Part two of 'pregnant with little light' (Requested by EveAngela9 )

Age: 1 day to 8 months
Word count: 2148
Summary: Being Parents isn't the easiest, Natasha and Steve realised that as soon as they had Alena. But, they wouldn't trade it for the world for all the sweet moments they got to have with their little miracle.

Day 1 of being parents:

Alena Lubov Romanoff-Rogers was born on a sunny day, in early August.

She enheired her mothers auburn hair (which she already had a lot of), her nose and mouth.

But, her big eyes were as blue as her fathers.

The family of three spent the day recovering, especially for Natasha and the newborn, it was very needed.

So it happened, that Steve held his tiny little daughter in his arms.

The small child was sleeping soundly, her face wearing a content expression.

Natasha was sleeping as well since Alena had decided it would be best to get out in the middle of the night.

Steve smiled fondly at his daughter.

If he was honest, he never thought he'd ever be a father.

So, if one thing was for sure, then it was that he would protect the small child in his arms until the day he died.

,,I promise I'll protect you, my little light. And if I die trying, that's okay. You're the best thing that ever happened to me"

The supersoldier muttered quietly as he gently shifted his arm, where the newborn was rested on.

Day 20 of being parents:

,,Shhh Alena, Mama just wants to sleep. Don't you wanna sleep too?"

Natasha desperately tried calming her daughter down.

The tiny redhead had been screaming and crying for the last two hours and of course, it was three in the morning.

Steve had offered many times to take over, but Natasha had stubbornly refused and insisted that he should go back to bed.

So here she was with her crying child in her arms, desperately trying to find our how to get her to sleep.

The assasin shifted her daughter to she was facing her, rather than having her rested on her shoulder.

,,Little light, you're alright. We're all alright. Shhh"

She tried soothing in a soft voice and the little redhead seemed to calm down a bit.

Gently, Natasha rocked her while slowly walking towards the rocking chair in Alenas nursery.

The small child's big blue eyes were still glossy, but she finally stopped crying.

,,There you are, мало света"

Natasha cooed, a fond expression lingering on her face.

Alenas eyes started to close. She was finally falling asleep.

The assasin quietly started singing a Russian lullaby while rocking back and forth in the chair.

Mother and Daughter fell asleep right there, one grateful for the peace and quiet, the other content in her mothers embrace.

Day 50 (1 ½ months) of being parents:

,,Ohh, she's so cute. Look at her, she looks just like her Mama"

Yelena marvelled as she held her niece in her arms for the first time.

Natasha and Steve had waited fairly long to introduce their daughter to family and friends.

Of course, the team living in the compound with them knew the small child by now, but Yelena or Clint hadn't seen her yet.

So, Natasha invited her sister over shortly.

She knew that if she waited any longer, Yelena would probably jump her.

,,Look, if you hold out a finger to her, she'll grab it"

The redhead pointed out proudly.

She and Steve had discovered that Alena could do that last week.

Yelena did was she was told and almost melted when the tiny redhead wrapped her hand around her finger.

,,I want one too. Natasha I'm stealing your child"

The blonde sighed with a playful grin.

,,Yea no, she'll need to stay here, but you can visit her as much as you want"

Steve smiled. He knew as much as his girlfriend that Yelena would teach her niece all kinds of mischief.

Day 90 (3 months) of being parents:

Natasha sat next to her daughter on the ground while she had tummy time.

Aside from growing twice her original size, Alena now could raise her head and tried sitting up multiple times.

,,Alena"

Natasha dragged out in a soft voice.

She knew that her little one would try finding her voice some time now.

And the assasin was right.

The little redhead turned her head around to her Mom and began smiling.

,,Now that's new"

Natasha stated as she picked up her daughter.

Up until now, Alena never really smiled at anything specifically.

,,Babe, your daughter smiles at People now if you call her name"

She called out to Steve.

He came rushing into the living room of the compound.

,,Is she really?"

He asked with his eyes radiating excitement.

,,Try it out"

Nat smirked.

,,Alena"

The supersoldier dragged out and to his delight, the tiny redhead turned her head towards him and smiled widely.

Save to say, both parents were incredibly proud of their daughter.

Day 120 (4 months) of being parents:

,,Okay, I'll give little light over here a bath now. Would be great if you got her PJs ready"

Natasha informed. She was on her way to the bathroom to give Alena a bath before going to bed.

The small redhead had grown a lot again.

She now had so much hair that Natasha could give her a tiny pony tail at the top of her head. (A/N: Fun fact: in Germany we call this tiny ponytail a palm tree. German: Palme)

Alena was also able to recognise certain people like Natasha, Steve and even some of the Avengers she got to see daily.

The tiny redhead would start randomly babbling 'da' or 'ma' whenever she was near her parents and it gave Natasha and Steve mini heart attacks every time she did.

,,On it. Green or white?"

Steve responded, before vanishing in the nursery.

,,Let's do green. White's too dangerous"

Nat replied.

,,Alright"

Her boyfriends voice rang from Alenas room.

Natasha now reached the bathroom and turned on the water for her little ones bath.

She placed Alena on a cabinet and supported her back against the wall.

Additionally she had a hand at the side of her to prevent the little redhead to take a dive for the floor.

,,Alright, мало света, bath time"

Natasha informed her child with a smile.

Alena started clapping and giggling.

