We'll Look After You, We Promise

Chapter 34

Isabella had managed to get the majority of dry ingredients all over herself and the kitchen floor. The wives didn't care, happy she was having a good time and making positive memories with her. It wasn't like she was trying to miss the bowl either, she was no younger than maybe two at the moment in her headspace as her little tongue poked out from the side in concentration. With wobbly hands, she did her best to carefully scoop flour and sugar into the bowl and pout when it would fall onto her or the floor. The duo would coo and clap, encouraging her to keep trying as they made another bowl next to her for the actual batch they would use. They allowed the girl to play in the dry mixture for distraction as they quickly put the wet ingredients in the new batch, assisting her on mixing it with a spoon while Maya dumped chocolate chips into it. Isabella's eyes lit up at the chocolate, eagerly opening her mouth for her Mama to pop the sweet treat in so she could "taste test". Once Carina had helped her scoop the dough out evenly on the baking sheet, the Mothers set a timer and took her into the bathroom for a quick bath. She squealed in delight with both of them being in the room with her. Maya put her favorite bubbles in the tub while Carina added some bath tub for the girl before turning around to help the girl undress.

Isabella shivered at the sudden cold air nipping at her bare skin, goosebumps covering her body immediately as she tried her best to get into the warm tub. She whined as she was pulled back, a gentle pat to her bottom making her plop down on the bath mat as she waited with a pout. Her fingers entered her mouth as she stared up at the women who were making their way to crouch down next to the girl.

"We have to wait for the tub to fill up Bambina, we don't want you to slip so let Mama and Mommy help you," the Italian said softly. She knew her baby was extra small right now and was going to be more emotional if she didn't get her way or if they were too stern with her.

"is colddddd Mommy!" The girl whined out, pushing her naked body into the doctor's chest as she huffed. They chuckled at the sight before them, Maya covering the girl's naked bottom with a towel for some relief from the cold air. Carina took the chance to put the brunette's hair in a messy bun, not wanting to deal with washing and drying it with how excited she was for tonight's events.

As they waited for the tub to fill up, the girl crawled to the edge of it and placed her cheek down to watch the water rise. She stared in awe as Maya put a colorful bath bomb in the tub, watching it fizz and turn the water pink. Once it had fully dissolved, Carina carefully placed the girl in the tub as Isabella sighed in relief at how warm her body now felt. She could sleep in the sea of warmth if the Mothers allowed but she knew they wouldn't. While they both tackled scrubbing the girl's body from dried flour and whatever germs she may have gotten during play time throughout the day, the brunette was driving her toy boats through the bubble mountains her Mama had created for her. She squealed as she splashed the boats around in the pink water, imagining it was like a candy island of some sort she had discovered as a pirate! She enjoyed being this little during a bath, her imagination ran wild and her parents loved it too. She got to enjoy simple things that she normally hated.

She stared at the women hopefully, holding up a duck and extra boat silently begging them to play with her. They cheerfully accepted, Carina smirking at Maya who was already childishly splashing her duck into the water and having more fun than their baby. Carina listened eagerly to their Bambina as she babbled off to her Mommy about candy island and why it was pink. The woman nodded rapidly in response to everything she was told with a grin so Isabella knew she was listening intently to her. They found out shortly after becoming her caregivers that if they weren't looking at her as she spoke, she felt ignored and would shut down for a few hours. It was not done with ill intent, she normally would come ramble to them while they were answering work emails or texts but had always been able to multitask with answering her. It just seemed to be a trigger for the girl and they vowed to always set down whatever they were doing to appropriately give the girl their undivided attention. During the distraction of Isabella's story telling, Maya was naturally up to her sneaky behavior of filling the rubber duck up and squirting both of them in the face as Isabella let out a delighted squeal. She broke out into contagious giggles, even harder when she saw Mommy's playful look of displeasure at becoming wet.

