Chapter 40 - The excitement of being 4 and a half months pregnant
Cesca and Jonah were growing to love the idea of being parents to twins even more than before; they were slowly becoming part of their lives as they began to buy the odd neutral coloured blanket or booties here and there. They had forgotten how exciting it was to prepare for the new arrivals, though they were also finding it quite stressful, with Cesca suffering with morning sickness and Mia to get to nursery or with them having to cope with her tantrums; it took its toll on all of them. Cesca snapped more easily, as she was uncomfortable and hormonal, though she really hated people reminding her that her body had its own mind, the fact that she almost couldn’t control how she was feeling or how she might react to something. She loved being pregnant but not all the factors that came with it, it didn’t help that Jonah could never understand what she was going through could never feel what she was feeling, so she decided to take comfort in her friend Layla, it was the weekend so she decided to take Mia and head to the park to meet Olly and Layla. Olly was now 5 months old and getting cuter by the second. Cesca threw up in the toilet, her usual routine whilst Jonah got Mia ready to leave, though she wasn’t having any of it, “Mia, you need to let me help you get ready you’re going to the park with mummy and Layla and little Olly”, “I’m not going”, “Yes you are Mia”, Mia began to scream, throwing a tantrum to hopefully get her way, Jonah huffed attempting to get her to put on the t-shirt he had in his hand but it was no use, Mia was having none of it, “Right so are you going to see Layla in your pyjamas then,” Mia continued to cry, “Right, you can do it on your own then”, Jonah hated seeing Mia so upset, but it frustrated him all the same to know that she wouldn’t do as she was told to, what he was asking of her was simple, all she needed to do was get ready, if Mia was like this now, god help her teenage years. Jonah walked out the room, he couldn’t be bothered to help her anymore, she wasn’t going to do as she was told, and he knew that. But he wasn’t going to stay in the room while the screaming got louder and louder.
Cesca got out of the shower to the sound of Mia’s screams, she huffed. As if she wasn’t already feeling rubbish with the morning sickness she now had to deal with Mia. “Jonah, can you sort out Mia”, “I tried”, His response annoyed her, was she supposed to do everything. She quickly chucked on a pair of jeans before choosing a pretty blue floaty top to wear. She then stormed into Mia’s room, her hair still wet from the rush she was in to get ready and sort Mia out, “Right, stop the crying it’s not going to get you anywhere”, Mia stuck her lip out, Cesca didn’t want to be angry at Mia but she just made her so mad. “Mia, you need to get ready, I don’t want to be late”, “I’m not coming”, “Mia you have no choice, daddy is meeting Ronan and Vicki”, Mia began to throw a fit; Cesca couldn’t take Mia’s screaming “Right that’s it, you’re going to get ready... Now Mia”, Mia didn’t budge, “Do you want me to get daddy”. Mia shook her head, Cesca calmed down, “right so are you going to get dressed if I help you”, Mia nodded, “Come here rascal”, Cesca signalled for Mia to give her a hug, “Sorry mummy”, “I know pickle, you have to do as your told though”. Cesca helped Mia to get ready before going and finishing her make- up and hair, which she had simply blow dried, it looked lovely, Cesca’s hair always did fall perfectly. She wore little make-up, her skin was looking radiant, and these were the benefits of being pregnant that Cesca loved, she felt summery and confident in herself even if she was being a little scatty as she fretted about being late.
