February 4th, 2002
Dave quickly jumped out of the car and ran to the backdoor. He opened it and smiled brightly as Randi holding a small pink bundle stepped out. Randi had a permanent smile on her face.
"Do you need help?" He asked. Randi shook her head.
"just get the diaper bag." She said stepping over a snow pile. Randi hasn't taken her eyes off of her daughter since they were loaded into the back seat. She still couldn't believe this beautiful creature was hers. Ireland open her eyes as Randi walked up the steps. The tiny newborn yawned. Randi chuckled softly as Dave unlocked the door.
"Here we are." Dave smiled softly as his girls walked into the apartment.
"lookie Ireland, this is your home." Randi smiled holding the baby up. Dave quickly wen tinto the diaper bag an dpulle dut a camera. He had to take a picture of his daughters first view of her home. Randi took the pink blanket off of her daughter. Ireland was wearing the pink jumper that said 'My daddy is a hot doctor' on it...of course, Dave bought it.
"Smile, Land." Dave focused the camera on the brown eyed beauty and snapped off a picture. Randi chuckled softly and walked to the nursery.
"And this Miss Ireland, Is your bedroom." Randi smiled walking around the room showing her daughter the pink and yellow nursery. The baby yawned again. "I think we should lay you down in your nice new crib." Randi pulled back the pink with yellow trim comforter and carefully placed the baby down and covered her back up. Dave leaned over and took another picture.
Randi and Dave leaned over the edge and watched Ireland's eyes grow heavy. Their new born daughter soon fell asleep. Randi smiled happily as Dave caressed Ireland's cheek softly.
"Can you believe this, Randi?" He asked softly, "We made this. Our love made such a beautiful human being."
"It's amazing." Randi smiled softly, "She's so perfect."
"She's so asleep." Dave chuckled. "You should go get some rest, Randi." She nodded slowly.
"I have to work on my wedding dress." She said shutting off the light that sat on Ireland's dresser. Dave chuckled.
"You have a couple months until the wedding." Dave said leading her to the bedroom.
"I know, but it takes awhile to make a wedding dress." She said walking into the bedroom. All the material for the dress was already strewn about the room. scetches were pinned next to her dummy.
"Randi, we just brought Ireland home. You need to rest while you can." He said leading her to the bed. Randi smiled and crawled in. She moaned with comfort.
"This is so much better than the hospital bed." Randi said snuggling into the bed. Dave crawled into the bed and pulled Randi close. Before they knew it, they were sound asleep.
* * *
Randi was jolted awake from her sound sleep by the piercing screams of her daughter. She glanced at Dave who was still fast asleep. Randi groaned slightly and got up.She shuffled sluggishly into the nursery. Ireland's screams pierced Randi's eardrum. "Momma's here, Ireland." Randi said sleepily as she scooped up the screaming baby, "Shhh. What's wrong my love?" Randi sat down on the rocking chair. Ireland soon calmed down as Randi held her close.
"Are you hungry, Sweetheart?" Randi cradled the baby in her arm as she unbuttoned her shirt. Randi bit her lip. She had only breastfed Ireland once and that was with the help of Abby. "Be kind to Mommy." She said softly as she put her nipple into the baby's mouth. Ireland quickly latched on.
Randi smiled slightly and almost started to cry. Breast feeding was the most amazing experience. it was something only she and Ireland could share together. Something they could bond over. Randi was feeding this child...She was giving this child the nutrients to live on.
"lucky Ireland." Dave smiled standing in the doorway. Randi looked up and chuckled.
"She was hungry." She stated.
"You look so gorgeous feeding her." Dave whispered moving next to the rocking chair. "When are you going to tell your grandmother?" Randi sighed heavily.
"Idon't know..."
"Do you think youre parents would want to know?" Dave asked. Randi sighed again.
"Maybe, but I doubt I could find them. Last time I saw them was Christmas '86 and they were going on an African Safari." Randi sighed. She never had a good relationship with her parents. they shipped her off to live with her grandmother when she was twelve because they couldn't handle a rowdy daughter. Randi watched Ireland eat, "I'm going to be a better parent than they were."
"You already are a better parent then they were." Dave stated. Randi looked at him.
"And what about your mother?" She asked. Dave chuckled softly.
"Put one of the photos the hospital took of Ireland and a small note saying suprise in an envelope and sent it to her." He smiled. Randi clicked her tongue.
"Shame on you, David Malucci." Randi chuckled.
"I don't care what our families think or say, Rands. This is my family now." Dave said, "You, me, and Ireland." Randi smiled.
"it's the best family I could ever be a part of." She said laying a receiving blanket on Dave's shoulder, "And you Daddy get to burp your daughter."
"It'll be my pleasure." He chuckled taking Ireland from Randi as she covered herself back up. Dave laid his daughter on his shoulder and gently patted her back, "You've made me the happiest man on Earth. I have everything I want."
"So, you dont want me to order pizza?" Randi chuckled
"I didn't say that now." Dave smiled as Ireland burped. They both chuckled softly. They were an actual family. They were parents and they were going to try their hardest to be the best parents in the world.
