Chapter 30: Baby Pierce
Santana's POV
*Friday 22nd July 2022*
Brittany and I are headed to antenatal classes right now. I'm looking forward to it because it's going to be fun and it'll give us a little insight into what we need to know about the baby. It's also going to be fun to spend the day with Brittany and to watch her do baby related things. I love everything about my wife and our life so far but I'm not going to lie, watching her through this next chapter of our lives totally melts my heart. She bought a doll yesterday and spent all last night practicing how to swaddle and put on diapers.
"You're staring at me again" Brittany says while glancing at me and smiling before looking back at the road.
"I know" I smile.
"Is this because I'm driving your car again. I swear I will go back to driving my own car at some point. I just really love your car so any time I need to go somewhere I want to drive it instead of mine" she explains.
"It is cute how you always like driving my car but it's not that" I shake my head. "I'm just so excited for us to be parents because I know already you'll be amazing" I say.
"Thanks babe" she smiles at me.
"On the subject of the car though, drive it whenever you want babe" I say honestly. "Yes, the car is in my name and I bought it but you can drive it whenever you want to because it is yours too. I know you would let me drive your car whenever I want so honestly, just drive my car" I smile.
"Ok" Brittany smiles.
We arrive at the antenatal class a little early so we grab ourselves a drink and wait with the other parents for the instructor to arrive. Everyone seems to be chatting amongst themselves so we don't really get a chance to talk to many other parents to get any tips. I'm not too bothered though because the only information I need will come from Brittany because she's always ahead of the game taking notes in these classes and researching online. Once the instructor finally arrives, she gets us all to sit around the floor in our pairs. We then all need to go around and introduce ourselves and our partners
"Hi, I am Santana and this is my wife Brittany" I say while turning my head round to look at Brittany. "And this is our son and first child" I say as I gently place my hand on my stomach.
"It's nice to meet you both" the woman smiles. "Ok, who do we have next" she asks, moving on.
After everyone introducing ourselves, we are made to watch a birthing video with the intention of the lady going through the key points about the birth once it finishes. I've got to say, I didn't take too kindly to the video because it just looked horrific. It's not that I'm a squeamish person or anything, it just scared me a little because the woman in the video really looked in a lot of pain. I've normally got a high pain threshold but the thought of pushing something out of you that seems bigger than the area it enters through is quite daunting. I know my body is meant to naturally adapt to the birth or whatever but it still just seems weird to me.
"I want the birthing partners to sit behind and support their pregnant partners" the lady tells us. "We're going to focus on the partners role at the moment and how they can help during the birth" she adds.
"I don't know why we're focusing on me because I can't push the baby out of you" Brittany mutters as she moves to sit behind me.
"I think she means like mentally support the pregnant people and encourage them. I don't think there's anything physical you could do" I shrug.
"Not unless I can blow hard into your mouth and pop that baby right out the other end" she jokes.
"What an image that is" I say laughing. I love how she makes jokes to put me more at ease.
"Do you think massaging you will help or will that just make you madder during the birth?" Brittany asks as she begins gently massaging my shoulders.
"I don't know until it happens so I guess you'll find out on the day" I reply. "It wouldn't hurt to give it a go though because I love a good shoulder massage" I add.
"Ok" Brittany smiles while continuing the massage.
She only manages to massage me for a minute more before the lady begins giving us some instructions and techniques we can use during the birth. Like she said, she starts on focusing on the partners and then really gets into things by explaining to the pregnant women what happens. She then wraps up the session by telling us what we'll work on next week and then gives us some information on what we can do at home to prepare like useful weblinks of videos and stuff.
"Cute baby, right?" Brittany says as she picks up the doll from the side that the woman was using during the demonstration.
"Our baby will be way cuter" I shrug. "It's part you and part me so I see no reason why our son won't be the cutest little baby in the world" I add.
"As long as he looks like you then he'll be cute" Brittany smiles.
"Hey, help me up" I say with holding my hands out to Brittany. I can just tell her to do it, I don't need to ask because I know she'll do whatever I want her to do.
"Ok" she nods while helping me off the floor and to my feet.
As soon as we finished up in the class, we headed to work. We both would have liked it if we took the afternoon off to just hang out but there are things we wanted to get finished at work. We want to be able to enjoy the experience of being parents for the first time and give our full attention to our son so we want to wrap up work to a suitable point before the baby comes. I want to know that once the baby is here, I can concentrate on him and I'm not worrying about something at work that I didn't get a chance to finish.
"Are you hungry, shall I get us some lunch?" Brittany asks as she looks over at me from her desk.
"Come on, I am always hungry" I laugh. She asks me that question all the time and my answer is always yes. I am eating for two now so I have a big appetite these days.
"Ok" Brittany laughs back. "I'll go out and get us something just now" she says as she puts on her jacket and grabs her wallet.
"Get me a muffin as well to eat after lunch" I say.
"Ok" she smiles. "If you need me, call me right away because I won't be too far away. I'm just going to the sandwich place nearby."
