May 27th, Year 201
I…I don't know what I should do. She...Sarada is so tiny, I'm afraid of accidentally hurting her. I've never held something so fragile before.
The gaze she gives me is so…clear, so intelligent, so naive and innocent. She keeps reaching for my hands, her expression so happy whenever I'm around…but my bloodstain hands…do I have the right to hold something so pure?
June 13th, Year 201
We visited a hot springs town in Kumo, one that Sakura had heard about from Karui, Choji's wife. We booked a private hot spring for the two of us just to relax from Sarada for a while, which I really needed. Karin said she'll take care of her in the meantime.
Sakura told me about her worries as a new mother. It was…it was painful seeing her strong confident mentality crack. She was scared for some reason, believing she might not be capable…but she was already a perfect mother.
I've seen her with Sarada, the look and aura she gave off…it reminded me of my mother…
I told her this, and she seemed to calm down.
Sakura asked me if I had any worries about Sarada.
I lied to her.
July 5th, Year 201
I'm still not comfortable holding Sarada. Sakura asked me to look after her for a day, writing down a list for me to complete.
Nap time, check.
Diaper change, check.
Making warm bottles of milk, easily done.
Regular meals. Easily done.
Burping…
I need a new shirt.
October 13th, Year 201
Sarada has grown quite a bit. I'm glad she has the usual Uchiha hair colour, though having Madara rolling in his grave at a pink haired Uchiha might have been worth it.
She is my daughter through and through. She managed to sit up on her own just after four months. I feel like she always aware of her surroundings…just the other day I tried to sneak away to grab a glass of water, but even when I made sure she wasn't paying attention, she still managed to grab at my clothes.
She's most definitely a genius just like me…I hope that's the only thing she takes off me.
October 25th, Year 201
She's crawling. She actually crawled. Well, I didn't actually see it, but I turned my back when Sakura called for me in the corridor, but when I turned back, Sarada was most definitely in a different spot.
I'm sure she knows what she did. I'm sure she knows what I did. I feel like my Uchiha blood is strong within Sarada.
At least Sakura is ecstatic about the news.
December 25th, Year 201
Sakura by now has been a godsend. She's learning quickly to be a mother, and I can only be proud of her. The way she and Sarada are at peace when together is a sight to behold.
It's Christmas day, and we arrived back home in Konoha to celebrate. Surprisingly Naruto and Hinata have a kid too, in fact almost all of rookie nine had.
Sarada cries when Naruto tried to hold her, and the idiot accuses me of laughing at him.
Of course, Sakura immediately yells at him that I wasn't. The idiot never learns.
As if I'll laugh outwardly in public.
March 21st, Year 202
Okay, maybe sometimes I'm not that ecstatic at the fact that my daughter was a genius. Whenever she was upset and she had food in front of her; her aim was always scarily on point. Sakura and I have since learn to dodge her attempts during a tantrum.
March 22nd, Year 202
She's learning my dodging patterns too quickly.
March 31st, Year 202
Sarada is finally one years old. Sakura actually forced me to hold her today, no matter the excuses. Normally she would be ecstatic to hog our daughter all to herself, but she scolded me for not holding her on her special day.
So I did. Sarada has that curious look within her eyes. The kind that sparkle like she sees something amazing. I can only grimace when she grabs at my face playfully. I let her pull my hair as well.
Sakura had a lot of fun taking pictures of the two of us.
May 12th, Year 202
That snake bastard dare to hint at me that a baby would normally be standing on their own two feet usually slightly before their first birthday. I've never seen Sarada stand before, so I get worried. Was it bad for the baby to not stand after one years of age?
I've been wondering how I should bring this up with Sakura. I finally told her today…and…apparently Sarada has been standing up from time to time for the past two months.
Sarada still gives me that innocent look though, so I wonder if somehow she was doing this on purpose…