A/N I by no means am an expert or an amateur at babies or childcare so if I get feeding amounts or naps or general milestones wrong please forgive me.
Regina woke up alone. She checked her phone and it said it was Saturday. Which she knew she was in a dream based on it's Friday and the picture of Her, Emma, and baby Sarah as her background and lock screen. She stared at it for a few minutes and smiled.
It was after ten am she definitely slept in as she got older maybe it was because of Sarah or maybe it was Emma's influence. She didn't particularly like waking up early but it was such a habit she never changed it. If she stayed asleep till 8 that was way oversleeping, of course, that would be a weekend day.
She put on her robe and headed downstairs where she saw Emma playing with a 9-month-old Sarah on the floor.
"Look Sarah Mommy is awake!" Emma said Sarah looked over to Regina and smiled at seeing her mommy. Putting her arms up to be picked up.
"Good morning my gorgeous wife," Emma said sneaking a kiss on Regina's cheek as Regina picked up Sarah.
"Good morning, you could have woken me up," Regina said kissing Sarah's cheek before she snuggled her head in the nook of Regina's neck.
"Yeah I could of but you needed your sleep babe," Emma said getting up off the floor. She kissed the top of Sarah's head. "She's had both her milk and solid food breakfast earlier. Fresh diaper and we're having lots of fun but I could tell she was waiting for you"
"Did you miss mommy our little princess?" Regina said rocking back and forth. "Looks like you might be ready for a nap soon. I love you so much Sarah sorry I missed early morning time with you"
"I love you, Sarah, mommy will sing you a nice lullaby, thank you for spending alone time with me" Emma rubbed Sarah's back and kissed her cheek. "I'll make breakfast babe" Emma headed off to the kitchen.
Regina started singing as she brought Sarah upstairs to her room. She sat down in the rocking chair. Sarah was fighting to stay awake but after ten minutes she was sound asleep. Regina loved the smell of Sarah and loved holding her in her arms.
She truly wished Sarah was in her future. If not Sarah than another child, but the love she has for Sarah cannot be replaced. Even though she knows deep down Sarah isn't real these dreams the more they went on the more attached.
She held Sarah in her arms for another 5 minutes before she placed Sarah in her crib and stood there watching over her for another 10. She grabbed the baby monitors and switched them on grabbing the receiving end to go with her.
She came downstairs and into the kitchen "By the way where is Henry?"
"Don't you remember he's having a sleepover at my parents with his friends? As much as he loves Sarah he didn't want to be interrupted by her cries this time plus he's spending time with Mom and Dad. Tomorrow will just be you, me and him. Sarah will spend time over there" Emma said as she placed pancakes, a small veggie omelet and a fruit bowl on the table.
"That's right...I slept so well I even forgot what year it was this morning" she tried to play off her 'forgetfulness' as she sat at the table then pouring syrup on her 2 pancakes.
Emma grabbed her plate of a huge stack of pancakes, bacon and cheese omelet, and fruit bowl and sat across from her wife. "Oh? And what year was that? I'm glad you were able to sleep well" Emma smiled and dug into her omelet.
"When we started dating." Regina said biting into her pancakes.
"Oh wow" Emma said with her mouth slightly still full.
Regina swallowed her bite "Manners Emma"
Emma swallowed "it's just you and me"
"Still my love, you're still breaking that horrible habit" Regina said eating some fruit this time.
"Oh, come on it's been like forever, but whatever I don't want to fight over this" Emma said a bit upset.
"Alright" Regina said.
The rest of breakfast was silent. They cleaned up together in silence cleaning by hand instead of using the dishwasher.
Regina sighed as the last dish was dried "are we fighting because you haven't said one word to me."
"No" Emma said pulling Regina close. "I said we aren't, and we are not." She hugged Regina tightly before kissing her. Regina deepened the kiss and next thing you know Regina's legs were around Emma's waist. Emma carried them to the couch where they made out for 5 minutes both completely out of breath.
They settled on the couch and watched TV kissing here and there. Ok, maybe the TV was mostly background noise. In between kisses were just long silent but loving stares between the two of them. Communication of their emotions without words.
Emma was on top resting her head on Regina's chest when cries were coming from the baby monitor and upstairs. Emma got up and ran up the stairs before Regina could move a muscle.
Regina sat up and waited on the couch. Emma came downstairs with a crying Sarah who immediately was reaching out for her brunette mother. She took Sarah from Emma and started soothing her with her voice. "Hey shhhh it's okay Mommy's here" she rubbed Sarah's back until Sarah stopped crying and eventually Emma was there with a warm bottle.
Regina adjusted Sarah to feed her. So she didn't breastfeed anymore. She wondered when she stopped. Sarah looked up at her as she ate the tear stains dry on her face holding the bottle with one hand.
"I love that she has your eyes" She said as she looked at Emma.
"I love she's got some of your beautiful skin tone, not my pasty white" Emma laughed at herself.
"Did you just call out son pasty white and I love your white complexion" Regina said.
"To be fair he tans much better than I do so no I didn't, and thank you babe. You know I love yours" Emma said.
Sarah had finished her bottle and Emma grabbed Sarah to burp her. It was the routine they had if both of them were around. One would feed and the other would burp. Usually, it was Regina feeding, of course, doing the feeding. Emma patted her back until a big burp came out. "There you go, do you feel better now?" Emma asked Sarah not expecting a response. For whatever reason it made Regina laugh. "There's the sound I love hearing and want to hear for the rest of my life"
"I don't even know why that made me laugh" Regina said.
"Well maybe you're just letting your little immature child out " Emma laughed
"Perhaps" Regina aid and Emma tickled Sarah so she was laughing too. The three of them laughed for quite awhile.
Emma was starting to say something when Regina felt herself pulling away from her dream. She knew she didn't want it to end but at the same time, Emma Swan would be in her bed or at least be in her home. One day hopefully it would be their home.