Cesca chose to wear some cute blue boat shoes, which looked great with what she was wearing, but then again Cesca always did look picture perfect even if she chose to think she didn’t. Mia looked just as cute to, with her curly locks and pretty electric blue jeans complete with a white top and tiny orange vans. “Mia we should be going baby”. Mia appeared from the sitting room and allowed Cesca to put her denim jacket on and fix her cute little flower in place, “There we go”. Cesca grabbed her bag before saying goodbye to Jonah “Got there in the end then”, he said holding her close “Yeah, not with much help from you though”. “Ces”, “sorry, just feeling a bit tetchy from all the screaming”, “It’s okay, have a good day, see you after lunch”, He brushed her hair away from her eyes as he kissed her softly “Mummy we need to go”, Mia was using Cesca’s own words against her, “Alright Mia, give me a second”. “So where are you going”. “Town I think to sort out some of the arrangements for their wedding”, “Sounds good, I’m sure they will really benefit from you being their”, Cesca gave him another kiss “Okay, I really have to go, love you lots, “Love you too, bye Mia”, “Bye bye”, she called out as Cesca opened the door and the pair of them got in the car. Mia sang along to the radio despite now knowing the words, “You enjoying this song Mia”, “It’s my favourite”, Cesca laughed she was pretty sure that rude boy by rhino was not her favourite song. Cesca couldn’t help but smile, it was nice to see Mia happy after not long ago seeing her scream her head off. “So you excited about seeing Layla and Olly, Mia?”, “Yes I can’t wait to see lala and Olly”, Cesca smiled, she loved how Mia had her little nickname for Layla though she could say her name. Cesca parked just outside the park, she could just see where Layla was sitting with the buggy, a beaming smile on her face, a smile that Cesca knew so well.
“Mia hold my hand while we cross the road”. Mia inclined her hand into Cesca’s smiling at the thought of playing on the swings. Mia let go of Cesca’s hand as soon as they reached the other end of the road Mia was so excited, “Go on then, have fun but be careful”, Cesca called out as she watched her run off towards the climbing frame, Cesca kept one eye on Mia as she went over to greet Layla and Olly, who was looking so grown up in his buggy, his little chubby cheeks grinning away as he caught sight of her. “Hey”, Cesca greeted them “how’re you, gosh Olly is getting so grown up, he’s gorgeous”. Cesca sat on the bench next to Layla “Mia, don’t play on their, I can’t see you properly”, Mia climbed out of a wooden tunnel and settled for playing on the roundabout with the other children. Cesca smiled at her before properly catching up with Layla. Cesca smiled at her before properly catching up with Layla. “So how’re you, getting any sleep”, Layla laughed “He’s been pretty good, but getting used to the early wake up calls”, “Yep, the joys of being a mother, though I have to say Mia does rather enjoy sleeping so it’s more the getting her up for nursery that’s tough, like this morning she wouldn’t get dressed and just threw a tantrum”, “Gosh, I am dreading his toddler years, he is just the cutest thing at the minute”, “He really is, don’t take any second for granted”. Layla took Olly out of his buggy to feed him as Mia came bouncing over for a hug, landing on Cesca’s lap. “Hello rascal, you having fun”, “Yep”, she wiped her hair away from her eyes before sitting calmly with Cesca watching little Olly. Cesca looked down at her admiring her actions, she had a sense of pride beating through her as it sunk in how much Mia was going to love the twins. She really would love them and protect them. “Olly”, Mia said, before shuffling over to kiss him on the head, “Careful Mia”, “She’s alright”, Olly let out a little giggle, Mia sat next to him and held his hand, it was the cutest moment. “Your defiantly not going to have any trouble with Mia being jealous she is going to love the twins”, “I know, she keeps surprising us with the little things she says about them, the other day she said how she loved them already”, Mia looked up at her mummy as she realised she was talking about her, her little cheeks went rosy “didn’t you sausage”, Cesca said, giving Mia a hug, she was so proud of her not so little girl. “Aw, Mia is just so lovely, she really does take after you, and Olly loves her so I am sure the twins will to”. Cesca smiled her hand finding its way to her belly, there was now a slight bump, nothing noticeable but Cesca knew her body was changing, changing in the most magical way possible. “I can’t wait to just look pregnant, I hate this stage”, “I know, you just feel bloated and are constantly worried about what other people are thinking”, “Exactly, it’s like can they not grow any faster”, the girls giggled, Mia was still besotted with Olly. Cesca looked down at her watch; she didn’t want to be out for too long, she said she would be back not long after 1 so decided now was a good idea to start heading back. “Right we better go, it’s been lovely to see you and Olly”, “And you”, Cesca and Layla shared hugs and kisses before saying goodbye,”Mia you ready”, Cesca asked. “Bye lala, bye Olly”, She gave Layla a big hug and Olly a kiss. Cesca smiled, “Come on you”, She held out her hand so that Mia would take it, they walked out of the park, hand in hand, both smiling away, “Now that was lovely, you almost missed out with your tantrum this morning”, “Olly is so cute mummy”,Cesca laughed, “He is Mia, you were very good with him”. Cesca smiled down at her little girl before putting her arm around her, “Now, mummy thinks that you deserve a treat for being so good so why don’t we go home and have some strawberries”, “Sounds yummy mummy”, “okay let’s go home”. Cesca couldn’t stop smiling from ear to ear as she helped Mia in to the car, before getting in herself.
