Are You Ready?

Tiny Taehyungs

Areum was now able to smile. She really loves her family, especially her big brother. He would lay on the floor next to her and play with her -under Jungkook's watchful eyes-. When she wasn't eating from Jungkook, Kyungsan would help feed her a bottle, then she was taken away by mom or dad to burp her. Areum threw up on Kyungsan once and he began crying dramatically. Which in turn, made an already crying Areum scream. After that, it became ideal to take her away once she emptied her bottle. Aside from being colicky like her brother, she was a very good baby. She slept well as long as her tummy didn't hurt, and she slept hard like Jungkook, but would kick and 'talk' in her sleep like her daddy. She would wiggle around in her sleep causing her to move all over her co-sleeping bed. Jungkook typically slept with a hand on her tummy to keep her from moving in her crib. It was hard enough sometimes to sleep when Taehyung was kicking him, but when Areum would squeak loudly in her sleep, it woke him from a dead slumber and he would quickly check on her only to find her deep in sleep.

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"WAHHHHH!!!!" Areum cried loudly.

"Okay, baby girl. Hold on." Jungkook sat up and peeled off his shirt. He cradled her in his arm and brought her face to his chest, her ihead wiggling around until Jungkook guides her mouth to his nipple and she latches on. She sniffled a few times before cooing noisily. But god, was it cute. He couldn't help but smile despite being so tired. He gently ran his fingers though her soft, dark hair. It was quite lengthy for her only being three months old, but Jungkook's hair has always grown fast, so she has his hair and ears. Everything else is Tae, although while at birth she appeared to have Taehyung's mom's nose, but now it looks a lot more like Tae's around the nostrils. Her and her brother look so unmistakably like their father.

His tiny Taehyungs.

"Kookie, I wanna hold Areum." Taehyung spoke, but he was still asleep, even reaching out and letting a hand fall onto Jungkook's thigh. "Share!" He whined before smacking his lips a few times. The younger just rolled his eyes and went back to watching Areum. Her eyes were closed, long lashes resting against her cheeks. Areum had this weird habit of grabbing with her free hand, which wouldn't be an issue if her little thin nails weren't so sharp, so Jungkook was left with scratches all over his chest if he didn't have a shirt on. To avoid this, they either cover her hands with mittens, give her a toy to hold, or let her wrap her tiny fingers around their own digits. Since it was nighttime, she has a pajama piece on that has mittens on it to keep her from scratching herself. Areum once scratched her head and didn't wake up and when Jungkook checked on her found blood all over her hair and smeared on her sheets. Taehyung didn't get to hold the baby for most the day due to Jungkook holding her for his comfort to make sure she was okay.

"You act like your daddy, ya know?" Jungkook says and Areum gives a little muffled giggle in response before immediately going back to feeding.

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At only three months old it was clear that the baby was definitely daddy's girl. She babbled often. Okay, a lot. But she never babbled as much as when Taehyung talks to her. She gets even more excited  when he talks to her knowing fully well she doesn't understand a thing. Most of the time Tae tells her a bizarre story and she often interrupts him with happy squeals as she bounces her hands and kicks her feet.

"So then your Great Grandma Kim told me we should name you Areum. She flew into the heavens when your big brother was only two months old. You haven't got to meet her in person but she's looking out for you and making sure you and your oppa and whatever future siblings you may get are well taken care of." He says enthusiastically, talking over her squeaks and coos.

"Areum happy, daddy!" Kyungsan points out as he watches their interaction.

"She is, huh?" He says turning his attention to Kyungsan. It was then Areum realized she was hungry, now that Taehyung stopped talking to her, so she's now suddenly crying loudly.