(much to Steve's amusement because so far, he had been under the impression that it was his and his wife's baby. )
Hahaha came back to reread this because was having mckono feels after all these years. So glad you didn’t delete these or your account so we can go down memory lane! Hope you’re well :)

Lol'ing so much here. Reading the rest now.

That was great. I love the name that they chose. How exactly do you pronounce it? If you do write an epilogue chapter I will definitely check it out.

This was a wonderful surprise of an update, thank you so much for it, especially since a lot of it was new and I hadn't read it yet. All I can say was it was wonderful and worth the wait because we finally have our little McGarrett family! It felt like I was waiting forever for the little girl to get here and was anxiously waiting to see how you'd write Steve with her. I mean, Kono would be fine and normal, but Steve? That's a challenge! But you did it beautifully, and I couldn't stop smiling for about the rest of the chapter. :)

Warning, long comment ahead, I apologize!

You know I already loved the first section with Chin and Danny there supporting Kono and being so cute at her side. I love their comments about the McGarretts should be getting their own hospital room hehe.

(When he looked up at her, she took back what she had thought about how lucky Malia was because she had to admit; she was pretty lucky to have him there with her.)

I know I already mentioned it in one of our e-mail trails, but saying again how wonderful this is and it just melted my heart and made me fall more in love with your versions of them. You wrote this beautifully because even if Kono can't help but wish he was a little different sometimes, less HIM, she knows the next second, she's thankful he is who he is cause that's who she's in love with. My heart!

I already told you how beautiful and beautiful and simply beautiful the labor scene was. I love how you wrote it so short and without any gruesome details, but it was almost like a montage where I can imagine the family being united once the little baby was born. Oh god, and the visual of Steve and his big hands tracing over his tiny baby, my hearttttt. Perfect she is! The whole ohana watching the baby through the glass was wonderful, and I love Kono's mom coming and Mary whining that she didn't get to hold the baby first hehe. I also love the little detail where Steve's almost nervous when the nurse comes to hold the baby because he's already worried... it's the lines like that that I love so much about your writing. You slip them in and they mean so much to this universe you've created for this family.

("Probably already plotting a few coups," Danny commented dryly from his slouched place in the chair that the blonde had pulled up next to Grace's.)

Hehehe, and I love the line about Danny wanting to be there so Uncle Chin doesn't' take extra time with the baby. Adorable! I love how Steve vetoed all their suggestions to baby names, and his reaction when Mary cursed lollll. So perfectly in character, I just could not stop grinning my face off imagining them.

(The selflessness in letting him hold the baby when she hadn't been conscious for the past few hours whereas he had been, having read him and his urge to actually feel her rather than to simply watch, was beyond words and one of many reasons why he loved the woman who had given him the most precious gift he had ever gotten. He settled on turning his head to press a kiss to the top of her head, feeling the curve of a smile on her lips against his jaw as he did so.)

I can't get over this. Honestly, Tiana, as I said, it's these gestures you put in your stories that say so much about the Steve/Kono I imagine, and you are one of those few writers who write it so well. I love how Steve let all his guests hold the baby and watched from afar, but now that it's them alone, Kono doesn't want her all to herself, but lets him have his turn, finally. Because she knows how selfless and giving he is. I just, I can't, I cannot with how beautifully you write them, it's a future I imagine for them. And I especially love how they decided on a name, a good give and take in their relationship, not blackmailing or guilting the other to get their choice. I think Steve is just a really complex man and even as a family man, he'd be that way, and in your story, Kono recognizes that and understands that. Her admitting that she loved that name too was just the icing on the cake.

("She's got your mouth, though."
"You think?" he asked in a mix of scepticism, surprise and pride, trying to see it from her point of view but failing when he couldn't see past the rest of it that was ultimately all Kono, all Kalakaua. It was only fair considering she was going to bare his name, he guessed.)

So so so lovely. (Btw, I believe it's '*bear his name')

I am so excited to back and read all the chapters, the whole nine months! And it would be amazing if you did an epilogue, I'd love to see how the whole ohana is doing and how the McGarretts are doing with their new baby girl. :) Or maybe you can write snapshots of the family over time if inspiration strikes. Don't leave us hanging! But congratulations on finishing, you have done a marvelous job and given the Steve/Kono part of fandom a story we will be thankful for and never forget. Thank you so much!

The birth went much better than I was expecting it to go (I mean, it is Steve and Kono). It made em laugh how Kono's reply to how she managed to get a room to herself was, "My husband's in charge of the Governor's special task force" because I can just picture Steve using that to get past protocol. I agree with Chin about Five-0 going to the hospital so much, if it were a hotel or shop or airline etc. they'd probably be gold club members (especially the McGarretts, like Danny said). I wasn't really sure about how Kono would behave when having a contraction, but I like the route you took with her staying calm and breathing through it. I laughed out loud at the line about Danny trying to pretend that he hadn't noticed that Steve wasn't there, as if he wasn't going to notice...his pretence was indeed cute.

I like how you've had Kono being calm (as calm as she can considering she's in labour anyway) and Steve being restless because I can imagine them being like that in such a situation. Steve is so used to being in control of situations that I'm sure he wouldn't handle the labour, which he has absolutely no control over, very well and also like you said, he's never really calm unless in a situation of conflict or maybe in his sleep. With all that said though, it's sweet that he was able to be calm with Kono once they were alone because she needed it...I'm sure him being agitated at that moment wouldn't have helped with anything.

