Chapter 36 :
Divergence of opinion :
The next morning Jane slowly opened her eyes to an empty bed.
After spending about 5 minutes staring at the ceiling she finally jumped at of bed and made her way to the nursery.
When she reached the door, she saw Maura, changing Colin, talking to him.
"I hope you didn't tell him without me." Jane joked as she entered the room.
"Of course not, not that I think that he could understand it."
"Well he might be a month old but babies can feel things, I'm sure he's going to feel that things are changing." Jane replied leaning a gentle kiss on her soft lips.
"I know, children are like sponges,we have to do our best not to disturb his routine and not to neglect him during my pregnancy and after the baby is born."
"Don't worry about it, it might take a little time, but we're going to adjust alright. I don't want him to feel neglect either, otherwise he might end up resenting his little sister and I want them to be as close as I am with Frankie." Jane said picking her son up and rubbing his back as he rested his head on her chest.
"So we're having a girl." Maura smiled.
"Let's pray that we do, I saw my mom raising 2 boys and me and trust me it was hard on her. Besides I would really like a little girl." Jane explained slightly jiggling Colin holding him tight.
"Well I have to admit that I would like a girl who I can take shopping with me and who I could buy little designer dresses for…"
"Right, speaking of which I can't believe how many clothes you already bought him, you realize that he's growing fast and soon those clothes will be too small and he wouldn't have wore half of them."
"I know, but I just can't resist, those little outfits are so cute, and your mother isn't helping she loves bying him clothes as much as I do." Maura pointed out.
"Right, well then I sympathize with our daughter, I hope she's as girlie as you, because if she's not it might be painful for her. I remember my mother had to drag me to buy me clothes."
"Well, let's hope she takes after me then. You didn't have breakfast yet, did you?"
"Nope, I came here straight from bed, why?"
"Well, there is something we should discuss, something I had in mind ever since we took Colin home ."
"Alright, you're worrying me, tell me."
"There is reason for you to worry. I was thinking we should have him circumcised." Maura explained in a very quiet but strong and confident voice.
"What?" Jane squealed her voice rising.
"Yes, well I'm sure you're aware that circumcision has been practiced for hundreds of years and is a perfectly safe procedure."
"I know that, but why in hell would you like to put him through that?" Jane said pressing the baby against her to protect him from her wife's crazy idea.
"Well first it's better for hygiene, plus I think that growing up,especially once he reaches puberty, he might feel better undressing in front of other boys if he's circumcised, You know 60 to 70% of new borns undergo the procedure."
"New borns, he's a month old!"
"Well, I have to admit I could have brought the subject earlier, but I got a bit overwhelmed after we took him in and it didn't seem important at the time."
"Ok, look, I love you and I respect your medical opinion, but we are not cutting my son's penis without his consent. If he wants to do it when he's older, then fine, but I don't want him to go through this now." Jane said covering Colin's ears trying to spare him.
"Jane, we are his parents, we're going to make decisions for him for a while."
"Yes, but when it comes to his ... you know, he should be the only one to decide. I know what you're going to say that if we do it now he won't remember it but if he does it later it will be painful. Well It might sound cruel of me to say that, but I'd rather he makes the choice and go through the pain but at least he'll now that we respected him enough not to put him through it as a baby."
"You do realize that there is a 99% chances that he's going to ask for it right?Come on don't tell me you didn't have a preference for men who were circumcised when you liked men."
"Actually I'm not as superficial as you. You know once in the appropriate mood there is no difference, if you know what I mean."
"I know that, well if we don't do it for esthetic reasons we should do it for medical and hygiene reasons."
"We'll teach him proper hygiene or Frankie will if he feels more comfortable with a guy. I stand by what I said : we're not doing this. Now let's get breakfast I'm starving."Jane said walking towards the kitchen.
"Well we were waiting for you darling."
"Sorry I guess I needed to sleep."
"I know it's a lot to take in. I'm sure you spent half of your night thinking about the baby."
"Of course, I mean we have a lot of things to figure out, but thank God we have 7 months to get prepared this time." Jane said carefully sitting at the kitchen table still holding her son.
"You realize you can put him down in his crib while you eat?" Maura mocked.
"I know but I like to have him against me, don't be jealous." Jane stroke back.
