The Ackerman Family Stories

The First Birthday

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In the nursery, I picked up baby Kuchel and held her in my arms. Smiling down at her I rock her in my arms. She had black hair like her father but my (e/c) eyes. Already a year had passed since giving birth to her and it had been one hell of a year.

"Happy birthday princess" I spoke in Pridorian. I had gotten much better at the language since meeting Levi. I hoped soon I would teach our baby girl the language and my native language of Estra.

Baby Kuchel looked up at me and a little smile tugged at her mouth, my smile grew even wider than before as I turn and head for the rocking chair, sitting down I rest the baby against my chest and lean back in the chair.

It had been a crazy year of being the Queen and caring for the child. Trying to care for both was nearly impossible if it hadn't been for Levi who was there to help me. He had been a good father and very protective as expected, I wanted to properly thank him soon.

There soon was a knock at the door and my head darts up thinking it might've been the nurse to tend to the baby. But to my surprise it was Kenny, smiling he walks in and comes up next to the chair. Kenny too had taken a lot of time off to help care for Kuchel. And because of his fatherly figure to Levi, I considered him to be Kuchel's grandfather.

"I brought the birthday girl a little gift," he says as he reveals the pink box to me. With my free hand, I open the top revealing a new blanket. It was yellow with horses on it.

"It's lovely," I say as I feel the fabric, looking up I give him a warm smile and take the gift out of the box.

"It was Levi's... his mother saved it for when he'd have children... I had it cleaned and fixed up," he says. I nod in response before hearing the door creak open, now Levi had shown up and I smile at him as well.

Walking in he shut the door then walks over to me. Kneeling beside me, his eyes drift down to the baby. Baby Kuchel's eyes looked up at Levi, her fingers were in her mouth before she slowly took them out. "Dadda," she mumbles.

Levi looked at her in slight shock me for his lips tugged up into a half-smile. "I'll be damned," Kenny mutters. Handing over baby Kuchel Levi holds her in his arms and smiles gently down at her. Giving her his finger she held it with her little hands. "Dadda," she says again softly. This made Levi smile bigger as he nodded down at her.

We spent the rest of the day with friends who wanted to be there. She received many gifts that would be useful as she grew up. A few stuffed animals, pacifiers, and blankets to keep her warm.

And we told our family and friends she had spoken her first words. When my mother arrived, Levi passed Kuchel off and my mother smiles down. "Happy Birthday Princess." my mother says. Standing up, I go straight into Levi's arms as we watched my mother hold her first grandchild.