"Come on." I grunted to myself as I reached for a bowl that was high up in the cupboard.
My birthday was coming up in just a couple of days which meant I was about 33 weeks pregnant. I was getting a little nervous because we were only a month away from having the girls.
We have been spending the past couple weeks just laying low. I was in so much pain that I would have the hardest time even standing sometimes.
It felt like I was carrying a twenty pound bowling ball in my stomach which was probably accurate to the amount of weight I was carrying.
Today I was making my birthday cake though because I just needed to use my hands and be at least a little active.
"Babe!?" I called out as I leaned against the counter, huffing out a breath. "What's wrong? Oh god, is it happening?" Colby asked in a panic as I laughed.
"No, I just need you to grab that bowl for me please." I said and pointed to the bowl I needed. "I can do that." Colby said then reached up and pulled the bowl down.
"Thank you." I said then let out a breath and walked over to the island. "You look so uncomfortable." He said as I nodded. "I really am." I said as he walked up behind me.
"Let me help." He said quietly then wrapped his arms around my belly and gently lifted it, relieving the pressure.
I moaned at how great it felt to have him hold the weight. "Never stop doing that." I said and leaned my head back on his chest as I closed my eyes.
"Does that feel good?" He asked as I nodded. "So good." I said and let out a sigh. "It's pretty heavy, I don't know how you've been doing this." He said quietly. "I have to." I said with a laugh.
We stood like that for a while before Colby let my belly go, giving me the pressure again. "Thank you, baby." I said then kissed him. "That was nice." I said then turned towards my cake ingredients.
"I'm glad I could help even for just a little while." Colby said as I started measuring out ingredients.
"I really appreciate you. Please do that more often." I said with a sigh. "I'll do it whenever you want." He said then came over and kissed my cheek. "I'll take you up on that offer later but for now you can go back to whatever you were doing." I said then focused on my cake.
"Are you making your own birthday cake?" He asked as I nodded. "I need to do something with my hands or I'll die." I said as he laughed. "Okay that's a little dramatic, maybe you should invite someone over to help you. I have a couple meetings I have to do." Colby said as I nodded.
"That's a great idea." I said then grabbed my phone. I decided to invite Ki over because I haven't seen her in a couple weeks and I missed her.
"Ki is coming over." I said then tossed my phone to the side and got back to work. "Good, call me if you need me." Colby said then kissed my cheek. "Have fun!" I said then sighed and started making my cake again.
I got about halfway through before I got too tired and had to sit on the floor.
I heard someone knock on the door, but I couldn't get up even if I tried. "Come in!" I called out as I rubbed my belly, trying to calm down the girls who were moving in there.
"V?" Ki called out as I laughed. "I'm in the kitchen." I said as she laughed. "Uhhh....no you're not." She said and walked into the room. "Down here." I said and looked up at her.
"Jesus! Are you okay? Are the babies coming? Do I need to get Colby?" She asked as I laughed. "No! I'm just tired and can't get up now." I said as she walked over and held her hands out.