"I appreciate that but we'll be fine" I say while placing a gentle hand on my baby bump. I think as the pregnancy progresses and it gets closer to my due date then Brittany is becoming more aware of that so she wants to make sure I don't go into labour early. I'm really not that close yet to the due date so I know I'll be ok just now but I appreciate that Brittany cares.
"Ok, I won't be long" she says while walking towards me and kissing me before leaving.
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*Saturday 6th August 2022*
Brittany and I are headed to her parent's house right now for our baby shower. Brittany's oldest sister was organising the event as a gift to us and decided to host it at Brittany's parent's place. All of our family and close friends are going to be there so I'm excited. I think my mom and sister and Brittany's mom and other sister did a lot of the organising for it too which was quite sweet. Initially it was supposed to be a surprise shower but Brittany and I have always wanted one so making it a surprise wouldn't work because we'd end up hosting our own shower thinking we weren't getting one and their surprise one would have gone to waste.
"I'm looking forward to getting some cute baby gifts today" Brittany tells me as she pulls up outside her parent's house.
"Me too" I smile. I just can't wait for our son to get here and for us to dress him up in cute outfits and play with cute little baby toys with him.
As soon as we walk into the house, we're greeted by all our friends and family. We're kinda keeping it traditional so it's only the female members of our family and friends that are here. I don't think the guys we know were particularly bothered by it anyway. Plus, it's kinda worked out better anyway because Brittany and I can both be at the shower since we're both girls.
"Ok, it's time for some games now" Mercedes states excitedly.
"Santana is on my team" Brittany shouts loudly.
"Yeah I'm not playing if Britt isn't on my team for the games" I say seriously.
"That's fine" Tina tells us.
"Ok so the first game we're going to play is called 'guess the baby' where we have pictures of babies with a number attached to them and you have to guess which baby each number is" Quinn explains. "All the pictures are of us here so it should be pretty easy when you only have to name someone here" she adds.
"Britt and I aren't in it though, right?" I ask.
"Yes, you two have baby pictures here" Quinn nods.
"Yes!" Brittany screams excitedly causing everyone to laugh. "Sorry but baby Santana pictures don't come by that often because Santana doesn't let me see them so I end up having to ask Maribel to show me them. I'm hoping the one you have is a really cute one" she adds.
"Don't worry, it's good one" my sister says with a smirk. Oh god, I bet it's going to be a naked one of me in the bath or something.
"Ok, we should just start. It's simple really, all you have to do is write down who you think is in each picture and the person with the most correct answers will win a little prize" Quinn says. "I'm going to sit this one out though because I organised the game so I know who everyone in the pictures are" she adds.
"Ok, this baby looks blonde so it's not someone in my family" I say to my wife as we begin the game.
"I think it looks like Quinn because it's not me or my sisters" Brittany replies.
"Ok, Quinn it is then" I nod. "Ok, I know who number two is so let's just skip over that" I say as I notice a naked baby picture of me.
"Oh my god, is that you" Brittany asks as she continues to look at the picture.
"Yes, so let's move on" I sigh.
"I've never seen this one before, it's so cute. Look at your cute little chubby cheeks, I could just pinch them" Brittany teases.
"You better be talking about my face Brittany and not my butt" I state.
"Maybe I was and maybe I wasn't. I guess you'll never know" she shrugs.
"I hope it's a naked picture of you too" I point out. We then race through the next few pictures because I know what my family look like as babies as does Brittany with her family so it's pretty easy to tell who everyone is.
"Oh my god, no" Brittany sighs.
"What's wrong?" I ask.
"Number 8" she says while rolling her eyes. I then look at the picture at number 8 and nearly melt at how cute baby Brittany is.
"Are you on your way to a baby pageant or something?" I ask amused.
"Actually, yes" she replies. "It was just some little thing put on in my neighbourhood and all the babies in the area were invited. The winner got a gold encrusted baby bottle."
"Well I suppose it's the taking part that counts" I smile.
"Excuse me, I won" she states in mock outrage. "What makes you think I wouldn't win?" she asks.
"Don't get me wrong you're super cute. You've just never mentioned it before so I assumed you hadn't won since you never told me" I explain.
"It wasn't really a big deal so I didn't really think to tell you but now you know. Also, I'm thinking our little baby should have my baby bottle" she shrugs.
"That would be so cute for our son to have something belonging to his mom" I smile. Seriously, my wife just gets sweeter and sweeter.
After finishing off the game, which we didn't win and were pipped to the post by Tina, we moved onto another few games. Brittany and I managed to be victorious in a couple of the games which was good. We are both competitive though so we were sore losers for a bit but now we're getting over that. After the games, we then all sat down and had something to eat together to refuel for our next set of activities.
"We're going to have a onesie decorating competition now" Tina explains as some of the others bring out all of the materials.
"Oh, come on, that is not fair" Brittany sighs. "How the hell am I meant to win that when my wife is Santana. She is a fashion designer for a living so she's going to whip our butts in this by designing the best onesie there is?"
"It's not about perfection but about being creative so Santana could decorate the most stylish one but that doesn't mean she would win because she might not be the most creative one" Quinn explains.
