A small, soft whimper turned them both around. She reached for her daughter, but Damon beat her to it. He was enamored of the small baby and she already had him wrapped around her very small pinky. Emily had a feeling she was in for a wild ride with these two.
Sophia's whimper suddenly turned into a full out wail.
"Shhh baby. It's ok. Daddy's here. Daddy's gotcha. Don't cry, Sophia ." He whispered sweet nothings to her as he held her tightly and rocked her slowly. "Daddy will never let anything happen to his princess. Shhh."
Emily watched, mesmerized at the perfect picture they made, wishing she had her phone to capture the moment. She left them in their own world for a few minutes more, until Sophia's wails turned back into whimperings. "Damon , I think she's hungry."
Nodding, he handed the baby off to her as she sat in the rocker, settling in the chair next to her. He watched, fascinated as the evidence of their love drew nourishment from his tiny wife. Once she finished, she handed Sophia back to him while she put herself back together.
Damon led his small family back to their room, wanting just a few more minutes with them before he put Sophia back in her crib. Sitting down on the bed, his back to the headboard, he wrapped his left arm around his wife, kissing her on the head and together they cradled Sophia. Emily watched Damon doze off quickly and brought their daughter back to her crib. Lying back down next to her husband, he wrapped his arm around her, a natural response even in sleep and together they savored the last few hours of night they had together.
Morning came much too soon for Emily on a morning on which she had nothing to do, but opening her eyes, she immediately realized what had roused her so early. There, lying next to her, was the most adorable picture she had and ever would see in her entire life. She quickly reached for her phone before either one of them woke up and snapped the heart-melting picture.
Damon lay on his back clad only in blue plaid pj pants , content in sleep, his sweet baby girl sleeping on her tummy on his bare chest, his large hand on her back, almost completely covering her tiny body.
They were a private family her a Olympic gold medalist and he a two time Grammy award winner , choosing very carefully the things to share with both the media and their fans, but this was just too adorable for her to keep to herself. And, she supposed, some kind of baby announcement was probably in order anyway.
She tapped a few buttons, unable to contain the grin on her face as she saw the precious picture again. They allowed the world into their family on momentous occasions- their engagement, their wedding, and every once in a while on a completely random basis. But even with all the time that had passed, their postings of them as a couple generated thousands and thousands of likes, comments and favorites between both of their accounts. She figured this one might break social media all together.
As she hit "Post", she could almost imagine the squeals as her picture went around the world.
EmilyKYoung: please help me welcome DamonYoung to the wonderful world of fatherhood. We are excited to announce the birth of Sophia Elizabeth Young who at 6 pounds and 5 ounces already has her daddy wrapped around her tiny finger.