Jesse worked from home the next day. He couldn't wait for the delivery from his parents to arrive. He had been daydreaming when he heard Beca talking to her dad on the phone.

"We can't thank you enough Dad. I can't wait for it all to get here."

"We'll definitely take lots of pictures and send them to you when the room is all set up."

"Dad, thanks again. Love you so much. Talk to you Sunday." Beca said as she hung up.

"So, what did your dad say?"

"He said that he and Sheila ordered the entire nursery suite, mattress and rocking chair."

"The entire set?" he asked. "I thought they might buy one or two pieces but not the whole set."

"Me too…I thought they'd buy the crib and the mattress." She said. "Dad said it was all going to be delivered in a couple of weeks. So we should be able to get the room painted and hang the curtains and wall art by then."

"Definitely." Jesse agreed. "I'm gonna go make lunch. You hungry?"

Beca laughed… "Always. What are you going to make?"

"I was thinking about a Panini. Sound good to you and little man?"

"Yep…count us in." She giggled.

While they were eating lunch, the doorbell rang. It was the delivery Jesse had been waiting for all day. Beca stood and watched as her family room was filled with 5 large boxes. Jesse signed the delivery slip and closed the door.

"Jess..what is all of this?" Beca asked.

"Let's open it and find out." He said

"But where do we start?"

Jesse looked at the boxes and said, "With this one?"

He helped Beca cut the tape off the box. The box was bigger than she was and she had no idea what was in it. Jesse sifted through the packing peanuts which were flying everywhere. He pulled out a beautiful hand carved cradle. There was a note on the cradle that read:

Dearest Beca,

This is the cradle that Jesse's great grandfather made for him when

I found out I was pregnant. This is the very first bed he

ever laid his

head in. We hope you'll use it for the baby.

Love,

Mom and Dad

"Oh my gosh, Jess…It's gorgeous! Your great grandfather made it?" She asked

"Yes, he was a carpenter by trade. This is what he loved to do."

"Let's put it on our room." she said, "He'll be in there for the first few months."

"I was hoping you would say that." He said smiling. "This cradle is so important to me. I'll have to hang the cradle in the base but other than that it should be ready to go."

"I love it. Little man is definitely sleeping in there." She said. "Ok, let's see what else we got."

Jesse started opening another box; in it was a rocking horse that matched the cradle.

"Jess…was this yours too?"

"Yep… my Grampy made it for my first birthday. I thought we could put them in the baby's room?"

"Absolutely!" She said, "I wouldn't dream of putting it anywhere else."

In the third box, was a rocking chair that also matched the cradle. There was a note attached to it that read:

Dearest Beca,

I rocked my beautiful Jesse in this chair every night. I hope you'll do

the same with your new baby.

Love,

Mom

There were two more boxes and Beca was overwhelmed. She hadn't known what to expect and she certainly didn't expect to get so emotional. In the fourth box was a hand carved bookshelf with a note that said,

"Beca,

We sent the attached letter to all of our family and friends.

Hopefully you start receiving books to fill the shelves. We

started you off with some of Jesse's favorite childhood books."

We love you.

Mom and Dad

The letter that was sent to family and friends read:

"From Peter Rabbit to Mother Goose,

Goodnight Moon and Dr. Seuss,

Curious George and Winnie the Pooh,

Elmo and Cookie Monster, too!

Beca and Jesse wish to read each night and every night.

before they kiss their baby and turn off the light!

Let's fill baby's library from ceiling to floor,

with children's books and much, much more.

So instead of a card for father and mother,

please give a book with your thoughts in the cover!"

In the fifth and final box, Beca found books from when Jesse was a child as well as bedding for the cradle. She sat on the couch and really didn't know what to think. Their son would have all of these wonderful things from Jesse's side of the family but unless her dad had some of her things, Dylan wouldn't have anything from her side. With her elbows on her knees she put her face in hands and wept. Jesse kneeled in front of her not really knowing what to do.

