SPOV
Closing on the house was the best feeling ever. When Jesse and I got home we "celebrated", a lot actually, guess it's all those hormones. Either way, we told our tenant for the apartment that we were moving out at the end of the month. I didn't think that they would be happy with us, since our lease wasn't supposed to let up for three months, but they worked with us and we settled with both sides happy.
"Querida, are you happy?" Jesse asked me at dinner one night.
"Yes, of course! Why would you ask that?"
"It's just that we haven't talked much about what you want, and how you want it, if you want to decorate the house, just a few rooms, just one, or have a designer do it. Susannah we are in a very good position right now. I'm getting a raise, a large raise in a month, and that will definitely help. What do you want?"
I smiled at him coyly, and gently rested my left hand on my stomach. "I want to do the baby's room, and our master. But other than that I don't think I'll be able to do much more, because especially by the time I get around to it, I won't be able to get to that room!" We chuckled at the last part, knowing that at some point I just wouldn't want to move.
I was starting to show, and hitting week ten on Wednesday, and going to my first sonogram. I was so excited, and so was Jesse. He loved the idea of knowing the sex. Probably stemming from the fact that when he was about to get married the first time, they didn't have any of this. He wanted to know for the room, the clothes, the name.
I didn't mind, knowing or not knowing I didn't care. I felt prepared, sort of, for either. I knew I would be able to handle the whole diaper thing, probably better than Jesse. I loved the idea of a baby though, and so did my mom. When we told her, it was amazing.
I walked into the house, well barely, and into the arms of my mother immediately. She started complaining about how long it had been since she'd seen us. Mom was still hugging me even though Jesse and Andy had finished their greeting.
"Mom, I still have to say hi to Andy," I said it kindly, but so that she would get the hint. She let go of me and walked over to Jesse throwing him into a hug also. His face was sort of surprised, but he let into the hug. I walked over to Andy hugging him also, though not as long as Mom was going for.
He smiled at me, and the smile almost looked knowing, which scared me a little. He always observed more than my mom, mostly because he took the time to look at things for longer instead of bouncing around. Not that I was showing yet, but I guess the surprise of the visit was reason for suspicion.
Mom led us all into the kitchen, where Andy had made an amazing assortment of snack foods for us. We each grabbed a plate, I filled mine more than most to which I got another knowing smile from Andy, and made our way into the living room.
We small talked for a while, talking about jobs, friends, and things we had done recently. I looked at Jesse and he smiled encouragingly, knowing that I was asking if we should tell them now. I took a deep breath and let it out, knowing that my mother was going to go crazy, probably even crying.
"Mom, Andy, the reason for our visit was to give you some news. Jesse and I, are going to have a baby."
As I finished speaking Mom jumped up and ran over to me, tears already streaming down her face, and brought me into a bear hug. I looked at Jesse raising my eyebrows, he smiled back almost chuckling. Andy walked over and shook his hand, smiling coyly.
Mom let go of me after a few long minutes and walked over to Jesse. Andy came over to me and got me into a hug too. "Congratulations," he said. "I'm glad you and Jesse are having such a wonderful life, I'm happy for you." I smiled at him, and said thank you.
For the rest of the night we sat around talking, about everything and anything. It was a wonderful visit.