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"What do think of yellow?" Claire asked. "Yellow," said Alex. "Don't you think that's sorta mellow!?" He grinned. "Yes, but it's better than pink or blue, because we don't know the sex of the baby yet. I don't want to paint it pink, and then find out I'm having a boy!" "What about a creamy-white colour like this one?" Tess said looking though the paint guide. "It's called 'Summer Lily', and look, buy ten cans, get one free!" "Yes, well we don't need to paint the whole house Tess!" Claire joked. "Oh, well it's just a thought." Tess mumbled. She sometimes wished she was the one having a baby. Everyone always though Tess would be the first to raise a family. "Ok, we'll go with that one you said, what was it - 'Summer Lily'? Sounds nice." Alex confirmed. "Yea, it's great Tess!'' Claire told her. "Now, what else do we need? We've got the room sorted, but what else do babies need?" "Gosh you know nothing of babies Claire!" Said Tess. "Do you even know what the eat?" "Yes! They eat baby food. I've seen those cans in the shops. Im not stupid you know." Claire replied quite unsure of herself. "No, not at first they don't! They drink milk.' Tess sounded concerned. "I knew that" "Sure." "Yea, well I DID! And that reminds me, Alex, we need to buy some bottles." "Why so soon?" Alex asked. "Because, It'll need to drink when it's born." "That's what boobs are for, Claire." "Oh, yea. Well." She looked embarrassed. She couldn't imagine herself sitting at the table with her top half-down with Alex around. It just wasn't 'a Claire thing to do'. "There's a lot of things you're going to have to get used to Claire, like breast-feeding, changing nappies, checking milk temperatures, waking up at midnight." "Don't scare her now, Tess." "Oh it's Ok. That's what I've got Alex for." Claire laughed. "Me?" "Yes you're in charge of nappies." "Oh gee thanks." Alex said in a sarcastic manner.
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Claire woke the next morning with a very string pain in her lower abdomen. She lay in bed for a few minutes waiting for it to go away, but it only got stronger. Soon it so bad, she ran to the bathroom.
"What do think of yellow?" Claire asked. "Yellow," said Alex. "Don't you think that's sorta mellow!?" He grinned. "Yes, but it's better than pink or blue, because we don't know the sex of the baby yet. I don't want to paint it pink, and then find out I'm having a boy!" "What about a creamy-white colour like this one?" Tess said looking though the paint guide. "It's called 'Summer Lily', and look, buy ten cans, get one free!" "Yes, well we don't need to paint the whole house Tess!" Claire joked. "Oh, well it's just a thought." Tess mumbled. She sometimes wished she was the one having a baby. Everyone always though Tess would be the first to raise a family. "Ok, we'll go with that one you said, what was it - 'Summer Lily'? Sounds nice." Alex confirmed. "Yea, it's great Tess!'' Claire told her. "Now, what else do we need? We've got the room sorted, but what else do babies need?" "Gosh you know nothing of babies Claire!" Said Tess. "Do you even know what the eat?" "Yes! They eat baby food. I've seen those cans in the shops. Im not stupid you know." Claire replied quite unsure of herself. "No, not at first they don't! They drink milk.' Tess sounded concerned. "I knew that" "Sure." "Yea, well I DID! And that reminds me, Alex, we need to buy some bottles." "Why so soon?" Alex asked. "Because, It'll need to drink when it's born." "That's what boobs are for, Claire." "Oh, yea. Well." She looked embarrassed. She couldn't imagine herself sitting at the table with her top half-down with Alex around. It just wasn't 'a Claire thing to do'. "There's a lot of things you're going to have to get used to Claire, like breast-feeding, changing nappies, checking milk temperatures, waking up at midnight." "Don't scare her now, Tess." "Oh it's Ok. That's what I've got Alex for." Claire laughed. "Me?" "Yes you're in charge of nappies." "Oh gee thanks." Alex said in a sarcastic manner.
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Claire woke the next morning with a very string pain in her lower abdomen. She lay in bed for a few minutes waiting for it to go away, but it only got stronger. Soon it so bad, she ran to the bathroom.