Chapter 31: Cutest Baby Ever!
Brittany's POV
*Saturday 10th September 2022*
Today has been a bit of an interesting day for me. One minute I'm working out, then the next I'm hanging out with my wife while eating and watching rubbish TV and then, I'm making a mad rush to the hospital with my wife in labour. Then in no time at all I go from Brittany to Brittany the mom. I just honestly can't believe I have a child now. If someone had told me years ago that I would be married to an amazing woman like Santana and I'd have a baby I'd have just laughed in their face. It just feels so surreal and I need to pinch myself to make sure it's not a dream.
"Is he feeding?" I ask Santana as I sit down on the bed next to her. I put my feet up and put my arm over her shoulder as she begins feeding our son.
"He seems to be" she smiles at me.
"I am so proud of you; you did amazing today. I hated seeing you in so much pain though" I point out.
"I didn't do amazing" Santana shakes her head. "I whined and cried the whole time and got pissed at the nurses" she adds.
"Don't worry, I was getting pissed at the nurses too. One in particular who was getting in my way" I reply. "Anyway, that is all over now so we can focus on what's next" I smile.
"We really need to pick out a name soon" Santana points out.
"I know" I nod. "I used to like the name Logan" I say.
"Yeah I used to like it too until someone I knew named their dog Logan so I don't really want to name my son after a dog" Santana shakes her head.
"Fair point" I nod.
"We did float the idea of Austin at one point" Santana states.
"It has to rhyme with Lopez though and I'm not too sure if that flows to me" I say.
"No, it doesn't have to rhyme. You're Pierce and I'm Pierce outside of work so our kids will all be Pierce. Haven't we talked about this before?" she says confused.
"I know his last name is Pierce but his middle name is Lopez" I shrug.
"Is it?" she laughs. "Is that what you've decided for the both of us?" she asks amused.
"Sorry, I thought I mentioned it before. I thought one of our kids could have your maiden name as their middle name. I think Lopez is a cute name anyway" I explain.
"Lopez it is then" Santana smiles.
"Are you sure because we don't need to do that babe, it was just a suggestion" I say.
"No, I want to" she smiles again. We sit for another while going through some names but none seem to be the right fit for our little boy.
"What about Jaxon, but only if it's spelled j-a-x-o-n and not the other alternatives. I don't want it to sound like Jack's son, I want it to be like jax-on" I explain.
"Huh, I like that name" Santana smiles.
"Really?" I ask excitedly. I think we're finally getting somewhere with the name.
"Yeah, I can definitely see him being a Jaxon" Santana says while smiling down on our son.
"There we have it then, Jaxon Lopez Pierce" I smile.
We spend some time on our own with Jaxon before some of the nurses came in to check on everything. They seemed to be satisfied with the progress at the moment so they're allowing me to stay the night with my wife and son. Even though it's still early, Santana and I are both exhausted from today so we're getting ready for bed right now. I would say Santana is probably more tired than I am because she had a lot more than me to do today.
"It's been a long day, hasn't it?" I say as Santana starts yawning.
"It has" she smiles. "I am so happy our son is finally here but it really has been a long day when you think about it" she adds.
"Yeah" I nod. "I mean I love that our family and friends wanted to meet Jaxon right away but it was a bit tiring having to entertain everyone half an hour after he was born" I state. No sooner had the doctors left that our family and friends turned up to meet our son. It was sweet but also a bit hectic because Santana was exhausted so not only were we just getting to know Jaxon but I was doing a lot of the talking to our friends and family so Santana could rest.
"At least we got some time with Jaxon on our own once they all left and we finally got to name him" she points out.
"That's true" I agree.
"I suppose you and I should get some rest now because Jaxon is sleeping so it's probably better we sleep too so that we're somewhat rested when he wakes up for another feed or needs his diaper changed" Santana replies.
"Yeah, we should get to bed now" I smile.
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*Sunday 11th September 2022*
Santana and Jaxon really didn't need to spend much time at all in the hospital. There weren't any complications after the birth which was good so after spending the night there last night, they get to go home today. On the one hand it's exciting for us all to finally get home and be together as a family but on the other hand, it's really quite scary. I thought we would have a little more time with the medical staff and could get a few more tips before being thrown into the deep end of parenting. We've never done this before and have no clue what a baby needs so it's terrifying to know we won't be able to call a nurse into the room in the middle of the night if we freak out or to have someone else there with experience to tell us how to do something. We've read up on as much stuff as we could about babies and parenting but it really isn't enough when you have a new-born right in front of you.
"Brittany…BRITTANY…YO, HEY PIERCE!" I hear my wife loudly say, bringing me out of my inner thoughts.
"Sorry, what?" I ask.
"I've been talking to you for a solid 5 minutes and you haven't answered. Have you not been listening to me?" Santana questions unimpressed.
