*I don't own Transformers or anything affiliated with Transformers. I only own my original characters and plots. All rights go to Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg.*

Even with the epidural inside of my system, giving birth had to be one of the laborious things I had ever done in my lifetime. I was absolutely exhausted right now and I would've been fast asleep if it weren't for the incredibly beautiful little girl that I was holding in my arms at the moment. Just looking at her made me want to cry tears of happiness and I was surprised that I hadn't. 

Today, March twelfth of two-thousand-twelve was definitely the greatest days of my life. Kaelyn Olivia was hands down one of the best things to ever happen to me. She was the most beautiful thing I had ever laid my eyes on and it was probably because she didn't look like me at all. The only thing we shared was facial structure. Other than that she looked just like Ironhide's holoform. She had an almost full head of dark brown hair, and her eyes were just as bright as his, if not a little bit duller. I found that to be strange though; Ratchet was far smarter than I knew him to be, but I didn't care. His experimentation had given me one of the best things that I could have possibly asked for in my life, without the exceptions of course.

I loved this little girl so much already and I would for the rest of my life. I had only been her mother for approximately an hour now, but being her mom was already the best job in the world. All the pain I had went through just to get her into the world didn't even matter to me anymore. The many months I spent throwing up because of her, the back aches she caused me, the feet swelling. .it had all been worth it and I would go through it a hundred more times just to have this moment with her forever. 

There was still only one downside to this, of course. I wished more than anything that Ironhide, my dad, Epps, and the rest of the Autobots could be here to meet her. It saddened me more than anything that she couldn't even meet her family and it also saddened me that they couldn't be here to meet her. I know that they'd love her the moment they laid their optics and their eyes on her. It was impossible not to love her and the fact that she was so different from your average baby made me love her even more. 

If you were paying attention, you could sense the difference in her little body. It was quite sturdy and slightly more heavy than your average newborn baby girl. All of us—aside from the nursing staff—knew that she was only half human, but aside from all of that, she acted just as any normal newborn baby would. She cried, she peed, she pooped, and she made those cute little noises that every baby made. It was the cutest thing in the world. 

With one last smile at her, I picked my head up and turned to look at a very anxious Carly. She, along with Sam and Leo stood at my bedside and they had been for the past ten minutes just waiting to hold her. Adalyn and Mikaela were too exhausted and wound up falling asleep the moment her little head made it's appearance. I couldn't be mad at them though; they needed the sleep and they would get to meet Kaelyn the moment they woke up. 

"She is so beautiful. I think I might cry," Carly squeaked. 

I chuckled. "Would you like to hold her, Carls?" 

She nearly squealed and I laughed again. "Yes, of course," she exclaimed. 

Carefully, I handed a sleeping Kaelyn off to Carly and she happily cuddled the child in her arms. I watched on with a smile as Carly played with her small fingers. Having a baby was still so surreal to me, but I honestly couldn't ask for anything better than this. 

"She's like a little mushroom," Leo laughed as he watched the exchange. 

I smiled and shook my head. "You have quite an eloquent way of describing things, Leo. Especially newborn babies."

"What can I say? It's in my genes," he retorted playfully. 

I only giggled and looked at Sam who surprisingly had a tear running down his face. I furrowed my eyebrows, a sly smile coming onto my face. "Are you crying, Sammy?"

He sniffed and quickly wiped his face. "Yes, don't judge me. I'm so proud of you, Lea. My little sister is growing up on me. I don't know how I'm supposed to handle it," he whimpered. 

I giggled. "Aw, come here," I cooed as I held my arms out to him. He leaned down quickly and wrapped his arms around me, burying his face into my neck. Oddly enough, his crying only continued and I blinked before awkwardly patting his head with my hand. I had never seen Sam cry before and it was odd that this was what he was crying about. 

"I love you, man," he gurgled into my neck. 

I chuckled and politely pushed him away from me. "I love you too, Sam."

