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Being a new Mom was difficult. Despite my experience with babysitting, nothing prepared me for caring for a small baby full time. It wasn't entirely bad though. Waking up every day and seeing my baby boy's little nose and bright eyes made all the cons turn into pros. I knew I'd give up my life for his any day. After being in the world for a month, he smiled at me, and despite the joy I instantly felt, guilt crept in. Because while I was here experiencing all these firsts with my son, my sister was still passed out down the hallway missing out on hers with her daughter, who seemed to grow rapidly every day. Things for the most part were calm in the house but all peaceful moments must come to an end.

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I rolled over and winced as the bright sun hit my eyes when they tried to open. I felt a cold touch on my nose and I scrunched it as I looked up at the person who poked it. "Good morning," I whispered. I snuggled back into the cold chest and tried to close my eyes again.

"No, it's time to wake up babe." I pouted but all he did was laugh at me. "Eli should be waking up soon."

"It's your turn to change him." I reminded him and attempted to turn over to go to sleep.

"No, no, no, no." He chuckled. "It was my turn last night at about 3 am. It's your turn now." I groaned and sat up.

"Fine." I stretched my arms above my head and pushed my hair back. He sat up beside me but leaned his back against the headboard, not even trying to leave the bed. "Want to help me?"

"You've got this babe." He smirked and crossed his arms over his chest.

"Oh, I know I do." I grinned. "I'm just offering you the extra practice." I jumped out of the bed before he could grab for me. "Paws off mister." I pointed a finger at him.

"Go get the baby." He rolled his eyes, his smile never wavering. I rolled my eyes back at him and walked to the door by our closet, leading to the adjoined room, the nursery. The room was furnished but lacked a theme to its decor since neither Alice nor I could decide on one. With a loud yawn escaping my mouth, I walked over to the crib and peeled back the blanket.

"Hey baby it's time-" I cut myself off with a gasp. "Emmett!" He was by my side within a second.

"Whoa!" We both stared down at our son. "He wasn't like this yesterday."

"No shit," I replied. "What do we do?" I looked up at him.

"I'll go get Carlisle." He left the room at a normal walking pace and left me alone with Eli.

"Mama." I gasped and looked down at Eli. My eyes watered and I gave him a big smile.

"Yeah baby, it's Mama." He stood to his feet and it was then that I was able to fully take in how much he had grown overnight. Standing at the height of a three-year-old was my newborn child. Little Eli Cullen grew rapidly overnight despite our theories that he wouldn't. I picked him up, feeling how much heavier was. "I'd change you but we don't have diapers in your size, big boy." He giggled and buried his head in my shoulder.

I moved him to the other room, sitting with him on my lap on the large bed. I laid him down in front of me and he smiled widely up at me. His hair had grown out and lightened to match my color. His eyes were the same shade as mine, our noses matching perfectly. There was almost no resemblance to Emmett in our little boy except now that he had grown, I could see that his body type was exactly like his father's.

I sat there quietly as I watched him sit up and crawl into my lap. He buried his face into my chest and curled his body into mine. I wrapped my arms around him and melted as I felt a sigh leave his little body. He didn't move as Emmett and Carlisle walked into the room, the rest of the family (sans Edward and Renesmee) hovering in the doorway.

"He's grown so much." Carlisle gave me a small smile as he sat across from me. Emmett stood over us, one of his hands resting on my back comfortingly. "How is he?"

"He seems okay. He laughed. He talked, very clearly." I giggled softly at the memory. "He called me Mama."

"He's much smaller than Renesmee but he grew just as fast. Until last night, we all believed he'd grow normally." He reached his hands out and I tightened my arms protectively before nodding.

"Baby, Grandpa Carlisle wants to see your cute little face." I felt his hands curl into my shirt but he didn't move away from me. "Just for a minute, I promise." He picked his head and blinked his green eyes at me. I nodded encouragingly and that seemed to be enough for him. He maneuvered his little body until he was facing Carlisle.

"Hi, Eli." Carlisle blinked at the sight of the newborn/toddler but kept his usual polite smile on his face.

"Hi." Eli smiled back at him. Carlisle held out his hands and stood the boy to his full height. Standing up, he towered over me by an inch. His face matched mine but he would for sure take after Emmett in height.

"He's so big!" Alice hopped into the room and within that same second, Eli was back in my chest. I let out a grunt at the sudden weight and looked up at Emmett in surprise.

"Did he just-?" I stammered as my arms wrapped around him. Emmett nodded and we both turned to Carlisle. "Can Renesmee do that too?"

"No." Carlisle shook his head. "Apart from her gift, she has none of our other abilities."

"Mama, I'm hungry." I felt him mumble into my chest. I covered his ears with my hands before I spoke.

"Do you think his diet is like Renesmee's too?" I asked, knowing the little girl sometimes preferred blood over human food.

"It's hard to say. Until he asks for something else, it's best to just stick to his normal diet." Carlisle advised. I nodded and he stood. "We'll leave so you can do what you need to. If you're up for it afterward, bring him downstairs so we can assess him better." I nodded and watched silently as the family left us alone and closed the door. Emmett sat across from me and his eyes stayed on our son's back.

"He's fast and he's big now." He commented, probably more to himself than to me. I nodded anyway. "He looks like you."

"But he'll be tall and bulky like you." He smiled at the thought. He watched me silently as I went about feeding Eli. As he ate, neither one of us said a word. We both just stared down at his little head of blond hair. "We'll need to send Alice or Rosalie for diapers and clothes. What we have won't fit him anymore."

"I'll have them take care of it."

"We're parents to a toddler now." I chuckled.

"We were going to be eventually." He smirked.

"I know, I just thought we'd have a little more time. I should've prepared myself for this." I sighed softly.

"Hey, look at me." He cupped my face with his hand and smiled. "We can do this. We've gone through a lot together already, this we can do with no problem."

"I know." I gave him a small smile. "We've got this."

"Hell yeah, we do." He smiled widely. I leaned over and kissed him softly. His arms lifted me and placed me in his lap, his large body encasing mine as I held onto Eli tightly as he ate. He wrapped his arms around the both of us as I relaxed into his chest. "It's going to be okay." He kissed the top of my head and silently I agreed. There was just one thing worrying me.

"What are we going to tell my Dad?"

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ELIJAH "eli" COLE CULLEN
( jonathan lipnicki )
"Mama said she likes me most."

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