The next 10 days were pretty uneventful. The swell of Beca's belly was definitely becoming more noticeable now. If her hands weren't busy, they were sitting on or rubbing her bump.

Late on February 13th, Donald called to let Beca and Jesse know that Lily had gone into labor. Donald promised to keep them updated when Beca insisted he call if they needed anything, no matter what time it was. The next morning they still hadn't heard anything. Beca and Jesse didn't want to intrude so they went about their day but stayed close to their phones for updates. By late afternoon, they still hadn't heard anything so Jesse called Donald to check on them. Donald was so glad he called. He said he was starving but didn't want to leave Lily for fear of missing the birth of his son. Jesse told him that Beca made lasagna and offered to bring him some. Donald gladly accepted.

He and Beca loaded up to bring dinner to the expectant parents. When they arrived, they were told that Lily was in the final stages of labor. Donald asked them to stay and wait until the baby arrived. Not long after they got comfortable in the family room, they heard a baby crying. They prayed for Lily's sake that it was her son. Donald emerged from the labor suite a few minutes later and announced that Dallas Valentino Walsh made his entrance into the world. He weighed whopping 8lbs, 11oz and was 21.5 inches long. Lily did a great job but she was exhausted after having been in labor for almost 24 hours. Dallas was beautiful. He had very wide almond shaped eyes and a cute button nose like Lily, and dark skin and hair like Donald. Beca and Jesse didn't stay long; they wanted the new family to have time to bond.

On the way home, Beca took Jesse hand and said, "Can you believe it, that's going to be us in a few months?"

"I know." He said. "I can't wait."

"Jess, I don't want the house to be full of people while I'm in labor. I want to be just us, Debi and Hope."

"I'd like that. With people, especially our people, comes chaos and the last thing you need is to be stressed." He said.

"If at all possible, I don't want to let anyone know until the baby is here. I want us to have special bonding time before we introduce him to our family and friends. Beca said.

"I think we can manage that." Jesse said smiling.

Over the next several weeks, Lily called Beca several times to come over to help with Dallas. Sometimes she called just so that she could take a shower in peace. Other times she would call just to have some 'adult interaction' during the day while Donald was at work. Either way, Beca didn't mind. No matter what the reason, Beca would always stop and pick up lunch or snacks on the way over and besides, she loved cuddling with Dallas. Sometimes she would sing to him, other times she would just talk. He was the so sweet and always smelled so good. One afternoon when Beca got home, she told Jesse while Lily was showering, she confided in Dallas about Dylan's name only because she was dying to tell someone and there was no threat of Dallas telling anyone. Jesse just laughed. She was so cute when she told him about it.

Donald, Lily, Jesse and Beca all attended the ICCA Semi Finals, where the Scattertones took first and USC didn't even place. Beca couldn't believe it, after all this time she still had it, and when Donald asked for her help with a killer mix for finals in April, how could she say no.

When the closing on Chloe and Josh's house was pushed back, Beca and Jesse were a little disappointed but knew this kind of thing happened all the time. They were really looking forward to taking Nicky to Disneyland even though Beca said she was starting to feel like a whale. As much and as often as Jesse tried to convince her she wasn't fat and that she wasn't a whale, she believed otherwise. She had never in her life been this heavy, even though she had only put on 4 pounds, she knew she would only get heavier. She was almost ½ way through her pregnancy and the time was flying by. She didn't know whether to be happy or sad about it.

Beca had only been working in the studio 2-3 days a week and rarely came across Rod when she was there. When their paths finally did cross, she decided it was time to tell him about her pregnancy. To her surprise, he told her he already knew. When she asked him how, he recalled the day that Adam Levine was in the office and she ran out suddenly with her hand cupped over her mouth. After a laugh about the obvious incident, Rod told her he was extremely happy for her and Jesse and that if she needed anything she shouldn't hesitate to ask.

As she sat in the studio at home one day, she put a pair of head phones on her bump so she and the baby could jam to her mixes. When Jesse came home, he called for her but she didn't answer. That meant one of two things, either she was napping or she was in the studio. He decided to check the studio first. When he walked in he saw the cutest thing he had ever seen. Beca was dancing around the room with head phones on her head and a spare pair on her bump. She and the baby were rockin' out to her mixes. He pulled out his iphone, took a quick video then sent it to their family with the caption, "Our baby is going to be a rock star like Mommy!"

