Learning to Trust.

[JustJoe]

"Yea!" Kate held her hands up and mimicked the tickling motion she had seen Daddy make with his fingers. She found herself brought sitting upright again. She tried to think of a game to play, chewing thoughtfully on one of her fingers.

She was limited in the games she could play. Obviously all the bigger children at the orphanage could walk and run, so they had a whole host of active running games which looked super fun and she was unable to take part in, try as she might. Usually it was the case that someone older would come to her and play a game with her, otherwise they would carry her and set her down in the playpen to amuse herself.

"I wanna play peek-a-boo!" she decided, remembering the game with as much excitement as when it was new to her. She took the inititive and covered her face in her hands.

"Boo! Ha-huh-hehehehe..."

[Heielectricbatman]

He thought that her thinking face looked incredibly cute. In fact, almost everything about her was incredibly cute. He felt like he wanted nothing more than to just sit with her playing games all day.

It was then that she suggested 'peek-a-boo'. He smiled. He hadn't thought of that, but he really should have. She was clearly at the level of a baby, so naturally she would be happy to play those games as well.

He reacted with mock surprise when she said 'boo' and moving her hands, prompting him to cover his own eyes. He removed his hands, saying rather excitedly, "Peek-a-boo!"

[JustJoe]

Kate could be shy, she could be withdrawn and pensive, showing signs of a traumatic past. She did however, as they're playing showed, find laughter easy to come by. She hid her face and her cunning idea with it.

"Peek... A... Tickles!" She squealed revealing herself and lunched herself at Daddy's torso.

[Heielectricbatman]

He was always glad to hear her laughing. He knew of how sad she could get, and he was just happy that, as a baby/toddler, it was easy to make her laugh happily. He knew it would take a lot of work to get her to the point where she could be completely happy, but that was why he did this.

He saw her doing it and legitimately did not expect her to start tickling him. He smiled in surprise and started pretending to be tickled. He was ticklish, but she didn't know those places, so he just giggled and reacted as though she was tickling him right.

[JustJoe]

Tickling was fun was quite tiring for such a little girl, her repeated actions became notable delayed and fatigued, although it was probably to early to set the toddler down for an afternoon nap, she would just be cranky, especially after sleeping during the car ride. Instead her daddy opted to pick her up again and take her to the toy room he had set up for her to have some gentle play instead.

"Where we going?" Kate asked, hoisted up against his shoulder, looking forward and curiously seeing the world from her Daddy's lofty perspective. He didn't answer, he just smiled.

Kate squealed with joy when she first saw the toy room. There were so many things to play with and she was overwhelmed with the knowledge that it was all for her. She didn't yet have a concept of being rich or poor but she could assess that there were more toys here than had been at the orphanage.

Her daddy set her down on the floor and stood back casually watching to see what she would do. The little tyke hesitated, looking up at him expectantly with her shiny blue eyes, then with nod of encouragement she crawled along the floor, pampered bum waddling behind her, to investigate the nearest toy bin.

Kate did what any toddler would do and made an instant mess of things, grabbing a whole load of toys from the toy box and strewing them across the floor to look at rather than trying to look through the bin itself.
Sitting, legs crossed, in a rough ring of toys, she didn't know what the play with first. So she devoted herself to trying to investigate every toy, one toy at a time.

She liked the colorful plastic toys with things she could spin or push that might make noises. She also liked some the more mature toys though, coloring books, building block, soft toys etc.

"Plway with me!" she beckoned to her observing Daddy after a while. She wanted him to have fun as well, the toys shouldn't be just for her.

Kate engaged in a creative narrative as they each played puppeteer to one of the soft toys each. The story itself didn't make a lot of sense and one or two of the lines may have been somethings she was copying straight from a story she had been read but it was good that she was casually chatting away, clearly growing a bit more warm to her new Daddy.

