Every Little Moment

Guy Jr. was truly a blessing. Everyone agreed with that sentiment. His father, his mother, his sister, his godfather. Everyone. Not even the small points in time went unnoticed.

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Back in Zookia, at the tail end of the Great Butter Battle, Michellee gave birth to him with Guy at her side. While painful, the process was over before she knew it.

"Oh. Look at him", Michellee said in a soft voice.

"We have a boy." Guy was definitely thrilled, but at the same time was apprehensive, expecting the bombs lay waste to everyone and everything all around them. He kept an eye on Michellee and the baby, knowing at least they would be the last things he ever saw. It sucked that E.B. couldn't be here for this momentous occasion.

Alas, there was no destruction. To nothing except the wall, of course.

"Did you decide on any names?", Guy asked his wife.

"No. I didn't want to go over any until I had a chance to talk to you."

The couple looks down at the baby. He smiled back at them. They were both on the verge of tears.

Guy then began to think. He remembered the night he revealed the news to Sam, E.B. and Pam. Sam, naturally, was ecstatic about the announcement. He even suggested naming the baby Sam too and the name would work whether the baby was a boy or a girl.

Wanting a name that Sam would especially like, but also that he and Michellee would mutually approve of, he says, "How about we name him... Guy Jr.?"

Michellee looks at the baby some more. She locks eyes with her husband again and asks, "What gave you that idea? The fact he looks like you?" She laughs delicately.

Guy simply answers, "Just a little idea from Sam. Might remind him of an old feathered friend."

"Okay. Guy Jr. it is. We better get out there so he can meet his sister." Michellee begins to stand up.

"Wait. Are you sure you can stand so soon after having him?"

"I feel like a million bruckles, Guy. Plus, I gotta make sure E.B.'s okay."

"Fair enough."

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Two weeks later while visiting the family in Stovepipe Junction, Guy's mother spent every waking second of the day with her grandson. She personally took it upon herself to see he was cared for during the weekend.

Junior's nuclear family looked on happily. The other kids felt a little jealous of all the attention the baby was getting, but it never really developed past arm folding. Their own fathers raised them well. Speaking of whom, Donny and Marty were proud of their younger brother and sister-in-law. They even helped Guy put together Junior's crib for the stay.

Sadly, when it was time to go, Mrs. Am-I couldn't bear letting Guy Jr. out of her sight.

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It seemed Junior loved his big sister the most. He always wanted a hug from her and she always accommodated.

When E.B. was first told that the baby was on the way, she wasn't jealous or expressed the belief that her parents were having him because she grew up, none of that. She was mad because her trust in Guy was severed by short-sightedness.

When she said, "You're gonna be a terrible father to this baby because you've been a terrible father to me", she came to regret letting those words pass her lips. She has since apologized for it, but still felt the damage had been done. Ever since, she made it her number one priority to make Junior feel like the luckiest brother in the world. In addition to Looka, she even made him a Christmas present with her little invention kit that Guy gave her for her birthday three months ago.

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With the actual holiday on the rise, Guy revealed that the family would be vacationing to Whoville from the 18th to the 26th. He and the rest also wanted Guy Jr.'s first Christmas to be a perfect one. Now that Gluntz finally confirmed that she'll be joining them for the trip, everything seemed to be going their way...