~Rapunzel
So today, um....was interesting.
Zelia popped her head around the divider around 4; she knew the girls would be having their nap. "Hey, um...come here."
"O-okay?" I asked, glancing at Eugene before quirking a brow at Zelia.
He nodded, and I hurried over to see my sister.
I asked what was up, wondering if there was possibly something she wanted to talk about --specifically, someONE...cough, cough, RAY...whom she has shown a little bit of affection towards as of late (and by that, I mean she isn't badmouthing him for his temper anymore, and he seems to be displaying his temper just a little bit less..maybe it's just me playing matchmaker). Anyway, but what I saw was the very Merida doll that had been in her box before.
What?
"Helloo," she chirped, not looking up from her leg joints, which she flexed awkwardly.
"Um...hi?" Something about her accent triggered a memory, but...she couldn't walk in the memory.
"I'm so ex'cited, the girl 'round 'ere, th' heu-man, just fixed up m'ah joints. That's how I can waalk," she explained. She tilted her head, finally looking up at me. "I jus' came 'ere, but I knew my joints were goobered up."
Oh. She'd been removed from her box.
But then... HER HEAD CAME CRASHING DOWN FROM HER NECK.
I kid you not, the doll's head fell right to the table, red curls flying EVERYWHERE.
I screamed, horrified at what I had just seen. What came next was even more horrifying, if that's even possible!
THE BODY FELT AROUND WITH ITS FEET, BUMPED INTO THE HEAD, BENT, PICKED THE HEAD UP, AND SCREWED THE HEAD BACK ON AGAIN.
I thought I was going to pass out.
I looked towards Zelia, absolutely HORRIFIED, and she just gave me an amused look.
"Ah, tha't's bettehr," the Frankenstein girl said, rubbing at her neck.
"Wh-what the...why...?"
"OH! The little arrow joint that keeps yer head on yer neck snapped off inside the other doll's head when she pulled it off. See, I've got a new body -- a LIV form. The heu-man made sure I'd stay alive ahfter it falls off, 'cuz ever' time I tilt my head, it falls off," she explained. It was hard to keep up with her fast, lilting Scottish accent, but I managed. Managed enough to make my overactive imagination start up, resulting in nausea, rather.
"...Oh," I coughed. "Well, ah...good for you. I'm glad to see you can..can walk," Even though you can't keep your head on your shoulders...literally.
"Thank ye. Wot's yer name again? Yer sis told me, but I fergot," she explained.
"Rapunzel. And you're..."
"Mer'ida!" she said. "Nice to meet'cha."
"N-nice to meet you, too," I choked when she cocked her head again, but managed to grab her head in time, tilting it upright again before it hit the floor. Oh my gosh.
She left to go try out her new joints, and I immediately yanked Zelia aside.
"Pretty neat, huh?"
Why can't Tangled Fan re-body Anna and Elsa?" I ignored her fascinated expression to ask what I wanted to ask.
"I asked her, 'cause I knew you'd ask. She said she couldn't because their heads were too small and looked weird, added onto the fact that she didn't have enough bodies. Plus, she said their skintones are too pale to match. And alas, they stay," she waved an arm in the air dramatically.
I sighed. "Hmmh...I guess it's better, though. If their heads would roll off...oh, GOSH that's weird!"
She laughed. "What you call weird, I call neat."
I shook my head, wide-eyed. And then Eugene called for me quietly. "Oh, I better go. I can't hear any of the kids, though..." I trailed off, curious, and headed for our side of the table. "I'll see you later!" I called over my shoulder.
"Hey...what was going on over there? I heard screaming," he was standing in the middle of the table, a worried look on his face. "I didn't want to go over, but I was worried, too..."
"Oh! Well...uh," I trailed off, quickly trying to find a way to explain Merida. I gave him the shortened, and slightly disturbing, story; and he laughed.
"Well, that's...different. I'm glad she's able to move around, though -- nobody should have to live in a box."
I nodded. "Oh, yeah...I just, um...it was definitely unexpected," I giggled quietly so as to not wake the kids.
We were silent for a few minutes, but then he cleared his throat. "So, uh...kids. You remember the other day how you were talking about us adopting a fourth?"
"Oh! Yeah," I said, surprised at the switch in conversation but pleased that it was THIS conversation.
"Are you still thinking about it? I mean, I have no problem with it if you don't. I love kids, and of course I'd be all for it. I just wanted to let you know, just in case you wanted to talk to Tangled Fan sometime soon. I was going to tell you tonight, but since we're sitting here with nothing better to do, I figured I'd just tell you now." he explained.
I sucked in a deep breath. I DID want to adopt another child, but I also wanted to wait...oh, maybe a few weeks. I wanted to make absolutely sure that we could handle a fourth. I smiled at him. "I do want to, but I was thinking if you were with me on this, we could maybe wait a few weeks, y'know...make sure we can keep track of four kids."
He laughed a bit too loudly, and Jordan jumped. We both froze, watching her. Fortunately, she nuzzled her face in her blanket a moment before drifting back to sleep. I smiled at how adorable that had been, watching her sweet little napping self while my hubby answered me. "Yeah...that'd be great. And we definitely want to make sure we can handle four! What age are you thinking?"
I bit my lip. "I'd kind of like another baby, but at the same time, another older child would be good, too. So I guess it doesn't matter to me. You?"
"I'm with you. Babies are a lot less active, but they also need carried around a lot. But on the plus side, they're not constantly grabbing Pascal's tail, or pulling each other's hair, or, um...biting..." he chuckled. Audrey and Casey had been pretty mischievous lately, and yes, they had decided that they didn't like sharing Pascal, their bed, or their blankets. (Even though they each have a blanket. Audrey is a hoarder, apparently). THAT was what resulted in Casey biting Audrey's arm the other day...thankfully, no one was hurt, of course.
"Ugh...yeah," I shook my head with a grin. I wouldn't trade any of them for the world, even though they really could be terrible at times! :D "Just as long as the child we get hasn't had a body transplant."
He shuddered. "Nope."
I giggled. "Glad we're on the same page with that!"
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Monday, June 23, 2014
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Family Life Thus Far... :P
Yesterday passed without any major problems, thank goodness. The girls are currently napping in their beds. And as for me and Eugene, well, we're sitting on the edge of the bed and he's reading over my shoulder. :D
Let's see...they settled in very well yesterday, and I absolutely adore them both already. After I learned that Jordan was fussy about being set down, she didn't leave my arms until bedtime.
Audrey and Eugene played several little hand games and also the good old, traditional tea party. I'm sure it was awkward for my husband, but he went along with it. I think miss Audrey's got him wrapped around her tiny little finger already...and I also think she's turning out to be a daddy's girl already. Last night, Jordan was a bit fussy, but after I brought her to bed with me, and Eugene laid her on his chest to go to sleep, she did with no problem.
And a few minutes after that, Audrey came and crawled into bed, cuddling up with me, so it was pretty crowded last night :D Not that I minded, of course...oh, no. Far from it!
I think Pascal's feeling a bit perturbed about the whole situation, though...but I'm sure he'll get over it. Audrey's gone from being absolutely terrified of him to absolutely loving him and wanting to play constantly with him, so he's not quite sure how to take that. He's used to sleeping all day!
It's all sooo surreal to me, still. I mean, it's like my whole life for the past two months...or five...has been a dream, and it just keeps getting better, and I'm scared one day I'll wake up!