After a full hour of playing with different things, Kate went to search for more things in the toy boxes and it was then she noticed the toys displayed out of her reach on shelves. They were more even more mature toys like dolls, play sets and board games. The multitudes of girlish bright pink attracting the toddler. It was possible that these were toys her daddy had brought for her to play with as she grew up or maybe he just wanted them out of reach because some had detachable small pieces.

Kate was most drawn to an entire collection of the My Little Pony friends, having caught one or two of the episodes being played on the TV in the playroom at the orphanage.

Kate crawled over to the shelf, using the toy bin for support as she shakily stood up then she tried to get up on her tip-toes to attempt to reach the toys but she was failing short. Her hands grasped desperately. It was also clear standing that her diaper was drooping heavily between her pudgy legs, the juice Daddy had given her had passed through her and she had been distractedly wetting herself as she played with him.

Kate's face became upset as she realized she couldn't reach the toys.
"ugh. Me want!"

[Heielectricbatman]

He saw her getting tired and decided that maybe something less physically intense would be good for her. He carried her into the toy room that was right next to his room, wondering what she would think of it.

The look of joy on her face as she saw the room made him smile even more. He set her down so that she could explore whatever she wanted, giving her a small nod when she looked up at him.

He watched her crawl across the room, remembering that at one point once she was settled in, he might want to help her learn how to walk.

He wasn't sure if he should do it right away, though, as he quickly saw how messy she made the room. The stories about kids messing up a room so quickly really were true. He gave a chuckle to himself as he watched her examine everything. He had decided that he was going to adopt her a while ago, so he had quite a bit of time to prepare both the toy room and her bedroom.

When she called out to him, he smiled. There had existed a small worry that she would care more about the toys than him, but he felt that slim amount of worry fade away as he went to lay down on the ground next to her, playing with her at her level.

He may not have understood everything that she was saying, but he was happy to see her coming up with a creative story. He tried his best to encourage this by asking her simple questions about her story, but some of the questions seemed to go over her head. He was really going to have to get used to her level of knowledge.

After a while of playing, she clearly got bored. After all, kids didn't have the attention span to play the same thing for long. He saw her searching around the room and wondered what she would find next.

He saw her staring at the toys on the shelf. He knew that she would notice them eventually, but he didn't expect her to go right for them.

Most of the games on the shelf were from his own childhood. He wanted to share the things that he had done with her, but he knew that she was too young to understand most of them. There might have been one or two that would be suitable for her age, though.

It was then that she went straight for the My Little Pony toys on the shelf. He grinned. One of the times that he came to visit she had been watching it, so he figured it was the right choice.

The only reason that it was on the shelf was that he was planning to make it a special surprise for her. He hadn't expected her to look at the shelves, and in hindsight, he probably should have put it in the closet or something.

As he went over to her, partly to get the toys down for her and partly to keep her from hurting herself by falling, he noticed her diaper was wet.

He was about to mention changing her when he saw how upset she was at being unable to reach the toy. She would probably start a fit if he brought her away now.

"I can get it for you, but then we need to change your diaper, okay?" he said, taking it off the shelf and picking her up in his arms. He gave her the toy and carried her into her room to be changed.

He knew that he couldn't spoil her all the time, but as it was a special day, he had no problems with spoiling her rotten.

[JustJoe]

Kate considered his proposal. She may not have noticed wetting herself as she was busy playing with toys but she was certainly aware now that her diaper was wet. She could feel the familiar bulge of cushioning swollen polymer between her thighs and at her hips she could feel the wings of her diaper tugging down as diaper sagged. She was very wet indeed. Though adorably it hadn't seemed to bother her.

"Okay." Kate agreed. It was a little annoyed because it meant they had to leave the toy room but if having her diaper changed meant getting a pony then she felt it was worth it.

As her Daddy picked her up her heavy diaper squashed against her bum wetly and she decided maybe she really did need a diaper change after all. Her face scrunched up in displeasure and she fitted in spite of her prize clutched tightly in one hand.

