Hey babes! Here's the final installment of this little number. Thought I am thinking about writing some one-shots to highlight a few moments in this universe that have been touched on but not really explored. Not sure when it'll happen, but I think it definitely will. :)
Also, this one is most definitely the longest chapter out of the three of them.
Enjoy!
The five years following Jessica's first birthday are definitely full of ups and downs. As everyone's life is.
Skye makes some more movies and has a guest spot on a few different TV shows here and there, as it usually goes for her. She loves getting to do what she does.
Being a mother just makes everything much more interesting and sometimes exciting and a little bit more stressful at this point in her career.
Just a few days after her first birthday Jessica takes her first steps.
Skye's so glad that she manages to get the camera on her tablet pulled up in time to catch that amazing moment on video, handing the tablet up to Grant since Jessica is already focused on her.
Jessica walks straight to her across the carpet, albeit a bit wobbly, a wide smile on her face as she falls into her arms.
They're both so excited for their baby girl, but now that she can walk, it means more safety proofing of the house is in order.
The following holidays are much more fun to experience now that Jessica can walk and talk. And their little girl definitely has a lot of fun exploring on two feet, Max following along right behind her.
She books a spot on a made-for-TV movie that's filming in the middle of the summer, so while she's out doing that, Grant's at home with Jessica if he isn't working as well. He'd been passing more of the responsibility at the bar over to the other employees little by little so he can stay home with Jessica whenever Skye's at work, and so that he can be home more in a general sense as well. Of course he still goes in occasionally because he is the owner and boss after all.
If they're both working on a particular day then Jessica gets to hang out with her Papa and Nana which the little girl loves to do. But most of the time Grant is the one to watch her. So of course he sends Skye photos throughout the day of just Jessica or the two of them together.
She doesn't get to check her phone until she's on a break from filming, so it's always nice for her to see those photos when she has a little downtime.
And, of course, she shows off her favorite of the photos to just about anyone who will look.
Her favorite people to show are the make-up and hair department ladies she spends quite a bit of her time on set with them. Those ladies are always so enthusiastic about getting to see the photos and gushing over them.
Jessica and Max continue to grow right before her eyes and are the absolute best of friends, basically inseparable. They nap together, play together, have talks which mainly consists of Jessica blabbering complete and utter nonsense to the dog; Max even becomes more protective of little Jessica as she begins roaming around on two feet all over the house and yard.
When Jessica's just over a year and a half old, in the middle of October, Jemma and Fitz get married, they'd gotten engaged in the early months of the year, and of course the little angel is the flower girl. Skye's the Maid of Honor, naturally, and one of Fitz's oldest friends from back home in Scotland is his Best Man. Grant still gets to be part of the wedding party, though, as one of Fitz's Groomsmen, along with Trip. A couple of Jemma's friends from the hospital are the other bridesmaids.
It's a very beautiful ceremony and Skye definitely sheds a few tears during it. Jessica shows a great amount of concern when she sees her mother crying, even if it is in the middle of the ceremony. She has to tell her daughter a couple of times that she's fine in order for her to calm down. That little girl of hers definitely has a big heart just like her daddy.
At the reception, when Skye gives her Maid of Honor speech, she's definitely a blubbering mess by the end of it. Which of course has Jessica concerned all over again.
"Jemma, I love you like a sister, you're my best friend in the entire world and I literally can't even imagine my life without you in it because we've been friends for so long. I am so extremely happy for you right now, marriage is such an amazing thing that I'm glad you now get to experience for yourself. We've both landed ourselves pretty good ones, a lot better than what we imagined when we were weird, awkward seventh graders dreaming about our futures. But I don't think either of us would change a thing about what's happened. And Fitz, you better treat Jemma exactly how she deserves to be treated or so help me I will go to every person I've ever worked with in fight scenes and have them beat the crap out of you." That earns her a laugh from the crowd and a playful glare from Jemma. "But all in all, I am so damn happy for you both and wish you the absolute best of luck going forward."
She definitely steals Jemma away from Fitz for many of the dances, considering she was the one putting together the playlist and put many of her and Jemma's favorite songs from childhood onto that list.
