So, I was watching 16 and Pregnant with one of my nieces when this little story popped into my head. It's my first story so be easy on me but make sure to tell me what you think. :D You'll notice that all the girls are from Washington, I know that's not how it is in the show but I made it that way for a reason. You'll learn why in a couple chapters. :) So, without further ado, Read on.
Disclaimer: SM owns Twilight and whoever made the show 16 and Pregnant owns that.
Bella
2 days old
I scooped my little girl out of the plastic bassinet and brought her over to my bed so that I could change her and get her ready to go home.
Yes, it was time to be discharged from the hospital.
I was more than ready to go. The nurses have been so helpful and it's been great being able to sleep through the night but it was time.
"Alright, baby girl," I cooed down at my daughter. "Time to get you dressed. Daddy will be here any minute."
I changed her diaper and dressed her in a pink onesie that had a cupcake on it. I then paired it a pair of brown cupcake pants. She looked adorable in her little outfit.
Once I was done with that, I fed her one last time and then burped her. Edward showed up a couple minutes after that.
I let him take her from me so that I could go get dressed. I would've loved to leave the hospital in a pair of sweats and a lose t-shirt but it was Edward's birthday today and Esme had already thrown together a party for him.
The very least I could do was look presentable.
I pulled on one of my maternity dresses and was happy to see that it partially hid my still swollen stomach. I then brushed through my hair as best as I could before pulling it up into a high ponytail.
I deemed myself ready and left the bathroom.
Edward was rocking Gianna when I emerged, looking all kinds of adorable. Holding a baby just added to his hotness factor.
"Ready?" he asked, smiling at me.
"More than ready," I responded.
I packed up what little I had brought with me and then we were off. The nurses waved at me and congratulated me for the last time before we climbed into the elevator and took it to the main floor.
"We need to stop at your house," I told Edward as he made sure Gianna's carrier was secure.
"Mom been bugging you to?" he asked with a laugh.
"You know it."
The trip to Edward's house was short and peaceful. I sat in back with Gianna and smiled at her during our trip. Our baby girl was looking every which way, trying to take everything in. Eventually, her eyes landed on me and that's where she kept them.
"Hi, baby girl," I cooed, kissing her chubby cheek. "I love you."
When we arrived at Edward's house, the cars lined along the street was a dead giveaway.
"We don't have to," he said. "I'm okay with spending my birthday with just my two favorite girls."
"It's fine," I told him, honestly. "It's your birthday, that's something worth celebrating."
"Are you sure you're up to it?" he asked, again.
"I'm positive, Edward," I said. "Now act surprised."
He nodded.
I was a little worried about bringing Gianna around a ton of new people but I brushed it off. She would be fine.
I unbuckled her and pulled her from her car seat. Edward grabbed her diaper bag and then we made our way to the front door.
Thankfully, they didn't jump out and yell surprise. I'm sure Esme told everyone to just smile and not scare the brand new baby that would be accompanying us.
And for that I was grateful.
I left Edward to mingle with his friends and family while I sought out somewhere to sit. I found Angela and her boys in the front room and gave her a big grin. I had no idea she would be here.
"Bella!" she squealed.
"Hey," I said, giving her a quick hug.
"Oh, look at her," Angela cooed. "Gimme."
I laughed and passed Gianna to Angela.
"How was it?" Ben asked as he rocked Wesley.
"It was...not something I want to do again for a very long time," I breathed out. "It was very painful before I got the epidural."
"How was pushing her out?" Angela asked.
"It was kind of uncomfortable," I admitted. "Edward..." I laughed. "He just had to look."
"Did he pass out?"
"No but it probably scarred him for life."
"Good," my dad responded.
"Dad! Hey," He's been working hard lately and I haven't seen him since I gave birth to Gianna two days ago.
"Hey, baby girl." he gave me a hug. "Sorry I haven't been over to see you."
"It's okay," I told him. "I understand."
Gianna was the life of the party it seemed.
