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Simon walked into his living room and crashed on the sofa next to his wife. They sat in silence for a minute, enjoying the silent Saturday afternoon while their children slept.
"Simon?" Cecilia asked quietly.
"Yeah?" He asked. Cecilia turned to face him fully.
"Sarah's pregnant, and Lucy's pregnant..." She began. "And Ethan's two. Why am I not pregnant?"
"Because we haven't been trying." He said simply.
"So let's!"
"Not now, CiCi." He said, calling her by his nickname for her. "We should keep it even. We had Rachel, when she was three we had Ethan, so when...IF we have a third, it should be when Ethan's three."
"What do you mean 'IF'?" She asked.
"I thought we were only having two kids. It's perfect. One boy, one girl." He said.
"But I've been thinking and I want a third."
"No, you don't want to be one upped by Sarah and Lucy." He said knowingly.
"No!" She said defensively. "Well, OK. Maybe it was that at first." Simon snickered. "At FIRST!" She laughed. "But now I was thinking and I think we should have more."
"Well, I'm really not opposed to the idea of more. I mean, I was raised as one of seven! But I think we should wait until Ethan's three. I really do."
"OK." Cecilia said happily. They had both won.
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"Shh!" Echoed around the Camden's dark living room. The door opened and Matt and Sarah walked in. They were laughing.
"Matt, that was so funny. We have to go see that movie again..." She reached to flip on the light.
"Surprise!!" The room exploded. Sarah laughed and laughed and she looked around. Scattered around her living room were Annie, Lucy, Cecilia, Ruthie, and to Sarah's even bigger surprise, Mary. The room was covered in pink everything and paper letters spelled out Chloe along the wall.
"Oh my gosh!" Sarah cried and hugged everyone.
"Hey you!" Sarah said, hugging Mary especially tight. "What are you doing here?"
"Well, I heard that my big brother's wife was pregnant and I had to come and congratulate them in person!" She said. Sarah laughed. After the hugs were done, Sarah addressed the crowd.
"Can I talk to Lucy for just a sec in the kitchen?" She asked.
"Sure." Everyone said.
"OK, thanks, be right back." She took Lucy by the wrist and dragged her into the kitchen.
"Did you tell her about...you?" She asked, touching the bulge in Lucy's stomach tenderly.
"No. This is your party. I'm going to tell her later." She said with a smile. "For now, I'll stick to the baggy figure hiding shirt!"
"Thanks." Sarah said. They hugged and went back into the living room.
The afternoon was filled with girls-only fun. Matt had gone out with Kevin, Simon, Peter and Carlos for the afternoon after he dropped Sarah off at home. Sarah got many gifts for Chloe. Mary gave her a lovely brand new crib, which she assured Sarah that she deserved and that it was no problem. Lucy gave her a Baby Land gift card for $50 so she could pick some things out. Cecilia gave her some of Rachel's old outfits as well as brand new crib bedding. Ruthie gave her some silky soft stuffed animals. Annie gave her a beautiful picture frame with a section of soft material to press the baby's hand into. Sarah was excited to use all of the things she had been given.
"Thank you everyone!" She said, giving hugs all around.
"Mary? Do you and Carlos have a place to stay? Do you guys wanna stay with Matt and I?" She asked.
"Oh, Sarah that's sweet, but Carlos and I are staying with my mom and dad." She said with a smile. "Thank you though."
"Of course. You know you're welcome anytime!" After getting many congratulations on the baby, everyone filed out the front door. Sarah smiled knowingly as she watched Lucy walk over to Mary.
"Hey...guess what?" She asked right before the door shut behind them. Sarah laughed out loud a few moments later when she heard Mary screaming and squealing outside the door.
"LUCY! Oh my gosh!!" She heard. Sarah smiled and began to clean up. Matt came up behind her, taking her by surprise as she hadn't heard him come in through the garage.
"Let me help!" He said. Working together, the room was spotless in minutes. The only thing they left up on the wall was the large pink letters C H L O E.
