Serenity's POV
The first days of Ivy's life were difficult. Everyone tells you that motherhood is hard. They talk about how quickly things go, they tell you to enjoy it, and they tell you not to sweat the small stuff. No one talks about how hard it is.
During the night, I stayed awake even when Ivy was sleeping. I was waiting for the shoe to drop. I was waiting for something bad to happen. Even when the house was still, it's occupants long asleep, and the only sound was sleepy breathing, I stayed awake. I was terrified that something would happen to this tiny person.
No one had warned me that having a baby was allowing your heart, your very reason for being, your everything, to walk around. There was only so much I could do to protect her. As I watched her chest rise and fall in her
