After the fifth time of random stuffed animals being thrown at him, Blaine was failing to see why his daughter found it so amusing. A small green turtle hit him on the shoulder and he wondered aloud “When did we buy you all these toys?” Elizabeth just sat there, giggling to herself.

“Seriously, you are not getting these back, Lizzie, If you hit Daddy one more time, I’m confiscating them” He was knelt opposite her on the floor and tried to speak with authority in his voice.

“Blaine, she’s seven months old. How do you expect her to know the word confiscate?” Kurt called from the kitchen where he was making dinner.

“I’m hoping she’s an advanced child” Blaine replied.

Elizabeth began to pick up a purple teddy bear and made to throw it at Blaine. “No, Lizzie, No” he said sternly. “Next time, Uncle Finn comes to visit, feel free to pelt him with your toys.”

“Leave her alone, she just wants her Daddy to play with her” Kurt said leaning on the doorway.

“No. She wants to use her Daddy as human target practice” Blaine said, chuckling slightly.

“Well, she may have a future in archery then. Grow up, you overgrown toddler” Kurt said, patting Blaine sweetly on the head, before making his way back to the kitchen. Blaine stuck out his tongue at his husband’s back as he walked away.  “You just proved my point honey” Kurt said dryly.

Blaine took the bear gently from Elizabeth’s hands. She stared back at him with mild confusion before reaching out to pick up another toy – this time, it was her plastic doll.

Before Blaine could react, the doll hit him squarely in the face. “Ow! Lizzie! Plastic hurts, sweetheart” he cried, rubbing his nose where the toy had hit. “Kurt, could plastic break my nose?”

“No it couldn’t Blaine.” Kurt sighed. “I’m staying out of it. You and Lizzie can work out your differences.”

Blaine contemplated the small purple teddy bear in his hands before concluding No he would not rise to his daughter’s ways by throwing it back at her.

“Blaine, did you think about throwing the teddy bear at her?” Kurt said, shortly after.

Damn. Kurt knew him far too well. “Umm…no?” he called back.

“Yeah, yeah” Kurt said laughing.

“Come on Lizzie, what did Daddy do to make you want to hurt him?” Blaine said crawling towards his daughter. He leant against the couch and lifted Lizzie onto his knee, kissing her on the cheek.

She wriggled out of his arms slowly and began to crawl back to where Blaine had sat before to retrieve her purple teddy bear.

“Aww” Blaine said aloud before pausing and staring at his baby, his hazel eyes widening. “HOLY CRAP” he suddenly cried. “KURT. SHE’S CRAWLING. SHE’S CRAWLING!”

“Blaine, language!” Kurt scolded.

“KURT YOU DON’T WANNA MISS THIS! GET IN HERE!” Blaine shouted with excitement.

“What is all the fuss about?” Kurt said, entering the living room.

“LOOK!” Blaine cried, gesturing towards the baby who was gripping the purple teddy tightly and moving her way back to her father slowly but surely.

“SHE’S CRAWLING!” Kurt cried.

“I said that!” Blaine said. “Keep going honey, come to Daddy!” he said encouragingly to his daughter as she moved a little bit nearer him. Her little body started to lose balance and she wavered slightly before slipping and falling onto her belly.

Kurt and Blaine laughed delighted at their baby. “Come here you.” Blaine said, hoisting his daughter up. “Daddy forgives you for hitting him with the teddy. You clever girl!”

Elizabeth clearly unbeknownst to the joy she just brought her fathers shoved the purple teddy in her mouth.

“And now Daddy is not so proud of you.” Kurt said laughing and unhooking the little bear out her mouth. Elizabeth frowned at her father and then she began to crawl her way over to where the rest of her pile of toys, she moved steadily, almost not trusting her own movements. Once she had reached her destination, she sat happily and poked various toys.

Kurt sat next to Blaine on the floor and placed an arm round his neck. “Bless her. She’s growing up” Kurt said softly.

Blaine breathed in and rested his head on Kurt’s shoulder contentedly. “Soon, she will be off to college” he said, jokingly.

“Don’t say that, you make me feel old”

“You’ll always be young at heart to me” Blaine said in a low voice, kissing Kurt on his soft patch of skin, below the ear, before moving his lips towards his neck.

Kurt playfully swatted him away. “Later. I have to finish making dinner and she does not want to see that” he said standing up, and chuckling at the baby who was looking at her parents with mild interest.

Blaine smiled. “Come here Lizzie”, he said, opening his arms.

Elizabeth giggled at her father before crawling her way over to him. She settled in Blaine’s arms and promptly fell asleep.

“Did all the crawling tire you out honey?” he whispered, planting a kiss on the top of her head. He stood up and made his way over to her crib, placing her inside it. He watched her sleep for a few moments – she looked like a mini-angel in Blaine’s eyes. The small purple teddy lay by Blaine’s feet; he only noticed it when he stood on it accidently. Elizabeth had become attached to the bear so he laid it inside the crib alongside the sleeping baby. As if she sensed its presence, her unconscious mind reached for the teddy and she cuddled it closely. Blaine was almost overwhelmed with adorableness.  

Kurt was stood by the stove, mixing a saucepan full of something when he felt Blaine’s arms wrap round his waist.

“Hello” Blaine said.

“She asleep?” Kurt asked, leaning backwards slightly into the embrace.

“Out for the count” came the answer. Blaine squeezed Kurt’s waist tightly before letting go and moving to pour himself a drink.

“You know Kurt, having a child is a blessing enough but to share the experience with you? Makes it 1000 times better” Blaine said, matter-of-factly.

“I agree 100%. Come here” Kurt said, lifting his hand to pull Blaine’s chin towards him for a short but sweet kiss.  “No matter, what we go through or what she will go through, it’s all part of the adventure”