"You're little hand's wrapped around my finger, and it's so quiet in the world tonight."- Taylor Swift

It was so surreal to hold a little baby girl in my arms. She definitely looked like Jacob; I could see it as soon as she opened her eyes. She was six pounds and eight ounces. Her skin was lighter than all of ours. She was surprisingly hairy for a newborn. Her head was covered with the brown locks.

She was finally content. She screamed through all the tests that the doctors had to give her, but, as soon as they wrapped her up in a blanket and put her in my arms, she calmed down. She started gurgling and moving her hands around. She was taking in the big world around her.

I was sitting next to Kim, who was asleep. Her labor was quicker than I thought it would, but she was still exhausted. Jared and Jacob went to the cafeteria to get some coffee, so it was just me, Kim, and the baby.

Although I was so excited for the baby to be with us, I was scared beyond belief. I had no clue if I was going to be a good parent, or if I was going to at least be a decent one. I knew automatically that Jacob would be the perfect parent. The first time he held her I could see it. He was so secure in himself, and I wish I could have the same security. We talked about having a baby for years, but I couldn't have ever imagined this day.

As I rocked Anna back and forth, Kim began to stir. She opened her eyes and looked over at me. She smiled when she saw Anna, the beautiful girl she had spent nine months carrying.

"Do you want to hold her?" I asked.

"Can I?" she answered. "I don't want to get too attached."
I snorted. "Kim, come on, you live three houses away from us. There's no doubt you will be in her life, no matter what. You can hold her, and you can come over whenever to see her. We love you so much for doing this for us, and that's why we can't deny the baby from you. Maybe, when she's older, we'll let her know that you're her mom."
"Okay," she whispered. "I love you."
I smiled and got up. "I love you too Kimmy." I gently moved Anna into Kim's arms and smiled at the pure love she showed her. "She's beautiful, isn't she?"
Kim was so fixated on the baby, but she nodded.

I looked over her shoulder. "She has your nose."
Kim smiled at the comment. "She looks more like Jacob."

"She's got your beauty," I told her.

Before she answered, Jacob and Jared walked in with three cups of coffee.

"Here," Jacob said as he handed me a cup, and then kissed me.

I took a long sip. Even though I was burning hot, it felt so good to drink the caffeine. It was a long night, and we all needed the caffeine.

Jared walked over to Kim and kissed her forehead. "I'm sorry I couldn't get you any."
"The doctor wants her to breast feed Anna for the first week, since she can," Jacob explained. "She's gonna be staying with us."
"That's fine with me," I replied. "You're always welcome, Kimmy."
"Thanks," she whispered. She looked up at Jacob. "You wanna hold her?"
Jacob nodded and carefully took Anna away from her. He traced a finger over her little face and smiled at her.

"My little princess," he whispered to her.

I walked over to him and kissed his cheek. "Our little princess."
Jacob smiled and nodded. "Yes, ours."
"I know you guys are gonna be good parents," Kim spoke up.

Jacob looked over at her and smiled. "Thanks Kimmy."
"Did the doctor say when we could take her home?" I asked.

"Within the next hour or so," Jared answered. "They're just waiting to clear the blood test."

"Okay," I whispered.

After fifteen minutes, the doctor came in and gave us the okay to take Anna home. We packed up all of Kim and the baby's stuff, put the baby in her car seat, and walked out to the car. It was only a fifteen minute drive back to our house, so we got Anna home before she started crying again. She was hungry; we could tell because she was sucking at the air.

As soon as we walked into our house, Kim took Anna and brought her to the nursery that we set up to feed her. Jacob, Jared, and I plopped on the couch in the living room. It was a very stressful twenty-five hours, but it was all worth it. A little girl was brought into this world, and I couldn't have asked for a more wonderful present. The only other person that I cared so much for was Jacob.

"Kim's gonna get really attached," Jared told us. "After this breast feeding, she won't want to give her up."
"You're underestimating her," Jacob replied. "She can do it. She knows she can come over whenever she wants, but she understands that the baby is ours."
"I know," Jared said. "But she's gonna be attached."
"It'll work out," I said. "There's no reason to stress about this now."
Jacob nodded. "Yeah, I agree."
A couple minutes later, Kim walked out with a content Anna in her arms. She handed Anna to Jacob, and he coddled her in his arms.

"What a beautiful baby," Jacob cooed at Anna. Anna gurgled back at his voice. "Oh, are you talking to me?"

"I need to sleep," Kim told us. "Wake me when the baby needs to be fed?"
"We will," Jacob replied.

"Jared, will you come with me?"
He nodded and took her hand. "Of course."
That left Jacob and I alone.

"Look at her," Jacob whispered. "Look at this little miracle."
"I know baby," I whispered back. "She's so beautiful. She looks just like you."
He leaned over and kissed my cheek. "I know."
I chuckled at his remark.

"Our parents are coming over soon," Jacob told me.

I nodded. "Sounds good. They get to meet their first grandchild."
Before we knew it, the parents arrived. My mom walked in with huge balloons and a huge smile on her face. Billy rolled in with a cake in his lap.

"Look at her!" my mom cooed. "May I hold her?"
Jacob nodded with a smile and handed her over to my mom. She adjusted her and held her close.

"Congrats," Billy greeted. "Where's Kim?"
"Sleeping," Jacob answered. "She's really tired."
"I bet," my mom laughed. "Labor is terrible. I was in labor with Paul for eighteen hours!"
"Yes, Mom, we know," I chuckled.

"Is she taking your last name?" Billy asked me.

I nodded to answer.

"Well, that's good," Billy responded.

"I can't believe how much she looks like you, Jacob," my mom said. "I thought she'd look a lot more like Kim."
He shrugged. "Guess she got blessed with my good looks."

My mom chuckled and shook her head.

"Want some cake?" Billy asked. "It's chocolate with vanilla frosting, your favorite."
"Of course we want cake," I chuckled. "Do you not know us?"
Billy smirked. "Of course I do."
We went to the kitchen, ate cake, and celebrated the birth of Anna Marie Reece.

THE END