Fatherhood [Ricken x Reader]

Diaper Dad

Chapter Two

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Dear Journal, [NOT A DIARY]

(Name) says I should keep a journal to help with my parenting skills. I have no idea how to raise the daughter we adopted from Libra's orphanage and they say this can help me better myself as a father. This does NOT make me a child! This is for research purposes only! Period!

Any ways, today was the day we brought Elise home, so this is the day we celebrate Elise's "birthday". Libra didn't know when her real one was since she was left on his doorstep. So for future reference, self, never forget December Ninth. Elise is such a beautiful baby girl. I am so happy we brought her home.

I may not know what I'm doing, but what I do know is that I want to give her the world.

Elise should be waking up from her nap any minute now. Maribelle and Libra said that babies don't sleep more than three hours for a nap. It's almost been three hours. She wouldn't let go of the teddy bear Libra made for her so we just let her sleep with it. When she wakes up it's time for trial and error to see what she loves and hates. 

I know diaries are supposed to have a "signing off" phrase kind of deal, NOT THAT THIS IS A DIARY OR ANYTHING, but I'm not sure how I should do mine. Probably just doing that. Just saying singing off will work I guess.

Signing off,

Ricken

Ricken sighed and closed the journal, setting it down on the desk in his bedroom. Just in case they ever had a child, Ricken's parents stocked them up on baby supplies last year on their anniversary. They were very eager for grandkids. Good thing they still live at the old mannor or else Ricken wouldn't be able to see his own daughter for a good two weeks. Ricken walked over to the cradle and saw his daughter sound asleep, still snuggling to Libra's little toy he gave her. It's confirmed that Libra she it to her based on an eye witness, you. Ricken smiled warmly. She was so peaceful, so serene. However as every experience person knows, that doesn't last for very long. Just you wait until the next paragraph, Ricken. You're really going to freak out. 

Suddenly the screeching of a thousand sirens in hell broke lose. Ricken almost fell to the ground in surprise. Ricken instsntly went into panic mode. What Is he supposed to do in this situation!? What was wrong!? Naga Christ! Ricken looked around desperately. He had no clue where you were and he had no idea how to handle a crying bundle of joy who isn't exactly a bundle of joy anymore. He has to remeber, why do babies cry? Is Elise hungry? Is her diaper full? It has to be one of those two, right? That's why babies cry, right? Ricken tried lifting Elise up, however he was both weak and scared he would drop her so he basically just sat her up and held her up, not lifting her out of the cradle. Extremely awkward. 

"Alright baby girl, are you hungry? Is that it? Or do you have a full diaper? Uh, don't cry. Be patient, don't cry! Gods help me..."

Ricken took the back of her diaper and stretched it outwards a bit. Suddenly poop. Ricken scrunched up his nose and turned his head to the other way. Yep, definitely a full diaper cry. As he turned his head away he saw you smugly standing in the doorway, arms crossed and smirk on your face. Ricken mouthed the words "help me" at you. You just shook your head and gestured at him to do it. Time for Ricken to learn how to be a dad and learn how to be a dad pretty damn quick. Ricken braced himself and tried to pick Elise up. Consider it done, but very poorly. He rushed you over as soon as possible to the diaper changing station you set up earlier in the room. Baby sleeps and gets changed in here until she's old enough to not wet her diaper/bed. Keep in mind this entire situation was happening while Elise was screaming like a army of Risen standing openly in the burning inferno of Henry's wrath. Just keep that in mind.

"Diaper, diaper, where aren't the diapers!"

He heard you giggle from where you were watching in amusement. Ricken wanted to hiss "quiet you!" At you for laughing at him, however You had every right to laugh at him. He was a flop of a dad right now. Ah! Diapers! Achievement Unlocked! He had the baby wipes and diaper ready, small waste him under his foot. All right! Let's fogure out how the actual hell diapers work! Ricken undid the diaper and he scrunched his nose up again. He needs to bleach his nose out after this... he hurriedly wipes Elise's bum and threw the wipe and the diaper in the waste bin, which has a bag in the interior so when it's full they can just take the bag and throw it out. Ricken didn't even realize he wasn't holding his breath until the poop was in the waste bin. Sometime in the middle of changing her, Baby Girl stopped crying. Here comes the hard part, putting the diaper back on. Ricken slumped hisnshoukders and turned around with a sheepish grin.

"Uh, help?"

Again, you just shook your head and snickered. Ricken groaned and turned back to the infant. All right. Time to learn how a diaper works. Let's see... Ricken opened the diaper like a modern era pad and put it under her halfway. He brought it up and around and taped the sides using the sticky stuff already on the diaper. Wait, did he just do it? Is that how you change a baby's diaper? Ricken just stood there, processing what just happened for a moment. That's when you finally decide to get out of the doorway. You picked up baby Elise, who was now giggling and happy because her britches weren't filled with shit anymore, and gave Ricken a nice peck on the forehead. It's great that you can do that without his silly hat on, huh? You giggled a bit again. Giggling is contagious today, isn't it? Ricken just pouted with his face glowing bright red.

"You're such an amazing father, Ricken. I'll take shift while you write in your diary~"

You started to walk out of the room. Ricken placed one hand on his hip and the other hand by his mouth, cupping it so it makes his voice seem louder. Initiate Tsundere Ricken:

"It's not a DIARY it's a JOURNAL!!!"

You just snickered again. Even baby Elise snickered at him. Great. Even his daughter he just got earlier today was laughing at him. Ricken rolled his eyes and went back over to his desk. He flipped to the back of the page he just wrote on. He's not going to waste an entire page on one silly little sentence, is he? No. He's not wasteful. He just scribbled down one sentence on the back

When Elise cries, she's either hungry or she pooped herself. 

Ricken slumped down in his chair, Blowing some of his hair out of his face. Who knew being a dad is so emotionally draining?

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