A Lifetime With You

Two Under Two

11 AM
Taylor's POV
Elijah is 13 hours old. He kept us awake most of the night. We've got our new nurse and she's super nice just like the previous one we had. I sat up in bed and yawned as I stared down at my baby boy suckling away at my breast. Joe was asleep on the couch, which was fine until he started snoring. "Joe!" I said. Nothing. I threw a pillow at him. "Wake up. You're snoring." He woke up. "Sorry! I'm tired" he said. "I'm gonna go grab a coffee from downstairs. You want anything?" he asked. "No, I'm ok." I said. He kissed me and left. My nurse came in while Joe was out. "I came to give him his first bath, but I guess I should come back?" she asked. "He's almost done. Maybe like 10 minutes or so..." I said. She left the room and seconds later there was a knock. "Taylor, it's mom." I told her to come in. "Hey, honey. How you feeling?" she asked me. "So tired. He didn't wanna sleep last night so he's pretty much been sleeping all day. He keeps falling asleep mid-feeding and it's worrying me. I just want to make sure he's getting enough." I said. "Stop stressing yourself out, honey. He's probably just full. Remember, newborns don't eat that much." she said. "Yeah, I guess you're right." I unlatched him and burped him. I was burping him as Joe came in. "Avery woke up crying for you this morning. She crawled all over the house looking for you." my mom said. "Awww, I miss my baby. Dad is still bringing her later, right?" I asked. She nodded. The nurse came back to give Elijah his bath. "I'm sorry buddy. You're gonna hate me." I undressed him and Joe carried him to the bathroom. The nurse started bathing him and once he felt the warm water, he quietened down. After his bath, the nurse put him in a diaper and swaddled him. "We're ready to take him for the procedure if you are." she said. "I'm dreading it. He'll be able to come right back after it's over right?" I asked. "Yeah, for sure!" the nurse said. "I'm so sorry baby. You'll thank us later in life." I said jokingly as I kissed his head. "We'll be back in about an hour." the nurse said. She took him and left the room. "What procedure does have to have?" my mom asked. "He doesn't have to have it, but he's going to get circumcised." I said. "Awww poor thing. He's gonna be so demanding afterwards. Just make sure to cuddle him lots." my mom said.

1:30 PM
"Why haven't they brought him back? They said it would be an hour. It's been an hour and a half." I said. I started getting worried. Moments later, we heard a knock and the nurse entered with Elijah, who was not happy at all. "We're back. Everything went well. He's in pain at the moment, but he did so good." the nurse said. "How are you feeling?" she asked me. "I'm in a lot of pain. And my boobs feel like they're gonna explode so I guess I should feed him." I started nursing and she gave me some more pain meds. "Dad said he's on his way with Avery." my mom said.

2 PM
I was burping Elijah when there was a knock. Joe answered it and it was my dad and Avery. "Mom, if you wanna come get him, you can. I know you're dying to finally hold him." She comes over and takes him while I reach out for Avery. My dad places her in my lap. "How are you feeling?" he asked. "Exhausted, but so happy." I say. "Avery, you wanna see your baby brother?" my mom asked. She had no interest in him whatsoever, she was just a little pouty. "What's this little pouty face for, missy?" I asked her. "She was in the middle of a nap when we got here. I think she might be a little sleepy." my dad said. "It's crazy that we have two under two...well, two under one." Joe said. "No more for a while. Maybe like 2 years from now we can start trying again, but I want to be able to get my body back and actually enjoy it this time." I said. Everyone giggled. My mom tried to sit down on the foot of the bed, but Avery insisted she sit somewhere else. "Stop being so bossy. You can't even talk yet, I can only imagine what daddy and I are in for when you can talk." I say to her. She started giving me a mean look. My dad held Elijah for a while before he took Avery back home. "I hope she warms up to him quickly. I think it was jealousy maybe." Joe nodded. I yawned. "I'm tired as hell." I said. "I guess I will leave now so you can get some sleep. Call me if y'all need literally anything." my mom said. "Oh, mom I wasn't saying that to rush you. You can stay. You don't even have to call to come back, just come whenever. We're hoping to go home tomorrow morning, but we'll see." I said. "No, I'm gonna go home. Just call or text me when y'all get home tomorrow. That's when y'all should be released. Joe, you call me. I know she'll be so out of it. If y'all do go home tomorrow, dad and I will keep Avery another night so y'all can adjust to having him home." my mom said. "Literally don't deserve you. Thanks for being the best. And thanks for this beautiful gift right here because if it weren't for you I wouldn't have her and if I didn't have her, I wouldn't have my babies and they are my everything." Joe said, hugging my mom. "Thank you for taking care of my girl. She means the world to me. She'll always be my baby." my mom said. "Can you two stop being so cute? In case y'all didn't know, I'm super hormonal right now and y'all aren't helping." I say as I start crying for the tenth time today. She hugs Joe and I one more time and kisses Elijah's head. She leaves and it's just Joe, the baby, and I. "I guess I'm gonna try and nap now since he's sleeping." I said. I lied back and got comfy when there was a knock. "Are you fucking kidding me?" I said to myself. I was on the verge of crying yet again. I just want some sleep. I'm exhausted. Is that too much to ask for? I'm this tired now?! How am I gonna survive at home with a newborn and a 10 month old without the help of nurses? Yes, Joe helps and he's great and he's the best husband to me and the best father, but here at the hospital, they have some strong medicine they can put me on to ease my pain that I can't take once I'm home. The medicine they prescribed me is the same stuff I had to take after having Avery and it barely worked for me. I just feel like I need to cry again. No. No, Taylor. Pull yourself together. I tried until I broke down into tears yet again. I started sobbing uncontrollably. Joe went to answer the door. I heard him say, "Sorry, but is there any way you guys could come back tomorrow maybe? She's really tired and in a lot of pain." He closed the door. "Who was it?" I asked. "It was Gigi and Zayn. They were so understanding. Now, get some rest. If anyone else tries to come in, I'll politely ask them to visit another day." he said. "I love you." I said. "I love you too." he said. He kissed my head and I lied back down. Next thing I know I'm sound asleep. Thank God. Finally. This is all I wanted. I feel like this is my alone time even though my husband was sitting right next to me, holding our newest creation in his arms and it's honestly the best feeling in the world.

I hope you guys like this. Sorry it's been a few days since I've updated. Work is killing me and I'm having a hard time re-adjusting to my schedule, but I'll slowly get back to normal. Love you guys xoxo.