Baby Makes 3: A wedding and a surprise baby story by Wilson April

Author:Wilson, April
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wilson Publishing LLC
Published: 2024-02-26T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9 – Molly

The next morning, as we’re eating breakfast, Jamie says, “I think we should play hooky today and go shopping.”

“Shopping? Did I hear you right? You said shopping?” I laugh because Jamie hates to go shopping.

“We need supplies for the baby. You know… clothes, blankets, diapers, toys.”

“A newborn is too young for toys.”

He shrugs. “Okay, yeah, but there’s still a lot of stuff we’ll need—something for her to sleep in, a rocking chair, a car seat, bottles. She’ll be here before we know it, Molly. We need to be prepared.”

My heart thrills at the idea of shopping for baby supplies, but the cautious part of me thinks we shouldn’t get ahead of ourselves. I don’t want to jinx this. “You don’t think it’s too soon for that?”

He laughs. “Too soon? No. We’ve got a lot to do and only two months to do it. I say we start now.”

I know he’s right. “Okay.”

“Yeah?”

“I’ll call Christy and let her know I’m not coming in today.”

Jamie gets up and starts to clear the table.

I join him. “Why don’t you take Gus out, and I’ll finish cleaning the kitchen?”

He kisses my cheek. “Deal.” And then he whistles for Gus.

We decide to set out on foot. There’s a children’s boutique just a few blocks from our apartment building. It’s probably pricey, but I figure we can start to make a dent in our shopping list.

As soon as we step inside, my gaze goes right to a rack of adorable baby clothes. I naturally zero in on the little dresses in pink, white, cream, pale yellow, and aqua. They’re adorned with charming patterns of baby animals. Immediately, my heart aches because Jamie can’t see these darling fabrics for himself. I can describe them to him, of course, but I don’t think it’s the same as seeing them for himself.

We end up purchasing a white wicker bassinette, mattress, and fitted sheets. We pick out some onesies, sleepers, a few dresses, socks, knit hats to keep her head warm, receiving blankets, burp cloths, a bottle warmer, glass baby bottles, and diapers. We arrange to have the heavier items delivered to our apartment later in the week. We take the lighter items with us.

After we leave the shop, we walk another block to our favorite bistro, where we stop for sandwiches and coffee.

“Are you sure you’re okay with moving to the family compound?” Jamie asks as we start eating. “There’s room for a studio at the new house. You can paint there, and Christy can manage the shop.”

I pour some cream into my coffee. “I think it’s a good idea. I’ll need to give Christy a raise as she’ll have more responsibility if I’m not there as often. I can do most of my painting at the house, which is a win-win because it means I’ll be home with you and with the baby. We might need someone to help out while we’re both working, or we can take turns juggling our work schedules and childcare.”

Jamie nods as he chews.

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