The Reed Family Baby Challenge: Gen. 2: Babies 26, 27, & 28: Starships Were Meant to Flyyyyy!

Since I'm a quarter of the way done with my challenge, I decide to treat myself...

I get a new hair color and style...it's going to take some getting used to, but I like it.

Since they're all making A's, I age the triplets up. Kaylee is a beautiful, sweet, and helpful girl.

Wyatt is your typical "dude"...

Bryce is just weird...

All my kids get along with each other surprisingly well. Some of them have more patience for the young ones than I do.

They also hang close together in school. Kaylee is the only daughter I have that is in school right now, but her brothers are protective of her, even Kaden.

Next, the twins age up. Jasmine looks a lot like me with my original hair color and eye color.

She is fun-loving and a bit shy.

Rayanne is also a mini-me...I wonder if they're identical, but only time will tell.

Rayanne: Oooh, ga-go-bee!

Jasmine: *squeal* gabba monkey weeeeee!

It's nice to see my girls getting along so early! Hehe.

I was just getting some housework done when I got a knock on the door. It was this guy by the name of Hugh Kidding...no joke.

Hugh: Hear you're looking for fathers in your baby challenge...
Bonnie: Yeah, I am...are you interested?
Hugh: Hugh would be happy to help you out.
Bonnie: Uh...ok...

So the next baby daddy is Hugh Kidding...he has dark brown eyes and hair...and he's very full of himself.

I have never been so happy to get rid of one of these fathers...I hope cockiness isn't hereditary!

After we hear a lullaby, I send Mr. Kidding on his merry little way and start working with the twins on their skills. I was teaching Jasmine how to walk when I got a phone call.

I couldn't believe my caller ID.
Bonnie: Hello?
Illena: Bonnie...hey, it's Illena.
Bonnie: Uh, hey, what's up?

Illena: Well, I was wondering if I could come over there and visit you...

Bonnie: Why?
Illena: Well, turns out I'm pregnant...
Bonnie: *raise eyebrow, thank karma gods*
Illena: What? Jealous?

Bonnie: Are you nuts Illena? I have 25 children...why would I be jealous?
Illena: Well, I guess you have to have that many to get a good one...this baby is going to be perfect, I'm sure of it...
Bonnie: Did anyone ever tell you that talking to you is a lot like banging their head against a brick wall repeatedly?
Illena: That was mean...
Bonnie: Bang, bang, bang...hear that?
Illena: Okay, sis, I need your help...please?
Bonnie: *sigh* Fine, come on over here.

When Illena gets to my house, she isn't showing, so she must have just found out.
Bonnie: So who's the daddy?
Illena: That's classified.
Bonnie: Classified? Please don't tell me it's a senator or something...
Illena: No, Bonnie...by classified, I mean it's none of your business and I don't wish to discuss it.
Bonnie: Well gee, you could have just said that...

Illena: Ugh, you're impossible...
Bonnie: Right back at you...

Illena: I don't even know why I came here...
Bonnie: Beats me...of course, I'm probably the only person you know who's had a baby, right?
Illena: Well, there's mom...but...
Bonnie: Yeah...don't want to freak her out...and she won't remember anyway...

Illena: So I guess there's just you...look, I won't repeat this, and I'll deny it if anyone ever asks, but I'm sure you're a good mother...you were always really maternal...so I guess I just want to do this right.

I don't know what has come over me as I reach out for my intolerable sister and give her a hug. Maybe it was the compliment.
Bonnie: I'm sure you'll be fine.

Illena: I'm sure I will...I just want some pointers, I guess.

So Illena and I talk, for a lot longer than we ever have. I tell her everything I know about motherhood and she actually listens.

God help me, I actually think she's smiling...could Illena be turning over a new leaf?

Of course it doesn't last long...she flies off the handle and starts yelling at me.

Bonnie: Illena, calm down...you have to relax...
Illena: I don't have to do anything!
Bonnie: Would you chill the hell out? Geez, and we were making so much progress.

Illena: I don't even know why I came here.

With that, she storms out...I swear I think she's bipolar.

The next day brings more skill building and birthdays for my twin boys!

Cole is an equestrian with dreams of becoming a jockey.

Leo is on a quest for a perfect mind and perfect body. He has always been the more serious one...

I guess I can't fault Illena too much...angry pregnancy hormones get the best of me sometimes too...

As Kaylee and Bryce work on their homework, Jasmine starts crying.
Kaylee: Bryce, can you go over there and see what's wrong with her? I'm in the middle of this problem...
Bryce: Ok, whatever...

I walk out just as I see Jasmine screaming and Bryce holding her...I don't know why, but I get really annoyed.

Bonnie: What did you do to her?

Bryce: Nothing...I...I...
Bonnie: She wouldn't be crying like that unless you did something to her.
Kaylee: Mom, chill out...she was crying and he went over and picked her up...
Bonnie: Oh, um...ok...well, keep her quiet.
Bryce: No problem Mom.

Thankfully, Bryce forgives me as we get ready to celebrate Kaden's birthday!