"Beca" Jesse said, as he took her wrists and pulled her hands away from her face. "Baby, what's wrong?" She was still crying and wouldn't look at him. "Baby, please talk to me." he said as he tipped her chin up.

"Jess" she said as she wiped the tears from her face. "I love it all."

"Then I don't understand, what's wrong?" He asked

Taking a deep breath, she said, "The baby will have things passed on to him by you and your family. I'm not even talking to my mom and I don't think my dad has any of my things from when I'm a child. I have nothing to pass on."

"Beca, he doesn't need things, he needs love and you have more than enough love to give him." Jesse told her.

"I guess so." She said.

He pulled her into his arms and made a silent promise to call Beca's dad to find out if he had any of her things. He should have known that the things his parents sent them for the baby would affect her this way. What was he thinking when he told them to send them? He should have spoken to her about it first. Now he needed to make it up to her, even if it meant grovelling to her mother to get the things she most wanted.

"Jess" she said pulling him out of his thoughts, "I think I'd like to leave the rocking chair in the family room and put the cradle in our room. Would that be ok with you?"

Cupping her face in his hands and kissing her, he said, "Yes, I'd like that." He walked over to the rocking chair and asked her where she wanted it.

"Right next to the fireplace." she said, "I think I'd like rocking the baby there on cold nights."

With a smile, he moved the rocking chair next to the fireplace. The chair looked like it was made for that spot. She walked over to it and sat down. As she began to rub her bump she rocked, everything in her world was right again. In a few short months, she would be rocking her son in this very chair.

Jesse asked her what she wanted to do with the rocking horse and the book shelf. She told him that she wanted to create a reading nook in the baby's room in the corner closest to the window. He carried them to the baby's room before carrying the cradle into their room.

While Jesse was in their room putting the cradle together, Beca began going through the books. Each book had been dated and a note written inside the cover. She hoped that her dad had some of her things and would send them to her, but if not, their children would have Jesse's things.

While Beca was in the other room, Jesse took the opportunity to call her dad. He explained what his parents had sent and asked if there was anything he could send to the baby that had been Beca's. To Jesse's surprise, Dr. Mitchell did have a lot of Beca's things and agreed to package them up and ship them in the next few days. Jesse asked Dr. Mitchell not to say anything Beca about them items he was sending as he thought the surprise would be welcomed.

That evening, while Beca was in the bath, Jesse started taping the walls in the nursery so he could paint. The room would be complete soon and all they would be waiting for was Dylan.

"JESS!" she called from the tub "Come here quick!" Jesse heard through the monitor. She didn't sound panicked or hurt, but Jesse quickly dropped everything and sprinted downstairs. "Bec...you ok?" he said as he entered their bedroom.

"Yeah. Hurry." She said.

When he got into the bathroom, she was still in the tub and was looking at her bump. Pointing, she said, "Look, you can see the outline of his foot."

"Oh my gosh...wow! That's amazing!" Jesse said, "Does it hurt?"

"It feels funny but it doesn't hurt." Beca said as she took Jesse's hand and ran it over the baby's tiny foot.

Jesse was in awe. He took a picture and continued to look at it even after they could no longer see the baby's foot protruding from Beca's belly. He helped Beca out of the bath and they settled into bed to watch a movie. As they were watching the movie, Beca started laughing. It wasn't a particularly funny part of the movie so Jesse wasn't sure what she was laughing at. He paused the movie and looked at her. She was watching her bump move. He was a little freaked out but couldn't help but touch her bump. The baby was moving all over the place.

"What do you think he's doing in there?"

"Considering I'm not very big at all, my best guess is that he's stretching out. He doesn't have a lot of room in there."

"By the looks of it our little man is going to be a champion swimmer." Jesse said. He kept a hand on her belly, brought his mouth to her bare skin and started talking to the baby. "Hey little man…it's Daddy. Mommy and I love you so much already and we can't wait until you get here. 'Just keep swimming' for a little while longer." Beca couldn't contain her laughter at that point, Jesse making a 'Finding Nemo' reference to the baby. She didn't doubt that he would start Dylan's movication the day he was born.