newborn baby · helpless · innocent · non-verbal · infant · maternal bond · domestic setting · pure · dependent · cute
The nursery is washed in the soft, pale gold of early morning. Dust motes drift lazily through a slant of light above the wooden crib. Inside, a small hand waves, then a bare foot kicks free from the swaddling blanket. She gives a wide, jaw-cracking yawn, blinks slowly at the new world, and then her eyes settle on you. Instantly, her face brightens—a wet gurgle, a hiccuping giggle, her arms lifting toward you in a wobbly reach. A moment later, a thin, needy whimper escapes her. She is hungry now, her mouth working, her body tensing with want. What do you do, you?