'Bath time' was her favourite.

The assasin smirked as she placed her cheering daughter into the tub and began bring water to her hair gently.

She reminisced the last four months and how fast they actually went by.

In those four months she got to watch the one thing she never dared to dream about come to life; A family.

Natasha thought about how a year back, she didn't even know she would have a baby, but now that she had one, she wouldn't trade it for the world.

Every sleepless night, every mess, every struggle, the assasin wouldn't trade for anything in the world.

Day 160 (5 months) of being parents:

Five month old Alena was flailing her legs, determined to start crawling.

Natasha observed her daughter with a smile.

Her five month old had a stubborn expression on her chubby face.

,,I got the carrots mashed and warmed up, is the little light ready to eat?"

Steve's voice inquired from the kitchen space.

,,Yup, I'll grab her. Miss Alena is trying to crawl, have you noticed?"

Natasha responded as she scooped her child up from the floor.

,,Yea, she gets that stubborn expression on her face. Reminds me of you"

The supersoldier added with a smirk, before planting a gentle kiss on Natashas nose.

She smiled as she placed Alena in her high chair.

The 5 month old could now sit without any support from her parents.

Steve scooped up some mashed carrots onto a baby spoon.

,,Look at the airplane, Alena"

He smiled as he moved the spoon in front of her eyes.

,,Aaand open up"

He dragged out, opening his own mouth to animate his daughter to copy.

The small child copied her father, just to be met with the orange mush.

Alenas face took on a disgusted frown, before spitting the mush out again, directly at her father.

Natasha had to press her lips together to stop herself from bursting out with laughter.

Steve looked shocked and disgusted at the same time.

The small redhead started giggling proudly while flailing her arms and legs in the high chair.

,,No more carrots for a while, I think"

Nat joked as she handed her boyfriend a towel.

Day 200 (6.5 months) of being parents:

,,I'm bringing you your child back. She's been annoying me all morning"

Tony informed as he put Alena in bed with her parents.

He and Pepper had offered to entertain her for an hour or two so Nat and Steve could get a few extra hours of sleep.

,,Thanks for taking her for a few hours"

Natasha sighed as she took her daughter and placed her on her stomach.

,,Yea no problem, Romanoff"

Tony responded on his way out.

Steve was still sleeping next to Natasha.

,,Hi little light. Did you have fun with uncle tony and auntie Pepper?"

She asked her child, which was now looking at her Mother, her big blue eyes ready to take on the world.

Alena clapped, though she most likely didn't know what her Mama was talking about.

,,Ma Da"

She babbled cheerily as Natasha picked her up and placed the 6 month old on her feet, onto her legs.

Excitedly, the little redhead bounced with her mothers movement.

Yes, that's right, Alena was more and more preparing to walk.

God, the child was crawling away faster than Natasha or Steve could grab her.

Additionally she was now babbling nonstop, even when she was supposed to take her nap, Nat could hear her babble over the babyphone.

,,Can you say, Ma Ma"

Natasha smiled at her daughter, who was still babbling.

,,Ma Da Da"

Alena responded, making Steve shoot up from his sleep.

,,Did she just say Dada?"

He asked excitedly.

,,She's babbling. It'll take a while until she can properly say Mama or Dada"

Natasha explained to her boyfriend.

,,You're jealous because she said Dada"

The supersoldier smirked.

,,You wish. Alena say Mama"

The assasin smirked back as she turned her attention back to her daughter.

,,Ba Ma ma ma"

The 6 month old babbled excitedly.

Day 250 (8 months) of being parents:

,,You can do it, мало света. Cmon"

Natasha cheered her daughter on, as the 8 month old tried pulling herself up on the couch.

With a thud, the redhead landed on her bum, just seconds later.

At first, she looked confused, then frustrated and then she tried again.

,,Yup, definitely your child"

Steve smiled, leaning on the doorframe.

,,She gets it from both sides. It's not like you're fast to give up"

Natasha responded, now supporting Alenas sides, to prevent her falling over.

The 8 month old was currently learning to stand and pull herself up, which needed constant supervision in case she hurt herself.

Alena was now able to eat solids without spitting them at her parents and she even got a tooth.

The babbling still hadn't stopped and the little redhead was now constantly pointing at things while screaming 'Da' at the top of her lungs.

,,Yelena is coming over later. She says we're not letting her see her niece enough and that she's stealing her"

Natasha informed, still keeping a close eye on Alena.

,,She's practically here every day, but alright. Watch out!"

Steve responded, before catching their daughter, who fell over yet again.

The little redhead just let out a giggle before trying once more to stand.

This went on for another thirty minutes.

Natasha observed her 8 month old.

It felt as if it was yesterday that she found out that she was pregnant.

It felt like it was yesterday that she held her daughter in her arms for the first time.

It felt like it was yesterday that Alena looked at her and smiled for the first time.

The past 8 months went by so fast and Natasha couldn't believe that soon enough, her little one would be sprinting around the compound and start speaking properly.

But she knew, that every step of the way would be something special with her little light.

A/N: Bloody hell, this took me longer than I thought. But alright, here you go. This is basically loads of mini oneshots in one again and over the span of 8 months, but I didn't want to do ten different parts, so yea.
Hope you enjoyed this 'little Alena content' and I will see you in the next one.
Stay amazing, beautiful people and see you around :)