Page 51 of The Grinch who Loved Me
Rick was over the moon with excitement and when Aria went into labor in December, the day they had met the year before, they knew it was perfect.
They named her Eira Noelle Downs. And she was born with a whole head of dark hair and weighed six pounds and two ounces.
She was absolutely perfect and Ann had even allowed Aria to have her naturally.
Ryland was by her side through it all and rubbed her back and kept her calm through each contraction.
When Eira was born, they taught her to breastfeed and Eira was a champ.
Aria loved it and Ryland helped with every single thing.
He and his dad doted on her and her mom and dad came for a few weeks to help her get used to the baby and being home.
Aria still designed rings when she had the chance, but in her absence, she hired a woman to keep making her designs.
Raegan loved her and Aria knew it was a good decision to hire Kelsey, because Raegan had finally found a job as a journalist for the Celebration local newspaper and Raegan loved it.
She was able to help Aria in the morning and any free afternoons she had and Aria and Kelsey took care of the shop when Raegan left.
Aria would bring Eira to work with her and Kelsey loved holding the baby if Aria needed the help.
She was doing better and better with each year and was even able to walk further distances without crutches.
She loved it and knew it was with Ryland’s help that she had come so far.
She was beyond grateful he was hers.
