In The End, I Lost It All

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chapter 16: (Jake's and Avril's POVs)

In The End; I Lost It All

Chapter 16- Avril's full pregnancy and arrival of the the twins!

(Avril's POV)

I'm in my 3rd month of pregnancy in the first trimester, and I can tell you that it's not been fun. There have been constant amounts of nausea, vomiting a.k.a. "morning sickness," restless nights, and tons of heartburn. Jake has been ever so supportive and helpful during the past 3 months. I'm looking forward to the next trimester, as I can find out how many children we're having, as well as the genders.

While deep in thought, I feel a pair of hands sitting on my shoulders. I look up and see Jake smiling down at me; he asks me how I'm feeling, and I tell him I'm doing fine so far. He kisses me softly, and then comes around and sits down on the couch next to me. He rests his hand on my slightly swollen stomach, smiling wide towards the fact that we're having a "Mini" Pitts 6 months from now. I lay my head on his shoulder, and he lays his on top of mine with his other arm wrapped around me for protection. We fall asleep in each other's arms for a few hours and are awoken by the kids taking pictures of us and posting them to our social media accounts.

Jake manages to get his phone and log into his Instagram account and sees the newest pictures that "he" posted. The caption reads thusly, "The Mrs. And I taking a small nap; #ThePitts #BabyPittsontheway..." I giggle a little bit, and slowly get up to head to the bathroom, as I have to go more frequently due to the baby. Jake notices and helps me toward the bathroom. I make it just in time, relieving my sensitive bladder; wiping, flushing, and washing my hands of any evidence.

Elissia is standing outside the door to help me sit back down, and I am grateful that she is there to help me. I make my way back slowly to the couch and sit down slowly. I notice that I am starting to get small waves of cravings, so I call out to Jake; "Baby, could you bring me something sweet? I am really craving something sweet right about now." He yells back, "Sure thing, honey! I'll be out in just a moment." He comes out a few minutes later with some chocolate covered strawberries, and my mouth waters in anticipation. I gently take the small plate of them and smile up at Jake before digging in and taking a bite out of a strawberry.

**2nd Trimester**

(Jake's POV)

We're now into the 2nd trimester, and the cravings have really kicked into gear. Her most noticeable cravings are chocolate and peanut butter, chocolate and caramel, pickles, different types of fruit, yogurt with granola and fruit, and other normal food combinations. Although she has quite the craving for French fries and ice cream quite often, which is somewhat weird in my personal opinion? Anyway, she has also been going crazy with what they call the "nesting" period, according to the book, "What to Expect When You're Expecting."

I, of course, have been putting together all of the nursery furniture and have painted it in gender-neutral, friendly colors such as pale yellow, light blue, pastel green, and beige. I hear the front door open down the hall and Elissia yells out, "I'm back from running errands!" I tell her to come up stairs; she walks in with two large bags from Buy Buy Baby, as well as Walmart. She pulls everything out, revealing baby toys, onesies, pacifiers, diapers, wipes, and other baby necessities. In the Walmart® bag, are more diapers and wipes, along with burp rags and bibs, along with a whole bunch of sealed organic baby food containers in multiple fruit and vegetable assortments. I tell her she went overboard; but she insists that she got plenty of stuff to start out.

Two weeks later, we head to the OB-GYN to find out how many babies we are expecting as well as the genders. When we make it up to the office, the Doctor kindly welcomes us and introduces herself as Hannah Masterson. Once in the office, Hannah has Avril get up onto the medical table. I help her to lie back, and pull her shirt up to reveal her more prominent stomach. The Doctor squirts some gel on her stomach, and sets the ultrasound wand on her stomach, moving it around.