Dave quickly jumped out of the car and ran to the backdoor. He opened it and smiled brightly as Randi holding a small pink bundle stepped out. Randi had a permanent smile on her face.
"Do you need help?" He asked. Randi shook her head.
"just get the diaper bag." She said stepping over a snow pile. Randi hasn't taken her eyes off of her daughter since they were loaded into the back seat. She still couldn't believe this beautiful creature was hers. Ireland open her eyes as Randi walked up the steps. The tiny newborn yawned. Randi chuckled softly as Dave unlocked the door.
"Here we are." Dave smiled softly as his girls walked into the apartment.
"lookie Ireland, this is your home." Randi smiled holding the baby up. Dave quickly wen tinto the diaper bag an dpulle dut a camera. He had to take a picture of his daughters first view of her home. Randi took the pink blanket off of her daughter. Ireland was wearing the pink jumper that said 'My daddy is a hot doctor' on it...of course, Dave bought it.
"Smile, Land." Dave focused the camera on the brown eyed beauty and snapped off a picture. Randi chuckled softly and walked to the nursery.
"And this Miss Ireland, Is your bedroom." Randi smiled walking around the room showing her daughter the pink and yellow nursery. The baby yawned again. "I think we should lay you down in your nice new crib." Randi pulled back the pink with yellow trim comforter and carefully placed the baby down and covered her back up. Dave leaned over and took another picture.
Randi and Dave leaned over the edge and watched Ireland's eyes grow heavy. Their new born daughter soon fell asleep. Randi smiled happily as Dave caressed Ireland's cheek softly.
"Can you believe this, Randi?" He asked softly, "We made this. Our love made such a beautiful human being."
"It's amazing." Randi smiled softly, "She's so perfect."
"She's so asleep." Dave chuckled. "You should go get some rest, Randi." She nodded slowly.
"I have to work on my wedding dress." She said shutting off the light that sat on Ireland's dresser. Dave chuckled.
"You have a couple months until the wedding." Dave said leading her to the bedroom.
"I know, but it takes awhile to make a wedding dress." She said walking into the bedroom. All the material for the dress was already strewn about the room. scetches were pinned next to her dummy.
"Randi, we just brought Ireland home. You need to rest while you can." He said leading her to the bed. Randi smiled and crawled in. She moaned with comfort.
"This is so much better than the hospital bed." Randi said snuggling into the bed. Dave crawled into the bed and pulled Randi close. Before they knew it, they were sound asleep.
* * *
Randi was jolted awake from her sound sleep by the piercing screams of her daughter. She glanced at Dave who was still fast asleep. Randi groaned slightly and got up.She shuffled sluggishly into the nursery. Ireland's screams pierced Randi's eardrum. "Momma's here, Ireland." Randi said sleepily as she scooped up the screaming baby, "Shhh. What's wrong my love?" Randi sat down on the rocking chair. Ireland soon calmed down as Randi held her close.
"Are you hungry, Sweetheart?" Randi cradled the baby in her arm as she unbuttoned her shirt. Randi bit her lip. She had only breastfed Ireland once and that was with the help of Abby. "Be kind to Mommy." She said softly as she put her nipple into the baby's mouth. Ireland quickly latched on.
Randi smiled slightly and almost started to cry. Breast feeding was the most amazing experience. it was something only she and Ireland could share together. Something they could bond over. Randi was feeding this child...She was giving this child the nutrients to live on.
"lucky Ireland." Dave smiled standing in the doorway. Randi looked up and chuckled.
"She was hungry." She stated.
"You look so gorgeous feeding her." Dave whispered moving next to the rocking chair. "When are you going to tell your grandmother?" Randi sighed heavily.
"Idon't know..."
"Do you think youre parents would want to know?" Dave asked. Randi sighed again.
"Maybe, but I doubt I could find them. Last time I saw them was Christmas '86 and they were going on an African Safari." Randi sighed. She never had a good relationship with her parents. they shipped her off to live with her grandmother when she was twelve because they couldn't handle a rowdy daughter. Randi watched Ireland eat, "I'm going to be a better parent than they were."
"You already are a better parent then they were." Dave stated. Randi looked at him.
"And what about your mother?" She asked. Dave chuckled softly.
"Put one of the photos the hospital took of Ireland and a small note saying suprise in an envelope and sent it to her." He smiled. Randi clicked her tongue.
"Shame on you, David Malucci." Randi chuckled.
"I don't care what our families think or say, Rands. This is my family now." Dave said, "You, me, and Ireland." Randi smiled.
"it's the best family I could ever be a part of." She said laying a receiving blanket on Dave's shoulder, "And you Daddy get to burp your daughter."
"It'll be my pleasure." He chuckled taking Ireland from Randi as she covered herself back up. Dave laid his daughter on his shoulder and gently patted her back, "You've made me the happiest man on Earth. I have everything I want."
"So, you dont want me to order pizza?" Randi chuckled
"I didn't say that now." Dave smiled as Ireland burped. They both chuckled softly. They were an actual family. They were parents and they were going to try their hardest to be the best parents in the world.