She lands a TV show guest spot right after Jemma and Fitz's wedding, has a couple of movie auditions, gets a call about appearing on the next season of Dancing With The Stars, and gets pregnant again.
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The second time she gets pregnant, it was sort of planned, in a way. They had started actively trying for another kid once Jessica turned a year and a half in September, but weren't exactly too sure when it would happen again. It didn't take them too long, though, in the end.
She's shooting a few of her scenes for the TV show she landed a guest starring role on for the current season when it happens. She's on set one day, in the middle of one of her scenes, the cameras rolling and everything, when a strong smell comes out of virtually nowhere and her stomach completely churns. She ran for the nearest trashcan and emptied the contents of her stomach into it, only slightly embarrassed because everyone on set was witness to it and she's never once ran out in the middle of a scene like that. The director tells her to head to her dressing room to rest for a bit, but she assures him that she's fine. She's able to finish up the day just fine.
At first her mind went to food poising, thinking maybe it was from something in Craft Services that did her in.
She quickly ruled that out, though, when things started to click together in her mind. It's not like she and Grant have exactly been careful, considering they've been actively trying for another kid. And Max has been a bit more attentive of her recently. She's heard that dogs can tell when a woman is pregnant.
She tells Grant when she gets home that she thinks she might be pregnant and even bought a pregnancy test on the way home.
He's completely thrilled at the idea of having another pair of feet around the house.
She takes the test and they wait together nervously, watching Jessica and Max play together on the floor of the master bedroom.
They check the test together and both of them nearly burst into loud sobs when they see the result of it: Pregnant.
When she tells the producer of the show she's working on that she's pregnant he congratulates her and says that it's fine, that it won't affect her filming at all. Her character's storyline is almost wrapped up anyway so they won't have to do anything too strategic in regards to blocking for the last bit. Now both of her kids will have been on camera before they were actually in the world.
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Her parents, Grant's family, and their close friends are all very excited about the new baby when they tell them.
Jessica seems excited as well, when they tell her she's going to be a big sister, but she's still fairly young so they're not quite sure exactly how she feels about the whole thing just yet.
When she gets the call from the producers of Dancing With The Stars she tells them that she is extremely honored for the call.
Apparently she'd been on their list of potentials for a couple of seasons and they decided to finally call her up. She tells them they should have tried for the current season, or the one after the next because she'll be way too pregnant when the next season actually films to compete.
They tell her that they'll try again for another season.
They announce the pregnancy online after she passes the three month mark, right after the New Year, using a photo of Jessica to help tell everyone. The little girl is sitting on the ground smiling at the camera, a chalkboard standing next to her with a list of three items written on it. All three of the items are checked off, reading 'Enter this world', 'Steal everyone's hearts', and 'Become a big sister'.
Skye posts the photo on her Instagram, being sure to tag Grant in the corner of it, and just waits for the fan reactions. Life's about to get a little bit crazier around here. We can't wait. :) #JessicaKatherine #BabyWard
Grant reposts her photo to his own Instagram. I'm going to be a dad again! So excited for our new addition.
The fans go absolutely nuts on both Twitter and Instagram. Just like the first time around.
A large group of their friends and family actually have a bet going on whether it's going to be a boy or a girl this time around. It's pretty much split right down the middle. Hunter is behind the whole thing, of course. He's determined to make a little extra cash on the side. He figured he was right the first time, maybe he'll get lucky this time around again.
He even managed to rope the majority of Skye's fans into the action, getting someone he knows to create a 'Guess Baby Ward's Gender' website, allowing the fans to go on and vote for if they think it's going to be a boy or a girl, and can even give name suggestions. They definitely receive their fair share of odd names, as well as some pretty decent ones. None of the fans are involved in the bet, however, that's just kept to the family and friends.
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When they eventually find out the baby's gender, they're both pretty excited. Neither of them really have a preference, though Skye does mention that it'd be nice to have one of each. Whereas Grant is just hoping for a beautiful, happy, healthy baby.
