Eddie felt like her stomach was stretching it's limit. She was 19 weeks and resembled a whale. No matter what Jamie said he couldn't change how she felt about herself. Everything was difficult to do. She couldn't walk far without getting winded, she had to pee every five minutes, she couldn't get comfortable to sleep, she barely fit behind the wheel of her car, and she had trouble standing for too long. She complained loudly one afternoon. She had been trying to do laundry and she got tired from walking down the stairs. She sat on the couch and groaned.
"This sucks."
Jamie looked up from his football game. "What's wrong?"
"My back is killing me and I can't walk down the stairs without having to catch my breath."
"Sorry."
"Why you can't do anything."
He chuckled and pulled her closer. "It will be over soon."
She groaned. "Don't remind me. This is the easy part."
He kissed her and then laughed and pulled away. She looked at him curious.
"What?"
"They kicked me."
She rolled her eyes. "Usually they're more active at night."
"Tell me about it. You toss and turn and then I end up getting kicked in the back."
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"Have you thought about what colors you want?"
Eddie shrugged. "I don't know. I guess i'll just find something that I like and go from there."
Linda and Eddie were walking through Babies R Us trying to register for baby things. They went into the bedding aisle. Eddie found some pink and mint colored bedding that she liked. Linda smiled.
"Well we can paint the room pink and then we can add pops of mint and use white furniture."
Eddie nodded. "That would be pretty. I really want to put their names over their cribs and make each one unique."
"Did you guys choose names yet?"
"No we haven't even looked really. I guess we should get on it."
"Might be a good idea."
Eddie turned into an aisle and groaned. "I have no idea what any of this is."
Linda smiled. "When I had Jack I really had no clue what I was doing. Plus Danny left to go overseas when Jack was 3 months old and he came back when he was 10 months."
"How did you do it?"
"Mary. Jamie and Danny's mom. She was incredible. She use to just know what a baby needed like she could read their minds."
"She sounds amazing."
"She was a great mother in law."
When Eddie got home that night she was sitting next to Jamie in bed while he typed away at his computer. She glanced at him.
"What are you doing?"
"I have a mountain of paperwork that I needed to fill out and I didn't."
She nodded and set her book aside. "Linda reminded me of something that we need to do."
"What's that?"
"Name them."
He glanced up and smiled. "That is kinda important."
She nodded and grabbed a book out of her nightstand drawer. "Linda lent me this book they used."
He nodded. "Fire away."
She rolled her eyes. "Stella?"
He made a face. "Sounds like a TV psychic."
"Okay how about...Hazel."
"Too hippy dippy."
"Trinity?"
He set his computer aside and took the book. "There has to be better names then that." He started flipping through until he stopped. "Claire?"
Eddie made a face. "No. I knew a girl in high school named Claire and...no."
He chuckled. "Okay...Caroline?"
She thought about it. "Okay you're improving Reagan."
He smiled and then his smiled froze. He looked emotional. "Josie."
Eddie thought about it and then smiled. "Josie Grace Reagan?"
He nodded. "I like it."
"One down two more to go." She was quiet for a minute. "Riley?"
"Riley Reagan?"
"Okay you made your point."
"How about Addelyn?"
"Addelyn? I like it."
"Addelyn Marie?"
She nodded and then smiled. "Brooklyn?"
He chuckled. "Seriously?"
"I like it Brooklyn Faith Reagan."
He nodded. "It works."
She grabbed her phone and typed the names into her notes. "So Babies A and B are Addelyn and Brooklyn?"
"Makes sense. Then Baby C is Josie."
She nodded. "I vote we call Addelyn Addie."
"Agreed."
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Once they had names Eddie felt more excited. She and Jamie started to get things ready but then it led to more issues. Like the issue of a car. They both had two door cars and Eddie's definitely wasn't made for car seats. They decided, after much protesting from Eddie, to trade both of them in and get more practical cars. While they were on the used car lot Eddie made a face.
"Do we have to?"
Jamie smiled. "We can't fit three carseats in our cars."
"I know but my car is fast and pretty."
He rolled his eyes and pointed. "That one is pretty."
She sighed. "Not as pretty."
Eventually Eddie agreed to a Tahoe in red and Jamie got a black Volvo xc90. She had to admit she did feel better knowing that she had a safe car for their girls. Jamie was less then thrilled about the hole car thing too but he knew they had to get them.
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"Ma'am I have sent three officers over and they didn't hear a thing from your neighbors party...no I cannot send anyone else out...yes we are the police but as I said we've already...hello?"
Eddie slammed the phone down.
"Have a nice night to lady."
"Bad day Janko?"
She looked up and saw Danny and Baez. Danny smiled and Eddie sighed.
"I hate phone duty. Just a bunch of board old people."
Baez smiled. "Well how much longer until you go on maternity leave?"
"15 weeks."
"Eww well hang in there."
Jamie walked over and saw his brother. "Hey Danny. Baez. What are you doing here?"
Danny turned. "Just looking for some information from Renzulli. Is he is his office?"
"Yeah I just passed him."
"Okay. See ya later Eddie."
She nodded and answered the phone while Jamie sat on her desk.
"Sir we can not do anything if your neighbor's cat is watching you...did you try shutting your curtains?"
She looked at Jamie and rolled her eyes. He chuckled and she continued.
"I cannot send a car to check if a cat is spying on you."
She hung up and groaned. He smiled at her.
"Rough night?"
She glared. "I hate night desk duty. Just a bunch of drunk people and board old people."
He nodded. "Well I had a guy puke all over the back of my squad."
"Eww. Okay I am glad I'm in here."
He smiled and kissed her cheek. "Cheer up."
"Yeah, yeah."
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