She drove home, she’d had such a lovely day, it was nice to spend time with Mia and their friends without having to rush off to hospital, it was great to see how Mia would react to, she was feeling even more excited about the pregnancy by the second, it was all coming together nicely, they had a good idea about Mia now all that was to do was enjoy it, take it as it came. Stock up on the memories and treasure them tightly. They reached the house, Cesca helped Mia out of the car as she watched her bounce off to the front door, “Slow down”, “I want strawberries”, Cesca laughed, finally reaching the door, “Come on then”. Cesca put the key in the door opening it for Mia so she could go in before she did, “You take your shoes off, and mummy will go get the strawberries”. Cesca smiled as she walked into the lounge to find Jonah sat on the sofa with Ronan who was in tears. Cesca stood, star struck. What should she do, she looked at Jonah who just made a face as if to say, I don’t know what to do, “Jonah can I have a word”, She called out, “Sure”, he said calmly as he followed her into the kitchen whilst she grabbed the strawberries that she had promised Mia, “what’s happened?”, She asked seriously concerned about Ronan, “Vicki called off the engagement”, “Really?!”, Cesca was shocked, they were always the childhood sweethearts at waterloo road, they were made for each other so why had it all gone so wrong, “Well I have promised Mia some strawberries she was great, she was so good with Olly, she practically adopted him”, Jonah smiled, “Do you think Ronan would like some”, “I should think so”, Jonah pulled her close, giving her a kiss, he loved her so much, she proved it every time she was near him. Cesca walked through with the bowl of strawberries and some napkins, Mia ran over to Jonah with a massive hug “I’ve heard that a clever little girl deserves some strawberries”, He lifted her in the air and gave her a kiss before letting her sit down and tuck in to her well deserved treat. He walked over to Ronan and tempted him to smile for at least a while with the strawberries that Cesca had dished up. “Thanks Cesca”, “Don’t thank Mia, it was Mia’s treat, it’s all down to Mia”, “Well in that case, I will give my thank you hug to this gorgeous lady instead”. Cesca and Jonah smiled as they watched Ronan give their daughter a hug, despite everything he was going through their daughter managed to put a smile on his face, Mia always did cheer them up, it was her cute little smile she had that she had adopted from her loving parents.
Cesca got out of the shower to the sound of Mia’s screams, she huffed. As if she wasn’t already feeling rubbish with the morning sickness she now had to deal with Mia. “Jonah, can you sort out Mia”, “I tried”, His response annoyed her, was she supposed to do everything. She quickly chucked on a pair of jeans before choosing a pretty blue floaty top to wear. She then stormed into Mia’s room, her hair still wet from the rush she was in to get ready and sort Mia out, “Right, stop the crying it’s not going to get you anywhere”, Mia stuck her lip out, Cesca didn’t want to be angry at Mia but she just made her so mad. “Mia, you need to get ready, I don’t want to be late”, “I’m not coming”, “Mia you have no choice, daddy is meeting Ronan and Vicki”, Mia began to throw a fit; Cesca couldn’t take Mia’s screaming “Right that’s it, you’re going to get ready... Now Mia”, Mia didn’t budge, “Do you want me to get daddy”. Mia shook her head, Cesca calmed down, “right so are you going to get dressed if I help you”, Mia nodded, “Come here rascal”, Cesca signalled for Mia to give her a hug, “Sorry mummy”, “I know pickle, you have to do as your told though”. Cesca helped Mia to get ready before going and finishing her make- up and hair, which she had simply blow dried, it looked lovely, Cesca’s hair always did fall perfectly. She wore little make-up, her skin was looking radiant, and these were the benefits of being pregnant that Cesca loved, she felt summery and confident in herself even if she was being a little scatty as she fretted about being late.
