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Regina hadn't taken her eyes off Heidi since they'd been home, she watched her every move, allowing her to sleep snuggled up in her arms, even when she was passed over for their friends and family to hold, she was right there with them making sure that they were holding her daughter correctly.

Now everyone had gone home and it was getting late, Regina was half laid on the couch with their little girl resting on her chest. Robin came in from clearing the kitchen and watched as her eyes struggled to keep open, he shook his head, he knew she was exhausted, she needed to sleep, she'd barely had any since their baby was born a few days prior. It was their first day home and he hoped that she would sleep better in her own bed.

Moving over to them he bent down, ruining his fingers gently through Regina's hair, "hey you."

A smile played on her lips as she fully opened her eyes to look at him, reaching out the hand that wasn't supporting Heidi to brush over his cheek, "hello."

"How about we get you into bed?" he suggested, he knew she would be more comfortable there, "maybe you could have a shower or something, or a bath even, I know you were saying you were aching."

"That sounds like heaven, but Heidi..."

"I can take her, I'll sit in the bathroom with you," he chuckled, knowing that Regina would not enjoy her soak if she couldn't see her daughter and know if she was alright.

She looked to contemplate the idea for a moment before nodding, "yes please."

"Come on then," he carefully lifted their baby into his arms, cradling her head gently, she remained asleep as her little hand reached for his shirt.

Regina slowly stood from the couch, groaning at the ache in her lower muscles, she reached for Robin's upper arm, holding onto him as they slowly moved towards the stairs, but she stopped at the bottom, he glanced at her and saw a look pass over her face, she couldn't get up them. "Wait here, I'll just put her in her crib for a moment okay?"

She nodded reluctantly, he could see that she didn't really want them to have to do that, but it was unavoidable if she wanted to get upstairs without damaging herself.

He headed up, leaving her holding to the banister at the bottom as he moved into their bedroom and laid their daughter down in the crib, brushing his finger gently over her cheek before heading back down to Regina. "Put your arms around me," he instructed as he scooped her up bridal style, her arms wrapped around his neck as she rested her face in the crook of his neck, he felt her press a light kiss there and grinned, turning to kiss the top of her head. "Hopefully this bath will make you feel a bit better."

"I hope so," she nodded, closing her eyes as they reached the top and Robin headed to the bathroom allowing her to perch on the toilet as he ran the bath for her, "Robin, go get Heidi."

"Okay," he moved back into the bedroom and found the wicker bassinet that had been Regina's when she was a baby, it was lined with blankets and Robin figured that their little girl would probably sleep more soundly in there, it would also mean that Regina would have peace of mind that she was there with them and not in the bedroom, even if they had a baby monitor, she didn't want to leave her alone.

He looked down into the crib seeing blue eyes staring back at him, curiously watching, "hello little madam," he grinned reaching down and lifting her out, "did you have a nice sleep?" He asked gently rubbing her tummy as she kicked her little legs, her tiny hands grabbing at his top. His daughter was more beautiful than anything he had ever seen, "shall we go find mommy? Hmm?"

Chuckling he picked up a grey rabbit and placed it in the bassinet, he carried it on his arm as he cradled his daughter and made his way to the bathroom, "look who's awake."

"She is? Aww, look at you my beautiful girl," Regina cooed, stroking her fingers gently through the dark spiky hair on top of their daughter's head.

Heidi wasn't really a crier, she did cry sometimes, but seemingly she was more curious about things than scared. "Are you going to get in then?"

"Yes," Regina nodded as she stood and slipped out of the slacks and baggy jumper she was wearing before testing the water with her fingertips and climbing in, wincing as she did so, but as soon as the water surrounded her she let out a contented moan, "this is nice," she breathed, closing her eyes as she moved her hands through the water, swishing it around gently.

Robin grinned at her, almost seeing the tension slip away as she relaxed into the warmth, he carried on rocking Heidi as he sat down on the stool that was beside the tub, she was cooing in his arms as she looked around. "Do you know what else I think you need?"

"Chocolate?" she smirked, running her fingers over her skin.

"As well as chocolate?"

"What?" Regina yawned.

"A massage."

"God yes," she hummed, turning her head to look at him, clearly aware that Heidi was now fussing in his arms, little cries falling from her lips, "I think she's hungry," Regina sighed closing her eyes and moving to get out of the bath.

"Don't get out," he shook his head, she'd only just got in and he knew she was exhausted, "you pumped some milk earlier, I'll go warm it…"

"That's for if you need it in the night, I'm fine getting out…"

"Regina stay there," he instructed before carefully undoing the poppers on the front of their daughter's onesie and taking off her diaper.

"What are you doing?" Regina sat up, staring at him in confusion.

"Drain a little of the water," he told her, he'd been reading anything he could get his hands on about babies and knew that this could be something they could try, it would mean that Regina wouldn't have to sacrifice her bath time. If he were being honest the look on his girlfriend's face told him that she wasn't sure about this, "Gina, do you want to try it?"

"Yes," she whispered, reaching out and taking Heidi from his arms, gently cradling her, the crying stopped immediately as her blue eyes widened at the feeling of her feet being submerged in the water, that was the only part of her that was as Regina had drained a lot of it so there was just enough for her not to get too cold, "hi baby," Regina smiled, "are you hungry, hmm?" She lifted her a tad higher so the baby could latch on and she did, her little fists were balling up against Regina's skin as she fed, sucking hungrily.

