Status: Completed :)
It's a Love Story, Baby Just Say...
Ivy
Stephen POV
"Would you like to hold her?" Nurse Jackie, I had learned, asked me.
She was holding Ivy in her arms and I was very eager to hold her for
the first time.
"Yes." I agreed. Nurse Jackie began to hand Ivy over to me before I
stopped her.
"What's wrong Prince Stephen?"
"Uhm, I-I don't know how to hold a baby." I confessed. Nurse Jackie
looked over at Taylor, who was lightly snoring in the bed a few feet
away and then back at me.
"Okay Stephen, first, make a cradle with your arms." I did. "Now
raise your right elbow up slightly so her head will be up." again, I
did as I was instructed and Nurse Jackie lowered Ivy again.
"That's it? Are you sure?" I panicked, but it wasn't necessary once
Ivy was in my arms.
"That's it." Nurse Jackie said. She lingered for a moment but when she
caught on I was perfectly fine she left.
Ivy was so little. 5 pounds 3 ounces to be exact. 13 inches long. Her
small hand was as wide as two of my fingers put together. Ivy's face
was wrinkled and pink but beautiful none the less.
"Hey Ivy, I'm your daddy." I whispered, bringing her closer to me. Of
course she didn't say or do anything but I kept talking anyway.
"You're so beautiful. I wonder what color eyes you have? Blue like
mommies or green like mine?" A thought had finally occurred to me about
Ivy's health. Taylor didn't know she was pregnant so she wasn't taking
precautions with her exercise or activity.
So I unwrapped the cocoon blanket slowly and saw her little arms, her
little tummy, how big the diaper was on her even though it was the
smallest diaper size there is, her skinny little legs, and feet about
1 and a half inches long.
I ran my thumb gently down her right arm and was amazed at how soft
her skin was. Like, like touching a cloud if that makes any sense.
Taylor's skin was soft too and I often find myself searching for her
soft arms or legs when I wake up in the middle of the night. Just to
make sure she is still there.
I wrapped the blanket back around Ivy and sat there for an hour or
maybe two and held Ivy until nurse Jackie came to say Ivy had to be fed.
"What's the best way to wake up Taylor?" nurse Jackie asked. I laughed
but quieted it because of Ivy.
"There's no such way as a best way." I stood, keeping Ivy tight and
close to me, and walked over to Taylor. I didn't touch her, too scared
to only hold Ivy with one arm, instead I tried to coax her awake with
only words. Of course it didn't work.
"Just shake her shoulder." I said to Nurse Jackie. So she did and
Taylor's eyes opened.
"Why are my eyes open Steph?" Taylor asked, looking at me and Nurse
Jackie.
"Ivy needs to eat, or well drink, right?" I looked at Nurse Jackie who
laughed and nodded.
"Yay breast-feeding." Taylor muttered. Nurse Jackie laughed as Tay
straightened up.
"So uhm, how do I do this?" Taylor asked. nurse Jackie continued to
laugh and looked at me.
"Déjà vú." she said. Taylor didn't get it but didn't ask.
"Steph you have to leave." I looked back at Taylor.
"Why?! It's not like I haven't seen em' before!" Nurse Jackie laughed
again, but Taylor didn't.
"I don't care; it's my first time...go call Ricky or Drake." I rolled
my eyes and bent down to kiss her.
"Fine, love you, have fun!" Taylor gave me a smirk and flipped me off.
"Love you too Stephen." I laughed and kissed Ivy's forehead before
leaving to room. I pulled my phone from my pocket and called Drake.
"Hey Stephen! Everything alright?!"
"Ya, all is good. Tay's just breast feeding and kicked me out." I
heard more laughs than just Drake's. "Where are you guys?" someone
shushed them and Drake cleared his throat.
"Shopping still. Have fun! Bye!" and he hung up. I sighed and put the
phone back in my pocket. I wandered off to find my parents to further
discus Taylor's Christmas present and perhaps even confirm an
engagement.
Taylor POV
After Steph left the nurse locked the door and sat down on the bed
beside me.
"Okay Hun, so first you must unbutton your gown," I did. "And then
slip your bra down on whichever side you feel is most convenient, and
then she knows what to do next." the nurse put Ivy in my arms and
left. She was right too; Ivy knew just what to do.
I was glad Steph had left because even just me and Ivy here alone I
felt a little strange, or maybe this was a different form of scared
shitless. An un-planned pregnancy is scary but at least you usually have
9 months to warm up to the idea, I just bam! Gave birth to a beautiful
baby girl. But at the same time I felt the shade lift from behind my
eyes. His parents, our friends, and my sister had noticed the change
in attitude after Baby's death and then Stephen had still been ticked
about me turning down his proposal but I knew he loved me and he was
ready to call me his wife. My heart began to race at the idea of a
wedding. Mrs. Stephen Kole. Taylor Kole. Ivy Kole. It all sound so
perfect, Stephen and my own daughter, our family.
