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With a smile, I looked at them all, all their happy and proud faces. It was time to introduce the babies.
“I would like you all to meet my children. This is Reagan.” I turned a little so that the baby that was resting in my left arm was closer to them all. “He was born at eleven forty six and weighed five and a half pounds. He was also twenty-two inches long.” I smiled at my son as I said these words. Then I turned just a little so that my daughter was closer to them. “And this is Rika, she was just shy of five pounds and was eighteen inches long. She was born at twelve o-six.”
“Wait? What?!” Mom and Eve spoke at the same time. They had caught what I had said.
“They have different birthdays?” Riley asked, having noticed as well.
“That they do.” I laughed. “They already fight so much that they couldn’t even agree on a birthday.”
“That is too precious.” Mom smiled.
“Now we just get to celebrate twice every year. We will make sure they each get a special day.” Eve was grinning as well. They were definitely grandmothers, and they thought so much alike already.
“Can I hold one of them?” Mom asked me, there was nervousness in her voice like she thought I would say no. “I know Eve and Wesley are their grandparents as well, but they’re my first grandbabies.” Mom was crying again as she looked at the babies.
“I think it would be best if you held them first.” Eve nodded at her. “We already have two other grandbabies, so we know how you’re feeling.” There were tears in her eyes as she said this.
“Thank you.” Mom squeezed her hand for a second then came closer to me.
With gentle and slow movements, she lifted Rika from my arms and pulled her close to her chest. I could tell that she was overjoyed at the moment, we all were.
“Hey there, Rika. I’m your Lola Lila.” Mom had apparently been planning out this moment for a while, she even had her grandmother name all set and ready to go. “You’re so beautiful. Such a sweet little girl.”
I watched as mom stroked Rika’s tiny cheek gently for just a moment. After a second, my view was blocked by someone that was almost as tall as me. Riley was standing in front of me, a huge grin on his face.
“I’m proud of you, Joaquin. You did good.”
Riley pulled me into an awkward hug then, doing his best to avoid the baby. He was still clapping me on the back though, and I felt the love of a brother coming off of him. When he pulled away, he slipped Reagan from my arm and held him securely.
“I have to say, there was a point when I thought this day would never come. I’m glad you can experience this moment, Joaquin. Family is a blessing, and I know you will be a good dad.”
Now that both of my arms were free, it was time for the others to congratulate me as well. Samuel, my Little Bunny’s grandfather, came up to me first. He gripped my hand firmly and shook it for just a second before pulling me into a tight hug that, quite frankly, surprised me.
“I’m proud of you as well, boy. And I couldn’t be happier that my granddaughter has you in her life. Thank you for being there to protect her and to give her this wonderful family.” I was almost at a loss for words at the sudden closeness from the man, but I managed to recover a little.
“Thank you, Samuel, I am glad that you are here with us, and that we all share a love for Riviana and these babies.” I smiled at him, not knowing what else to do.
When Samuel walked to the side after the hug, Noah came up to me next. He was grinning at me, and he looked like he had been crying. He had been my best friend for years, and he was my wife’s brother of sorts. There wasn’t someone that we could get that was closer to the both of us.
“Joaquin.” He pulled me into a hug, his arms tight around me. “I still can’t believe it sometimes. My best friend married my sister. I have loved and cared for Riviana for her entire life, and you and I grew up together. It’s hard to find two people that mean more to me besides my wife, children, and parents. It may irk me sometimes to see my baby sister with you, but I couldn’t have chosen a better man for her.”
“Thank you, Noah. You’re like a brother to me as well, so marrying Riviana just made that real for me.”
After Noah left me, Eve and Wesley came to me. They were the last of Riviana’s family that was here, aside from Carter, who was too far away and with his newborn son and recovering wife. I saw the happy tears that were still filling Eve’s eyes and the proud look on Wesley’s face.
“Thank you, Joaquin.” Eve hugged me, her arms wrapping around my waist and her face pressed to my chest.
“You’re the perfect son-in-law.” Wesley added as he hugged me as well, adding to the pressure of his wife’s arms. I snaked my arms around them as best as I could and hugged them back.
“Thank you.” I grinned. “And thank you for raising the best wife in the world. Without her, I wouldn’t have the lovely family that I have now.”
When the hugs were all given, it was time for the babies to be passed around a little more. Eve held Rika next while Mom held Reagan. After she passed off her grandson for someone else, she came up to me and hugged me as well. She didn’t say anything, she just cried happy tears as she squeezed me tightly. That was all she needed to do though, that said it all for her.
I was glad that everyone got to meet the babies. And tomorrow they could come and congratulate the mother, after she had gotten plenty of rest that is. This had definitely been the best day, well days, of my life!
After the visit was over, I took the babies back to the room and put them in their little beds. I knew that they would need to eat soon, and that my Little Bunny would be waking up. After their next meal, when she went back to sleep, I would get a nap in. I wasn’t going anywhere though. This was my life now, they were my life now.
And, like I promised, I helped Riviana while she nursed the babies when we got back to the room. After they were fed, burped, changed, and put back to bed for the next couple of hours, I propped myself up next to my wife and closed my eyes, alert for even the slightest of sounds. I was going to help as well as protect. That was my vow, my promise to them all.
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Riviana
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Joaquin had made me go to sleep late last night. He was right that I had been exhausted, but I didn’t want to take my eyes off of our children. All I wanted was to be there for them and hold them. They were so little and so precious that I knew they needed me.
I listened to him though. I went to sleep. It was broken sleep though, since I had to wake up to feed them every two hours or so. Joaquin was there to help me. He brought the babies to me, and when I was done feeding one of them he would gently hold the baby against his chest and pat them until they both burped and fell to sleep.
The nurses had been there to help us as well, but they spent a lot of their time observing us rather than doing anything for me. I saw that they were smiling happily as they did what little they could. I think they were quite proud of Joaquin. I couldn’t blame them though, I was proud of him as well.
It had only been a little over eight hours since the babies had come into this world and Joaquin was already proving himself to be a wonderful daddy. I was so happy right now, even with how tired I still was. I couldn’t imagine a better life at the moment. I had two beautiful babies, I had the perfect husband, and I had friends and family that loved me dearly. What more could I want?
Right now, at almost nine in the morning, I was starting to feed the babies again. They didn’t eat much yet, but I knew that they needed to eat often. And with there being two of them it meant that it would take a while each time. It was fine, honestly, I was just glad that I didn’t have triplets like Acacia. And soon, I might even get used to feeding them both at the same time to cut the time down.