Our Baby

chapter twenty-nine

Chapter twenty-nine.

Belle is paying tea party, before she goes to bed.

Belle poured pretend tea into john's purple cup with all the graciousness of a host.

Dada sip.

she instructed.

John held the cup to his lips and took a sip of the tea. "

Best tea, I've ever had, Thank you, Princess.

John said as he adding a pretend scoop of sugar to it.

"Mama, tea?.

Belle asked.

"Yes, please.

Marlena said as she watched as belle poured her a cup of tea, wearing a blue tutu over her Elmo pajamas.

When belle had gotten the pajamas for Christmas, the pant legs were too long and needed to be rolled up.

Now though, just three months later, she'd grown so much that the length was just her size.

John noticed the sad smile on his wife's face, and he handed her a plastic muffin.

You okay?.

He asked her.

"Yeah, It's just hitting me, how big she's getting, Seeing her with Shawn all day, she seemed so much older.

Marlena said as she accepting
the tea belle gave her.

Thank you, baby girl.

Marlena said to daughter.

I know right?.

John asked his wife.

Yeah, I just want to soak in these
last few days with her while she's still the baby.

I mean, she'll always be our baby, but she won't be the baby in the house anymore.

ou don't think she'll feel left out, do you?.

Matlena asked her husband.

"She's been a part of this baby's life since the start.

She was at the first ultrasound, and saw the belle on the screen the same time we did.

She kisses your belly, feels the baby kick, gives us name input, and she's gonna be there when you give birth.

This baby is just as much hers as it is ours.

Right, belle?, Whose baby is this?"

John asked his daughter.

Belle looked up from her teapot and smiles.

My baby.

Belle replied.

"See?, Nothing to worry about.

John told his wife.

"Cone?.

Belle asked her mother.

"I'd love a scone, and can I have butter on it?.

Marlena asked her daughter.

Ya.

Belle said as she spreading fake butter onto the pastry.

John aughed.

What other toddler knows what
a scone is?.

John asked his wife.

"Clearly, she hangs out with hope too much.

Marlena said as belle gave her the buttered scone.