He stood up and composed himself before turning to Carly, who was having more than enough fun holding Kaelyn. Sam tapped her on the shoulder and gestured for her to hand him the baby. Carly looked to me for approval and I nodded before she handed Kaelyn off to Sam. Watching him with her was slightly amusing and I could already tell that they were going to get along just fine with each other as the years progressed. 

The sound of my room door opening caused me to turn away from Sam and Kaelyn to see Doctor Sheffield walking in, her clipboard in hand. Considering I had been there for Anna's birth, I knew what was coming next.

Doctor Sheffield smiled at me and walked over to stand at my side. "How are you feeling?" she asked me. 

I let out an exasperated sigh. "I'm exhausted and a little sore, but other than that, I couldn't be better."

"That's quite understandable. I just have a couple of questions to ask you regarding the information that's going to be on her birth certificate and then I'll give you some medicine to deal with your pain, and if you'd like, you can sleep," she chuckled as she sat down in the chair beside my bed. 

"Okay. Sounds fantastic. Go ahead," I told her. 

"Okay. What's her name?" she inquired. 

"Kaelyn Olivia Hide," I told her, not even bothering to worry about the last name predicament. 

"That's such a beautiful name," she chirped. 

I smiled. "Thank you, but my friend came up with it."

"Your friend has really good taste in names. Care to tell me her father's name?" she replied. 

I frowned just thinking about Ironhide, but I quickly recovered and answered her. "Ron Hide."

"I couldn't help but notice his absence. Where is he, if you mind me asking, of course?" she inquired as she jotted down the name onto her board. 

"He and my father are overseas at the moment. I haven't heard from him in days. Their base lost all communication with his team. I'm kind of worried that he won't be coming back," I answered her.  

She gave me a sad look. "I'm so sorry. My husband was in the military as well. I went through exactly what you're going through, Azalea. I'm almost positive that they're going to be fine," she assured me. 

I smiled at her. "Thank you, Doctor Sheffield."

She squeezed my arm comfortingly before standing up. "You're more than welcome, Azalea. Now I'm going to give you some pain medicine to ease the pain and everything. If everything is okay between you and Kaelyn within the next couple of days, you should be able to head on home," she told me as she filled my IV with a small dosage of medicine. 

I nodded. Being at home sounded wonderful at the moment, but so did sleeping. "Thank you so much."

"You're welcome. I'd also advise that your friends not hold your daughter for longer than fifteen minutes at a time. They should also keep their hands clean if they wish to hold her too. For now I think it would be wise for her to be put into the bassinet at her mother's side," Doctor Sheffield chuckled as she looked at Sam. 

He pursed his lips before gently laying Kaelyn down in her bassinet. I just giggled and turned back to Doctor Sheffield. "I'll see you in about forty-eight hours," I joked. 

She laughed at me. "I wish it were that simple, but I'll see you soon, Azalea," she told me as she walked out of my hospital room. 

"I can't wait to put on the outfit I brought her for when she's allowed to come home," Carly chirped. 

I shook my head. I should have known. .

"You're ridiculous," I chuckled. 

"And you look absolutely awful. Get some sleep. We're going to head out for a while," Sam told me. 

I yawned. I was more than ready to sleep for ten years. "What are you going to do about Mik and Ada?" I asked as I gestured to both of their sleeping forms on the couch. 

"They'll be fine. Let them sleep," Leo responded. 

"Okay. I guess I'll see you guys later. Thank you so much for being here with me. It means a lot," I said to the three of them. 

"We love you, Lea. We'll see you soon," Carly parted as she, Sam, and Leo walked out of my hospital room.

I only smiled and closed my eyes. The pain was beginning to diminish and I was getting happier about that; it would allow for a more comfortable sleep. I turned onto my side and opened my eyes again. The room was dimly lit by a single light, but I could still make out my daughter's sleeping form inside the bassinet and I smiled.

"Mommy loves you so very much, Kaelyn. Don't ever forget that," I whispered. I heard a small whir escape her her body and I smiled harder before closing my eyes again. Before long I was drifting off to sleep. 

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