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Originally posted by Ultra Lucille:
Wow. What an incredibly beautiful story! Lois's joy and wonder really leap out of the screen. Thank you so much for sharing this. Thanks for reading, Ultra Lucille! Glad you enjoyed it. 
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Entirely too beautiful and sweet! I'm sniffling here, just perfectly well done. The way Lois just wanted to watch Clark and their baby interact-- ugh. No other words for this, except excellent job! I can tell from your writing just how much motherhood has done for you-- I imagine this was fueled by a lot of your own emotions. So sweet!
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Originally posted by Deadly Chakram:
We're averaging 4-7 hours from when we first put them to bed until the first wake up/feeding. Usually 3-4 hours for all the subsequent wake ups/feedings after that during the night. Not too shabby for 3 months old! Wow. That's a good stretch of sleep. My son was still waking up wanting to eat every 2 hours like clockwork at that age. Then he took at least an hour to eat each time... I spent a lot of nights falling asleep in the rocker with him. I really enjoyed this story. It's sweet to see all the emotions Lois is going through with the birth of her baby. I especially like her insights about seeing Clark as a new father. It was really touching.
"It is a remarkable dichotomy. In many ways, Clark is the most human of us all. Then...he shoots fire from the skies, and it is difficult not to think of him as a god. And how fortunate we all are that it does not occur to him." -Batman (in Superman/Batman #3 by Jeph Loeb)
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Originally posted by Mouserocks:
Entirely too beautiful and sweet! I'm sniffling here, just perfectly well done. The way Lois just wanted to watch Clark and their baby interact-- ugh. No other words for this, except excellent job! I can tell from your writing just how much motherhood has done for you-- I imagine this was fueled by a lot of your own emotions. So sweet! Thank you, Mouse! I'll admit that I got the idea for this story the night my girls were born. I couldn't get out of bed - C-section, so I wasn't allow to get up. So I just watched my husband with the girls at one point and had this thought that it could make for a sweet little vignette. Thanks for reading! <hands over tissues for the sniffling>
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Originally posted by mrsMxyzptlk: Originally posted by Deadly Chakram:
[b]We're averaging 4-7 hours from when we first put them to bed until the first wake up/feeding. Usually 3-4 hours for all the subsequent wake ups/feedings after that during the night. Not too shabby for 3 months old!
I really enjoyed this story. It's sweet to see all the emotions Lois is going through with the birth of her baby. I especially like her insights about seeing Clark as a new father. It was really touching. [/b]Thanks so much! Funny thing, right after posting this, we had a night where they were up every two hours like clockwork. We did get one night where they slept for 9 hours. It was awesome, but it also scared me when I woke up in the middle of the night and realized I hadn't heard a peep out of them for a long time. Of course, they woke up a minute after I had that thought... Anyway, glad you enjoyed this! Thanks for reading!
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Beautiful story--absolutely loved it! This is all I saw. This, and the happy tears welled within my husband's eyes; pride and pure love made tangible. And my heart actually broke with a love I hadn't known I was capable of. Not just for my son, but for his father. I've always loved Clark with such fierce intensity that I cannot put it into words, because mere words are laughably inadequate. But seeing him now, in this new light of fatherhood, brings that love to a level I could not have ever imagined. I went back and read this paragraph multiple times--you could so easily from your description, FEEL how overpowering Lois' emotions are for her husband. Very touching  ... Family means safety and security. It stands for love without restrictions or limits. It's a sense of being home, no matter where I am or what I'm doing. It's acceptance and support and belonging, a sense of worth I'd never before felt in my life. It is comfort and peace.
Family is Clark.
Family is our newborn son.
Family means miracles. Amazing part, also. Very touching, very open, beautifully said...loved it! And then Clark waltzed into my life. Saddled with him as an unwanted partner, I tried to hate him. Tried to pretend that I was better off without him. Tried to ignore the fact that he was the most decent and polite man I'd ever met. It was safer that way, I thought. Safer for me to remain hidden behind the defensive walls I'd built around myself. Safer for my heart, if I didn't allow him access to it.