"No, I think I'm screwed here" Brittany shakes her head. "Anyway, let's just do it since it's all set up" she adds.
"If you want, I could like spill paint all over my onesie or something and really fuck it up" I whisper to my wife.
"Ok" she smiles. We all then begin decorating our onesies. It's really hard for me though to not be good because I am amazing at designing things for kids. Once we're all finished our designs, we make my mom the judge and she can pick the winner since she sat this game out.
"In your honest opinion Maribel, what one if your favourite?" Quinn asks.
"I think they're all really good and creative but this one for me is the winner" my mom replies.
"Rigged. This game is rigged" Brittany says shaking her head. "Not only do we have a children's fashion designer designing a onesie but we also have her mom as the judge so no wonder she won" she adds.
"I can't apologise for being so talented" I smirk at my wife. "On the Brightside though, I won which means you won because you're married to me" I explain.
"I suppose that is true" Brittany shrugs.
"Ok ladies, it is now time to sit down and finally open all of your wonderful gifts" my mom tells us.
"I wouldn't describe them as wonderful just yet because we might not like what you've all given us" I tease. "Anyway, let's do this" I say and then Brittany and I get started on opening our presents.
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*Friday 19th August 2022*
"It's been a hard day at work so I think I'm going to take a bath when we get home" Brittany says as she packs up her stuff since we're finished for the day. "Would you care to join me?" she asks with a smirk as she walks over to me and kisses me.
"I'm not sure honey, I'm just not in a very sexy mood today" I admit.
"It doesn't need to lead to anything, it can just be about taking a relaxing bath together" she shrugs as she picks up my purse and carries it for me as we leave the office.
"I'm not even sure that I could get in and out of the tub" I chuckle.
"I'll lift you in and out" Brittany replies.
"No, I'm not having you lifting me like that because you'll hurt your back. I'll just settle for taking a shower and a relaxing lie on the couch" I tell my wife.
"Can I still take a bath though because I really want one to relax?" she asks me.
"Of course you can" I smile. "Just make sure you join me on the couch when you're done" I add.
Once we've finished up for the day and got all of our stuff together, we head outside to my car and Brittany drives us home. It was quite a hectic day like we said so neither of us could be bothered cooking so we ordered pizza for dinner. I relaxed on the couch in front of the TV while Brittany took a bath as we waited on the pizza being delivered. She was out just in time to answer the door and collect our dinner.
"I know I usually don't allow us to eat pizza on the couch but I'm making an exception today" I say as we both head to the living room and sit down.
"Ok" Brittany smiles while placing the drinks and napkins on the table in front of us.
"God, I am so hungry" I say as I pick up a slice of pizza and begin chewing it.
"I'll just get my own slice then" Brittany laughs as she separates her own piece of pizza from the rest and begins eating.
"Sorry but I couldn't wait any longer. The baby and I were starving" I state.
"You were hungry, you weren't starving because you aren't short of food" Brittany corrects me.
"Yeah, whatever" I wave it off. I'm too busy being interested in satisfying my hunger than I am on correct terminology to use.
"I was thinking about finally putting away all the baby gifts we got at the shower but I don't know if I can be bothered to do that tonight so I might leave it until tomorrow" Brittany says.
"That's cool with me" I smile. "I can help you with it if you want" I shrug.
"No, you don't need to do that. You just need to take it easy" she explains.
"Ok well you can do all the lifting but I'll do the direction so I'll tell you where to put things and you can be the one to put them wherever they're going" I reply.
"Sounds like a good plan to me" Brittany smiles.
Once we finally finish eating, Brittany clears up the food and the dishes while I go upstairs to change into my pyjamas. I then meet Brittany back in the living room and we find something to watch on TV. I'm just lying on the couch with Brittany sitting next to me with my feet placed over her lap. She then begins to give me a foot massage and I'm not going to lie; it feels so good right now.
"Your ankles seem a little swollen, is that just the pregnancy?" she asks curiously.
"Yes, one of the many beautiful side effects of pregnancy" I say sarcastically. I don't care so much about how I look because I'm not overly insecure like that and I know Brittany thinks I'm cute regardless, what I do care about though is how I feel. I hate feeling sore and tired all the time so that part of the pregnancy is not fun.
"Should we speak to the doctor about seeing if there is anything we can do to reduce the swelling?" Brittany asks.
"I'm sure it'll be ok. Apparently keeping your feet elevated helps so what I'm doing right now is meant to help. Also drinking lots of water helps but that's mostly what I drink anyway so I think I'm doing ok" I shrug.
"Pregnancy really sucks sometimes because you have to go through all of this stuff to have a baby but yet all I have to do is sleep with you and I get a baby without any hassle" she states. "I just wish there was something more that I could do to help" she sighs.
"You are doing more than enough, trust me" I assure her. I'm not just saying this because I love Brittany and I'm married to her but I honestly couldn't have gone through any of this without her. Not many pregnant people would have the support that I do so I'm lucky to have Brittany.
"Ok" she smiles.
