Baby Boutique
It was a crisp fall afternoon and at nearly 7 months pregnant Piper's baby bump was really starting to show beneath her v-neck, robin blue shirt. Alex walked with her hand-in-hand through the most up-scale baby boutique on their end of the city sipping a freshly juiced beet concoction she had poured into her glass sippy cup before bolting out the door. She held Piper's grasp tightly as they walked the length of the store standing 4 inches taller than her wife in her thick, black heals. At 37 and 40 they looked very young. Alex always prided her Vegan diet for that but the truth is they just really never gave up acting or dressing young. Piper had finally won the debate about using cloth diapers on baby Vause, but on the condition that they be all-in-ones so that Alex didn't forget a piece and end up with a leaky baby all over her clothes since she'd be home with the baby more often than Piper.
Alex was reading the labels on all the different pacifiers when Piper drew her attention to the wall of cloth diapers and wipes.
"We need to figure out what types of cloth diapers they carry too! I've heard Bum Genius are pretty great and they go on easy too which is helpful for both of us!" Piper chimed in Alex's direction. Alex approached her slowly still holding 2 packages of pacifiers in her free hand. Alex couldn't help but smile, the thought of cleaning cloth diapers still icked her out but Piper was so thrilled and lit up at the idea that she felt she needed to try and be excited too. She placed the pacifiers and her cup on the ground picking up a ladybug print diaper off of the wall to show to Piper.
"How about these? I have heard Glow Bugs are great. Very similar style, and quality but cheaper and with a lot more prints..." She cut herself off abruptly when she noticed Piper and the store clerk staring at her. they both appeared supremely shocked that Alex even knew what she was looking at. Alex wrinkled her nose and shot the store clerk a look before saying louder than necessary: "What? I do spend some of my day reading about things that are going to affect our little Bean too you know." She looked cross but Piper was too thoroughly amused to care. She was entirely smitten with the idea that some how, somewhere along their journey her rockabilly, drug smuggling wife had become so sensitive... or maybe somewhere in her she always knew. She draped her arm over Alex's shoulder toying lightly with her extensions.
"I'm sorry babe, I just never realized you were so in tune with these things."
Alex shrugged before slugging back the rest of her beet juice and thumbing through one of the breastfeeding books on the nearest shelf. Piper floated around the store collecting a couple dozen Glow Bug diapers and various types of natural nipple cream. She knew not to buy too much before their upcoming shower but they were itching to buy the diapers so Piper could strip and prep them all early. After nearly and hour they were walking back to their three story century home. It was nearly 4pm and the street was eerily calm. They walked silently for some time before Alex pulled the cigarette she was smoking out of her mouth to speak.
"I think you should eat your placenta after the baby is born. The Doula offers it as a service and it will help with your milk supply, and you'll be less likely to get PPD." Piper stood with her mouth wide for 30 seconds before mouthing: "What the fuck..." and pretended to gag. "Don't believe me look it up. Honestly Pipes it's good for you." Alex snapped defensively.
"This coming from the strictly Vegan woman who shares my house with me?" Piper teased still in shock at what her wife was suggesting, yet slightly intrigued.
"Fuck yah!" Alex bantered back. "I won't eat animal products but I've never had a problem with the taste of you in my mouth." She chirped with a wink.
"You disgust me." Piper scoffed as she walked up the stairs into their house.
"I love you too." Alex hummed as she kicked off her heals in the entry way. "Come here, I'll show you the articles." She had already darted into the study to get her laptop as Piper stood rolling her eyes in the doorway.
"Fine but only if I get a foot rub out of this."
"Oh you'll get more than a foot rub..." Alex pulled Piper slowly into her lap on the couch as they surfed through articles Alex had saved for the next 2 hours. Before she knew it Alex had won her first baby rearing argument and she was quite pleased with herself.