Baby Shower in Blue
Natalia, Alexx and Calleigh sat in the break room during their lunch talking about the baby shower that the were planning for their boss and his wife. They had asked Lacy's mother if she had minded them planning this shower since the grandma-to-be had planned the others. Lacy didn't mind giving up the reins, she was still involved. She was going to do most of the cooking for the party.
"Knowing those two," she joked to Alexx "I'm sure there will be another one after this anyway!"
Alexx laughed and said she agreed.
A patrol officer had teased Horatio that morning about him and Aimee "working so quick."
"Well, when ya get a late start, ya gotta work fast," Horatio chuckled.
Even though it had been five years since Horatio had met Aimee and his life had changed. Still whenever his co-workers got the chance they talked about the difference in Horatio since the emptiness in his life had been filled. They never knew the man could smile so much and so big. His eyes danced and lit up at the mere mention of Aimee, their children and the baby boy on the way.
"Either one of them tell you if they had a name for the little fella?" Calleigh asked the other women.
"Horatio said they were pretty sure on a name but they're not saying just they change their minds when he's born, if he 'looks like something else,'" Alexx said.
"I knew it's definitely not going to be junior. Aimee's adamant about that. I asked her about that a few months ago. 'Said she always hated the whole 'junior' thing. Not to mention Horatio said he would "never, repeat, never" give a child that name."
Calleigh laughed. "He said that?"
"Yeah and he was quite passionate about it."
Both Rachel and Cheyenna had their own rooms. Austin would have his own room as well. At some point the parents planned to move the two girls in together but they figured moving the 21-month-old girl into the new room with a brand new baby arriving in the house very soon would be too stressful. It wasn't like they needed to do for space reasons. The nursery was almost ready for the baby. The crib and other furniture set up. The bassinet, that could be easily moved from place to place because it had wheels was now the master bedroom at foot of the bed.
Even though this baby was their third child the couple were still beyond excited. Both knew there were people who were less excited during subsequent pregnancies but definitely were not in that club. They tried not to judge. Rachel was very excited about her brother, Cheyenna was too though maybe a bit less because she didn't understand as much. The baby would be approximately six weeks old by the time his oldest sister's fourth birthday came giving mom and dad time to breathe before planning a party of a little girl. They were determined to make the day just as big and special for the birthday girl as they would have if they didn't have a new baby in the house. None of the team, or Aimee's best friend or mother were surprised that that was the couple's goal . However with a new baby in the house, there was going to be a lot more things going on. They all offered to help out; whether it was looking after "the little fella" so Aimee could spend some time with the girls or plan something for the birthday party or helping out by doing something in preparation for the day.