"You're perfect, did you know that? I have a feeling your grandmother
has been telling you that over and over again but she's completely
right." I brushed my hand across her forehead and over the barely
noticeable blonde fuzz on top of her head. I wonder what color her
eyes will be? Every baby starts off with either blue or brown eyes and
then the color progresses...
Ivy and I stayed completely silent for twenty five minute until the tug
was no longer there on my breast. My maternal instinct must've kicked
in because I put the blanket on my shoulder held her against me and
patted her back gently until she burped several times. Every time she
did I giggled and would look to see if her eyes had opened but they
hadn't. After about four burps I cradled her in one arm and covered
myself back up and just in time too. I heard a soft knock on the door
and Steph call through, "May I come in now?" Again I giggled but
beckoned him in.
"All done?" he asked, coming to sit in the chair pushed beside the bed.
"All done." I answered. "Would you like to lie in the bed instead of
sitting in the chair?" I asked him before his tush hit the cushion. I
had been moved into a normal bed, a very comfortable queen size bed
with all the lovely monitors to the left of the bed and seating to the
right. A TV mounted to the wall and a bathroom not 10 feet in front of
me and I'm not allowed to use it. Sigh.
"Yeah." Stephen said quietly but with an excited note in his voice. He
cuddled up right beside me and I handed Ivy off to him. The blind or
shade that had been behind my eyes had completely risen and disappeared
as the loving smile spread across Stephen's face.
"I talked to Drake earlier." he said after a few moments of warm
silence. "He's up to something. Or well I'm sure Ricky and Kylee are
up to something and the guys are just the muscle but still, they're up
to something."
"Well of course they are. This is Ky and Ricky we're talking about,
they're always up to something." he looked up at me and smiled wider.
"You know you're absolutely beautiful, right?" I stared at him for a
minute before blushing.
"Thank you, you're very handsome yourself." he didn't blush just kept
on smiling.
"I'm very glad you said yes to me. You have no idea how happy you make
me Taylor, and how you continue to make me happy." I continued to blush. "I talked to my parents too while I was kicked out of the room,
and told them about how I proposed 6 months ago. I said you said no at
first and then how you just said yes. They are very excited about that
too. A new baby, a wedding to plan, I think we're going to have to
write a long statement for the media but it can wait a little while
longer." he looked back down at Ivy and then at me. "I love you."
"Would you like to hold her?" Nurse Jackie, I had learned, asked me.
She was holding Ivy in her arms and I was very eager to hold her for
the first time.
"Yes." I agreed. Nurse Jackie began to hand Ivy over to me before I
stopped her.
"What's wrong Prince Stephen?"
"Uhm, I-I don't know how to hold a baby." I confessed. Nurse Jackie
looked over at Taylor, who was lightly snoring in the bed a few feet
away and then back at me.
"Okay Stephen, first, make a cradle with your arms." I did. "Now
raise your right elbow up slightly so her head will be up." again, I
did as I was instructed and Nurse Jackie lowered Ivy again.
"That's it? Are you sure?" I panicked, but it wasn't necessary once
Ivy was in my arms.
"That's it." Nurse Jackie said. She lingered for a moment but when she
caught on I was perfectly fine she left.
Ivy was so little. 5 pounds 3 ounces to be exact. 13 inches long. Her
small hand was as wide as two of my fingers put together. Ivy's face
was wrinkled and pink but beautiful none the less.
"Hey Ivy, I'm your daddy." I whispered, bringing her closer to me. Of
course she didn't say or do anything but I kept talking anyway.
"You're so beautiful. I wonder what color eyes you have? Blue like
mommies or green like mine?" A thought had finally occurred to me about
Ivy's health. Taylor didn't know she was pregnant so she wasn't taking
precautions with her exercise or activity.
So I unwrapped the cocoon blanket slowly and saw her little arms, her
little tummy, how big the diaper was on her even though it was the
smallest diaper size there is, her skinny little legs, and feet about
1 and a half inches long.
I ran my thumb gently down her right arm and was amazed at how soft
her skin was. Like, like touching a cloud if that makes any sense.
Taylor's skin was soft too and I often find myself searching for her
soft arms or legs when I wake up in the middle of the night. Just to
make sure she is still there.
I wrapped the blanket back around Ivy and sat there for an hour or
maybe two and held Ivy until nurse Jackie came to say Ivy had to be fed.
"What's the best way to wake up Taylor?" nurse Jackie asked. I laughed
but quieted it because of Ivy.
"There's no such way as a best way." I stood, keeping Ivy tight and
close to me, and walked over to Taylor. I didn't touch her, too scared
to only hold Ivy with one arm, instead I tried to coax her awake with
only words. Of course it didn't work.
