It had been a total of seven months since I had first found out that I was pregnant. I was to go back to the doctor again today.
"Hello Ms. Riley, how are you feeling?" Dr. Johnson asked when he walked into the room.
"Quite well thank you."
"Well lets get started," he said pulling out the machine, taking a few minutes to begin scanning my body.
"Well Ms. Riley, you are going to have quite a hand full with two boys."
"Both boys?!? Oh god." I said exasperatedly. Garrison kissed me, and I felt such joy that I finally knew what my babies were. We walked out with a smile on our faces. The doctor had said to just stay off my feet, and if there were any complications to come back.
The minute we pulled up the house, a car pulled in behind us. Hazel jumped out, running over to me.
"So what did he say?"
"I'm having boys!" She jumped up and down, and then hugged me. Garrison had finally made his way over.
"Well aren't you excited?" Hazel said.
"Yeah, of course." I smiled.
"I have to go," Hazel said suddenly, "there is so much to do. What colors do you think? Blue and what?"
"Green?"
"Oh yes, perfect. Chris and I will go to all the baby stores and buy in two's, and get everything you need. See I've been saving up since we heard you were pregnant. We'll buy everything." I continued to smile.
"All right, I'm going to go inside and sit for a while."
Garrison came in shortly with a smile on his face. He sat next to me, and put his head against my stomach. I rubbed one side of my stomach trying to image what they would look like.
"What are we going to name them?"
"I don't know."
"I'll call Hazel, and tell her to buy a baby name book too then."
"O.K. I'm going to take a nap. Wake me if you need anything."
Three days later, a large hauling truck backed up to the house. Out stepped Hazel and Chris. Chris opened the door to the back of the truck. And inside was everything baby-like imaginable. I was not allowed to touch anything big.
By the end of it all two cribs, a rocking chair, a changing station, diaper pail, two mobiles, bottles, blankets, diapers, pacifiers, car seats, and too many clothes. I couldn't believe so much stuff could fit into one room.
I lounged around for the rest of the week. One thing about being pregnant is that you get fat. Every morning I would look at my stomach and sigh. My once flat stomach, was now the size of a watermelon.
"I wish I had a normal stomach, I'm tired of feeling like a balloon." Garrison came up behind me, placing his hands on my tummy.
"I think you look perfect." I scrunched my nose.
"No, I don't. And what about after I have the babies. I'll be kind of saggy. That's all Mom complained about after she had both Jayda and Michael.
"You'll still be beautiful." He said kissing the back of my neck. I huffed.
"I don't know. I guess I'll have to actually exercise."
"No, you're going to sit, relax, and take care of my babies." I rolled my eyes.
"Right."