Not What You Read In Books

47. It's a Leveling Thing

I rolled over the next morning and smiled at what I saw.

"Edward?" I whispered looking up at him. He eyes stayed shut. He was sleeping with the biggest smile on his face. At least today was Saturday so he wasn't late for work.

Unfortunately babies don't take lie ons.

"Edward?" I said hearing the babbling from the monitors.

"Go back to sleep." He murmured wrapping an arm around my waist pulling me close.

"There's nothing more I'd rather more but the kids are awake." I said crawling out of his arms. To prove my point Eddie let of a cry from his crib. I sighed as I pulled on my robe and tied it at the waist and throwing a pair of Edward's pyjamas bottoms on the bed before dashing out of the room. When I walked in his face was red and his crying was louder. "Oh Baby Boy." I sympathetically cooed picking him up and hugging him to my chest. "What's wrong Buddy?" I asked and he pointed to his mouth. "Oh my poor baby." I said realising what was wrong.

"Is he okay?" Edward asked walking into the room. Annabelle looked rightly pissed off and her cheeks were red.

"They're pre teething." I said.

"Both of them?" he asked.

"Unfortunately" I said making Eddie open his mouth and gently prodding his gum. He cried louder and the thing was inflamed.

"Wait what's pre teething?" Edward asked as I carried Eddie downstairs and reached into the fridge to get a cool pacifier.

"It doesn't happen to all babies but Joey had it. There's gums are starting to get ready for their first set of teeth. Hurts like a bitch." I said remembering how I had somehow been landed with my lovely nephew during his teething stages.

"But their teeth aren't coming in?" he asked.

"Not for awhile in anyway but this will probably last a day or so and the real thing will start happening in the next couple of months." I said placing the cool pacifier in Eddie's mouth and his cried softened. "Is that better Baby?" I asked and he nodded.

"Sometimes he's more advanced than an average nine month old." Edward said and I nodded.

"It's because he's treated the same way as Annabelle so he acts the same way." I said "But that's only a guess he could just be a genius."

"A mark of being a Cullen." Edward said taking Annabelle's pacifier from the fridge and handing it to her. "Has she been pre teething?"

"Now that I think about it she's probably cutting her first tooth." I said as I placed Eddie into the play pen.

"Another question why are their pacifiers in the fridge?" he asked.

"When you were little and your adult teeth were growing did your gums become all inflamed and sore?" I asked.

"Yeah Mom used to put ice on it..." He said and realisation spread across his face "But we can't give them a piece ice in case they choke so cooling the pacifiers acts as the cooling agent." He said answering his own question.

"And they say he's only good for his looks." I joked and he pouted. I leaned in and kissed the pout so it quickly disappeared.

"Bella!" Alice yelled storming into the house.

"Morning to you too Alice." I said as I pulled out the pan to make breakfast.

"Ali Congratulations." Edward said holding out his arms but she pushed back him.

"I'm going to scream!" She said and I stopped what I was doing.

"Can you not do it in here there was a bit of a crying episode this morning I don't need you and Annabelle getting into a competition about who can scream louder." I said.