July 18th, 2004

Week 34

Week 8

Elizabeth waddled to the fridge. The last piece of Evan's birthday cake was there and she was going to have it. She had every right to.

"Come and let's eat this." Elizabeth smiled as she eased herself down. Pregnancy and cake, it was a nice combination. So good. The chocolate cake was amazing. The doorbell rang. She groaned loudly, "Come in!! I'm in the kitchen."

"It's me." Stefanie walked into the house, "Not some raging lunatic."

"Then it can't be the Stefanie I know." Elizabeth chuckled. Stefanie smiled as she walked into the kitchen. She groaned at the sight of the cake. "What?"

"I need to tell you something." Stefanie said.

"You look like you're going to throw up." Elizabeth chuckled.

"That cake might do it." Stefanie said.

"Why? You pregnant or something?" Elizabeth laughed but it faded when she saw Stefanie was not laughing. "Oh my! Are you…Pregnant?"

"Yeah…" Stefanie lowered herself next to Elizabeth. She stared at the cake.
"Wow. Number six." Elizabeth smiled, "How far along?"

"Eight weeks almost nine. We have our first ultrasound next month." She smiled.

"Wow." Elizabeth said, "How is Clark taking it?"

"Now he's excited." Stefanie said, "He always is though."

"And you?" Elizabeth asked. She had heard stories about Clark and Stefanie and the baby they had lost. Elizabeth could not imagine loosing one of her children. Stefanie lowered her eyes.

"I don't know." Stefanie said quietly, "it hasn't really sunken in yet."

"Well, if you need anything just tell me." Elizabeth said "And I mean it."

"Thank you." Stefanie smiled, "I may need a babysitter soon." Elizabeth chuckled.

"Anytime Darling." She said. Elizabeth smiled as she watched Stefanie pick at the cake. Elizabeth could not imagine what Stefanie was going do with number six on its way. Elizabeth would never complain about number three again. Stefanie stood up.

"Well, I should get going, I'm going to the Wang's to tell them." She said. Elizabeth smiled.

"Well, good luck." She said.

"Thanks." Stefanie walked out of the house, caressing her stomach. This was a good thing. Stefanie knew it the end everything would work out. She walked up the steps to Richard's house and knocked on the door. Her heart pounded in her chest. This was going to be a wonderful thing.

August 2nd, 2004

Week 36

Week 10

Everyone was shocked about Clark and Stefanie's announcement. None of them could imagine having as many kids as they do. Richard was thankful to have his two.

"Are you busy?" Richard asked his wife. Jaida shook her head.

"just trying to plan out Ella's birthday." She said, "Don't give me that look. It's next month. It's the big three."

"Just give her a princess party of something." Richard said.

"Princess party…that's pretty good." Jaida said writing it down, "What can I do for you?"

"I was thinking about taking my three beautiful ladies out for ice cream." Richard said, "Some family time." Jaida smiled gently.

"That would be great." She said.

"The girls think so too. They're already in the car." He said. Jaida laughed. So this had been a ploy. They were going to go whether she wanted to or not. Jaida stood up and slid her sandals on.

"okay, I could go for some rocky road." She said walking outside. Cecily and Ella cheered when they saw her.

"I'm glad you came, Momma." Cecily grinned.

"I'm sure you are." Jaida said getting into the car, "Are you girls buckled?" Cecily nodded.

"I helped Ella into her car seat." She said.

"Buckaed." Ella said.

"Terrific." Jaida said.


Jaida watched Ella spoon her ice cream into her mouth. It was amazing how children didn't seem to care about how dirty they got. Ella wouldn't have been covered form head to toe if she wasn't sitting at a table.

"Are you enjoying yourself?" Richard asked. Jaida nodded.

"I'm just thinking about washing El's dress out." She chuckled.

"You can never leave the work at home can you?" Richard asked. Jaida shook her head. It was impossible. That was a pretty dress.

"Thanks for taking s out, Daddy." Cecily said.

"No problem, Baby." Richard winked, "I like spending time with my three favourite ladies."

"Yeah." Ella giggled. Jaida dipped her napkin into her water and began to wipe Ella's face off.

"So pumpkin, what do you want for your birthday?" Jaida asked. Without hesitation, Ella yelled out:

"A brother!" She squealed. Jaida and Richard both blushed deeply. A brother. Yeah, they were trying really hard to make that happen. Nothing as of today, but Richard and Jaida knew it'd happen for them someday.

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