You are my sunshine 13/?
Callie and Arizona slept like babies in each others arms. Neither of them having felt this content in a long time. That is until Chloe decided to stir. She had been awake in her crib for awhile, waiting for some attention. When it didnt seem to come, her hunger took charge and she began to wail. Both Callie and Arizona were quickly brought around by the sounds of their little angel.
“ Wow, shes got some set of lungs, Calliope” Arizona said proudly. “I’ll get her before she wakes the whole nursery.”
“Shes probably hungry again. What time is it anyway?” Callie replied trying to figure out how long they had been asleep.
Arizona looked over at the clock. “Wow, that cant be right. It says 8:30, but theres no way we could have slept for over four hours, could we Calliope ?”
Just then a nurse came in to inform them that visitors had stopped by earlier but hadn’t disturbed them as they were sleeping but that they would be back later.
Arizona changed Chloe and handed her over to Callie.
“Awww, there you go sweetie. Mommy is sorry she made you wait so long” Callie cooed to the baby. The nurse had told them it might take several attempts to get the baby to nurse but Chloe latched on like a pro the first time.
Arizona started chuckling.
“Whats so funny Dimples” Callie asked amused.
“Nothing, this must be one of the traits she got from you. Shes a winner just like her mommy. Shes definitely Torres, through and through” Arizona smiled.
Arizona sat back quietly watching in awe as Callie breastfedtheir daughter. Trying to grasp the intensity of the love she had for the both of them. With the arrival of their daughter she seemed to have gotten a whole new perspective on life. She watched Callie as Callie smiled down at Chloe. God how she loved that amazing smile. She couldn’t believe how just a smile could light up her heart inside. And Callie’s beauty seemed to have intensified with motherhood. As Arizona gazed at Callie, she got lost in her beauty.
Callie pulled Arizona out of her haze when she asked Arizona to burp Chloe. Arizona took her and walked her around while she tried to get a burp out of her. Chloe was not a real happy camper as she was still hungry.
“Its okay, sweetie. You just need to give us a little burp so your little tummy doesn’t explode . The quicker we do this, the quicker you can get back to mommy and din din. What do you say? Can I get a little burp for mama?” Arizona reasoned with the infant in her arms.
Callie rolled her eyes at Arizona’s speech to the baby but was surprised when Chloe let out a big burp.
Arizona rubbed Chloe’s back proudly “Now see Angel. Doesn’t that make you feel so much better?” Arizona walked back over to Callie and gave the baby back to her. She was smiling ear to ear having successfully completed her task of burping her.
The door to their room opened and Cristina, Mark and Addison walked in along with Austin. Austin was delighted to see his mothers and stared in awe at his little sister. After getting permission from his mothers he gently stroked Chloe’s cheek and kissed her on the forehead. Both Callie and Arizona had tears in their eyes when they saw how gentle he was being.
Their friends had brought food for them so Callie told Arizona to hand Chloe to one of the others so that they could eat together.
“Which one of you would like the honor of holding this precious one first?” Arizona asked their friends. She looked around and noticed that Cristina had kept out of the way. “Auntie Cris, I think she would like you to take her.” Arizona told Cristina with a smile.
Cristina was a little nervous about the whole baby thing. She wasn’t quite sure how to maintain her Cristina like persona and relate to a baby at the same time, which was why she had stood back. She had hoped the others would jump in and swarm the baby so that no one would really notice she wasn’t.
“Awww, come on Auntie Cris. She won’t bite. Not yet anyway. And dont worry she’s already burped so she shouldn’t spit up on you. Besides, I think she likes to save that for me.” Arizona smiled encouragingly before handing Chloe to Cristina.
Cristina took the baby and tentatively held her close. She was amazed at the emotions this little one caused her to feel. Arizona went and sat with Callie as they watched Chloe do her magic on Cristina.
“So did you guys figure out a name for this little one or was it more important for you to curl up with each other in bed all evening?” Mark asked with a smirk.
Callie smirked back: “Well, Mark, for your information we did not spend the whole evening curled up in bed. We had already decided on a name for our little precious one. So Aunties and Uncle, I would like to introduce you all to Chloe Carmen Robbins-Torres.”
“ Awww, that is so beautiful. Such a beautiful name for such a beautiful little girl. You guys are so lucky. I mean she is just so precious.” Cristina said in a very un-Cristina like way.
“ I told you she would get to you.” Arizona grinned at Cristina
“Yeah, she is definitely going to be a real heartbreaker when she gets older.” Cristina replied with a smile
“Oh my God, please lets not rush things. She’s not even a day old and you have her breaking hearts already.” Callie said amused
“Yeah, she’s definitely going to be a heart stealer just like her mommy who can capture your heart with just a smile” Arizona agreed smiling softly at Callie.
“She’ll get that from her mama as well, Dimples” Callie replied smiling.
Their friends left soon after but before leaving they took a picture with the digital camera of Callie and Arizona sitting together on the bed with Callie holding Chloe and Austin sitting on Arizona’s lap. They planned to get it framed and present it to them as it was a perfect family photo.
Before they were about to fall sleep Dr. James entered the room and did a check up of both Callie and the baby. She said that both were doing well and could most probably go home tomorrow. She then told them to get some rest and left.
The next morning Callie was woken up by Chloe’s crying. She changed her and then placed her on the bed between her and Arizona. The baby was content just lying there with the two of them for over a half hour. Then the search for food began. Callie quickly started feeding her before her cries got underway. It wasn’t long before the sucking sounds coming from Chloe stirred Arizona. She stretched as she slowly opened her eyes and was greeted with a loving smile from Callie.
“Good morning Dimples. I was hoping you would be able to get a little more sleep. I didn’t realize how noisy this little one was going to be. You might think we have been starving her the way she is going at it.” Callie said jokingly
“Well, I think it is precious. I can’t think of a more beautiful sound to wake up to. Did you sleep well Calliope?” Arizona asked before leaning over to give her a kiss.
“As a matter of fact, yes I did. Chloe got up only twice. How about you Dimples?” Callie replied cheerfully
“Yeah, I did too.” Arizona nodded. “ How are you feeling today, Cal?”
”I feel great, Ari. I cant wait to get home. If it wasn’t for this little one sucking away here, I would never believe I gave birth yesterday.” Callie grinned.
Arizona grinned at her “I love how strong you are”
A little while later Dr. James came to check up on them “Well Callie, after you get done feeding this little girl , why don’t you take a shower and if you still feel good enough to go home after that, then I will get your discharge papers ready. But, I dont want you overdoing it. You need to take things slow and easy. The general rule of thumb is not to lift anything heavier than the baby for the first few weeks” Dr. James briefed them.
Callie and Arizona were excited to hear that. They wanted to take their angel home and just spend time being with their son and daughter and giving them all the love they could.