Baby & Me

growing up

Everything seemed so surreal I couldn't believe I was a mother but here she is screaming in my arms. It was time for me to feed her for the first time. Nervous as I was I tried to remember all I could about breast feeding. I pulled the front of my hospital gown down and moved the baby toward my breast. The baby's natural instincts kicked in and she began to suckle. Everything seem to be going good until I felt sharp teeth tearing into my tender flesh. A small scream escaped my mouth. What the hell was that? I tried to disengage the baby from my breast but it took a few tries before she let go. I looked down to see two small holes where the baby had just been. When I looked into her mouth all I could see was shiny pink gums. I knew she had just bit me, I felt the pain and the teeth marks were still there. I knew I should tell someone but I was too afraid of what might happen.

*3 weeks later*

Loud screams filled the house. Waking me from the little bit of sleep I had managed to get. Opening my eyes to an all white ceiling fan with three crystal globlets that held the light bulbs. I was so tired I wanted to scream and cry at the top of my lungs. Most days I only got a few hours a sleep a day. She was constantly wanting to be fed or needing to be changed. Not to mention how spolied she had become. She was always wanting be held and and talked to. '' Aubrey Nicole, mommy is coming so hold your horses.'' I said while walking to her crib. When I reached her crib I looked down to see her beautiful lips drawn into a smile. I wasn't sure If she should be doing that yet but then again she always had an intelligence about her that wasn't entirely baby like. She would stare at me with those big emerald green eyes that reminded me so much of the father she would never know. I had started to notice a few odd things about her. Sometimes during her feedings she would bite me and her eyes would turn crimson red. It scared me to death but I didn't want anyone to think I was crazy or that something was wrong with her. Who knows what scientists would do if they knew about her. But for the most part Aubrey was a happy normal baby. holding her in her rocking chair, I nursed my baby girl.

''That was totally nice of your parents to watch Aubrey for you.'' my best friend Kindall said as we walked through the mall. '' Yeah they really have been a big help.'' I told her. During my pregnancy I started to lose most of all my friends. By the time Aubrey was born I was down to only one friend. My life has changed so much from what it was. I now had stretch marks! My mom called them our tiger stripes. ''Sooooo, Are you still with Rob?'' I asked.

'' Yea were still together. We just celebrated our 1 year anniversary.'' she said with a smile. I know I asked but I couldn't help but be alittle jealous. I'm lonely and its hard being a single mother, especially when I see other people so deep in love. I can't help but think that should've been me and Alex. '' Thats good.'' I replied ''He seems like a good guy.'' We ended up seeing a movie and calling it a day.

*Aubrey 6 months old*

Today was a beautiful day. The sun was shining brightly and butterflies were flittering around the flowers that were starting to bloom. It really was a very nice spring day and everything smelled so fresh and fragant. Little Aubrey loved the outdoors and I tried to take her to the park as much as I could. I laid out a blanket on the grass and sat Aubrey on it. She immediately spotted a flower beside the blanket she was sitting on. She grabbed it and started pulling the pedals off with her other little hand, looking at it in amazement. I enjoyed these days where everything felt so care free.

I had just looked away for a moment and when I turned back around Aubrey was gone. I got up as fast as I could. My heart was crashing against my chest. My hands were shaking, fearing the worst had happened to her.

Right when I was about to call the cops, a tall man with light blonde hair was walking towards me with Aubrey in his arms. Relief flooded me instantly upon seeing her. I ran to meet the man who was carrying my baby. '' Oh, thank you so much.'' I said while reaching for her '' Where did you find her?''

'' She was walking toward the swings. I saw you looking for someone and I figured it must have been her since she looks too young to be off on her own.'' he smiled showing perfect white teeth. Now that I was really looking at him, I noticed how sexy he really was in his blue stripped polo.'' Walking?'' I asked when what he had just said had fully registered in my brain. '' Yeah...walking'' he repeated

'' oooookay? You do realize how crazy that sounds right? Because she's only 6 months old and she can't possibly walk.'' I said while looking at him like he was coo coo for coca puffs. '' I don't know much about babies but I know what I saw and she was walking.'' he said with a straight face. At that point I didn't know what to say. Could she really be walking already? I knew she could crawl but walk? It just sounded too weird and unbelievable. He must have noticed how uncomfortable I was with this conversation because his face expression softened. '' Im sorry if I freaked you out but I thought you knew that she could walk. Maybe I could take you two out for ice cream, to make up for being so inconsiderate.'' he said looking so apologetic. ''Well thank you for everything but we really do have a busy day already planned.'' I said. His face instantly dropped. I was surprised that he seemed genuinely disappointed. '' Well we can't go for ice cream today but maybe we could go another time. I mean if you still want to that is.'' he instantly perked up at my words and I couldn't help but smile. '' That sounds great. I'd love to take you two out sometimes.'' he said while smiling back at me