"I don't know, maybe. She started to move right when I told her to try and get there on her own. It might still be just baby instinct, but who knows?" Stacy said. She looked down at the bald little head on top of her breast, wondering what might be going on in there.
"Hm, maybe. I guess it's best to assume she understands us when we talk to her." Jim said, deep in thought.
"Yeah, and if she's just a normal baby after all it won't matter what we're saying, she'll like just hearing our voices." she said.
"Right. I'm not sure I can avoid mindless cooing with how sweet she is, but let's try. Okay, Mikayla?" he asked playfully.
Mikayla barely listened to her parents as she focused exclusively on nursing, cherishing every delicious gulp and feeling completely at peace on her mother's soft, warm breast and belly, with her huge hand and the blanket shielding her back from the big, cold world out there. Being a newborn was a new and totally different experience, but right now it felt great.
She nursed until her tiny stomach was full and she realized she couldn't fit any more colostrum in there. She stopped suckling, but didn't let go of the nipple as her eyes fell shut. She was about to fall asleep when a weird little rumble went through her body. For a moment Mikayla wondered what was going on, then a sticky substance appearing in her diaper made it obvious.
"I think she's done." Stacy said after the baby had stopped suckling.
"Ok, I guess I should check her diaper."
"Hmh, I didn't notice anything."
"Yeah, but for pee too. It's been a while, like four hours? Come on, Mikayla, let's have a look at your diaper and clean you up."
Stacy gently detached her nipple from Mikayla's mouth, and Jim took her to the changing station and opened her onesie. The wetness indicator on her diaper had completely turned blue.
"Oh yeah, you peed. I don't know if you noticed, but you definitely did." he said. "Aaand you went number two, too." he added when he opened the diaper and spotted the tar-like poo. "I'll have to use some wet wipes, I'll try to make it quick so you can go back to sleep. This stuff is really sticky though, so bear with me."
Indeed, Mikayla just wanted to go back to sleep. The wet wipes were annoying, but she knew Jim was doing his best, so she made an effort to keep calm, and soon she felt him swap out the dirty diaper for a fresh one. She yawned and stretched while Jim taped it shut. "Oh wow, that's so cute! Can you do it again for a photo? We need one for your birth announcement." was the last thing she heard drifting off to sleep.