July 9th, 2005

Week 36

Time was getting close. The big day was almost here. The air in the house was filled with excitement. A new baby was due to arrive very soon. John glanced in on Jing-Mei as she slept. He smiled and walked into the hallway. He looked in on the girls. They were sound asleep. He walked back into the hallway when he heard a tiny sobbing coming from JT's bedroom. He frowned and walked in.

"JT? What's wrong?" He asked going to his bedside.

"Nuttin." JT whispered. John sat on the bed and rubbed his son's back. JT flinched.

"Buddy, tell me what's wrong." He flipped on the bedside light.

"Nuttin!!" JT cried. John forced his son to look at him. His eyes were red and his cheeks were puffy. "Go away!!!"

"Jonathan, don't start getting an attitude." John said. JT looked at his father startled. He only called him Jonathan when he was serious. "Tell me what's wrong?" JT's lips quivered.

"I c-can't." He whispered.

"Sure you can, Buddy." John said, "If you did something, you need to tell me. Did you do something?" JT shook his head.

"No, Daddy." He said.

"Then what is it?" John asked him.

"You and Mommy aren't going to love me anymore." JT wailed. He slammed his face into John's lap as he sobbed.

"What? No. That would never happen, Son." John said. "Mommy and I will always love you no matter what happens."

"You'll forget me!!!" JT moaned. John rubbed his son's back.

"JT, I don't understand why you're so upset. Mommy and me will never forget you. How could we? You're my little guy." John asked. JT sat up, still sobbing.

"B-Because you're g-getting a n-new little guy!!!" He wailed. John stared at his son. So this was what it was all about.

"JT, you're not being replaced. Jake is going to be your little brother, but you'll always be my little guy." John said.

"You're gonna love Jake more!!" JT cried.

"No we're not. We're going to love you and Jake the same. It's going to be so fun to have a little brother, JT." John said ruffling his son's dark hair, "You and Jake can play baseball together. You can tease Joss and Josie together. You guys are going to have so much fun together. I promise you will love him as much as us, but you're not being replaced. That could never happen."

"R-Really?" JT asked. John nodded.

"Really. You will always be our first son, JT. Jake is Jakob, but you're Jonathan Truman Carter the forth. You have our name. You need to be strong and make our namesake proud. Can you do that?" JT nodded.

"Yeah. I can be strong like Superman." JT said. John smiled softly.

"Good boy. Now why don't you go to sleep and in the morning I will make a huge breakfast." John smiled softly. "Okay?"

"Okay, Daddy." JT cuddled back into bed. John kissed his son's cheek and shut the light off. He sighed and left the room. It broke his heart to see JT so upset about getting a new brother but he knew things would work out.

July 23rd, 2005

Week 38

John went into the kitchen. Jing-Mei was so miserable being pregnant now so John wanted to do something special for her. Maybe she would go into labor do to excitement. He chuckled to himself.

"All right, first the pancakes." He said grabbing the batter from the fridge. Okay he should let cook do it, but it'd be more special if he did it himself.

He poured the batter onto the hot skillet. Steam bellowed up. Jing-Mei would be so surprised. He began to set the tray as the pancakes browned. He put a single rose in a small vase.

"You better love this, Baby." John smiled as he tended back to the pancakes. Soon, he had made a wonderful breakfast. Toast, pancakes, and fresh squeezed orange juice. Jing-Mei deserved this. He took the tray and walked up the stairs. "Deb?"

"Sleeping." Jing-Mei mumbled as she pulled the blanket over her head. John chuckled softly.

"I made you a special breakfast." He said. Jing-Mei opened her eyes. She looked at the tray of food and smiled brightly.

"Why did you make me breakfast, John?" She asked.

"Because you're the mother of my children and you deserve this." John said. Jing-Mei slowly sat up.

"Thank you." She said tucking the napkin into her nightgown. "This smells delicious."

"I hope it tastes delicious as well." He winked at her.

"Is it terribly hot outside?" Jing-Mei asked cutting up the pancake. John nodded.

"Yeah. It's already ninety." He said, "I can't wait until it cools off some."

"At least you're not carrying around a seven pound baby." She chuckled "Are you holy terrors still asleep?" John nodded.

"Last time I checked yeah." He said. Jing-Mei nodded.

"Can you believe Jakob will be here soon?" She asked.

"No." John said, "Isn't this great though? We didn't use any fertility drugs and we get a baby and now he'll be here."

"It's fantastic." She said, "And so are these pancakes."

"Thank you." He chuckled.

"You need to be cooking a little bit ore around here." She said, "Cook is a terrific cook, but your food is a little bit different."

"That's because my food is filled with love." John watched Jing-Mei eat. She was so gorgeous, but he could tell this pregnancy was wearing on her. This was her third time being pregnant and her fifth child. Anyone would be tired after all of that, but she was a trooper.

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