Everyone wanted to hold her and crowd around her. I was okay with Edward's family passing her around but his friends, I didn't trust to hold my two-day-old child.
Edward didn't either and kept most of his friends away from her.
When the party ended, I was tired and Gianna was starting to get fussy. We headed back to my house and went straight up to my room. I fed her, Edward burped her, and we placed her in her crib for the very first time.
She didn't take too long to go to sleep and I knew we should follow her lead and get to bed ourselves but I couldn't help standing there a couple minutes, watching her.
"We made a cute kid."
"Duh," Edward laughed.
I laughed with him.
"Okay, we need to get to sleep," I said, yawning. "She'll be up soon to be fed and or changed."
I didn't have to tell Edward twice. He practically ran back to my room and leaped into my bed.
12:00am
I woke up to Gianna's high-pitched screams. Edward was still sound asleep next to me and it amazed me that he was able to sleep through it.
I pushed my covers aside and blindly stumbled into her room.
"Ssh, it's okay," I said, rocking her. "Momma's got you."
I felt her diaper and it was wet so I changed her and her cries turned into small whimpers before they ceased all together.
I gave her a kiss on her head before placing her back in her crib and heading back to my bed.
2:00 am
I was once again woken by her cries.
Instead of going to get her, I woke Edward up and let him have his turn.
In the end, she was hungry and so I should've just gotten up but Edward was cool about it.
After I fed her, I passed her back to him and went back to sleep.
4:30am
I changed her and then brought her to the rocking chair that sat in the corner. I rocked her back to sleep and then placed her in her crib. I felt wide-awake so I didn't bother going back to bed.
Instead, I showered and got dressed in the comfiest pair of sweats I owned and then went downstairs to find myself some breakfast.
By then it was already nearing five o'clock.
Our first night didn't go as horrible as I thought it would be. Gianna didn't take hours to get back to sleep. Once we met her needs, she was out like a light.
"Good Morning, sunshine," Sue greeted.
"Morning," I said, rubbing my eyes. "Did she wake you up as often as she woke me up?"
"I hardly heard a thing," Sue said. "Oh, the joys of having thick walls."
I laughed.
"So, how'd your night go?"
"Not too bad," I said. "Edward and I alternated getting up with her so I got a little more sleep than most might."
Sue nodded, "And why are you still up? I remember crashing every time Seth went down. Of course that was when you weren't bouncing around, demanding my attention."
I laughed. "I don't know. I just feel...up. I've been up since about four thirty this morning."
Sue shook her head, "You are going to be tired."
"I'm already there," I admitted.
Even with two cups of coffee, I was starting to feel like I should go back to bed.
But then, through the baby monitor, Gianna started to cry.
I was about to get up and get her when I heard Edward's voice through the monitor. I climbed back in my chair and moved my spoon around in my coffee.
"I need more caffeine," I said. "Lots and lots of it."
Sue laughed
I was suddenly regretting not going to sleep when I had the chance.
Edward brought Gianna down a few moments later. Gianna was all dressed for the day, looking so adorable in a white and red penguin onesie with a matching red and white polka dotted skirt.
"Aw, look at you," I cooed, cuddling her close. "You look so beautiful, baby girl."
Gianna was very much awake and staring up at me as she made her little baby sounds.
Soon my dad and Seth joined us at the table. Seth wanted to hold Gianna, since he hadn't been able to at the hospital. I sat close to him and placed Gianna in his arms.
"Whoa," was what my little brother had to say.
I stayed close but didn't hover and let Seth play with his niece.
"Day one was a success," Dad said. "How do you two feel? You made it through your first day, and night, as parents."
I smiled, "I'm tired."
"Ditto," Edward said as he piled some food onto his plate.
"She's a good baby," I said. "I honestly thought I wouldn't get an ounce of sleep but I guess she was exhausted. As soon as we finished changing her, or feeding her, she was out."
"Unfortunately, you weren't like that," Dad said. "I think you screamed just to hear yourself scream."
