Everywhere You Go (Lawson Fanfic) - On Hold

Chapter Nine - Baby Worries

(Joanne's Point of View)

I crossed my legs on the bed and pulled up the bag of baby clothes that was sitting at the side of our bed. I tipped them out onto the bed in front of me and smiled. Seeing as Joel was busy with the boys I had decided to sort out some of the stuff we had bought for the baby while I had the time to myself. The rest of my time was spent with Joel, we'd been settling into our new married life as well as going shopping for the baby, going to the scans and we had also started going to classes to help us prepare for when I went into labour. Half the time I walked out the class praying the damn baby wouldn't come out and would just stay in there forever. I made a start on folding the clothes and I hadn't even made a decent pile of folded clothes when I had to stop and hold my stomach where I was being kicked.  

   "Okay baby seriously, I want to get this done so stop kicking me." I mumbled, rubbing my stomach where he had kicked. I went back to the clothes for another ten minutes before the doorbell rang. I sighed and managed to get off the bed and made my way down the stairs. The further along I got the more I just wanted to stay in bed until I went into labour, it would be so much easier than walking around all the time. I opened the door to find Erin standing there smiling at me.   "Hey! Want some company? I know I do with Ryan away out." she said and walked through the door. I smiled and pulled her in for a hug the best I could with my baby bump in the way.  

   "Yes but I'm upstairs sorting clothes out so we'll have to hang out up there." I explained and turned to head up the stairs. We got to the top and I stopped to catch my breath a bit.  

   "You alright Joanne?" Erin asked putting a hand on my back. I nodded.  

   "Yeah, you try carrying a baby around inside you all day long. It's tiring." I said laughing as we made our way into my bedroom.  

   "I'll know all about it soon enough." she said joining in with laughing. She'd told me the day after our dress shopping that she was pregnant. I couldn't believe her and Ryan were having a baby as well.  

   "Of course you will. I wish you good luck. You're just at the start of your pregnancy whereas I'm coming to the end which is worse." I said. She just shook her head at me.  

   "Well I will cherish the first few months." she smiled. I sat back down on the bed and she joined me and started helping me to fold the clothes.

   "Do you know how far along you are anyway?" I asked and turned to look at her. She shook her head and looked at me also. 

   "No, we have a scan booked for after the wedding because we're both so busy preparing for it and Ryan has band stuff. So basically the day after the wedding we have our first scan." she explained. 

   "Aw, well the first scan is amazing. Seeing it on the screen for the first time. I actually cried but blamed it on hormones." I said and laughed. 

  "Well we can't wait. He's so excited about having a baby Fletcher." she said smiling. 

  "Cute, Joel's the one who's excited. I'm more terrified and panicked now." I said and finsihed folding the clothes I had been working on. 

   "How come?" she asked and stopped what she was doing. 

   "Well, having the baby for a start. I'm terrified of that and also when he's actually here. I mean what if I'm a horrible mum? What if I can't do anything?" I asked quietly. The thoughts had been playing on my mind for a while now.

   "Well I can't say anything about the birth because you know I've never gone through it but you'll have Joel there to help you through it. If he's there you know you'll be okay." she smiled at me. "And when the baby's here? Well you'll be an amazing mum Joanne. You and Joel love this baby so much already and he's not even been born yet. You'll be great parents." she said and pulled me in for a hug.