"I'm not, I like to watch you taking care of him, you're a natural. He loves you very much, and he apparently love to listen to your heart beats."
"Well he's easy, wait until he's a teenager, I'm not sure he's going to love me that much."
"Do you still you're going to be strict?" Maura asked pouring a hot cup of coffee to her wife.
"Well, I'm a cop, and I will not tolerate smoking, drinking or if he hangs out with the wrong kids, but don't worry I'll try no tot terrorize him too much." Jane replied taking a sip at her coffee.
"I trust you. So, I think we should do a list of the things that need to be taken care of, I don't want to be like those parents who organize everything during the last month."
"Maura, please relax we have over 6 months, I understand your desire to draw a list and I think it's a great idea, but I want you to relax." Jane said reaching for her hand.
"I know, It's just I'm a little worried. I'm a Doctor so I know exactly what my pregnancy is going to be like, but I know there are so many things that can happen that we can't predict, good or bad things."
"And planning everything would help you not obsess about it."
"I think so. I need something to focus on to keep me from worrying about everything that can go wrong during the delivery."
"Alright calm down, I think that continuing Yoga might be a excellent way of relieving the anxiety, don't you think?"
"I think you're right, I would like us to take some classes to prepare ourselves for the delivery, if that's ok with you."
"Of course, I will do anything you need me to do to make things easier. I want you to focus on yourself and our baby, let me take care of the logistic alright?"
"Alright, I trust you."
"Don't worry I have everything under control, I'll take care of the nursery, from the wall paper to the furniture, I don't want you to lift a finger."
"Will you be here during the delivery?"
"Of course, I wouldn't miss it for the world. I'm going to here, holding your hand and telling you to breath, and obviously I'm planning on cutting the umbilical cord myself. I don't want you to worry , everything is going to be ok, try to stop thinking like a Doctor. I'm here and we have one of the best obgyn in the country, please trust us to take care of you."
"I know, I know, I just don't want to relay on you too much, I know how invested you are in our family, I don't want to overwhelm you."
"That's sweet but that's what I'm here for. You're my wife, I love you and I'm here to help you and to make things easy for you so you can focus on the baby to make sure she's healthy."
"I see no reason why she wouldn't be healthy, I consider myself lucky, not only I have your support but we have your family's support ."
"Of course, the Rizzoli clan is here for us, speaking of which, I think we forgot your parents are visiting us next week."
"Oh, It must have slipped through my mind. They want to meet Colin, I think it will be the perfect opportunity for us to announce them that I'm pregnant."
"I think so, I think your mom might faint."
"Maybe, she's delighted to be a grand mother, I know she wants to spend more time in Boston."
"I would love that, our kids needs their grand mothers, both of them. Speaking of grand parents, should I expect anything from your dad?"
"Well he's probably going to lecture us on the benefits of private education, insisting that we already apply for pre schools and that we start a college funds for both of them."
"Well we don't have to send them to private schools, I mean we're surrounded by some of the best public schools in the state. I went to public school and I ended up fine."
"Well, my father won't let his grand children go to public school, never in our family history an Isles was sent to public school."
"Too bad our children are Rizzolis as well."
"Don't you want the best for our children?"
"Of course I do, how about we talk about this when the time comes? Colin is only a month old, we have time."
"I know, aren't you suppose to meet Frankie later?"
"Right, I have to help him move some new furniture. How about you drop Colin at my mother's so we can spend some quality time together?We have something to celebrate..." Jane seductively offered leaning towards her wife to kiss her.
"This would be the first night we spend away from him..." Maura replied biting her lip.
"I know but you know that once your parents arrive we won't have any private moments, and besides we should take every opportunity we can find to spend time together before the baby is born."
"You're right, let's finish breakfast so you can tell me exactly what you have in mind for our romantic night."
The happy family finished breakfast talking about the baby and about Maura's parents visit. Jane knew her father in law was going to give her a hard time. So far the Isles managed to be close to them without interfering in their relationship, but Jane knew that having children would change everything. She knew that Maura's dad would want the best for them and that his idea of the best wasn't necessarily the same as hers.
So guys, what do you think?I know it's a lame chapter, very simple, nothing fancy but I thought the talk about circumcision was funny and also I wanted Maura to pressure Jane, because as many of you pointed out Jane is going to be overwhelmed soon enough:)
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