Choni Family Oneshots

A change

Toni couldn't do it anymore. It was a well worn fight at this stage but Toni did not like Nessa in the bed with them. She was nine months old at this stage, she is big enough to sleep in a crib by herself. She takes up a lot of room too, even if she is small. She sleeps like a starfish. Except most starfish don't punch and kick in their sleep. Plus Toni hated worrying about her suffocating on the pillows and duvet. It isn't safe for their daughter to be sleeping in a choking hazard. She wasn't being unreasonable in her request here. None of her friend co-sleep with their kids and none of their kids turned out messed up.

So Toni took it upon herself to reassemble the crib. They had it assembled before Nessa came along, before Cheryl decided that she could sleep in the bed with them making the crib a redundant waste of space. It stayed there for a month before Toni realised it was just in the way. So she put it in storage.

But she couldn't do it again. She will not stand for a foot in her kidney for another night. She had to put her foot down, albeit after giving in for nine months. Cheryl was working late that evening so Toni had plenty of time to put together her project. Nessa seemed content to tag along.

"Mamamamama." She babbled as Toni fastened buckled her into her car seat. She had finally gotten Mama down. Though she does like to add a few extra ma's. Toni found it endearing. Nessa continued to talk as they drove down to the storage locker and collected the crib. Thankfully the traffic was light so they got everything pretty quickly.

"Are you excited for your own bed?" Toni asked the baby as she loaded up the crib into the back of the car in seperate parts. The parking lot clerk helping her seeing as she had to keep an eye on the baby in the back of the car. Maybe bringing Nessa with her wasn't the best plan but she had no other alternative.

"Abbadabba." Nessa said to herself, Toni spotted her pulling off the tiny little moccasins she wears. Toni loves them on her, she thinks they are the cutest shoes going. Nessa owns six different pairs which is a little extreme for a baby that can't even crawl yet. (She's getting there though she gets into position to and has gone backwards once. She stopped after she spooked herself by hitting off the coffee table and knocking off a book)

"I'm talking that as a yes." Toni told her as she loaded the last of the frame into the car. "You gotta tell your Mommy that."

"Mo." Nessa mumbled. Toni rolled her eyes. She thanked the clerk and was back on the road in no time at all.

"Mo." Nessa repeated a little angrier this time. Toni smirked seeing her scrunched up face in the baby mirror.

"I don't have those. Wait until tonight." Toni told her. Nessa groaned a bit and arched her back. "No, we are not doing that. I am driving." Toni ordered her, sensing the temper tantrum about to erupt.

It was no use though, Nessa's top burst. She wailed loudly, fists flying and legs kicking. Her face growing redder and redder.

Toni sighed and kept her eyes on the road. When they stopped at the lights she gave Nessa a pacifier which seemed to tied her other. Cheryl hated pacifiers, Toni doesn't think she has seen her give Nessa one ever. Cheryl gave her some spiel about how self comfort at such a young age was wrong when she asked her about it. Toni blames Cheryl for Nessa's short temper. Cheryl coddles her.

When they got home Nessa insisted on being held which derailed Toni's plan by an hour until thankfully she got Nessa to nap. Toni lay her on the bed and placed two pillows on either side of her to prevent her from rolling of the bed.

Toni began to assemble the crib which was thankfully a hell of a lot easier to do a second time around. She also didn't have to use a power drill on any of it since it was all made with those hexagonal screws. So Nessa could nap peacefully(ish) whilst Toni tried to assemble the crib as quietly as possible.