June 25th, 2003
Words can not describe how much Ty and Alex enjoyed parenthood. Jade was such an extremely well behaved newborn. Sure she cried, but it wasn't all the time. Ty was really getting a hang of the diaper thing. Alex told him that was his job. He was getting the system down; pull diaper off, toss it in the diaper bin, swipe Jade's bum, powder it, and slid her into a clean diaper. He timed himself every time. Alex really wasn't sure that she wanted to be a mother through out the whole pregnancy, but that instant, that instant when you hold your daughter for the first time, she knew this was why she was put on this earth. Her favourite thing to do was to breastfeed Jade. It was so a personal and wonderful bonding moment for the mother and daughter.
Alex sat on the front porch in the rocking chair Ty put out there. She rocked back and forth as She fed Jade. The gorgeous angel ate with vigor. Alex smiled softly.
"This is absolutely amazing." She looked up at Ty, "I never thought It'd feel like this."
"It's certainly a beautiful sight to watch." Ty said sitting on the porch banister. Alex smiled softly.
"So, what did I say I was going to take for Maternity leave?" Alex asked putting the receiving blanket on her shoulder.
"A month." Ty said. Alex nodded as she lifted Jade up and laid her on shoulder.
"Maybe two months or three months will be better." Alex said, "I mean, I need to get back into shape and everything. I don't want to leave Jade yet just yet." Ty smiled slightly.
"You can do whatever you want to do." Ty said, "I'll cut back on my hours anyway, so I'll be home."
"Whatever you want." Alex smiled patting Jade's back. "Did you manage to catch a nap?" Ty nodded.
"Twenty minutes, but its better than none." Ty said. Alex nodded in agreement.
"Yeah. I'll probably take a nap with Jade soon. We're both pretty tired." Ale said with a slight yawn. Jade burped. Ty chuckled.
"Like father. Like daughter." He smiled.
"She certainly ate a lot." Alex said, "She's going to be a hefty little one."
"I seem to remember you're mother telling me you were big for awhile when you were a baby." Ty teased.
"Yeah well…Shut up." Alex chuckled as she got up. She carefully cradled Jade in her arms. "Give us a kiss. We're taking a nap." Ty happily obliged. He kissed Jade's fuzzy head softly and then kissed his fiancée. He smiled softly.
"Sleep tight." Alex walked inside and upstairs."
"You can sleep with Mommy, snuggle bunny." She smiled crawling into bed. She carefully placed Jade next to her. "Sleep tight. If you need me, I'll be right here." Alex rubbed Jade's belly gently as she closed her eyes. Sleep. Sleep was a precious thing when you were the parents of a newborn. Almost as soon as her head hit the pillow, Alex fell sound asleep.
* * *
Ty banged around in the kitchen. He was going to make Alex the best dinner since he proposed to her. She deserved a nice dinner. Ty poured a jar of chunky tomato sauce over the chicken. He threw on the chopped garlic on top of that. The final touch was shredded mozzarella cheese. He slid the cooking dish into the stove and put it on high.
"You're going to love this." Ty said to himself as he started to set the table. Upstairs he could hear Jade crying. Alex was obviously awake now. Ty poured a half bag of frozen carrots into the boiling water. Alex walked into the kitchen with a screaming Jade.
"You cooking?" She asked bouncing the baby. Ty nodded.
"I figured you wouldn't want to cook." He said, "Let me take her." Alex graciously handed Jade over to Ty. "Hey there, love bug." Ty grinned as he cradled his daughter. "Did you let mommy sleep some?"
"A little." Alex said sitting down in a chair. She yawned and rested her head on the table. "Babies are so tiring."
"Very much so." Ty said checking on the chicken, "But we love having you around don't we?" Jade yawned looking at her father, "I'm so glad she has you eyes."
"I guess I am too." She said.
"You have the most gorgeous eyes. They're one of the reasons why I fell in love with you." Ty said. Alex chuckled weakly.
"What else made you fall in love with me?" She asked.