"Don't get me wrong, sometimes I wish it was you that was pregnant just because I'm frustrated that I can't do something" I laugh. "That's not because you're not doing enough, it's just because I've had enough of being pregnant but still want the baby so the only other way for that to happen is if you had our baby. I know that you can't though so the thought soon disappears" I add.
"I see what you're saying" Brittany smiles again before leaning over to kiss me. "It won't be too long until it's over though" she says optimistically.
"Yeah I suppose" I nod. "Just out of curiosity, how many kids would you like?" I ask.
"I've always wanted a good few so I think I'd like at least 10" she replies.
"No, sorry. That isn't going to happen" I laugh. "That means I would be pregnant for 90 months which is like 7 and a half years of my life pregnant, no thank you" I shake my head.
"Relax, I am just teasing you" Brittany laughs. "I do want a few kids though" she adds.
"I suppose it's hard to say when we've not even had the one yet or seen what else life throws at us along the way but I could definitely go with 4" I explain.
"I would be happy with 4" Brittany smiles. "Like you say though, we don't know how our life will be like in a years' time so we might not want any more kids or we might want to wait another couple of years before having another. We will just need to wait and see."
"I agree" I nod. I think waiting and seeing what happens is the best option because we can focus on this little one and see how things turn out before planning the next baby.
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*Friday 2nd September 2022*
Brittany and I are at work right now and it's a bit of a weird day because today is our last day for a while. I'm taking some maternity leave and Brittany is taking some time off too for the baby. We're not sure how long we'll take yet but it's definitely going to be a few weeks. Even though we're the owners of the company so it should be worrying to be away for so long, it actually won't be. It'll work in our favour because we can decide ourselves when the best time is to go back to work.
"The meeting is set for 1pm and I'm hoping we can get it finished quickly and then finish off the rest of our work and head home by 4" Brittany tells me.
"Ok" I smile at my wife.
"What?" she asks confused as I continue to smile.
"I just love how on top of everything you are for us finishing up" I reply.
"All I really want to be on top of is you if I could" she smirks at me.
"Ok easy girl, we're still at work" I laugh. "After today we are going to be away from work for a while though so we'll have some spare time. Plus, sex is meant to help bring on contractions so I'm definitely open to it because I could be doing with the baby here as soon as possible" I say with a wink.
"Like every night open to it?" Brittany challenges playfully.
"Let's just wait and see" I laugh. I wish I had the stamina for that but it's not as easy when you're 9 months pregnant and can barely lie down without being a bit breathless.
After working for a while trying to wrap up some things, Brittany and I took a break and had some lunch. By that time, it was almost 1pm so we tidied up before heading to the conference room. We were the first there so that gave Brittany some time to set up the presentation for the meeting before everyone arrived. My wife and I then talked for 5 minutes before everyone began to arrive and headed over to the seats.
"Thank you all for coming today" I tell everyone as they all get sat down.
"It's going to be the last meeting you'll get from us for a while" Brittany states.
"Brittany and I are of course taking some maternity leave so Jade and Jack are going to be in charge" I say. It still sends shivers down my spine to say something like that because it freaks me out to know someone else is in charge of my business.
"We'll probably visit a lot though throughout our time off" Brittany adds. I won't be ready to go back to work right away but I don't see why we can't come in and visit with the baby to see how things are going.
"Before we do leave though, there are some important things to share with you all so let's get started" I say and Brittany starts the presentation.
"It looks like we're right on schedule at the moment and we seemed to have met all of our targets so far which is great" Brittany says as she begins to go through the important points of the PowerPoint. "Ideally you all need to keep that up when we're away so we've asked Jade and Jack to continue these weekly meetings to make sure everyone is performing how they should be" she adds.
"Obviously with Brittany and I not here then no new lines are going to be developed so the focus for the next month or so is to drive sales and profits for the products we currently sell" I explain. No new designs are in the works at the moment since Brittany and I are the designers so what we really need from our staff when we're away is consistency of products. We need things to continually sell and the good feedback from our customers to continue.
After going through the main points of the meeting and finishing the presentation, we run through a couple of other key areas before concluding the meeting. We then get a chance to talk to all of our staff to make sure they know what's expected while we're away. We also answer any questions that they had for us. We then handed over to Jade and Jack who wanted to mention a few things to everyone before they took charge.
"There is one last thing we want to say" Jack says before walking over to the side of the room.
"We all wanted to give you this" Jade says as Jack walks over to us holding a large gift basket.
"Wait…what?" I ask shocked.
"It's like a going away present for you both and the baby" Jade explains.
"We're not going away; we're just taking some time off to have a baby" I state.
"We know but we wanted to get you both a gift because we couldn't work for better people and you both deserve a gift for this special time" Jade replies.
"Yes, so this is from all of us here" Jack says as he gives the gift basket to Brittany.
"Thank you all so much" Brittany says honestly. "It means a lot to both of us" she adds.
"I know I am hard on all of you but your hard work really does mean a lot to both of us as well so we really appreciate all that you do for us" I say sincerely. "You all continue to work for me because I believe you are talented and really good at your jobs" I add.
