Back to You

Ch.66

A/N: Thank you all for the support! I'm so happy you all seemed to really enjoy the last chapter because I was so nervous about it and I didn't want to let anyone down. Please leave me any thoughts you have, they're greatly appreciated. Enjoy!

"Congratulations you two," Dr. Childs said with a smile.

"Thank you so much...for everything throughout this pregnancy," Olivia told her, genuinely grateful to have such a wonderful doctor in her corner.

"It was truly a pleasure," Dr. Childs smiled, giving Olivia's shoulder a squeeze. "Take care and please let me know if there's anything you need. I'll see you for your six week postpartum check up."

"Thank you again, Kim," Olivia smiled, stroking her son's cheek as he slept in her arms.

Elliot followed the doctor out, "I just wanted to say thank you for getting them both through this safely... I don't think I will ever be able to repay you."

"Seeing a happy family is all I need. Take good care of them," Dr. Childs smiled, patting him on the arm and walking away.

Elliot walked back into the room, going to his wife's side and kissing her temple, "I love you so much it's crazy."

"I love you too," Olivia smiled, looking up at him and kissing his lips softly.

"I told you he was going to look just like you," he smiled, looking down at his son who was fast asleep, snuggled in his blanket with one arm sticking out and resting against Olivia's chest. "He got the curly hair gene," he said, gently pulling the little cap off so they could see the curly brown tufts that were mostly dry now so you could see the actual curl to it.

"He has your eyes though...the famous Stabler baby blues," she smiled, stroking her finger against the baby's until it opened to her and gripped hers. "I can't believe we made him...that he's half you and half me," she said quietly getting choked up and gently kissing his curls.

"I know," he murmured, kissing her forehead. "It's incredible."

"It feels so surreal...he's who's been kicking me all these months," she smiled, completely in awe of her baby boy. He was this whole new person she had just met but already loved more than she could even comprehend.

Elliot ran his fingers through her hair, relaxing against the bed next to her, "He's ours."

"Did you want to try breastfeeding?" Asked one of the nurses a few minutes after the room had pretty much cleared out and it had calmed down.

Olivia and Elliot had been starring down at their son but she looked up, "I'd like to try, if I'm able...I might need some help."

"Of course, that's what I'm here for," the woman smiled, coming to the side opposite of Elliot.

"Since he's sleeping, you're going to want to take him out of his blanket so he wakes up. If he's really cozy, he's not going to be motivated to nurse."

Olivia set him down against her legs, unwrapping the tight swaddle he had been in for the last several minutes, watching as he stretched his legs out and yawned, then curled up again on his side.

"Someone's not gonna wake up for Mommy is he?" Olivia cooed, running her finger along the bottom of his foot.

"Let's give it a try, most babies will wake up to the stimulation of the nipple against their lips. You want to position him chest to chest, across your body so he's cradled in the crook of the arm on the side you're going to nurse on," the woman said, showing Olivia how to hold him against her.

Olivia undid the gown, pulling apart the fabric in the front and taking her arm out of the slot so it could fall down in front of her. Being completely exposed like that was never really something she was comfortable with but that didn't matter now, all she wanted to do was feed her son.