As for today...I was right about Tangled Fan wanting to do a quick photoshoot with us. She took some pics this afternoon. Here are my favorites... (:
Love this picture :]
I love this one, too. It's such a good picture of Audrey! When the picture was taken, Jordan had started crying, so I'd looked up to see that Eugene was going to pick her up, so I unfortunately wasn't looking at the camera..but oh well. Beautiful picture of Audrey! (:
When the kids were covered up and we were alone for a few minutes, Eugene turned to me, his eyes twinkling. "And as for you..."
"What?" I asked quietly, grinning.
With no warning, he put a hand on the back of my head and pulled me in for a sweet kiss.
When our lips parted, he rested his head on my forehead. Reaching to put his arms comfortably around my waist, he sighed and gave me a smile. "So, how do you like being a momma?"
I couldn't help but grin. "It's a new experience, that's for sure, but I love it. How about you, dad?"
He winked. "Same as you." I reached to kiss the tip of his nose, and he chuckled quietly. "So...what do we do 'til they wake up?"
"Oh, I dunno..." I thought for a minute. "I need to catch up on blogging, but if you want to do something-"
"Sounds great."
I smiled. "You sure? Like, one hundred percent sure? I'm sure blogging is boring to you," I offered him an out.
Let's see...they settled in very well yesterday, and I absolutely adore them both already. After I learned that Jordan was fussy about being set down, she didn't leave my arms until bedtime.
Audrey and Eugene played several little hand games and also the good old, traditional tea party. I'm sure it was awkward for my husband, but he went along with it. I think miss Audrey's got him wrapped around her tiny little finger already...and I also think she's turning out to be a daddy's girl already. Last night, Jordan was a bit fussy, but after I brought her to bed with me, and Eugene laid her on his chest to go to sleep, she did with no problem.
And a few minutes after that, Audrey came and crawled into bed, cuddling up with me, so it was pretty crowded last night :D Not that I minded, of course...oh, no. Far from it!
I think Pascal's feeling a bit perturbed about the whole situation, though...but I'm sure he'll get over it. Audrey's gone from being absolutely terrified of him to absolutely loving him and wanting to play constantly with him, so he's not quite sure how to take that. He's used to sleeping all day!
It's all sooo surreal to me, still. I mean, it's like my whole life for the past two months...or five...has been a dream, and it just keeps getting better, and I'm scared one day I'll wake up!
As for today...I was right about Tangled Fan wanting to do a quick photoshoot with us. She took some pics this afternoon. Here are my favorites... (:
(Ugh, I didn't notice how crummy my hair looked in this pic. Everyone else looks great, though!)
...And the reason why Jordan was crying? She was sleepy. Soo I flopped down (in an unladylike fashion, I know..) in the wicker chair, wrapping her up in her blanket, and held her till she fell asleep.
When we went to put Jordan to bed to nap, we noticed that miss Audrey, who had taken Pascal with her to play, had curled up on her bed and fallen asleep. Pascal was still curled underneath her arm. When I noticed her, my heart squeezed. I mean, who wouldn't find this scene adorable? :]
Sooo, since they were both asleep, I took care of Jordan while Eugene covered Audrey up.
When the kids were covered up and we were alone for a few minutes, Eugene turned to me, his eyes twinkling. "And as for you..."
"What?" I asked quietly, grinning.
With no warning, he put a hand on the back of my head and pulled me in for a sweet kiss.
I gasped, surprised, but then I returned the kiss.
When our lips parted, he rested his head on my forehead. Reaching to put his arms comfortably around my waist, he sighed and gave me a smile. "So, how do you like being a momma?"
I couldn't help but grin. "It's a new experience, that's for sure, but I love it. How about you, dad?"
He winked. "Same as you." I reached to kiss the tip of his nose, and he chuckled quietly. "So...what do we do 'til they wake up?"
"Oh, I dunno..." I thought for a minute. "I need to catch up on blogging, but if you want to do something-"
"Sounds great."
I smiled. "You sure? Like, one hundred percent sure? I'm sure blogging is boring to you," I offered him an out.
He chuckled. "No problem. I like watching you blog."
"Aw," I giggled quietly, my heart fluttering even though my face grew extremely hot. I pulled away from him to quietly go get the iPod, and he set the bed up while I did so.
"Aw," I giggled quietly, my heart fluttering even though my face grew extremely hot. I pulled away from him to quietly go get the iPod, and he set the bed up while I did so.
Soo this is where I leave you...and Eugene says to tell you all hello. Hmm, maybe I'll get him into blogging someday, too? I doubt that somehow, but hey... =D
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Quick Little Pop-In Post That I Think You'll Wanna Read!
Okay, whew.
So just a quick pop in for right now; I'll give you the whole thing about our official first day of parenthood later, because right now I'm juggling Jordan and an iPod, and Eugene's busy with Audrey!
Tangled Fan just came in earlier this morning, asking me if we were ready for the girls. Apparently, something had happened and she'd decided that there was no time like the present to let us start our family. Sooo, half an hour later, she brought the girls back, as well as a couple of blankets and stuff. I am surprised; Jordan's not too horribly fussy. She gets a little upset if you don't hold her for awhile, but other than that, she's a perfect little baby :) And Audrey's getting over her immense fear of Pascal..albeit slowly, but it's progress. They're both SO sweet!!
Nope, I'm not excited AT ALL, you can clearly tell. c;
I'll post a more detailed post tomorrow or when I get the chance to! And I'm sure Tangled Fan will want to have a family photoshoot..which I must admit, I'll be excited to do for once. =D
So just a quick pop in for right now; I'll give you the whole thing about our official first day of parenthood later, because right now I'm juggling Jordan and an iPod, and Eugene's busy with Audrey!
Tangled Fan just came in earlier this morning, asking me if we were ready for the girls. Apparently, something had happened and she'd decided that there was no time like the present to let us start our family. Sooo, half an hour later, she brought the girls back, as well as a couple of blankets and stuff. I am surprised; Jordan's not too horribly fussy. She gets a little upset if you don't hold her for awhile, but other than that, she's a perfect little baby :) And Audrey's getting over her immense fear of Pascal..albeit slowly, but it's progress. They're both SO sweet!!
Nope, I'm not excited AT ALL, you can clearly tell. c;
I'll post a more detailed post tomorrow or when I get the chance to! And I'm sure Tangled Fan will want to have a family photoshoot..which I must admit, I'll be excited to do for once. =D
Monday, January 27, 2014
More News on Adoption And Eugene's Joints! (:
Today, Tangled Fan stopped in to check up on Eugene and to also talk to us about the adoption.
She said Eugene was doing exceptionally well, and that he could probably resume normal activity soon. Thank GOODNESS!! And more awesome news: The girls will be officially adopted February 5th!! Only a week and two days! I'm so excited, and scared, and also excited for Eugene's recovery!! In other words, I was just a big wad of plastic excitement.
She talked with us for a couple more minutes, and then left. As soon as she left, Eugene and I turned to face one another.
I couldn't even say anything, so I just gave him a broad smile. He gave me that special grin of his as he carefully strode over to me, from the opposite end of the shelf. My heart swelled when I noticed he only got a little unbalanced.
He took me into his arms and I reached to give him a quick kiss on the cheek. "So...next week! And what about your recovery?!"
He chuckled. "This was probably the best visit Tangled Fan's paid to us thus far. Telling us we'll officially have a family next week AND saying that my joints are almost completely healed up. As well as they'll ever be, anyway." He added.
"Hmm...so, all the therapy you've been doing has paid off, eh? Should have - I had to put up with enough of your grousing around about it!" I dramatically rolled my eyes, but I reached up and slung my arms around his neck to show him I was just kidding.
