A/N: I HOPE NO ONE IS BORED WITH THIS STORY, WE'RE JUST GETTING TO THE BEST PART. I NEVER PLANNED ON IT BEING SO LONG, BUT I JUST CAN'T HELP MYSELF; ONCE I GET STARTED……WELL YOU GET THE POINT. THIS CHAPTER IS THE BABY SHOWER, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF THE BABY PRODUCTS, I APOLOGIZE NOW. MORE REVIEWS PLEASE, I LOVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. THEY DON'T BELONG TO ME, BUT I LIKE TO PRETEND THAT THEY DO. ENJOY!
CHAPTER 21: PINK OR BLUE, MAY YOUR WISH COME TRUE
The winter thaw had taken over the city of Boston. It hadn't been a particularly cold or snowy winter, but spring had definitely sprung. It was the first Sunday in March and with only four weeks left for Jordan and eight and a half weeks for Colleen, they gang had planned a joint baby shower for both sets of Hoyts. The party was going to be held at the one place large enough and equally special to all, the Pogue. The party was going to be huge, especially because each pair had invited their own sets of guests, not to mention the group that was there for both couples. There would be the wives of close co-workers, friends and family; even Aunt Betty flew in for the weekend, just to be at the shower. And with Dolly and Lily taking care of all of the preparations (with a little help from 'uncle Bug' and 'uncle Nigel'), this was sure to be one fun party.
Woody was just finishing up with his shower, while Jordan stood in the middle of her closet, still in her terry-cloth bathrobe, starring at the racks in front of her. She had been standing there for the better part of ten minutes now. "You almost ready, Jo?", Woody called from the bedroom, as he dressed. "I'm not going .", she sighed, shuffling her way to the bed and gently lowering herself down, sitting opposite of Woody, with her back to him. "What do you mean, you're not going?", he asked looking over his shoulder as he hurriedly pulled his shirt on. Jordan shrugged. "I don't fell like it; I have nothing to wear, I'm too fat and my legs look like tree trunks.", she sighed, then continued."I mean look at my ankles Woody, they're like balloons. I can only fit my feet into three pairs of shoes……well two if you count these.", she rambled, lifting her right leg, as far as she could, to reveal a pair of pink fuzzy slippers.
Woody quickly transferred to his chair and came around to face Jordan. He picked up her foot, laid it on his lap and started to rub it. "Your ankles are beautiful Jordan, and so are you. You've never looked so beautiful, and you are not fat, you're pregnant.", he stated with a huge smile. She tried not to smile, but as soon as she glanced at him, a small grin broke through. "As for clothing, what about that long dress with the little pink roses? I love that one.", he encouraged, meeting her eyes again. "I guess. I kinda like that one too.", she smiled, reaching out for his hands, to help pull her up. Remembering last time they had tried this, when he accidentally rammed into her knees, Woody locked his brakes, and braced himself, then pulled gently until she was standing. "Thanks.", she sighed, kissing his cheek. Jordan walked back over to her closet and took out the dress, she laid it on the bed, then went to the mirror to fix her hair. "Hey Jordan, those match the dress perfectly.", Woody chuckled, nodding to her slippers, as he left the room.
The baby shower was filled with laughter, food, games, and two equally huge mountains of gifts. Both Jordan and Colleen had tried to open coordinating gifts together. From Nigel they both received identical baby-sized leather jackets, courtesy of 'Madam Mimi's boutique'. From Lily they were given natural/herbal baby bath products and homeopathic remedies for gas, teething and so on. Bug gave them beautiful, plush Moses baskets, to lay the babies in or to carry them from place to place. Dolly gave them each the swings they had picked out. Aunt Betty went all out and bought clothing, diapers, bedding, bottles, a little bit of everything. Garret went the practical route, and purchased savings bonds. In all, both couples had received almost everything they had registered for, the only problem now, was getting all of this stuff to their homes.
Once the goodbyes and thank-you's' were said, the cleaning up was done and the cars were packed, Woody and Jordan headed home. Cal's father-in-law used his van to bring their stuff to his and Colleen's apartment so Cal was able to help Woody and Jordan with their gifts. There was another reason Calvin wanted to be at Woody's place, he had something for his brother and his little niece or nephew. After every last package was brought up, only Woody, Jordan, Max, Cal and Dolly were left. "Now?", Cal whispered to Jordan. She nodded. Woody and Dolly were sorting out all of the duplicate gifts, when Cal called, "Hey Woods, I want to show you my gift. Well actually it's from me, and Max, he helped me with it. Oh and Colleen and the baby too. Follow me.", Calvin rambled. "My other gift is in there too.", Max added.
They all made their way down the hall to the nursery. Jordan opened the door and gasped when she noticed her mothers old rocking chair had been lovingly refurbished into a glider, complete with plush padding and a matching ottoman. "Dad, thank you. I never expected this.", Jordan said, her eyes tearing a little. Then Woody noticed another piece of out of place furniture in the corner of the room, next to the crib. It was an old desk converted into an accessible changing table. "Calvin wanted to give you something special for the baby. So we came up with this idea. Jordan said you two weren't able to find a changing table that you could use.", Max explained. Woody ran his hand over the polished wood, stained to coordinate with the rest of the baby's furniture, matching knobs on the drawers and all. "Give it a try Woods.", Cal nodded. Woody pulled right up into the desk, it was the perfect height, with everything at arms reach. "Perfect fit.", he replied, looking from Cal to Max, then over at Jordan, the tears in her eyes, running down her cheeks. "Perfect fit.", she softly repeated with a nod.