Me: Ok, I'm splitting the weeks into two chapters, because it's too long to put in one.

(Pregnancy Week 29: December)

We were in our room, sitting on the bed.

"Are you excited for the Christmas baby shower?" Eddy asked. I nodded and smiled.

"I am," I said, "I've never been to one."

"Yeah, I've heard they're fun," Eddy said, "So, where do you want me to hang the mistletoe?" I giggled.

"Maybe one or two doorways," I smiled.

"Maybe one above a doorway and one in the living room above the couch," He suggested.

"No," I said, "They're always above doorways. Besides, I'm STILL getting used to the idea of it. We didn't really have it in Italy. Christmas was a time where the whole family got together in a house and we had a giant feast that the moms cooked. We...didn't really get presents."

"The only presents that we're getting is stuff for Izzy," Eddy said, "I'm going to also buy a third mistletoe and give it to little Miss Perfect. She told me that she's a prankster."

"I know," I said, "Oh, is she really? Lucky us."

"She's planning on pranking Sockhead," Eddy said, "In her words, 'I need some mistletoe so that I can prank Double D.'" I laughed.

"Well, alright," I said. Eddy grabbed his jacket and left. When Eddy returned a little while later, I was watching MLP.

"Hey, it's really coming down out there," Eddy said.

"Yeah," I nodded.

"So, I got a stem of mistletoe for Andie and ran it over to her," Eddy said, "She also told me to say hey."

"Cool," I smiled, "Did you get some for here?"

"Yeah, right here," Eddy said, pulling the little stems out of his pocket.

"Good," I smiled, walking over and kissing Eddy.

"Now I know why Andie wanted the mistletoe," He said, "Whenever two people are under it, they have to kiss. Andie's going to use it on Double D. That's so creative for her to think of that."

"Yeah, didn't I do that a few years back?" I asked.

"I think so," Eddy said. I giggled. Felice walked over and ran herself around my legs, meowing.

"Andie asked me to ask you if she can bring Shadow," Eddy said.

"Well, I'd have to ask my papa, but the house is going to be pretty full," I said slowly.

"Okay, it's probably a good idea," Eddy said, sitting down on the couch, "Wait, why is the house gonna be full?"

"Well, for the first time since we moved here, the family Christmas party is happening here!" I explained, excited.

"That's so cool," Eddy said.

"I'm so excited," I beamed, "I actually get to cook the Italian Christmas dinner this year!"

"That sounds fun," Eddy said.

"It is!" I squealed. That night we went to bed, and I was so excited for the baby shower next week.

(Pregnancy week 30: Kitten Shower)

The baby shower was about to start, and I was rubbing loshion on my skin after a shower. Eddy was putting on a bow tie and a jacket.

"Hey Bella, what do you think?" He asked.

"Nice," I smiled.

"Are you excited?" Eddy asked.

"Of course," I said. We heard a knock at the door.

"Who's here this early?" Eddy asked.

"Prolly Andie," I said. Eddy opened the door and saw Andie and Dcc. Andie was wearing a beautiful blue and white dress with a snowflake clip on the waist, light blue sparkly heels, a cute snowflake hair clip, and a fuzzy coat. She had her hair in a side braid. Edd was wearing a tuxedo with a black tie.

"Hey, mate, sorry for being early. We just wanted to come and help," Andie said.

"No prob," I said.

"I actually spent a summer in Italy,. I begged my mum to let me go to a summer school there," Andie said.

"Awesome!" I said, "I thought you looked kinda familiar..."

"Yeah, I was the black and blue haired girl wearing a beanie," Andie said, "Maybe we passed each other on the street."

"Did you pass a depressed cat hybrid being teased relentlessly?" I asked. Andie nodded and frowned.

"Wait, you did something. What happened?" Eddy asked Andie.

"She did nothing," I sighed, "I was an outcast, like you guys were when we were younger. That's why I was so eager to join you guys. I'm not good with a lot of people. Two or three people, though, that won't make fun of me, and I'm happy." Andie looked at me.

"I did do something. I grabbed the leader by the back of the shirt and pulled her a few feet away. I said 'Leave her alone' and punched her in the face," Andie started, "That was the first time that I ever stood up to someone."

"Oh, I remember that," I said, "Thanks."

"You're most welcome," Andie said. I smiled.

"Hopefully, the same thing won't happen to Izzy," I sighed, "Then again, the others are really nice and didn't make fun of me."

"If it does happen, which I seriously doubt it, I'll be here for you mate," Andie smiled.

"Grazie," I smiled. There was a knock on the door.

"S'up dorks?" Kevin greeted.

"Hey, guys!" Nazz beamed. She walked over and hugged me, "How's the little one?"