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Simon walked into his living room and crashed on the sofa next to his wife. They sat in silence for a minute, enjoying the silent Saturday afternoon while their children slept.
"Simon?" Cecilia asked quietly.
"Yeah?" He asked. Cecilia turned to face him fully.
"Sarah's pregnant, and Lucy's pregnant..." She began. "And Ethan's two. Why am I not pregnant?"
"Because we haven't been trying." He said simply.
"So let's!"
"Not now, CiCi." He said, calling her by his nickname for her. "We should keep it even. We had Rachel, when she was three we had Ethan, so when...IF we have a third, it should be when Ethan's three."
"What do you mean 'IF'?" She asked.
"I thought we were only having two kids. It's perfect. One boy, one girl." He said.
"But I've been thinking and I want a third."
"No, you don't want to be one upped by Sarah and Lucy." He said knowingly.
"No!" She said defensively. "Well, OK. Maybe it was that at first." Simon snickered. "At FIRST!" She laughed. "But now I was thinking and I think we should have more."
"Well, I'm really not opposed to the idea of more. I mean, I was raised as one of seven! But I think we should wait until Ethan's three. I really do."
"OK." Cecilia said happily. They had both won.
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"Shh!" Echoed around the Camden's dark living room. The door opened and Matt and Sarah walked in. They were laughing.
"Matt, that was so funny. We have to go see that movie again..." She reached to flip on the light.
"Surprise!!" The room exploded. Sarah laughed and laughed and she looked around. Scattered around her living room were Annie, Lucy, Cecilia, Ruthie, and to Sarah's even bigger surprise, Mary. The room was covered in pink everything and paper letters spelled out Chloe along the wall.
"Oh my gosh!" Sarah cried and hugged everyone.
"Hey you!" Sarah said, hugging Mary especially tight. "What are you doing here?"
"Well, I heard that my big brother's wife was pregnant and I had to come and congratulate them in person!" She said. Sarah laughed. After the hugs were done, Sarah addressed the crowd.
"Can I talk to Lucy for just a sec in the kitchen?" She asked.
"Sure." Everyone said.
"OK, thanks, be right back." She took Lucy by the wrist and dragged her into the kitchen.
"Did you tell her about...you?" She asked, touching the bulge in Lucy's stomach tenderly.
"No. This is your party. I'm going to tell her later." She said with a smile. "For now, I'll stick to the baggy figure hiding shirt!"
"Thanks." Sarah said. They hugged and went back into the living room.
The afternoon was filled with girls-only fun. Matt had gone out with Kevin, Simon, Peter and Carlos for the afternoon after he dropped Sarah off at home. Sarah got many gifts for Chloe. Mary gave her a lovely brand new crib, which she assured Sarah that she deserved and that it was no problem. Lucy gave her a Baby Land gift card for $50 so she could pick some things out. Cecilia gave her some of Rachel's old outfits as well as brand new crib bedding. Ruthie gave her some silky soft stuffed animals. Annie gave her a beautiful picture frame with a section of soft material to press the baby's hand into. Sarah was excited to use all of the things she had been given.
"Thank you everyone!" She said, giving hugs all around.
"Mary? Do you and Carlos have a place to stay? Do you guys wanna stay with Matt and I?" She asked.
"Oh, Sarah that's sweet, but Carlos and I are staying with my mom and dad." She said with a smile. "Thank you though."
"Of course. You know you're welcome anytime!" After getting many congratulations on the baby, everyone filed out the front door. Sarah smiled knowingly as she watched Lucy walk over to Mary.
"Hey...guess what?" She asked right before the door shut behind them. Sarah laughed out loud a few moments later when she heard Mary screaming and squealing outside the door.
"LUCY! Oh my gosh!!" She heard. Sarah smiled and began to clean up. Matt came up behind her, taking her by surprise as she hadn't heard him come in through the garage.
"Let me help!" He said. Working together, the room was spotless in minutes. The only thing they left up on the wall was the large pink letters C H L O E.
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