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Everything's gonna be allright
Rock-a-bye, rock-a-bye
Everything's gonna be allright
Rock-a-bye, rock-a-bye
Rock-a-bye
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Prue woke up in the middle of the night to Aviva's cries. Yawning, she rolled over and reached into the cradle to comfort the baby.
"Come here, sweetheart," she said, pulling the baby out of her cradle. Aviva stopped crying once she was held. "There, that's better," Prue said.
Now fully awake, Prue sat up and started stroking her daughter's tiny body soothingly. The baby gurgled and reached her arms up toward Prue's face.
Prue smiled and held Aviva closer. "We all had a big day, didn't we, Ava? So what did you think of your Aunt Paige? Did you like her?"
Aviva cooed.
"Yeah," Prue said, "I did, too." She paused. "This isn't going to be easy, is it?" she asked the infant. "I like her, and so do your other aunts. But accepting her as a sister... I don't know, baby. It's going to take a while. Do you think we can do it?"
The baby yawned, and shifted in her mother's arms. Prue decided to take this as a yes.
"My thoughts exactly," she said, kissing Aviva, who cooed happily.
Prue looked up as an exhausted-looking Piper and Phoebe slipped in.
"Hey, Ava, we thought we heard you up," Piper said cheerfully.
Prue clicked her tongue guiltily. "Sorry, guys. I put the cradle in here so she wouldn't wake you up, but I guess my room isn't exactly soundproof, either."
"Don't worry about it, honey," Phoebe replied, stifling a yawn. "She's our neice, we want to help take care of her." She and Piper each plopped down on either side of Prue.
"Besides, you've got to be way more tired than we are," Piper added. She reached over to caress her tiny neice. "Maybe you should let her sleep in the crib in the nursery."
Prue shook her head. "If I did that, you'd both be up even more."
"That's exactly our point," Phoebe replied.
"Prue, when you got pregnant we told you we'd help you," Piper reminded her. "You don't have to do this on your own."
"I know," Prue said. "And I love you both for it, and so does Ava."
"So then put her in the nursery at night," Phoebe suggested. "You're exhausted. Why should you be the only waking up every five minutes when me and Piper are both here?"
Again, Prue just shook her head. "I can't. It's not just that I don't want to wake you up, or that I want to do this on my own, because I admit that I need your support, more than either of you can know. I just... I like having her here with me. I like being able to look over and watch her sleep. And I like the fact that I don't have to move too much or even get out of bed in order to get her when she wakes up."
Piper and Phoebe laughed.
"Okay, so maybe we can understand that last part," Phoebe said.
Prue rolled her eyes. "Very funny."
Piper leaned over to kiss her sister. "We're just worried about you, sweetie. The last time you had a full night's sleep was months before she was born. Why don't you take the day off tomorrow, and let me and Phoebe take care of her for you?"
"I'm fine, really," Prue insisted, holding Aviva closer. Her sisters arched their eyebrows skeptically. "Really," Prue repeated. "Besides, I've only had her home for a couple days."
"And you haven't left the house since you brought her home from the hospital," Phoebe pointed out.
"I have so," Prue countered. "I went outside to get the paper this morning."
Piper and Phoebe exchanged eye-rolls. This clearly was not what they'd meant.
"Take a day off," Piper repeated. "Let us watch Ava, and you go out and do something fun. Bring your camera, maybe you can take a few shots. You know photography always relaxes you."
Prue smiled. "I know, and it's really sweet of you to offer, but... no. Maybe in a few weeks, but right now I'm just not ready to leave her yet." She looked down, smiling at the baby.
Phoebe sighed, relenting. "Okay, well at least promise to let us watch her for a little while, long enough for you to take a nap."
"Deal," Prue responded. She kissed both of her sisters good-night as they got up to leave.
After her sisters had gone, Prue turned her attention back to Aviva, who had finally started to drift back to sleep.
"You know," Prue said, placing the baby back down in her cradle, "I think we're going to be okay."
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A/N: Happy Fireworks Day, everybody!!!]
