Chapter 3

Flora and Aldric were really enjoying trying to make a baby. They didn't really need an excuse to enjoy each other but it did help set the mood more often than usual. 

One day when Aldric came home from work he had a surprise for Flora. It was a puppy named Oreo that he rescued from the shelter. His mother had died from the same complication as Stella. This made Flora and Aldric feel that Oreo was meant to be their's. 

With all this exhaustion and now nausea, Flora thought it was a good time to head to the doctor. She was sure that she was pregnant but wanted to know absolutely before she shared the news. 

The Spice festival was in town and Flora had a craving for curry. Yes, I said craving. The pregnancy test at the office had come out positive. Aldric was working and Flora didn't want to tell him over the phone so she was waiting until he came home. 

Before she headed home Flora bought some spices from the festival so she could make curry at home. If she was craving this time she didn't want to have to wait for the festival to come back to town before she could have it again. 

That night when Aldric came home from work Flora asked him to sit down before he changed. She announced rather excitedly that she was pregnant.

Aldric was so overjoyed at the news that there wasn't any words to describe how he felt. He grabbed Flora's hand and stared at her in a cloud of love and happiness. 

"I never thought I could love you more but now, knowing you have our child growing inside of you ... there, th- there are no words... I love you Flora."

A few moments later though Aldric did find his words. 

"It's time we find a home to buy, for two reasons." Aldric started counting on his fingers the reason why. "First, this place is too small to raise a family and second, we really need a yard. Not only for Oreo but for our child to play in."  

"But, I love this place. This is where we bui--"

"I know you love our apartment and I do too but it's time to move on."

Flora knew that Aldric was right about needing to move. She was just so used to their life the way it was but once the baby came their whole world was going to change. 

They found a home rather easily that they both loved. It was big enough for them to raise ten children in. although Flora had no intention of raising that many kids. It was perfect. 

The house had a large kitchen with formal dinning. The master bedroom was almost as big as their apartment with a private bath. There were five bedrooms, a sauna, and an office. 

The backyard had a pool and basketball court with plenty of room for expansion. 

The house was overkill for the two of them but it would be perfect once it was filled with the sounds of tiny feet running about. 

Flora's morning sickness has been out of control. She was still in her first trimester so they haven't shared the wonderful news with their friends yet.

Flora had sent out invitations to a house warming dinner and today she got all the RSVP's in the mail.

Today was dinner party day. Flora spent some time in the sauna relaxing but now it was time to start cooking. She loved her new kitchen. It was so much bigger than the one in their apartment. 

The size of the house as a whole still amazed her.

Flora made garlic rosemary rack of lamb with some zesty spring greens. 

Everyone loved the dinner. 

Little Oreo followed Flora everywhere she went. Even to the bathroom to watch over her as she vomited. 

The second trimester was just around the corner and Flora couldn't wait for this nausea to pass.

As Aldric was feeling the baby kick he loving looked at Flora and said, "Your belly is blooming." 

This made Flora giggle. "What a silly thing to say Honey."

Since Flora suffered from such terrible morning sickness she had decided to take a leave of absence form work.

This gave her time to really focus on getting the house in order before the baby came. With all this extra time it really didn't take her long at all.

She was in full swing of her second trimester. The nausea was gone and she felt amazing. It was time to share the happy news with her friends.

When the girls came over later that day she noticed that Eugenia was looking pudgy in the belly region too.

"Oh my goodness Eugenia! Tell me, are you having a baby too?" 

Eugenia shrugged feeling a little embarrassed and stated the she was towards the end of her second trimester. Her and Bernard didn't want to tell anyone too soon because there is always a chance that she could lose the baby. Flora knew that fear and understood. 

Pregnant Besties

Aldric came home once again with a surprise for Flora. This time he rescued a kitten and her name was Pippa. She technically was almost considered an adult but she still looked like a kitten.

Aldric had always wanted a cat but the apartment felt too small for more then one animal and he didn't think that would have been fair to any of them. Now that they lived in this giant house he felt it was a good time to get one.

Third trimester

The day of delivery was fast approaching for Flora. She just hoped that she didn't go past her due date because the third trimester has gotten to be a little uncomfortable. Her back ached all the time now no matter how many massages Aldric gave her. Being in the water did seem to help though so she found herself swimming in the pool often. 

A week later Flora got a call from Eugenia telling she had the baby. When they came home from the hospital Flora was there bearing gifts. 

Flora went in to the room to meet the baby. They had a little boy that they named Darwin. Flora got to feed and change the baby. Good practice for when her bundle of joy comes.  

Aldric was checking Stella's awareness page and saw that someone had made a $500 donation. As promised on the page all donations would be matched by the Dagda family so in turn he made his own $500 donation to the cause.

While cooking dinner that night Flora suddenly felt a deep back pain and tension in her belly. It came on slow and then progressed in to pain she couldn't tolerate much. 

It was time for baby to come!

The delivery went smooth with no complications. Flora and baby were back home and settling in. They had a baby girl and named her Enya.

Eugenia came by to see Enya and Flora. The besties had their baby just days apart and a boy and girl to boot. It couldn't have gone more perfect. Their children were going to grow up together and of course they had visions of them one day becoming family. 

Little Oreo was not fully trained yet and he was barking in the room a little to close to Enya. Pippa came in and hissed at Oreo to get him away from the baby.

Aldric was a proud daddy. He has taken some family leave from work to spend time with Enya and help Flora through these first few weeks of adjustment. It wouldn't do anyone any good if Flora was exhausted from sleepless nights. Aldric handled all the late night feedings and dirty diapers while Flora took care of them during the day. It was the perfect system for them all. 

This little girl was going to wrap everyone around her little finger.

Thank you for reading!