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Liberty was sleeping soundly in her mama's arms, barely even making a sound and completely oblivious to the fact that she was being stared at. Santana couldn't help it; it was impossible to take her eyes off the newborn for more than a few seconds at a time and when she did it was usually to close her eyes and smell her. She was very aware of how weird that looked, but she smelled so good! Sometimes she'd look over at Quinn too, and she had to smile at how peaceful her wife looked. Quinn hadn't gotten a good nights sleep in ages so Santana was hoping that Libby would sleep for a little while longer. Her phone started ringing and she answered it as quickly as she could so the sound didn't wake either of her sleeping beauties.

"Hello?"

She was whispering and looked down when Libby stirred gently in her arms.

"Hi sweetheart, how is Quinn doing?"

"Hi mom, Quinn is sleeping right now."

"Oh, the contractions aren't too bad?"

Santana realized that while she'd shared the news on twitter she'd never actually told any of her friends or family directly.

"Oh, sorry mom, I forgot to tell you! She's here! Libby is currently asleep in my arms."

Santana couldn't help but tear up a little and she could hear that her mother was as well.

"Oh baby, congratulations! I understand that you've been busy, so don't worry about it sweetie. What does she look like?"

Santana smiled down at her daughter, whose mouth was slightly open now and she looked utterly adorable.

"She's so beautiful mommy. She looks so much like Quinn. I haven't really seen her eyes yet though, they've been closed for most of the time. She's also got blonde hair, but not a lot."

"If she looks anything like Quinn then I have the most beautiful granddaughter in the world. How was the delivery?"

"Surprisingly fast. We got to the hospital around 3:30 and she arrived at 6:45. Quinn didn't want any pain relievers, and she was cursing like a sailor, but it went very well."

Maribel laughed.

"I can't even picture Quinn cursing, but I understood why she did! I originally called to tell you that we, as in me, your father and Judy, are at the airport now and we're on a flight that leaves in 30 minutes."

"That's great mom, you'll get to see her later today then! Have a safe flight and call me when you've landed."

"I will dear. Take care of your girls and give them both kisses from all of us."

Santana promised to do just that and hung up.

"Are you waking up baby?"

Her daughter was moving slightly inside her safe cocoon of blankets and her eyes were slowly fluttering open. It was just about the cutest thing Santana had ever seen in her life and she wanted to just have a camera attached to her head for the rest of her life so she could re-live these moments forever, but she doubted Quinn would let her do that. She gently stroked the soft, tiny cheek and stood up to press the nurse button.

"Baby girl, it's time to wake up."

She leaned over Quinn carefully and placed a gentle kiss on her lips, causing Quinn to stir.

"Sleeping beauty, your daughter is waking up."

Quinn yawned and opened her eyes slowly.

"Is she hungry?"

"I think so, she hasn't eaten in a little while. I already pressed the nurse button, so I'm sure Elizabeth will be here soon. Do you want to hold her?"

Quinn looked at her daughter, who looked like she could fall asleep again any second, and bit her lip slightly before shaking her head.

"No, it's okay. You hold her a little longer."

Santana sat down next to Quinn just as Elizabeth walked in.

"So the little one finally woke up did she?"

Santana smiled.

"Sort of, she's falling in and out of sleep."

"It's probably going to be like that for at least a few days. I'm sure she's hungry though, so let's feed her, shall we?"

Quinn nodded and sat up in bed as Elizabeth took the baby from Santana and handed her to Quinn, positioning her correctly after Quinn had moved her hospital gown.

"I know this is your first time so I'm going to help you until you get the hang of it. For some people it's easy, the baby just latches right now, but not for everyone. What can help is just stroking their cheeks as they have a natural instinct that when something is stroking against their cheek it means food. Just try it now."

Quinn looked down at her daughter and gently stroked her cheek, which caused Liberty to open her mouth and Quinn moved her slightly so she latched on. Liberty started sucking, but Quinn quickly pulled her away and started crying, leaving Santana worried.

"What's wrong?"

Quinn tried wiping her tears away, but more started streaming down her face.

"It hurts a lot."

Elizabeth nodded and gently stroked her arm.

"I know it does, but it will get better, you just have to get used to the feeling. Why don't you try again?"

Quinn nodded slightly and moved the baby again and Libby quickly latched on and started sucking. Quinn grimaced, but kept still.

"I don't feel anything."

Elizabeth moved Liberty gently and saw that she hadn't eaten anything.

"Let's try the other one first and if that doesn't work either we'll try a pump or something to get it started."

