Baby Dean

[my_sam_dean]

Title: Baby Dean
Author: my_sam_dean
Rating: G
Disclaimer: I own nothing Supernatural.
Characters/Pairings:  John/Mary
Table/Prompt: 3/#6 - Surprise
Word Count: 358
Summary: John takes care of Dean so Mary can rest.
Author's Notes: None

"Get some rest, Mary," John kissed his wife. "I can take care of Dean. It's your first day out of the hospital. You're allowed to be tired."

John finished coaxing Mary into bed, picked Dean up from his crib, and brought him downstairs.

"Well, Dean," John looked at the sleeping bundle in his arms. "You sure are a little peanut now. Don't worry, you'll grow up to be big and strong like your daddy."

John had been scared to hold Dean right after he was born because he was so small. He was more comfortable with it now but it wasn't because Dean had grown. John was just settling into fatherhood.

When Dean opened his eyes, John started talking again, "I was wondering when you were going to wake up. Mommy says you need to be changed as soon as you wake up, so I guess that is next on our list."

John found the diaper bag. He laid down the changing pad and had a diaper and wipes ready before lying Dean down. He opened Dean's diaper and was figuring out how to put the new one on when he felt something warm on his shirt. Dean had made a perfect arch from him to John.

John sighed, "At least you have good aim, kid."

He figured out the diaper and was trying to put it on but Dean kept sneaking a foot in there.

"On no," John told him. "If your feet are cold, I'll get you socks. They definitely don't go there."

Dean just looked up at John, his newborn eyes not focusing much. The voice was familiar, though.

John threw the diaper, washed up their little incident and got his shirt in the laundry, all while holding Dean in the crook of his arm.

"This isn't so tough," John said. "You're already falling back to sleep. This daddy thing is going to be a piece of cake."

John reclined his chair with Dean lying on his bare chest. He learned that holding a sleeping baby is the best sedative ever.

Mary came downstairs and that's how she found them. Her heart swelled with love.