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Monday, August 19th, 2024 3:30 pm
It had been set up that Troy and I were to meet with Aidan's teacher today at 3:30 pm. Troy and I both wanted to get to the bottom of why Aidan had gotten in trouble three times within 10 days of school.
"Are you nervous?" Troy asked me coming up to my side and kissing my cheek.
"A little. It's kind of nerve wracking about confront our son's teacher about why he seems to be singled out." I told him as he smiled at me.
"Everything will be fine. You'll see." Troy told me as he looked up at the clock.
"Shall we go, my princess?" Troy asked me holding out his hand for me to hold.
"I think we better get this done sooner rather than later." I told him grinning.
"Let's go honey." Troy said leading me out of the restaurant and to the car.
We both got in before Troy started driving towards the school. He looked over at me with a smile.
"Who was picking up the kids?" he asked me as I looked out of the window.
"My mom was going to get the kids off of the bus." I told him as he squeezed my hand.
"Everything is going to be fine, Gabi." Troy tried to convince me as I smiled at him.
"It's not that." I told him as his eyes found mine.
"Is it something big?" Troy asked me as I looked at him with a little fear.
"I would say it's something big." I told him biting my lip.
"Do you want to tell me now or later?" He asked me as we came to a stop at the light.
"I would prefer to tell you later but if you want to know I guess I can tell you now." I told him as his eyes found mine.
"Gabi, you and I have been married for 15 years. You know you can tell me anything." He told me as I smiled at him.
"This is a good thing, don't worry. I'm pregnant." I told him as his eyes finally found mine.
"We're going to have another baby?" He asked me as I slowly started to nod my head.
"Yes Troy, you and I are going to be adding another member to our family." I told him as he grinned at me.
He leaned over and kissed me until we heard the car behind us beep their horn.
"We're going to be parents for the 8th time." Troy told me as I slowly nodded my head.
"That we are. I found out a couple of days ago and I've been contemplating when to tell you." I told him.
"Baby this makes me really happy. You're happy about this, aren't you?" Troy asked me.
"Of course I am. But I would have liked J.J., Cassie, and Lily farther apart from this baby." I told him.
"It's you and I as parents; we're going to be able to get through this. We can handle it." Troy told me pulling into the elementary school's parking lot.
"I know we can handle it. But what are the kids going to say?" I asked him suddenly scared.
"They're going to be excited to have another brother or sister. They will be happy." Troy told me.
"I love you, you know that?" I asked him as a smile crept on his face.
"I love you too. Now let's go talk to the teacher." Troy said as we both got out of the SUV.
"When are you due?" troy asked me as I looked at him.
"December 9th." I told him as he looked at me.
"That would make you about 5 months along? Why didn't you figure it out earlier?" Troy asked me laughing.
"It never hit me that I could be pregnant. Never crossed my mind." I told him as he laughed.
"I was going to ask you about your weigh but I didn't want you to be mad at me." Troy told me.
"I could never stay mad at you long." I told him grinning.
We walked into the school and headed for Mrs. Riley's room. I knocked on the door as we stuck our heads in.
"Ahh Mr. and Mrs. Bolton. Come on in." Mrs. Riley told us as we walked into the room.
"Good afternoon, Mrs. Riley." I told her taking a seat.
"You can call me, Andrea. Now what can I do for you two?" She asked taking a seat across from us.
"Aidan came home and told us that he's been in trouble three times within the first ten days of school. We just want to know what's going on." Troy said looking at Aidan's teacher.
"He's been a little trouble maker. We've been dealing with it, quite effectively." Andrea told us.
"Aidan told us that he was protecting his sisters from Bobby the other day. And you gave him dentition." I told her.
"He pushed Bobby down instead of coming to tell me." Andrea told us.
"He said that he pulled Bobby back from the girls and while Mack came to get you, Bobby fell down." I told her.
"Bobby told me that Aidan pushed him down." Andrea told me.
"Aidan is not a kid that is going to start a fight and push someone down. Aidan is not that kind of kid." Troy said looking at Aidan's teacher.
"Aidan's has a temper that needs to be curtailed." Andrea told us as we both looked in shock at her.
"Excuse me? Aidan has a temper? That kid doesn't not have temper in him. He's the calmest kid I know." I told her shaking my head.
"He's shown a temper here at school. Now I would assume he has shown one at home as well." Andrea told us.