He laughed. "Yes. I'll be happy to get the last therapy session over with, though."
I grinned. "I bet."
"And I can't wait to go for a walk. Maybe we could today?" Eugene asked, peering down in my face hopefully.
"I-I don't think that'd be the best quite yet," I told him, even though I would've given anything to go for a walk, and I hated to see the excited glimmer disappear in his chocolate eyes.
"You're right, I suppose. I'm just going stark raving mad having to stay up here. I miss our walks!"
I nodded. "Yeah, but it's best to play it safe for now, okay? We'll see what's up over this weekend, I think it's supposed to be warmer than it has been. Maybe we could even go outside for a bit?"
"Even if there's a ton of snow out there, I'd be beyond happy to go out there!"
I laughed. "Wow, you must be truly desperate to get out of the shelf,"
"Yup."
We sat and talked for awhile, but then Zelia showed up.
Of all dolls - Zelia!
I greeted her with open arms, though, and she gave me a small smile as she walked into the shelf.
"What's up?" I asked her.
Casting a quick glance towards Pascal, who was sitting on my shoulder, she shrugged. "Just thought I'd see what you guys were up to. That and the Frozen Foursome are getting on my nerves."
Anna, Elsa, Kris, and Hans, of course.
"Hmm. What's up now?"
"They're just hopelessly in love now...again. Anna with Hans, only this time, Elsa with Kristoff now, too. It's a little nauseating," she admitted, and I laughed.
"Ah...so what do you want to do over here?" I asked.
She thought for a few minutes, still giving Pascal a pensive, watchful stare. "Are there any books around? We could read, maybe. As long as that stupid chameleon-"
"Zelia..." I gave her a warning look, and she dropped it. "And, yes. I'm currently reading a really good book on Tangled Fan's Kindle."
I went to retrieve the Kindle, and shortly after I'd stepped off of the deck into the drawer, I heard a burst of laughter coming from my shelf.
"THAT'S why Tangled Fan's been complaining about the wrong book coming up and her battery draining..." Eugene called over to me.
Finding the Kindle, I popped my head out of the drawer and winked. "Tell no one."
He chuckled, shaking his head, and Zelia looked quite pleased with my recent secretive endeavors - even though it was just hiding the fact that I was reading on Tangled Fan's electronic device without her knowing.
"What's the book you've been reading?" She asked, sitting beside me on the floor.
"A romance," I told her, without even thinking. She was probably about ready to throw up at that word by now. And she apparently was, too.
Groaning, she rolled her eyes. "Oh boy."
"Buut, she has some mystery books on here, too, I think," I told her, scrambling quickly to find something different to read. At the mention of mystery, Eugene came over and carefully lowered himself down on the floor by me.
Turns out the mystery book I found wasn't all that bad! We read for a good long while, but then Zelia left, wanting to get back to her shelf before it got too cold on the floor. I don't think she necessarily enjoyed reading, though...but maybe she has a strange way of expressing it when she actually likes something. But regardless. Since my eyes were tired and it was growing dark, I put the Kindle away and went back in to help Eugene stand up.
"Well, I hope the week and two days until the fifth fly by like today did!" I told him.
"You and me both! Only...I hope the fourth is a bit slower so we can enjoy our day," he said, and I gave him a puzzled look, my brow furrowed..until I remembered. Our two month anniversary would be the day before the girls came!
"Wow...two months already?" I asked. "I can't believe it."
He chuckled, shaking his head as he reached to take Pascal off of my shoulder, placing him on his own shoulder. "I can't either, but it's because it's flown by and I've spent it with my best buddy."
I had to grin...his face had turned blazing red at that revelation. "You're too sweet." I winked, and he promptly reached to give me another quick, but warm, hug.
"And I know it's not very long, but since we're dolls, we'll never know when we'll get separated or broken, or-" Eugene started, but I broke him off.
"Don't even SAY that!" I exclaimed, and he chuckled, bending down to kiss me.
"We'll make the most out of every day, then, is what I was going to say. I'm already planning for February - both for Valentine's Day and for our two-month anniversary. And, actually..come to think of it, the day before Valentine's Day means that we'll have known each other for-" he paused, and I knew he was counting mentally, but I already had his answer.
"Five months." I filled in for him, and he grinned.
"Yeah. Five months - you're quicker with math than I am," he told me.
"Yeahh, that's just because I kind of kept track of how long you were able to put up with me..." I admitted, slightly embarrassed.
He gave me an expression almost like he couldn't understand why. "I don't see why. I mean, yes, I understand why you might think that way, but I never even thought about not being able to put up with you anymore."
I reached up on tiptoe to give him a quick peck on the cheek, and he gave me an adoring smile.
"That aside..what all are you planning?"
"Surprises, Rapunzel." He chuckled, and I groaned.
"Well...what about the Valentine's Day thing you were planning? We'll be parents-"
"Don't start fretting about it, I've got it covered, m'kay?" He said, and I pretended to be disgusted.
Laughing, he reached to tickle me, and I jerked away from him, stopping myself short of giving him a playful shove.
Annd...tonight was fun.
Combined with being excited over next week's finalized adoption and the good prognosis of Eugene's joints, and the fact that it was FREEZING COLD and the wind was absolutely blasting and howling, I couldn't sleep. It was so chilly in our little corner that even Pascal abandoned his chair so he could sleep under the three blankets I'd scrounged up. Hopefully, this cold weather would stop by the time the girls came - I didn't know how we'd manage THAT! I'm sure we'll figure it out if need be, though.
After awhile of listening to the wind howl, I sat up, frustrated. I was going to go off of the shelf - I wasn't sure what I was going to do, though - but then the covers slipped off of me and I realized how chilly it was...so I immediately dove back into the warm cocoon of blankets, grumbling quietly to myself.
Eugene, who must've been awake, reached to pull me close to his side, and I curled up into a ball. "Cold, hmm?" He asked me.
"You got it. And I'm disgusted with this wind!" I groaned as it picked up even more so. "What're we gonna do if it's this cold when we have the girls?"
"We'll keep them in bed with us, or something - we'll figure it out when the time comes. Now, go to sleep, m'kay?" He requested.
I nodded...
And a few minutes later, I ended up typing this on the iPod, curled up in the blankets while Eugene watched me type, because he finally admitted that he couldn't sleep either.
Looks like it's gonna be a long night...yay! We'll see what tomorrow brings...
She said Eugene was doing exceptionally well, and that he could probably resume normal activity soon. Thank GOODNESS!! And more awesome news: The girls will be officially adopted February 5th!! Only a week and two days! I'm so excited, and scared, and also excited for Eugene's recovery!! In other words, I was just a big wad of plastic excitement.
She talked with us for a couple more minutes, and then left. As soon as she left, Eugene and I turned to face one another.
I couldn't even say anything, so I just gave him a broad smile. He gave me that special grin of his as he carefully strode over to me, from the opposite end of the shelf. My heart swelled when I noticed he only got a little unbalanced.
He took me into his arms and I reached to give him a quick kiss on the cheek. "So...next week! And what about your recovery?!"
He chuckled. "This was probably the best visit Tangled Fan's paid to us thus far. Telling us we'll officially have a family next week AND saying that my joints are almost completely healed up. As well as they'll ever be, anyway." He added.
"Hmm...so, all the therapy you've been doing has paid off, eh? Should have - I had to put up with enough of your grousing around about it!" I dramatically rolled my eyes, but I reached up and slung my arms around his neck to show him I was just kidding.