A/N2: If you're British, disregard the above note. Because yeah. Happy British Accents Rawk Day, instead. *g*
A/N3: I love me some Katie. Just wanted to share that. ::smooch::
~from the song "Lullaby" by Shawn Mullins~
Everything's gonna be allright
Rock-a-bye, rock-a-bye
Everything's gonna be allright
Rock-a-bye, rock-a-bye
Rock-a-bye
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Prue woke up in the middle of the night to Aviva's cries. Yawning, she rolled over and reached into the cradle to comfort the baby.
"Come here, sweetheart," she said, pulling the baby out of her cradle. Aviva stopped crying once she was held. "There, that's better," Prue said.
Now fully awake, Prue sat up and started stroking her daughter's tiny body soothingly. The baby gurgled and reached her arms up toward Prue's face.
Prue smiled and held Aviva closer. "We all had a big day, didn't we, Ava? So what did you think of your Aunt Paige? Did you like her?"
Aviva cooed.
"Yeah," Prue said, "I did, too." She paused. "This isn't going to be easy, is it?" she asked the infant. "I like her, and so do your other aunts. But accepting her as a sister... I don't know, baby. It's going to take a while. Do you think we can do it?"
The baby yawned, and shifted in her mother's arms. Prue decided to take this as a yes.
"My thoughts exactly," she said, kissing Aviva, who cooed happily.
Prue looked up as an exhausted-looking Piper and Phoebe slipped in.
"Hey, Ava, we thought we heard you up," Piper said cheerfully.
Prue clicked her tongue guiltily. "Sorry, guys. I put the cradle in here so she wouldn't wake you up, but I guess my room isn't exactly soundproof, either."
"Don't worry about it, honey," Phoebe replied, stifling a yawn. "She's our neice, we want to help take care of her." She and Piper each plopped down on either side of Prue.
"Besides, you've got to be way more tired than we are," Piper added. She reached over to caress her tiny neice. "Maybe you should let her sleep in the crib in the nursery."
Prue shook her head. "If I did that, you'd both be up even more."
"That's exactly our point," Phoebe replied.
"Prue, when you got pregnant we told you we'd help you," Piper reminded her. "You don't have to do this on your own."
"I know," Prue said. "And I love you both for it, and so does Ava."
"So then put her in the nursery at night," Phoebe suggested. "You're exhausted. Why should you be the only waking up every five minutes when me and Piper are both here?"
Again, Prue just shook her head. "I can't. It's not just that I don't want to wake you up, or that I want to do this on my own, because I admit that I need your support, more than either of you can know. I just... I like having her here with me. I like being able to look over and watch her sleep. And I like the fact that I don't have to move too much or even get out of bed in order to get her when she wakes up."
Piper and Phoebe laughed.
"Okay, so maybe we can understand that last part," Phoebe said.
Prue rolled her eyes. "Very funny."
Piper leaned over to kiss her sister. "We're just worried about you, sweetie. The last time you had a full night's sleep was months before she was born. Why don't you take the day off tomorrow, and let me and Phoebe take care of her for you?"
"I'm fine, really," Prue insisted, holding Aviva closer. Her sisters arched their eyebrows skeptically. "Really," Prue repeated. "Besides, I've only had her home for a couple days."
"And you haven't left the house since you brought her home from the hospital," Phoebe pointed out.
"I have so," Prue countered. "I went outside to get the paper this morning."
Piper and Phoebe exchanged eye-rolls. This clearly was not what they'd meant.
"Take a day off," Piper repeated. "Let us watch Ava, and you go out and do something fun. Bring your camera, maybe you can take a few shots. You know photography always relaxes you."
Prue smiled. "I know, and it's really sweet of you to offer, but... no. Maybe in a few weeks, but right now I'm just not ready to leave her yet." She looked down, smiling at the baby.
Phoebe sighed, relenting. "Okay, well at least promise to let us watch her for a little while, long enough for you to take a nap."
"Deal," Prue responded. She kissed both of her sisters good-night as they got up to leave.
After her sisters had gone, Prue turned her attention back to Aviva, who had finally started to drift back to sleep.
"You know," Prue said, placing the baby back down in her cradle, "I think we're going to be okay."
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A/N: Happy Fireworks Day, everybody!!!]
A/N2: If you're British, disregard the above note. Because yeah. Happy British Accents Rawk Day, instead. *g*
A/N3: I love me some Katie. Just wanted to share that. ::smooch::
~from the song "Lullaby" by Shawn Mullins~