Jane's Special Gift 2
A sibling on the way
Chapter 3
Finally, after weeks and weeks, everything was back to normal. Mom was acting normal again after she and Dad went to those pregnancy classes. The reason why she had those weird mood swings, was that she was afraid something would happen to the baby or something would happen to me or Dad.
When she told me that, I promised her that I would take it easy during missions and Dad promised her that he wouldn't put me on heavy duty. Since she knows that, the mood is way better at home than it had been before. And Dad comes even back home earlier.
So everything's back to normal.
Well, almost everything.
Last night, during a mission in the rain, I caught a cold. Well, to be honest, it had been raining all week and we did a lot of missions in the rain, but I have never caught a cold.
So, now I got stuck in my room. I have to admit that it's my own choice, because I don't want to get my mother sick. I can't imagine what would happen to the baby if she will be sick as well.
Don't you worry about me getting too hungry. Mom would leave something to eat for me outside my door, so I could get it when she would be away.
A knock sounded on my door. "Jane, please, open your door." sounded from the other side.
"Mom, I don't want you..."
"I won't get a cold that easily, honey. Besides, the doctor assured me that a small cold won't hurt the baby."
I sighed. "Well, if the doctor said so." I said and I got out of my bed. I shivered when my feet touched the cold floor and I rushed to my door to open it for my mother. As soon as the door was unlocked, I rushed back to my bed.
"How are you, Jane?" Mom said as she walked towards my bed. "Feeling better?"
"Just a little bit." I said to her. "Do you really have to be that close to me?"
Mom laughed as she sat down onto the edge of my bed. "I told you not to worry about me and the baby. We will be fine." she placed her hand on her stomach. You know, it is strange to learn about your mother's pregnancy for the first time. Since you could actually see that she is pregnant, the word 'strange' gets a new definition. It was so weird to see her stomach being almost perfect round, in stead of being thin. But, what do you want? She's almost thirty weeks pregnant.
"Mom," I started and Mom looked at me, "how does it feel to be pregnant?"
Mom gave me a little smile. "I can tell you that it feels weird when you learn about being pregnant for the first time. The whole idea of having a new life in your body, it's so... strange." Mom placed her hand on my hand before she continued. "When I was expecting you, I sometimes thought about how you would look like later. But I could never really imagine a picture of you, just like I can't imagine how this baby will look like later." Mom stopped for a moment and she grabbed my hand. Before I even knew what she was doing, she placed my hand on her stomach and she looked into my brown eyes. "But this is one of the most fun parts of being pregnant." she whispered.
I was a little bit surprised. "Mom, what are you..." and suddenly I felt it. It was this strange feeling I really can't explain. It was like something soft hit my hand. "Oh wow." was the only thing I could say.
"Wow indeed." said Mom with a big smile. "The first time I felt that, it was so amazing that I dragged your father out of the canteen to a place quiet where we could enjoy that special moment together. And even I've felt this for some time, it's still amazing."
"So you don't mind it to be pregnant again after all those years?"
Mom shook her head. "I was really surprised when I saw the positive test, but I've always wanted to have a second child."
I smiled. "Well, I think it'll be nice to have a little baby sister or a baby brother."
Mom laughed and she stood up. "Well, if you feel better again in the afternoon, we might go shopping for some baby stuff."
"Sounds great, Mom." I felt just a little bit dizzy and my head hurt just a little bit, but I figured I would be alright in the afternoon. I decided to sleep some more and spend some mother-daughter time in the afternoon.
After some sleep, I felt a lot better and I decided to go with Mom to the shopping mall. Even though Mom wanted to shop for my clothes too, I wanted to look for more baby clothes. Mom bought already some baby clothes, but I wanted to look for something cute and sweet.
So, the first store we went to was a baby store. It's unbelievable what kind of clothes they have for babies. It didn't take me too long before I had something to tease my mother with. "Look Mom, how about this one?" I held up a little baby bodysuit, which had a cookie and the text 'Smart Cookie' on it.
Mom looked up and she chuckled. "I think that's a nice one. We should take it with us, just for fun."
I was almost surprised when she said that. But this was the mother I knew; who loved a little joke every now and then. "But the baby should wear it too."
Mom laughed. "Alright, we'll let the baby wear it." she said and she looked further at the 'socks department'.
Suddenly, I saw something so cute, I had to buy it. "Mom," I said and I looked to her, "when would the baby come?"
"Somewhere in the beginning of June, why?"
"No reason." I said and I looked to the bodysuit I had in my hands. It had two giraffes on it, with the word 'Gemini'. I wanted to buy that one as a gift for when the baby would be born. I placed the first bodysuit into my mother's shopping-basket and I told her that I would be right back to her. What I didn't tell her was that I was going to pay for the second suit already. After I bought it, I placed it in my bag and I went back to Mom. "So, did you find something?"
Mom held up a pair of socks. "How about these ones?" The socks had a yellowish colour, with the word 'Cuddly' on it. "It comes with this pair." On the other pair, there was a small sheep on it.
"I think that they're cute, Mom." I said and I smiled. "I think the baby is already spoiled before it'll be born."
Mom smiled. "Well, sometimes a mother should spoil her kid every now and then." she gave me a kiss on my cheek and walked to the counter. After she had paid for the things, we walked out of the store. "So now my daughter should be spoiled too."
I gave Mom a little smile. "Really, Mom, you don't have to."
"Just let me spoil you, Jane." Mom said with a big smile. "Besides, this might be one of the last times that we will have a women day with just the two of us."
I chuckled. "Sure, why not?" I grabbed my mother's arm and I looked at her. "You are really the best mother ever, Mom."
Jane Volt doesn't belong to me, she belongs to wolfmaiden96
Anita belongs to Tony Collingwood & (C)BBC