The day after they find out the gender they announce it online. They just wanted that initial day for themselves while they celebrate with their little family.
Skye posts a photo of the ultrasound, with the words 'IT'S A BOY!' written across the top of it. Now we get to have one of each. Can't wait to meet you, little man. #BabyBoyWard
The fans completely freak out, many of them giving name suggestions again on Twitter and Instagram.
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Hunter loses all of the money he had in the bet. He was very dead set on it being another girl. That earns him a smack to the back of the head from Bobbi.
Jessica's second birthday is a pretty fun occasion. Since the little girl is completely obsessed with animals of all kind they have a zoo themed party.
It's a ton of fun for the toddler and she gets a lot of really great presents from everyone in attendance.
Jemma throws her an amazing baby shower again, just like with Jessica, when she hits the six month mark about a month later.
She gets so many incredible gifts for her unborn son, as well as a few for her to use herself.
She nearly bursts into tears a few different times because of how sweet everyone is being to her. She curses her hormones a couple of times throughout the afternoon, because all of this shouldn't be making her so emotional.
The party truly is amazing and Skye questions Jemma again on why she became a doctor instead of a party planner.
Max pays a lot more attention to Skye throughout her pregnancy and Jessica isn't too happy about that. She throws a few tantrums that get her sent to time out.
The last three months of her pregnancy are pretty uneventful; they're just counting down the days until her due date.
They spend those final three months making final touches to their house to get ready for the baby. Especially the nursery.
And they move Jessica from her crib to a 'big girl' bed so they have the crib for the new baby. That's a bit of a rough transition but they manage to survive it.
It's the middle of the night when she eventually does go into labor. They'd been sleeping in their bed when it happened. Well, on Skye's part it less sleeping and more of trying to find a comfortable sleeping position and trying to stay cool because of the ridiculous summer heat making her miserable.
She immediately wakes up Grant and they get themselves ready to go meet their son.
Thankfully Jessica is having a sleepover with her Papa and Nana so they don't have to worry about her at the moment and can just focus on getting themselves to the hospital.
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At 6:43 am in the middle of the summer her son is finally born. He's completely healthy, with a full head of hair much like his big sister had, and has an extremely good set of lungs on him too. She knows that's going to be a serious problem when he won't want to sleep.
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She should have known that Grant's Instagram would soon be full of pictures of their son to join the ones of their daughter.
Much like with their daughter, Grant posts the very first photo of their son. It's a very similar photo to the one he took when Jessica was born.
She's lying in the hospital bed still, holding their son securely in her arms, the little boy wrapped up in a soft, warm blanket and a little blue beanie on his head. My incredible wife and my amazing son. I love you so much already, Andrew.
Skye posts a photo a few hours later of her son, before she falls completely asleep from exhaustion. It's a photo of her baby boy, fast asleep in his hospital issued crib, wrapped up all snug. Felt like forever, but also not that long at all, waiting for you to get here. Andrew Phillip Ward. Born July 16th, 2020, at 6:43 am, 6 lbs. 8 oz. I love you so much, my handsome little man. Welcome to the family, #AndrewPhillip
Two weeks after they bring baby Andy home Grant suggests that she go out and have a day to herself. She's hesitant at first, not wanting to be away from her kids for any amount of time, even though she knows they'll be perfectly fine with Grant.
Jemma shows up at the door though, and she knows in that moment that it wasn't really a suggestion. She reluctantly leaves the house, kissing both her kids and her husband goodbye, and then heads out with Jemma.
"The kids will be fine, Skye. Grant's a great father."
"Yeah, I know he is. But Andy's only two weeks old, he still needs his momma."
"And you'll see him soon enough again. We're only going to be gone for an hour or two, just so you can have a little bit of a break from being a mum."
"I don't think anyone ever gets a real break from being a mom, but okay."
She has fun hanging out with Jemma, it reminds her of old times before they both grew up and made lives for themselves. But she misses her kids and her husband like crazy and is pretty eager to get home.
When she gets home she nearly breaks down into tears of happiness at the scene she finds.