He laughed. "Yes. I'll be happy to get the last therapy session over with, though."
I grinned. "I bet."
"And I can't wait to go for a walk. Maybe we could today?" Eugene asked, peering down in my face hopefully.
"I-I don't think that'd be the best quite yet," I told him, even though I would've given anything to go for a walk, and I hated to see the excited glimmer disappear in his chocolate eyes.
"You're right, I suppose. I'm just going stark raving mad having to stay up here. I miss our walks!"
I nodded. "Yeah, but it's best to play it safe for now, okay? We'll see what's up over this weekend, I think it's supposed to be warmer than it has been. Maybe we could even go outside for a bit?"
"Even if there's a ton of snow out there, I'd be beyond happy to go out there!"
I laughed. "Wow, you must be truly desperate to get out of the shelf,"
"Yup."
We sat and talked for awhile, but then Zelia showed up.
Of all dolls - Zelia!
I greeted her with open arms, though, and she gave me a small smile as she walked into the shelf.
"What's up?" I asked her.
Casting a quick glance towards Pascal, who was sitting on my shoulder, she shrugged. "Just thought I'd see what you guys were up to. That and the Frozen Foursome are getting on my nerves."
Anna, Elsa, Kris, and Hans, of course.
"Hmm. What's up now?"
"They're just hopelessly in love now...again. Anna with Hans, only this time, Elsa with Kristoff now, too. It's a little nauseating," she admitted, and I laughed.
"Ah...so what do you want to do over here?" I asked.
She thought for a few minutes, still giving Pascal a pensive, watchful stare. "Are there any books around? We could read, maybe. As long as that stupid chameleon-"
"Zelia..." I gave her a warning look, and she dropped it. "And, yes. I'm currently reading a really good book on Tangled Fan's Kindle."
I went to retrieve the Kindle, and shortly after I'd stepped off of the deck into the drawer, I heard a burst of laughter coming from my shelf.
"THAT'S why Tangled Fan's been complaining about the wrong book coming up and her battery draining..." Eugene called over to me.
Finding the Kindle, I popped my head out of the drawer and winked. "Tell no one."
He chuckled, shaking his head, and Zelia looked quite pleased with my recent secretive endeavors - even though it was just hiding the fact that I was reading on Tangled Fan's electronic device without her knowing.
"What's the book you've been reading?" She asked, sitting beside me on the floor.
"A romance," I told her, without even thinking. She was probably about ready to throw up at that word by now. And she apparently was, too.
Groaning, she rolled her eyes. "Oh boy."
"Buut, she has some mystery books on here, too, I think," I told her, scrambling quickly to find something different to read. At the mention of mystery, Eugene came over and carefully lowered himself down on the floor by me.
Turns out the mystery book I found wasn't all that bad! We read for a good long while, but then Zelia left, wanting to get back to her shelf before it got too cold on the floor. I don't think she necessarily enjoyed reading, though...but maybe she has a strange way of expressing it when she actually likes something. But regardless. Since my eyes were tired and it was growing dark, I put the Kindle away and went back in to help Eugene stand up.
"Well, I hope the week and two days until the fifth fly by like today did!" I told him.
"You and me both! Only...I hope the fourth is a bit slower so we can enjoy our day," he said, and I gave him a puzzled look, my brow furrowed..until I remembered. Our two month anniversary would be the day before the girls came!
"Wow...two months already?" I asked. "I can't believe it."
He chuckled, shaking his head as he reached to take Pascal off of my shoulder, placing him on his own shoulder. "I can't either, but it's because it's flown by and I've spent it with my best buddy."
I had to grin...his face had turned blazing red at that revelation. "You're too sweet." I winked, and he promptly reached to give me another quick, but warm, hug.
"And I know it's not very long, but since we're dolls, we'll never know when we'll get separated or broken, or-" Eugene started, but I broke him off.
"Don't even SAY that!" I exclaimed, and he chuckled, bending down to kiss me.
"We'll make the most out of every day, then, is what I was going to say. I'm already planning for February - both for Valentine's Day and for our two-month anniversary. And, actually..come to think of it, the day before Valentine's Day means that we'll have known each other for-" he paused, and I knew he was counting mentally, but I already had his answer.
"Five months." I filled in for him, and he grinned.
"Yeah. Five months - you're quicker with math than I am," he told me.
"Yeahh, that's just because I kind of kept track of how long you were able to put up with me..." I admitted, slightly embarrassed.
He gave me an expression almost like he couldn't understand why. "I don't see why. I mean, yes, I understand why you might think that way, but I never even thought about not being able to put up with you anymore."
I reached up on tiptoe to give him a quick peck on the cheek, and he gave me an adoring smile.
"That aside..what all are you planning?"
"Surprises, Rapunzel." He chuckled, and I groaned.
"Well...what about the Valentine's Day thing you were planning? We'll be parents-"
"Don't start fretting about it, I've got it covered, m'kay?" He said, and I pretended to be disgusted.
Laughing, he reached to tickle me, and I jerked away from him, stopping myself short of giving him a playful shove.
Annd...tonight was fun.
Combined with being excited over next week's finalized adoption and the good prognosis of Eugene's joints, and the fact that it was FREEZING COLD and the wind was absolutely blasting and howling, I couldn't sleep. It was so chilly in our little corner that even Pascal abandoned his chair so he could sleep under the three blankets I'd scrounged up. Hopefully, this cold weather would stop by the time the girls came - I didn't know how we'd manage THAT! I'm sure we'll figure it out if need be, though.
After awhile of listening to the wind howl, I sat up, frustrated. I was going to go off of the shelf - I wasn't sure what I was going to do, though - but then the covers slipped off of me and I realized how chilly it was...so I immediately dove back into the warm cocoon of blankets, grumbling quietly to myself.
Eugene, who must've been awake, reached to pull me close to his side, and I curled up into a ball. "Cold, hmm?" He asked me.
"You got it. And I'm disgusted with this wind!" I groaned as it picked up even more so. "What're we gonna do if it's this cold when we have the girls?"
"We'll keep them in bed with us, or something - we'll figure it out when the time comes. Now, go to sleep, m'kay?" He requested.
I nodded...
And a few minutes later, I ended up typing this on the iPod, curled up in the blankets while Eugene watched me type, because he finally admitted that he couldn't sleep either.
Looks like it's gonna be a long night...yay! We'll see what tomorrow brings...
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
1/20/14 (:
So, the day before yesterday, at promptly 9 AM, Tangled Fan brought Audrey and Jordan. She was supposed to bring Natasha, too, but she said that she had strongly refused to come, so she didn't force her.
I turned to ask Eugene what should be done.
He thought for a moment. "Yeeahhh...that could be a problem." He scratched at his chin and licked his lips. "I don't know what to do with-"
He didn't get to finish his sentence, because I impulsively gave the clock a firm kick, tipping it off of the edge with a loud clatter.
Alarmed, my hubby jumped, almost falling down, and shuddered all over. Then he looked up at me and started laughing. "Well, that's one way to do it." "Yup!" I giggled, stepping down to the deck. "Why don't you go sit down?"
"Nah, I'm good yet," he reassured me, giving me a grin.
"You're too nervous to sit, right?" I asked. That's what I felt like, too.
"Nailed it," he chuckled, giving me that classic grin of his.
"Should I...I dunno. Should I braid my hair? I don't want to scare them." I joked.
He started to say no, but then I tried to pass a hand through my hair.
Big time.
He froze mid-sentence. "...Err..maybe you should."
