Bella:
Tonight is our first night back home with the babies. We've hung up their names on the walls behind each of their cribs, and put blankets in each.
Edward settles in Jamie and Marie while I settle in Anna, and then give them all a good night kiss on the forehead. We set up the baby monitor in the middle of the room, then take our own back to our bedroom.
I get changed into some frumpy pyjamas – baby weight still evident – and join Edward in bed.
"Sweetheart, no one expects you to lose the baby weight immediately. I still find you incredibly sexy, ok?" Edward says, kissing me.
"I know. I just…I think I'll be joining a gym soon," I tell him, snuggling into the covers. "Now, let's get as much sleep as possible before we're rudely awoken."
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Screams pull me harshly from dreamland to reality, my brain vaguely registering the fact it's a high pitched scream from my child.
"I'll geddit…" I mumble, slowly getting out of bed and making my way to the room across from my bedroom.
As I arrive I see it's Marie who's responsible for crying, so I go over to her bed and hold her to me.
"What's the matter, princess? Are you lonely? Hungry?" I coo, rocking her in my arms. The cries decrease slowly, but she still looks upset.
I sit down in the rocking chair and unbutton the top buttons of my top, holding Marie to my chest. She latches on eagerly, drinking for a while before seemingly satisfied. I put a cloth over my shoulder and burp Marie, only resting her back in bed when I'm satisfied she's ok.
"Goodnight, princess," I kiss her forehead before walking back to the bedroom, getting straight in bed and falling asleep again.
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More screams wake me up, and when I glance wearily at the clock I see it's 3 in the morning. With a groan, I flop back down on the bed.
"My turn," Edward mumbles, shuffling out of the room.
I close my eyes but stay awake just in case it's another hungry baby.
"Nursery to bedroom, I repeat, nursery to bedroom. Baby J needs mummy. Over," Edward's voice sounds out through the baby monitor.
"They aren't walkie-talkies," I chuckle to him as I enter the nursery, picking up Jamie.
"I didn't want to shout and wake the others," Edward shrugs, checking on Marie and Anna whilst I feed Jamie.
Once he's fed I hand him to Edward to be burped, since this was meant to be Edward's turn, and go back to our bed. Edward joins me a few minutes later, the bed wobbling as he flops down on it.
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No longer than an hour later there are more cries to wake Edward and me up. This time, however, one baby triggers another, who then triggers the other.
Which leaves us with three, screaming, unhappy babies.
This is going to be a long night…
A/N: What do you think of their first night alone with their children? :D
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