Seth and I pulled up in my parents' driveway. I was super excited to see my little girl. My baby. My daughter. The best part of my life. My reason for living. I could go on and on about what she means to me, but I won't. You guys get the point. I looked at Seth once he shut the car off. He smiled before we got out of the car and walked up to the door. I didn't even knock. I just walked right in. Yeah, I was like a kid in a candy store right now. I had tunnel vision and it was leading straight to my baby girl. "Hey sweetie." my mom said smiling. She was holding Gracie in her lap and bouncing her a little.
"Hi." I said. "Give me my baby." I smiled as I took Gracie in my arms. "Hi baby. Hi my pretty girl. Mommy missed you."
"Tell mommy we watched her and daddy on TV and smiled the whole time." my mom said.
"You did?" I asked Gracie. "Well we sure missed you a whole bunch." I looked at my mom. "Thank you for watching her and taking care of her. It's been hard to be away from her but it feels great to be back home."
"I know honey. Your dad and I are happy to do it anytime." she said.
"Actually, Seth's mom is gonna do it this next time. To give you and dad a break. You guys can swap each time. It'll just be easier and then Gracie also will get to spend equal amount of time with you guys and Seth's mom." I told her.
"Oh, okay. That'll be nice. Thank you." she said. She smiled at me and we talked about our feud we have going on with Charlotte and Drew McIntyre and WrestleMania coming up. I couldn't wait to be able to participate in WrestleMania this year. The first one I'd actually be fighting in the ring. It was exciting.
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Seth and I walked in the front door of our home and it gave me a flashback. The first day we brought Gracie home after she was born. I could still remember that day like it was yesterday and it sure felt like it.
FLASHBACK
Seth carried the carseat in the house as I followed. I was still sore but the doctors told me that was normal and it would ease up in a couple weeks. It couldn't come soon enough. I felt like I was walking like a turtle. Every step I took, I had pain but every time I looked at my beautiful baby girl, I remember that it was all worth it.
As soon as Seth set the carrier down, I grabbed miss Gracie out of it before holding her close. I sat down on the couch and just stared at her. I'd been doing a lot of that since she was born but I couldn't help it. She was like an angel. She was my angel. The spot next to me shifted and I looked over to see that Seth sat down beside me. I smiled at him. "You know, it doesn't even feel real yet. That this is our daughter. We don't have to give her back to anybody. This is our family. It feels like a dream. One I never wanna wake up from." I said.
"I know what you mean. For the last nine months, it didn't hit me but as soon as I saw her beautiful little face and I held her in my arms, it was just magical." he said. He put his arm around my shoulders and smiled at me. "I love you. You and our daughter, it's moments like these that I will cherish forever. My girls. It feels great to say that. I have two wonderful girls I love with all my heart and in my heart is where they'll stay forever." I smiled again as I leaned into his side. I laid my head on his chest and held me close while I held our precious little girl.
END FLASHBACK
I put Gracie down in her bed. She was tired and my mom said she hadn't had a nap yet today. As much as I wanted to spend a lot of time with her, I wanted her to be happy so she needed a nap. I could wait a couple hours to love on her and hold her. Gracie was out the minute I laid her down. She was exhausted. I smiled at her and then looked around her room. I loved it in there. It was my favorite room in the entire house.
