I woke up abruptly. One of the babies had just kicked the crap out of me. I groaned and rubbed my stomach.
"Please calm down." I begged. It was like they were doing cartwheels. I sighed and climbed out of bed. My back ached and my stomach hurt like I was having cramps, not being kicked. I groaned and made my way into the kitchen to grab a bite to eat. Then I went and checked on Teo. He was fast asleep with the covers pulled up tightly to his chin. I smiled and kissed him on the forehead. He still had a fever. Then I turned and left his room. The house Mark and I had bought last year was small but cozy. I loved it. Teo had thrown a fit when we first moved but now he loved all the play room he got. We had started to decorate the spare bedroom for the twins which meant we had to move all of Teo's toys into his room and he wasn't too happy about that. I wandered into what was going to be the twin's room and sat down in the old rocking chair. I rocked slowly and tried to think of how we were going to make this work. Teo needed to be watched carefully but the twins would need to be watched too. There were only two of us. I felt overwhelmed and exhausted. I know that it wasn't good to stress, but I couldn't help it. Lately I had been feeling extremely sick too. I was almost constantly having abdominal pains and dizziness. I knew that I needed to go see Addison but I'd been so busy lately. I couldn't even keep track of what day it was anymore. I think it's Friday. Mark came into the twin's room.
"Hey Callie, what are you doing up already?" He asked.
"Couldn't sleep." I told him.
"Do you still feel bad?" He asked. I nodded.
"Mark, what are we going to name them?" I asked. He shrugged.
"I have no idea. Are there any names you like?" He asked. I shrugged.
"I haven't really looked into it." I admitted. He laughed.
"Me either." He confessed.
"Pick a letter." I suggested.
"Hmm, okay. Well no T's. I hate people who name their kids with the same letter." He decided. I nodded.
"What about W or P?" I asked. Mark shrugged.
"You went for two of the hardest letters." He joked. I rolled my eyes.
"I did not."
"Sure, name at least three girl names that start with P." Mark challenged.
"Uhm, Piper, Pheobe, Paige." I rambled.
"The Charmed sisters?" Mark asked roaring with laughter.
"Shut up." I spat.
"Okay, three boy names that start with W." Mark said.
"William, Walter, Wyatt." I said. Mark nodded.
"Touché. But do you like any of those names?" Mark asked.
"Not really." I admitted. Mark smiled.
"My point exactly. How about N or H?" Mark suggested.
"Three girl names starting with N. Go." I teased.
"Natalie, Nicole, Natasha." Mark said sticking his tongue out.
"Three boy names starting with H then?" I asked.
"Henry, Harry, Hector." He said matter of factly.
"Hector?" I asked laughing.
"This is getting nowhere." Mark chuckled. I sighed and rubbed my stomach. Mark sat down next to me in the other rocking chair.
"I'm ready for them to be here." I said finally after a long moment of silence.
"Me too. I'm ready for a big happy family. I don't know about you, but even after the twins I want another one." He said looking around the nursery. The walls were painted a light yellow color and two cribs were next to each other against the wall.
"I think we could do one more after the twins." I agreed. Mark smiled. I glanced at the Mickey Mouse clock on the wall. It was four in the morning. I sighed and closed my eyes.
"Come on, let's go back to bed." Mark said pulling me to my feet and leading me back through the house. I crawled into bed with him and he wrapped his arms around me. I cuddled in close and fell asleep.
Four Weeks Later
I groaned and pulled myself out of bed. I was twenty four weeks by now and my back was constantly aching, other than that I was feeling a lot better. Mark and I had narrowed it down to two names for each sex. For the girl names we had Whitney Danielle or Genevieve Nicole, and for the boys we had Seth William or Cole Brian. After we had it narrowed down to two each it was almost impossible to decide. We figured when we saw them for the first time we would name them based on which one they looked more like. We were also taking to everyone at the hospital and asking them to take a vote. Teo was getting antsy about school starting soon and his birthday. Teo would be five in a month and he started Kindergarten two weeks after. He was pretty much bouncing off the walls in excitement. I was really nervous about sending him to school with teachers being left to make sure his blood sugar stays in check. Something could go seriously wrong. I got into the shower and let the hot water cascade down my back. I had to stop worrying so much. Addison warned me every time I came in for an appointment that my blood pressure was too high. I knew that put me at serious risk for preeclampsia and the fact that I was carrying twins made preeclampsia even more dangerous. After my shower I pulled on my scrubs and went to go wake up Teo. Mark was already at work. He'd been paged late last night because of a burn victim. I found Teo sitting on the couch watching Scooby Doo. I rolled my eyes and sat down next to him.
"Morning madre." Teo said and cuddled in close to me.
"Morning Teo, are you hungry mijo?" I asked. Teo nodded.
"Can I just have Lucky Charms dry?" Teo asked hopefully. I shrugged.
"I don't know Teo, depends on what your blood sugar is. Let me check really quick okay mijo?" I asked. Teo nodded. I smiled and went into the kitchen to grab his kit. I went back into the living room and sat down next to him again.
"I do it by myself today." Teo said. I nodded and gave him his kit. He pricked his finger and let the test strip suck up the blood. His meter beeped and he tried to read it. "I can't read it." He huffed finally. I smiled.
"It's low bud, you can have the Lucky Charms." I told him and ruffled his dark brown hair. He smiled.