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Post by Micaela on Jan 23, 2008 19:27:41 GMT -5
*Micaela sat 'round, waiting for the family and close friends she had invited to stay at Manderley for the Christening to arrive. She was in the Drawing Room, just next to the great hall, so she could hear everything.*
*Invited were Katie Scarlett and her family, Norrington, Megan, Pina, Christian, and a choice few of her cousins. The ones okay with Maxim being Anglican. Then again, she was baptizing and planned to raise Liam Catholic.*
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Post by Scarlett Booth on Jan 23, 2008 19:32:41 GMT -5
*Katie sent her regrets, as Penn was still in bad shape and couldn't be brought or left home alone, but Scarlett and Teddy showed up late one afternoon and knocked on the door. Scarlett looked worse for the wear- she was exhausted and terrified the something would happen at one of her jobs while she was away and leave her unemployed and useless. She had lost a lot of weight- too much weight- and her once pretty green dress was slightly faded and hung too loosely on her thin frame.*
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Post by Micaela on Jan 23, 2008 19:34:55 GMT -5
*Micaela ran out to greet them, smiling hugely.*
"Scarlett! Teddy! It's so great to SEE you!" *She cried happily.*
*Liam toddled in after her and grinned with his sparse teeth.* "Hi!" *He said loudly, waving.*
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Post by Scarlett Booth on Jan 23, 2008 19:43:28 GMT -5
Hi, Aunt Micaela! *Scarlett smiled, hugging her godmother before bending down to see the baby.* And hi, sweetheart!
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Post by Micaela on Jan 23, 2008 19:44:39 GMT -5
*Micaela grinned proudly and picked him up.*
"Liam, this is Scarlett and Teddy booth, your... cousins. Scarlett, Teddy, this is Lionel William James Norrington de Winter. AKA Liam."
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Post by Scarlett Booth on Jan 23, 2008 19:45:50 GMT -5
His name is bigger than he is! *She smiled at Liam.*
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Post by Micaela on Jan 23, 2008 19:48:55 GMT -5
*She giggled a little.*
"Well, he had a lot of people to get named after."
"Scawett an' Teddy." *Liam repeated after his mom.*
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Post by Scarlett Booth on Jan 23, 2008 19:50:59 GMT -5
That's right! *She beamed at the baby for a moment longer before looking up.* So how are you? And Maxim? And everybody?
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Post by Micaela on Jan 23, 2008 19:54:23 GMT -5
*Liam began, out of habit, playing with Micaela's ring-on-a-chain. It was an Edwardian-looking things, with many small diamonds, arranged around a larger canary-yellow one.*
"Great!" *She said, happily and truthfully. Her cheeks were pink with health and she didn't look like she'd been pregnant recently, other than the slightly-larger chest.*
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Post by Teddy on Jan 23, 2008 20:15:48 GMT -5
Teddy smiled at the baby. "I'd imagine so. He's adorable," he said, grinning.
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Post by Micaela on Jan 23, 2008 20:16:30 GMT -5
*Sensing he was being talked about, Teddy turned and leaned toward Teddy reaching his arms out.*
"Up!"
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Post by Teddy on Jan 23, 2008 20:17:48 GMT -5
He carefully took the baby from Micaela. "Hey, you."
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Post by Micaela on Jan 23, 2008 20:19:28 GMT -5
*He grinned and began babbling away in babyspeak.*
*Micaela giggled.* "Just go along with it; it's his new thing to do: pretend he can talk like the big boys."
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Post by Teddy on Jan 23, 2008 20:20:55 GMT -5
He laughed. "Really, Liam? Tell me more about that."
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Post by Micaela on Jan 23, 2008 20:23:08 GMT -5
*Liam grinned at being paid attention to and began gesturing to go along with his speech.*
"That aaaand he inherited hand-talking from mum."
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