He quickly put his phone in his back pocket, walked across the room unplugged her head phones and she turned around. Taking her head phones off and placing them on the desk, she walked over to where he was, kissed him hello and started dancing with him. The baby's head phones were still plugged in and on her bump. They had been listening to the mix she made for the finals their freshman year at Barden, that's when she felt it…she felt the baby kick. Beca thought that she had been feeling some flutters lately but she wasn't quite sure. This time it was real, she could really feel it. She quickly grabbed Jesse's hand and put it on her bump and told him to feel. He was amazed that he could actually feel the baby kicking.

"Oh my God, Beca," He said, "that's amazing! He likes our song! What's it feel like?"

"Sorta like this." She said, as she took his hand and bumped her fingers against his palm.

"Is this the first time you felt it?" He asked

"I've felt little flutters but only on the inside, I couldn't feel them when I put my hand on my bump." She said.

"This is so amazing!" He said excitedly.

"I know. I've been waiting to feel something so that you could feel it too." She said.

"He's really active right now. He hasn't stopped moving." Jesse said as he sat in the desk chair and pulled Beca into his lap.

"I know…he must really like music." She said. "Piano and guitar lessons here we come!"

"Yep…it's inevitable!" He said with a wink and a smile.

They both laughed but knew that music was really inevitable. Their children would be exposed to music very early on and hopefully have a very deep appreciation for the art that they both shared. They relished the few moments while the baby kicked, then they realized he must be sleeping.

"Hey Jess," Beca said, "Chloe called while you were at work, their closing got pushed another 2 weeks, it's scheduled for April 22nd." Beca said.

"Well that really sucks. How many times has it been pushed back?" Jesse asked.

"This is the 3rd time. The seller has been called to take care of business out of the country both times. If it happens again, then the realtor said they'll have to get a proxy or something."

"What's Josh doing about work?"

"He's already here. He flew out a few days ago. His official first day of work was April 3rd. The company is paying for a corporate apartment for him a couple of blocks from the office."

"He had to hate leaving Chloe and Nick." Jesse said

"Yeah, but his parents have been helping them a lot, so Chloe has support."

"That's good." Jesse said, "We'll have to invite him over for dinner."

"I'm sure he'd like that." Beca said. "Change of subject…Want to go pick out paint for the baby's room?" she said with a huge smile.

"Yeah, then I'd like to take my gorgeous wife to dinner." Jesse said.

"I'd like that." She said as she kissed him. "I went online today and bought some more coordinating décor for the nursery. It's all so cute. I can't wait until it gets here."

"What did you get?" He asked.

"Lots of stuff." She said with a big smile.

"Lots huh?!" he said grinning back.

"Yeah, I got switch plates, three guitar prints and some other framed prints, some wooden blocks with Dylan's name on them to put on top of his dresser and some wooden letters that spell out his name and a growth chart to put on the wall. The blocks and letters for the wall won't go in his room until after he's born though. I also got blankets, navy curtains and personalized paci's."

"Wow! That is a lot." He said, "So all that's left to buy is furniture and paint?"

"Yep and I'd like to get that done in the next fews of weeks or so." She said.

"You're not painting. I'll do that. You can decorate the room when it's done." Jesse said reminding her about the day of Lily's shower and what had happened.

"Ok, fine. No painting, that's not fun anyway. I get to do the fun stuff." She said with a wink.

"As long as the fun stuff doesn't involve you standing on anything other than your own two feet. No ladders, stools, chairs etc…promise me."

"Ok, ok…I promise, but whatever I can't reach you're going to have to hang. Which means you'll be hanging a lot of stuff." Beca said

"I'm good with that. I want you two safe." He said rubbing her belly. The baby responded to his touch by kicking again. "Ok, let's go get paint for little man's room."

At the paint store, Beca selected a light baby blue to compliment the bedding and white for all the trim. As they were walking out, Beca's phone rang.

"It's my Dad." She told Jesse as she answered it. "Hey Dad!"

"I'm good. I felt the baby kick for the first time today."

"It was so exciting. He seems to really like music. Jesse felt him too."

"Yeah, we're getting ready. I bought curtains and décor online today and we just bought paint for the nursery. I also looked at furniture earlier online today. I saw a few things that I like but I want Jesse to look at it before we decide."

