This Love

Welcome Harlow

Nina's POV
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I watch as they place her on my chest. My eyes starring at her. I start crying.

Ian leans down and kisses me as I grab ahold of the baby. I run my fingers across her cheek. And kiss the top of her head.

"Ian do you want to cut the cord?" One of the nurses asks.

"Ye..yeah." Ian takes the scissors and cuts where the nurse shows him too.

They take her off my chest and over to the weigh table.

I hear her little screams. Those cute little cries.

"5 pounds and 8 ounces!" The nurse says to Dr. Montgomery.

They bring her back over to me, wrapped in a blanket.

"She's beautiful Nina." The nurse places her in my arms.

"You did so good baby." Ian kisses me again and then kisses our baby.

Paul and Phoebe walk in to the room.

"She sure is a screamer!" Phoebe says over the baby crying.

I look down at her. I can't believe Ian and I made this.

My mom stands on the other side of me. Crying.

"Nina I'm so proud of you. You too Ian." She hugs me and kisses the top of my head.

Ian wipes my cheeks from the tears.

"I love you Nina!" He says into my ear and kisses me again.

The nurse walks back over and takes the baby from me.

"We are going to get her cleaned up real quick and we'll be right back." She smiles as she walks away.

Ian tucks my hair behind my ears.

"I love you so much Ian." I say to him and place my hands on his cheeks.

"You did amazing. I'm so proud of you." He smiles.

The nurse comes back in with the baby in a bed that rolls.

"Do you have a name picked out?" She smiles as she pushes the baby closer to me.

"We do. Yeah." Ian says.

"We want to name her Harlow Juliette I say with a smile.

"Harlow Juliette. That's really pretty." The nurse says as she writes it on the name tag and on the baby's bracelet.

Ian picks the baby up.

"She's so cute. I can't believe we made this." He stares at Harlow.

Harlow makes a little grunting sound.

Ian kisses her little nose and places her back into my arms.

I smile down at her.

"Mom do you want to hold her?" I look up at my mom.

"Sure, let me have her." Mom smiles and holds her arms out.

She kisses her little head. Bouncing her gently.

Ian's phone starts ringing and he pulls it out of the bag.

"Hey mom! She's here! Yeah we're in room 601 on the 6th floor. Yeah. Okay see you in a minute!"

He puts it back in the bag.

Ian comes back over and kisses my cheek.

My mom hands Harlow over to Paul.

"Paul man don't drop her." Ian jokes.

Phoebe looks over his shoulder at Harlow. Smiling down at her.

I really hope Paul and Phoebe have a baby someday.

"Let me hold her." Phoebe says and Paul lays her in her arms.

"She's so cute guys." Paul pats Ian's back.

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Ian's POV
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A little later I lay on the bed with Nina, and Harlow wrapped in Nina's arms.

"Are you hungry?" I ask Nina.

"Yes. I'm starving." She leans her head on my shoulder.

"I don't want this hospital food though." She adds.

"I can get my mom to run to get us something, cause I don't want it either." I laugh.

"I just don't want to go myself cause I want to stay here with you and Harlow. I can't take my eyes off of her." I kiss Nina's head.

"Me either.." Nina smiles.

Harlow opens her eyes and stares up at Nina.

I put my finger in her little hand and her fingers wrap around my finger.

One of the nurses walks in.

"Hi guys, how about we try feeding her Nina." The nurse walks over to us.

Nina pulls her gown down to let her breast out for Harlow.

"Okay now just let her find her way. It's going to hurt for awhile but you'll get used to it." The nurse helps Nina tilt Harlow's head up.

"Now you can also pump if you aren't comfortable feeding her in public." The nurse grabs a paper towel.

"No, I'll be comfortable." Nina smiles.

Harlow makes little grunt sounds as she eats.

"I'll text mom and ask her to get us something to eat." I stand up and grab my phone.

I text mom and tell her to grab us something from chills.

I get on Twitter and post a picture of Nina and Harlow and add "My lovely girls."

Soon after my phone starts buzzing with tweets.

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Nina's POV
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I lay in this hospital bed, not being able to sleep. All I can think about is Harlow. I look over to her sound asleep, for now at least. And Ian. Sleeping on the sofa in the room.

"Ian?" I whisper. He doesn't move.

I pick up one of Harlow's pacis and throw it at him. He sits up.

"What the?" He grabs it off his lap.

"Hi." I smile.

"Come lay with me." I rub my hand on the bed.

Ian stands up and stretches. He lays down next to me. I nestle into his arms.

"Hows it feel to be a daddy?" I whisper quietly.

"Incredible. I'm still in shock." He kisses me.

"Me too. She's everything we could ever wish for. She's ours." I smile.

"Ours. My girls. My loves." Ian says and places his hand in mine.