coming soon. I sometimes wished that Carter and I had started trying when he was home. I thought we were both ready for a baby. I couldn’t change the past or our decisions, but I decided to concentrate on this plan for his return. I couldn’t wait to have a mini Carter in my belly.
Juliet played and ran in every direction. She was so small, but wow, her energy was endless. Megan looked exhausted after only twenty minutes. We sat on the bench as Juliet built a little castle in the sand box with a curly blond haired boy named William.
The sun remained hot and I was pretty positive I would end up with sunburn. I tried to participate in the conversations and thought I did well. The girls were really nice; Megan, Julia, Laura and Jaimee.
An hour later, Megan and I walked back to our street and went into her house. It was pretty much the same as ours, with a white tiled floor, very little colours on the walls but she had done a great job with decorating the house. It looked young and light. It smelled so good, her casserole had spread its aroma through the entire home. My stomach started growling the minute we walked in.
"Would you like a glass of wine, or a beer? I have pretty much everything."
"Wine sounds perfect."
"Great, I'll have one too." She got the wine from the refrigerator and placed a glass on the counter. "It's a new wine, I mean, I’ve never tried it before. It supposed to be good with shrimp.”
I took a sip and it was really good. "Delicious, I love it. I’ve never tried it before, either."
"To our first," she cheered.
We drank our wine in no time. I was thirsty. She offered me another glass which I accepted. I tried to drink it more slowly than the first one.
"I’m going to get Juliet's dinner ready, then we'll eat, okay?"
"Sure, not a problem. Can I help you with anything?"
"No, no, it's okay. I got this." She prepared a plate of ham and macaroni salad for her daughter. Megan lifted Juliet into her high chair and got her ready to eat dinner.
"Grape, mommy, grape."
"Hold on two seconds, sweetheart." Megan placed a small cube of cheddar cheese on Juliet's plate and then gave her grape juice in a pink and purple glass.
Juliet was such a cute kid. She was very active and apparently she was just as hungry. She hummed songs and ate her ham and macaroni. Megan looked at her with love and adoration. I couldn’t wait to have one of my own.
By the time Juliet was done with her food, she had fallen asleep in the high chair. Megan cleaned her up and carried her into the bedroom.
"I'll be right back, I'll get her into bed."
"Sure, take all the time you need."
I waited into the kitchen and drank my wine. I was already light headed. My day spent in the sun at the park was hitting me now. I needed to drink water and get something in my stomach soon or I would be drunk in no time.
I heard Megan singing a beautiful lullaby to her daughter and at the end of the song, I heard her kiss her good night. Maybe this was a normal time for bed after all. Megan tiptoed out of the bedroom and mid-way to the kitchen.
"Sorry about that, I had to get her into her pyjamas and she woke up briefly in the process. She didn’t nap today, so I’m hopeful she's going to sleep all night."
Listening to her talking about her child was interesting. My knowledge about babies or children was next to nothing. I was an only child and the youngest of all my cousins so I couldn’t relate at all.
"She is adorable. So adorable that I wished I was pregnant earlier today."
"I’m sure your time will come. I heard Carter and Patrick talking the other day and Carter was talking about having children with you and all. He's ready."
"We are but we decided to wait till he gets back." I paused, thinking about what was happening to me. "I guess my biological clock is ticking."
"Congrats on that... Are you hungry?"
"I'm famished." My stomach growled shamelessly.
"Perfect, because I have a tendency of making too much food."
She took two
Juliet played and ran in every direction. She was so small, but wow, her energy was endless. Megan looked exhausted after only twenty minutes. We sat on the bench as Juliet built a little castle in the sand box with a curly blond haired boy named William.
The sun remained hot and I was pretty positive I would end up with sunburn. I tried to participate in the conversations and thought I did well. The girls were really nice; Megan, Julia, Laura and Jaimee.
An hour later, Megan and I walked back to our street and went into her house. It was pretty much the same as ours, with a white tiled floor, very little colours on the walls but she had done a great job with decorating the house. It looked young and light. It smelled so good, her casserole had spread its aroma through the entire home. My stomach started growling the minute we walked in.
"Would you like a glass of wine, or a beer? I have pretty much everything."
"Wine sounds perfect."
"Great, I'll have one too." She got the wine from the refrigerator and placed a glass on the counter. "It's a new wine, I mean, I’ve never tried it before. It supposed to be good with shrimp.”
I took a sip and it was really good. "Delicious, I love it. I’ve never tried it before, either."
"To our first," she cheered.
We drank our wine in no time. I was thirsty. She offered me another glass which I accepted. I tried to drink it more slowly than the first one.
"I’m going to get Juliet's dinner ready, then we'll eat, okay?"
"Sure, not a problem. Can I help you with anything?"
"No, no, it's okay. I got this." She prepared a plate of ham and macaroni salad for her daughter. Megan lifted Juliet into her high chair and got her ready to eat dinner.
"Grape, mommy, grape."
"Hold on two seconds, sweetheart." Megan placed a small cube of cheddar cheese on Juliet's plate and then gave her grape juice in a pink and purple glass.
Juliet was such a cute kid. She was very active and apparently she was just as hungry. She hummed songs and ate her ham and macaroni. Megan looked at her with love and adoration. I couldn’t wait to have one of my own.
By the time Juliet was done with her food, she had fallen asleep in the high chair. Megan cleaned her up and carried her into the bedroom.
"I'll be right back, I'll get her into bed."
"Sure, take all the time you need."
I waited into the kitchen and drank my wine. I was already light headed. My day spent in the sun at the park was hitting me now. I needed to drink water and get something in my stomach soon or I would be drunk in no time.
I heard Megan singing a beautiful lullaby to her daughter and at the end of the song, I heard her kiss her good night. Maybe this was a normal time for bed after all. Megan tiptoed out of the bedroom and mid-way to the kitchen.
"Sorry about that, I had to get her into her pyjamas and she woke up briefly in the process. She didn’t nap today, so I’m hopeful she's going to sleep all night."
Listening to her talking about her child was interesting. My knowledge about babies or children was next to nothing. I was an only child and the youngest of all my cousins so I couldn’t relate at all.
"She is adorable. So adorable that I wished I was pregnant earlier today."
"I’m sure your time will come. I heard Carter and Patrick talking the other day and Carter was talking about having children with you and all. He's ready."
"We are but we decided to wait till he gets back." I paused, thinking about what was happening to me. "I guess my biological clock is ticking."
"Congrats on that... Are you hungry?"
"I'm famished." My stomach growled shamelessly.
"Perfect, because I have a tendency of making too much food."
She took two
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