Babies, Babies, and more Babies
Brett has just gotten her cast off and is headed home.
"Mommy! Daddy look, mommy's arm is all better." Charlie says running towards Sylvie.
"Aww Monkey. It feels so good to hug you with both arms." Sylvie says while hugging Charlie.
"Hey Syl, come look at this." Matt yells from inside their bedroom.
"Coming!" Sylvie says as she runs to their room.
"Matt, what's this?" Sylvie asks. She walks in to find Matt with two freshly painted cribs.
"I made these for the boys. Charlie helped paint them." Matt says. "How's your arm doing? I'm glad to see it after a while."
"Yeah. It feels really strange. I'm just so glad to be free from that stupid cast. I can finally shower like a normal human." Sylvie replies.
"Mommy can finally pick me up now." Charlie exclaims.
"I'll try! You do realize that I haven't held you in a long time. I might not be as strong as I used to be." Sylvie says.
"You're my hero mommy. You are the strongest mommy ever." Charlie says.
"And you are gonna be the best big sister in the history of the world." Sylvie said.
"I know that for a fact!" Matt says.
"Mommy, Daddy. When do the babies come?" Charlie asks.
"Any day now monkey." Matt assures Charlie. "That's why I built the cribs today."
"Yes, and you did a very good job." Sylvie replies.
"I can't wait to get our boys home." Matt says.
They spend the rest of the day cleaning and polishing things up for a nursery. They don't have enough room for the twins to have their own room, so for now they are gonna stay in Matt and Sylvie's room while they look for a bigger home. They have been looking for a new place for a couple of months but have been frantically searching for the last few weeks. Everyday they seem to be more on edge about the babies. Sylvie is relieved that now the cast is out of the way and she can finally help out.
It's the next day and it's a shift. Matt is the only one to leave, and Sylvie is at Stella and Kelly's helping out the baby.
"How's my favorite niece doing." Brett says as she walks into their apartment.
"Umm excuse me. You didn't tell us you would be dropping by?" Stella said.
"I just was being considerate and bringing by some baby girl clothes since we won't be needing them." Sylvie explains.
"Aww you're the best Auntie!" Stella says while cradling baby Shaylyn.
"I guess you don't have to yell at me for holding her with one hand anymore." Sylvie says while showing Stella her arm.
"Oh wow! I didn't even notice. I'm so sorry." Stella says.
"Aye hey it's ok, it's not like I was stuck in torture for 3 months." Sylvie jokes.
"I was stuck in torture for 8 months. Thanks to you baby Shay." Stella says in a baby voice. "Oh hey, so do you know when you are gonna get your boys?"
"No not yet. The birth moms due date is in 5 days, so I've been sitting on edge for a while now." Sylvie explains.
"Oh wow! I'm surprised you aren't pacing around like a crazy woman." Stella says jokingly.
"My insides are." Sylvie jokes. "So when do you plan on going back to work? It's been 6 weeks since baby Shay arrived."
"It's hard thinking about leaving her when she is so young, so I'm thinking anywhere between 2 weeks and a month." Stella replies.
"Yeah that sounds good. I was lucky to have a couple months with Charlie before I went to work at 51." Sylvie says.
"Did you ever worry about Charlie when you were on shift." Stella asks sincerely.
"Yeah I still do. It never stops, but you learn how to manage it." Sylvie explains. "I'm not trying to scare you, but I want to be honest with you because I don't want you to yell at me later."
"Wow you know me so well." Stella replies.