"I really hope they don't all want to come down here. Between you and me, your aunt is a nightmare" Peter whispers to me conspiratorially. I cover my mouth as I let out a quiet laugh."Glad I'm not the only one" I respond as Peter grins back at me. I let out a slight sigh before I shake my head."Yo
Our daughter arrives at 8:14 pm that night. Amelia was an absolute champion throughout the entire process, while I was a sobbing mess. Hearing our daughter cry out for the first time was perhaps the greatest noise I have ever heard in my life. And now we sit together on Amelia's hospital bed, wrappe
"Is she here, is everything okay?" She asks me breathlessly as Eloise works on waking everyone else up and bringing their attention up to me."We have a baby girl" I tell them, a wide grin on my face as their faces all collectively reveal their excitement. "Amelia was amazing, everything went accord
"Nana is fine with me, or Grandma. It doesn't matter what she calls me I'll take anything" Claudia says with quiet excitement as Bianca carefully passes Juniper to Poppy."You're going to be amazing" Bianca tells Claudia with a warm smile before she turns to Amelia. "I hate to just run off but I'v
"I never thought I'd be lucky enough to have this. I think it's been something I've always wanted but I've never felt like I could admit it to anyone or even to myself. And for years I even told myself that it would be better if I never became a dad. Because I was too selfish and stubborn and angry,
I read just how she's positioned, lying her on my chest as I sit back on the couch, looking back over at Amelia."Look at how pretty your mama is. She was so sleepy, bringing you into the world was a lot of work for her. But I wish you could have seen how happy she was when she saw you for the first
Amelia's pov"Can I confess something?" I ask Rhode as he settles Juni back into the bassinet beside the bed. The moment I finish speaking his focus is back on me, his forehead creased with concern as he sits back down on the edge of the bed opposite me."Of course," He tells me."That whole experie
"You're unbelievable" I tell him with a small giggle. "And no, of course is hasn't. I'd go through it a thousand times over to get her" I continue before a knock on the hospital door catches both Rhode's attention and mine. Ambrose stands at the threshold of the room in his regular attire of a forma