"Oh my God, are you serious? That's so generous. Are you sure? You've done so much for us already."

Jesse was giving her the look as if to say "what's going on?" She put up her finger to let him know she would tell him in a minute.

"Ok, we'll let you know what we chose and get back to you."

"Yes, I'll be sure to pick a rocking chair too. When we get home I'll show Jesse what I was looking at. If he likes it, I'll send you the link."

"Ok, talk to you soon Dad. Tell Sheila hello for us."

"We love you too. Bye Dad."

As Beca hung up and put her phone in her purse, she looked at Jesse and said, "You're never going to believe what my Dad and Sheila want to do for us."

"Well…tell me." He said.

"Dad and Sheila want to buy all of the furniture for the nursery. All of it…including a rocking chair." She said excitedly

"Wow…really?" He asked

"Really… he said anything we want." She said.

"Well, let's pick up some dinner and go home. I'll take a look at it. If we like it, we'll send the information to your dad and Sheila." He said.

"You aren't mad are you?" She asked

"No, not at all. Why would I be?" He asked

"Just wondering, you seemed taken aback when I told you that my Dad and Sheila wanted to do this for us." She said.

"I was, but in a good way. I didn't expect they would offer to do something so generous."

"I didn't either but I should have known. This is their first grandbaby." She said smiling. "I hope your parents don't get upset with my parents for doing this."

"They won't, I already know what they're planning." He said.

"You do? Then why don't I know?" She asked

"Because I was sworn to secrecy and because it's scheduled for delivery tomorrow." He said with a wink. "Let's get dinner and get you two home." He said rubbing her bump, the baby kicking in response.

"That sounds good to me." She said smiling as the baby responded to his Daddy's touch.

They picked up dinner on the way home. When they got home Beca showed Jesse the furniture she had been looking at earlier. Jesse loved it. So Beca emailed her dad the link for the furniture then went to the kitchen to get plates and drinks ready so they could eat.

Jesse took all the paint and supplies up to the baby's room. He stood in the middle of the room they had chosen for the baby and looked around. He couldn't believe that in a four short months, their little boy would be sleeping in this room. He couldn't wait to see the expression on Beca face when the gifts from his parents arrived tomorrow.

He made his way back downstairs, found dinner on the coffee table and Beca selecting a movie to watch. He watched her as she ran the fingers of her right hand over the spines of the DVD cases, while her left head absently rubbed her adorable little bump. When she selected the movie, she turned and saw him standing at the foot of the staircase.

"How long were you standing there?" she asked

"Not long." He said walking across the room. "So, what are we watching?"

"Chicago." She said, "I love this movie and maybe if little man hears the music he'll dance around in there for us."

"Good plan babe." He said as he put the DVD in the player.

They were learning to enjoy these quiet moments as a couple knowing that the house would be anything but quiet in a few months. Laney lay on the floor at their feet while they watched the movie. The baby was definitely active and decided to drop kick his Mommy's bladder, which Beca had not liked or appreciated at all.

When the movie was over, Jesse put Laney out then cleaned up their dishes while Beca got ready for bed. When he went in their room she wasn't there so he went upstairs, Beca was in the baby's room.

"Can you believe in a few months, this little guy is going to be sleeping in this room?" she asked Jesse as she wrapped her arms around his waist.

"I was thinking that earlier." They stood in their embrace for another few moments before turning the light out and going back downstairs to their room.

As they settled into bed, Beca realized she was in for a long night, because the baby obviously had other plans. Jesse suggested she take a warm bath to settle him down. While Jesse ran her bath, she grabbed a bottle of water, her copy of 'What to Expect When You're Expecting' and went into the bathroom. She settled into the tub with her book, while Jesse crawled in bed to watch 'End of Watch' while he waited for her to get out of the bath.

When she was sufficiently satisfied that her little man was settled and asleep, she called Jesse to come help her out of the bath. He insisted that she call him when she was ready to get out because he didn't want her to slip and fall. He watched as she slathered Vitamin E oil and cocoa butter on her bump. She was trying very hard to avoid the dreaded stretch marks every woman who has ever had a baby curses. He didn't care what she looked like; she was the other half of his soul and he planned on spending the rest of his life telling her and more importantly showing her how much she was loved and appreciated. When she was finished, they lay in bed and finished watching 'End of Watch' then turned in for the night.