Again Kate was well behaved as her diaper was changed. She played with her pony, having in fly through the air above her head while her dutiful Daddy dealt with things below waist level. The plastic of the changing mat and the wipes he used both felt cold against her bum and distracted her from playing but the diaper change was over quite quickly. Daddy was fairly good at it. Though he would be getting lots more practice.

[Heielectricbatman]

He saw her fussing as he carried her despite her agreement, and he realized that it was because his hand must have been pushing her wet diaper against her.

"Don't worry, we'll get you changed soon." he said, hoping that it would help. He quickly brought her into her room and put her down on the changing table.

He was glad that she went still for the changing. It proved him right. He took it off, hearing the thud as he threw it in the trash. She got really wet! He would have to make sure to focus on her diaper if he wanted to keep it from getting that bad.

He wiped her off and put the new diaper on, taping it up, smiling down at her laying there clean. "There, all clean."

He was still not completely used to it, but since he knew what he was doing, he was able to do it quickly. He figured that at this rate, he would soon be a master at this.

He picked her up in his arms, looking up at the clock on the wall. It was about the time for her nap. He didn't want her to get off schedule, so he carried her over to her crib.

"For now, it's naptime. Don't worry, though. That room of toys is all for you, so it will all be there when you wake up." he said. He knew she didn't quite grasp the idea of owning something, but he hoped she would eventually get it.

He put her down in the crib and turned around to grab the stuffed bunny that he had bought her. He knew she liked to have her stuffed animals. He knew she would probably be against taking a nap, but if she had a new stuffed animal to sleep with, maybe she would be okay with it.

"Here, it's a bunny to sleep with!" he said happily, handing her the stuffed bunny.

[JustJoe]

Kate was upset when her pony was taken away from her seemingly so soon but she couldn't have been allowed to sleep with a hard plastic toy.

She grumbled as she was lowered inside the tall bars of her pale pink painted crib but she had been feeling tired and as soon as her head touched the soft quilted sheet of the crib she felt sleepy too.

Kate felt the soft fur of the stuffed bunny press into her arms and she instinctively hugged it, opening her drooping eyes and looking up to see Daddy watching her over the bars. Her eyes fluttered and pretty soon she was asleep, giving Adam an hour or so to himself.

When she woke up again it was jarring not to find herself at the orphanage in the playpen or dormitory where she thought she ought to be. Her thumb had made it's way to her spittle sticky mouth as she had slept and now she sucked it anxiously. She was able to recall where she was and calmed herself down a bit but this still felt strange to her. She took her thumb out and began to wail.

[Heielectricbatman]

He was surprised by how easily Kate took this. She may have looked a bit upset, but she did nothing to try and disobey him. He smiled and left her with the stuffed animal.

He walked out the room, seeing her almost asleep already.

He went about doing some cleaning and making sure that all of the toys in the toy room were put back where they belonged.

He had just sat down to rest when he heard her wailing in her room. He had never experienced a baby or toddler waking up from a nap, so he instantly bolted up, rushing to her room.

He went into the room, and when he saw her unhurt, he was able to calm down to make sure that he didn't scare her. He walked up to her and picked her up. "What's wrong, honey?" he asked, holding her in his arms.

He sat down with her, comforting her. However, since she wasn't hurt, she calmed down rather quickly. He still kept hugging her. "Sleeping in daddy's house is new, huh?" he said, rubbing her back.

He looked down at her diaper to find that it was miraculously dry after her nap. Then again, with how full her diaper was before, she probably peed all that she could.

"So, are you hungry?" he asked, assuming that she would be. They hadn't eaten anything yet, and it was a little bit after he normally had lunch.

He brought her into the kitchen, thinking what he should make her. She probably wasn't given amazing food at the orphanage, but if he gave her some new food, she might have problems with it.

He finally decided to go with something simple, and started getting the supplies to make some PBJ sandwiches. "Do you want to watch daddy make your food?" he asked.