Eric sat on the edge of the bed, and Abby gazed at her baby with a look of awe. Eric touched the baby’s head. He’d never felt this sense of fullness in his heart. It was bursting, and he felt his eyes mist. “She’s her mother’s image, a beautiful girl,” he said.
Abby’s entire face took on a surreal look as she gazed at him with such an abundance of emotion. It called to him, and he couldn’t help but lean down and kiss her forehead.
“Abby, we’re not quite done. I need you to give a little push to deliver the placenta, that’s it,” Larry said. Abby was clutching the baby, and she winced. “I know it hurts, but we’re almost done. There’s a small tear, but it doesn’t look like you need any stitches.”
After the doctor delivered the placenta, he got her cleaned up. That was when Abby started tre