The mother closed her eyes and ran her hand gently up and down their little girl's back, "are you okay with her?"

"I'm fine," she grinned, chuckling at the slurping noise Heidi was making, "someone is very hungry."

"How does it feel?" Robin asked as he stroked Regina's shoulder.

"I don't know how to explain it, just knowing that she relies on me for so much is scary, but it's amazing at the same time."

"Does it hurt?"

"Maybe a little at first, but I think we've got the hang of it now, haven't we sweetheart," Regina lightly sprinkled some water over Heidi causing her once closed eyes to open as she wriggled little fingers grasping at her mother's chest.

Robin reached over and found Heidi's hand, allowing the baby to hold onto his finger as she continued to feed, "you're a natural mother," he grinned, kissing Regina's temple gently, "you're just so perfect with her," he stated in awe as their little girl slowed in her slurping, before her mouth slipped from her mother and her eyes remained closed, "is she asleep?" Robin chuckled as he leant closer to look at her.

"I think she might be," Regina giggled, "can you take her for me? You'll need to burp her."

"Yeah, sure," he lifted the baby from her, carefully wrapping her in a cuddly towel, "how about I take her and get her settled and you can finish off your bath?"

"That sounds wonderful," she nodded, leaning back in the tub as she turned the water back on, filling it with warmth and lavender oil. Robin cast her one last smile before heading back to the bedroom carefully burping Heidi how he had been taught to in the prenatal class.

Once she was settled and asleep in her cot beside their bed, he decided to go and check up on Regina, pushing the bathroom door open he found her with her eyes closed and moved over to her, "Gina."

"Hmm," she opened her eyes sleepily and looked at him.

"Let's get you to bed shall we," he grinned, tucking her damp curls behind her ear as he reached into the tub and scooped her out, knowing that everything she would need to get ready for bed would be in their en-suite bathroom.

"Is she sleeping?" Regina asked as she grabbed a towel and draped it over herself.

"Yep, hopefully, you'll be able to rest, I promise I'll do the night feeds."

"No, Robin, we said we'd alternate…"

"Regina, you need to sleep and you pumped enough milk, I might as well use it."

"It isn't fair on you Robin."

"I want to do it, so would you stop being stubborn already," he shook his head, he didn't want her having to do all the work, Heidi was their daughter and he wanted to be able to do his part, he also needed to look after Regina, he didn't want to risk her getting ill because of exhaustion and he knew that was where it would lead if she was watching out for Heidi 24/7.

Robin knew she was rolling her eyes at him as she huffed, "fine, but I'm still going to wake up when she cries, so I don't see the difference between me doing them…"

"Regina…"

"Fine," she chuckled, "now will you put me down so I can go get ready and then climb into my amazing bed for the first time in like 5 days."

"I think I can manage that," he grinned, placing her down before moving over to the crib and looking at his daughter who was sleeping peacefully. Regina glanced at her, just to check if she was okay before going to the bathroom with a pair of pyjamas to get ready.

Robin climbed into his side of the bed and waited for her to come and join him, he couldn't wait to just hold her in his arms, they'd been sleeping apart whilst she had been in hospital, they had kept her in longer than they thought for observation, so Robin had been going home, it had felt weird being in their house without her, so in the end he ended up back in his old room at his parent's place.

He saw the bathroom light flick off and she came out, running a comb through her hair as she sat down on the bed, letting out a sigh as she did, before fully getting under the covers and flicking off the bedside lamp, "god I love this bed," she breathed, snuggling into her pillow as she moved into his arms.

"I missed being able to hold you at night and know that you're safe in my arms, I hated leaving you in the hospital, it just felt so wrong."

She smiled and pressed her lips gently against his, "I love you so much and I promise you won't have to sleep without me again."

"Ever?"

"Well, maybe when I'm in the hospital after our next baby," she stated seriously.

Robin's eyes widened, "next baby? We just had one."

She let out a loud giggle and rested her forehead against his, "gotcha."

"Not funny," he chuckled as he wrapped his arms around her, holding her against him.

"I know, we need to wait at least another month…"

"Seriously, stop messing."

"I'm sorry, it's just too funny," she laughed, kissing him playfully before turning in his arms and reaching out to the crib, her hand slipping through the wooden slats to brush her fingers gently over Heidi's, the sleeping baby responded by wrapping hers around one of her mommy's. "I love her more than I have ever loved anything," she whispered.

"Me too," Robin agreed as he buried his face in Regina's hair, spooning her back, she threaded the fingers on her other hand with his.

"We are the perfect little family," Regina breathed, "you two are everything to me. I just can't wait to see her grow up, I keep imagining what she will look like when she's older, will her hair be curly like mine or straight like yours? We already know she has your dimples and your eyes…"

"She has your nose."

"How can you tell?" Regina chuckled, "her nose is so small."

"I just know she's gonna be a mini you with blue eyes."

"I think so," Regina smiled, having to let go of her daughter's hand because of the ache beginning in her arm.

Robin heard her yawn and sighed, "go to sleep," he kissed her shoulder lightly as he cuddled her, "something tells me we're going to need as much of it as we can get."

"I think you might be right."