"Exactly, otherwise Santana would have fired you already" Brittany replies.
"Yeah, that is true" I laugh.
"Seriously though, thank you all for the gift and for working hard and I hope you all keep up the good work until we come back" Brittany says and I nod.
"Ok everyone, thank you once again for all coming and no doubt we'll see you all soon" I say with a smile. "You can all head back to work now" I add.
"Except Jade and Jack, can we have a quick word with you both" Brittany states. Everyone then leaves with the exception of Jade and Jack.
"We just want to point out a few things since we're leaving you both in charge" I say.
"Yes, so we won't be here but it doesn't mean we're not around so if you have any problems at all then call me, ok?" Brittany says. "I'll always be there if you need anything so please don't try and take on something you can't" she adds.
"Ok" Jade smiles.
"You should be fine though because Jade, you've been trained by one of the best and Jack, you've had an ok leader" I smirk. Jack used to work with Brittany and Jade was my assistant for a while so they know a lot about my business.
"I was more than ok at training Jack" Brittany laughs. "Are you saying you're better than me Santana Lopez?" she asks.
"Well…" I smirk again.
"I suppose that maybe you are" she smiles back before turning to Jade and Jack again. "Anyway, like I said if you ever need anything or want to ask anything then call me and I'll be happy to help. I would prefer it if you called my cell and not Santana's because I want her to rest as much as possible before the baby so if you need anything, I'll deal with it not Santana" she adds.
"That's cool" Jack nods. We then go through a few other things with them before they've gotten all the information they need and they leave.
"Not long now until we leave" Brittany says as she puts her arms around me.
"I know" I smile. "I am a little apprehensive about leaving my business in someone else's hands but at the same time, I just need this break. I want to enjoy this next part of our life and start our family. I spent so many years creating this business on my own that now I do want to do something different especially when it involves building a life with you" I say.
"Yeah I'm super excited for these next few weeks" Brittany agrees. "I've always wanted to be successful with regards my career but I don't think anything will personally beat the feeling of being with you and having a family with you" she smiles.
"I didn't always think like that but I 100% agree now" I say before leaning in to kiss my wife.
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*Monday 5th September 2022*
It's another day and another day of being pregnant. On the one hand I feel like it's nice to be away from work and get to relax before the baby but on the other hand, it's not exactly how I thought it would be. The idea of this time before the birth sounds good to relax me but I'm not relaxed because the baby has been kicking nonstop recently and it's keeping me awake at night therefore making me exhausted. Not only am I miserable about the pregnancy at the moment but I'm also miserable because as soon as I opened my eyes this morning, my wife was nowhere in sight. I was left alone in this big bed all pregnant and vulnerable with no wife in sight.
"Hey, morning" Brittany smiles at me as she leaves the bathroom a few seconds later. I don't verbally reply, I just give her an unimpressed look. "What's wrong?" she asks confused.
"You weren't there in bed when I woke up" I state.
"I know because I was just using the bathroom" she shrugs.
"You're supposed to be by my side the whole time throughout the last of my pregnancy" I point out.
"Yes I know that honey but you need to let me go to the bathroom when I need to pee" Brittany shrugs again.
"Help me out of bed before I get stuck again" I reply while holding out my hand. Yesterday morning was not amusing for me when I tried to roll over in bed and got stuck half way.
"Oh my, yesterday was a good day" Brittany says, struggling to control her laughter.
"It wasn't funny" I sigh.
"It was because you were so cute getting all frustrated" she shrugs. "Also, you laughed at me yesterday when I tripped a couple of times" she adds.
"Yes, because I knew the tripping was fake. You made yourself trip to make me feel better so I wasn't the only one who made a fool out of themselves" I state. It was kinda sweet actually.
"You noticed that, huh?" she says as she helps me get out of bed.
"Of course, I notice all of the sweet things you do for me" I say while pecking her lips.
"That's cute" she smiles.
"It is but anyway, what is not cute is incontinence so I'm going to the bathroom" I say.
"Ok" Brittany laughs.
Brittany lies on the bed and waits on me finishing in the bathroom before we head downstairs together. We get some breakfast and then do a few household chores. I mean I say 'we' but I do mean it very loosely because what basically happened was Brittany did it all and I just watched her and gave her some verbal encouragement. She really didn't mind though because she's told me numerous times that from now until the birth, she's going to treat me like a queen and do everything for me so I don't need to lift a finger. We're now just lounging on the couch, hanging out and watching some TV.
"Oh, for fuck's sake" I groan loudly as I slowly get off the couch.
"What's wrong?" Brittany asks, looking at me in concern.
"I need to pee again" I sigh. "I swear to god this baby thinks my bladder is like a squeeze toy" I say while shaking my head in annoyance.
"Good one" Brittany laughs.
"I'm not joking" I say seriously. "I'm glad you find all of my discomfort amusing though" I add with a glare directed towards my wife.
"I thought you were making a joke because Rachel says that in Friends when she's pregnant with Emma" she replies. "I promise you; I do not find any of this amusing though" she assures me.