"Awesome," I smiled.

"Hey Nazz," Andie smiled.

"Hey!" Nazz said, "So, where do the presents go?"

"Um, actually, Bella. did we pick a spot?" Eddy asked.

"Yeah, I think the coffee table," I said.

"Okay," I said, "Yeah, you can just set it down on the coffee table." Nazz set a box down on the table and another knock was heard. Eddy answered the door and Sarah and Jimmy were there.

"Hey Bella, hey Eddy," Sarah greeted.

"Ciao, guys!" I smiled.

"I got a present!" Jimmy said, setting a box on the table.

"Thanks for having us over," Sarah said.

"Nessun problema," I said, "Grazie for coming." Another knock. Standing there was Ed.

"Hi, guys!" Ed smiled and held up a gift. Andie heard Ed's voice and walked over.

"Hey Ed," She smiled.

"Hi, Andie!" Ed beamed. Next arrived Rolf.

"Rolf has arrived!" Rolf said.

After all the kids except Brandon were here, one more knock sounded. Eddy opened the door and there was Brandon.

"Hey man," I greeted. Along with his sisters.

"Sorry, they wouldn't let me come unless they came," Brandon sighed.

"Oh, okay," Eddy said half heartedly.

"Ok, let's get one thing straight," I said, standing up and walking over, "You are not to disturb this party at all. This is for us, and I don't wanna be stressed out because you're bothering the Eds. Got it?"

"Aww okay," May sighed.

"Ugh, fine," Marie groaned. They walked in and Brandon set the gift on the table. Andie saw Brandon and paled. She tucked in her necklace and sat next to Edd, but not as close. Andie saw Edd pale as well.

"Hey, nerd," Brandon said as he walked past. Eddy sat down with me and handed me a glass of hot chocolate.

"Here's something to warm you up," He said. I took the cup. I didn't usually like hot chocolate, but with my cravings...

"Grazie," I smiled.

"Ok, here's ours," Jimmy said, handing them a box. It contained a small, baby blue blanket, "This was my favorite blanket when I was a baby."

"That's so nice," Eddy said.

"Grazie, guys," I said.

"You're welcome!" Jimmy beamed.

As we opened more presents, we got a two-pack of binkies from the Kankers, a rattle from Ed, (which he played with for a few minutes first) baby clothes from Nazz and Kevin, (mostly Nazz) a bottle from Doppio D and Andie, and something weird from Rolf. Eddy put his arm around me. I saw Andie reach into her purse and grab the mistletoe. Eddy choked on a laugh. I smiled and kissed Eddy.

"This has been really fun," I said quietly.

"Yeah, and I thought it would be boring," Eddy whispered.

"What? Why?" I asked, frowning slightly.

"When I was a kid, my mom took me to her friend's baby shower and I was bored out of my mind, but I'm not a kid anymore," Eddy explained.

"Oh," I said, "I've always wanted to go to a baby shower, but now I had my own." I giggled. Eddy nudged me on the arm.

"Look," He said. Andie was about to prank Edd. I giggled again. Andie popped the mistletoe over Edd's head when he wasn't looking.

"Hey, what's that?" Andie asked in a fake surprised voice. Edd looked up and blushed slightly, but smiled. Andie gave Edd a quick little kiss on the cheek.

"Mistletoe tradition," She shrugged.

"Aw," I smiled. May got an idea. She walked under the mistletoe.

"Ed, can you come here for a minute?" She asked.

"Ssh, listen," Ed walked over and shook the rattle.

"Look above you," May smirked. Ed looked up and cried out. May kissed him on the cheek before he could run away.

"Girl germs!" Ed cried, running off.

"Ed, you're 19," I sighed, "You're still not over this?"

"Ed, you've hugged me plenty of times and you didn't have a problem with it did you?" Andie pointed out.

"Hugs are nice!" Ed said, "Kisses are gross!"

"Only if they're from May or it's Valentine's Day," I mumbled. Andie raised her eyebrow at Ed.

"Yeah, I guess," Andie shrugged, "But sometimes it can brighten up someone's day." Andie looked at Edd and smiled.

"Yeah," I nodded and smiled at Eddy. Andie looked away from Edd's eyes.

"How about a Christmas song?" She asked, "I was thinking Taylor swift last Christmas." Andie looked at me and smiled.

"Well, let's save that for the Christmas party," I said.

After the party, everybody left and we went to bed.

(Pregnancy Week 32: Christmas Party)

Eddy was wearing a tuxedo with a Christmas tree tie.

"How do I look?" He asked.

