Ironling (Monstrous World, #2)

by S.E. Wendel

Rosie squirmed and laughed as they tried to fit her little arms through the sleeves of her small frock, and she delighted

Babies don’t laugh for the first time until around 6mo. They can giggle at about 4mo, and they’ll laugh in response to games at around 9mo. 3wo babies don’t do anything except look around, smile, and poop.❤️

was healthy enough and not a moment sooner. He’d been horrified to learn that noble mothers and children were often brought out a day or so after the birth,

Women are still bleeding from childbirth up to 6 weeks after birth btw. I’m not sure what the criteria of “healthy enough” is.❤️

he was always looking for an opportunity to steal Rosie away for a few hours.

Okay, this is really cute, but newborns (birth to 3mo) sleep for 14 to 17 hours out of 24 hours and they eat every 2 to 3 hours. Feeding can take 30min to 1hr, and naps usually last around 1.5 hours. All that to say, Merrick would never be able to take that baby lol.

Rosie laughed up at him, grabbing for his beard, which she always loved to play with.

It’s taking me COMPLETELY out of the story with the inaccurate newborn behavior. 💀 I’m dyinggggg 🫠