"I'm sorry, I just got lost in my head for a moment. I mean one minute I'm so excited to take you and Jaxon home and then the next, I'm freaking myself out that I can't do this. I don't know how to be a parent" I reply.
"I don't think anyone ever really knows the perfect answer to being a parent" Santana smiles. "Don't get me wrong I am crapping myself a little but at the same time, not one baby is the same. There is no manual for these things so we just need to do the best we can do" she adds.
"Yeah, that's true" I nod in agreement. My mom did once tell me that my sisters and I were all completely different when we were younger so there is no one correct solution to parenting and raising children I don't suppose.
After we packed up all of Santana and Jaxon's things, the doctor came in to talk to us. Santana and Jaxon both got checked over to make sure everything was still ok and then we signed some paperwork. We got some last-minute baby tips from one of the nurses and then I got Jaxon buckled into the car seat. Santana waited with Jaxon while I made a few trips out to the car with our things and all the baby gifts our friends and family gave us.
"Ok, just the three of us left now to get to the car" I smile. "Shall we get you a wheelchair to take you outside?" I ask.
"No, it's really not necessary" Santana shakes her head. "What I do need though is a treadmill" she chuckles as she gets off the bed.
"Why?" I ask confused.
"I thought as soon as I gave birth then my body would go reasonably back to normal again but it hasn't. I've put on a lot more weight than I thought" she explains.
"You look great to me so I really wouldn't worry about it" I say while kissing her cheek before picking up the car seat with Jaxon.
"He looks so cute by the way, all dressed up to go home" Santana says while fondly looking down at our son with his cute little hat on and his cute little clothes from our fashion company.
"He really does" I say as I take Santana's hand in my free hand as we make our way towards the exit.
"I can't wait to dress him up in all of the clothes we've designed. I'm proud of all of the designs we've made over the years but there's just something even more satisfying about getting to dress our own children up in them" she replies.
"I totally agree. I've always thought what you designed was cute and looked great on children but it's definitely even cuter when I see our son wearing your designs" I smile.
"Ok here we go Jaxon, your first ride in a car" Santana says as we reach her car and I unlock it. I open the door and then Santana takes the car seat from me and begins attaching it to the fixture in the car.
"You look so excited buddy" I smile as he watches what Santana is doing.
"Ok, we're done" Santana states as she steps back.
"Did it click together ok?" I ask. It doesn't look exactly right to me unless my son has a lopsided head all of a sudden and one leg is longer than the other.
"I don't know" Santana shrugs.
"We have to make sure the car seat is clicked in properly before I drive off otherwise, he could slide to the side" I state.
"You do it then" she sighs while turning around to glare at me.
"Why are you getting pissed at me?" I ask confused.
"Because I just want to go home Brittany and eat and finally spend some time with our son on our own" she states.
"I get that honey but we can't drive off if Jaxon and the car seat aren't securely buckled in. Do you want our son to be injured before we've even left the hospital parking lot?" I reply.
"Don't be smart, just fix it" she sighs.
"Ok" I nod. After some messing around and unclicking and clicking, the car seat seems to be securely in the car and Jaxon seems to be looking safe. "We can head home now" I say as I open the car door for Santana and help her into the car.
"Thank you" she says and then I run around and get into the driver's side.
The ride from the hospital to home wasn't long at all so I was pulling up outside the house in no time at all. We got out and Santana went inside with Jaxon while I unloaded everything from the car. I then made us something to eat before we finally got a minute to sit down with Jaxon and just be with him. Once Jaxon was taking a nap, I decided to tidy up a little bit and put some of the baby gifts away. Jaxon is awake again so Santana and I are now trying to set up the baby monitors around the house. We didn't need them before since one of us was always with him but we want to get them ready now so we're ready for when we need to leave Jaxon to nap on his own or whatever.
"I'll go upstairs just now with one of the monitors and you can let me know if they're working and if you can hear me properly" I say.
"Ok" Santana nods. I then run upstairs to our bedroom.
"Can you hear me?" I ask through the monitor.
"What?" Santana asks.
"I said, can you hear me?" I ask again.
"I don't know what you're saying Brittany" my wife sighs.
"It doesn't matter" I chuckle. I then run back downstairs.
"I could hear noise but I didn't have a clue what you were saying to me. We'll need to try and fix the sound somehow" Santana says as I walk into the room. "What were you saying?" she asks.
"I was just asking if you could hear me. I heard you quite clearly so it must be something to do with the signal or something" I say.
"The manual the monitors came with is hopeless so I think we'll need to fix it ourselves or we can call one of your sisters since they have the same monitors for their kids" Santana states.
"I'll have a go at fixing it just now and we'll use my sisters as a last resort. I don't mean to be rude but if we tell them we need their help then they'll be over her within a shot and I'm not in the mood for visitors. I know they mean well and everyone wants a little piece of Jaxon but honestly, I just want our first night at home to be the 3 of us" I explain.