Cesca chose to wear some cute blue boat shoes, which looked great with what she was wearing, but then again Cesca always did look picture perfect even if she chose to think she didn’t. Mia looked just as cute to, with her curly locks and pretty electric blue jeans complete with a white top and tiny orange vans. “Mia we should be going baby”. Mia appeared from the sitting room and allowed Cesca to put her denim jacket on and fix her cute little flower in place, “There we go”. Cesca grabbed her bag before saying goodbye to Jonah “Got there in the end then”, he said holding her close “Yeah, not with much help from you though”. “Ces”, “sorry, just feeling a bit tetchy from all the screaming”, “It’s okay, have a good day, see you after lunch”, He brushed her hair away from her eyes as he kissed her softly “Mummy we need to go”, Mia was using Cesca’s own words against her, “Alright Mia, give me a second”. “So where are you going”. “Town I think to sort out some of the arrangements for their wedding”, “Sounds good, I’m sure they will really benefit from you being their”, Cesca gave him another kiss “Okay, I really have to go, love you lots, “Love you too, bye Mia”, “Bye bye”, she called out as Cesca opened the door and the pair of them got in the car. Mia sang along to the radio despite now knowing the words, “You enjoying this song Mia”, “It’s my favourite”, Cesca laughed she was pretty sure that rude boy by rhino was not her favourite song. Cesca couldn’t help but smile, it was nice to see Mia happy after not long ago seeing her scream her head off. “So you excited about seeing Layla and Olly, Mia?”, “Yes I can’t wait to see lala and Olly”, Cesca smiled, she loved how Mia had her little nickname for Layla though she could say her name. Cesca parked just outside the park, she could just see where Layla was sitting with the buggy, a beaming smile on her face, a smile that Cesca knew so well.
“Mia hold my hand while we cross the road”. Mia inclined her hand into Cesca’s smiling at the thought of playing on the swings. Mia let go of Cesca’s hand as soon as they reached the other end of the road Mia was so excited, “Go on then, have fun but be careful”, Cesca called out as she watched her run off towards the climbing frame, Cesca kept one eye on Mia as she went over to greet Layla and Olly, who was looking so grown up in his buggy, his little chubby cheeks grinning away as he caught sight of her. “Hey”, Cesca greeted them “how’re you, gosh Olly is getting so grown up, he’s gorgeous”. Cesca sat on the bench next to Layla “Mia, don’t play on their, I can’t see you properly”, Mia climbed out of a wooden tunnel and settled for playing on the roundabout with the other children. Cesca smiled at her before properly catching up with Layla. Cesca smiled at her before properly catching up with Layla. “So how’re you, getting any sleep”, Layla laughed “He’s been pretty good, but getting used to the early wake up calls”, “Yep, the joys of being a mother, though I have to say Mia does rather enjoy sleeping so it’s more the getting her up for nursery that’s tough, like this morning she wouldn’t get dressed and just threw a tantrum”, “Gosh, I am dreading his toddler years, he is just the cutest thing at the minute”, “He really is, don’t take any second for granted”. Layla took Olly out of his buggy to feed him as Mia came bouncing over for a hug, landing on Cesca’s lap. “Hello rascal, you having fun”, “Yep”, she wiped her hair away from her eyes before sitting calmly with Cesca watching little Olly. Cesca looked down at her admiring her actions, she had a sense of pride beating through her as it sunk in how much Mia was going to love the twins. She really would love them and protect them. “Olly”, Mia said, before shuffling over to kiss him on the head, “Careful Mia”, “She’s alright”, Olly let out a little giggle, Mia sat next to him and held his hand, it was the cutest moment. “Your defiantly not going to have any trouble with Mia being jealous she is going to love the twins”, “I know, she keeps surprising us with the little things she says about them, the other day she said how she loved them already”, Mia looked up at her mummy as she realised she was talking about her, her little cheeks