"Just shake her shoulder." I said to Nurse Jackie. So she did and
Taylor's eyes opened.
"Why are my eyes open Steph?" Taylor asked, looking at me and Nurse
Jackie.
"Ivy needs to eat, or well drink, right?" I looked at Nurse Jackie who
laughed and nodded.
"Yay breast-feeding." Taylor muttered. Nurse Jackie laughed as Tay
straightened up.
"So uhm, how do I do this?" Taylor asked. nurse Jackie continued to
laugh and looked at me.
"Déjà vú." she said. Taylor didn't get it but didn't ask.
"Steph you have to leave." I looked back at Taylor.
"Why?! It's not like I haven't seen em' before!" Nurse Jackie laughed
again, but Taylor didn't.
"I don't care; it's my first time...go call Ricky or Drake." I rolled
my eyes and bent down to kiss her.
"Fine, love you, have fun!" Taylor gave me a smirk and flipped me off.
"Love you too Stephen." I laughed and kissed Ivy's forehead before
leaving to room. I pulled my phone from my pocket and called Drake.
"Hey Stephen! Everything alright?!"
"Ya, all is good. Tay's just breast feeding and kicked me out." I
heard more laughs than just Drake's. "Where are you guys?" someone
shushed them and Drake cleared his throat.
"Shopping still. Have fun! Bye!" and he hung up. I sighed and put the
phone back in my pocket. I wandered off to find my parents to further
discus Taylor's Christmas present and perhaps even confirm an
engagement.
Taylor POV
After Steph left the nurse locked the door and sat down on the bed
beside me.
"Okay Hun, so first you must unbutton your gown," I did. "And then
slip your bra down on whichever side you feel is most convenient, and
then she knows what to do next." the nurse put Ivy in my arms and
left. She was right too; Ivy knew just what to do.
I was glad Steph had left because even just me and Ivy here alone I
felt a little strange, or maybe this was a different form of scared
shitless. An un-planned pregnancy is scary but at least you usually have
9 months to warm up to the idea, I just bam! Gave birth to a beautiful
baby girl. But at the same time I felt the shade lift from behind my
eyes. His parents, our friends, and my sister had noticed the change
in attitude after Baby's death and then Stephen had still been ticked
about me turning down his proposal but I knew he loved me and he was
ready to call me his wife. My heart began to race at the idea of a
wedding. Mrs. Stephen Kole. Taylor Kole. Ivy Kole. It all sound so
perfect, Stephen and my own daughter, our family.
"You're perfect, did you know that? I have a feeling your grandmother
has been telling you that over and over again but she's completely
right." I brushed my hand across her forehead and over the barely
noticeable blonde fuzz on top of her head. I wonder what color her
eyes will be? Every baby starts off with either blue or brown eyes and
then the color progresses...
Ivy and I stayed completely silent for twenty five minute until the tug
was no longer there on my breast. My maternal instinct must've kicked
in because I put the blanket on my shoulder held her against me and
patted her back gently until she burped several times. Every time she
did I giggled and would look to see if her eyes had opened but they
hadn't. After about four burps I cradled her in one arm and covered
myself back up and just in time too. I heard a soft knock on the door
and Steph call through, "May I come in now?" Again I giggled but
beckoned him in.
"All done?" he asked, coming to sit in the chair pushed beside the bed.
"All done." I answered. "Would you like to lie in the bed instead of
sitting in the chair?" I asked him before his tush hit the cushion. I
had been moved into a normal bed, a very comfortable queen size bed
with all the lovely monitors to the left of the bed and seating to the
right. A TV mounted to the wall and a bathroom not 10 feet in front of
me and I'm not allowed to use it. Sigh.
"Yeah." Stephen said quietly but with an excited note in his voice. He
cuddled up right beside me and I handed Ivy off to him. The blind or
shade that had been behind my eyes had completely risen and disappeared
as the loving smile spread across Stephen's face.
"I talked to Drake earlier." he said after a few moments of warm
silence. "He's up to something. Or well I'm sure Ricky and Kylee are
up to something and the guys are just the muscle but still, they're up
to something."
"Well of course they are. This is Ky and Ricky we're talking about,
they're always up to something." he looked up at me and smiled wider.
"You know you're absolutely beautiful, right?" I stared at him for a
minute before blushing.
"Thank you, you're very handsome yourself." he didn't blush just kept
on smiling.
"I'm very glad you said yes to me. You have no idea how happy you make
me Taylor, and how you continue to make me happy." I continued to blush. "I talked to my parents too while I was kicked out of the room,
and told them about how I proposed 6 months ago. I said you said no at
first and then how you just said yes. They are very excited about that
too. A new baby, a wedding to plan, I think we're going to have to
write a long statement for the media but it can wait a little while
longer." he looked back down at Ivy and then at me. "I love you."