"Uh-huh," I groaned, trying to disentangle my hand. He automatically reached to help me, carefully pulling my hand away from my hair. "Thanks," I laughed, my face getting terribly red in my embarassment.
"Yup," he gave me a gentle smile, and so I turned away to brush and braid my messy hair. While I worked on that, Pascal, who was probably tired of trying to balance on my shoulder while I buzzed back and forth, plopped down on the wicker chair to sleep.
When I came back, Eugene promptly swept me into his arms.
Leaning carefully to rest his forehead up against mine, he tightened his arms around me, so I did the same. I just hoped he didn't lose balance and fall.
"So...are we ready for this?" I asked quietly, the butterflies starting up in my stomach. Okay, fine. A whole ZOO erupted in my stomach, not just butterflies. He gave a nervous grin. "I guess we'll find out." he started to reach to give me a kiss, but then we heard the bedroom door open.
As I heard Tangled Fan approaching, I moved away from my husband, but he promptly reached and pulled me back towards him, and I could tell by his tense arm that he was probably freaking out a little bit on the inside.
"Now, I'll be back this evening to get Audrey and Jordan. I figure that you two could use some time to decide a hundred percent, so I'll take them till you decide."
Nodding thankfully, I gave her a quick thank you before she left.
Audrey stared up at Eugene, a look of wonder on her face. "Are you gonna be my dad?" She asked him, giving him an adorable little smile, full of hopefulness and innocence.
He gave her a huge smile. "I'm hoping so."
She abruptly twisted around in his arms to look at me. "You, too?!"
I bit back my instant thought of 'I'm not going to be your DAD,', which she likely wouldn't understand, and instead tried to respond in a more kid-friendly manner. "We're planning on it."
"Jordan, too, right? She can't be alone!"
"Jordan, too," I answered patiently, giving her a smile.
She gave me a HUGE grin before turning her attention back to Eugene. She fairly interrogated him, but he took it in stride.
And as for Jordan, she just gave me a wide-eyed stare. I hoped she remembered me from yesterday, and wouldn't freak out or cry or anything! Luckily, after she silently studied me for a couple of minutes, the most charming little smile split across her features, and this weird feeling came over me - a feeling of simple adoration. I also couldn't believe how good it felt to hold Jordan in my arms! I
looked up at Eugene and Audrey, and saw a look of complete and utter kindness and love as he listened to Audrey chatter on and on.
I touched his arm to get his attention, nodding my head towards the shelf, and he set his hand on my shoulder, following me into the shelf. I went slow so his joints wouldn't give out on him. I plopped down on the box beside the wicker chair, and he scooped Pascal out of his seat, sitting down himself; Audrey still in his other arm.
Time to meet Pascal, I take it.
Please don't stick your tongue in Audrey's ear. Please don't stick your tongue in Audrey's ear. Please don't.... I thought to myself, watching the three of them.
Pascal balanced on his one hand, Audrey on his lap opposite Pascal, he looked down at the girl. "This is Pascal. Isn't he neat?"
She took a quick look at Pascal.
Her eyes widened.
And then she shrieked. "NO!" She cried, twisting to bury her face in his shirt. She shuddered all over.
"Hey, it's okay! He won't hurt you. He's a good chameleon-" Pascal did the wrong thing, scurrying over to plop himself on Audrey's shoulder. Eugene's voice was drowned out by Audrey's fearful screaming and yelling of 'get it off, get it off!'.
He quickly scooped Pascal up, reaching to set him on my own shoulder. Audrey's screaming got Jordan worked up, and she started wailing.
"Honey, look. Look! He's gone. He won't hurt you! Audrey! He's off of you!" I tried to say over her.
Marvelous start to parenthood.
Eugene looked like he was about to have a nervous breakdown.
Maybe I was about to have a breakdown, too!
Let's wait to introduce the kid to the chameleon till they come to stay, they said. It'd be fun, they said. It won't mentally scar them, they said. They won't make your eardrums bleed with their screams, they said.
Finally, I got an idea. If she was so close to her baby sister, this could work. Unless Jordan was terrified of my reptile, too.
I set Pascal down on Jordan's little lap, hoping he would distract her from crying.
He did.
Thank goodness. She started giggling, even!
"Hey, Audrey, sweetheart. Look at Jordan, honey!" I told her. "Look at Jordan!"
She peeked over her shoulder, her little lip trembling, and she almost started freaking out at the sight of him again, but then she saw - and heard - Jordan belly-laughing at Pascal.
"He's not so scary, is he?" Eugene asked her.
"I...I guess not. But don't let him near me. He might bite!"
"He doesn't bite," I laughed. "He won't hurt you - he's been one of my best friends for, like, ever, and he's never hurt me."
"O-okay," she told me, but she still gave him a cautious expression for a minute.
After that, our day went relatively smoothly. Eugene was an absolutely adorable natural with both the girls. I'm not sure how well of a job I did as my first motherhood experience, though. xD
All too soon, Tangled Fan came back to get the girls at around eleven. (She had apparently decided to wait till she came back to go to bed...) So when she came back to get the currently-sleeping girls, we were both exhausted. But at the same time, I was wired. I felt a tweak of remorse when Tangled Fan took the girls, but I knew they'd be back. Sometime. Tangled Fan said she'd keep them until we decided, and also once she'd found some smaller blankets and stuff that could be used for them.
Once Tangled Fan left, I fumbled around till I got the bed ready, and then I felt my way over to the wicker chair, Pascal still on my shoulder. It was PITCH black on our shelf, now that I'd kicked the alarm clock off the deck...and Tangled Fan didn't put it back up :P When I'd found the chair in the darkness, my eyes adjusting to the dark again (since Tangled Fan had turned her light on and then, of course, back off), Eugene reached to take my hand in his. I helped him to his feet, and when he was steady, I gave him a smile (even though he probably couldn't see it.)
"So...you're going to be a perfect natural dad, absolutely." I told him, my heart squeezing as I thought of him dotingly playing with Audrey. I knew by the way that Audrey looked up at him that he probably meant world to her.
He pulled his hand away from mine, instead pulling me into him and then planting a dazzling kiss on my lips. When the kiss ended, I could hear him smile as he told me how he couldn't wait to full-out adopt the girls.
"Me, too!" I told him. "Did you..I dunno. Did it just feel..right, when we had the girls? I just was wondering, cause I just, I dunno. Felt all warm and fuzzy when I was holding Jordan." I stumbled over my question awkwardly, not sure how to explain or say it.
He laughed. "Yes. And that's just what the humans probably call your 'motherly instinct' kicking in."
"Oh," I said, not quite sure what to make of it. He nuzzled my hair a second or two before plopping a kiss into it, and then he led me to bed.
When I hit the bed, my mind reminded me how tired I was...but also, how much I wanted to talk...hm. Time to choose between sleep and talking while everything was fresh in my mind.
Eugene answered that question for me when he decided to talk about Audrey and Pascal...so we talked until I don't know when - and I think I fell asleep mid-sentence. xD
Sunday, January 19, 2014
1st Adoption Meeting!
This morning, I woke up with my shoulder being shaken gently.
I was flat on my belly, my face planted up against the bed. I peeled an eye open to see Eugene was knelt beside me, shaking my shoulder. But wait. What was he saying?
"Wake up....Tangled Fan's coming in twenty minutes! Wake up..."
Tangled Fan.
Twenty minutes.
The adoption meeting!
"I'm up!" I exclaimed, scrabbling frantically to sit up. With a thud, I fell out of bed, dragging the blankets with me.
