Chapter 3: Jocelyn Meets the Family Part 2
After driving for an hour, we arrived at my mother in law's house. I took Jocelyn's car seat out and Denise met us at the door. She took the car seat from me and smiled. "She's gorgeous, Demi!" she said. I thanked her and we walked inside. Danielle came up to me. "Okay sweetie, show us that munchkin!" she said. "Denise's changing her right now. " I said, sitting down next to Danielle who was holding her son Justin. "How's little Justin?" I asked as Denise placed Jocelyn in my arms once more. Danielle nodded. Jocelyn rubbed her head against my breast, meaning she wanted to be fed. "Do you mind if I nurse her?" I asked, knowing that seeing a woman nursing can be kind of gross. "No, no! Go ahead! I'm going to nurse him as well." Danielle said. We fed our babies and talked until dinner.
As we arrived at the dining table, Frankie came in with his girlfriend Chelsea. He was now in 8th grade. "What's up, Frankie?" I asked him, rocking a sleepy Jocelyn. He smiled. "Not much." He said. I put Jocelyn in her car seat and placed it by my dining room chair. Everybody sat down, Paul led us in graces, and then we enjoyed a meal of fried chicken, bread, beans, and salads. It was delicious!
We sat down on the couch once again. I talked to Danielle some more, and then Nick stood up. "I have some news, everyone!" he said. We all looked at him. "Selena is pregnant and we are engaged. " he said. We clapped. "How far are you, Selena?" Denise asked. "1 month." she replied.
After talking some more, we went home, gave Jocelyn her before bed feeding, snuggled her until she was calm enough that she wouldn't cry when I put her down, and placed her in the crib. Joe and I quietly walked out of the room and crept into our own bed after putting our pajamas on. We talked until eleven, kissed, and fell into restful slumbers.