Grant is lying asleep bare chested in the middle of their large bed. Jessica is curled up against his side, her head resting on his chest. Andrew is lying on his chest in just a diaper, curled up almost into a ball. One of Jessica's hands is resting near Andrew's body and one of Grant's hands is resting flat palmed on Andrew's back, with his other one wrapped around Jessica.
She can't help but to post the photo. These three will always have my heart. #lovesofmylife #JessicaKatherine #AndrewPhillip
About two months after Andrew is born she goes on a talk show to talk about her career, upcoming projects, and, of course, her personal life.
Eventually the hostess brings up the subject of motherhood, and how she's a new mother once again.
"It must be exciting having a baby in the house again."
She can't help but laugh a little.
"We definitely have our work cut out for us, that's for sure. Our daughter turned two just a few months before our son was born, so on top of a newborn we also have a toddler to deal with. And she's having a bit of a hard time adjusting to the new way things are being done around the house. Thank goodness for loving grandparents and aunts and uncles who are willing to help us out, though. They make life so much easier."
"Yes, thank goodness indeed."
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She definitely wasn't lying to that talk show host about her daughter. Even though Jessica seemed excited at first about the idea of having another baby in the house, they quickly learned that she's not too thrilled about no longer being the center of her parent's attention every hour of every day.
That's why they're so grateful for all the babysitters they have readily available with just a simple call or text. And by babysitters, they mean their friends and family of course.
Her parents are always their first choice, figuring that Jessica can never spend too much time with her grandparents. And the two are always more than willing to take Jessica off their hands for a few hours when they really need it.
Jemma (and by extension, Fitz) is always their second choice, knowing that Jemma will take any opportunity she can, if she isn't at the hospital working, to spend time with her goddaughter.
Kebo would be their third choice since he is Jessica's godfather, but they all know that if he were to actually spend time by himself with the girl something might go horribly wrong.
And of course, if neither of those options pans out on a particular day, they have a whole slew of people willing to watch Jessica for them.
All of the milestones they experienced with Jessica are just as exciting with Andy.
Even though she's been through it with one kid already, Skye really can't believe how fast her baby boy is growing up.
The first time he smiles and then laughs, the first time he rolls over, the first time he sits up on his own, when he starts crawling, when he gets his first tooth, when he stands up by himself, when he says his first word.
It's all just as amazing as before.
Andy's first birthday is an exciting occasion.
They wake him up with smiles all around and kisses to his chubby little face. By now Jessica's three and seems to be much more okay with having Andy around the house, once they were able to sit her down and explain to her that just because they have Andy, it doesn't mean they are going to love her any less than they did before. They just have a whole lot more love to share now.
Then of course it's that annual birthday breakfast of pancakes with colorful sprinkles in them. Andy is just about as excited as Jessica had been, and even gets more pancake on his face than Jessica did. So of course Skye posts a photo of the cute scene. Kid number two with his first annual birthday pancakes. Making this a tradition was definitely a good decision on my part. :) #AndrewPhillip
They throw a party with all their close friends and family, everyone very excited to celebrate the birth of the second Ward child. Amanda claims she's the most excited since she is Andrew's godmother, though Mack pipes in and likes to think he's more excited because he's the kid's godfather. Skye quickly shuts down that argument, saying she's the most excited considering she's the one who actually gave birth to the kid.
Andy gets so many great gifts from their friends and family, and a few fans as well. His favorite gift though, is the dog he gets from his dad; a one year old chocolate Labrador that they name Buddy. Skye honestly can't believe Grant got them another dog. Though, technically it's Andy's dog, much like Max is Jessica's.
The little boy is completely wiped out by the end of the party, fast asleep on the couch in the living room with Buddy curled up right next to him.
She posts a picture of the two of them sound asleep because she thinks they look absolutely adorable. Can't believe this little guy is already a year old. The past year has been so much fun getting to watch you grow, and I can't wait to see what kind of person you'll become one day. Daddy, your big sister, and I love you so much. #AndrewPhillip
September comes along sooner than she realizes and it means that it's time for Jessica to start school. Well, preschool, actually, but Skye finds that it still breaks her heart a little that her daughter is starting school already.