"I totally agree" Santana smiles. After tampering with the monitors for a little while, I think I've fixed them.
"I'll take Jaxon with me and you can tell me if you hear him" I say before picking up Jaxon and taking him upstairs to the bedroom with me. "Ok, we're here" I say as I gently lie my son down on the bed.
"I can hear you clearly but I can't really hear Jaxon, what is he doing?" she asks.
"He's not doing anything babe" I reply.
"Make him do something then because I need to know I can hear him through the monitor. Hearing your voice won't tell me if he's crying or something in the future nor is it something I need to hear right now" she replies.
"Charming" I chuckle.
"I need to be able to detect when something is up with him so make him do something" Santana states.
"Jaxon, can you make a sound for mommy?" I ask my son. He doesn't really do anything except kick his little legs. "Did you hear that; he moved a little bit?" I ask.
"Not really" Santana sighs. "Can you not make him cry or something?" she asks.
"Absolutely not" I laugh. I'm not going to deliberately make my son cry because one, it's mean and two, if he starts crying then he might never stop and we don't need that right now.
"How else am I meant to know if it's working then?" Santana asks.
"Babe, you can hear me right now so if you can hear me clearly then I am sure whenever Jaxon cries or whatever you will hear him too. Let's not make him upset right now just to prove something" I state.
"Fine" she sighs. "Just bring him back down here now" she adds.
"Ok" I reply. "Your mommy must be really tired today because she has a short temper" I tell my son as I lift him from the bed.
"Brittany, I can still hear you which means you're still up there and not down here like I asked you to be" Santana says unamused through the monitor.
"Your mommy is pretty amazing though, isn't she?" I say as I kiss my son's head and then leave the room. "Hey Jaxon look, there's mommy" I say as I walk over to Santana and gently place Jaxon in her arms.
"Hi sweetie" Santana smiles down on Jaxon.
"Why don't you take a nap or something babe and we can have dinner later because you seem tired" I suggest.
"I'm sorry I'm not in the best mood. I just had this idea of what things would be like when we got to take Jaxon home and so far, it's not working out the way I envisioned" Santana sighs.
"I think that is pretty much the definition of parenting babe. It never goes to plan" I smile. "The important point here is that we're all home now and we finally have our baby boy to spoil so let's just roll with the punches because there is nothing to get worked up about. So, what if it doesn't go to plan, it doesn't mean it's not working though" I add.
"I suppose that is true" she nods.
"There is no work to be worried about right now and we don't need to go out anywhere so let's just take each day as it comes and enjoy being parents. Today is today so let's have fun with our son with today and tomorrow is another day" I say.
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*Wednesday 14th September 2022*
It was pretty full on for the first couple of days but I think we're starting to get there now. It's quite exciting today because Santana and I are going to give Jaxon his first bath. He had one in the hospital when he was born but it was mostly the nurses that did that so today is his first proper bath at home. We had read up on some stuff and it says sometimes the baby's skin can dry out if you bathe them too much so we're going with two to three times a week I think for a proper bath and obviously every day he can get washed.
"Does Jaxon like the water?" I ask as Santana gently places him into it.
"Do you like that?" Santana asks amused as Jaxon just looks at us like we're being weird.
"Nothing scares him, does it?" I chuckle.
"Not really" Santana shrugs. "No offence, he's actually a bit boring though" she adds.
"Santana!" I say, a mix between surprise and amusement.
"I love him obviously but I thought babies had a little more character about them. I guess I'm just not used to being around new born babies because when my siblings were born, I was quite young too so I didn't really like them" she explains.
"It takes babies a little while to smile and laugh but I wouldn't say that makes Jaxon boring" I reply. "He's still very very cute" I add.
"Yes, he is very cute but all I meant was that he doesn't do much apart from eat, sleep, crap and repeat" she shrugs.
"Do you know, if someone didn't know you right now and heard you say those things, they would think you were a little bit of a bitch" I chuckle.
"Perhaps boring was the wrong word for me to use because clearly I love him to pieces but all I really meant was that having a baby was different from expected. I just thought Jaxon would show he loves us just as much as we love him. He often looks at me questioningly and turns away again. He doesn't smile or try to grab my hand or anything" Santana replies.
"He is not even a week old yet Santana so all of that won't be something he can do right now. Like I said, babies don't smile or laugh right away and I most certainly don't think they're able to wave back at you this soon" I say amused. I don't mean to find my wife's concern amusing but it just is because babies really aren't like grownups.
"I know he wouldn't be able to wave at me, I meant when I picked him up, I thought he might grip my finger or something but no nothing" she shrugs. "I mean the boy grew inside me for close to 10 months and he feeds right from my body but yeah, I get nothing in return" she adds.
"Honey don't take it personally right now because honestly, this is normal for babies. I would be more concerned if he started crying every time we went near him so the fact he doesn't do that must mean he loves us" I point out.
"Ok, fair enough" she nods.
