On my own a The Secret Life of the American teenager fanfiction story

on my own part 33

Chapter 31 preparing for the party

Ricky's POV

Today is Saturday and tonight is the butcher shop company's holiday party. My parents are going to be taking care of John while I go to the company dinner along with Bella. They are going to be keeping John overnight so that they can spend some quality time with their grandson. Well, at least that's what my mom told me. Honestly I think they are just trying to use that as an excuse to give me a little break and possibly Some alone time with Bella. I appreciate the gesture , believe me I really do but it's just that I can't help but feel slightly guilty for leaving John. He has never spent a full night away from me , not even when he was in the hospital. I spent every night there passed out on a chair beside his crib and the monitors he was hooked up to . Oh and when I say passed out what I really mean is being woken up every 20 minutes by my fussy and Confused son. " alright come on John , it's nap time." I told him as I brought him into the nursery so I could put him down to go to sleep."Shh it's okay, you're alright. Daddy just has to change your diaper before you have a nap." I told John as I laid him down on the change table. Half an hour later I turned on the baby monitor and shut the lights off in his room , only leaving the music note shaped night light on. " goodnight little man,daddy love you so much." I whispered to him before leaving the room. After I left the nursery I cleaned up a bit and then started to pack both an overnight bag and a diaper bag for John. Once I had everything ready for later that night I decided to work on my homework until John woke up. Just as I finished a chapter of the novel that I am currently reading for my English class I hear crying coming from Jon's Nursery. I quickly bookmark my place and set the novel on the coffee table. " I'm coming." I say as I get up and go to his room. "Waaawaa! Waaawaa! Waaawaa! Waaawaa!" I heard John cry the whole time I was walking to the Nursery. "Oh , John what's wrong? Why are you so upset buddy?" I asked him as I entered the room. I went over to the crib and I lifted him up out of it. "Waaawaa waaawaa waaawaa waaawaa!!!!" He continued to cry. " Shh, Shh,shh it's okay, it's okay ." I told him as I gently swayed him side to side in my arms . I quickly checked his diaper and found the cause of the problem. He needed to be changed so I went over to the change table and laid him down. I started to sing a soothing Melody to help him relax. After I finished changing him diaper I lifted him up in my arms once again. " alright buddy it's okay ,shh is that better now?" I Rhetorically asked him. He just continued screaming. " alright, alright daddy will get you something to eat." I told him as I gently lifted him up onto my shoulder and took him to the kitchen. I set him down in his high chair. Once I was out of his reach he panicked started crying again only Louder this time. " just relax John , Daddy is making your lunch just as fast as I can." I told him. A few minutes later I set a jar of baby food, a small spoon, and bottle with milk in it on the tray that was attached to his heigh chair. I sat down across from his high chair and begin to feed him. "Good job John!" I praised him as he counted to eat his food without refusal. Once I finished feeding him the last of the food that was left in the jar I cleaned up and then took him back to the Nursery to see if he would fall asleep again so that I could get some more homework done. " come on little man let's go and see if you nap for daddy." I told him as I lifted him out of the high chair. I brought him into the nursery and grabbed a blanket off the side of his crib. I sat down in the rocking chair and carefully wrapped John in the blanket so that he felt safe and secure, well at least that was My Hope anyways. " alright , alright it's time to go to sleep John." I told him as I attempted to calm him down. I began rocking him back and forth while singing a soothing lullaby at the same time. After a while he began to relax a little bit and that crying became quieter and quieter until he had stopped fussing completely. I continued to soothe him for a while longer until he finally fell asleep. Afterwards I gently placed him in his crib while trying to be as quiet as possible so I wouldn't wake him up . " Daddy loves you so much little man. " I whispered softly and then smile at him before leaving the room. After I left a sleeping John in the Nursery I glanced up at the clock , realizing what time it was I started to get ready For the party.