"I guess we're getting no where here. We're going to the principal and having Aidan moved to another classroom." Troy told her.
"I'm sorry you feel this way. I wish you luck with curtailing Aidan's temper." Andrea told us.
We left without saying another word. I looked at Troy in shock as he laughed.
"Our son is the calmest child in the world. How can he have a temper?" I asked him as we walked down to the principal's office.
"Troy, Gabi how can I help you?" Mrs. VanderMark told us as we stepped into her office.
"We've come to request Aidan be moved to another classroom." I told her as she looked at me.
"Can I ask why you're requesting this?" Mrs. VanderMark asked us.
"Mrs. Riley is punishing Aidan for things he is not doing." Troy told her as she looked at us.
"What did she punish him for that he didn't do?" Mrs. VanderMark asked us.
"Aidan pulled a kid back from Mack and Belle and the kid fell to the ground and the kid blamed Aidan for pushing him over. Mrs. Riley gave him dentition." I told her.
"I will talk to Mrs. Riley and in the mean time we'll move him to Mrs. Boven's room." Mrs. VanderMark told us.
"Thank you. We really appreciated this." Troy said standing up and shaking her hand.
"It's not a problem. Hopefully this will solve your problem." Mrs. VanderMark told us.
We left the school and headed home. Troy and I were both exhausted and ready to spend the day with the kids. Troy drove home as I rested my head against the window.
"I still can't believe you didn't realize that you were pregnant." Troy said shaking his head.
"I'm sorry but it's been a stressful last few weeks. Julia is causing more trouble." I said looking at him.
"I'm at my wit ends with her. Should I fire her?" Troy asked me as I looked at him.
"My honest opinion, yes just because she's been causing all that trouble not only with you and me but Kelsi and Jason as well." I told him.
"I'll go talk to her tomorrow and tell her that she has until the end of the week to leave." Troy told me as I smiled at him.
"I hope this will solve some of your problems." I told him as we pulled into the driveway.
"Let's go relieve your mom and then tell the kids the good news." Troy told me as I smiled at him.
"When are we going to tell the parents?" I asked him as he looked at me.
"We can tell them when we tell everyone else." Troy told me as I looked at him excitedly.
"That's going to be fun." I told him going into the house. I heard the kids hooting and hollering from all over the house.
"Hey Bolton children, is all the homework done?" I asked walking into the kitchen.
"It sure is mom!" Mack told me coming over and giving me a hug.
"Good now go do something quietly while dad and I make dinner." I told them.
"HI my daughter. Have you put on weight?" Mom asked me coming over and giving me a hug.
"Mother! And by the way, yes I have. I've put on 10 extra pounds." I told her proudly.
"That's good. You're too skinny anyways." Mom told me as I rolled my eyes.
"Thanks mom. How were they?" I asked her taking a seat at the table.
"They were good. They came in and started working on homework." Mom told me.
"Thanks again for watching them." Troy said going to kiss my mom's cheek.
"It's not a problem you two. How did the meeting go?" Mom asked me as I rolled my eyes.
"Aidan's getting moved to another classroom. Mrs. Riley said Aidan's got a temper." Troy told his mother in law.
"Aidan, as in your son, has a temper? That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard all day." Mom told us.
"That's what we said too." I told her rubbing my back.
"Your back giving you trouble?" Mom asked me as I nodded my head.
"It has now for a while." I told her as she nodded her head knowingly.
"You could be pregnant again." Mom told me as my eyes went wide and I looked at her.
I stayed quiet as Troy shook his head at me. Mom's eyes went wide as tears rushed to her eyes.
"You're pregnant aren't you?" Mom asked me as I caught Troy's eyes. He shrugged his shoulders as I slowly nodded my head.
"Yeah mom I am." I told her as she wrapped her arms around me in a hug.
"Aww I'm getting another grandbaby. When are you due?" Mom asked me as I rolled my eyes.
"December 9th." I told her as her eyes went wide.
"And you've been hiding that since June?" Mom asked me as I quickly I shook my head.
"I just found out a couple of days ago. I never put two and two together." I told her.
"You're my daughter. They say the more pregnancies you have, the harder the signs are." Mom told me.
"Thanks for pointing that out mom." I told her as Troy cracked up laughing.
"You guys are going to be great parents again." Mom told me as I nodded.
"Thanks mom. We're telling the kids tonight." I told her smiling.
