March 28th, 2005
Week 12
Carlos sat in bed staring at Holly as she slept. She looked so at peace and comfortable. His eyes trailed down to her stomach. The bump that was developing was so perfect. If she were not naked, you wouldn't have been able to tell she was pregnant, but with out her clothes…God gorgeous. Carlos reached down and touched her stomach.
"Hello in there. This is your daddy." His thumb caressed the tiny bump. He imagined what it would feel like to feel the baby kick against his hand. "You're in your mom's stomach. She'll take really good care of you. When you're out here, We'll both take care of you. Baby, you are so wanted. Please stay safe."
"Who are you talking to?" Holly smiled opening her eyes.
"The baby." Carlos muttered.
"Talk to the baby all you want. It hears you." She said.
"Does it?" Carlos asked. She chuckled as she ran her hand through his hair.
"Yes. Talk and sing to the baby through out the pregnancy and he or she will respond to you when they come out." She smiled as she watched his face.
"So I should read to the baby every night." He said. Holly nodded.
"Yes." She slid out of the bed, "Why don't you get dressed? We'll head on over to the bookstore since there's a few things that I need to get there anyway. You can pick out a few books to read to the baby." Carlos nodded.
"That sounds like a plan." he said.
Carlos stared at the children's book section. There were hundreds of books to choose from. He wasn't sure which one to choose.
"Holly, there's one called everyone poops." He said. She chuckled bringing a stack of books over.
"That's a good one." She said holding up a Book, "Pregnancy for Daddies. You might like this."
"Put it in the basket. I need all the help I can get." He said, "How about a book of nursery rhymes?"
"There you go." Holly smiled.
"I'm starting to get the hang of this." Carlos said looking through a few more books. "Good night Moon….I remember this book."
"You read it?" She asked.
"Hence why I remembered it." he chuckled picking it up. Holly smiled as she looked at the books they had picked out.
"Can you believe we're here, Carlos?" Holly asked.
"What? At the book store?" Carlos asked, "I may not read a lot but I do enjoy a good novel every now and then." Holly laughed loudly.
"No…I mean that we're having a baby. We're in a serious relationship." Holly said. Carlos smiled, "I never thought I'd be able to do this."
"Me either." Carlos put his hand on her stomach, "It may be scary but I'm very thankful that I get to do this." Man, when he said things like that she wanted to jump him.
"Lets pay for these books and have lunch." Holly suggested.
"That sounds like a plan again." Carlos said, "I want to get this book first." he grabbed the everyone poops book.
"Carlos…."She chuckled.
"What? The baby needs to know about this book." he said going to the register.
"It's your money." Holly said. Carlos had a permanent smile on his face. It felt really good to be buying his child books. He could already tell this child was going to be spoiled.
April 11th, 2005
The yoga and meditation really helped Holly so much already in this pregnancy. The stress in her life seemed to be gone. For Carlos though, the stress was high. He knew how hard a baby was and how sick they could get.
"Has Joey ever been very sick?" Carlos glanced at Kim as he pulled up to a red light.
"Thankfully no." Kim said, "The worse that has happened was broken bones."
"That's good…" Carlos said.
"Why?" Kim asked, "Are you worried about the baby?" Carlos nodded.
"Naturally." he said.
"The chances of the baby getting sick too are slim." Kim said, "Holly is a very healthy person. The baby will be utterly perfect."
"I haven't asked if any sicknesses run in her family." Carlos said.
"Well, maybe you should." Kim said, "When I got pregnant with Joey, I researched Jimmy's family and mine to be aware of any danger."
"I don't know my family's medical history." Carlos said.
"It's not like it's a secret anymore." Kim said. Carlos nodded. He sometimes forgot he had a brother.
"You I know." Carlos said, "I'll ask Holly when we get back."
There was not a lot to do in the house anymore. Holly had cleaned it from top to bottom and had even cooked some lunch for a few of the firefighters. Now she sat in one of the barcaloungers. Waiting for someone to bring soot in so she could clean it all up. It was boring now that Kim kept her off of the bus.
"Any food left?" Carlos asked climbing the stairs.
"Walsh ate it all." Holly chuckled as she turned around, "Kim, Can I pick up a few shifts?"
"No. I want you and the baby here for now. I need someone to clean the house and answer the phones." Kim told her.
"I'm a good paramedic." Holly said as Carlos sat in the chair next to her.
"You're a wonderful paramedic, but the answer is still no." Kim climbed the stairs to the bunks.
"Oh poo." Holly groaned.
"You have such a mouth." Carlos said. Holly snickered. "Listen, I need to ask you does mental illness, deafness, cancer, or any other serious illness run in your family?" Carlos asked her as he reached out and touched her stomach.
"Yes." Holly said. Carlos looked at her.
"Yes to which one?" he asked.
"The mental illness one." Holly said.
"Are you serious?" Carlos asked forgetting where his girlfriend was a few years ago.
"As serious as a heart attack." Holly chuckled.
"Do those run in your family?" Carlos asked. Holly laughed.
"No you nut ball." She said.
"I just want to make sure the baby and our future children are going to be okay." He said. Holly caressed his hand.
"God, Buddha, or whatever is going to make sure this baby is going to stay perfect forever." Holly said. Carlos smiled softly as he kissed her. God, he hoped she was right. He could not beat to have another sick child.
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