Please review! You guys are great! I don't know if I told you guys this, but the surgery that Summer is having in this story, is the surgery that I had when I was a baby. Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine. All of the stuff I said about the surgery is true. If I had been born a few years earlier, this story would not exist and neither would I. Love you guys!
Elliot felt his body shake slightly. "Mr. Stabler?" Someone said. Elliot opened his eyes to find a nurse. "Good morning, I guess."
Elliot looked down at Olivia to find her out cold on his chest. "Hey, how did Summer's surgery go?"
"She did perfectly. You have a little soldier. The surgery made her lose about six ounces. We don't like the babies to leave when they're less than five pounds. She may have to say here a little bit longer than we intended, but she's perfectly fine. We have her up in NICU. Whenever you guys want to see her, just tell one of the nurses." The nurse smiled.
"Okay, can I go see her now?" Elliot asked.
"Yeah, we actually wanted both of you to come up. She's hungry and it's good if she's around you guys." The nurse smiled.
"Okay." Elliot smiled and watched as the nurse went out and got a wheelchair. He looked down at Olivia. "Liv, baby, time to get up."
Olivia groaned, but opened her eyes. Her eyes shot open as she took in her surroundings. "How did Summer do?"
Elliot smiled. "She did perfectly. They're holding her up in NICU. They want us to go see her now. Apparently, she's hungry."
Olivia chuckled. "Okay, let's go see her."
The nurse led Elliot and Olivia up to NICU. They both smiled when they saw Summer. Olivia was a little worried with all the wires and cords that were hooked up to her though. "Are all those cords necessary?"
"Uh, they're just to keep track of her heart rate and blood pressure. It's been a little high." The nurse explained. She carefully took Summer out of the bed and handed her to Olivia. "There's Mommy."
Olivia smiled as she looked down at her daughter. "Hey baby."
Summer stretched and opened her eyes to look at her mother. Olivia smiled and looked up at Elliot. Elliot pulled up a chair and watched. "She's got my eyes."
"Yeah, she does." Olivia smiled.
The nurse showed them how to hold Summer so that they didn't hurt her. After Summer was situated, the nurse left to give them privacy. Olivia watched as Summer ate. "I can't believe she's here."
Elliot smiled. "I can't either." He looked up at the monitor showing his daughter's blood pressure. "It looks like you're lowering her blood pressure to normal. Looks like Mommy has the magic touch."
"I bet she'll be a Daddy's girl though." Olivia smirked.
Elliot grinned and looked down at his daughter. "She's perfect Liv. She looks like you."
"What's so perfect about me?" Olivia asked.
"Everything." Elliot smiled. "The way you smile. The way you laugh. The way you cry. Everything is perfect with you. Don't let anybody tell you different Liv. Nobody will love you the way I do."
Olivia smiled and closed her eyes when he kissed her forehead. "Same goes for me. I love you El."
"I love you too, Liv." Elliot whispered.
Olivia smiled and looked back down at her daughter. "Looks like she's all done. Do you want to hold your daughter?"
"You have no idea how much I want to. I'd feed her, but I don't exactly produce." Elliot smiled taking Summer.
Olivia laughed and covered herself up. "I don't think you could handle it. Girls are just built this way."
"I'll leave it to you then." Elliot chuckled. Summer yawned and grabbed Elliot's finger. "I can't believe how little she is. I could probably hold her with one hand."
Olivia smiled. "You probably could, but don't try it."
"I won't." Elliot smiled. "The nurse said since she lost more weight, she'll have to stay here a little longer."
"How long?" Olivia asked worried.
"Uh, until she can keep her weight above five pounds." Elliot said.
Olivia watched her daughter. "I wonder how Dickie is going handle this."
"We'll roll with the punches. We always have. I'm sure Dickie will have lots of fun with his new little sister." Elliot said assuringly.
After a while, the nurse came in saying that Summer needed to rest in case family members came to see her. Elliot took Olivia up to her room and they fell back asleep. Elliot woke up first and saw that it was ten in the morning. He watched Olivia sleep and kissed her head. He shook her slightly until she opened her eyes. "Babe, I'm going to go see Summer, okay?"
"Okay." Olivia mumbled closing her eyes again.
Elliot chuckled and told the nurse at the desk he was going to see Summer. He hurried up to NICU and walked in. He smiled when he saw his daughter's chest rise and fall. For some reason, it seemed like the most relaxing thing in the world. He slowly walked over and watched his daughter. She was asleep.
"Ya know, you can pick her up. We've found that she is a very heavy sleeper." A nurse said walking into the room.
"I know. I just like to watch sometimes. I'm really glad she pulled through." Elliot smiled.
The nurse turned to leave. "You should be. She did perfectly." The nurse left.
Elliot kept watching Summer. "My little soldier." He picked her up and kissed her head. Elliot started humming "My Little Girl" by Tim McGraw. He brushed her hair out of her face.
After a while, a nurse came in and showed Elliot how to change Summer's diaper and bathe her without hurting her. Elliot put Summer back in the bed and went down to Olivia's room. When he walked in, he smiled. Scott and Beth were there with a stuffed animal.
"Hey Elliot." Scott smiled and hugged his brother.
"Hey." He smiled at Scott. "Hey Beth." Beth nodded towards him and smiled. He walked over to Olivia and kissed her head. "Hey Liv."
"Hey, how's Summer doing?" Olivia asked.
"Great, I learned how to change her diaper and bathe her while I was up there." Elliot smiled.
Olivia smiled back. "That's good. You're brother started our daughter's stuffed animal collection."
"How do you know she'll have a collection?" Scott asked.
"Honey, girls love stuffed animals. With everyone she knows, she'll have a huge collection." Beth chuckled and kissed his cheek.
"How are you guys?" Elliot asked.
"Tired." Scott said.
"Excited." Beth smiled. "Scott just doesn't like that he has to wear a suit."
"That's all the Stabler men." Olivia smiled.
"Hey, we look good." Elliot defended.
"We sure do. All the time actually." Joe smiled walking in. He kissed Olivia's head. "How's my Livvie Bear doing?"
"Good, just a little worried about Summer, but I'm great." Olivia smiled.
"How is she doing?" Bernie asked.
"Uh, she has to stay here longer than they planned, but she pulled through perfectly." Elliot smiled proudly. "She's a heavy sleeper. She doesn't snore like Dickie, but she's like me."
Olivia rolled her eyes. "I'm hitting her chest to wake her up."
"When she gets older we may have to flip her mattress to wake her up." Elliot chuckled. "The nurse said that, besides Liv and I, we can have two other people up there at a time. It's not a very big room."
"I call I get to go first." Joe said raising his hand. "I'll go get Livvie a wheel chair." He said walking out to the hall. Olivia and Elliot laughed and waited for Joe.
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