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November 10, 2011: 35 weeks or (8 months along)
I stood up and stretched out my body from sitting too long in my computer chair. The baby is getting bigger and I feel like a cow already!
Lindsay invited me to the little party that she is throwing for her friend's birthday so I got dressed up but I chose comfortable clothes. I wore my favorite long sleeves red dress that shows off my belly and I chose to wear my flat brown boots.
Stella came and picked me up and we drove over to Lindsay's place.
Lindsay and Danny's apartment
When I entered, everybody shouted "Surprise!"
I could not believe it! Lindsay and Stella threw out a baby shower for me.
"Oh my god, you guys!" I laughed in surprise. The baby shower was just girls only and they invited some of my friends and my co-workers and my "Aunt" Kathy.
"Oh my gosh, Kathy," I say, hugging her. "Thanks for coming!"
"No problem. Look at you," Kathy rubbed my belly and smiled. "You look so beautiful, Isabella!"
I thanked her and hugged her again before Lindsay and Stella took me away.
They were showing me around and they showed me the cake they ordered for the party. It was a jungle-themed, three tiered baby cake and I loved it! It was so cute!
We had a wonderful time and I opened so many gifts that I lost count after the tenth gift. I was sad when the party ended so everybody left except me, Stella, Kathy and Lindsay.
"Hey guys, do you want to see the picture of the baby?"
"Sure!" They said together.
I took the 3D ultrasound picture of the baby and showed it to them. They cooed over it.
"Oh my god… the baby is so cute. I can tell that the baby got your lips and nose. This picture is kind of a cheat sheet before the baby comes, right?" Stella says, smiling at the picture.
"I know, right?" I say, chuckling with Lindsay.
"I can't wait to see the baby once it's born and find out what is the gender!" Lindsay smiled and winked at me.
I giggled and shook my head. "You guys are terrible, you know that?" I said. Stella and Lindsay laughed together. "Hey, it's just a bet!" Stella says, winking at me.
Lindsay thinks that I am carrying a girl and Stella thinks I am carrying a boy so they made a bet to see which one it is… and the bet is twenty dollars. I found out later that the whole CSI team except Mac made a bet. Mac still doesn't know about the baby.
Lindsay and Stella started to clean up and I tried to help them out but Lindsay insisted that I sit down and relax since I was the "Queen" for the day. I chuckled and sat down with Kathy.
"Elliot is coming up right now to pick me up, so it was so good to see you! Will you come to our Thanksgiving dinner? We would love to have you, Isabella," Kathy says, her smile beams.
"Sure, I would love to. I can't wait for the Thanksgiving with ya'll. I would like to bring dessert though, if that's okay?" I asked and Kathy nodded.
"I'll make my famous apple pie. Damn, I'm craving for one right now," I say and Kathy chuckled.
We heard the knock on the door and Lindsay quickly went to the door and answered. It was Elliot.
"Elliot!" I said cheerfully and tried to get up. I couldn't get up so I started laughing. "Help me!" I yelled jokingly and Kathy pulled me up from the couch.
"Thanks," I say breathless and waddled to Elliot. We hugged.
"Isabella, you look great! How are you feeling?"
"Good, besides I can't really get up from the chairs and coaches anymore," I laughed, rubbing my belly.
"Well, that's fine. But I'm glad to see you. I hate to be rude, but we have to go now," Elliot says hurriedly to Kathy and Kathy gave me a quick hug.
We said our goodbyes and I closed the door.
"Lindsay, you've got to let me to help you clean up. After all, you gave me a party, just at least let me lend a hand." I say, putting my hands on my hips.
Lindsay rolled her eyes and cracked a smile. "Fine, Isabella, but you're stubborn, you know that?"
I giggled and nodded. "But you love me for that!" I said and she swats her towel at me but I got out of the way. I stuck my tongue out at her and Lindsay shook her head, smiling at me. I started to wash the dishes and Stella helped me by drying them.
After that, I decided to get off my feet but I started to get hot flashes due to my hormones. So I knew that it would be cold outside, I asked Stella to go outside with me on the balcony.
I took my coat with me and put it on as we went out to the balcony.
"Ahh, I feel so much better now… damn hormones are killing me now," I say, sitting down in the patio chair.
Stella chuckled at me and sat down next to me. "So, how are you feeling so far?"
"I'm feeling great… this pregnancy has been pretty much easy so far. I've got one more month left and I'll meet this baby soon, which I'm looking forward to. I'm going to knock on the wood, just in case," I knock on the wooden table and Stella joined me.
Stella smiled. "Oh, me too. Anyway, did you enjoy the baby shower today?"
"Yeah, I did. I was sad when everybody left but I had a great time."
The baby started to kick. "It's kicking me right now… do you want to feel it, Aunt Stella?"
She laughed at me for calling her Aunt Stella and felt my belly.
"Yeah, it's kicking up a storm. Do you think that the baby will be a soccer player or a dancer?" Stella said, rubbing my belly in affection.
"I hope it's either," I chuckled.
"Good, I'm glad," Stella laughed a little.
"I wonder if the baby's going to be early or late. It's one of those times where I wish that my mom was here," I sighed heavily and folded my arms around the belly.
Stella chuckles, "No, I just have a feeling that the baby will come earlier. I mean I remember your mother telling me that you came two weeks earlier before the due date and you were a perfect baby."
"Thanks for telling me that, Stella." I giggled. I heard Danny's voice in the background.
"Oh! Danny is back with Lucy. Let's go inside to say hi to Danny and Lucy," I say, smiling.
Stella pulled me up from the chair and we walked to the balcony doors.
When I entered inside, Lindsay came rushing to me and tried to take me outside. "Lindsay, what is going on?" I smiled but it faded away when I realized that Lindsay was white in the face. "What?" I said in concern and she looked away.
I looked over Lindsay's shoulder and I saw Danny but he was not alone. Mac was behind him.
I heard Stella behind me saying, "Uh oh."
Lindsay moved from my side and held my hand. Mac looked at my belly then looked at me.
I grasp my belly in protection and in nervousness.
I lift my chin up and looked at him.
"It's mine, isn't it?" Mac asked and my heart started to beat wildly at 100 miles per hour.
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