After that deeply emotional moment, we stood there briefly, holding hands like we held onto hope. Out of nowhere, her voice pierced the silence, asking if we could do some more product testing. It was so random and unexpected. All I could do was laugh, and it felt so good. Woohoo was honestly the furthest thing on my mind, but I would never turn her down.
That was one of the most amazing nights we ever had. I think we were both eager and determined to make something happen. Things got a little rough; it was so hot. We woke up the next morning, smiling and smirking, confident we had been successful. I mean, with all that we did, how could a baby not be floating around in there?
But that was a worry for another time. We needed a break from stressing about this baby, and since we weren’t able to go to the lake last time, I thought we’d try again. But first, we stopped at our house. I wanted to see it again and make sure it was still available. This time, we walked around the property and peeked in all the windows to get a sense of the house and envision ourselves in it. We even climbed the trellis to the master bedroom balcony.
“I wish we could see the smaller rooms,” Sophia said. “I’ve been thinking about how to decorate the nursery.”
“Oh yeah?”
“Yeah, I don’t want to wait until I’m too big to do anything to decorate. I want the whole house to be completed before that. And I don’t want it to be pink or blue, even if we find out the gender.”
“So gender neutrals…yellow…green?”
“Nah, let’s go neutral neutral. Shades of beige, wood tones, and a little white.”
“Whatever you want is fine with me. This is not my area.”
She frowned.
“But you’re gonna try, right? I don’t want to decorate this entire house by myself.”
“Yeah of course! I just meant I don’t have style preferences and things, so if you do, I’m cool with it. It was fun shopping with my parents…minus my mom being extra. Can’t wait to do it with you.”
Her smiled returned, and the entire conversation excited me way more than I expected. Finally, we were in a place where moving into this house would be a reality and not just a dream. A warm energy spread across my body and I couldn’t help but shout.
“It’s finally happening, Sophia! This is our house!!”
