Chapter 21
Note: I'm just going to pretend that Andrew's family has visited them on and off since Joshua was born.
True to their word, Andrew and Margaret got home around 8:00. They paid Ashley, and after she left, they went into the nursery to
check on Joshua. After finding him peacefully asleep in his crib, and after they had each given him a goodnight kiss, they headed
back out to the livingroom.
"Well, should we call your family and tell them the big news now?" Margaret asked.
"Yeah, they should all be home by now. I'll call, and we can tell them together" Andrew replied. He walked over
to the counter, picked up the phone, and dialed his parent's number. It rang twice, before someone picked up.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Mom"
"Andrew honey, how are you guys? How's Joshua?"
"We're doing very well, and Joshua, well, he's really growing up fast. Listen, could you go get Dad and Gammy, and then
put us on speakerphone. We have a pretty big announcement"
"Allright, hold on" (she turned around and called for Joe and Annie to come over). "Okay, we're all here. So what's the
big announcement?"
"Well, Margaret wasn't feeling good this morning, so she went to the doctor, and...."
"Aaaaand?" they all asked anxiously.
"And...we're having another baby!" Margaret and Andrew said at the same time.
Happy screams could be heard on the other side of the phone.
"This is wonderful--I can't believe we're going to be grandparents again!" Grace exclaimed.
"Congratulations--we're absolutely thrilled for you guys." Joe said.
"Yeah, we're so excited about this" Annie added. "So how far along are you? Have you guys decided if you're
going to find out what you're having this time?"
"Well, I just found out earlier today, so I'm exactly 1 month. I'm due on or around January 18th of next year, and as
for whether or not we're going to find out, we did talk about it a little, and we decided that we will be finding out with this one
as well--as soon as they can actually tell what it is" Margaret replied.
"So, have you guys talked about names, or about whether you want a boy or girl?" Grace asked.
"Actually, we have talked a little bit about whether we want a boy or a girl. We decided that since we already have a boy,
that we both would really like to have a girl. One of each--it would be perfect--right, honey?" he asked looking at Margaret,
before leaning in for a kiss.
"Yeah, that really would be" she replied, returning the kiss.
Andrew continued--"However, we still haven't really discussed names. We want to wait until we find out what we're having
before we do."
"Well, when you do, let us know--and be sure and keep us up to date on every big thing that happens" Joe piped in.
"We will--we promise" Andrew replied, wrapping an arm arounf Margaret's shoulder. "Well, it's getting late here. I guess we''ll talk to
you guys later. Goodbye"
"Goodnight, you two" they all said on the other end.
After they had hung up, Margaret turned to Andrew. "Well, I think it's about time we head to bed. After all, I'm sleeping for two now" she said,
laying her hand on her still barely noticeable baby bump.
"Sounds like a good idea to me" he said, laying his hand on top hers. She looked up at him and they both smiled, before leaning in for
another kiss. Afterwards, they headed upstairs--hand-in-hand, got in bed, curled up close to each other and, very quickly, fell asleep.
