Theodosia detaches then and begins to make little unhappy noises, perhaps preparing for a cry, and Burr leans down to pepper her face with kisses, which seems to render her momentarily into a state of shock.
"Here," Burr says, holding her out to Hamilton, "she will need to be burped, and perhaps the walking will help divert your blood to somewhere more useful."
Burr cannot yet walk to perform the action himself, and before the birth Mrs. Smith had counseled him on breastfeeding--Theodosia should be kept upright to keep her from bringing all the milk back up, and Burr is bed bound and sleepy.
"You might find some time, when you wish it, to--" a blush, a small stutter, "to bring Laurens here, if someone were to watch darling Theo."
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Theodosia detaches then and begins to make little unhappy noises, perhaps preparing for a cry, and Burr leans down to pepper her face with kisses, which seems to render her momentarily into a state of shock.
"Here," Burr says, holding her out to Hamilton, "she will need to be burped, and perhaps the walking will help divert your blood to somewhere more useful."
Burr cannot yet walk to perform the action himself, and before the birth Mrs. Smith had counseled him on breastfeeding--Theodosia should be kept upright to keep her from bringing all the milk back up, and Burr is bed bound and sleepy.
"You might find some time, when you wish it, to--" a blush, a small stutter, "to bring Laurens here, if someone were to watch darling Theo."