Once the water became cold and her fingers were pruny, they convinced the brunette to get out of the bathtub with the promise of two cookies and hot chocolate so she could get dressed into their matching Christmas pajamas. They made the mistake of turning their back on the towel clad girl while trying to drain the tub and collect her toys. Once they turned around, they heard a giggle and little pitter pat feet sounds as she ran out of the bathroom. The wives rolled their eyes, following the girl into their bedroom as she hid halfway under their bed trying to scoot further under. Maya cackled, watching as the naked little girl was trying to wiggle herself under but couldn't. She playfully pinched the girl's bottom as she let out another squeal and pulled her out from under the bed, throwing her on top of the bed. Carina had gathered a pull up and the pajamas needed for the family while Maya made quick work of drying the girl off fully. Isabella's adrenaline had died down a little by then. Whenever Mommy was in charge of changing, she always whispered to her and rubbed night lotion on, calming the girl down tremendously as her eyes grew hazier by each praise.

Carina brought her head down to the girl's face, kissing her nose gently as she rubbed her tummy in small circles. The girl gurgled and babbled in response, becoming more nonverbal by the minute while staring at her Mommy in awe. Maya watched, falling more in love with her little family by the second. Carina took such good care of both of them and she loved that Isabella adored her Momma. She was brought back to reality by Isabella's jaw breaking yawn and cooing immediately from Carina. The wives took turns changing into their matching pajamas before carrying the girl back to the kitchen to collect the cookies from the oven. Isabella had her head resting on Carina's shoulder, her eyes lighting up upon seeing the treats being placed on top of the oven. She raised her hand, babbling at her Mamas for a cookie hoping they would understand what she wanted. Although they did understand, they explained it was far too hot but she was allowed to help put sprinkles on top of them for extra "magic". She eagerly agreed, enjoying the sound of them shaking more than actually placing them on the cookies. She ended up allowing her Mamas to take over, her fist coming to her mouth as she chewed on it softly as she regressed further. She was so relaxed and felt safe, she couldn't help it. Carina had only seen her enter this headspace out of distress before so she was in awe and proud she felt safe enough to do it right now.

Walking into the nursery, she sat in the rocking chair as she adjusted her top for the girl to latch on to nurse as Maya pulled the ottoman closer to them so she could read a Christmas book to the girl. If she fell asleep, they would make sure to save her a few cookies for the next morning as a special treat. Rocking and patting the girl's bottom rhythmically with soft hums coming from Carina and the story coming from Maya as the girl nursed sent her straight to sleep. She was knocked out cold within five minutes as they opted to give the crib a try so they could "help Santa" set everything up without the fear of the girl coming out during the process. Once successfully transferring the brunette into her crib, tucked in with her comfort items and bars in place, they managed to sneak out of the room quietly without a stir from Isabella. They made quick work of putting all the presents under the tree, the living room becoming full that it nearly led into the dining room. Carina plated the cookies and set them by the fireplace with a carrot as Maya was kneeling on the ground with her work boots on her hands, flour on the bottom of them as she skillfully left "Santa's footprints" walking from the fireplace to the tree. They both bit into the cookies and carrot as they placed it back down with grins, excited they finally got to do these Christmas traditions with their babies. Maya had to be the one to write the note from Santa, Isabella had seen Carina's handwriting far too often and they didn't want her figuring out the special secret. They snickered to each other, having the time of their lives while also watching the baby monitor to ensure the girl didn't wake up.

Bagging the rest of the cookies, they sent a photo of the living room to the caregiver group chat they had with Amelia, Addison and Arizona who hearted the picture before the other duo sent their living room photos too. Amelia was coming to both of their houses tomorrow, spending time with each family and handing out her own gifts to the two littles which each caregiver said didn't need to happen. The wives went into their bedroom, excited to see the girl's reaction tomorrow to her first Christmas as they set the baby monitor up on their nightstand in case she cried out and needed to come into their room during the night. They could hear the soft clicking noises coming from her pacifier, opting to watch the girl sleep peacefully before they finally drifted off to sleep themselves.

Sorry for the short chapter! I'll add the Christmas one tonight! <3