Well, here it is, as promised: the sequel to This Feeling. If you haven't read This Feeling, you might want to before continuing with this story. There will be things that will reference the other story in this one and you may get confused... but, really, do whatever you like. :) Just know that this story contains mentions of past mpreg.

Anyways, I'm quite excited to be writing this, as we'll be seeing a lot of baby Ava, and I'm super excited for you guys to read it! It will cover Ava's first year of life with all of her firsts: her first illness, her first babysitter, her first tooth, her first words, etc.
This chapter itself does not contain a "first," however, because it's just an intro. Oh well. I hope you guys enjoy it! Yay!

I do not own Glee.

Blaine Anderson-Hummel loved being a father. He loved snuggling his little girl, he loved rocking her to sleep, he loved cooing to her in a little baby voice; heck, he didn't even mind changing diapers. It just meant he got to do something with his daughter and he loved every second that he was with her. Of course, he also loved watching his husband interact with their little girl, too. The way he talked to her was precious and Blaine couldn't get enough of the way he looked at their daughter. It was just perfect.

Sighing happily, Blaine moved to sit down on the couch, having just put Ava down for an afternoon nap. She seemed to be on a loose schedule now, so he figured that she would probably sleep for about an hour or two, which left him time to either rest or spend with Kurt.

He quickly decided that he wanted to spend it with Kurt who, sadly, was on his last day of paternity leave.

"I can't believe you go back to work tomorrow." He said to his husband, who was sitting on the other end of the couch.

Kurt quickly scooted over so that he was closer to Blaine and be let out a small sigh. "I know. I'm going to miss you and Ava so much." He murmured, snuggling into Blaine's arms. He knew that he really would, too. Having the last few weeks off of work had been heavenly and he'd absolutely loved his time with Blaine and their little girl; however, he knew that he needed to get back to his job because, well, it was a necessity. A necessity that brought them money, which was something that they definitely needed with a new baby in the house.

Blaine pressed a gentle kiss to the top of his head. "I think we'll miss you more. It'll be strange to be home alone with her all day long. I've only been by myself with her for like thirty minutes while you've run down to the quick mart to get some food and stuff, and she's been asleep during most of those trips. So this is going to be interesting."

"Yes," Kurt murmured softly in agreement, "it will be different and interesting for you. But I know you'll be fine. You're great with her and, thankfully, she's been on a pretty good nap schedule so you'll also have some down time for yourself. Aaaaannnd, I'm only a phone call away. So you can just ring me if you need something." He smiled slightly as he shifted so that he could see his husband and he quickly leaned in for a kiss. "It'll be fine."

The assurance from his husband made Blaine smile and he happily kissed back, simply enjoying this time with his husband. He knew with Kurt going back to work and classes full time again their schedules would be crazy, especially with a newborn in the house, so he was cherishing this.
"I'm still gonna miss you." He mumbled when he finally pulled away from kissing Kurt to take a deep breath. "I'll miss you bunches."

"I'll miss you more." The countertenor said simply.

"No way! I'm going to miss you more, mister. So hush."

"No, you hush! I'll miss you-"

"No, I'll miss you-"

"Really, Blaine, I know I'll miss you more."

"Really, Kurt, I know that I-"

Suddenly a whimper over the baby monitor caused both men to stop their playful argument and they listened, waiting to see of their little girl was going to make another sound. They quickly realized that, yes, she was, and that she apparently was wide awake from her short nap and ready for some attention. So much for her decent nap schedule, huh? Oh well.

"I'll go get her. I wanna spend as much time as I can with her before I go back to work." Kurt murmured as he reluctantly moved off of Blaine. He stretched and let his back pop, though he quickly turned towards the hallway when Ava cried again. "I'm coming, angel, I'm coming! Don't cry!" He called.

Chuckling, Blaine watched Kurt hurry down the hall and when he entered the nursery he could hear him cooing to Ava over the baby monitor. The sound made him smile and he closed how eyes, thinking of how incredibly thankful he was for such an amazing husband that was great with their daughter.

Life was good.

Yeah, I know, it's short. But like I said, it's just an introductory chapter and we'll get to the good stuff starting with Ava's "firsts" in the next one. :)

Also, I'll be taking suggestions for what sort of "firsts" this story should cover, so if you have an idea you'd like to see, let me know and I may cover it. I want to make sure I include things that you all really want to see.

So... yeah! Thanks, guys!