In a seemingly hopeless tangle of blankets, hair, and my own plastic limbs, I sat up on the floor of the shelf, pushing my messy hair out of my face.
Eugene, leaning over the edge of the bed, tried to help me untangle myself, and when I was done, I stood and helped Eugene out of bed.
"Thanks," I told him...and he told me the same thing. Laughing, I pulled him into a quick hug. "We ready for this?!"
He chuckled, but then he bobbled fairly hard. I snagged his arm, trying to steady him. Giving me a careful smile, he nodded. "Well...as ready as we'll ever be, I think!"
I grinned, but then realizing I had less than fifteen minutes until Tangled Fan came for us, I rushed off to change into my dress, brushed through my hair, and braided it neatly. Whirling around the lamp, I almost tripped myself in my excited rush.
My excitement drained when I caught a glance at Eugene's face. He looked like his legs were really sore...again. Likely from his first day of physical therapy. When he saw I was looking at him, he put on a smile and made the mistake of trying to come over to me. He could hardly walk! I gasped, hurrying to his side.
He couldn't go like this! And I wouldn't let him, either. If he walked too much, he'd get his legs even more goobered up.
I led him over to the edge of the bed. "When Tangled Fan comes, she's checking you over again. I'll tell her that we can't go today - you need to chill."
He gave a frustrated huff. "No, she's not checking me over again, and no, we can't miss the adoption meeting!"
"Yes, we can, hon."
"But what if she told those kids that someone might adopt one of them today?"
I realized what he'd been thinking. That would be so sad. What if they'd gotten excited to meet us? I shrugged my shoulders up to my ears. "I-I...I dunno." I sank down onto the bed beside him and sighed.
He was quiet for a couple of minutes, but then he nudged my arm with his elbow. "You can go,"
Umm...what?! This was supposed to be a family thing. Both of us needed to go! And...I admit, I was feeling nervous about meeting the kids. Weird, I know.
"No, I'm not going without you. You need to be there, too!"
"I know. But, hon, you don't know how mad it makes me that my legs are messed up. I don't want to be the cause of this being cancelled...Please. You can come home and tell me about everyone, and we can make a decision."
"I don't...I don't know, Eugene...I mean, yeah, I suppose I could..." my voice cracked, and I looked down into my lap.
"Hey. Don't be nervous - you'll be fine." He gave my shoulder a gentle punch before peering down into my face. I met his eyes for a second, and he grinned at me, winking. "Now...are you taking Pascal with you?"
"Probably not," I sighed. "We'll leave the scary reptile here for the first meet."
He chuckled. "We'll leave that for when they're adopted. Oh, yeah, sweetie. Here's a scary reptile that will probably terrify you!"
I burst out giggling. "Oh my goodness..." Still thinking about THAT, I leaned my head on his shoulder, grinning.
He slung an arm around me. "So, you're going to go?"
"I suppose. You pulled the guilt trip on me," I accused him, winking so he knew I was teasing.
Chuckling, he tipped my chin up so he could give me a sweet little kiss. Just as we pulled away, the door to the bedroom opened and shut. "I'll see you later. Love you, hon."
"Love you, too. Take it easy today, okay?" I requested, standing up to go meet Tangled Fan.
She took me to a different room (not sure what room it was), told me she'd be back to check on things when she came home from church, and then hurried off, leaving me to introduce myselves to three little girls, one looking extremely wary of me.
Natasha
When I came home, it was dark and I was purely exhausted. Tangled Fan had set me on the floor on the opposite end of the room, bless her heart, so I had to walk back to the shelf. In the dark. When I was tired as all get out. Ah well, I suppose it gave me plenty of time to think.
I grinned as I finally stepped into the shelf at nine. Eugene and Pascal were already asleep, though, by the looks of things, so I supposed I would catch up with my hubby in the morning. I changed into my nightie and went to work carefully spreading the blankets on the bed. I sat down on the edge of the bed before I remembered to unbraid my hair. Too tired to bother brushing it, I just sat and started unbraiding. I was about halfway done when two strong arms grabbed me around my waist, dragging me backwards. I gasped in surprise, my heart speeding up...but then the owner of those arms kissed my cheek and whispered in my ear.
"I scare ya?"
Eugene. Good grief. "Hah! Just a little bit," I laughed sarcastically, elbowing him playfully from behind.
He chuckled, releasing me from his arms.
I turned to see him and grinned. "You must be feeling better...? How did your day go?"
He flopped down on his back, so I laid down on my side and propped my head up so I could see his face, tossing the blankets over both of us.
"I'm more interested in how YOUR day went, personally..." He said, yawning.
"I asked first, dear," I reminded him, giggling.
"Oh, fine." He grumbled. "It went okay. I'm feeling better than I was, anyway. And Tangled Fan said I'd have my ups and downs...which is absolutely excellent..." he ended on a sarcastic note.
"Oh, things will turn out okay. It'll just take awhile," I reassured him, reaching over to kiss the tip of his nose.
"Hm. So...I answered you, now YOU have to answer me!" He told me, giving me his special little grin.
"Well...Tangled Fan only brought three of the kiddos she had - saying that she felt that they would fit the best with us. The first was a blond haired, blue eyed little five year old girl named Natasha. She seemed pretty sweet, but was kind of flighty...understandable, though. The other one was just a little baby, Jordan, about three months old in doll years. She has brown hair and eyes and seemed like a pretty quiet little one. She's sisters with the seven year old, brown hair and brown eyed sweetie named Audrey. She was really cute. Shy, but cute." I smiled to myself as I remembered Jordan and Audrey.
"Hmm...and which one out of those three were you considering?" Eugene asked, pulling me close to his side. I wormed away, though, to flop on my belly and rest my chin on his chest, looking at his face.
"I won't say anything until you tell me what YOU thought." I told him.
"I asked first..." he tried to pull that one on me.
"But I already know. I want to know what your unbiased opinion-" he tried to cut me off with a kiss, but I sat up, staying away from him. "Huh-uh. Tell me."
He chuckled, trying and failing to act annoyed. "Fine. I think Audrey seemed like a good candidate for adoption."
I nodded, and he sat up, too. "The only thing? She and her sister, Jordan, have to be adopted together. I liked both of them, but are we ready for such a commitment? Two kiddos, and one being a baby?"
He shrugged, biting his lip. "Well..." he made a few nonsensical noises before shrugging again.
I laughed. "Tangled Fan said she'd meet us tomorrow morning at nine to talk. So..." I sighed. "I dunno. And I'm tired." I leaned my head up against him, trying to remember what I needed to say.
He stroked my hair for a couple of minutes. I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep, even though I was beyond tired.
"Well...I mean...were you considering adopting a baby? I was open to it. If you are, too, what difference would it really make if we had an older child, too?"
I shrugged. "I dunno." I held my breath a few moments before letting it out all in a big rush.
"You could tell Tangled Fan we need more time, or..."
"OH! She told me she would bring the three of them to us tomorrow, so you could meet them." I finally remembered.
He gave me a surprised look. "Oh! Well...I suppose we don't have to have a 100% decision by 9 AM, then?"
I bit my lip, nodding slowly. I really wanted to know for sure, though.
He caught my expression. "But...you want to know what my preference is?"
I met his eyes, nodding and chewing my bottom lip like nobody's business. "Mhm. I mean, if you don't mind.."
"I say we go for it."
That's what I'd been hoping for, but I was also terrified of making the wrong decision.
"Okay. Okay! Then...okay," I said, not sure what to say. It was all becoming so real!
