Hi again! Thank you followers, favouriters and reviewers!
The guest who commented about the name Jelly Bean - It was cute and this chapter explains it more as I'd already figured out what the baby was going to be called before I named the bump.
You've got one more chapter after this so enjoy!
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"Snow? Yeah I think it's time!"
"Emma you can do this one last push!" The nurse coached.
"August I hate you, you really do suck why the hell did you do this? It hurts so much!" I bawled, squeezing his hand.
"I know baby, I'm sorry but you grew a person how amazing is that? We get to meet them in a minute, someone we made!" August breathed kissing my hand.
"Ems, I know it hurts but one last push and you get to meet the person who might be called Jelly for the rest of their life! Now breathe and push!" Snow soothed, stroking my hair.
"Ahhhggghhhhhh!"
"Awwaaawwwaaaw!"
"It's a girl! Daddy would you like to cut the cord?" The nurse asked smiling as my little girl tried out her lungs.
"A girl!" Snow grinned "She looks just like you did!" She smiled looking over to the scales where she was still screaming.
"7lb 7oz, born at 7:07 on the 13th of December!" The nurse smiled handing me my wiggly pink blanket bundle.
"Hey baby, ooh look at you, its ok sweetie, yeah you don't have to scream that loudly!" I soothed stroking her cheek, as her screams turned to whimpers and then the biggest yawn ever for such a little person. "Yeah you will be tired you've been awake for the past 8 weeks kicking me non-stop. Hi, yeah I'm your momma!" I smiled tears gathering in my eyes.
20 minutes later, Snow arrived back from the waiting room with David, Henry, Ruby, Granny and a fit to burst Belle, whose twins were due the 2nd week of January.
"Aww, Mom can I hold her?" Henry asked excitedly.
"Sure kid, sit down," I said handing David his granddaughter, indicating for him to pass her wiggly self to Henry.
"She's a cutie, Emma and she looks like you did," David smiled.
"Ohmygoodness Emma! She's adorable, we're gonna have so many play dates!" Belle squealed, stroking her bump. I smiled sleepily watching Henry interact with Jelly.
"August?" I asked looking round and finding him also gazing lovingly at them together.
"How did it happen that we have an 11 year old and a newborn?" Henry knew he wasn't biologically August's son but it didn't stop them from tormenting and loving each other like they were true father and son.
"I don't know Ems but they sure are cute together, even if you didn't think you could take the pain!" he smiled grabbing my hand. I noticed, at this sentence Ruby had gone slightly pale and Snow had a funny look on her face. I made a mental note to ask later what that was all about, but first I wanted snuggles with Jelly.
"So names?" August asked, once everyone had gone, Snow and David taking Henry to Granny's for celebratory ice cream and hot chocolate.
"Well Jelly has kinda stuck so what about an Elly?"
"Ooh, that's cute!" August cooed gazing at his little girl who had finally given in to the prospects of seeing the whole world in one go and had fallen asleep on my chest. "Mary or Margaret?" August asked referring to when we decided the baby's middle name would be a parents Storybrooke name.
"Everyone! There is someone we would like to introduce you too!" I raised my voice over the hubbub of Granny's. We had been home a week but this was our first outing that wasn't at the crack of dawn on a hot chocolate run. The week before Christmas chatter died down and near enough everyone we knew from the dwarfs to Gold and Regina turned to look at us. "This is Elloise Margaret Booth! I know she's been ever so excited to meet you all but after being awake a week in wait she finally fell asleep and I'm not about to wake her. Elly, thanks you all for all the lovely gifts she has received as do August, Henry and I, and I know you all want cuddles but as you can see, I don't want to wake her up! Trust me when I say she screams loudly!" I smiled as the little Elly wiggles died down and she snuggled back into my arms. "That's all I wanted to say and if we don't see you before we as family Mills-Swan-Booth wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!"
Quite a few Happy Christmases were exchanged as we made our way out of the diner along with lots of sneak peeks at sleeping Elly.
Christmas day was perfect! Henry spent the day playing with various Christmas presents, his favourite being the little motorized wooden car track, Marco had made him. Elly Bean spent the day content with being past from person to person for cuddles; even Regina held her for a brief minute. Elly also spent time getting to know Callista and Rosalind Gold, who had made a surprise early arrival, early Christmas Eve Eve morning; however they were perfectly healthy and able to go home to celebrate Christmas with Belle and Gold. Snow and Ruby's baby bumps (yes I said I knew something was up) were slowly beginning to show, there were bets on who would pop first seen as they both had the same due date, however they were past the throwing up 60 times a day stage and were just happily glowing. Granny was knitting like crazy, she had only just finished Elly Bean's blanket when Callista and Rose were born and she had another 2 on the way! All in all everything was great, everyone was friendly even Gold and Regina, the food was great and we had a fabulous Christmas!