"Good" I say before walking to the bathroom. Once I'm finished, I go back to the living room to see Brittany.
"You ok?" she asks me.
"Yeah" I smile. "Although, I'm going to take a shower now since I'm up and about so come and get me in 30 minutes if I haven't returned. Chances are I will have either fallen asleep since I'm so tired or I will have managed to wedge myself between the opening of the glass door and got stuck" I state.
"Ok" Brittany nods with a smile.
After giving my wife a quick kiss on the lips, I slowly make my way upstairs. I strip off my clothes in the bedroom and then head to the bathroom. I turn the shower on and let it heat up for a second as I pose at myself in the mirror. As much as the pregnancy is kicking my butt at the moment, on the whole I'm still looking hot which is good. Once I'm satisfied with the temperature of the shower, I step in and under the water. I've only managed to get myself wet when I hear the bathroom door make a sound so I look over.
"Hi" I say confused as Brittany sneaks into the bathroom and begins to undress.
"Hey" she smiles as she steps into the shower next to me.
"What's going on?" I ask.
"I know you said 30 minutes babe but I just couldn't wait that long" Brittany says as she wraps her arms around my waist.
"Ok well you can stay but no funny business because I don't want to be on my feet for too long because my back is hurting today" I say.
"That's cool" Brittany smiles as she grabs the shampoo and begins lathering up my hair.
"Don't worry though, I'm not ruling out anything later once we're in a more comfortable setting" I smirk.
"I'll look forward to it" Brittany smirks back.
"So will I" I say while stealing a kiss from my wife. Once we're both finished in the shower, we get out and get dried. We then throw on some sweatpants and dry our hair and do our makeup so we're ready for the day.
"I need to run some errands now so I want you to call me if anything happens so take your phone wherever you go" Brittany tells me as she gets changed out of her sweats and into something a little smarter.
"I want to come with you" I say. "I need to get out and get some fresh air because I have been stuck in this house for days now" I add.
"Ok, no problem" she smiles. I too then change into some other clothes and then we grab our purses and head out in my car.
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*Wednesday 7th September 2022*
Brittany and I have just woken up this morning. It's a lot later than when we usually wake up but we had a bit of a late-night last night so it's no wonder we slept a lot longer than usual. We weren't really doing anything exciting that we were up late, we just ended up finding a good TV show on Netflix that we just ended up binge watching all night. It was nice to actually just have a late night and relax with one another because once the baby comes things won't be so straightforward. We'll be up at all times of the night and probably won't get as much sleep or as much time to just spend as a couple.
"I'm going to head downstairs and make some breakfast" Brittany tells me while kissing me on the head and then getting out of bed. She puts on her robe and then makes her way downstairs to the kitchen. I wait in bed until she calls me down to eat.
"Hi" I sigh while slumping myself down on the kitchen chair in front of the table.
"That was not a happy hi" Brittany says as she places a plate of pancakes in front of me. "What's going on honey?" she asks curiously.
"I just can't with this pregnancy anymore" I sigh again. I'm not even overdue or anything like that but I'm just sick of it already. I just want our baby here and for me to look and feel like me again.
"Honestly, it's really not too far off now" she says while kissing my head.
"I am so uncomfortable and all of my clothes don't fit me properly" I say. They're either too tight or too baggy that I trip up. I mean don't even get me started on the way my underwear digs into my skin.
"Stay in your pyjamas all day then" Brittany smiles.
"I literally feel like going around naked today" I say while shaking my head.
"Now that is the kind of thing I like" Brittany smirks as she leans down and kisses me. "I am completely on board with my wife lounging around the house in her birthday suit. I might even join her if she's lucky" she winks at me.
"We'd probably end up getting too cold if we did that but I like the supportive attitude babe" I smile.
After eating breakfast together, Brittany insisted on tidying up herself as she usually does so I went to the living room and lay down. Usually our couch isn't the most comfortable so I would normally be better to lie down and rest on our bed but as the pregnancy progresses, I'm finding myself more comfortable on the couch. I think it's because it's a bit harder than the bed so gives me more support because as much as my bed is super soft and cosy, I don't get the same firm support I need for my aches and pains. I'm now just going to see where Brittany is because she hasn't joined me in the living room yet like I thought she would have.
"Uh…what are you doing?" I ask amused as I walk into the bedroom where Brittany is holding the phone in front of her, taking pictures.
"I started off trying to take a nice selfie of myself but then I just ended up taking other pictures" she shrugs.
"Do me" I say as I begin to pose in front of her.
"They are all cute and sexy as usual" Brittany says looking at the pictures she just took of me.
"Let me see" I say while walking over to her and looking at her phone. "I know this pregnancy has been annoying me today but now it's getting near the end, I kinda regret not documenting it that much" I say sadly as I see all the pictures of me with my pregnant belly.
"Actually, I have a little confession to make" Brittany says nervously. "I've been secretly documenting your pregnancy" she states.
"You have?" I ask surprised.
"Yeah, take a look" she says while showing me some more pictures she has took of me. There are loads of them and they're all over the last 9 months or so. She even put a date stamp on each of them so she knew when they all were taken.
