every step of the way // tom holland

baby holland

"Are you up for visitors, babe?" Tom's voice was soft from beside you. Honestly, you were incredibly tired, and just wanted to sleep, but you knew that your families would really want to see the baby, so you just nodded slowly. Tom wasn't convinced by your answer, and his head tilted as his eyebrows raised, "Are you sure? It can wait till later, ya know."

You nodded again, glancing down at your baby boy, "I'm sure. They'll want to see him. Honestly, he's so perfect, I want them to see him now."

Tom laughed and nodded, pressing a kiss to the top of your head before making his way out to your families. When he rounded the corner to go to the waiting room, he found it filled with your immediate family members and a few close friends. As soon as everyone noticed him, they all stood up quickly, ready for the news.

A huge grin found its way to Tom's lips as he announced the news, "Y/N and I have a baby boy named Parker Daniel. He was born about half an hour ago, and he and Y/N are both doing really well, so you guys can start coming back to see him." There was an excited cheer from the people who had gathered for you, and both of your parents immediately came up, hugging Tom tightly as they congratulated him.

He led just the parents back first, so as not to overwhelm you or the newborn. At the sight of you holding your baby, your mom immediately began crying when she walked into the room. You made room on the bed, letting her sit next to you as she hugged you tightly and pressed a kiss to your head, "Do you want to hold him, mom?" She only nodded quickly in response as you passed Parker to her carefully.

She was immediately cooing at him, her fingers tracing over his delicate features. Your dad stood right next to her, leaning down further so his face was level with your mom's. You heard the sound of a camera go off, and you looked up to find Nikki holding up a camera, taking pictures of all of it. You were so thankful that you had someone there capturing every moment.

A little bit later, your moms traded so Nikki could hold Parker. It was silent for a few moments, and then Nikki looked up at you and Tom, a proud smile on her face, "You two did well, I'm so proud of you. You're both so grown up," she paused and turned to look at your parents, "Our babies have got a baby of their own."

A wide smile broke out on your face, laughing a little as you responded, "Thank you, Nikki. He's perfect, if you ask me." Tom nodded in agreement and reached for your hand, taking it in his gently. Your fingers slid through the spaces of his and you pulled it up to your lips, kissing the back of his hand lightly. His face lit up once more, his thumb brushing over the back of your hand.

Your parents left the room after a while so other people could have a turn seeing Parker. Tom's brothers, and Harrison, were next. Tom was quick to remind them to not talk too loudly, and you were surprised when they actually filed into the room quietly. It seemed like the boys didn't really know what to do, so Tom took Parker, letting them crowd around him to see your baby.

Watching from the bed where you were still sitting, you couldn't help but laugh a little at how hesitant they were all acting. "You can touch him and talk to him, boys, you're not gonna break him," you spoke up, shaking your head with another laugh.

It didn't seem like they were going to listen to you, until Harry reached out, his fingers brushing over the dark hair on Parker's head. You'd been surprised by how much hair he had. Harry's eyes flicked to you and then back to Tom before he spoke up, "Can I- can I hold him?" You and Tom nodded at the same time, and Tom handed Parker to Harry, reminding him how to hold him correctly. You watched with a smile as he started talking to Parker, "Hey, little man, I'm your uncle Harry. The cool uncle. We'll be best mates, whaddya think about that?"

Harrison scoffed, rolling his eyes, before turning to look at you, "I'm the cool uncle."

You laughed loudly, your eyes rolling playfully at Harrison, "Whatever you say, Haz."

Sam took Parker next and started talking to him, too. He paused, looking up at you to ask a question. "How... how'd it go?"

Your eyebrows raised as you let out a short laugh, "You mean pushing a baby out of my vagina? It was just wonderful, thanks for asking."

Tom sat down on the edge of the bed next to you and kissed your cheek as he added with a stupid grin, "She only yelled at me once."

You pressed your cheek into Tom's shoulder, leaning closer to him as you mumbled back quickly, "I apologized! To be fair, you were being dumb and I was in the millionth hour of labor, in case you need a reminder."

Then Harrison took him next, giving you and Tom a wide smile as he teased, "He's so cute. Can't believe the two of you made him."

You could feel your cheeks getting warm, but you quickly shot Harrison a look, "Shut up. You're just jealous you're not the cool uncle."

Just then, there was a knock at the door, and Nikki and Paddy were standing there. You motioned for them to come in, giving the both of them a smile. "Can I see him?" Paddy asked quietly, looking at his older brother for an answer.

Tom was quick to nod, "'Course, Pads! You can hold him, too, if you want." He stood up from the bed, taking Parker from Harrison. Tom nodded towards the chair that was in the room, "You can sit on the chair, or next to Y/N, and I'll show you how to hold him."

Paddy hopped up on the bed next to you and Tom couldn't help but grin, happy that his brothers all liked you so much. He pressed a kiss to your head as he handed Parker to you. You took him carefully, pulling some of the blankets away from your baby boy's face so everyone could see him better.

"You wanna hold him, Pads? You can if you want, but you don't have to," you said, your finger brushing over Parker's cheek softly. It kind of seemed like Paddy wanted to, but teenage boys were weird about this kind of stuff sometimes. He hesitated but then nodded, so Tom moved to Paddy's side to show him how to hold his arms. You gave Parker to the youngest Holland boy, reminding him to support the baby's head.

Watching him hold Parker, you suddenly remembered something. "Ya know, we put the teddy in his room right next to the crib. I can't wait to bring him home," you said, glancing up at Tom with a smile.

Tom pressed another kiss to the top of your head, returning the smile you were giving him, "Not long now, love."