Quinn nodded and turned Liberty around. Same thing happened there at first, but after a few minutes she could feel some of the pressure leaving her breast.

"It's working now."

Santana let out a relieved sigh and grinned.

"Great job both of you!"

Quinn was just staring at the wall and nodded slightly while Elizabeth smiled at Santana.

"I'll leave you three alone, but just come find me if there's anything you need. And Quinn, just follow your instincts about feedings, I'm sure she'll tell you when she's hungry, but just pay attention too."

"Thank you Elizabeth."

Elizabeth patted her shoulder gently and left the three alone. Soon after Quinn noticed that Libby was asleep and she quickly held her out towards Santana, who gladly took her while Quinn buttoned up her shirt. Santana held her against her shoulder and gently burped her.

"Do you want to hold her?"

"No. You can just put her in the bassinet or something."

Santana placed the baby in her little bed and rolled it closer to Quinn's bed so they could pay attention to her before she gingerly got into bed with her wife and snuggled in.

"I'm so proud of you baby."

Quinn put her head on Santana's shoulder and closed her eyes.

"Thank you."

"My mom called while you were asleep, my parents and your mom are on a flight right now. They'll be here later today, you okay with visitors?"

"Yeah, I don't mind. Just not too many today, I'm really exhausted."

"I know baby. Hopefully we can go home either tomorrow or the day after and you can get some real sleep in your own bed."

"You have no idea how good that sounds right now."

Santana laughed and kissed Quinn's head.

"It's gonna take some getting used to, diapers and feedings and all that."

"Sure is. We'll be fine thought."

Santana yawned and nodded.

"As long as we have each other we will."

They both got as comfy as they could get and before long they were both asleep.

"Aw, they must be exhausted."

Maribel, Carlos and Judy stood in the doorway and looked at their daughters who were sound asleep in bed. They had been up a few times to feed Libby, but had managed to fall asleep between each time.

"Should we wake them?"

"Of course, I want to meet my granddaughter!"

Maribel walked over to the two with determined steps and gently woke them up.

"Hi sweetie, were here."

Santana yawned and slowly opened her eyes to look at her mother.

"Hi mommy."

"Wake up, I want to meet her!"

Quinn snuggled into Santana more.

"Only want us for the baby."

Santana grinned and hugged Quinn tightly.

"Go get us some coffee and we'll show you the baby."

Maribel rolled her eyes and took the coffees from her husband.

"Way ahead of you dear."

Santana sat up slightly and took a sip of her coffee.

"Just what I needed."

"You've been parents for less than a day and you're already lacking sleep, geesh this is going to be hard on you."

Quinn sat up too and took a sip from her own coffee.

"I've got an excuse though, I didn't get to sleep at all last night because of the contractions and I've given birth. I think we'll be just fine, she hasn't cried at all besides the moment she was born."

"Now where is she?"

Santana put her coffee on the table and got out of bed. She headed over to the plastic bassinet and gingerly picked up her daughter, kissing her nose and smiling down at her.

"There's someone here to meet you baby, they've been waiting for a very long time."

She handed her over to her mom and got back into bed. The bed was small, but they wanted to be near each other so they had managed to fit in together. The nurses weren't too happy about it, but agreed to let her be in bed with Quinn during the day as long as she slept in her own bed at night.

All of Liberty's grandparents gathered around her and gasped and smiled.

"You weren't joking sweetie, she's like an exact copy of Quinn! She is so adorable, you did so good Quinn."

Quinn smiled at her mother-in-law and nodded in agreement.

Maribel was holding the baby so Judy walked over to them and gently kissed both of their foreheads.

"She's stunning, I'm so proud of you both."

"Thanks mom."

All of them kept a light conversation going as they switched who was holding the baby until visiting hours were long over and the nurses asked them to leave. They left promising to visit the next day and both girls were happy to finally be alone again. Not that they didn't love their parents, but it was a bit too much sometimes.

"Are you ready to leave babe?"

Quinn came out of the bathroom, changed into her own clothes, and nodded.

"You have no idea. We have only been here for two days, but I'm so ready for something other than hospital food and my own bed!"

Santana grinned and kissed her cheek.

"I'm just gonna go check you out. Can you put Libby in her car seat?"

"Sure, just go so we can get out of here!"

Santana kissed Libby gently before she walked out of the room.

"Hey Santana, ready to go home?"

"You bet, Liz! I'm just going to sign us out now."