He chuckled. "Now...let's get to sleep." Catching himself, he winked. "But I doubt there will be much sleeping. More like staying awake, excited and nervous beyond compare?"
I laughed. "You nailed it, bud." I looked at him for a couple of minutes before I just threw myself at him, pulling him into a quick, excited-slash-nervous-kiss. He pulled away and then grinned at me, his eyes twinkling. I stretched my legs out, crisscrossing them over his before I gave him a broad smile. "I'm excited and terrified at the same time. How can that even be possible?!"
"Ohh, it's possible. Trust me." He laughed. "That was how I felt for, oh...three months after I met you?"
I giggled, leaning over to give him a quick hug. "Love you. How did we ever get each other into this mess called life as a doll couple?"
He grinned at me, giving me the most adoring look ever. I'm pretty sure I returned it...he didn't need to say a word. But he did anyway, being my Eugene. "Because you were the sweetest, most adorable and perfect girl I'd ever met. Plus, you're gorgeous."
I laughed it off. "I don't see myself as any of those things, especially not perfect, hon. I'm pretty sure it was because you were the nicest guy I'd ever known. Scratch the nicest GUY, you're the nicest person I've ever met!"
He chuckled. "Hmmm..."
I glanced down. Was he uncomfortable because of the way I'd sprawled my legs over his? I hoped I hadn't hurt him somehow...! "OH! I'm so sorry. I didn't-" I started to move, but he put a hand on my lap.
"Nah, you're fine."
I grinned at him, but then I mentally kicked myself for taking that sweet moment and totally trashing it. "And...there I go being unromantic and very awkward."
He gave me a playful shove. "You're fine. Now...let's get to sleep."
"You mean, laying in bed not sleeping cause we're both so nervous?" I asked, laughing.
He nodded. "Yeah....what you said."
I laughed quietly, trying to turn and swing my legs around to lay down in one swift motion. I started to fall off of the edge of the bed...again...not realizing how close I was to it.
Acting with quicker reflexes that I'd probably never have, Eugene reached over and grabbed my arm, hauling me back upright.
"Thanks," I laughed. "Let's talk about how perfect I am?"
He chuckled, flopping down on his back and stretching an arm out. "You're fine. C'mere."
I curled up close to him and rested my head on his chest, even though I was completely and utterly jittery for tomorrow.
I was flat on my belly, my face planted up against the bed. I peeled an eye open to see Eugene was knelt beside me, shaking my shoulder. But wait. What was he saying?
"Wake up....Tangled Fan's coming in twenty minutes! Wake up..."
Tangled Fan.
Twenty minutes.
The adoption meeting!
"I'm up!" I exclaimed, scrabbling frantically to sit up. With a thud, I fell out of bed, dragging the blankets with me.
In a seemingly hopeless tangle of blankets, hair, and my own plastic limbs, I sat up on the floor of the shelf, pushing my messy hair out of my face.
Eugene, leaning over the edge of the bed, tried to help me untangle myself, and when I was done, I stood and helped Eugene out of bed.
"Thanks," I told him...and he told me the same thing. Laughing, I pulled him into a quick hug. "We ready for this?!"
He chuckled, but then he bobbled fairly hard. I snagged his arm, trying to steady him. Giving me a careful smile, he nodded. "Well...as ready as we'll ever be, I think!"
I grinned, but then realizing I had less than fifteen minutes until Tangled Fan came for us, I rushed off to change into my dress, brushed through my hair, and braided it neatly. Whirling around the lamp, I almost tripped myself in my excited rush.
My excitement drained when I caught a glance at Eugene's face. He looked like his legs were really sore...again. Likely from his first day of physical therapy. When he saw I was looking at him, he put on a smile and made the mistake of trying to come over to me. He could hardly walk! I gasped, hurrying to his side.
He couldn't go like this! And I wouldn't let him, either. If he walked too much, he'd get his legs even more goobered up.
I led him over to the edge of the bed. "When Tangled Fan comes, she's checking you over again. I'll tell her that we can't go today - you need to chill."
He gave a frustrated huff. "No, she's not checking me over again, and no, we can't miss the adoption meeting!"
"Yes, we can, hon."
"But what if she told those kids that someone might adopt one of them today?"
I realized what he'd been thinking. That would be so sad. What if they'd gotten excited to meet us? I shrugged my shoulders up to my ears. "I-I...I dunno." I sank down onto the bed beside him and sighed.
He was quiet for a couple of minutes, but then he nudged my arm with his elbow. "You can go,"
Umm...what?! This was supposed to be a family thing. Both of us needed to go! And...I admit, I was feeling nervous about meeting the kids. Weird, I know.
"No, I'm not going without you. You need to be there, too!"
"I know. But, hon, you don't know how mad it makes me that my legs are messed up. I don't want to be the cause of this being cancelled...Please. You can come home and tell me about everyone, and we can make a decision."
"I don't...I don't know, Eugene...I mean, yeah, I suppose I could..." my voice cracked, and I looked down into my lap.
"Hey. Don't be nervous - you'll be fine." He gave my shoulder a gentle punch before peering down into my face. I met his eyes for a second, and he grinned at me, winking. "Now...are you taking Pascal with you?"
"Probably not," I sighed. "We'll leave the scary reptile here for the first meet."
He chuckled. "We'll leave that for when they're adopted. Oh, yeah, sweetie. Here's a scary reptile that will probably terrify you!"
I burst out giggling. "Oh my goodness..." Still thinking about THAT, I leaned my head on his shoulder, grinning.
He slung an arm around me. "So, you're going to go?"
"I suppose. You pulled the guilt trip on me," I accused him, winking so he knew I was teasing.
Chuckling, he tipped my chin up so he could give me a sweet little kiss. Just as we pulled away, the door to the bedroom opened and shut. "I'll see you later. Love you, hon."
"Love you, too. Take it easy today, okay?" I requested, standing up to go meet Tangled Fan.
She took me to a different room (not sure what room it was), told me she'd be back to check on things when she came home from church, and then hurried off, leaving me to introduce myselves to three little girls, one looking extremely wary of me.
Sisters Audrey and Jordan
Natasha
When I came home, it was dark and I was purely exhausted. Tangled Fan had set me on the floor on the opposite end of the room, bless her heart, so I had to walk back to the shelf. In the dark. When I was tired as all get out. Ah well, I suppose it gave me plenty of time to think.
I grinned as I finally stepped into the shelf at nine. Eugene and Pascal were already asleep, though, by the looks of things, so I supposed I would catch up with my hubby in the morning. I changed into my nightie and went to work carefully spreading the blankets on the bed. I sat down on the edge of the bed before I remembered to unbraid my hair. Too tired to bother brushing it, I just sat and started unbraiding. I was about halfway done when two strong arms grabbed me around my waist, dragging me backwards. I gasped in surprise, my heart speeding up...but then the owner of those arms kissed my cheek and whispered in my ear.
"I scare ya?"
Eugene. Good grief. "Hah! Just a little bit," I laughed sarcastically, elbowing him playfully from behind.
He chuckled, releasing me from his arms.
I turned to see him and grinned. "You must be feeling better...? How did your day go?"
He flopped down on his back, so I laid down on my side and propped my head up so I could see his face, tossing the blankets over both of us.
"I'm more interested in how YOUR day went, personally..." He said, yawning.
"I asked first, dear," I reminded him, giggling.
"Oh, fine." He grumbled. "It went okay. I'm feeling better than I was, anyway. And Tangled Fan said I'd have my ups and downs...which is absolutely excellent..." he ended on a sarcastic note.