After bathing Jaxon, we played with him for a little while before feeding and changing him. He's now fast asleep taking a nap so Santana and I are making the most of the spare time to tidy up a little bit and do whatever we need to do. I've actually just finished in the shower now so I'm making my way to the bedroom to see what Santana is up to.
"Hey" I say quietly as I enter the room so I don't wake up Jaxon.
"Hey" Santana smiles, looking over at me. "Did you have a nice shower?" she asks. It might seem like a weird question but showering is one of the few moments we get to ourselves to relax these days.
"Not really" I shrug. "It was very boring because I didn't smile or laugh the whole time" I add with a smirk.
"You're not funny" Santana playfully glares at me, clearly not liking my teasing.
"I'm sorry but the way you said that earlier was just so funny. I mean imagine calling your new baby son boring" I laugh.
"I didn't mean to sound as strong on the subject as I did. It was merely meant to be a sort of joke in the beginning but then I ended up making myself feel sad" she replies.
"I've seen you with Jaxon and there is no way that boy doesn't love you so I really wouldn't be worried about it" I say reassuringly. I have no doubt that as he gets older all he'll want is to follow Santana around so I'm not worried about it.
"Ok" she nods with a smile.
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Santana and I are just getting ready for bed now. We've been using one of the other bathrooms to get ready at night nowadays because the baby is sleeping in our room so we don't want to disturb him by running water and flushing toilets in the master bathroom. I'm just getting Jaxon settled while Santana is brushing her teeth in another bathroom. He just drifts off to sleep as Santana is finished with her nightly routine.
"He's finally asleep" I whisper to Santana as she comes into the room.
"That's good" she whispers back with a smile as she climbs onto the bed.
"Oh, you smell nice" I say as Santana settles next to me.
"I'm glad you think so because I always want to smell nice for my wife" she smirks as she moves and straddles my lap.
"You shouldn't do that because it's going to cause a reaction in me and we have a baby five feet away" I tease.
"I'm just sitting on your lap honey" Santana shrugs.
"Yeah I know but it's been a very long time since you've been able to straddle me" I point out. It just wasn't something she did as the pregnancy progressed because it wasn't a comfortable position for her to be in and it wasn't the best either when you're trying to get intimate with a pregnant belly in the way.
"Now you mention it, I haven't really been able to do things like this in a while" she says before leaning in to kiss me.
"Hey, let's go to the other room" I say while scrambling off the bed and picking up one of the baby monitors. Santana follows me and we head to one of the guest bedrooms. I want a second alone with my wife but at the same time I don't want to be too far away from Jaxon so we're staying upstairs.
"Honey I want to get sexy as much as the next person but I don't think we can right now. I literally gave birth less than a week ago" Santana points out as we sit down on the bed.
"Don't worry, I'm not looking for anything like that" I say, smiling reassuringly. "I just wanted to hang out with you without the fear of wakening up our son" I add.
"Ok but why are we in a bedroom then and not downstairs on the couch if we're just hanging out?" she asks confused.
"I didn't bring you in here because there was a bed, I brought you in here because it's close enough to Jaxon but not too close that we can wake him up. I'm just not ready to leave him all alone so going downstairs with him upstairs on his own is a no go for me right now" I explain.
"Oh, ok. I got you" Santana smiles.
"So, how are you?" I ask as we get comfortable on the bed together.
"I'm ok" Santana smiles. "You?" she asks.
"It's been a little stressful at times but so worth it and I've loved most of everything about being a new parent" I smile. "The thought of our son just makes me smile all the time" I add.
"Yeah he's a pretty great kid" Santana smiles.
"You've had things harder than me so I want to check in with you and see what's going on with you. I don't just mean because we're new parents but you personally, how are you feeling about everything?" I ask.
"I'm not totally in love with my body right now I must admit. I mean this must be the heaviest I've ever been which is a little weird to me" she points out.
"I see what you're saying because pregnancy does change your body a bit" I nod.
"I mean I guess I accept it because it's what has had to happen for me to give us a child but I'm not totally excited about how I look at the moment" Santana replies. "It's not that there is anything bad about it, it's just not how I usually look so it takes some getting used to" she adds.
"Everyone is different and we all come in different shapes and sizes which is great but I think I know what you mean because when you're not used to something it is weird to get to grips with it" I say.
"That is exactly what I mean because I'm not judgemental when it comes to how other people look so there is no right or wrong way a person can look, I'm just not used to looking different than what I know" she replies.
"Can I just say, I love how you look right now. I love the way you looked before, during and now after the pregnancy" I smile as I wrap my arms around Santana.
"Thank you" she smiles back. "Like I say, I'm not exactly insecure about it, it's just different for me" she shrugs. "At the same time though, I'm not about to knock myself into the ground and change it right away. I joked the other day about a treadmill but on a serious note, the gym is not my priority at the moment so if I still don't like myself like this in time then I might change things but losing weight right now is not my number one goal" she adds.
