Piper was sitting outside, enjoying quiet Sunday. Since it had been raining off and on, she stayed up on the porch. Matthew was asleep in his babyseat, unaware of the rain.

There wasn't much to complain about at the moment.

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Piper was, once again, at home with the baby. She didn't have anything else to do, but she was very much okay with just staying home to be a mom for a little while.

She sat on the couch and smiled down at Matthew, grateful that Meg trusted her to be his mother.

[open! also? I will try to put baby posts up only once a week from now on. ;)]

After saying goodbye to Paige, Piper returned home to Matthew and thanked his aunt Veronica for taking such good care of him.

Maybe later, she would start taking pictures of him to send to Paige.

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Piper had considered asking her mother or Veronica or someone to watch Matthew while she went into work for a few hours. She hadn't really left the house since she brought him home and figured she could go in a few hours a week. But as she picked the phone up to call someone to watch him, he started to cry ( Read more... )

Piper knew there was a picnic going on in town today, but she opted to stay home with Matthew. Even though he was home now, he was still a preemie which meant he needed extra care and attention. With that came extra worry and concern. She really wasn't ready to leave him, yet. It would be awhile before she could bring him out to meet people at town ( Read more... )

After nearly three weeks in the NICU, Piper finally got to bring Matthew home. He was still so tiny, but he was a lot stronger ( Read more... )

Piper was pleasantly surprised when she had arrived at the clinic today. The nurses told her Matthew was doing well enough that she could hold him for a few minutes. She could feel tears of joy forming as one of the nurses gently took him out of the incubator and placed him into her arms. This was definite proof that he was going to be fine ( Read more... )

Piper was, yet again, at the clinic. She was tired and cranky from the hangover she was currently dealing with. Maybe drowning her sorrows last night was not the best plan, especially when she was caught by a former student. Oops ( Read more... )

When Piper left the clinic this time, she decided late evening after closing seemed like an appropriate time to check on the restaurant. Or maybe she decided she deserved a drink after this whole crazy emotional week. Yeah, that definitely seemed like a good plan. She was stressed and tired.

( Wherein Piper has a mini breakdown )

Piper was at the clinic again today like she had been everyday since Matthew was born.

"Hi Matthew," she said in a quiet, soothing voice. She gently touched his tiny hand. "It's Mommy again. I'm always gonna be here."

She looked down at him, wishing so much she could just pick him up and hold him.

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