"You're quite good with a camera" I smile at Brittany. The pictures were really well done. "What do you think about taking some now but properly so like a tasteful pregnancy photoshoot?" I ask.
"What do you mean by properly and tasteful because I thought these ones were ok" she says sadly.
"No these are great but what I meant was capturing the pregnancy a bit more clearly so like a photoshoot without me hiding behind the clothes" I explain.
"So, a naked photoshoot?" she asks with a smirk.
"Essentially yes but tasteful like I say so not some sexy pictures for your eyes only. Some tasteful pictures of me and the bump" I smile.
"They will be sexy because you're in them but I see now what you mean so ok" Brittany smiles back.
"I might regret this but I think we should do it naturally so without make up and stuff so it's in keeping with the tone of the photoshoot" I say. I mean you can't get anymore natural than being naked.
"Sounds good but let me use my proper camera for this and not the app on my phone because I want to do this properly" she tells me.
"Good idea" I say as I begin to undress.
"Let's just start simple so why don't you lie on the bed for me" Brittany suggests while adjusting the lights and focusing her camera for the shoot.
"Ok" I smile while getting into a sexy position on the bed.
"I know this is supposed to be about the pregnancy but god you're so hot right now" Brittany says as she begins taking some pictures.
"Thanks baby" I say while moving around so she can get different angles of me.
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Brittany and I are in bed now but I'm struggling to sleep as usual. The baby just keeps on kicking which isn't terribly helpful to someone trying to sleep. Also, because we had a late-night last night then we slept longer this morning therefore I'm not as tired yet since I've been well rested today so it's like one big vicious sleeping circle.
"Are you awake?" Brittany asks me as she rolls over and gently places her arms around me.
"I'm always awake at this time of night thanks to your son" I say while gently stroking my baby bump.
"I just had the weirdest dream ever and I just needed to hug you for a second" she says as she gently rests her head on my chest.
"It's ok now" I say while gently stroking her hair with my free hand.
"Nothing puts you in a worse mood than having a bad dream, honestly" she sighs.
"Now that we're both awake, maybe I could cheer you up and we could have sex" I suggest.
"Are you feeling up to it?" Brittany asks, lifting her head from my chest.
"Yeah" I smile while leaning forward to kiss her.
"Ok, cool" she smiles back while stealing another kiss.
"Roll me over onto my side first though" I tell her.
"Ok" Brittany replies while gently helping me to lay on my side.
"I know it's not a romantic start to what we're about to do by saying that but it's the only way I can lie" I explain. It's really not sexy having to ask your wife to move you before sex because you can't move yourself but I couldn't do it otherwise.
"It's not a big deal honey because I would have rolled you over at some point whether you were pregnant or not" she shrugs while leaning in to kiss me.
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*Saturday 10th September 2022*
Today hasn't been a great day so far and it's still only the morning. I know I keep saying it but I just really need this pregnancy to be over now. I just want to get back to being me and getting to finally become a mom. I've been in the bathroom for a while now and I was only supposed to be using the toilet and brushing my teeth. I just have no energy though so the moment I sat down; I just couldn't get back up. When I do finally come out of the bathroom, I'm met with Brittany lying on the floor of the bedroom doing stomach crunches.
"Can you not do that please" I say as I walk past my wife.
"Sorry babe, I'll take it to the guest room so you don't need to climb over me" she shrugs while getting up from the floor.
"I didn't mean you were in the way, I meant can you just not exercise right now. You're putting me to shame" I say while pecking her lips.
"Don't be silly, there is no need for you to be exercising right now if you don't want to be" she assures me. "I will stop though because you're here now and I want to spend time with you" she smiles.
"Sounds good" I smile back.
Brittany freshens up in the bathroom after working out a little bit and then we head downstairs together. We have some breakfast and then relax in the living room in front of the TV. It seems like that's all we do at the moment but that's all I really can do. I wish we could relax or hang out in a more exciting way but we can't really. I really don't think Brittany actually cares too much about it compared to me so that's good. After hanging out for a while, it ended up being time for lunch so we headed through to the kitchen and Brittany made us something to eat.
"I need to go to the bathroom again" I say while shuffling out of the kitchen as Brittany clears away the lunch dishes. I barely even get my foot out of the door when I feel a twinge in my stomach. "Brittany, I think it's time" I say while panicking slightly as I turn back to the kitchen.
"Ok, let's just calm down for a second then" she says while running over to me. She can probably tell that I'm panicking.
"I've had twinges all day but this different now, it's more severe and I think it might be contractions" I explain.
"I'll grab the hospital bag and we'll head straight there" she says while grabbing my bag from the closet. She then grabs the car keys and takes my hand as we leave the house.
"Oh, I don't like this" I groan as we reach my car.
"I wonder if I should take the motorbike, we'd get there so much quicker" Brittany suggests.
"Really, Pierce?" I question annoyed. Not only do I hate that thing and never want either of us on it but I also don't see how safe it'd be with a heavily pregnant woman on the back.
"I guess you're not in the joking mood" she says nervously as she opens the car door for me.
