about her any less than before.
“ Les…. Sweetheart let me help you with that….. You have had enough trouble this morning… I want you to relax.” Rick insisted
“ I'm alright Rick it's just difficult when picking Riley up or putting him down… but I'm okay.. You are right I do need to take things slow but I promise you I'm okay.”
“ Riley this is for you…” Jesslyn held out something small for Riley to open
“ Thank you Angel… how about you find one for Daddy and then for yourself...” Lesley suggested with a smile.
After about an hour after everyone finished opening up stuff, Lesley was expecting that Rick was gonna make her lay down upstairs but had no idea that he had something waiting for her and shortly after he put Riley down for a nap and he and the girls finished cleaning up in the living room, Rick asked the girls to go play with their new stuff upstairs so he and Lesley could have a few minutes to themselves.
“ I love you so much Rick… you have no idea of just how much you mean to me..”
“ Lesley, I want you to close your eyes… could you do that?” Rick asked gently
Lesley did what Rick suggested but was confused on what he was doing seeing that most of everything had already been given and finished for the morning. “ Rick, what are we doing? I thought we were gonna relax and maybe spend the rest of the day relaxing?” Lesley stated