"Nice," I said. I was wearing a red, green, and white maternity dress. It wasn't quite time for the party, but pretty soon the family should be arriving. I heard the doorbell ring. Speak of the devil. I opened the door and saw my grandma and grandpa.

"Nonna!" I beamed, "Nonno! Bello vederti!" (Grandma! Grandpa! Great to see you!) Eddy walked downstairs and joined me. I had taught him a little Italian when we were fifteen.

"Um, ciao, mi chiamo Eddy," He said.

"E 'questo il nuovo fratellastro?" Nonno asked. I giggled.

"No , questo è il mio fidanzato," I explained, "Doppio D, il mio passo fratello, non è qui adesso."

"Um, I don't know what to say," Eddy said. I giggled again.

"He asked if you were my step-brother," I giggled in a whisper. Eddy choked on a laugh.

"Seriously?" He said.

"Well, he's never met either of you," I said.

"Oh, hai ottenuto una pancia," Nonna said. (Oh, you've gotten a belly)

"No, in realtà , sono incinta," I told her. (No, actually, I'm pregnant)

"Cosa?!" Nonna cried happily, "Complimenti!" (What!? Congratulations!) Eddy raised his eyebrow at me.

"Translation please," He said.

"I told her I'm pregnant, " I said.

"Oh," Eddy said. The rest of the family slowly arrived, including aunts, uncles, little cousins, cousins my own age, and some older. I introduced everyone and we started doing our things. The little one's were running around, playing. There was a final knock on the door and Eddy opened it to find Andie and Edd. Andie had a short Santa dress on with, white tall socks, black heels, a Santa hat, and her hair in a braid.

"Merry Christmas to you," Andie sang.

"You look great," I beamed.

"Aww, grazie," Andie blushed and smiled. We went to sit down and started chatting.

"Ciao, me chiamo Andie, e lo sono Bella's MAPSs," Andie greeted to my grandparents. One of my little cousins, Rosy, ran up. She was about four, I think.

"Posso sentire il bambino?" She asked. (Can I feel the baby?)

"Si," I nodded. Rosy set her small hand on my belly and squealed happily when she felt the baby kick. She ran off to the others, yelling. Eddy smiled.

"How does Andie know Italian?" He asked.

"She visited Italy once, remember?" I said.

"Oh yeah, I forgot," Eddy said. After a little while, one mom announced it was time to make the annual Italian Christmas dinner. I stood up and walked to the kitchen.

"Complementi," Andie called after me. I smiled and entered the kitchen.

After dinner was all made in about an hour or two, we all sat down at three tables: adults (21 and older) at one, teens (13-20) at another, and kids (under 13) at the last. I sat next to Eddy and Andie sat next to Edd.

"Bella, this is good," Eddy said.

"Grazie," I smiled. I didn't eat much, though, "For some reason I'm not that hungry."

After dinner, we sat in the living room and talked some more. The little cousins kept coming up and asking if they could feel the baby.

"Ok, questo è abbastanza," I said. (Ok, that's enough) The kids 'aww'd' but didn't come over anymore. Eddy smiled at me, then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Edd and Andie making out. Eddy turned around and nudged me.

"Check out Romeo and Juliet," He whispered. I smiled.

"Do you want to?" I asked quietly. Eddy shrugged and looked back at Andie and Edd.

"Love me like you do," Andie said, still kissing Edd. She had her hand on his leg and kissed him harder.

"Aw, per favore?" I asked. Eddy smirked and sneak attacked me.

"Does that answer your question?" He said when we broke apart. I giggled and started kissing Eddy. He kissed me back and put his hand on my cheek. Andie pulled Edd closer to her and moved onto his lap. I slowly moved my hand to Eddy's side. Eddy pulled me onto his lap and kissed me harder. I giggled and kissed back harder. Eddy opened his eyes and saw everyone, including Edd and Andie, stare at us. I parted our lips and looked at Eddy.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"I just got a weird pain in my side," Eddy said. Andie gave him a look of concern.

"Stai bene Eddy?" She asked. I looked at Eddy in concern. Andie came over.

"What kind of pain does it feel like?" She asked. Eddy shrugged.

"It feels like a sharp, shooting pain," He said.

"I don't know what it could be," I frowned.

"I do," Andie said, "It's called sympathy pain. It happens to men who have pregnant wife. It's perfectly normal."

"I've never heard of that," I said.

"Neither did I, but my friend is a nurse and she told me all about it," Andie said, "Anyways, it's getting late. I should probably get home."

"It's barely 10:00!" I laughed, "You really have to go so early?"

"I can not stay up past ten o'clock, it's impossible," Andie said, putting her coat on.

"Oh, ok," I sighed, "Night."

After the party, which ended around midnight, I went to sleep, exhausted.