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A/N: Thanks for reviewing! Sorry for the long update time…my brother broke our keyboard so I haven't had access to the computer for a few days…lol.

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Chapter Eight: Preparation

May 17

Lucy chatted with her husband and youngest two daughters as they drove over to Haylie and Kevin's home to see the newly finished nursery. It was still so bizarre for Lucy to think that her daughter was married with a baby on the way. As they pulled into the driveway of the one story home, Haylie rushed out to greet her parents and sisters. Her large stomach made it difficult to hug her family members, but she did her best. Kyle came out a moment later and greeted the in-laws as well.

"Well, are you ready?" Haylie asked. "I'm so excited for you all to see Hannah's room! We absolutely love it. It was finished yesterday!" 10-year-old Maddy jumped up and down.

"Yeah! Come on! Let's go!" She cried excitedly and everyone laughed. Haylie nodded and along with her husband, led the way into the home and down the hall. The group reached a door with a large pink sign reading "Hannah's room. Due to move in on June 28th." After admiring the sign, which Haylie had gotten a few days prior, Haylie turned the knob and pushed the door open slowly.

Everyone gasped as they walked into the baby's room. The walls had been sponge painted pink and pink curtains adorned the window. The crib stood against the wall to their left, and matching with the rest of the room, had pink bedding inside along with a soft white teddy bear. A mobile hung over the crib with suns and clouds, and when wound up, played 'You Are My Sunshine' quietly. Over the crib were wooden letters attached to the wall, spelling out 'Hannah'. The closet was full of clothes that the couple had received at their baby shower a few weeks before. In the corner was a bassinet, of course with pink blankets, for when the baby first arrived. Lucy felt her eyes filling with tears and she leaned into Kevin, resting her head on his arm.

"Oh Haylie," She managed to say, and Haylie began to tear up as well. Lucy hurried over to embrace her daughter. "This is absolutely beautiful!" She said. "I'm so excited for you." Haylie's eyes widened and she giggled, putting her hand over her stomach.

"She's kicking!" She said happily and Elizabeth and Maddy rushed to their sister as well.

"I want to feel!" Yelled Elizabeth. Haylie smiled at her 11-year-old sister and took her hand, helping her feel the kicking. When she did, Elizabeth gasped. "That's so cool!" She cried. "That's my niece in there, right, mom?"

"That's right, sweetie." Lucy told her daughter. "Hannah is your niece."

"What about Aunt Mary's baby? Is she my niece too?" She asked. Lucy shook her head.

"No. Haylie's baby is your niece because Haylie is your sister. Aunt Mary is my sister, so Baylie is my niece, and your cousin." She explained, and Elizabeth nodded, seeming to understand.

"Can I feel her kicking too?" Asked Maddy, and Haylie helped her feel it as well.

"Wow!" She screamed, and everyone held up a finger to remind her to keep her voice down. "Mom! Mom!" She cried, hurrying over to Lucy. "There's really a baby in there! There really is! It just kicked me with it's feet!"

"She kicked you." Lucy corrected. "Yeah, it's pretty cool to feel that, huh?"

"Yeah, really cool!" Maddy said. "When will she come out?" She leaned down to her sister's stomach and pushed softly. "Come on, Hannah, it's me, Aunt Maddy, and it's time for you to come out now!" Haylie laughed and backed up.

"It's not time for her to come out yet." She told her youngest sister. "She's not done being made yet. If she came out too early, she might not live." Maddy's eyes widened and she hurried back to Haylie's stomach.

"Never mind, Hannah! Stay there, Ok? And don't come out until my sister says so, cause we want you to be all the way made." Everyone laughed.

"Good job." Haylie said, and hugged her sisters. "Well girls, I took out my old doll house just for you today, so why don't you go play with it together while I talk with mom and dad, Ok? It's in the family room." She pointed out to the family room where it was sitting on the floor.

"Yay!" The cried in unison and hurried off to go play. Haylie smiled and looked at the other adults.

"Well, what can I get you? Are you hungry?" She asked as they started for the living room to sit down. Kyle shook his head and forced his wife to sit as well.

"No, no, no. You're not getting anything. You just sit down here and relax" He told her. "Let me get it. Lucy, Kevin, what can I get you?" He asked. Neither of Haylie's parents asked for anything, and Haylie requested an iced tea, which Kyle hurried to go get. When he came back a minute later, he took a seat with the rest of the family and the began to chat.

"Ok, update us." Kevin said with a smile, and Lucy nodded. Haylie laughed and put her hand on her stomach.

"Let's see here. I'm eight months along now! It's really getting close! I mean, the baby's due on June 28th already. I had my eight month appointment last week, and everything seems to be doing just fine. Hannah's normally sized for this point in the pregnancy, and my health is great. I'm dealing with the normal things, like sore back, weird cravings, swollen ankles, exhaustion and that sort of thing, but nothing out of the ordinary." She explained. "It's so weird, I'm really craving corn dogs lately, like Grandma Annie did when she was pregnant with Uncle Sam and Uncle David!" Lucy laughed.

"Wow, that was a funny time. I can't believe that you're craving them too!" She said, and the other laughed with her. "How are you feeling about Hannah coming? Are you excited? Nervous? What's going on in there?" She asked, pointing to her daughter's head. Kyle reached for his wife's hand automatically as she began to answer.

"Well…I have basically every emotion ever felt going on inside me. I'm really excited to be a mom, but also I'm really scared that I'm not going to be good at it, or that I'm too young and I won't know enough yet. We just want to be good parents for Hannah, and we're both nervous that we just don't know enough yet. Lucy reached forward and took her daughter's hand.

"You're going to do great. Both of you will. It comes naturally. Haylie, you're going to be an amazing mom. You've been playing baby dolls since before you could even walk. I know that you have it in you, sweetie." Haylie smiled at her mom. Lucy noticed her daughter's eyelids drooping and she stood, pulling her husband up with her.

"Hay, you're tired, babe, and understandably so. Go get some sleep and we'll get out of your hair. Thank you for the tour. We can't wait for Hannah to be in that room." She smiled and kissed her daughter's cheek. "You know you can call me if you need anything at all." Haylie nodded. Lucy leaned down to face her daughter's huge stomach. "Be good to your mommy." She instructed and Haylie laughed. "Give her a break. She's a busy lady. Don't make her too tired, and keep the kicking to a minimum while she tries to sleep. Got it?" She looked back up at Haylie and hugged her again before calling for Elizabeth and Maddy. They bid their sister and brother-in-law good bye, and the family left.

After they pulled away, Haylie walked over and rested her face on her husband's chest as he put his arms around her. She sighed with relief, a feeling that she always felt when with her husband. He tipped her chin up so that she was looking him straight in the face.

"Your mom was right, you know. You're going to be a great mother. You're one of the most caring, sweet, amazing women I've ever met. We'll be fine. We can do this." He told her. He turned her around and put his arms around so they were on her stomach. She placed her hands over his.

"We can." She said. "It's not going to be easy. Having a baby is never easy…but I know that together we'll be ok." They walked in silence into the baby's room, where they stood, looking around. In a little more than a month, there would be a newborn in that very room…their newborn. And for the first time, they were totally at peace with that thought.

A/N: Hope you liked it! Please review! Of course, the more I get, the faster I post!