Gray Family Love
6 Months later . . .
Gray Household, June 24, 2014
Shane Gray awoke with a start. Upon hearing his and Mitchie's daughter, Kaylee Alexandra Gray, crying in her bassinet beside their bed. Kaylee was a small but beautiful child. She had her father's hair, and from what Shane and Mitchie could tell, she had her mother's eyes. At birth she weighed 7 lbs 11 oz, and was very healthy. But at 3 days old, she had her father's good set of pipes, which constantly woke Shane up every 3 hours.
"What's the matter baby girl? Are you hungry?" Shane asked his new daughter. He leaned into the bassinet, picked her up and started to sing quietly to her, so as to avoid waking his wife.
If the heart is always searching,
Can you ever find a home?
I've been looking for that someone,
I can't make it on my own.
Dreams can't take the place of loving you,
There's gotta be a million reasons why it's true.
(Chorus)
When you look me in the eyes,
And tell me that you love me.
Everything's alright,
When you're right here by my side.
When you look me in the eyes,
I catch a glimpse of heaven.
I find my paradise,
When you look me in the eyes.
How long will I be waiting,
To become a better man?
Gonna tell you that I love you,
In the best way that I can.
I can't take a day without you here,
You're the light that makes my darkness disappear.
"You know, singing that to our daughter may put her to sleep, but it tends to wake up your wife" Mitchie said from her sitting position on the bed, still looking half asleep.
"Sorry baby, I didn't mean to wake you" Shane said as he leaned onto the bed giving Mitchie a small hug, Kaylee still in his arms, and tenderly kissed his wife on the lips. He pulled away carefully, as Mitchie was still in pain from the birth.
"Is she asleep yet?" she asked her husband. Shane shook his head, and gently passed their daughter to her mother.
"I think it is so amazing, Shane, how much she looks just like the both of us" Mitchie said about 10 minutes later. Shane nodded his head, and smiled at Mitchie. They just gazed at Kaylee as she slept.
"Well, she's back to sleep. Why don't we just place her in between us?" Shane asked. The baby was asleep in her mother's arms, and Mitchie was carefully trying to lay her in between Shane and herself, without waking Kaylee.
"What about, you, me and Kaylee go visit Nate, Caitlyn, Jessica, and Jason, Sarah and Hannah later? Maybe for dinner or something?" Mitchie asked. Nate and Caitlyn had a 7 month old daughter named Jessica, and Jason and his wife Sarah had a 2 month old daughter named Hannah.
"Sounds like a good plan, but we should get back to sleep before miss Kaylee wakes us up again. It's only 4 a.m., baby, we can talk later, okay?" Shane asked, before yawning, signaling his desire for sleep.
"Okay babe. Good night. I love you" Mitchie said, before getting comfy between the sheets.
"I love you, too Mitch. Always and Forever" Shane said, before letting sleep consume him.
Next Chapter: Shane and Mitchie plan out their day