I sat on the couch, elevating my now sore and painful feet. This time of pregnancy was absolutely the worst, but I was super glad that it was almost over. While I love being pregnant and having a life inside of me, there's parts I won't miss. I loved feeling kicks and getting to bond with the baby.

Anyways, my mom and dad had decided to stay until the baby was born. Marty and Nancy went back home, but they promised to come in May and stay for a bit. I was super appreciative of all the support I was getting. Nothing made me happier then to get to elevate my feet and relax during pregnancy. After I had the baby, I'd go back to work. I was now on maternity leave.

"Hey Daddy," I smiled at my father who walked down.

He and Mom were staying in Brad's room until mid-June. Since Brad's room was occupied, we had him stay with Randy and Mark. None of them were happy about the arrangement, but they were putting up with it. It got them to hang out when not wanting to hear my mom and I compare pregnancies.

"Hi, sweetheart. I have something for Hannah," Dad handed me a wrapped present.

I opened it and smiled. "Aww, it's a little elephant! It's so cute!"

Dad hugged me. "I know you like them and that was something I found at the store."

I smiled and hugged back. "Thanks, Daddy. Hannah seems to like it too."

With a nod, Dad looked at me and Wilson along with Tim and the boys walked up to me eagerly. All five had looks of happiness on their faces and I smiled, wondering what they were up to. I loved the way boys got, especially around me when they were alone. When not around their friends, the boys loved to play with me and hang out with me.

"Daddy's gift first," Tim handed me something.

I opened it and saw a kitty attached to a blanket. It was something toddlers used as security blankets.

"Aww, it's adorable," I kissed Tim. "Do you like Daddy's gift?" I put the gift on my belly.

I felt a kick of approval and I laughed. "Well, I guess Hannah likes it."

"Do you like Daddy's gift for you?" Tim kissed my belly.

Brad handed me something and it was a package of toys that were colorful and everything that babies liked. The toys were so cute and I laughed in delight that we were actually getting to have baby stuff in the house again.

"I love it. Thank you honey," I kissed Brad's cheek and Brad wiped it off, blushing bright red but he walked over by Dad.

Randy handed me a gift and it was toy tools. They were painted all sorts of colors and were rattles in the shapes of tools.

"Did you guys make these yourselves?" I asked.

Randy nodded eagerly. "They built them and I painted them!"

"Well, aren't you a little Picasso?" I hugged him and Mark walked up to me eagerly.

Mark handed me a toy xylophone and I smiled.

"Thank you honey," I kissed his head.

Wilson smiled. "I knitted the tiny neighborette a sweater. She'd be about six to nine months during the winter."

"Oh, it's beautiful! Thank you Wilson!" I hugged him.

With a smile, I put the gifts in Hannah's room and I smiled at it in tears. The work that Randy had put into the murals was so cute. The first one was of her family. He left room for Hannah to paint what she looked like when she was born. Tim and I were on either side of them and I just loved the mural. The next one had a mural of Hannah in my arms. Both of us wore matching ballerina outfits, even down to the pink ballet slipper. The next one was of Tim working on the hot rod. In a carrier on him, Hannah was watching him work. The last one had the boys in Detroit Lions jerseys and Hannah in one that was a ballerina outfit.

"What are you doing, Mom?" Randy asked.

I smiled. "You did amazing work, Randy."

"As she grows, I'm gonna repaint these to adjust to her age."

I smiled. "She'll love that Randy."

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I walked over to my wife who seemed to be in pain. Lately, she had Braxton-Hicks contractions that the doctor wasn't concerned about. Since Jill wasn't worried about them, I wasn't either. It was too early for her to come (well, it was to me). It was alright though.

"How are my two women doing?" I asked with a smile.

Jill laughed softly. "You have a little girl who's being very restless."

"Maybe she needs Daddy's touch," I put my hand on her stomach.

She slowly stopped kicking and Jill smiled wide at me. That smile brought me happiness and made everything better. I knew when Hannah came that hers would do the same thing for me.

"How can I help you my queen? Do you need a massage?" I asked.

Jill turned around. "Back massage please, honey."

I started massaging her back and she moaned happily.

"Tim, do you think that we can get a pet sometime soon?" I looked at him.

I thought about it. "Well, there's a dog that I've been looking at. We could buy it. He's a German Shepherd and they're good around kids."

Jill smiled at me. "Could we perhaps get it today?"

I thought about it and nodded. "Sure! Just you and me or the boys too?"

Jill grinned big. "The boys too. We can get supplies there too."

"Alright."

I kissed her and smiled big. Calling the boys down, Jill and I yelled for the boys to come down and they sprinted down the stairs. For years, the boys had been asking for a dog and now they and I were getting one. For the same amount of time, Jill had also wanted a cat, but decided against it. Little did she know that I bought one for her yesterday and it was here and ready today.

I helped the boys get in and I smiled at Jill. "So, you know how you've always wanted a cat?"

Jill nodded. "They're so cute and fluffy!"

"Well, we have one that's at the same shelter as the dog. We can get the supplies for them at the pet store that's nearby. They've already been checked by a vet."

Jill kissed my cheek and held my hand. "I have the most wonderful husband!"

I chuckled. "What should we call the dog? The cat's for your mom to decide."

Brad grinned. "What breed is it?"

"German shepherd. It's a boy."

"Apollo," Mark suggested and we all agreed.

"Well, I like the name Athena for the cat. What kind is it?"

"Calico." I smiled. "It's a year old and yes, it's a girl."

With a grin, Jill hugged me as I pulled in and smiled at them. My family was over the moon excited about this and so was I. We were getting pets and our family was growing even more. We were growing from five to eight. The pets had to be watched around the baby of course.

"Hey, Tim. Are you here for the dog and cat?" The owner, Michael, asked.

I nodded. "Sure am, Mike."

He had us follow him inside and we went into the dog section. Apollo barked at us and Jill rubbed her stomach. With a laugh, I let him smell my hand and he licked it since my hands smelled like meat. I had just been barbequing. The dog was super cute and I knew the kids would like it. Dogs were known to protect babies and they overall helped health benefits (as did cats).

"Thanks for adopting her. She was two days shy of being euthanized," The owner told and Randy and Jill's eyes filled with tears.

Both of them were major animal supporters, but Randy went to being a vegetarian. He loved animals of all walks of life.

"What about the cat?" I asked.

"The people changed their minds and wanted a kitten," The owner smiled.

We walked in and he picked up Athena. She purred and cuddled into Jill when Jill held her in her arms.

"It's so cute!" Jill smiled at them.

I smiled. "Well, should we go get supplies now?"

They nodded and we went to the pet store. We bought two sets of food bowls, two sets of water bowls, bags of food, collars, a leash and everything else needed. We were ready to embark as pet owners.