November 9th, 2010
Week 32
She couldn't wait until this baby would be born. She hated waddling. She hated not firefighting. She hated not being able to chase after River.
"Can we get bananas?" Jade asked.
"yeah, grab a bunch." Alex mumbled glancing at her shopping list. She hated food shopping with her children. Food shopping should be a quiet time, not a hectic time.
"What's this?" Caroline held of a star fruit.
"it's a star fruit." Alex said, "Put it back please."
"I want it." Caroline whined.
"You won't like the taste of it, Trust me." Alex put a bag of potatoes into the cart and pushed it to the meat section.
"how do you know?" Caroline asked.
"Because I don't like the taste of it." Alex glanced back at Jade, "Come here, Jade. Don't' Dilly dally." Dilly dally? Alex groaned loudly. Her mother used to say that to her and Adam. She hated when she saw things that her mother did that she now did, but she guessed most parents did that.
"Are all of these yours?" A woman pushed her cart up near Alex's.
"She kidnapped us all." Caroline said. Alex gave her a look.
"Yes you're all mine." She said, "I birthed them all. No kidnapping involved."
"I have one and I'm ready to pull my hair out. I don't know how you can do it with three…almost four." The woman smiled.
"This is a wig." Alex winked. "Honestly, I found one a lot harder than three. Jade only had herself. She was constantly looking for my attention, then I had Carrie. It was kind of hard switching from one to two, but it was nice seeing them interact and the same with River."
"I just don't know how you do it." She smiled.
"Well, behaved kids?" Alex shrugged her shoulders and glanced at her daughters. Caroline and Jade were eating grapes off of the shelves. "Jade Olivia and Caroline Ruby, hold onto the cart and don't move."
"I will let you guys be. I think it's great what you're doing. Too many people are having one or two because the world is so over populated. It's great." The lady smiled and walked off. Alex frowned. Over populated my ass.
"Mommy, can we go to MacDonald's?" Caroline asked.
"No." Alex pushed the cart down the aisle, trying to get to the milk before the children knocked the store down.
"Why?" Jade asked.
"Because I am the mother and what I say goes." Alex said, "I want the three of you to be quiet and be have or I will not buy any food and you will starve to death." Caroline and Jade pouted, but walked quietly beside the cart.
Ty quietly walked into the house. He had worked really late this evening and he was sure everyone was asleep. He walked into the living room. Alex was sound asleep on the couch. Ty smiled and pulled a blanket up around her. Alex opened her eyes.
"I hate you." She mumbled. Ty chuckled.
"Why is that now?" He asked.
"You created demon spawns." Alex yawned and stretched, "I hope Nathaniel is like me."
"Was it that bad today?" He asked.
"Let's just say I'm never going to go food shopping with them ever again." Alex said. Ty leaned over and kissed her forehead.
"all right you don't have to. I'll watch them next time." He said.
"Thanks." She mumbled snuggling into the couch.
"Do you want to go upstairs?" He asked. Alex shook her head.
"I'm comfy." She whispered closing her eyes. Ty chuckled standing back up. Today had obviously tired her out. Hell, those three children tired him out but he wasn't pregnant.
November 23rd, 2010
Week 34
There was snow. There was no school. There was no work. Alex was cranky. The children were screaming. Ty felt like he was going to go crazy. He didn't know how stay at home mothers did it all the time.
"Let's play a game." Ty said.
"Okay!" Caroline squealed. That sound pierced Ty's ears.
"Let's see who can be the quietest the longest." He said. Jade rolled her eyes.
"Dad, I'm too old to fall for that trick." She said. Ty sighed deeply as Caroline began to laugh hysterically.
"You lost!" She laughed running upstairs. Ty looked at his eldest daughter.
"Get bundled up and go outside." He said.
"Last time I went outside I froze to death." Jade said. Ty narrowed his eyes. Jade took this opportunity to bolt.
"Daddy, up now." River extended his arms towards his father.
"Say please, RJ." Ty reminded him. River was at the terrible two stage. He had to be reminded to say please and thank you. River groaned loudly.
"Daddy, Up peas now." River said. Ty smiled and picked his son up.
"Ty? Can you get me some hot chocolate?" Alex called from her bedroom. Ty sighed deeply. He felt like a chicken with it's head cut off.
"Sure, Give me five minutes." He said putting River in his highchair. "Lets make mommy some hot chocolate."
"No." River said.
"Yes." Ty grabbed a mug and filled it with warm water. He put it in the microwave and looked at river. "Do you want Hot chocolate too?" River shook his head.
"No way." He said. Ty chuckled. That boy was just too much like him. They were going to be in trouble when he hit puberty. "Ding." Ty smiled
"Yup. It's done." Ty pulled the mug out and opened the packet of cocoa. River watched every move he made. "Okay, let's take this to mommy." With one hand, Ty put River on his hip and walked upstairs.
"Took you long enough." Alex said sitting up.
"Sorry. River was being River." Ty said handing her the mug. Alex smelled the hot chocolate and smiled. She looked at River and smiled.
"Are you going to be a good brother to Nate?" She asked.
"Yup." River smiled crawling onto the bed. He cuddled into her stomach. "Out huh?"
"Soon." Alex said running her hand over his head.
Now." He said. Alex chuckled gently.
"I'm with you, Boy. I want Nate out too, but he needs to cook longer. We want him to be very healthy right?" She asked her son. River nodded. Ty sat on the edge of the bed.
"Soon he will be out and you'll need to take good care of him." Ty said, "Soon our family will be complete." Alex smiled at her husband. She knew this would be their last child. It was such a miracle she got pregnant anyway. She couldn't wait to meet Nathaniel. She couldn't wait for her family to become complete.
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