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Cassie is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, aside from possibly Draco. I am so glad that things went well. All according to plan. And now we've got our girl. No problems whatsoever. Nothing worse than a bit of infant acne, but the healers say that'll clear up on its own.
She looks so serene when she's sleeping. Which is what she spends most of her time doing. She's hardly cried much at all. I mean she cried when they were cleaning her up after she was born, and she cries when she's hungry or in need of a diaper. But the rest of the time she sleeps, and she makes little soft sounds, and she blinks up at us. I was sortof afraid that she'd be cranky and uncomfortable. I mean she's used to being in the womb and hearing Jen's heartbeat and voice and such. And now she's with these two absolute strangers, with deeper voices and different smells and sounds. But she's taken it all in stride.
The light hurts her eyes still I think. It's very soft lighting in our room so that's not so bad. The camera flash bothers her so much we stopped trying to take a picture of her with her eyes open. I didn't like the way she flinched away from it.
I'm a little jumpy, I have to admit. Every little thing she does, I'm asking the healers if it's normal, is it all right, what does it mean? More nervous now she's here than I was before she was born. But at the same time I feel incredibly at peace with the entire situation. Life is changed, and it's GOOD.
Kate came by the hospital this morning. Brought breakfast for all and got to see the baby. She didn't come sit with us in the waiting room last night, though I had thought she was going to. Severus said she had some other things to take care of. Just as well. We were all tense enough that there might have been some uncomfortable conversations. Last night really wasn't the night for that.
I'm home at the moment. Not for long. Just making sure the cats have enough food and water and that they haven't had any wild parties while we were away for the night. Hellkitten is presently gnawing at my hair, biting it in sheer frustration. She keeps catching her claws on my scalp, but I'll forgive her that. She's a bit irritated that we left her all night, without so much as a by your leave. And she's felt the tension in the house I expect so she knows SOMETHING is up. She just doesn't know what. Poor confused hellkitten. Just wait until we bring the baby home. I expect the hellkitten will be horribly jealous.
Draco was keen to send Severus to look after the cats today but I said I'd do it. We're only half an hour's drive from the hospital. Seems silly to send Severus when we're so close. And Draco and Cass are both sleeping, worn out from the long eventful night. I'm used to not getting as much sleep so I'm pretty much okay.
Jack's not even sure I'm me yet. Guess I smell funny to him. He's sitting halfway up the stairs, peering cautiously at me through the banister. Ready to bolt for his hiding place under my desk if need be.
I'll give them ten more minutes or so. Then I'm going to head back so I can wake Draco up in time for Cassie's next feeding.
She looks so serene when she's sleeping. Which is what she spends most of her time doing. She's hardly cried much at all. I mean she cried when they were cleaning her up after she was born, and she cries when she's hungry or in need of a diaper. But the rest of the time she sleeps, and she makes little soft sounds, and she blinks up at us. I was sortof afraid that she'd be cranky and uncomfortable. I mean she's used to being in the womb and hearing Jen's heartbeat and voice and such. And now she's with these two absolute strangers, with deeper voices and different smells and sounds. But she's taken it all in stride.
The light hurts her eyes still I think. It's very soft lighting in our room so that's not so bad. The camera flash bothers her so much we stopped trying to take a picture of her with her eyes open. I didn't like the way she flinched away from it.
I'm a little jumpy, I have to admit. Every little thing she does, I'm asking the healers if it's normal, is it all right, what does it mean? More nervous now she's here than I was before she was born. But at the same time I feel incredibly at peace with the entire situation. Life is changed, and it's GOOD.
Kate came by the hospital this morning. Brought breakfast for all and got to see the baby. She didn't come sit with us in the waiting room last night, though I had thought she was going to. Severus said she had some other things to take care of. Just as well. We were all tense enough that there might have been some uncomfortable conversations. Last night really wasn't the night for that.
I'm home at the moment. Not for long. Just making sure the cats have enough food and water and that they haven't had any wild parties while we were away for the night. Hellkitten is presently gnawing at my hair, biting it in sheer frustration. She keeps catching her claws on my scalp, but I'll forgive her that. She's a bit irritated that we left her all night, without so much as a by your leave. And she's felt the tension in the house I expect so she knows SOMETHING is up. She just doesn't know what. Poor confused hellkitten. Just wait until we bring the baby home. I expect the hellkitten will be horribly jealous.
Draco was keen to send Severus to look after the cats today but I said I'd do it. We're only half an hour's drive from the hospital. Seems silly to send Severus when we're so close. And Draco and Cass are both sleeping, worn out from the long eventful night. I'm used to not getting as much sleep so I'm pretty much okay.
Jack's not even sure I'm me yet. Guess I smell funny to him. He's sitting halfway up the stairs, peering cautiously at me through the banister. Ready to bolt for his hiding place under my desk if need be.
I'll give them ten more minutes or so. Then I'm going to head back so I can wake Draco up in time for Cassie's next feeding.