"Jaxon will probably keep us on our toes anyway so it'll be just as good as a workout" I joke.
"Yeah, exactly" Santana laughs.
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*Thursday 22nd September 2022*
It's 4am right now but I've woken up because I need to use the bathroom. I quietly slide out of bed before going over to check on my son before I leave the room to go to the toilet. As soon as I look into the crib, Jaxon is lying hugging his blanket as he stares up at me with his eyes wide open. Just the sight of my son quietly lying there awake just melts my heart. It's so cute how comfortable he feels around us because you would think the minute he woke up to a dark room he would start crying but he didn't.
"Morning buddy" I whisper as I lean down and kiss my son's head. "Mommy needs the bathroom but she will be right back" I say while kissing his head again before walking towards the bathroom. Since my son is already awake then I see no reason why I can't use the master bathroom. As soon as I am done, I leave the bathroom again.
"Brittany!" Santana says harshly as she leaps from the bed.
"What?" I ask confused.
"You've just flushed that damn toilet and more to the point you're not supposed to be in there when Jaxon is in bed" she tells me unamused.
"Relax, he's already awake" I say as I walk towards the crib and pick up my son. "He was awake when I got up so I didn't see the harm in having to use this bathroom" I shrug.
"Well you've still woken someone up, i.e. me" she shakes her head.
"I'm sorry" I say as I sit down on the bed and carefully cradle Jaxon in my arms.
"Apology accepted" Santana says as she joins me on the bed and puts the lamp on at the side. "He's so cute right now" she says smiling down at our son.
"I just can't believe we made this little person" I reply.
"I know what you mean" Santana nods as she puts her arms around me to sit closer to me and our son.
"He was just lying there awake when I got out of bed but he hasn't even cried once. I'm not really sure what this means because usually he cries when he needs a diaper changed or needs feeding" I chuckle.
"He's very patient for being a baby" Santana points out.
"Yeah I mean he could have started crying when he woke up thinking he was alone but he didn't. He just lay there on his own waiting on us wakening up" I reply.
"It's been a few hours so I might try feeding him again actually" Santana says as she removes her pyjama top.
"Ooh la la, my wife is half naked" I tease.
"Very funny, now can I have Jaxon please" she smiles at me as she holds her hands out to take our son to feed him.
"Yes, of course" I smile while gently placing Jaxon in Santana's arms.
After Santana fed Jaxon, we managed to get him settled and asleep again. Santana and I then got back into bed and went to sleep. It really wasn't a hard task for us to get back to sleep again because we were tired. The sleep only lasted a few hours though before Jaxon was awake again and needing our attention. We both got up and spent some time with Jaxon before heading downstairs to get some breakfast. We're back in the bedroom now, getting ourselves and Jaxon ready for the day.
"Hey babe, watch this" Santana says before running across the room and jumping on the bed.
"What are you doing?" I ask amused.
"Something I haven't been able to do for a while" she shrugs as she begins jumping on the bed.
"You look cute babe but I'm going to have to ask you to stop because adults aren't supposed to jump on beds and we also don't want you to break it because we need to sleep in it" I say.
"You're such a party pooper sometimes" Santana says as she gets off the bed and walks towards me. "You're no fun anymore" she teases as she pecks my lips.
"I'm very fun babe but it's just this is the best bed we have in the house so I don't want it broken. If you really want to mess around then jump on one of the guest beds" I shrug.
"Nah, the moment has passed" she shrugs back.
"I'll make it up to you later to do something fun once Jaxon takes one of his naps" I point out.
"Sounds good" Santana smiles.
"So, do you want to hear the good news?" I ask Santana.
"What?" she replies sceptically.
"We need to go to the grocery store today and you're coming with me and Jaxon" I smile.
"I hate the grocery store" Santana groans.
"I know babe and it's not my favourite place either but it needs to be done. We've got by recently with our friends and family bringing us some stuff but we've never went a proper trip to the grocery store since Jaxon was born so we need to get quite a few things" I say. "I would go myself but there is a lot to buy plus I wanted to take Jaxon to get him outside for a little while and there is no way I can handle a cart full of shopping and a baby at the same time" I add.
"Ok, no need to sell me the story honey. I'll go with you" she smiles.
"Thank you, you're the best" I smile back.
"No, I'd have to say you're the best" Santana says as she kisses me again.
Once we're both ready for the day and Jaxon is ready, we lock up the house and head out to the car. I get settled in the back next to Jaxon and Santana gets into the front and drives off. After a short while, we arrive at our destination and get out of the car. I get Jaxon into his stroller and Santana grabs a cart and we make our way around the grocery store.
"As much as I hate going to the grocery store, this is nice being able to take Jaxon out somewhere and show him off to everyone" Santana states.
"Yeah and make all the other parents jealous of our cute and perfect little kid" I joke.
