Everything is ready, the bed is built, the walls are painted, the curtains are hung, and the closet is filled with clothes of pinks and yellows, yet, I still sit here, my head pressed against the backboard of the bed and my body still.
My knees are hauled up to my chest and my eyes are closed tightly as tears threaten to spill over. So many thoughts were going through my head at this moment it was giving me a headache but I didn't really care now that I thought about it.
Life's not the same anymore without her, she was super talented, smart and funny, she could brighten your mood just by smiling, showing off her pearly white teeth. But most of all she was so unbelievably beautiful. The way her long, caramel hair flowed down her shoulders, and the way her luminous blue eyes sparked when she first woke up in the morning, everything about her was perfect, but now she's gone.
My train of thought was lost when loud, crackling, sobs rang through the baby monitor. I pushed myself up from the bed and trudged to May's room. I walked over the side of the crib and picked her up, cradling her in my arms.
There she was, my beautiful baby girl, staring up at me. She had glistening blue eyes just like her mother, unlike myself with dull grey eyes. I just held her there in my arm admiring every tiny detail about her, all just fascinating me.
"Hi princess." I muttered softly. I turned around and walked towards the kitchen to grab May her bottle. I placed May down in her rocker and found my way through the kitchen.
I scavenged the cupboards for the formula; once I found it, I poured the directed amount into the bottle and added the water. After heated, I let it cool before feeding it to May. "Here baby." I chimed. I picked up her small form, being careful with her flimsy and fragile body and sat on the couch with her in my arms.
She started whimpering so I tilted her head back and fed her the bottle. Later when she finished, I burped her and kept her on my chest as she was already falling into a deep slumber. I switched on Netflix and resumed my episode of Spongebob. Yes I know spongebob is for kids but honestly, you can't go wrong with Spongebob. It took my mind off everything for a while and before I knew it, I drifted off to sleep cuddling my baby to my chest.
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life after her.
Short StoryA loving wife; and soon to be mother. Sierra was a kind young women, she was married in late August and shortly after became pregnant with a baby girl whose due date happened to be very soon. On a fateful night, walking home from work, Sierra was hi...
