Christian
I can't believe how fast the pregnancy has gone by. Ana is now nearing her due date, and our little princess should be here within a week.
I am so excited for Ellie to be here, and to be able to hold my little girl in my arms finally. We finished the nursery about a week ago, and Ana is currently in there rearranging Ellie's clothes for the hundredth time. I remember reading about nesting in one of the baby books I bought at the beginning of the pregnancy, and Ana has been going crazy about cleaning the nursery and the house for about a month now.
I try not to laugh when I walk into our daughter's nursery where Ana is folding and unfolding Ellie's blankets that are stored in the closet.
I look around the nursery and smile. The room is painted a warm gray with gold polka dots scattered on the far wall. The letters of her name are hanging above her crib that Ana's mother had designed for us. Her gray crib sits in the corner of the room, and a white bookshelf is near the crib where we placed several of Ellie's baby books and various picture frames. There is a comfy floral covered chair by the bookshelf where Ana will be feeding our daughter at night. We also have a matching gray changing table by the window and a few white fluffy rugs scattered throughout the floor. I also redesigned the closet where I build some extra shelves that are attached to the closet doors, and I placed a long plastic organizer in the middle of the closet where the blankets and burp clothes are stored.
Elliot came over a few days ago to help me install the car seat since he is the expert when it comes to baby gear. Elliot and Aleida welcomed their daughter Abigail a few months ago, and she is a beautiful little girl with her brown hair and Aleida's brown eyes. The twins love their little sister, and they dote on her constantly, and they are already begging their parents for another baby which made Elliot groan since I know that they are want to be done with having kids.
I come out of my thoughts and smile when Ana huffs in frustration when she sees the number of blankets we have bought Ellie. The closet is packed full of clothes, baby necessities, and diapers that our daughter will need for the first year.
Ana continues to rearrange the clothes that are placed on hangers while I watch along in amusement when she color-coordinated her different outfits. She stands on her tippy toes and bites her lip when she struggles to put an outfit on the top shelf. When she is done, she caresses her stomach and smiles up at the clothes in the closet.
Ana is the most beautiful pregnant women I have ever seen. Her bump has grown so much since we first found out she was pregnant. Her hair is longer, shiner and thicker than it was before, and she regularly walks around with a permanent smile on her face even when her ankles swell up from walking around so much.
I think we both have been remarkably more relaxed and happier since we found out about the baby. Our parents have been over the moon since we told them. Carla has gone crazy with buying Ellie all sorts of clothes and toys; I swear that woman buys at least five new outfits every week. Since it's their first grandchild, they both offered to buy the furniture for the nursery, and because of that we agreed, and they happily brought over the furniture when we told them what we were going to buy.
"Can you help me please?" Ana snaps when she spots me by the door.
"Sure baby," I smirk causing her to glare at me.
"You could have helped me instead of standing in the doorway staring at me," she huffs as she picks up another blanket.
"I'm sorry, babe," I smile sweetly at her causing her to roll her eyes.
She shoves the neatly folded blankets in my hands before going back to rearranging the clothes that are on hangers. I inwardly growl at her since there is nothing wrong with the blankets.
I sit on the floor cross-legged and refold them and place them beside me. Ana suddenly throws her hands up and grabs the blankets that I just folded and starts over again.
"What are you doing? I just folded those," I frown while she redoes them.
"You didn't do it right, Christian!" she snaps as she folds them the same way I just did.
"You're doing it the same way I did," I say frustrated as I roll my eyes.
"I am not! It's different. Ugh, you are so annoying!" she growls as she angerly folds the blankets.
I close my eyes and count to ten. These hormones are irritating, and it's starting to piss me off. Even though she is happy and smiling, here lately she also has been biting my head off at every little thing. She continually tells me how annoying I am and then waddles off cursing one minute and then crying and saying she is sorry for yelling at me the next minute.
I love her so damn much, but I am glad the pregnancy is almost over. I am trying not to snap back at her because I know that her hormones are going crazy right now, and getting angry with her is the last thing that she needs. So instead of yelling back, I take a deep breath and try to follow her lead and fold the blankets like she is doing.
"Thank you!" she exclaims and finishes with the clothes on the hangers.
I sigh and put them back where they were before kissing the side of her head and leaving the room.
An hour later, Ana walks into our bedroom with a smile on her face. I am laying on my back on the bed looking over some invoices for work. While I am looking through them, Ana slowly crawls up the bed kissing up my right leg. I moan when she cups my erection through my pajama pants. When she crawls up my body and starts kissing my chest, we hear a loud knock at the front door.
"Who the hell is that?" I groan and lean my head back in annoyance.
"I don't know," she pouts, and carefully climbs off me.
I sigh and stomp to the front door and open it to reveal my brother, his wife and the kids. The boys are poking each other while Aleida is holding the baby with a diaper bag thrown on her shoulder and Elliot rubbing his hands together in excitement.
"Thanks for doing this, man," he smiles as he walks past me into the house.
I frown as Aleida kisses my cheek and the boys follow her while trying to trip each other.
"Ow," I hiss when one of the boys kicks my foot as he passes me.
I hop on one foot into the house and close the door. The boys start running around the living room furniture yelling and laughing while Elliot digs through the refrigerator and Aleida coos at the baby while she places her down on the sofa. Ana comes out of the bedroom looking confused at all the loud noise. She cradles her stomach and suddenly facepalms herself when she spots the boys who are still running around the living room.
"Oh, Elliot I totally forgot," Ana sighs as she walks into the kitchen to hug Elliot.
"Forgot what? What are you doing here, Elliot?" I frown and rub my foot which is now red.
"It's date night. You were going to babysit. Remember?" he rolls his eyes as he kisses Ana's forehead.
