Sprouting Daughter

A couple of days had passed as Orange Slice and her and Mosley's newborn foal were discharged from the hospital and could now head home.

“I am glad to finally be out of the hospital” she said earning a chuckle from her husband. “Dear they just wanted to make sure that you and Citrus were okay” he replied.

“I appreciate that dear still it’s nice to be able to head home” answered Orange Slice she then turned to look at her foal who was securely on her husband’s back. could not help but smile. Though she and Mosley had nieces and nephews that they were proud of but to have a child of their own was something special.

While riding on her father's back Citrus Spring opened her eyes from a nap. In front of her she saw the back of her father's head and beside him was her was her new mother. They seemed to be talking among themselves so that gave her a chance to look around. She could see buildings of varying shapes, sizes and colors around her.

“Wow this city is massive” Citrus Spring thought to herself as she laid eyes on each passing structure.

Finally, they arrived at an apartment building where Citrus then felt her parents go up a few flights of stairs before they reached an apartment with an orange on the door. She felt her father open the door with a hoof. They walked inside with Orange Slices closing the door behind them.

From her perspective Citrus Spring could see that it looked like a normal apartment with a small kitchen, a living room area and two bedrooms. The three ponies made their way to the kitchen and from her vantage on her father’s back Citrus Spring could see that like the rest of the apartment it was small. Then she felt herself being picked up by her mother’s hooves and placed into a high chair and from her new vantage point she could see a table and some cupboards as well.

She was then interrupted from this train of thought by a small container of baby food placed in front her followed by her father who was somehow holding a spoon in his hoof which surprised the baby pony,

“Okay my little seed time to eat, open wide” said Mosley as he slowly moved the spoon closer to his daughter’s mouth.

Citrus Spring meanwhile had thoughts of her own.

“The thought of being a baby pony was weird enough. Now here I am about to eat baby food, still I don’t want them to think that something is wrong with me. Plus, this body does need food in order to survive so, I guess it’s time to dig in” Thought Citrus Spring. She opened her mouth and accepted the food and swallowed it. Her eyes lit up and widened in happiness.

“Maybe its because I’m a baby now and it’s the body talking but this food is delicious! Citrus Spring thought as she ate a few more bites before her body decided it was full.

Her father smiled at her as he then took the container and threw it away into a nearby trash can before coming back with a napkin and cleaning her face off.

“Looks like we’ll have to get you a bib” chuckled Mosley

“I told you she’d be a messy eater.” Joked Orange Slices.

Citrus felt her eyes become heavy as tiredness began to set in. Seeing this Mosley picked the filly up and placed her on his back and carefully trotted over to his wife.

“It looks like it’s time for a nap.” Mosley said.

“Indeed, it is come on let’s put her down so she can sleep in peace” replied Orange Slices.

The two adult ponies left the kitchen and headed through a hallway where they came upon two bedrooms. Carefully Mosley used a hoof to open the door to one of the bedrooms it was a decent sized room with s bed fit for two ponies and crib next to it. With great care Orange Slice picked up Citrus Spring and laid her down on the bed.

“I’ll be right back” Orange Slices whispered to her husband who just nodded as his wife trotted out of the room leaving father and daughter alone. Moments later Orange Slices returned holding a diaper in her hooves. She then walked up to the bed and with some careful maneuvering of her daughters body she got the diaper on. Then Mosley picked up Citrus Spring and carefully placed the baby pony in the crib and placed a blanket over her body. Both parents smiled as they looked down on their daughter in the crib.

“She is so cute.” Mosley said

She is indeed, I think she’ll be a positive influence on the both of us” Orange Slices replied.

“Lets let her enjoy her nap in peace” Mosley said as he and his wife then left the room and closed the door as Citrus Spring was now alone in the room.

“That was certainly an experience” Citrus Spring thought as she stared up at the ceiling of her parents bedroom. With a yawn coming from her mouth as she settled in for a nap and closed her eyes allowing her body to relax and fall into a deep sleep.

Hours later a foul odor woke Citrus from her nap and out of instinct she began to cry. Moments

Later her father came into the room with a fresh diaper and other cleaning supplies. Carefully he set the cleaning stuff on the bed. Then Mosley carefully lifted Citrus onto the bed and then took the dirty diaper off and left the room for a moment to throw away the dirty diaper before returning to the room to clean up his daughter's body and put a fresh diaper on his daughter.

“It looks like you have had enough of napping” Mosley joked, as he picked up his daughter and carried her back to the living room where her mother was sitting on the couch resting when she saw Mosley carrying Citrus come back into the room.

“I take it someone is done napping?” Orange Slices said.

"Well that and she had a dirty diaper” Mosley answered"

Orange Slice then leaned forward and gently grabbed Citrus off Mosley’s back and held the foal in her hooves. Citrus felt comforted to be near her parents.

Hours later the sun set and the night took over the sky, the three ponies were back in the kitchen eating dinner. After finishing their meal they then left the kitchen and walked through the main living area where they then came upon a small table that had a small framed picture of three ponies. Citrus could point out her parents in the photo, however, she did not recognize the third pony who had an orange coat, blonde mane and green eyes.

“That is Applejack she’s your cousin. She came to live to with us for a short time before you were born. She thought she wanted the glitz and glimmer of the big city life and she thought we could acclimate her to Manehatten. However, after a while she began to feel homesick and eventually she returned home to Ponyville and Sweet Apple Acres” Orange Slices explained.

“Manehatten isn’t for everyone and I’m glad she found the place where she belongs.” added Mosley Orange.

“You’ll meet her someday” Orange Slices said. With that they continued on their way to the main bedroom where Citrus Spring was placed into her crib as her parents stepped out of the room to freshen up for bed.

When they came back into the room they looked down on their daughter.

“Goodnight our little Citrus Spring” both her parents said, soon the room went dark as the two got into the bed.

Before she fell asleep she turned her head and looked through the crib.

“Good night Mom and Dad” she thought to herself as her eyes then closed and she fell into a peaceful sleep,