Jessica's pretty excited about getting to go to school and it takes them a while to get her to go to bed the night before because she's so excited.
Andy's a bit confused when he doesn't see his big sister at home during the day, but is excited to have her home again in the afternoon.
After the first week Jessica seems to be enjoying preschool a lot which Skye counts as a plus in the good parenting column.
She doesn't even realize that she gets pregnant for a third time until it's too late to do anything about it. It's the middle of September and she was a bit stressed out with a few different projects she's had in the works for a while, and she didn't even register the pain with everything else that was going on. She just thought it was because of the stress.
She was completely devastated after she found out in the hospital what had happened. They told her sometimes those things just happen and there's nothing that can be done.
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She lied in bed and cried her eyes out for days.
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She wanted Jemma to be there with her, but the other woman was out of town for an important doctors' conference. Her mother sat with her for a bit in the beginning, trying her best to comfort her daughter. Grant tried to help her too, but she couldn't look at him, she felt so bad for what happened.
She was surprised, to say the least, to find Grant's friend Kara showing up to comfort her one of those last days. They'd spoken a few different times over the years, but she never thought of herself as close enough friends with the other woman for her to show up at a time like this.
Kara doesn't say or do anything special when she shows up. She just lies quietly next to Skye on the bed while they snack and watch random stuff on TV and occasionally rubs her back silently when she breaks into another crying fit.
Neither of them brings it up after the fact, but there's a new kind of respect there between them. Skye's very grateful for the other women.
And of course, when Jemma gets back from her trip, she immediately hugs Skye and tells her how sorry she is for what happened. Skye has one last good cry on Jemma's shoulder; she really needed her best friend.
Over the following year, as the months come and go, she's able to come to terms with what happened, and knows that it wasn't her fault in any way. She misses that baby, of course, but she doesn't blame herself anymore, and she apologizes to Grant profusely for shutting out him and the kids during it all.
"It's fine, Skye. I was upset about everything too, but you had it much worse than me, I can't even imagine what it was like for you."
"Well it definitely wasn't easy. But I think, I think I'm doing a lot better. I just needed to have a few good cries and now I can move forward from it."
"Just as long as we don't forget."
"Never."
She takes the majority of that subsequent year off; doesn't go to any auditions or meetings for projects. She needs time to heal and chooses to spend it with her family.
They have fun celebrating all the different holidays together as a family; having two kids makes things much more fun. And watching Jess and Andy continue to grow right before their eyes is incredible.
Jessica has her fourth birthday in March of that next year and it's definitely a fun event. Just like with the year before, they invite a bunch of her friends from preschool over to the house.
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Andy's second birthday happens mid-July of that year and it's a dinosaur theme. The little boy is completely obsessed with dinosaurs, much like how his sister was obsessed with animals when she was turning two.
The months continue to fly by, as do the holidays, and her kids and dogs continue to get older. They have fun celebrating more holidays together and she slowly gets back to doing more work. But she's taking her time, just going to meetings here and there, seeing what catches her eye.
Jessica starts kindergarten in the fall of 2023 since she's five, and Skye really can't believe how fast time has flown by for them. And since Andy is three, he starts his first year of preschool, excited to be getting to go to school just like his big sister does.
They make a huge deal of the day, considering both kids are now in school, and Grant and Skye are both excited yet don't know what to do with their day since neither child will be at home for six hours.
They end up catching up on as much of the five years' worth of missed sleep as they can in six hours.
The fourth, and final, time she gets pregnant, it's a bit of a surprise for them. Kind of. They'd been talking about having another kid for a couple of months, since right around Andy's birthday, thinking that they're finally ready for it since it's been almost two years since the miscarriage, but hadn't actually started trying yet. But that doesn't mean they're any less excited about this baby.
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Unfortunately, this pregnancy is far from easy and relaxing.
The first time something happens, they're both terrified out of their minds and are nearly in tears at the doctor's office. Skye's afraid the same thing is happening as before and she really doesn't think she'll be able to go through that again.
Thankfully, the doctor tells them that it's nothing to worry about, that a little spotting is completely normal.
