Good mums let you lick the beaters; great mums turn them off first -- Fall 1999 (DONE)

I was apparently the go to person when it came to pregnancies.  When Jada said she wanted to talk and hang out, I was all for it.  I was on strict bedrest now... especially after how my first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage.  Of course I could not just stay in bed.  I was cautious, but I still moved around a little bit.  I was laying on the couch reading a magazine when the doorbell rang.  "Come on in," I said, looking towards the hallway.  I was not going ot get up... I did not want to get yelled at.

I walked in when I heard the voice of Addison beckoning me inside.  I saw her on the couch and smiled.  "You're not following doctor's orders," I chastised her playfully, sitting down in the chair.  I was a few months alon gnow and I felt like I was extremely pregnant already... which was due to being pregnant with twins.

I rolled my eyes at Jada with a smile on my lips.  "How are you feeling?" I asked, propping myself up a little bit more with a pillow.  I knew that it had to be tough being pregnant the first time around, I remembered how I felt.  And I could only imagine how being pregnant with a child and being married to an eternal boy was probably chaos at her house.  I knew their kids were going to be a handful along with George's.

I smiled and shrugged.  "It could be worse," I said.  I had finally gotten past the morning sickness.  But now my feet were always achy along with my bac.  This was going to be a long five months or so to the end of hte pregnancy.  "I do have some good news to tell you," I added.  Only Fred, Lenni, and George knew so far that I was having twins.  But I was not going to tell Lenni's news since it was not my place to do so.  I would only spread mine.

I looked at Jada with a grin.  "Good news is always welcomed.  What is it?" I asked her.  I was curious.  This was definitely better than sitting around doing nothing.  I was glad that Jada had suggested coming to visit.  I hated being home by myself all day while Dean was out catching bad wizards.

"Well, we're having twins," I told Addison, grinning.  AT first it had been kind of a scary thought.  But now we could not be happier about it.  I had thought it might happen with the fact that Fred and George were twins themselves.  I just was not necessarily expecting it to happen.

I wanted to get up and give Jada a hug, but I knew better.  "Jada!  That's fantastsic!  I'm assuming that Fred is as happy as you are?" I questioned.  Since she had said it was good news, I figured it was a safe assumption to make.  If he was not happy about it, then I doubted it woudl be good news.

I nodded.  "He could not be happier!" I explained.  I pushed my hair away from my face.  "Yet I'm already dying... I feel like I'm huge.  I'm getting aches and pains that the books say shouldn't come until later."  I knew that those books were not for twins, though.  I had gotten them before I knew I was having two babies growing inside of me.  But still...

I could not help but laugh.  "Well, you have to remember there are going to be twice the aches and pains now.  You'll probably even get bigger than me," I teased.  I felt huge right now, though Dean still somehow found me beautiful.  I thought he was ridiculous.

"Addie, you're not that big," I told her.  "But thanks... I'm so glad to see the excitement at that prospect though."  I could not believe my friend was this excited about me being bigger than her in pregnancy.  I knew it probably would nto take me long to do just that, though.  Addison had not gotten that big; she was carrying their child quite nicely.

I laughed and readjusted myself.  "The self consciousness of looking horrid are just starting now... it'll get worse as the months go on," I added.  I figured that I would be up front about everything.  It was just something that only us mothers-to-be would understand.

Groaning, I stood up.  "I'm grabbing some water.  Would you like me to get you anything?" I ased her.  I was not expecting Addison to be a gracious hostess or anything.  She was supposed to be in bed.  There was no reason she should be moving around.  I was here to visit and I would help her while I was here with her.

I could nto believe that I had not even offered Jada anything.  "Oh, Jada!  I'm sorry!  Help yourself... and maybe a glass for me as well please?" I asked, trying to flash her an innocent smile.  She did offer after all.  Who was I to deny help?  I knew my limits.

I grinned at Addie and walked into the kitchen.  After pouring two glasses of water and grabbing a bowl of fruit she had out, I returned.  "Here you go... and I was getting the munchies," I told her.  I grabbed some grapes and popped them into my mouth.

I laughed and ate some fruit.  "Good idea grabbing these," I told her.  I sat up a little bit.  "Know the sex of the twins?" I wondered if they even wanted to know.  Dean and I definitely wanted to;  we knew as soon as we could that we were going to be having a little girl.  Dean had been so excited to hear that; I knew I was going to have my hands full later when I heard that.