"I'm not in a terribly chirpy mood with a baby hanging between my legs, no" I state.
"I don't quite think the labour has progressed that much at the moment so let's not exaggerate baby. I mean if he really is crowning then I'm lying you the hell down and delivering my son myself" she replies.
As soon as we made it to the hospital, Brittany quickly parked up and then helped me inside. We went straight to the desk and asked for my doctor and explained the situation. I was then given a room and got changed into a gown before the doctor came to check on me. She examined me but I still wasn't fully ready yet so Brittany and I have just been waiting around in my room, waiting on the contractions quickening up and me being fully dilated.
"Oh god, here's another one" I groan as another contractions hits me.
"Hold my hand…honey come on, hold my hands" Brittany says as she stands in front of me with her hands outstretched towards me.
"This sucks" I scream through the contraction as I squeeze my wife's hands to death.
"I know it will but just keep breathing. You are doing amazing right now" she reassures me.
"I can't do this Brittany" I say as tears run down my cheeks.
"Yes, you can. Can't is not in my wife's vocabulary" she tells me as she kisses my forehead.
"It's so painful and there is no way for me to be comfortable. I've tried sitting down, lying down, leaning against something and whatever else and nothing is making this any easier" I say in frustration.
"I'll try massaging your shoulders" Brittany says as she stands behind me and begins relieving the tightness in my shoulders. She does that for a few minutes before I feel that all too familiar feeling of a contraction again.
"Fuck this sucks so bad" I yell.
"Squeeze the shit out of my hand babe" Brittany tells me as she holds me from behind.
"No, it'll hurt you" I sigh. I saw her wincing in pain earlier when I held them.
"I don't care. Do what you need to do honey" Brittany assures me. I grip her hands at the side of me and squeeze them so hard as she stands behind me.
"How can't I be dilated already if this is how quickly the contractions are coming?" I ask in disbelief as the contraction begins to subside.
"I'll get the doctor in here again" Brittany says while going over to push the button to alert some of the medical staff. My doctor then comes in and examines me.
"It looks like you're ready" the doctor smiles as she gets gowned and gloved. There are some other nurses there to help with the delivery.
"Ok Santana, when you feel the urge to push you need to push" one of the nurses tells me.
"Ok" I nod.
"I'm going to be right here" Brittany smiles as she holds onto my hand.
"You can't stand there, you're in the way" the nurse tells me wife.
"No I am just fine where I am thank you" Brittany replies offended. "There are other people here for the delivery so technically you don't need to be where you are" she adds.
"Ok Santana, are you ready?" my doctor asks from her position at the bottom of the bed.
"Yeah" I nod. As soon as the urge comes to push, I try to push.
"I think you need to push a little harder baby because nothing happened" Brittany says as she looks down at the bottom of the bed.
"I can't" I say in tears.
"Yes, you can" Brittany smiles. "We've talked about this and there is nothing Santana Lopez can't do so let's do this" she says while kissing my head and keeping a hold of my hand.
"It's so hard" I state.
"I know but just squeeze my hand honey as hard as you need to" she replies.
"Ok" I nod. I push again but nothing happens.
"Santana, you need to push harder or the baby will get tired and distressed so we need to move things along" one of the nurses says.
"Brittany, get her away from me before I punch her" I say angrily. This is my first time being in labour so I don't know how to do this and I don't like the way I'm being spoken to. I know she's only doing her job but she's pissed me off right from the start after telling my wife she couldn't stand next to me.
"Just breathe honey and remember what we learned at the antenatal classes" Brittany says while kissing my head. "Just breathe and push honey" she encourages me.
"You really need to push Santana" the nurse states.
"Listen, you need to take a step back" Brittany warns the nurse before I can reply. "There are plenty of other people in the room to help so I'd like you to move away from my wife. If you don't move away then I'll deliver my son myself" she adds.
"Can you please make her leave; she's making me uncomfortable" I ask my doctor.
"Ok" the doctor nods. She then looks at the nurse to tell her to leave since she can handle it anyway considering she is more experienced anyway since she's the doctor.
"Let's do this honey, one last big push" Brittany says while kissing my head again. "Otherwise I blow into your mouth and pop that baby right of you like we talked about" she jokes.
"Ok" I smile. I push as hard as I can and it works this time because before we know it, we hear the sound of crying.
"Can I cut the cord please?" Brittany asks as she lets go of my hand and walks towards the baby.
"Of course" the doctor replies. Brittany then cuts the umbilical cord. "We just need to quickly check him over and clean him up a little bit and then he's all yours" the doctor adds.
"Ok" I nod. It feels like we're waiting an eternity but as soon as my son is placed in my arms, the wait is all worth it. Brittany climbs onto the bed next to me and puts her arm around me.
"He's beautiful" Brittany says while tearing up slightly.
"I know" I say while struggling to hide the tears myself. "We need to come up with a name soon" I add as I gently kiss my son's head.
"We will but let's just enjoy him for a second" Brittany says while kissing her son's head and then pecking my lips.
The baby is here! Let me know what you think.