She's a little hesitant on posting something for the fans this time around once she's out of the first trimester, a little worried that something still might happen. Grant convinces her that it'll be a good idea, that they shouldn't spend the whole pregnancy in fear of something bad happening.
So she decides to have a little fun with it and gets Fitz to help her out since he works in the props department. She gets him to make three of the covers that go on set chairs for actors, one with 'Jessica Katherine' written on the back, 'Andrew Phillip' written on the second, and 'Yet To Be Named' on the last one. Then she has Jessica and Andrew sit in their respective chairs and posts the photo to her Instagram with a simple caption: Coming Soon. #JessicaKatherine #AndrewPhillip #BabyWard
She gets nauseous a lot more with this kid than she did with Jess and Andy. She's less than thrilled about the nausea and lightheadedness; throughout her entire life she's never liked being sick.
But especially at that particular moment, because she's filming a commercial and if it keeps happening then she honestly doesn't know what she's going to do. She can't help but smile to herself at the thought that all three of her children will have been on camera before they were even in the world.
Halfway through the day she goes to the producer to talk to her about what's going on. The woman already knows she's pregnant since she told her so she'd be aware, and she is more than understanding about what Skye's going through. She tells her to try and tough it out a little bit longer, since they're only filming for the day, and they'll try to get her wrapped as quickly as possible just in case, since it isn't too crazy of a shoot and she just has a few lines to say while in a stationary position.
Thankfully they finish filming before it gets to be too late in the day and as soon as she gets home she heaves everything she ate that day into the toilet and then curls up in bed and sleeps.
She ends up being put on bed rest for the remainder of her pregnancy because of a few other things that happen. She absolutely hates it and is very adamantly against it.
"I don't like not being able to move around and do things, Grant."
"I know you don't, babe. But this is what needs to happen to ensure that you and the baby are as safe as possible."
"Fine. But I'm only doing it for the baby."
When they find out the baby's gender, they're both pretty excited. Another little girl.
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Hunter loses money again. He'd decided against the online poll and to just stick to the bet between close friends and family.
He really, honestly thought it'd be another boy this time around. Bobbi forbids him from betting on their own child's gender which is how he finds out he's going to be a dad.
Skye's thrilled for them. Hunter's beyond terrified.
Jemma throws her another amazing baby shower when she hits six months and it's a great party, she gets so many amazing gifts for her little girl.
She's sitting down the majority of the time, mainly due to her six month pregnant belly, but also due to doctors' orders.
She enjoys herself quite a bit, though, as does everyone else at the party.
They celebrate Jessica's sixth birthday in March, and she's really bummed that she can't get up and move around too much to help out with the party. Max and Buddy hardly ever leave her side throughout the party, much like with the rest of the pregnancy. Those two dogs are very protective and caring. Though Jess and Andy aren't huge fans of their best friends not playing with them all the time.
She goes into labor sooner than planned. By about a month.
She and Grant are both freaking out because it'd just been a normal day at home for them, only a few days after Jessica's birthday, when it all happened. And it's a bit more painful this time around.
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Her second daughter comes into the world at 2:37 pm.
But just like with her entire pregnancy, the delivery is no walk in the park.
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Grant and Melinda, both being in the room with Skye, are very close to tears when the doctor tells them what's going on. Skye has tears streaming down her face from the fear of what's going on and doesn't really catch much of what the doctor says.
All she knows is that something is wrong with her baby.
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She's moved into an operating room so they can perform the emergency C-section to get the baby out as safely as possible. Grant is the only one allowed in the operating room and he never once leaves her side throughout the whole thing.
Eventually they get the baby out and the nurses take her away to the NICU before Skye even gets a chance to really see her.
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Once she's recovered enough from the C-section, they take her to go see her daughter. The little girl is lying in one of the specialized beds and the whole image just breaks her heart a little.
"Would you like to hold her now and try to breastfeed?"
She can't answer the nurse with words, so she simply nods. Grant is right there with her, squeezing her shoulder in support.
They help her get the baby situated properly, kangaroo style under her shirt, skin to skin. They give her a few tips to get the baby to latch on since she's premature.
