Forever with Handsome Satan

Matt's 24th Birthday

"I can't believe you're both pregnant," Julia says again for about the 10th time since I announced I was pregnant last night at Thanksgiving dinner. Sasha knew already because of course the first thing I did once I got over the initial shock was call her and tell her our kids would be only a few weeks apart in age.

"Is Aaron part of the bet or does this mean Matt and Sydney lost," Cory asks as the 5 of us walk toward the mall for some Black Friday shopping. Me, Amanda and Julia started the Black Friday midnight shopping tradition the first year I lived in New York and every year we give an open invite to whoever wants to join us. This year Cory and Sasha joined us while the guys all decided to hang out at Tyler and Amandas since Tyler just got this new gaming system.

"I don't think it counts, they're married," Amanda informs him.

"It definitely counts, it was an oopsie, they weren't trying so Matt and Sydney lose."

"J don't call my baby an oopsie," I scold and protectively wrap my arm around my stomach.

"Hey baby Dean is a great oopsie. I am so happy for you." Julia wraps her arms around my shoulders and kisses my cheek.

The last two weeks have been slightly more hectic than I planned but I would not change them for anything. After coming home from my doctor's appointment we carried on in a literal state of shock for two days. I was in such shock the day after I even went and bought a couple pregnancy tests and took them just to make sure the doctor wasn't wrong even though we literally had a picture of the ultrasound hung on the fridge. Of course they all came back positive and that is when I finally accepted it was true, this is real and we are having a baby. That is also when I called Sasha and Aaron and we told them the news. There was lots of tears of course and Aaron joked that he knew this would happen because we had no concept of safe sex, can't say he is wrong.

After that we had about a week and a half before we went home for Thanksgiving so we told no one else. I wanted to tell mine and Matt's parents in person so we had custom onesies made that said Baby Dean coming this July and gave them each one. Their reactions yesterday morning were priceless and of course there were a ton of tears from all of the soon to be grandparents. After telling them we decided it would be best to tell all our close friends and the rest of the family all at once because they all love to gossip. The best way to do this was to invite everyone over for thanksgiving. Most people like Tom, who surprise surprise already knew, Lily, Amanda and Tyler, Blake and Cory, Lance, Addy and Oliver, and Nadia and Damien only came for dessert so we waited until then. I don't think I can even put into words how sweet and supportive everyone was when we told them. It was a beautiful moment with all our family and friends there celebrating our big news. I was nervous to tell everyone when I am barely 8 weeks along but we figured by Christmas I would likely already be showing so this was the easiest way.

"Preggos, are you good," Cory asks, checking in on Sasha and I, who don't even look pregnant yet. I mean to be fair my morning sickness before we left had me in pretty rough shape but that has passed and I am all good. Sasha has luckily had none of those side effects and is starting to sport a cute little bump since she is about a month ahead of me.

"Great," we tell him in unison.

"Can we go to Victoria Secrets," Amanda asks as we near the store. Cory is the only one who doesn't say yes but he is a good sport about it nonetheless.

The lines are long but by 3am we are all tried and weighted down with a bunch of shopping bags. Cory being a gentleman is carrying more of mine and Sasha's than his own but even with his help the two of us have 6 bags each. "One last store," I ask as we already begin to make our way back to the car.

"Oh baby store we have to go in! We are going to have two babies in the group soon." I haven't been in a baby store yet since finding out I was pregnant and I feel a rush of excitement. I am going to shop for my baby for once, not someone else's. In just a couple months time I went from thinking I would never have kids with Matt to pregnant with his kid. It is still an emotion I am sorting through. It is both terrifying and thrilling and a range of other emotions I haven't figured out yet.