The doctor was happy of how me and Assa were doing and today he discharged us. I was happy, excited and nervous at the same time about taking her home. Ashley slept on the couch again and helped me throughout the night with the baby.
When we woke up in the morning, I took a shower, after the shower, Ashley and I bathe the screaming baby. I don’t understand why this girl hates water, the temperature of the water was fine and all so I don’t know why she cries, she really screams when having her bath and when she cries, I also feel like crying, I feel so bad but there’s really nothing I can do, she has to have her bath and be clean.
We bathe her and got her dressed as quickly as we could and I fed her, after burping her, she was already asleep so I put her in the crib while Ashley helped me pack my things.
Ashley: I’m happy that you guys are finally going home
Me: Me too, I miss my bed and good food so bad. Hospital food tastes awful, it’s like they just boil everything and never use salt
Ashley: [Laughing] But the food is healthy
When we were done packing everything we sat on the couch to wait for the doctor with the paper work and some medication. After the doctor came we finally left the hospital, I was carrying the baby and Ashley was carrying our bags, we got to the car, he put the bags in the trunk and helped me put the baby in the car seat. I sat at the back with the baby and we left.
Me: We are going home baby girl
Ashley: I’m excited and nervous though
Me: Why are you nervous?
Ashley: We gonna be doing this parenting thing alone without the assistance of the doctors and nurses
Me: We were already doing it alone though
Ashley: Yeah but being at the hospital made me feel at ease, like if anything happens to my baby, the doctors and nurses are there to immediately help out
Me: I get you but we can’t live at the hospital
Ashley: Yeah but we can look into having a professional nurse as our child’s care taker, it will also make your life easier when you go back to school
Me: That won’t work
Ashley: Why not?
Me: Where will this person sleep? On the couch? My house is not big enough, I mean you even sleep on the couch every time you sleep over
Ashley: That’s why I really want y’all to move in with me, my house is big enough
Me: Yeah my mom would never agree to that
Ashley: That sucks, I really wanna be there every day for my baby, I want us to raise her together
Me: I know, unfortunately this is one of the disadvantages of having a child out of wedlock
Ashley: Then let’s get married
Me: [Laughing] Yeah right
Ashley: No, I’m serious, let’s get married at the court house and move in together, we’ll have the wedding later
Me: Ashley please, I just became a mother, I’m not ready to become a wife yet. Plus getting married because we want to live together is not a good enough reason. We still have a lot to work on with our relationship before we take that step
Ashley: Yeah you are right
Me: I know. I’m always right
Ashley: In your dreams
Me: I hope my mom cooked, I’m starving
Ashley: Let’s go grab something to eat, some burgers, I’m also hungry, what if she hasn’t cooked yet
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Dear Diary... Nosipho's Life
Teen FictionMy name is Nosipho, I am 17 years old and I am still in high school doing grade 11, I live with my mother and my little brother and sometimes my best friend sleeps over, she is like my twin sister. My father passed on when my mother was pregnant wit...
