New Beginnings

Chapter 63

We're all gathered around holding hands saying grace. After grace we all begin to eat and chatter.
"I wish these kids were out all ready!" Jasmine sighs.
" I'm barely showing." Julie sighs.
"Anyone else pregnant?" I say and they laugh.
"Not yet."
"How many will there be after you have them?"
"5"
"Holy shit I'm a grandma of five!"
"Jessica! Raine is right there!" He points to Raine.
"Shes laying face down in food Danny."
"Mom that reminds me, will you keep her?" Baylin says. I groan internally at the thought of keeping two babies.
"Yeah." I look at the kids table and see Zayden dumping food in the floor and I sigh and get up.
"Zay what have I told you about throwing food in the floor?" He looks at me and quivers his lip. I pick him up and take him to the table with the adults and feed him myself.
"So am I getting another sibling?" Cadence says.
"No. Don't even give your dad the idea."
"I thought about it and I want it." Danny says and laughs.
"Hmm. Too bad." Zay puts his hands in my mashed potatoes and eats what in his hands.
"Zayden is a handful, I don't want another one. Too old anyhow."
"You're only 66." I groan.
"Don't remind me." I give the baby a spoonful of macaroni salad. He moans.
"Mmm" I laugh.
"Is that good Zay?"
**
"Nana I want a sister." She says sitting on the couch.
"Do you?" I laugh.
"Yes."
"What if you get a brother?" I say sitting down beside her breastfeeding Zay, trying to put him to sleep.
"We give him away and try again."
"Thats not how it works."
"Yeah it is." She says and turns her attention back to Shimmer and Shine. I pat the baby's butt and rock him. What the hell? The plot is the same in every episode. I can't do this all night. After she falls asleep, I have Danny take her to the grandkids room. She so cute and peaceful. I put Zay to bed in his crib and walk over and lay down. I don't even bother taking my clothes off. Too damn tired. I hear the door creak and Danny walks in. He takes my heels off, next is the stockings. I turn over on my stomach and he unzips and pulls over my dress.
"Thank you."
"Anytime babydoll."
**
I hear the baby cry and I get up. I walk over to his crib and I try feeding him but he won't latch, his diaper doesn't need changed. What could be wrong? I cradle him and wipe a tear from his eye. It makes my chest hurt to see him cry. He grabs my finger and sucks on it. I feel a little tooth popping through. I go to his room and get the orajel out of the changing station drawer. I put it on his gums.
"That should help baby." I go downstairs and grab one of the teething toys out of the freezer and hand it to him. He falls asleep in my arms and I smile. I love him so much. Where's time gone he's so big.