"Esme says Edward was a mellow baby." Sue said. "Gianna must have gotten that from Edward."
Thank God.
After we finished breakfast, baby girl fell back asleep. Seth didn't want to give her up and so I let him hold her. He finally surrendered her when he had to use the bathroom and so I placed her in her swing and curled up on the couch with Edward.
I took a long nap, only to wake up a couple hours later to Edward changing Gianna's diaper.
"Hey," I said, sitting up. "How long was I out?"
"About two hours," Edward said, passing me our daughter. "I was about to wake up. She needs to bed fed."
I nodded, draping a blanket around me so that I could feed her.
"How does it feel to be sitting in on a Saturday night with a baby?" I asked him.
"Fine," he said. "Partying didn't rule my life."
I chose not to start an argument. Because trust me, when it comes to that topic, Edward and I could go on for days.
"A couple of the guys invited me out while you were sleeping but I turned them down." He sounded so proud of himself.
"Thank you." I said.
The first couple of nights are important; at least they were to me. I was glad that he was staying around to be there for our daughters first few days of life.
He smiled at me, "I meant what I said when I promised I'd be here. I'm not going to miss a moment of her life."
"And I'm happy about that," I said. "But you're not staying in every weekend."
Wow, I never thought I'd see the day when I was going to encourage him to go out.
"Why?"
"Because I don't want you to resent me or her for missing out, and plus, it's good to get away from each other every once in a while."
"Will you come out with me?"
"No," I said. "But there will be a time or two when it'll be your turn to watch Gianna while I go do something."
"Fair enough," Edward agreed.
I finished feeding Gianna just in the knick of time. My parents and Seth came home just as I was passing her off to Edward. I fixed my top and then went to help Sue put away the groceries.
It was a relatively quiet night. We had a family night and my dad was nice enough to include Edward rather than give him the cold shoulder. Sue and I sat back and cuddled with Gianna, occasionally I would play against my brother and Dad but I'd always end up losing because Edward just had to choose those moments to be all adorable with our daughter.
Our night was the same as the last, we woke up every couple hours with Gianna. I loved that she was a an easy baby, I just wished we got one of those babies that slept through the night rather than through the day.
A girl can dream, eh?
I ended up bringing her back to my bed with me at around three thirty but then I couldn't sleep because I worried I would squish her so I brought her swing into my room and placed her in it.
She seemed content and fell right asleep as it gently rocked her back and forth.
At about four o'clock, I fed her and burped her, only to have her throw up on me and herself.
"Edward," I nudged him with my leg.
"Mmm?"
"I need you to take her," I said as I tried to sooth my crying daughter. "She threw up everywhere."
Did I burp her to hard? Is that what made her throw up?
Edward turned the light on and took Gianna for me. I stripped out of my sweater and then went to grab the baby bath that I bought a couple weeks ago.
"Do we need to bathe her now?" Edward asked.
"She smells like barf," I said, wrinkling my nose.
Edward undressed her while I got the bath set up. It was our first time bathing her without the help of nurses so I was a little nervous. Edward on the other hand was the picture of calm. He placed her in the little pink tub and her cries stopped for a few moments as probably wondered what we were doing.
As soon as I started to wash under her chin, she started to scream. She did not like baths, I guess.
"I know, I'm sorry," I told her as I tried to give her the quickest bath known to man.
Once I was done and she smelled good again, I wrapped her in a towel and brought her out to my bed. Edward already had a fresh diaper and pajamas laid out for her so I let him do that while I changed my outfit.
Gianna was calm again once she was in her pajamas. She was lying on her back next to Edward, whom was on his side, making little noses as she stared up at her daddy.
It made me smile.
And then the smile fell from my face when I pretty much heard her take a dump.
"At least she didn't do it in the bathtub," Edward said, laughing.
"Your turn." I said, wrinkling my nose.