went rosy “didn’t you sausage”, Cesca said, giving Mia a hug, she was so proud of her not so little girl. “Aw, Mia is just so lovely, she really does take after you, and Olly loves her so I am sure the twins will to”. Cesca smiled her hand finding its way to her belly, there was now a slight bump, nothing noticeable but Cesca knew her body was changing, changing in the most magical way possible. “I can’t wait to just look pregnant, I hate this stage”, “I know, you just feel bloated and are constantly worried about what other people are thinking”, “Exactly, it’s like can they not grow any faster”, the girls giggled, Mia was still besotted with Olly. Cesca looked down at her watch; she didn’t want to be out for too long, she said she would be back not long after 1 so decided now was a good idea to start heading back. “Right we better go, it’s been lovely to see you and Olly”, “And you”, Cesca and Layla shared hugs and kisses before saying goodbye,”Mia you ready”, Cesca asked. “Bye lala, bye Olly”, She gave Layla a big hug and Olly a kiss. Cesca smiled, “Come on you”, She held out her hand so that Mia would take it, they walked out of the park, hand in hand, both smiling away, “Now that was lovely, you almost missed out with your tantrum this morning”, “Olly is so cute mummy”,Cesca laughed, “He is Mia, you were very good with him”. Cesca smiled down at her little girl before putting her arm around her, “Now, mummy thinks that you deserve a treat for being so good so why don’t we go home and have some strawberries”, “Sounds yummy mummy”, “okay let’s go home”. Cesca couldn’t stop smiling from ear to ear as she helped Mia in to the car, before getting in herself.
She drove home, she’d had such a lovely day, it was nice to spend time with Mia and their friends without having to rush off to hospital, it was great to see how Mia would react to, she was feeling even more excited about the pregnancy by the second, it was all coming together nicely, they had a good idea about Mia now all that was to do was enjoy it, take it as it came. Stock up on the memories and treasure them tightly. They reached the house, Cesca helped Mia out of the car as she watched her bounce off to the front door, “Slow down”, “I want strawberries”, Cesca laughed, finally reaching the door, “Come on then”. Cesca put the key in the door opening it for Mia so she could go in before she did, “You take your shoes off, and mummy will go get the strawberries”. Cesca smiled as she walked into the lounge to find Jonah sat on the sofa with Ronan who was in tears. Cesca stood, star struck. What should she do, she looked at Jonah who just made a face as if to say, I don’t know what to do, “Jonah can I have a word”, She called out, “Sure”, he said calmly as he followed her into the kitchen whilst she grabbed the strawberries that she had promised Mia, “what’s happened?”, She asked seriously concerned about Ronan, “Vicki called off the engagement”, “Really?!”, Cesca was shocked, they were always the childhood sweethearts at waterloo road, they were made for each other so why had it all gone so wrong, “Well I have promised Mia some strawberries she was great, she was so good with Olly, she practically adopted him”, Jonah smiled, “Do you think Ronan would like some”, “I should think so”, Jonah pulled her close, giving her a kiss, he loved her so much, she proved it every time she was near him. Cesca walked through with the bowl of strawberries and some napkins, Mia ran over to Jonah with a massive hug “I’ve heard that a clever little girl deserves some strawberries”, He lifted her in the air and gave her a kiss before letting her sit down and tuck in to her well deserved treat. He walked over to Ronan and tempted him to smile for at least a while with the strawberries that Cesca had dished up. “Thanks Cesca”, “Don’t thank Mia, it was Mia’s treat, it’s all down to Mia”, “Well in that case, I will give my thank you hug to this gorgeous lady instead”. Cesca and Jonah smiled as they watched Ronan give their daughter a hug, despite everything he was going through their daughter managed to put a smile on his face, Mia always did cheer them up, it was her cute little smile she had that she had adopted from her loving parents.
