I apologize for not updated. Due to lack of reviews I haven't been motivated to write. A bit of writer block! Thank you for the reviews and keep them coming!

Meredith walked into Ava's room, carrying the sleeping infant and placing her into the crib. They had gotten home only an hour and a half ago, and already Ava had been fed, burped and changed twice. Diapers, once the other changes due to the fact that she had spit up. On herself and Derek, who had been burping her.

"I have a feeling this isn't the only shirt I'll be changing into today." said Derek as he sat down next to Meredith on the couch where she had put her feet up and was reading a magazine in the moment of quiet she had had since they got home.

"I haven't even unpacked yet." said Meredith as she looked up from her reading.

"Well at least she's asleep." said Derek as he smiled and leaned in to kiss Meredith, when they were interrupted by Ava's crying.

"I'll get her." said Derek.

He got up and slowly walked over to her room. He gently leaned over the crib and picked her up. He rocked her back and forth in his arms until her crying seized, and she was now just staring up at Derek with her mirror image blue eyes.

"No need to get upset right Bear?'' using the nickname he had been calling her, since she was in the womb.

Ava curled up in the comfort of her father's arms and fell back asleep. Derek gently swaddled her in a pink blanket that had been gift from her Uncle Mark and Aunt Izzie, and gave her a pink pacifier that was on the changing table.

"So where were we ?" Derek said as he re-entered the living room."

Derek walked further into the room when he got no response and found Meredith sleeping on the couch, with her magazine open and laying on her chest. He picked up the magazine and put it on the coffee table. He then put a throw blanket lying over the side of the couch. He placed it on Meredith and gently kissed her head.

Later that evening

Meredith awoke later to the smell of a hearty pasta sauce cooking in the house. She slowly sat up and slid her slippers n and trudged into the kitchen. She found Derek stirring pasta on the stove and boiling water with spaghetti in it, and Ava awake in her swing by the dishwasher sitting contently with a pacifier n her mouth, watching her father cook.

'' Hey" said Meredith startling Derek slightly.

" Hey. Have a nice nap?" asked Derek.

"Yeah but I'm still exhausted . How long as I out for?" asked Meredith as she took Ava out of her seat and sat down with her at the kitchen table.

"Not long. Maybe two and a half hours at the most." replied Derek while adding the pasta to the boiling water.

Meredith nodded and slowly unbuttoned her shirt a little and began feeding Ava.

"Would you like some dinner in a few minutes?" asked Derek

"Yeah let me just finish feeding her." said Meredith.

Meredith carefully studied her as she ate. She had Derek's hair and eyes, but no doubt had Meredith's jaw and stubborn personality.

"Derek." said Meredith.

"Yes " said Derek as he put the pasta on the table.

"Thank you." said Meredith as tears welled up in her eyes and one made its way down her cheek.



"Mere. For what." Derek asked as he knelt down next to her and wiped her tear away with his thumb.

"Just thank you." said Meredith before continuing . " I didn't know it was possible to love such a tiny innocent little person so much, as I love our daughter." said Meredith." I have no doubt that I'm going to make mistakes as a mother, but I wouldn't trade this right now for the world." said Meredith smiling slightly down t Ava.

Derek just leaned in and kissed her wanting nothing more in his life then what they had right now.

Aw so fluffy. I thought it would be cute to have Derek give Ava a nickname. That was and still is the nickname my daddy has for me. So needless to say I was definitely tearing up a little writing this. Next chapter we'll see Mark and Derek trying to calm Ava down in the middle of the night without waking Meredith.