Once she was finished doing her business, Edward changed her and then order was once again restored. I placed her in her swing, turned in on, and dove back into my bed, more tired than ever.
A month old
Everything became a routine after a while. No longer did I have to think, I just did it.
Sleeping got a little better, though not by much. Gianna only wakes up every two and a half hours instead of two. The only downside is that she stays awake longer. I don't know why, she just does.
She stays up just looking around, but that's only if she's in my arms or Edward's arms. You try to set her down after she's woken up and all hell breaks loose. She'll cry for a good five minutes, or longer, if someone refuses to pick her up.
Usually, she'll fall asleep after ten minutes of cuddling with one of us.
Sometime, we fall asleep cuddling her and thankfully, when we wake up, she's not squished or anything.
During the morning hours, she stays awake a little more. I play with her and talk to her as much as I can, as do Sue, my dad, and Edward. She's got us all wrapped around her little fingers.
Occasionally, Edward and I take Gianna and stay at his parents' house. Esme and Carlisle love having Gianna there and we are all but ignored when the baby is present.
Today we were giving my family a break and staying at Edward's place. Esme was waiting at the door for us when we got in.
"Give me my little Gigi," she cooed, taking Gianna.
Yes, Gianna now has a nickname. My little brother started to call her it first and after hearing it so much Edward and I started to call her it and so on so forth.
"You have gotten so big," Esme cooed. "What's momma been feeding you?"
While Esme entertained Gianna, Edward and I got our things settled upstairs.
"Do you want to go to a party tonight?" Edward asked as he read a text. "Irina is throwing a huge bash for her birthday."
"No, I'm good."
"Oh, come on, it'll be fun." he said, poking my side.
I knew he wanted to go.
"Why don't you just go?" I suggested. "We've been with each other every day since Gianna was born, you've been good so I think you deserve a break." I said, giggling.
"You sure?"
"Yes," I said, flopping back on his bed. "I will have a girl's night with your mom and our daughter."
"I love you."
"Yeah, yeah," I said. "Love you too."
Edward leaned over me to give me a kiss before heading into his bathroom to get ready for this epic party.
Since I was still in my pajamas, I really don't dress up that much anymore, I headed downstairs and raided Carlisle and Esme's movie collection. Esme was all for a girls night and surrendered Gianna to me so that she could change into her own pajamas.
When Edward finished getting ready, he joined me downstairs and cuddled our daughter.
"Don't drink and drive," I told him.
"Never." he promised.
"And don't sleep over at Irina's house," I added. "Call a cab or...me, I'll come pick you up."
"Okay."
I couldn't think of anything else to tell him, so with one last kiss, he took off for the night.
"Where's Edward going?" Esme asked.
"A party."
"Oh, did you want to go? I'd be more than happy to watch Gianna."
"Nah, I'm good," I said. "I'm a bore when it comes to partying."
"I hear you," Esme said. "So was I. The only parties I like to attend are held by family."
I nodded.
That night, Esme and I watched a handful of movies and gushed over the male leads. When she passed out on the couch, I covered her with a blanket and headed up to Edward's room with my fussy daughter.
She's been spoiled these days. Usually, Edward hums a lullaby to her to get to sleep and so getting her to sleep without her daddy present wasn't easy.
Eventually, she made do with my quiet humming and drifted off to sleep.
It probably wasn't even eleven thirty when Edward came home. Trust me, I was surprised. He wasn't fall down drunk either, although I did smell some alcohol on his breath.
"You're back," I said.
"Yep," he moaned, crawling into his bed. "And I'm more tired than ever."
I laughed, "You're such an old man."
"I know," he groaned, rolling onto his back. "These days, I'd rather sleep than go out."
"I hear you," I agreed, cuddling close to him.
Alright, and that's a wrap for Bella. Next up is her Epilogue and that'll be posted later on today. Then, we have Rosalie. How many of you are excited to read her episode? I am! LOL. I still have to write it but it'll be done by next weekend, at least I hope so.
ALSO
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