But, slowly, he broke down those walls, slunk in through the cracks and pulled the stones apart, one by one, before I could even realize what was happening. He became my friend, my best friend, my love. And each development, each new day, was a new miracle. Soon, we were married and enjoying our new life together, now as husband and wife. And I thought nothing could make me happier. Great overview of their history, written so well...I loved watching Clark slowly, but ever so surely, inch into Lois' heart. You really captured that happening. Liked the line about how Clark 'pulled the stones apart' btw... When I told him this - that he was going to be a father - it was the first time I'd ever seen him cry. Tears of the purest joy sprang into his eyes as his face erupted into a smile so vast, so bright, it made the sun look dark in comparison. And he hugged me, so securely and tightly and gently, all the while laughing and kissing me. I could almost imagine that I could feel his excitement actually reverberating through his entire body. Such joy came from him, such love. I've never before seen a happier man. Loved!!! Exactly why Clark is so lovable--the way he loves Lois, so completely and all-encompassing--is what has always really touched me about his character. A son born out of the purest, fiercest, truest love imaginable. Beautiful sentence... GREAT--your story was such a pleasure to read! Any story--any length--can't wait to read it  .... Laura
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Oh, that was SO beautiful!! You perfectly described Clark's feelings, thoughts and emotions... and you make us fall in love with him.... again
Clark: "So what are you saying? I should go crawling back on my hands and knees?"
Martha: "No, honey. Fly back. It's faster!!"
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Beautiful story--absolutely loved it! Ah, thanks. went back and read this paragraph multiple times--you could so easily from your description, FEEL how overpowering Lois' emotions are for her husband. Very touching [Embarrassed] ... Thank you, I tried. Loved!!! Exactly why Clark is so lovable--the way he loves Lois, so completely and all-encompassing--is what has always really touched me about his character. Me too. He's just so loveable. GREAT--your story was such a pleasure to read! Any story--any length--can't wait to read it [Clap] ....  Thank you! Who knows? I have some random odds and ends on my hard drive. Maybe I'll even get to work on them at some point.
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Originally posted by chelo:
Oh, that was SO beautiful!! You perfectly described Clark's feelings, thoughts and emotions... and you make us fall in love with him.... again Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for reading.
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Thank you! Who knows? I have some random odds and ends on my hard drive. Maybe I'll even get to work on them at some point. Odds and ends sound great to me! Go for it (please?!?) Laura
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Originally posted by LMA: Thank you! Who knows? I have some random odds and ends on my hard drive. Maybe I'll even get to work on them at some point.
Laura Definitely trying to! Now if only my girls would cooperate with that. 
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Keep writing, DC. The story brought back memories for me. I wish I'd had an outlet like this when my kids were young. Lois' feelings were very real and brought back memories. Our 50 year old daughter flew home here to visit us and her old friends in town for the holidays and the memories resurfaced.
It's a long road, especially with twins, but a rewarding one.
Merry Christmas
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Writing history is easy once you've lived it. - Artemis
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Originally posted by Artemis:
Keep writing, DC. The story brought back memories for me. I wish I'd had an outlet like this when my kids were young. Lois' feelings were very real and brought back memories. Our 50 year old daughter flew home here to visit us and her old friends in town for the holidays and the memories resurfaced.
It's a long road, especially with twins, but a rewarding one.
Merry Christmas
Artemis Thanks, Artemis! It's definitely hard to carve out time for writing right now. But I'm trying. Glad I could bring back some good memories. Merry Christmas to you too!
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Hi Vicki! ![[Linked Image]](http://cosgan.de/images/smilie/xmas/a042.gif) The most wondrous and magical night I've ever had.
The first night of our new life.
The night our child was born. Awww… /gets a motive/ Safer for me to remain hidden behind the defensive walls I'd built around myself. Safer for my heart, if I didn't allow him access to it. And then she taught him how to lock-pick. LOIS: ![[Linked Image]](http://cosgan.de/images/midi/konfus/c085.gif) From the first moments, Clark was the most involved father I've ever come across. Hovering daddy? Welcome to the world, and happy birthday.
The End. Glad you got your happily ever after  Michael
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Hi, Michael!  And then she taught him how to lock-pick.  Literally! Glad you got your happily ever after [Clap] And also that you’re back to writing! Thank you! It's great to be writing again, even if only every couple of nights or so.
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Thank you! It's great to be writing again, even if only every couple of nights or so. More time than I get to spend on own stories, so… Michael
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Originally posted by Darth Michael: Thank you! It's great to be writing again, even if only every couple of nights or so. Sure does put a damper on writing huge stories though! (Glad I got Broken done before the girls arrived -  )
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Sure does put a damper on writing huge stories though! (Glad I got Broken done before the girls arrived - [Eek!] ) Oh dear. Umm… I think that one’s still on my to-read list Michael
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Originally posted by Darth Michael: Sure does put a damper on writing huge stories though! (Glad I got Broken done before the girls arrived - [Eek!] )
Michael No problem. Something for those long winter nights when the White Walkers make it too dicey to wander out.
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Oh dear. ![[Linked Image]](http://cosgan.de/images/midi/konfus/g020.gif) Three horn blasts! ![[Linked Image]](http://cosgan.de/images/midi/konfus/c060.gif) Michael
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