contractions were no longer painful but more so just uncomfortable. I laid my head back and decided to get some rest for as long as I could. Chris caught on because he stopped talking and reclined his chair so that he could also get a little rest. I was sure that by the time I woke again, it would be time to push out my prince.
Antonio Khamari Taylor II was born on March 3 rd , 2015 at 10:27 p.m. I had gone through 7 ½ hours of labor and my prince was finally here. I sat and stared at my son. He was beautiful with a head full of soft, curly hair and a deep dimple in his chin like his father. I had fallen completely in love from just looking in his brown eyes.
“Hey, Prince, I’m your mommy and I promise to love and protect you forever.” I rubbed his cheek and then kissed his tiny fingers. Baby Tone was finally here and I couldn’t wait to begin this new chapter in my life.
Chapter 7
T oday was the day that Baby Tone and I would be leaving the hospital. We had been in there for four days and I was glad to finally be able to get into my own bed and just be away from the constant nag of the nurses and visitors.
The day I had my son was bittersweet for me because I was almost forced to be alone during my delivery. If it wasn’t for Chris’ presence, I would have had to do it on my own. I was extremely grateful to him for just being there. He didn’t know me from a can of paint and had taken the time to spend his whole entire day and night with me as I delivered a child that wasn’t his. Now we were going home and reality had set in. it was just my son and I but I knew that I had to be strong for the both of us.
“Hey, sissy, you ready?” Lexis said, walking in as I strapped Baby Tone into his car seat.
I looked around the room, making sure that I had grabbed everything. I’d had everything packed since early this morning, and I was most definitely ready to shake the spot. “Yeah, I believe we are. Ain’t that right, Prince? You ready to go home with mommy?” I asked as I kissed my baby’s nose.
The nurse had already come in and given us our walking papers so we were on our way. My delivery was fairly easy and I hadn’t needed any stitches or anything so I wasn’t in much pain aside from some cramping and the fading soreness in my abdomen. But even though I felt good enough to walk out of the hospital, the staff insisted that I be pushed out in a wheelchair. Yeah, I was glad to be leaving.
On the way to my house, I turned the music up in Lexis’ Range Rover and laid my head back against the head rest. while I was in the hospital, my car was towed from the garage and I had to have Greg pull a couple of strings to retrieve it from the tow yard so that it would be one less thing that I would have to deal with once I came home.
I took a deep breath and slowly released it. I didn’t have the fairy tale life that I had always dreamt of as a child; the husband, the baby, the career and that family unit there to support me. I didn’t even have the life that I had dreamed of with Tone. On numerous occasions, we had talked about our future. Going to college, getting married and having children were things that we had wanted together but life has a way of swinging things all the way around and you will be in a place that you never in your wildest dreams saw yourself in.
That’s where I was at the moment. Fresh out of high school with no immediate family to speak of, a newborn baby and mourning the loss of the love of my life. So at that very moment, I knew I had to make sure that I was in position to provide the best for Antonio from here on out.
I had been lost in my thoughts for so long that I didn’t even hear Lexis talking to me. I looked at her and she was just staring at me. “You straight, Jae?” she asked as I grabbed my bag and opened the car door.
“Yea, Lex. I’m good; thank you for bringing us home. You are the best,” I said after going to unlock my house so that we could bring the
Antonio Khamari Taylor II was born on March 3 rd , 2015 at 10:27 p.m. I had gone through 7 ½ hours of labor and my prince was finally here. I sat and stared at my son. He was beautiful with a head full of soft, curly hair and a deep dimple in his chin like his father. I had fallen completely in love from just looking in his brown eyes.
“Hey, Prince, I’m your mommy and I promise to love and protect you forever.” I rubbed his cheek and then kissed his tiny fingers. Baby Tone was finally here and I couldn’t wait to begin this new chapter in my life.
Chapter 7
T oday was the day that Baby Tone and I would be leaving the hospital. We had been in there for four days and I was glad to finally be able to get into my own bed and just be away from the constant nag of the nurses and visitors.
The day I had my son was bittersweet for me because I was almost forced to be alone during my delivery. If it wasn’t for Chris’ presence, I would have had to do it on my own. I was extremely grateful to him for just being there. He didn’t know me from a can of paint and had taken the time to spend his whole entire day and night with me as I delivered a child that wasn’t his. Now we were going home and reality had set in. it was just my son and I but I knew that I had to be strong for the both of us.
“Hey, sissy, you ready?” Lexis said, walking in as I strapped Baby Tone into his car seat.
I looked around the room, making sure that I had grabbed everything. I’d had everything packed since early this morning, and I was most definitely ready to shake the spot. “Yeah, I believe we are. Ain’t that right, Prince? You ready to go home with mommy?” I asked as I kissed my baby’s nose.
The nurse had already come in and given us our walking papers so we were on our way. My delivery was fairly easy and I hadn’t needed any stitches or anything so I wasn’t in much pain aside from some cramping and the fading soreness in my abdomen. But even though I felt good enough to walk out of the hospital, the staff insisted that I be pushed out in a wheelchair. Yeah, I was glad to be leaving.
On the way to my house, I turned the music up in Lexis’ Range Rover and laid my head back against the head rest. while I was in the hospital, my car was towed from the garage and I had to have Greg pull a couple of strings to retrieve it from the tow yard so that it would be one less thing that I would have to deal with once I came home.
I took a deep breath and slowly released it. I didn’t have the fairy tale life that I had always dreamt of as a child; the husband, the baby, the career and that family unit there to support me. I didn’t even have the life that I had dreamed of with Tone. On numerous occasions, we had talked about our future. Going to college, getting married and having children were things that we had wanted together but life has a way of swinging things all the way around and you will be in a place that you never in your wildest dreams saw yourself in.
That’s where I was at the moment. Fresh out of high school with no immediate family to speak of, a newborn baby and mourning the loss of the love of my life. So at that very moment, I knew I had to make sure that I was in position to provide the best for Antonio from here on out.
I had been lost in my thoughts for so long that I didn’t even hear Lexis talking to me. I looked at her and she was just staring at me. “You straight, Jae?” she asked as I grabbed my bag and opened the car door.
“Yea, Lex. I’m good; thank you for bringing us home. You are the best,” I said after going to unlock my house so that we could bring the
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