It takes a few tries but when her baby finally latches on and starts feeding, the dam breaks and tear after tear rolls down her cheeks. She presses a soft, lingering kiss to the top of her baby's head.
"Hi there, my beautiful, brave girl. Welcome to the family."
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As per tradition, Grant posts the first photo of their daughter. It's the same type of photo as with the older two kids, but with a slight difference. It's a photo that she didn't even realize he took while she held their baby for the first time in the NICU. After many ups and downs throughout the pregnancy, the newest member of the Ward family is finally here, even if it was a little sooner than anticipated. We love you so much already, baby girl.
Later that night she posts a photo of her daughter as well. In reality, she just reposts Grant's photo because his account is on private and she wants her fans to be able to see the photo. At 4 lbs even, our baby girl showed up a little earlier than planned, on April 2nd, 2024, at 2:37 pm, and gave us scare after scare right up until the moment we heard her screams after she came into this world. We're so beyond happy to have you here, my sweet, beautiful rainbow baby #IzabelCharlotte. We love you to the moon and back.
She has to stay at the hospital for a few days in order to recover a little from the surgery. Baby Izabel needs to stay for a bit longer than that in order for her to be monitored closely by the nurses in the NICU.
But none of that stops the seemingly endless revolving door of visitors. Everyone that shows up is very excited to see the baby and extremely happy that even though she was born earlier than expected, little Izabel is doing just fine.
They decide to tell Trip together when he visits them that he's Izabel's godfather. He's very honored and even tears up a little at the sweet sentiment.
Skye tells Kara alone when she comes by that she's Izabel's godmother because, even though Kara started out as just Grant's friend, she and the raven-haired woman have a very close friendship now. Kara definitely cries.
When her kids come by the hospital she loves to have them right up there on the bed next to her; she loves getting to snuggle up with her babies.
The two kids love to go down to the NICU and watch their little sister sleep through the large window, Jessica making comments here and there about how cute and small she is.
When they're finally able to bring Izabel home, after about a month, it's all something else entirely. She's still recovering from the C-Section and can't do a whole lot to help out around the house since she has to take it easy, so Grant's really taking on a lot of the heavy lifting by himself. Which is why they're so very grateful for her parents and everyone else that helps them out.
Of course, she still helps out where she can, especially in the later weeks of her recovery as she's regaining her strength and mobility.
Her fans are very supportive and caring while she's recovering.
I really do have the best fans. Your letters and kind words while my daughter and I are recovering have been very sweet. Thank you so much.
She ends up doing a phone interview about two weeks after Izabel is brought home.
They talk a little about her career first, about any upcoming projects she has, or potential projects. She realizes it's not as many as it used to be. Then they move on to her family.
"As I understand it, you have three children now."
She can't help but smiles. "Yes, I do. I gave birth to another beautiful little girl about a month and a half ago. My husband and I are completely over the moon."
"That's so great to hear. I'm a father myself and I know plenty about the ups and downs of parenthood. I can't imagine what it must be like when you add to the fact that you're a world famous actress."
"It definitely adds something to all of this, that's for sure. My two oldest know what I do, and occasionally they come to work with me and get to see firsthand what I do."
"Well that must be exciting for them."
"It is. Of course, my eldest doesn't seem to like it too much when I have to kiss someone else for a particular role. According to her, I'm only allowed to kiss her daddy like that."
"That's adorable."
"It definitely can be. I love being a mom, possibly more than I love acting. It's such an incredible experience that I'm glad I get to be a part of."
"Parenthood truly is a magical thing."
"That is most certainly is."
She's very grateful when she's finally able to stand up and walk around for longer periods of time and is able to do much more than she had been doing before.
She's a little eager to get back out there and keep working, making movies and shows for people to enjoy. But she also doesn't want to stretch herself too thin or stress herself out too bad. She just needs to take some time and relax and let her body get back into the swing of taking care of children full time before getting back into Hollywood. She knows it'll take a little time, but eventually she'll get back to it.