"Jaxon must be the cutest baby ever right now in this grocery store and I'm not just saying that" Santana shrugs.
"It's not just Jaxon that's cute in here though" I smirk at my wife.
"What other little brat do you find cute?" Santana asks questioningly.
"I wasn't talking about another child; I was talking about you. You're pretty cute" I chuckle.
"Oh, ok" Santana laughs. "For a minute there I seriously thought you were trying to tell me that there were other cute kids in the store and I was like, that is not ok to think that when we have such a perfect little baby" she adds.
"No, I was definitely trying to compliment you" I smile.
"Well thank you" Santana smiles back. "Hey, I'm going to cook a nice meal for us tonight so pick whatever ingredients you want and I'll make it tonight when Jaxon goes to sleep" she adds.
"Ok, sound good" I nod.
Santana's POV
*Sunday 25th September 2022*
I'm a mom now, a freaking mom, how weird is that? I might be biased but I have the cutest baby ever. He looks a lot like Brittany which is great because she's cute but what is even better is that he looks a lot like me too and I know I'm beautiful therefore my son must be beautiful. I'm not saying parenting is easy or handling a new-born is a walk in the park but it's not as tough as I thought it might be. I think that's because I have Brittany though and she's super organised with everything. Brittany, Jaxon and me are currently walking through the park right now.
"You ok?" Brittany asks concerned as I begin to lag behind her.
"I'm fine, you just walk too fast" I smile. "I'm just so out of shape at the moment because of the pregnancy so I can't keep up with you and Jaxon" I add.
"Sorry, I'll slow down" she smiles back.
"Or maybe we could stop for 5 minutes" I suggest.
"We could or we could do something better and I could just take you and Jaxon out to lunch. Why don't we forget about the rest of our walk and just head to a restaurant for lunch? Jaxon is too little anyway to really appreciate the park at the moment" Brittany replies.
"I should really be exercising but fuck it, let's go to lunch" I smile. My weight is going to be fluctuating anyway since I'm breastfeeding so I'm not going to get too hung up on it at the moment.
"We'll maybe go home first and change and then I'll drive us to somewhere nice to eat" Brittany states.
"Sounds like a plan because I don't want to go to a restaurant in my sweatpants" I nod.
Once we get back home, we get ourselves freshened up and changed. We get Jaxon ready and change his diaper before making sure we have everything we need in his bag. Brittany and I are just getting our purses and keys so we can head out the door when Brittany's phone rings. I play with Jaxon for a minute while she takes the call.
"It was my sister" Brittany tells me as she comes off the phone. "She's having a last-minute barbeque and thought all of the family would like to come over. I said I would speak to you first and call her back" she adds.
"I don't mind going because we can go to a restaurant any time and it might be fun spending time with the family and Jaxon can see his cousins" I shrug.
"Will I call her back and tell her we'll go then?" she asks.
"Yeah and you can take me to lunch next week" I smile.
"Ok" Brittany smiles back and then calls her sister.
It takes us no time at all to get ready and go to Brittany's sister's house. Once we're there, we all catch up and start eating the food everyone has cooked. The majority of the catch up involved everyone gushing over Jaxon. Brittany and I just couldn't stop talking about him and everyone else were having fun getting to spend lots of time with him. Brittany's sisters' kids really enjoyed having another cousin to play with which was cute.
"Jaxon reminds me a lot of you Brittany as a baby" her dad points out.
"I can see that except the little hair he has is darker than mine" Brittany replies. He's taken after me in the hair colour department but he still looks like Brittany and is super cute.
"I know it's biased but he's the cutest baby ever" I say.
"He really is" Brittany says as she leans in and kisses his head.
"How is everything going, are you managing to get yourselves and Jaxon into a routine?" my mom asks.
"I wouldn't say we have the routine nailed down at the moment but it's certainly been fun finally having our baby here and getting to experience parenting for the first time" I reply.
"We'd all love a little piece of him so if you want any of us to babysit one day while you and Brittany have some time to yourselves then we can?" my mom offers.
"Actually, our friends did ask us out to dinner next weekend so maybe you could have Jaxon next Saturday" Brittany replies.
"Yeah I'm sure Jaxon will love to spend time with his grandparents" I say.
"Sounds good" my mom nods.
"We've also got some plans the weekend after that so mom, maybe you could spend some time with Jaxon then?" Brittany suggests to her mom.
"Your dad and I would love that" Brittany's mom smiles.
"Excellent" Brittany smiles back. I love my son but I am definitely looking forward to the next couple of weekends to have some alone time with my wife.
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*Tuesday 27th September 2022*
My wife is really getting on my nerves today. I love her dearly obviously but she has just been acting so weird today and won't tell me what's going on. The doorbell rang earlier and as I went to answer it since I was closest, she practically pushed me out of the way and answered it herself. She also won't let me near her computer or even look at her cell phone. Ever since Jaxon was born, we've practically spent every minute together so I can't think why she is being secretive or even when she might have found the time to do something so secretive when we've been together so much.