I groan and run my hand through my hair. I forgot that Elliot asked me a few days ago to babysit the kids since they haven't gotten to go out since the baby was born. Ana jumped at the chance to babysit since she wanted to get some practice in before Ellie gets here.
"All of them?" I look in horror at the boys who are still running around my living room chasing each other.
"Just Abigail. Mom and dad offered to watch the boys. Unless you want to watch them as well?" he smirks as he points to the boys who are now sword fighting with fake swords that I didn't even know that had until now.
I shake my head quickly as they start fighting and hitting each other with their swords.
"Daniel! Dylan! That's enough!" Elliot firmly says while glaring at them. They immediately stop fighting and poke their tongues out at each other.
"Abby just had her bottle before we came, so she should be good for a few hours. I didn't bring the pack n play since you have Ellie's crib. I hope that is okay?" Aleida knots her fingers together while glancing at Ana.
"Of course, that is okay. You guys go have fun, and we will see you in a bit," Ana smiles and hugs Aleida who looks relieved.
"Just call if you have any problems. Thanks again buttercup."
Elliot smiles as he pinches her nose causing Ana to swat his hand away playfully. Aleida places Abby in her arms and softly kisses her cheek before taking Elliot's hand. They round up the boys who are now quiet, thank god, and practically run out of the house.
"Well so much for sex," I sigh and plop down on my chair.
"Later, I promise. What shall we do Miss Abby?" Ana coos down at the baby while she carefully sits down on the sofa.
"Easy baby," I leap up and help Ana sit down and rearrange the pillows, so she is more comfortable.
I smile as Ana rubs her stomach with one hand and beams down at Abby. All of a sudden, we hear Abby grunt and then she scrunches up her nose.
"Well it's time to change your diaper little one," Ana wrinkles her nose.
I try not to gag when I help Ana up from the sofa since the smell is horrific. Geeze, what are they feeding this kid?
Ana walks to the nursery and places Abby on the changing table while I set the diaper bag on the floor. I quickly open the bag and find the diapers and wipes and hand them to Ana. She grabs them from my hand and sets them down before she unsnaps Abby's onesie. I cover my nose and look away when Ana begins changing her diaper. Ana is unfazed at the smell when changing her while I am next to her trying not to heave.
Ana is a pro at changing diapers since we used to babysit the twins when they were little. We also made sure to attend Lamaze class, so we can be fully prepared for birth and after our daughter comes into the world. I, on the other hand, suck at changing diapers, but I'm hoping I will get the hang of it when Ellie gets here. I don't want Ana to be only changing her diapers; I want to be involved as much as I can.
"There! All clean," Ana smiles down at Abby who is busy sucking her fingers and looking out the window.
Ana hands me, Abby, as she cleans up and waddles out of the room to throw away the diaper. Ana wanted to get one of those diaper genies, but I didn't think they are necessary. The other utterly unnecessary item that Ana wanted to get is one of those wipe warmers. I absolutely put my foot down on that one since those are the most ridiculous suggested baby item to purchase in my opinion.
Smiling, I cuddle my niece to my chest and rock her back and forth a few moments before walking out of the nursery where Ana is in the kitchen starting dinner.
I head into the living room and carefully sit down in my chair with Abby in my arms. She is laying on my chest looking around the room while I rub her back gently. I smile when she starts to coo, and after a few moments, she falls asleep.
Ana waddles into the living room with her phone and snaps a picture of us. Her eyes tear up after she takes another picture. I blow her a kiss causing her to smile and leans down to kiss Abby on her head softly.
"Dinner is ready," she whispers.
I nod and carefully get up and walk into the nursery where I gently place Abby in Ellie's crib. I smile and softly run my finger down her cheek before walking out of the room. I smile as I shut the door quietly, so I don't wake her up.
Ana has dinner of chicken and potatoes on the table when I walk into the dining room. She was just placing our drinks on the table when Abby decides to start crying.
"I just put her down," I sigh and walk towards the nursery.
"Wait, Christian! Let's just give her a few minutes," Ana whisper-yells before I can open the door to the nursery.
I frown and stand there by the door as we both wait to see if she cries again. I hear Abby whimper for a few seconds before I hear silence. I stand there for a few minutes, not hearing anything so I sigh in relief and walk towards the dining room.
"Thanks. She is asleep," I smile and sit down.
"Good. I know that Aleida is trying not to jump every time she cries. Usually, Abby only cries for a minute or two before she calms down and goes back to sleep," she explains.
I nod and start with my dinner. We eat and make light conversation, trying not to be loud, so we don't wake up Abby.
"I can't wait until she gets here," Ana smiles as she rubs her bump.
"Me too. It's getting close," I grin as I take a sip of my water.
"We have everything ready. I am just nervous that we that we forgot something. We installed the car seat, correctly right?" she suddenly panics.
"Baby," I gently take her hand and rub circles on her palm.
"Sorry," she sighs before giving me a peck on the lips.
"Everything is ready. The car seat is installed, we have your hospital bag ready. Everything is going to be fine," I chuckle.
"One more week."
She places my hand on her stomach, and I feel Ellie kicking away causing me to smile wildly. I lean down and talk to our daughter for a few minutes while Ana runs her hand through my hair. I can't wait to meet our little girl. We have waited for this moment for years, and I can't wait until we finally get to hold our baby in our arms.
AN: Thank you all for the continued support. The next chapter we will meet baby Ellie, and I don't plan to write the delivery this time around. There will be a few time jumps in the upcoming chapters and then the story will be complete.
I will try to have the next update out soon. Thank you for reading and reviewing. See you all soon. :) Pinterest has been updated.