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Gina woke up to Skylar fussing on the baby monitor. "Please go back to sleep." She mumbled. The fussing turned into crying, Gina slowly sat up. "Ok i'm up. Mommy's coming." Gina checked her phone 3:00 am. She sighed, her phone lit up with a reminder, she smiled and went to go check on her daughter. Gina went into the nursery "you're an early riser today baby girl." she lifted Skylar out of the bassinet and into her arms.
Gina sat down in the rocking chair, pulled a part of her shirt down, and held the baby close to her chest, the crying stopped. "That's my girl." she smiled at her daughter, Skylar's tiny hand grabbed her finger. "I love you so much." a few minutes later Skylar was done Gina shifted her to her shoulder to burp her. A few minutes pass and Skylar still wouldn't burp, she was crying. "I know your tummy hurts, I know. You have to burp kiddo."
Gina stood up. "Would it help if we walked around? Let's try it."
Gina started pacing around the nursery patting the baby's back. "Shh. it's ok Mommy's here, Mommy's got you."
It took a little bit but Skylar burped and spit up. "Good girl! That feels so much better doesn't it?"
Gina grabbed the little yellow blanket she knitted and swaddled the baby up in it. "Are you a month old today? Yeah?" Gina smiled she really couldn't believe it, Skylar was a month old already it was pretty amazing, time somehow had flown by but it also felt like everything was happening in slow motion. Skylar fell asleep a little later, and Gina put her in the bassinet. An hour later she was crying again Gina started to get up, EJ sat up and kissed her on the forehead. "I got this, go back to sleep."
"Thank you."
"She's a month old today." EJ smiled "I know, where did the time go?" Gina wondered "I should probably go check on her" EJ said moving towards the nursery. "Do you think she's up for the day?" Gina asked "probably. She's always been an early riser." EJ pointed out. "It's 4:00 in the morning." Gina sighed "she's only a month old, it will get better with time." EJ said "hopefully."
A few hours later Gina woke up and got dressed. The paused and looked at herself in the mirror, she looked like a wreck honesty, but then again so did EJ.
Skylar was only a month old and not even close to sleeping through the night yet. Gina lifted up her shirt and lighty ran her fingers over the scar across her belly, she would have the scar forever a reminder of what she went though to have Skylar.
It wasn't fully faded yet, it was a sunset pink color but it had faded some when Gina was first recovering the scar had been bright red. For a while Gina had really hated her scar until EJ pointed out that it showed what she went through made her stronger, so now she was kind of ok with it. Gina looked at her reflection "ok, i'm ready." Gina grabbed her dance shoes and went into the basement where the dance studio was. "G." EJ was at the top of the stairs "remember-
"Don't push myself too hard I know." Gina rolled her eyes and smiled "break a leg superstar." EJ smiled
"I'll try." Gina smiled heading in. Gina set up the speakers and did some stretching to warm up, soon she was ready. Truthfully she had been dreading this moment a little what if she forgot how to dance? But she had to push on, she had to try. Gina started to dance, soon her body took over and she was dancing without thinking, moving to the music her body flowing with energy at every turn. She felt so free. Gina didn't know how long she danced for but she fell to the floor gasping for breath when she was done.
Gina was covered in sweat, EJ was by her side. "How did you get down here so fast?"
"I filmed it. This was a really big moment for you." Gina laughed then she started crying. She was feeling a million emotions at once, happiness, exhaustion, relief "Babe what's wrong?"
"I was worried that I wouldn't remember how to dance…"
"Really?"
"This is first time I've taken a break from it, I love it so much I was so worried I would lose it…"
EJ wrapped his arms around his wife. "You've been dancing since before you could walk, it's pretty much in your DNA I don't think you could ever lose it. Can I say that you absolutely dusted that stage today?"
Gina laughed "I haven't heard that one in a while."
EJ kissed her on the forehead. "Your amazing G. I hope you see that."
A FEW MONTHS LATER…
Skylar was now 12 months old. "Are you sure she's ready for this?" EJ asked, "only one way to find out." Gina said she was holding Skylar's hands. "Ok Sky ready to walk to daddy?"
Gina let go of Skylar's hands, Skylar took a step forward and didn't fall so she started walking to EJ. "you can do it" EJ smiled he opened his arms and Skylar walked right to him. EJ picked her up and kissed her on the cheek. "You took your first steps! Good job baby girl!."
"You did it!" Gina smiled sitting down beside EJ. "good job Skylar."
I know this chapter went everywhere, but I thought it would be fun to have Gina start dancing again and then Skylar taking her first steps in the same chapter. I hope y'all enjoyed it:) Also if three is anything you want to see let me know, I'm getting to the homestretch soon. The last chapter is coming out today so if there is anything you want to see or have questions, comments or suggestions on let me know! I love getting feedback!
Also shoutout to Sofia Wyile who is in the school for good and evil movie on Netflix she KILLED it! she's so amazing