"Oh crap, I think I've left one of Jaxon's teddy bears in the car. I'll be back in a second" I say as I walk towards the front door.
"No, it's ok, I'll go out and get it" Brittany replies.
"O-k" I say sceptically. Seriously what is she up to today?
"I'll be back in a second" Brittany says before heading outside. She comes back inside a minute or so later with Jaxon's toy.
"What on earth is going on with you today?" I ask confused.
"Nothing" Brittany shrugs at me.
"Don't say nothing when clearly you've been acting weird all day. I can't even answer the door without you pushing me over to answer it yourself or go outside to the car" I point out.
"I just want to do whatever I can to help because you've had nine months of pregnancy so now you're due some rest" she shrugs again.
"I do believe that because I know you're kind like that but I still know you're up to something because none of this makes sense" I state. I know my wife is a caring person but she is still hiding something from me so I will find out eventually what it is.
"You're overthinking babe. Nothing is going on" Brittany smiles. "Anyway, isn't it time for Jaxon to get another feed?" she asks.
"It is so I'll do that just now" I nod. I go over and pick up Jaxon and then get him settled on my knee so I can feed him. I'm only feeding him for a few minutes when the doorbell rings and Brittany leaps from her chair across from me.
"I'll get it" she says as she rushes towards the front door and answers it.
"Package for Pierce" I hear the man say.
"That's correct" my wife replies. "Thank you" she says and then closes the door. She doesn't join Jaxon and I in the living room right away which is no surprise to me because she is definitely hiding something.
"Babe, who was at the door?" I ask.
"Uh…just a delivery" Brittany shrugs as she walks into the room.
"Delivery for who?" I ask, playing dumb. I know who it was for but I need to know just how far she will go with hiding whatever this is so I need to know if she tells me the truth or not.
"For me but it was nothing exciting. It was just some protein powder for my workouts" she replies.
"Ok" I nod. I'm not 100% sure that's what it really was but I'll let it go for now.
"I've got some tidying to do upstairs so while you're finishing feeding Jaxon, I'll go and do that" Brittany tells me.
"Ok" I smile.
Once Jaxon has had enough milk, I burp him and change him before laying him down. I was going to play with him for a little while but he looked a bit tired so I decided not to. I had some things to do downstairs anyway so I just got started on some chores. I'm just straightening some things up in the living room when Brittany walks in with a mischievous look on her face and her hands behind her back.
"What are you up to?" I ask curiously.
"Can you take a seat for me please" she replies.
"Ok" I nod. I'm a little confused at what is going on right now but I'm going along with it anyway.
"For you" Brittany smiles as she holds out a wrapped gift in front of me.
"What is it?" I ask confused but a little excited at the same time.
"Open it and find out" she smiles again.
"Ok" I say before tearing the wrapping paper off the item. "Honey…" I say lost for words as I stare down at the necklace in my hand.
"It's like a push present. Do you like it?" she asks me.
"I told you, you didn't need to get me a present" I say. It's really thoughtful of her but she really didn't need to. It wasn't one of those things where you say you don't want a gift when you really do, I literally didn't feel I needed a gift.
"I know you told me not to but Santana you brought my baby into the world so how could I not do something for you when you've done so much for me" she explains.
"It was for me too" I laugh. I kinda like to think I went through all of that pain and discomfort for not only Brittany but for me to have a baby too.
"Do you like it then?" she asks again.
"I love it, thank you so much" I say while standing up to hug my wife.
"You're welcome" she says as she leans in and kisses me. "Ok, it looks like Jaxon has fallen asleep so I might just take this time to shower. You should nap too" she adds.
"Yeah I probably should be sleeping when Jaxon is sleeping" I nod.
"I won't be long" Brittany says before leaving the room and heading upstairs. I take a seat on the couch and try to rest but after 10 minutes of not falling asleep, I give up and go back to my tidying up. I'm just washing up some dishes in the kitchen when I hear something behind me.
"Hey, what are you doing? I thought you were napping?" Brittany asks as she wraps her arms around me from behind.
"I was trying to nap but you know I can't sleep when you're not beside me" I point out.
"Aren't you tired though?" she asks me.
"A little bit but like I say, I can't rest when I know you're not there and lying next to me" I reply.
"I'll come with you then. Will you rest if I rest with you?" she asks me.
"Yes" I smile.
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*Thursday 29th September 2022*
Brittany and I have had a quiet morning so far. We had some breakfast and just spent some time with Jaxon. Jaxon is just napping right now so Brittany and I are just having some time to ourselves to relax in front of the TV. We've not really got anything we definitely need to do today so I had an idea about what we could do in a little while once Jaxon wakes up and has another feed.
"I'm just thinking babe, why don't you and I take a visit to work today with Jaxon. We can show off our beautiful little boy and I can make sure I still have a business to return to once my maternity leave is over" I say.
