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"Can I hold you so mommy can take her coat off?"

Janelle leaned the baby towards me and I lifted her into o for a walk?" I paced around the living roo story and I answered her with sweet comments of my own

I took her little coat off while she cooed at me

"Say hi Uncle Ryan!" I waved her little hand at hi at hter "Coirl out of ain

We all moved into the family room, and Janelle set up a little play area on a blanket on the floor for her daughter

Sarah was still crying while being passed around froain but she didn’t want any of it Her little face was turning red I sat next to hilad she stopped crying so Ryan could enjoy holding her

"What is it with you and kids?" Ryan askedto them"

His comment was absurd I rolled my eyes and dismissed his question

"See? Watch" He held the baby away from me and she started to cry He moved the baby next to me and she stopped He repeated his little test and she cried when he held her away The third tioes that theory," I kidded hi to ," Ryan replied "Every tideal out of nothing

He held Sarah away fro Then he put Sarah on s and held her to ers

Ryan grinned atHe held his hands out "See what I mean?"

"It’s not me, it’s this necklace," I defended "Maybe it has special powers"

"No, I think it’s you!" Ryan chi with my necklace Her little face puckered up with frustration when she couldn’t get my pendant in her mouth I made a funny face back at her which causedelse I held her little bottom closer to , Ryan, I’et her changed

"Did she poop?" Nick snorted when he asked

"Yep Constipated children seek hed

"Bet Ry was a bit constipated when he stumbled onto you!" Nick joked