Oh crap its a baby!

As Ash held their child in their arms for the first time her mind wasn't even comprehending what he was saying. All she was thinking about was how they had created this little girl and wondering how her life would pan out. "I'm sorry what was that?" she asked looking between Khaat and Varod. She smiled up at Varod, "Now lets hope she doesn't take after you or we'll have our hands full won't we?" she asked laughing a little bit making a small joke at how he always threw himself into danger.

Khaat just smiled, realizing that Ash's thoughts were a bit preoccupied. That was natural and normal. She and the healers had done this enough times that they just fell into a natural rhythm about taking care of the mother and getting her clean and comfortable and into clean bedding without uprooting anyone much.

"That should feel better," Khaat said. "You can have a short visit with your daughter, Ash, and with Varod, but you and your baby need to rest. Soon." She looked at one of the other healers. "Make sure she gets something to drink soon. That is hard enough work that I haven't met a new mom who wasn't a bit overheated and who didn't look forward to something cold to drink. She can have whatever she wants."

"Yes, Director," the healer said.

"If you continue to do this well, I see no reason why you shouldn't be able to go home tomorrow. Get some rest soon. I'll check on you later." Khaat smiled and left them alone. This was one of those special moments for new parents to have alone.

OOC: Maybe we can wrap this up in the next round of posts?

BIC: Varod kissed his wife lightly, then kissed their baby on the forehead very gently. "What are we gonna name her, Ash?" he asked, his voice barely more than a whisper as he looked down at their daughter, a name trying to force it's way through the back of his mind and to the front. However, he couldn't quite place what was on his mind. "She's beautiful, isn't she? But if she's anything like me, she'll want a sword, some knives...damn, there goes my collection when she gets older, huh? Ah, well, I've got too many weapons anyway. She can have some when she gets old enough. I've always kind of wanted an heir to my equipment and stuff."

He was half-joking, with a smile as he kissed Ashling again.

OOC: i will have Khaat exit in her next post. or--i can edit and have her exit in the previous post if you like. its your call.

k.

OOC: Either is fine

Ash could hear the healers talking about things but she wasn't paying nearly as much attention. "Oh no, Alessandra Lia Gilther won't touch a single one of your weapons." she said saying the name and giving her answer in the same sentence. She had decided the name months before when she found out that she was having a girl and that was the name that was going to stick. She kissed Varod back and smiled, "You can wait until we have a boy for that one. And that won't be anytime soon."

She looked over at Khaat, "Will she be able to go home with us?" she asked biting her lip. "If she is then why can't she stay with us?" she continued curiously. She didn't want to let their baby out of her sight now that she was finally here and she didn't want to rest either. She'd rather spend her time watching Alessandra sleep and make sure she was breathing. "Or are you going to still have to see if she has anything vampiric about her?" she asked. It had been a question that was on her mind the second she found out that she was pregnant. Not that she minded either way but she still wanted to know what sort of things she'd have to deal with as the baby grew.

"Alessandra...Lia...eh?" Varod said, letting the words roll around for a bit on his tongue for a moment. Then he smiled. "I like it. Packs a bit of a punch." He glanced over at Khaat. "Can't I sleep here, on the couch or something? I wanna be near her." Smiling back down at his wife, he kissed her hand lightly after lifting it. "Though, I do agree she should get some sleep now." Reaching down, he ran a finger gently along the now-sleeping baby's face. "She's got the same look you do when you sleep, Ashling," he said with a smile.

ooc: i made a small edit and had khaat leave. congrats, parents!

k.