The two of them finally meeting their daughter was so cute, especially because I could just picture the look of awe they both would've had on their faces watching her. It's so cute that Steve counted her fingers and toes just to check that she was healthy (I'm not sure I agree about her being "average" though, maybe for now). I now really want to see Steve's baby pictures, or any pictures of him from when he was younger. I'm not surprised that Kono's mom wasn't very fond of Steve...I mean, no parent would be fond of their son-in-law if it were a 6'1, tattooed ex-Navy SEAL that they probably hear about quite a lot because of all the things he does with Five-0. I laughed out loud at Steve saying that if he knew getting Kono pregnant would make her parents like him then he'd have done it sooner.

I liked that in the chapter you had the perfect balance of the whole ohana spending time with the baby and just Steve and Kono being with her, you didn't have everyone else there for so long that it got annoying and the reader just wanted Steve and Kono to have some time alone (even if Steve seemed to think so) and you didn't have Steve and Kono being selfish and keeping her all to themselves. I love the name Nai'a' because it's so fitting (a dolphin is fitting for the daughter of two people that love the water so much) and it's a beautiful name but also I think it's incredibly sweet that Kono gave her the name that Steve wanted...I hope that with their next child it'll be a name she suggested *wink, wink*.

I think if you were to end the story here it would be a great ending that's filled with a lot of hope for their future but on the other hand, I wouldn't mind an epilogue either...whatever you decide would be awesome! Thank you for sharing this brilliant fic with us all, there's so little McKono canon-wise and now even on the site so it's great that writers like yourself still share their excellent works. I look forward to reading any future works you may have in store for these two and an epilogue, if you decide to do one!

Awww. I enjoyed this very much. Any second name for the keiki? An epilogue would be nice.

you should do a second story about their lives with their baby now.

Bravo. Great story.

This was really cute, and a great ending to an awesome story. I loved how captivated everyone was with the baby. The name Nai'a is lovely also.

I hope you do consider writing an epilogue because I for one with love to read it. Well done!

BRAVO!

-Shani :)

Simply beautiful.

Can't wait to read more about our little family! I'm so addicted :)

Oh my God Tiana-P, this is awesome! I have been waiting for this chapter for so long, so you cannot begin to understand how ecstatic I was when I got the email alert for this chapter. It was even better than I'd hoped it would be and - I can't lie - I had tears in my eyes at various points. As always, you write their inner thoughts perfectly (it's like you created them yourself).
I particularly loved this part, which made me laugh out loud: "Like Steve had argued, it wasn't that the woman had hated him; it was just that she thought Kono could do better than an older, tattooed Navy SEAL with a daily penchant for getting into situations people usually see on their game consoles and TV. He couldn't deny that he was more than happy with the change in attitude, and if he had known that all it took was to get Kono pregnant, he would have done it sooner." As always, the banter between Kono, Chin and Danny was hilarious. Also, Nai'a McGarrett is an adorable name!
Congrats on a fantastic story and I for one would love to see you do an epilogue of this and/or one shots of "Life with the McGarretts"...it's too good to leave us hanging! )

Love it ! Can't wait to see what happens next. Please post more soooon :)

How about setting the epilogue 2 years in the future closing with the arrival or imminent arrival of a sibling for Nai'a.

Oh Dear,
This was so worth the wait, and when it finally came - it was everything I have expected, and more.
Let me start with the fact that you were very careful to involve the entire Ohana in everything.
It's simply great. They are a true extended, slightly dysfunctional, loving and demanding family, and their full involvement in every step was absolutely necessary. Chin is a the voice of reason, Danny - hell, half the time I thought I might find him standing near Kono telling her how to do the pushing, and also, the great unexpected but important addition of Mary Ann - who acts like her whole purpose in life is to push her brother around and move him away from his comfort zone. You were very careful and exact in the way you described the deep feeling, love and understanding they have beneath all this, too.

I simply loved the way Kono and Steve handled the issue. From the funny start when she tried to chase him away, fearing that he'll act too impulsively and hyperactively, and there will be an explosion. It was funny to see Chin and Danny calling her on her sneaky behavior :)
When he came back, and took his role, surprising her once again with his ability to behave - this was precious.
In fact you spent a lot of time focusing on Steve's understanding and handling the situation, and described his growth and his change - the way he managed to take control on the situation and feel comfortable again - well... as comfortable as this specific neurotic SEAL can ever feel...
And the love - for his wife, for his child... beautiful.
By the way, I'm glad you made her look like Kono - I think it makes Steve look at her in a special way.
I'm sure Kono's mother did not hate Steve. I mean, whoever meets him likes him, eventually... but I do agree that like any other sane mother she would look at him with... suspicion and apprehension... the fact that he lets her baby girl do crazy stunts on a regular basis at work - doesn't really help, I guess. Like any other mother in the history of mankind, the minute he brought her a grandchild, he became the apple of her eye - this was a small thing you wrote that I thought was funny and endearing.

The name is great - I still remember her royal highness, Kono Kalakaua driving her husband nuts with the name picking earlier - she is indeed very sweet and the name is awesome.

I am so extremely happy that you'll be writing more. An epilogue will be perfect, as well as a proper sequel.

Thanks,
I'll be waiting to the next installment, have a great vacation.