"I'll walk you to the nurse station. I need to talk to you about something; I think Quinn has the baby blues. It's nothing serious; it's just that her hormones are going back to normal and sometimes it can get a bit confusing for the body so she can go from being happy to being sad in a matter of seconds. I'm only telling you this because I've noticed that she doesn't really interact with Libby, even when she's feeding her, and she's been crying a lot. It usually doesn't last longer than a few days, but it can last up to two weeks."

Santana bit her lip.

"Will she be okay? Is there anything I can do?"

Elizabeth smiled.

"Just be a good wife and help out with the baby and she'll be fine as soon as her hormones go back to normal."

"Thank you so much for telling me. I've noticed too that she didn't want to hold Liberty and all, so I was starting to get worried, but I get it now!"

Quinn was looking down at her daughter who looked right back at her. She knew that babies were near-sighted and that her daughter couldn't actually see her, but Quinn still felt like she was looking at her and judging her.

"Your mama said that I had to put you in your car seat. I have no idea how to do that, but if I'm going to be your mom I suppose I have to learn at some point, right? It would help a lot if you cooperated with me and didn't cry or wriggle at all, just stay happy and stay still. Deal?"

The baby didn't even move so Quinn let out a sigh and picked her up, not holding her close to her at all. Liberty started stirring and Quinn panicked thinking she was going to start crying and almost dropped her, but managed to get her to her car seat and placed her there instead.

"Fuck Libby, you scared me. I thought we had a deal?"

She secured Libby and as soon as she was sure that everything was right she stepped back and waited for Santana.

"Finally! That took ages, lets go I want to go home!"

Santana frowned slightly.

"Sorry, here's your wheelchair, hospital policy."

Quinn rolled her eyes, but sat down.

"Did you secure her?"

"Yes, but you can double check it if you want to."

"It's okay, I trust you."

Santana kissed her deeply and a nurse walked into the room.

"I'm going to take you down to your car while Santana carries the baby."

Quinn smiled and said a quick thank you before closing her eyes and tried to think about happy things on her way down to the car.

"Good luck with your new baby Mrs. Fabray-Lopez!"

"Thank you very much!"

Santana grinned at her as Quinn got into the car and Santana placed Libby in the back seat, safely secured.

"Home we go!"

"Finally, I'm so sick of this place."

"I know how you feel, I've been able to walk around and do whatever I want, and I'm still sick of it."

"When are Britt and Rach coming?"

"In a few weeks. They wanted to come together and Rach is busy with work right now, so they'll come as soon as she can. I've sent them lots of pictures though, and they think she's adorable."

"I can't wait to see them again. Seems like the baby brings everyone together, even my mom seems nicer. Probably because the baby's white."

Santana laughed.

"We'll have to see what happens with our next one, especially if I'm gonna carry it."

"I've said it before and I'll say it again; she'll treat them differently. We'll just have to make sure she doesn't spend too much time alone with them."

"That probably won't be a problem, I'm sure my parents will be there most of the time."

"Good, I like them."

Santana parked in their driveway and Quinn went to unlock the house as Santana got Libby out of the car.

"I'm really tired."

"You fed her right before we left, why don't you take a nap while I go make us some lunch?"

Santana had placed Libby's car seat on the table so Quinn snaked her arms around her wife's waist and kissed her deeply. After a few minutes Santana pulled back for air and grinned at her wife.

"Wow."

Quinn leaned her forehead against Santana's and giggled.

"I love you."

"I love you so much too. Even more now after she was born, thank you for giving me a daughter."

Quinn didn't respond, instead she crashed their lips together again in a breathtaking kiss.

"Okay I think I should go to the kitchen now before we end up having sex on the floor right in front of our daughter."

Quinn laughed at how she had affected her wife and kissed her cheek before walking upstairs, leaving Santana bit flustered. Santana shook her head and smiled at her daughter.

"Your mommy's one hot lady, huh?"

Liberty just made some adorable sounds in her sleep and Santana kissed her gently before picking up her car seat and carrying her into the kitchen.

They were sitting on the couch watching TV when there was a knock on the door and Quinn stood up to answer it as Santana was holding the baby.

"Tay! Hi, it's so good to see you!"

The two hugged tightly and Taylor handed over a beautiful bouquet of flowers.

"Congratulations, mommy!"

"Thank you, they're beautiful! Come on in, San and Libby are in the living room."

Taylor happily skipped into the living room while Quinn went into the kitchen to put the flowers in a vase.

"Yo Lopez, what's up softie?"

Santana turned her head and grinned.

"Swiftie, keep it down, my kids napping!"

Taylor giggled and hugged Santana as tightly as she could without disturbing Libby.

