Kendall's Outlaw.

First-time Parent Troubles/First Family Vacation.

A week after Chione was born, Kendall had to get up every couple hours to feed her or change her diaper. I could tell she was exhausted. So when Chione cried, I told her to go back to sleep and I'd take care of Chione. She smiled as she kissed me before going back to sleep. I went into the nursery and approached Chione's crib.

Daniel: Hey, hey hey. What's the matter little one? I asked picking her up and she quieted down as I walked around the room for a bit. Then I smelled a foul odor.
Daniel: You need a diaper change. I set her on the changing table and changed her diaper and picked her up and got a bottle of Kendall's breastmilk from the diaper bag, sat in a rocking chair and fed her while rocking her.
She fed from the bottle and when she finished, I put the bottle next to the diaper bag, pulled a burp rag from the diaper bag, put it on my shoulder and held Chione to my shoulder and gently patted her back until she burped. She smiled as I tossed the burp rag into the hamper next to the changing table. I held her close to me as I stood up and walked around the room gently rocking her in my arms. She soon fell asleep and I gently put her in the crib and pulled her blankey over her.
Daniel: Goodnight, princess, sweet dreams.

I returned to me and Kendall's room and bed and cuddled close to her.

She grinned,
Kendall: Everything okay baby?

Daniel: Oh yeah babe. She just needed a diaper change and to be fed. She's happy and sleeping soundly.

Kendall: Mmm, thanks for taking care of Chione baby.

I smiled as I kissed her neck,
Daniel: Anytime babe. In fact I'll take care of her at night so you can sleep, you deserve a break.

Kendall: Thank you baby. We fell back asleep and I woke up at six a.m. and got ready for morning chores but I checked on little Chione and she was still asleep. I grinned as I headed out to the corrals and with Connor and the boys. Did morning chores, feeding the cows, horses, watered them and spread straw to bed the stables and corrals, and moved half ton hay bales for easier access for feeding. Then headed back to the house.

I walked into the house and took off my boots. And walked into the kitchen, Chione was in Kendall's arms being breastfed.
Daniel: How are my girls this morning?

Kendall: We're fine daddy. She said smiling.

I got some scrambled eggs and bacon, a fork and sat down with a breakfast drink we developed for our drink line,
Daniel: How about my lovely wife?

Kendall: I'm fine baby. I'm thinking about hiring a nanny for Chione during the day.

Daniel: Okay, let's work on the add today.

Kendall: I really appreciated the break last night, baby.

Daniel: My pleasure honey. I smiled as I continued eating.

After breakfast, and Kendall burped little Chione. We went into the living room and worked on the add for a nanny for Chione. We put that she had to be nice, have some experience taking care of little kids, especially babies and willing to do a face to face interview. It took us

When we posted, we were overwhelmed by the number of applicants for the position. Some even tried to get past the face to face interviews. But when we told them that a face to face was required. Over 70% canceled on us. The remaining 30% were less than stellar interviews and most of their answers were pretty vague. Like they were actively avoiding the question. Pretty soon we were left with no one to be Chione's nanny until we got a surprise visitor.

Talia MacIntyre. Connor's niece who apparently was actually running late because of an exam. She brought baby toys for Chione to play with and she looked familiar I couldn't quite place it for a moment or two,
Talia: Don't you remember me Daniel. She smiled. I was drawing a blank.
Talia: I came here when I was 12 to 13 years old with uncle Connor.