Chapter 13
A few minutes later, I was wheeled into recovery and Shawn was able to take the baby out to meet her grandparents who had been waiting anxiously outside. Hope, Bo, Kate and my Dad were there. He came out of the operating room and declared, "Here she is." Hope cried tears of joy. They all walked to the nursery where a nurse took her to be bathed, weighed, measured, footprinted and whatever else they do with newborns. When she was all cleaned up, the nurse brought her in to see me. The grandparents had gone home by then. After Shawn saw them off, he came up to visit us. "Hey Perfect Girl, how are you feeling?" He asked as he walked through the door. "Shawn, you have no idea how happy I am that we finally have a healthy baby. I have been worrying for the last nine months and now she's finally here. I still can't believe that I can hold her in my arms. It's a dream come true." Shawn smiled at me and looked down at his daughter. "She's perfect, just like her mom. Her grandparents asked me what we're going to name their granddaughter." I thought for a minute, "Do you remember, the night your great-Gran died, I said that if we had a little girl, we could name her Alice? Well, what do you think of that?" Shawn looking up at me with tears in his eyes. "Alice Brady . . . I like that. I think Great Gran would be very proud to have her great great granddaughter be her namesake. What about a middle name for her?" "Well, you were named after your grandfathers. Why don't we continue the tradition and name her Alice Hope?" I suggested. "Your mom has been so wonderful through everything we've dealt with and we've been hoping for a healthy baby, it just seems right." Shawn took the baby out of my arms. He held her up and asked, "What do you think? Do you like your name; Alice Hope Brady?" She breathed a contented sigh as an answer to Shawn's question. "I guess that's a yes."
The next day, Alice and I had many visitors, Sami, Brady and Chloe, Mimi and Rex, my dad and Kate and Hope and Bo. After Shawn's parents arrived, I handed the baby to Hope and said, "I'd like to introduce you to your granddaughter, Alice Hope Brady." "We figured that our daughter needed to be named after strong, wonderful women in our lives." Explained Shawn. Hope's eyes welled up, "Thank you." "No, thank you." I started, "You were there to help me, help us, through some really tough times. You gave me hope that everything would turn out fine in the end and you were right. I'll always be grateful to you for that." Hope handed Alice to Bo and hugged me.
Two weeks later was Mother's Day. In contrast to last year, I was so excited that I could barely stand it. Shawn surprised me with breakfast in bed. He served it to me with Alice in her Baby Bjorn carrier on his chest. She was unimpressed with the whole idea of Mother's Day; she slept through the entire breakfast. When I was finished, Shawn and Alice disappeared from the room. A minute later they came in with 2 presents. He handed me the baby and then the larger of the two gifts. "This one Alice picked out." He declared. I opened the box and found a gift certificate for a day at favorite spa. "Alice figured that Mommy deserved a day of pampering." I looked down at my sleeping daughter and whispered, "thank you Alice." Shawn then handed me the other box. "And this one's from me." Inside were two new charms for my charm bracelet. The first one was a silhouette of a little girl's head with "Alice Hope Brady, May 1, 2006" engraved on it. The second charm was a flower bouquet with 2006 engraved on it. "So you'll always remember your first Mother's Day as a mom." He said with a kiss. "It's wonderful. I couldn't ask for a better Mother's Day. I have a marvelous husband and a precious baby girl. My life is perfect."
The End.
A/N Well I hope you liked my story. Let me know what you thought (
A few minutes later, I was wheeled into recovery and Shawn was able to take the baby out to meet her grandparents who had been waiting anxiously outside. Hope, Bo, Kate and my Dad were there. He came out of the operating room and declared, "Here she is." Hope cried tears of joy. They all walked to the nursery where a nurse took her to be bathed, weighed, measured, footprinted and whatever else they do with newborns. When she was all cleaned up, the nurse brought her in to see me. The grandparents had gone home by then. After Shawn saw them off, he came up to visit us. "Hey Perfect Girl, how are you feeling?" He asked as he walked through the door. "Shawn, you have no idea how happy I am that we finally have a healthy baby. I have been worrying for the last nine months and now she's finally here. I still can't believe that I can hold her in my arms. It's a dream come true." Shawn smiled at me and looked down at his daughter. "She's perfect, just like her mom. Her grandparents asked me what we're going to name their granddaughter." I thought for a minute, "Do you remember, the night your great-Gran died, I said that if we had a little girl, we could name her Alice? Well, what do you think of that?" Shawn looking up at me with tears in his eyes. "Alice Brady . . . I like that. I think Great Gran would be very proud to have her great great granddaughter be her namesake. What about a middle name for her?" "Well, you were named after your grandfathers. Why don't we continue the tradition and name her Alice Hope?" I suggested. "Your mom has been so wonderful through everything we've dealt with and we've been hoping for a healthy baby, it just seems right." Shawn took the baby out of my arms. He held her up and asked, "What do you think? Do you like your name; Alice Hope Brady?" She breathed a contented sigh as an answer to Shawn's question. "I guess that's a yes."
The next day, Alice and I had many visitors, Sami, Brady and Chloe, Mimi and Rex, my dad and Kate and Hope and Bo. After Shawn's parents arrived, I handed the baby to Hope and said, "I'd like to introduce you to your granddaughter, Alice Hope Brady." "We figured that our daughter needed to be named after strong, wonderful women in our lives." Explained Shawn. Hope's eyes welled up, "Thank you." "No, thank you." I started, "You were there to help me, help us, through some really tough times. You gave me hope that everything would turn out fine in the end and you were right. I'll always be grateful to you for that." Hope handed Alice to Bo and hugged me.
Two weeks later was Mother's Day. In contrast to last year, I was so excited that I could barely stand it. Shawn surprised me with breakfast in bed. He served it to me with Alice in her Baby Bjorn carrier on his chest. She was unimpressed with the whole idea of Mother's Day; she slept through the entire breakfast. When I was finished, Shawn and Alice disappeared from the room. A minute later they came in with 2 presents. He handed me the baby and then the larger of the two gifts. "This one Alice picked out." He declared. I opened the box and found a gift certificate for a day at favorite spa. "Alice figured that Mommy deserved a day of pampering." I looked down at my sleeping daughter and whispered, "thank you Alice." Shawn then handed me the other box. "And this one's from me." Inside were two new charms for my charm bracelet. The first one was a silhouette of a little girl's head with "Alice Hope Brady, May 1, 2006" engraved on it. The second charm was a flower bouquet with 2006 engraved on it. "So you'll always remember your first Mother's Day as a mom." He said with a kiss. "It's wonderful. I couldn't ask for a better Mother's Day. I have a marvelous husband and a precious baby girl. My life is perfect."
The End.
A/N Well I hope you liked my story. Let me know what you thought (