All Grown Up: The Story of Jacob and Renesmee Part I

Love at First Sight

Renesmee

Finally back at the cottage, I was having one of my weekly morning visits with my almost sister in laws, Rebecca and Rachel. They left their kids with their grandparents and we were catching up. This smell and that smell that made me sick, new things I'd tried with my beloved barbecue sauce. This week Rachel had started back to work, I'm not sure what her technical title is but she calls herself a baby nurse, she was there for the births. Her job sounded so fun.

Rebecca poked at my belly. "So lemme see!"

I gladly lifted up my shirt to show her my bump.

"Hi baby, I'm your Aunt Becca!" I laughed when she waved at it.

"You have such beautiful skin! I bet you won't get any stretch marks." Rachel said.

"Oh, I hadn't even thought of that."

She lifted up her own shirt.

"Mine really aren't that bad considering I had two at once. I don't mind them, they are my mommy battle scars. I used cocoa butter on my tummy the whole time, not sure if it really helped, maybe a little."

She dropped her voice and whispered, "I used to make Paul rub it in. Even if you can't get stretch marks, I highly recommend it."

She winked at me and I blushed and giggled like a middle schooler along with Rebecca.

"Oh my gosh I almost forgot, I have pictures!" she dug into her purse.

We went through what was probably over 100 pictures of the babies. Bath time, nap time, bonding with big sister time, Paul and Rachel were total paparazzi with their kids, just how I planned to be. There wasn't going to be a day of this kids life that wasn't on film, especially since he'd probably grow faster than average.

"Oh wait these too, look what I got back!" Rachel squealed handing me a large envelope. It was full of professionally taken photos. A few cute ones of just the twins, plenty of all three of the kids.

I laughed, "Is Noah sleeping in all of these?"

"Ha ha, yeah. I guess it's hard working being so cute all day!"

"And look at Grace, she furrows her brow just like you do, Rach." Rebecca pointed.

There was one of just Rachel and Paul, and some of the whole family.

"Oh! Rachel, these are beautiful!" I gushed. 

The one I liked the most was the one where Paul was holding Noah, Rachel was holding Grace, and Caroline was in between them. The genuine smiles on all of them were precious. I choked up looking at it, thinking that soon Jacob and I would get to feel like that, and that these people were part of my family now.

"You can have that one if you want," Rachel said when she noticed me lingering on it.

"We've got plenty and besides, you're their aunt too! Becky has some right over her fireplace. Look through the ones Paul and I took and take whatever you want of those too."

"Oh thanks! I'll put them on the fridge."

I'd put them on the fridge here for now, but soon Jacob and I would have our own fridge, in our own home, with our family.

"I can't wait til we have our own fridge!" I blurted out, bursting into tears.

"Oh great, weepy Nessie is back," I heard Jacob mutter from the kitchen. Daddy held back a laugh as he prepared my early lunch, sweet n sour chicken.