And that's how she finds herself her now, with a six and a half year old, a four year old, a five month old, a German Sheppard, and a Labrador, making PB&J sandwiches for her eldest two kids to take to school.
She loves all three of her kids so much, loves getting to do things like this for them. Ever since she started her family she's been taking on fewer roles, and less demanding roles so that she can be present for more moments like today.
The first day of school is upon them once again; first grade for Jessica and the second year of preschool for Andy. How did time go by so fast for them?
"Mommy, are you okay?"
She can't help but smile at her daughter's concern for her. She is still so much like her father in that way.
"Yeah, I'm fine, angel. Are you ready for your first day of school?"
Jessica nods her head enthusiastically. "Yeah."
"Well then hurry up and finish your breakfast so we can go," she tells her daughter.
"Okay."
"Andy, you need to hurry up too please."
"Mm-kay, mommy."
"Jess, did you and Andy remember to feed Max and Buddy?" she asks her eldest.
Jessica nods. "We did after we got dressed."
She smiles. "Good girl."
"Who's ready for their first day of school?"
"Daddy!" Both kids shout excitedly. They really do love their dad.
She turns around to see her husband and smiles at him. "Hey, I thought you had to go into the bar early today and weren't gonna be back until this afternoon."
He shrugs. "Kebo agreed to cover the morning shift for me, and I'm taking the afternoon shift so that I can be here to see the kids off on their first day. You have that meeting for that new project, right?"
She nods. "Mm-hmm. I'm taking Iz with me and if I'm done in time I'll pick up Jess and Andy from school. If not I'll see if Jemma or one of my parents can do it."
He nods. "Yeah, okay, sounds good."
"Daddy, are you coming with us?" Jessica asks him from her place at the dining room table.
He smiles at his daughter and nods his head. "I most certainly am, angel. Is that okay with you?"
Jessica nods. "Yeah."
"Great. Now go get ready so we can head out." He gestures with his head towards the stairs. "Don't want to be late on your first day."
Jessica smiles up at him and then jumps up from her chair, darting towards the stairs to go to her bedroom. Andy quickly follows suit, sliding down out of his chair and moving towards his bedroom.
"You couldn't have let them finish eating first and then put their dishes in the sink?" she asks her husband, continuing to make the two lunches in front of her.
He smiles at her sheepishly. "Sorry."
She gives him a small smile. "It's fine. Just bring the dishes over here, please."
"Yes, dear," he replies with his own smile, picking up the two bowls and carrying them into the kitchen. He drops them into the sink and then presses a kiss to her temple. "Is Izzy ready to go?" he asks her.
"Just need to make sure she's got a clean diaper on," she tells him.
"I got it." He turns around and makes his way into the living room, lifting the infant out of the playpen and blowing a raspberry on her stomach before lying her down on the carpet to change her diaper, making faces at her and tickling her tummy.
She smiles at the heart-warming sight as she finishes up the lunches and packs them into the two kids' lunch boxes.
"Mom, dad, we're ready!" she hears her eldest shout as two pairs of shoe-clad feet make their way quickly down the stairs.
"And so is little Izzy," Grant says, lifting Izabel off the floor and pressing a kiss to her cheek. "Skye, you ready to go?"
She nods. "Yeah. I just have to grab my shoes and bag. Jess, Andy, come get your lunches and then go get in the car, please."
Both kids dart over to her and grab their respective lunch bags before running towards the front door and out to the car, making sure to say goodbye to their dogs as they go, Grant following right behind them with Izabel hiked up on his hip.
Skye makes her way towards the front door, grabbing her purse off the small shelf next to her and then slips her feet into the flats just inside the door. She stands there for a moment and watches her husband interact with their children, getting each child strapped into their seats and settled down for the ride.
She knows a wide smile is forming on her face as she watches the scene. This life is definitely way better than she anything she ever could have imagined for herself.
"Mommy! Come on! We're gonna be late!"
She laughs quietly and shakes her head at her daughter's eagerness as she steps outside of the house and closes the door tightly behind her, making her way down the steps and towards the car. "I'm coming, angel, relax. I promise you we won't be late."
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