"Don't worry, they'll be happy for you guys." Mom told me.
"I think they will be. Don't tell anyone mother." I warned as she laughed.
"Who am I going to tell?" Mom asked me innocently.
"I can name four people off the top of my head. Troy and I want to tell them. We're having that big party Saturday night and we'll tell them then." I told her.
"All right I'll keep my mouth shut until then." Mom said zipping her lips shut.
"Good if you don't, then you and I are going to have words." I told her as she laughed.
"I'll be good, I promise!" Mom told me as I smiled.
"All right I'll leave you guys. Have fun and I'll talk to you later, Gabi." Mom told me as I walked over to the door.
I said goodbye before walking back into the kitchen. When I walked in, all the kids were sitting at the table. J.J., Cassie, and Lily were sitting in their high chairs eating Cheerios.
"What's going on?" I asked going to stand next to Troy.
"Dad said you and he had something to tell us." Aidan told me as I smiled at them.
"Remember a few weeks ago I went to the doctors' because I wasn't feeling well. Well we know what's wrong now." I told them smiling a little.
"What's wrong mom?" Belle asked me as I smiled at her.
"Mom's pregnant. You guys are going to have another little brother or sister." Troy told them.
"Really?" Mack and Belle yelled as I smiled at the two of them.
"Yup we are. We're going to have another member of the family." I told them smiling.
"Aww that's great mom." Mack told me as her and Belle came and gave me and Troy hugs.
"Aidan, Josh any comments?" Troy asked them as I smirked at them.
"Can you make sure it's a boy? We're kind of outnumbered here." Aidan asked me as I smiled.
"I'll try my hardest." I told him.
"If it's a girl, can I go stay with Uncle Chad and Aunt Taylor?" Aidan asked me.
"If it's a girl, you're going to protect her just like you're going to protect Lily, Cassie, Belle, and Mack. If it's a boy, it's another playmate for you." I told him.
"I'm happy that we're getting another brother or sister." Aidan told me.
"Good. I would tell you to deal with it, if you weren't happy." Troy told him.
I watched him walk out of the kitchen before turning my attention to Josh. I went to sit by him as he looked at me.
"I'm glad you're ok momma." Josh told me as I smiled at him.
"I'm going to be fine. I'm not leaving you anytime soon." I told him kissing his forehead.
"You promise?" He asked me. Josh had always been our sensitive one.
"I pinky promise. I'm going to be around for a long time." I told him smiling.
"When is the baby coming?" Josh asked me as I smiled at him.
"Around December 9th. He or she might come earlier or later depending on how eager they are to see all of you." I told him.
"Hi baby. I'm your big brother, Josh." Josh said to my tummy as he placed his hand on my stomach. The baby kicked as Josh's eyes got big.
"He kicked." Josh told me as I smiled at him.
"It might be your sister kicking. He or she wants to say hi." I told him smiling.
"That's cool. I'm going to tell Mack and Aidan and Belle." Josh told me running from the room.
"At least they're all happy." Troy said wrapping his arms around me.
"That's what we can be thankful for. You know Josh and Aidan will get more excited once he or she comes." I told him.
"I know. Do we want to find out what we're having?" I asked him as he thought about it.
"We might have to. It might be better to find out it's a girl so Aidan can start getting prepared." Troy told me.
"Or find out it's a boy and have him get really excited." I pointed out to him.
"Either way it's a win/win situation. We'll find out so the kids can decorate the room." Troy told me.
"That sounds good. They're going to want to give us names for this baby as well." I told him.
"I think I've run out of names." Troy admitted to me.
"We're going to have to come up with one more. And then no more names for the rest of our lives." I told him grinning.
"Our friends always have good names so maybe we can get some from them." Troy told me.
"Let's see what names the kids have before we turn to our family." I told him before walking upstairs.
The rest of the night, the kids casually threw out names for Troy and I. We told them that we were going to find out what we're having. They were happy about our decision and our conversation turned to how to decorate the nursery. Troy and I pulled in the reins a little and told them that we still have time. Overall the kids were really excited!
A lot of you were encouraging me to throw one more pregnancy into the mix and I decided at the last minute to do it!!!! I need baby names . . . both girl and boy. Feedback would be most appreciated and loved. You guys have made this the most reviewed story of mine with 431 reviews!!!!! So a HUGE thank you to all my readers and reviewers!!!