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“No honey, not yet.” I smiled at her. I knew that she was getting anxious and excited. They all wanted to see the babies really soon.
“We brought you something, Mom.” Rika said as she held out a small gift bag.
“What is this?” I asked her with a smile on my face. They had thought of me and that made my heart melt.
“We all helped Lola and Nona make these. I hope you like them.” Reagan sounded so proud of himself. I would have loved it even if it didn’t turn out perfectly. Whatever these gifts were, they were from my children and that was what mattered the most.
I took the gift bag from Talia and pulled out the tissue paper on top. Underneath the tissue paper, there were three little blankets. They were hand crocheted, and it was easy to see the by stitches right away that the kids had made them. They were a little sloppy but they were still perfect in my eyes. The blankets were all dark blue with light blue lettering in the middle. The lettering spelled out the names Zachary Aaron, Zander Ian, and Zayden Issac.
“Oh my goddess, these are so perfect. I love them so much. Thank you, all of you, thank you so much.” I was on the verge of tears when I looked at them. I couldn’t believe that they had done this for me. This was so amazing and the perfect surprise.
“Will you use them for the babies when they get here, Mommy?” Talia asked me all excited. I want to see them use them.”
“Yes, of course I will, honey. And I just know that your brothers are going to love them too. This is going to be their first gift from their big brother and big sisters. They are going to be so happy.”
“Yay! I am making my baby brothers happy!” Talia spun in a circle as she danced about.
“Come here and calm down just a bit, Tally girl.” Joaquin scooped her up into his arms and held her against his chest. “I’ve not been getting good night hugs and I miss them. I need hugs from all of you.”
“OK, Daddy, I will hug you.” She was so sweet as she settled down to give Joaquin his hug. And without being prompted, Reagan and Rika went over and joined in the massive Daddy hug. They were good kids and they all loved their daddy so much.
The kids all sat around the bed and the trays that were used for patient food. Mom and Lila were joining us as well. It was time for us to eat our dinner. I wasn’t all that hungry, but I wanted to be part of the group. I nibbled on the pizza and ate a little bit of the pasta. I only ate a couple of bites of my salad and breadsticks. And when it came time for us to eat the dessert, I barely ate any of that, even though it was my favorite cake.
Normally during the New Year celebrations, the kids, Joaquin and I make out a list of things that we want to accomplish that year. It was like the New Year’s resolutions, but they were actually attainable. I didn’t want to break that tradition, so we made those lists now. We always made them into something that was personalized and fun.
Reagan’s list was shaped like a guitar and his list included a list of songs he wanted to learn to play and places that he wanted to go visit with his family. However, at the top of his list was listed that he wanted 鈥榯o be the best big brother in the world to all of his siblings’. I already knew that he would be able to do that.
Rika’s list was in the shape of a tiger, her newest animal obsession. She put a list of desserts to learn how to make from me, Mom, Lila and Abigail. And then the rest of it included things that she wanted to do for the babies when they were here. She wanted to feed a baby and change a diaper. She wanted to learn how to give a baby a bath and dress them in their clothes. Written right above that list of things to do for the babies was the goal 鈥榯o be Mommy’s big helper’. She was the sweetest ever.
Talia’s list was shaped like Angel. That little pet was always with her at the castle. On her list were things like 鈥榟old all my baby siblings’, 鈥榞ive the babies hugs and kisses every day’, 鈥榣earn all that I can so that I grow up smart’, 鈥榮tart training with the Gods so that I can be a Goddess’. She was a smart little girl already, and I could tell that she was going to be even more special than I thought that she was going to be before.
Joaquin made his list look like a bunny. And on that list were things that showed how much of a devoted father he was. He wanted to be there for the kids and take them places. But also on the list were things that said 鈥榤ake sure my little bunny never leaves on an extended trip again’, 鈥榩rotect my Little Bunny’, 鈥榖e the world’s best husband to my Little Bunny’. He was the best husband ever.
On my list, which I made in the shape of a heart because I had so much love for my family, I put that I didn’t want to leave the kids if I could help it, I wanted to spend more time with the kids when they were home, I wanted the babies to be born healthy and to be happy when they get home, and I wanted to have a weekly date night with Joaquin so that we could have some alone time with each other on a regular basis.
All in all, I do think that this New Year’s celebration was starting off quite amazingly. The kids were having fun the entire time. We even turned on some music for them to dance to and then sat back to watch a movie until they had to leave.
I was having so much fun and all I wanted to do was spend more time with them. I knew that they had to go though, visiting hours were over and they needed to get to the house so that they could finish their party there.
I was looking forward to their call later when they got home. That is, if any of them managed to stay awake until midnight.
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Riviana
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It wasn’t long after the kids left that I felt tired enough to go to sleep. It had been a long day with the kids, and I was exhausted. Being this pregnant with the three of them bursting with seemingly endless energy, it just made me tired when I looked at them.
I had Joaquin adjust the pillows and the bed so that I could lay down a little more comfortably. He did so without complaint and kissed me on the cheek before turning on a movie for him to watch.
I thought that I would go to sleep almost immediately, but I didn’t. I think that I was a little too distracted by the movie that Joaquin was watching. It was an action comedy that had the both of us laughing. The movie was entertaining enough, so I didn’t really mind that I wasn’t asleep yet. I just wanted to see how the movie ended.
During the movie, I started to get some pains in my belly. At first, I thought that I was just laying in a bad position on the bed. However, the pain didn’t go away. I even had Joaquin readjust me a couple of different times. And each time that he did, I could see the concern and worry in his eyes.
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He and I were thinking along the same lines. Was this going to be it? Was this going to be baby day? I think it was. It felt like it was anyway.
“Joaquin, I think you should go get one of the nurses. We might be seeing some action tonight.” He laughed at my words but was already hurrying out of the room. I could hear him calling to the nurse that was on duty.
“Excuse me, can you come check on my wife, please? I think she might be having some real contractions.”
“Yes, Mr. Gray. I will come right away.”
Joaquin came back into the room then and I saw the excitement on his face. He was just as anxious to meet the babies as the kids were.
“You’re only like five days off from your due date, so I think that this might really be it.” Joaquin was nodding at me and all the while I could see the nerves getting the better of him. Happy and excited or not, Joaquin was going to be Joaquin. He was going to be worried and scared on the inside until it was all over and me and the boys were safe. Especially this time since I was going to have surgery to bring the babies into the world.
About two minutes after Joaquin went to call on the nurse, she came into the room with a smile on her face.
“Hello, Mrs. Gray. How are you feeling this evening?” She was asking me this question while she washed and dried her hands. “Having some contractions?” She asked as she reached for a pair of gloves.
“Mostly pain, but I think my belly is stretched so much that I am able to feel the contractions now.” I made a joke. I could feel it, it’s just that it hadn’t gotten that bad yet.