"Sounds good to me. I can't wait to take Jaxon to work" Brittany smiles.
"I think you just want to go to work because you want people to talk to that isn't your wife" I tease. Brittany is very outgoing and she has a lot of friends at work so I think it's probably hard for her to spend every day with just me.
"I must admit I want to see if there is any gossip at work" she laughs. "As for spending these next few weeks with just you, I'm loving it already so don't think I'm not enjoying it. I know I talk a lot and like being constantly around people but that doesn't mean I don't like spending time with one of my favourite people" she smiles.
"One of your favourite people?" I question.
"Well I can't say you're my only favourite person because of this little one" she says as she looks down at our son.
"Fair point" I smile. "Seriously though, you don't feel bored spending all of this time with just me, do you?" I ask.
"Definitely not" Brittany shakes her head.
"Good" I smile.
Once Jaxon wakes from his nap, I feed him and then get him changed. Brittany and I then get ourselves more appropriately dressed for the day. We then get Jaxon into the car and lock up the house before setting off towards work. It doesn't take us long at all to get there. Once Brittany parks up the car, we get out and head towards our business and go inside.
"We're back!" Brittany singsongs as we walk into the main area of the business.
"Quick hide the alcohol" Jack shouts.
"You better be joking otherwise Santana will take a tantrum right now" Brittany laughs. It's true though, I will be angry if they are not being professional at work.
"Of course, we're joking" Jade tells us.
"Good" I nod.
"So, what's going on?" Jack asks.
"We just thought we would come in today and see how things were and also introduce the cutest baby ever to his future business" Brittany replies.
"Well we can't be sure yet that he'll want to take over the company but yeah we are here just to see how everything is and just catch up with everyone" I state.
"Ok" Jack nods. "Jade and I have some time just now if you want to go to my office and we can catch up and then you can speak to everyone once we've updated you" he suggests.
"Sounds good" I smile.
Brittany, Jaxon and me head to Jack's office with him and Jade. They then catch us up on everything that has been going on the last few weeks. Everything seems to be going smoothly which is a relief to both Brittany and I. We also catch up with some of our other staff members from other departments and everything seems to be going well for them as well which is good. We're now just giving Jaxon a little tour of the building. I'm not going to lie though; he looks less than impressed.
"Ok Jaxon, this is an office where mommy and I spend most of our time at work" I tell my son. "This is my desk right here and that is mommy's" I say while pointing to the desks.
"You'll have your own little desk in here soon enough" Brittany says. "Not that you need to be working already but when you're waiting on us finishing work then you can be colouring or playing at your own desk" she adds.
"We should think about how we're going to work things when we go back to work because Jaxon can't be at work all the time with us" I point out.
"Yeah I know so we're probably going to have to look into getting a nanny or something" Brittany replies.
"Yeah" I agree. "We don't need to concern ourselves with that right now though because we're not going back to work just yet" I smile.
"Exactly" Brittany smiles. "We still have lots of time to spend just the 3 of us at the moment on our own" she says.
"That's right" I nod.
"Hey do you want to know something cool Jaxon. These little sneakers you have on were designed by me and made right here in this building" Brittany tells Jaxon.
"I think everything he is wearing besides the diaper he has on has been made here" I say with a laugh. I'm not sure if we're extremely cute dressing our son in all of the clothes we design or if we're incredible pompous.
"He's like a little baby model for the company" Brittany says while smiling down on Jaxon.
"He could totally be a model because he is so cute. At the same time though, I would never put him through something like that because it can't be fun for a baby" I say.
"Yeah I know what you mean" Brittany nods. "Speaking of modelling, I happened to notice a certain picture you posted this morning. It was incredibly hot and inspiring" she smirks.
"Yeah I thought it would be good to post a picture of myself at the moment because you and I have a lot of followers online and I want them to know that it's normal to look like this after having a baby. I wanted to embrace my stretchmarks and curves instead of hating them" I say. Don't get me wrong I was nervous about posting my post baby body because not everyone will like it and I so wanted to tweak parts of the picture but I knew that wouldn't be right so I posted it the way it was.
"Well like I say, I thought it was beautiful and natural" Brittany smiles.
"Did you really?" I ask.
"Yes of course" she frowns at me in confusion.
"Why didn't you leave a comment or even like the post then?" I ask.
"Did I not?" she replies.
"Nope. No comment and no like from my wife" I state. "Out of everyone who saw it, I thought you'd be the first one to show some support" I tease.
"I must have got distracted then because I was definitely going to like and comment on the post. The battery on my phone is dead but as soon as we get home, I'll comment on it" she smiles. "To be fair though I did give you two compliments to you about the picture" she adds.
"That is true so I guess I'll let you off" I smile. I'm only messing with her really because I don't need comments or likes on my pictures from Brittany because I know she'll like them anyway.
I never meant to take this long to update but anyway let me know what you think.
