"Having a baby is a life-changer. It gives you a whole other perspective on why you wake up every day." - Taylor Hanson

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Even if Heather had her hands full with three infants of her own, there was no way in hell she wouldn't help out with her best friend's little baby and be the aunty-in-everything-but-blood to him. This was one of those days where Joe's parents had taken the triplets for a few hours to give Heather, a stay-at-home-mom, a break. But when Karla's mom got called to the hospital for an emergency with one of her closest friends who had no close family, and her dad was at work teaching, there was no question she would forgo her own break to help out.

( Richie had been asleep in his crib when Heather arrived to take over the reigns from his grandmother. The baby boy's mommy in this equation was absent, though not by active choice... )

heather jennings { original character }
- Richie Jameson (baby days) and Karla Jamesonreferenced with love