forward dated to august 19

[mother_confessor]

Having a baby, it seemed, was long and thankless work. Kahlan hadn't exactly been prepared for the pain of labor but having endured other pain in her life, she endured that with as much grace as she could manage. Besides, in the end, she was rewarded with a beautiful daughter with dark hair and what looked to be big, dark eyes.

Richard had been there the entire time, even though Kahlan was certain she'd said some unspeakable things during the worst part of it, and she was finally feeling well enough to have visitors come in to see both her and the newborn.

"Well, little Cara, are you ready to receive an audience? Everyone's been waiting to see you."

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[just_hormones]

Aphrodite's normally not that thrilled about babies. All they do is sleep and eat and poop, and generally she finds them loud, boring, and gross.

This, baby, though is different. Her mother has become very dear to Aphrodite, and on top of that, Kahlan has named the baby after her, which is totally bitchin'. Sure, it's her middle name, but that's fine with Aphrodite. She wouldn't really want someone else on the island who went by the same name. And she likes Cara; it's very pretty.

Once she's sent for, Aphrodite comes in a hurry, eager to see that both mother and baby are doing fine. She walks in and immediately lets out a coo, though hushed in case the baby's asleep.

[loveofmasters]

Opening the door quietly, Florence poked her head inside with a smile on her face. She'd heard that Kahlan was ready for visitors and she'd dearly wanted to see how her friend was doing. Her own pregnancy was progressing well and she was happy to her that her friend had delivered complication-free.

"How are we feeling today?" I had flowers and a couple of books and magazines in a bag for her if she wanted.

[truenamedseeker]

Richard knew that Kahlan wanted to see her friends, but Richard was feeling strangely selfish; it had been a long, hard job for Kahlan bringing Cara into the world, and now it was just the three of them. Silly as it was, he wanted to keep it that way for as long as possible.

"She looks like you," Richard declared, gently stroking a fingertip over Cara's little eyebrows. It was most likely untrue, as Cara was a newborn baby and currently looked very red and wrinkled and slightly grumpy, but Richard was looking at her through the fog of New Fatherhood.

[teambatgirl]

"Helloooo," Steph says softly as she sticks her head through the door and smiles warmly. She'd stressed over what to bring, but now she comes in enough to wave flowers in one hand and a wrapped present in the other. Despite having actually given birth, her contact with newborns has been pretty limited, so, sure, maybe she's nervous and overcompensating a little. "Hey mama. How are you and itty bitty baby doing?"

[bennet_beauty]

When she had heard news that Kahlan had successfully delivered her baby, Jane was beyond pleased and made her way to congratulate her with haste. She did not wish to interfere or to be terribly intrusive, and so, waited until it was Kahlan herself who gave permission. Only then did Jane quietly sneak her way in, a warm smile on her face. "Is this her, then? The lovely Cara?"

[adealtooartful]

Dodger, for all that he aspired to be a gentleman, had never observed the formal etiquette revolving around hat wearing indoors. Still, there were certain times that he reflexively followed with tradition, and so it was that on entering the room to see the baby, he had his hat in his hands.

"Hullo," he said, almost nervously from the door.