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Chapter 14
It was a lovely sunny Saturday, Karen and Rob lay cocooned within one another's embrace, that was until that all so familiar feeling crept up on Karen and she threw the covers back and raced to the bathroom before throwing up the contents of her stomach. Rob was woken by the sound of the vomiting and sat down by the toilet holding her hair back and rubbing her back soothingly. Karen's head re-emerged, "alright now?"
"Yeah, can't wait till this parts over!" Karen moaned before placing her hand upon her very slightly rounded belly.
"Shall I go get you a glass of water?" Rob was being so attentive, he'd been amazing. It was a few weeks on since they had first discovered their news and they'd been to the doctors for confirmation and it was now that Karen was nearing 4 months. Today was the day they told their family. They hadn't yet told Jess and Harry, they knew they'd be too excited and tell grandma when she was next round or someone at school. However it was getting more difficult to hide Karen's bump.
Rob reappeared and passed her the glass of water,
"Thank you" rob placed a kiss upon her head in the transaction.
"So you all ready for today?" He asked.
"Yep, I can't wait to tell the kids and the rest of the family" Karen replied sweetly as Rob placed his arms around her and gently massaged her belly. He still couldn't comprehend his happiness at the thought of his own child.
"Jess may just love you forever with the news we're about to spring on her" rob joked.
"Right shall I go sort out those two, leave you to sort yourself out and get ready.
"Thanks Rob" they shared a passionate kiss before Karen went and prepared herself.
Jess and Harry were already up and running around bashing balloons and streamers all over the place. They had disguised today as a family summer party, to make the most of the lovely weather. Little did everyone know of the actual reason. Rob continued tying up balloons whilst Jess and Harry helped him. Jess was quite good at blowing up the balloons it was the tying that was difficult, Harry on the other hand resembled a puffer fish and wasn't being very successful. It was a sweet moment watching rob teach Harry as Karen reappeared dressed in a lovely flowing summer dress, just loose enough to hide her belly.
"Well this looks great" Karen was very touched at there efforts, today was going to be very special.
"So whose for breakfast?" Karen asked
"Rob made his pancakes mummy!"
"Oh did he now, in that case off you go and get dressed and brush your teeth"
"Will you help me?" Harry asked sweetly.
"Of course I will, come on then you" they proceeded the stairs Karen turned around to kiss Rob and thank him properly.
"This is gorgeous!"
"I've just got to finish off the garden then I shall get ready"
"You're pretty special!" Karen commented sweetly
"Well it's a special day for us." Rob really took the baby in his stride he made the most of every moment, charlie had never done that, he hadn't even gone to all of the scans, he even missed the birth of Harry. Karen felt so much calmer this time around, she felt like she could properly enjoy being pregnant.
"Oh have you put the box out?" Karen asked excitedly.
"It's hidden in the garden" they had planned to tell everyone with a box filled with a chalk board and the due date written on it.
"Perfect, I better go help Harry."
Karen got to Harry's room to find he'd got himself into a bit of a pickle with his t-shirt which was inside out and he couldn't get one arm through.
"Ok hang on a second let mummy help you" Karen quickly turned it the right way round, helped him with his denim shorts and added a checked shirt to wear undone. He was looking like a right little dude.
"There we go" disaster had been averted usually that would have resulted in a screaming fit. Jess soon bounced in wearing her new summer dress and requesting her hair to be plaited like Elsa's. Luckily Karen could do this otherwise hell would broken out. Her children were looking adorable and Karen couldn't wait till everyone got there. Rob had showered and was starting on the barbecue. Harry was running around with woody and buzz whilst Jess sweetly played on the swings. Karen prepared the food for rob to cook before the doorbell rang.
" sarah, how're you?" Karen greeted Rob's sister and his two nieces. "Liv and Em I think Jess is outside playing on the swings"
"Mummy can we show Jess our face paints!" Olivia requested.
"How's about you guys go play for a bit and then in a bit I shall do some face painting" Olivia and Emilie seemed to agree and gave Karen a hug before going to see Jess, Harry and Uncle Rob in the garden.
"Face painting aye?" Karen asked as they made their way into the kitchen
"Em went to a party and is now obsessed with it, it's literally all the pair of them talk about"
"Makes a nice break from Frozen" Karen joked.
Soon Karen's mum and dad arrived
"Well something smells yummy" Jim Karen's dad commented.
"Rob's out doing the barbecue" Jim escaped the girly conversation of the kitchen and went out for a more manly conversation with Rob.
The sound of laughter filled outside as Jim made all the children laugh.
"So is Craig gracing us with his presence today" Karen asked her mum as she finished the potato salad.
