Today I informed by boss, and very good friend Amelia about my job offer with Strathon&Myers, she took it much better than I expected and was very happy for me. Bridget is currently 11 weeks pregnant and her morning – or should I say all day sickness has been out in full force. She has had to take the past week off work with a 'stomach flu', we haven't told anyone that we're expecting yet, we want to get through the first trimester as that is the stage where most things can go wrong. I will now work my four weeks' notice at Legal Aid before starting my new job, however Amelia knows Bridget has been sick all week and she has insisted I take the rest of the day off to be with my wife, something I am very grateful for.
I'm on my way home right now, but I really want to get Bridget something to try and make her feel better, or at least cheer her up. Seeing her this sick is horrible and also scary, we're hoping once she reaches the second trimester it will no longer be as much of a problem. Stuck at a set of traffic lights, I look over to my right where I see a baby boutique store, and there's a parking space right out front – I can't resist.
Stepping into the boutique I am immediately overwhelmed by how much there is, the place is filled with cribs, strollers, car seats, changing tables, clothes, toys and loads more that I haven't a clue what could possibly be used for. The saleswoman must sense how out of my depth I am and comes bounding over, asking what I'm looking for.
"Oh hi there, well yeah actually my wife is currently 11 weeks along and is feeling miserable, she's sick all the time and is off work because it is so bad. Basically I want to get her something to cheer her up and I was passing by your store so thought I'd take a look." Huh, first person to know about Bridget's pregnancy is a complete stranger, I know for a fact my wife wants to hold a dinner party for her parents and some of our closest friends to tell them the news, I only hope she's up to still doing that.
"Well you have definitely come to the right place, do you have any ideas in mind for what you would like to get her? I'm presuming it will just be a little token and no large nursery item right now?"
"Yeah, any big furniture items we will definitely be picking out together, my wife would kill me if I bought those things without her, I think she's looking forward to that the most!" I say laughing when imagining Bridget's face if she wasn't included.
"So I was thinking of getting a little onesie or something, we haven't purchased anything so far since she's been stuck in the house and I think that would get her excited and make it feel real, if you know what I mean."
"Completely, that sounds like a lovely idea, may I suggest a new born sized onesie in either white or lemon, as those are the most popular gender neutral, why don't you have a look, that rail over there has all the new born onesies we have in the store." I nod in agreement and walk over to where I was directed, I am now standing face to face with the smallest items of clothing I have ever seen, which are hanging on the smallest hangers I've ever seen as well. Shit, this is kinda scary, our kid is gonna fit in something this tiny! My eye catches a plain white onesie, that I know Bridget will love, I must admit it is cute, I pick it up and it feels so soft, so I take it over to pay at the checkout.
"Very nice choice, I'm sure your wife will love this, a lot of people choose this sort of onesie for the day they bring the baby home."
"Well my wife likes simplistic, clean looking clothes so this should be perfect, I think we'll both want to pick out an outfit for brining baby home though since it's so special, oh could I have the hanger as well please, I just know Bridget will insist we hang this in our closet for now." I smile as I get handed over the bag, the little onesie has been carefully wrapped in tissue paper.
"I hope to see you back at some point, hopefully with your wife when she's feeling better."
"Yes thank you, she would love it in here, goodbye!" and with that I leave to get home to my gorgeous wife.