"And hello my littlest fan! You are so adorable and you look so much like your gorgeous mommy! You're gonna be a heartbreaker when you grow up, that's for sure."

Santana grinned.

"Want to hold her?"

"You don't even have to ask, I was ready to steal her from you!"

Santana laughed and Taylor took Liberty gently and started kissing her all over her tiny face.

"I cannot get over how adorable she is. I can't believe she's only three days old or something!"

"The worst part is that I'm already telling her to stop growing. Time goes so fast and I feel like if I blink she'll suddenly be much bigger and I'm not ready for that yet. I like her like this, she sleeps a lot and eats and that's about it. She doesn't even cry."

"Lucky mommy and mama, huh Libby? You're such a good little girl."

Quinn walked into the living room with the vase and placed them on the table before sitting down on Santana's lap.

"Aren't they pretty?"

"They sure are, thanks Tay."

"You're welcome. How are you feeling Q?"

"Really weird, just a few days ago she was inside me still and now she's here and I feel like something's missing sort of, like she should still be there. And I feel super fat now that she's not there but I still have this weird tummy. It's sort of creepy. But you know, other than that I'm good."

Quinn giggled and put her head on Santana's shoulder.

"She did so good, I'm so proud of her."

"Aw, babe. I'm just happy you didn't pass out and that I didn't break your hand."

"You were pretty close, so I'm glad she came when she did."

Taylor smiled down at Libby and snuggled into her more.

"I'll be babysitting all the time, I'd even bring her on tour with me if I could."

San grinned and gently played with Libby's tiny hand.

"No thank you, we sort of like having her here! You're more than welcome to baby sit, but we'd rather have her home at the end of the day."

Taylor nuzzled with Libby's nose and smiled.

"You hear that Libs? You have to stay with your boring mommies! When you're old enough you'll get to go with me though, no worries."

Quinn, who was watching TV, rolled her eyes and smirked.

"I'm just going to pretend I didn't hear that."

"Good, we're on the same page then! Oh, she's waking up. Damn, that's the cutest thing I've ever seen, she's so much cuter than Meredith!"

Santana watched Libby as she yawned and opened her tiny eyes.

"We're wondering which eye color she'll end up with. Her donor had blue eyes, so she can have blue, green or brown."

"I think she'll have blue eyes like me!"

Quinn giggled.

"Okay Tay, we'll keep telling her that."

Tay eventually ended up staying for dinner and she was even the one who cooked for them as they were still tired, so they got some rest while the baby napped and she cooked.

Santana had gone into the kitchen to find that they were almost out of everything so she had to go to the grocery store. She hated leaving Quinn alone with the baby, but as she was the source of food they didn't have much choice, so she hurried as quickly as she could. Liberty was now three weeks old and while she was still as cute as can be she had started crying more and mostly during the night. Both girls were exhausted and tended to fall asleep as soon as Libby did, no matter what time of the day it was. They knew that they had to get some sort of routine into their lives, but they had no idea where to start. They were both walking around feeling half dead and only functioned because of the coffee they were drinking. San was unconsciously spending as much time at the grocery store as possible to have some alone time, but as soon as she walked into her house she wished she had never left in the first place. She heard crying coming from their bedroom, but it wasn't just infant screaming; it was also the distinct sound of her wife crying. Santana all but dropped the shopping bags and ran upstairs to find her wife leaning against the wall, crying, and her daughter in her bassinet, screaming. She had no idea who to console first, but as Liberty cried all the time she figured that Quinn probably needed her so she sat down next to her wife and hugged her closely.

"I'm here baby, it's okay. What's wrong?"

"She just won't shut up! I tried feeding her, but she wasn't hungry and now she just cries and cries and cries. I don't know what to do."

Santana rubbed soothing circles on her wives lower back under her shirt and gently kissed her face.

"It's okay babe, why don't you get into bed a little bit and relax and I'll try to calm her down?"

Quinn nodded and kissed Santana lightly before getting off the floor and into bed. Santana tucked her in before she picked up her crying daughter and left the room. She walked across the hall, into the nursery, and sat down in the rocking chair. Within ten minutes Liberty was calm and Santana let out a relieved sigh. She sat there with her eyes closed as she rocked her daughter to sleep and she began to think about the last three weeks and she realized that Quinn's baby blues had never really stopped. She was still gentle and loving with her, but she very rarely held Liberty, unless she was feeding her and she had even started pumping and would sometimes get Santana to feed her the bottles instead. Santana didn't have too much time to think it over though, before long she was asleep in the rocking chair.