"I believe he is, he was actually really excited for today. To meet Rob's family and see the kids."
"Yeah was he not here last time?" Sarah asked.
"No he was at uni but he's back now. He has a right knack for making children over excited" Karen warned and teased. He soon arrived with his sister and her two children. Karen caught sight of her niece and nephew walking in together.
"Aren't you super clever Ella!" She kissed the little girls cheek and equally smothered Noah.
"Well seems she cracked the walking malarky" Emma said as she placed their bags down before seeing Ella's little arms flapping around at the desire to be carried.
"You can go outside and play with Harry if you want to Noah?" Karen suggested as she watched him race off and enjoy Harry's dinosaurs, Harry looked just as happy to see him. Karen got to enjoy a cuddle with her little niece as finally Rob's mum Cathy arrived with Archie his mum Kate was working.
"Alright Arch?" Karen addressed Rob's nephew. He was particularly fond of Karen, he knew she was right for his uncle and shed been there through a lot of horrible times with his family and he respected her for that. He helped Karen to get out the plates and place the salad and pasta outside on the table.
"It's a shame Kate couldn't come" Karen sincerely addresses Cathy,
"She wanted to be here but she's having to work so many ridiculous hours recently, Archie's coping well though" they were all so proud of Archie after everything he'd been through.
"Food's ready" rob popped his head round. They all filtered outside, the perfect family gathering all sat down at the table, in the sunshine squabbling over food and making jokes. Ella was sat on her mummy's lap eating more of her food than her own. Harry had dunked his Dinosuar in the ketchup inside his burger and was now making footprints all over his napkin. Noah was sweetly mesmerised whilst the girls all demanded their face painted. Rob and Archie wee being big kids seeing who could catch a potato in their mouth. Once dinner had finished out came the face paints.
"Sarah you're quite a wiz at that sis" rob was impressed as he swigged his beer. Sarah had painted a ladybird on the cheek of Emilie, a butterfly on Olivia and Jess had asked for a flower. They were all glittery and colourful and three very happy little girls. Karen took photos before they all bounced off round the garden. Ella began to sit and tear up the garden quite determined, her face in the process was quite amusing.
"You got green fingers hey Ella" grandad commented before picking her up and tickling her which she didn't take to, much preferring being on the grass yanking at the Daisy's. Jess had made a sweet daisy chain and placed it round Ella's neck who was now in her mummy's arms looking out at the children playing.
"Wow Ella isn't that pretty. Thank you Jess." Ella's little head quite sweetly looked down to her chin in an attempt to look at it. Karen walked past having finished topping up Harry's sun cream when Ella grunted.
"I think that means Auntie Karen please look at my pretty necklace"
The sisters laughed.
"Ella it's very beautiful" Karen brushed the little girls cheek,
"Your sweet little girl made it" Emma commented.
"I didn't know you could make daisy chains?" Karen told her daughter rather proudly.
"Grandma taught me" the sisters shared a look having the same memory of their mum teaching them.
"Would you like one mummy?"
"I would love one"
"I shall make you a bracelet."
Karen sat on the grass with her nephew on her lap showing her his bullseye the one character Harry didn't have from toy story and admired her daughters creativity.
Soon enough the bracelet was finished and Karen treasured it.
"Look what Jess made me" Karen showed rob.
"She's pretty clever that daughter of yours all her pictures and now daisy chains" rob was very sweet.
"I think it may be time" he whispered in her ear which she smiled sweetly at.
"Sorry Noah I need to get up sweetheart" Noah got quite upset to which Karen picked him up instead.
"So you can't have a garden party without a game of pass the parcel" the adults laughed and the kids jumped with excitement. Craig mucked around with passing it to his sister winding her up wanting to win. Layers of paper were torn off and children and adults were munching away on had taken to munching on the paper whilst Harry and Noah attempted to wear it. It was the final round and the music stopped, Jess held the parcel. Could it have been anymore perfectly planned.
"It's quite heavy" Jess sweetly commented. Karen went and sat next to Jess,
"You going to open it" Jess tore away at the paper and soon the chalkboard became apparent. Jess was obviously very confused. Jess held it up to everyone. Emma was the only one to clearly understand it, Cathy and Sarah soon followed but stayed quiet till Jess understood.
"Mummy what is it?"
"It's a chalkboard with a special date on it"
"my birthday" Karen had to laugh at how sweet her daughter was being.
"It's not your birthday no, but it's somebody else's" all the adults gasped, their mums cried tears of joy.
Karen whispered to her bewildered children.
"Mummy and Rob are having a baby!" Jess bounced up and wrapped her arms around her mummy. Harry soon followed before pouncing on Rob, "I'm going to be a big brother!" He proudly announced.