"Your great flexibility in bed." He laughed. Alex chuckled.
"I'm afraid I won't be doing that anytime soon." She said. Ty shrugged.
"We got our baby. That's all I need." He winked slipping Jade into her bouncy seat.
"Gee, thanks." Alex smiled sitting up. "When do you think she'll sleep through the night?"
"In a few months probably. I don't know." He said setting the table. "Get ready for some chicken a la Ty." Alex smiled softly tickling Jade's foot.
"It sounds good. I feel like I haven't eaten in weeks." She said.
"Well, you haven't really." He said dishing up the food. Alex shrugged slightly.
"I suppose you're right." She said as Ty placed the food in front of her, "God, this looks amazing."
"Enjoy." The two of them sat there eating the wonderful dinner. They were enjoying the silence. Jade soon closed her blue eyes and fell fast asleep.
July 9th, 2003
Alex ran the soft brush over Jade's curls. The baby cooed at her mother. Alex kissed Jade's pudgy cheek softly as she tied the silk bonnet on her head.
"You look pretty as a picture, little one." Alex smiled. She picked up Jade and smoothed out her silky white dress. She was going to be baptized today and Kim and Jimmy were going to be named her godparents. Ty dressed in his Sunday's best.
"You two girls all ready?" He asked. Alex smiled holding u Jade. "Oh yes, you certainly are ready."
"Doesn't she look adorable?" Alex smiled. Ty walked up to them and smiled.
"Almost as gorgeous as her mother." Ty leaned down and kissed Alex softly.
"Hmmmm, she's prettier than I." Alex chuckled, "Are Jimmy and Kim here?"
"Yeah, they're shooting daggers at each other." Ty smiled leading his girls down stairs. Sure, enough they were all there with Joey. The child was going from seat to seat making sure each parent got enough of him until Jimmy told him to sit on his lap. Kim frowned deepened until she saw Jade.
"Oh doesn't she look darling." Kim said as she got up, "Makes you think about having another one."
"God help us." Jimmy muttered. Kim shot him a look.
"Let's go to the church." Ty said trying not to let anything get heated in her. Kim smiled gratefully.
"Let's go." She said.
* * *
Alex sat down in the front pew holding Jade as Ty talked to the priest. Kim sat next to Alex.
"May I hold her?" She asked softly. Alex nodded and handed the baby to Kim. Kim smiled softly cradling the baby. "You're so lucky, Alex. You really need to cherish these moments. They don't last that long." Alex sighed softly and nodded.
"It's already going way too fast." She said, "But Ty and Alex already have four photo albums full." Alex chuckled softly. Kim nodded.
"That's the best. You'll never forget these days. You'll forget about the lack of sleep and the screams as soon as she tarts kindergarten and you wonder where all the time has gone." Kim said. Alex sighed softly.
"You're getting me really excited for this parenthood thing." She winked.
"Sorry." Kim said as the Priest waved them up to the altar. He gave all the introductions as Jade was handed back to Alex. The organ began to play beautiful music as the priest read from a slip of paper in front of him. Alex smiled proudly. He filled a goblet up with water.
"Hand the baby over to her godparents." He said. Alex kissed Jade and handed her to Jimmy. "James Doherty and Kimberly Zambargo, do you accept the responsibility of being this child's god parents?"
"I do." Jimmy nodded.
"Of course." Kim smiled softly. The priest poured the water on Jade's head. She fussed slightly.
"I here by christen Jade Olivia Davis a member of the Protestant Church." He said. "Let us pray." They all bowed their heads as he recited a prayer. Alex's heart thumped in her chest. Her baby was christened.
"Amen." Alex whispered. Ty smiled at Alex.
"I guess, this means we need to come to church more often." Ty said, taking Jade. Alex laughed softly.
"Yeah, Maybe."
Note: Okay, I know that's not how christenings go, but I've never seen one before and I just wanted to get a point across. Just wanted to make Jimmy and Kim officially Jade's Godparents. SO, don't make fun of me LOL