I looked over at a very tired Bella, I smiled as I held Blake in my arms, I sat on the side of her bed and she leaned into me, her eyes closing and she breathed deeply. I caressed Blake's cheek, I couldn't stop smiling, he was so handsome, but I felt for him, he had my hair; it was never going to stay flat on his head!
Bella put a hand on my forearm and I looked at her, she held her arms out for Blake and I gently placed him in her hold, she looked at me and smiled, a nurse came in and sat in one of the plastic chairs, she was wearing light green scrubs and had a clipboard in her hand, she had a pen in hand and looked at Bella and I smiling.
"Hello Mr. and Mr. Cullen, I am Ashley and I will be filling out a form concerning Blake." She said. "Okay, so are you going to be breast feeding or bottle?" She asked.
I looked at Bella, "Um . . . I think I will try breast feeding."
I smiled, kissing her forehead, "Okay, I will mark you down for that and I think in a half hour someone will help you try your first time breast feeding." We both nodded. "Okay, so I here he is 7pounds 12ounces?" She asked.
"Yes." I stated.
She nodded and looked at Bella, "How are you feeling? Do you have any pain in your abdomen or vagina area?" She asked.
"I have small pain in my vagina but it's not too bad." Bella stated, I held her close and she lay her head on my chest.
I looked as the nurse wrote down what Bella had said, "Okay I will page another nurse for some pain meds, and do you have any soreness in your breasts?" She asked.
"No but they are tender if I touch them." Bella replied, blushing a bit, I kissed her cheek, looking at Blake's little fingers, he was so small.
"Okay that's normal, so you look good, um . . . Do you have any questions or anything at all to ask me?" She said.
"Um . . ." I noticed Bella was blushing, "When are we aloud have sex again, do you have to wait until a certain time or . . .?" She asked.
The nurse smiled knowingly, "You can have sex yes, at any time you want but it is better to wait two weeks, so your body can get back to itself and your vagina's canal can be pain free." She answered getting up. "A nurse will be down here in about a half hour to show you how to breast feed and other things like that . . ." She said walking out of the room, she waved goodbye and then left.
I kissed Bella's cheek and she looked up at me, tears in her eyes, "He's perfect, very like you Mr. Cullen." She laughed.
I smiled and held his hands, he griped his small hand around my finger, I leaned down and kissed his forehead, "I love you Blake." I whispered to him.
He held onto my finger and I smiled, Bella had tears in her eyes, she was so happy, I kissed her lips and she smiled, "I have to tell our parents what we have." I laughed.
She nodded, "Don't be long, we will be waiting." I nodded and kissed both there foreheads, in a way I felt a new man, I loved my Bella and son.
I walked out the door and down the familiar corridor, and rounded the corner seeing my family, I smiled widely, they all looked tired, but happy, my mom was the first to reach me, and she practically attacked me, "What did you have? How is Bella? What does the baby look like? Is everything okay?" She asked.
I laughed, "Slow down, we had a baby boy . . ." She squealed and hugged me tightly, "His name is Blake, Bella is fine, sore but doing good, the baby has my hair, skin tone and my nose, but Bella's eyes and ears and pretty much he has her figure, he is small only 7pounds 12ounces." I smiled and hugged everyone, they all congratulated me.
"So can we see Bella and him yet?" Charlie asked, I frowned.
"Not yet, he is only a half hour old and still needs to go through protocol." They all nodded and still had big smiles, I smiled and hugged them goodbye, I went back into our room and found the nurse there, and she was sitting in a chair next to Bella. I sat beside my wife and son.
"Hello, you must be the husband, Edward?" She shook my hand.
"Yes, and you are?" I asked politely.
"I am Nurse Carol." She smiled, "Okay shall we get started on breast feeding?" She asked. We both nodded, "Okay, Bella, do you mind if I slide the gown down?" The nurse asked, Bella nodded and she slide it down, showing her huge breast, the nurse took Blake, placing him in the right position, "Okay so you put his mouth against the nipple, making sure it is wide, like he is yawning, then once that has happened, pull his head towards the nipple and let him latch on, make sure he does this correctly with the lips everted." She held his head up and he latched on with no problem, Bella smiled, "Okay, he is a natural." The nurse smiled.
I smiled as well, "Okay so when 5 to 10 minutes comes burp him, and then change breast and when you change breast continue for 5 to 10 minutes then I would lie him down for a sleep, breast feed him every 2 to 3 hours, the total times you should breast feed him a day would be about 10 to 12 times a day, if he is still drinking after about 10minutes, let him keep suckling, you can never overfeed him" She told us.
She showed us how to burp him and he was doing great, I smiled, that's my boy!
She left us alone and we smiled, I liked this time, just us three. I kissed Blake's forehead, Bella had fallen asleep and I was in the rocking chair, watching Blake suck his thumb and sleep, he had Bella's bad habit, she used to suck her thumb when she was a kid, I laughed.
He made a sound and I laughed again, "I love you" I said to him, I wrapped the blanket tighter around him and held him close, I looked as the door opened and another nurse walked threw, "Sorry to bother you Mr. Cullen, but I would like to ask if you want your family to come see Blake?" She said smiling.
"Yes I would like that, could you tell them to be quiet once they enter this room, my wife is sleeping." She nodded knowingly and exited the room.
I noticed Blake was holding my finger and I smiled, "Your going to meet the family." I said, I watched as he continued to suck on his thumb.
I heard the door open and I saw my father walk in, then my mom and Charlie, continuing by Emmett, Jasper and then Alice. I smiled at all of them. I continued to rock back and forth.
They all came over to me, my mom had happy tears running down her face, "Oh he is perfect, my favourite grandson." She said. I laughed and she kissed my forehead.
I handed him to her and she held him protectively, "Oh Carlisle lets have another one." She said, looking at Blake.
My father's eyes were popping out of his head, "Now Esme no . . ." He shook his head.
Emmett patted my back, "How do you feel?" He asked.
"Like I am on the top of the world." I chuckled.
He nodded and then hugged me, "I am happy for you." I hugged him back.
I was happy to be the eldest of four, in a way I was like a leader! I looked at my brothers and Alice, I was proud of who my family were.
I noticed Charlie was holding Blake now, I smiled. My family . . .