"Oh, things will turn out okay. It'll just take awhile," I reassured him, reaching over to kiss the tip of his nose.
"Hm. So...I answered you, now YOU have to answer me!" He told me, giving me his special little grin.
"Well...Tangled Fan only brought three of the kiddos she had - saying that she felt that they would fit the best with us. The first was a blond haired, blue eyed little five year old girl named Natasha. She seemed pretty sweet, but was kind of flighty...understandable, though. The other one was just a little baby, Jordan, about three months old in doll years. She has brown hair and eyes and seemed like a pretty quiet little one. She's sisters with the seven year old, brown hair and brown eyed sweetie named Audrey. She was really cute. Shy, but cute." I smiled to myself as I remembered Jordan and Audrey.
"Hmm...and which one out of those three were you considering?" Eugene asked, pulling me close to his side. I wormed away, though, to flop on my belly and rest my chin on his chest, looking at his face.
"I won't say anything until you tell me what YOU thought." I told him.
"I asked first..." he tried to pull that one on me.
"But I already know. I want to know what your unbiased opinion-" he tried to cut me off with a kiss, but I sat up, staying away from him. "Huh-uh. Tell me."
He chuckled, trying and failing to act annoyed. "Fine. I think Audrey seemed like a good candidate for adoption."
I nodded, and he sat up, too. "The only thing? She and her sister, Jordan, have to be adopted together. I liked both of them, but are we ready for such a commitment? Two kiddos, and one being a baby?"
He shrugged, biting his lip. "Well..." he made a few nonsensical noises before shrugging again.
I laughed. "Tangled Fan said she'd meet us tomorrow morning at nine to talk. So..." I sighed. "I dunno. And I'm tired." I leaned my head up against him, trying to remember what I needed to say.
He stroked my hair for a couple of minutes. I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep, even though I was beyond tired.
"Well...I mean...were you considering adopting a baby? I was open to it. If you are, too, what difference would it really make if we had an older child, too?"
I shrugged. "I dunno." I held my breath a few moments before letting it out all in a big rush.
"You could tell Tangled Fan we need more time, or..."
"OH! She told me she would bring the three of them to us tomorrow, so you could meet them." I finally remembered.
He gave me a surprised look. "Oh! Well...I suppose we don't have to have a 100% decision by 9 AM, then?"
I bit my lip, nodding slowly. I really wanted to know for sure, though.
He caught my expression. "But...you want to know what my preference is?"
I met his eyes, nodding and chewing my bottom lip like nobody's business. "Mhm. I mean, if you don't mind.."
"I say we go for it."
That's what I'd been hoping for, but I was also terrified of making the wrong decision.
"Okay. Okay! Then...okay," I said, not sure what to say. It was all becoming so real!
He chuckled. "Now...let's get to sleep." Catching himself, he winked. "But I doubt there will be much sleeping. More like staying awake, excited and nervous beyond compare?"
I laughed. "You nailed it, bud." I looked at him for a couple of minutes before I just threw myself at him, pulling him into a quick, excited-slash-nervous-kiss. He pulled away and then grinned at me, his eyes twinkling. I stretched my legs out, crisscrossing them over his before I gave him a broad smile. "I'm excited and terrified at the same time. How can that even be possible?!"
"Ohh, it's possible. Trust me." He laughed. "That was how I felt for, oh...three months after I met you?"
I giggled, leaning over to give him a quick hug. "Love you. How did we ever get each other into this mess called life as a doll couple?"
He grinned at me, giving me the most adoring look ever. I'm pretty sure I returned it...he didn't need to say a word. But he did anyway, being my Eugene. "Because you were the sweetest, most adorable and perfect girl I'd ever met. Plus, you're gorgeous."
I laughed it off. "I don't see myself as any of those things, especially not perfect, hon. I'm pretty sure it was because you were the nicest guy I'd ever known. Scratch the nicest GUY, you're the nicest person I've ever met!"
He chuckled. "Hmmm..."
I glanced down. Was he uncomfortable because of the way I'd sprawled my legs over his? I hoped I hadn't hurt him somehow...! "OH! I'm so sorry. I didn't-" I started to move, but he put a hand on my lap.
"Nah, you're fine."
I grinned at him, but then I mentally kicked myself for taking that sweet moment and totally trashing it. "And...there I go being unromantic and very awkward."
He gave me a playful shove. "You're fine. Now...let's get to sleep."
"You mean, laying in bed not sleeping cause we're both so nervous?" I asked, laughing.
He nodded. "Yeah....what you said."
I laughed quietly, trying to turn and swing my legs around to lay down in one swift motion. I started to fall off of the edge of the bed...again...not realizing how close I was to it.
Acting with quicker reflexes that I'd probably never have, Eugene reached over and grabbed my arm, hauling me back upright.
"Thanks," I laughed. "Let's talk about how perfect I am?"
He chuckled, flopping down on his back and stretching an arm out. "You're fine. C'mere."
I curled up close to him and rested my head on his chest, even though I was completely and utterly jittery for tomorrow.
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Eugene's Next Checkup And EXCITING NEWS!!
This morning, since Tangled Fan was supposed to come check Eugene's leg joints again, but we only knew she was coming 'early', we got up at seven. Rather, I got up and then woke Eugene up. :D
When I got him awake, he rubbed at his eyes, stretched, and then groaned. "Today's when Tangled Fan's going to check me out...isn't it?"
I nodded. "Yup, so we'd best get moving!"
Worry instantly clouded my husband's face. "Ughh. And I suppose this one'll tell her how I'll be for the rest of my life...seeing as I don't HURT anymore, I just can't balance on my loose joints."
"It'll be fine, don't worry. Be optimistic!" I said, but since he'd said that...now I was worried, too. Great.
I stood up and helped him up and over to the chair before I changed my dress and brushed my exceptionally tangled hair. And by the time I was done with that, I was officially a nervous wreck.
I came back from behind the lamp and tried not to pace. I wrung my hands together instead. Pascal, who was on Eugene's lap, stared at me, whilst Eugene did the same. I tried to turn away so he couldn't see me freaking out, but then, out of the corner of my eye, I saw Eugene start to stand up. I stuffed my hands behind my back and turned to watch him carefully. He straightened himself up, slightly quicker than he had been, and then made his way towards me. He only bobbled once, and that was when he stopped near me. When he came up to me, he gave my shoulder a squeeze. "Hey. It'll be fine, don't you worry, too!" He gave me what he must've thought was a brave grin, so I grabbed his hand off of my shoulder and held it.
"I know. Sorry," I said, slightly embarrassed that he'd been able to tell how nervous I am.
He winked. "It's all good."
And then we heard the door open.
We both took a deep breath (at the same time :D) and waited stiffly for Tangled Fan.
She gave a lengthy check-up. When she FINALLY set Eugene down, concluding her examination, she smiled. "Well...You'll probably be able to work your joints enough to at least get used to them being looser. Most dolls do lose limb tightness, but it's more gradual than in your case, of course; so just remember that this would've happened someday anyway. Your limbs will always be kinda loose, but you'll get used to it. You know what I mean?"
"Yeah," he told her. "So...I'll get steadier and be able walk okay, but I'll never be perfect. Right?"
"Yeah." She started to turn around, but then she swung back. "Oh. While I'm here - in case you didn't notice, I cleaned and rearranged in here. While I did so, I found a few babies and younger children dolls...I was wondering if you'd be interested in adopting sometime soon here?"
I gasped, glancing at Eugene with a mix of excitement and nervousness. He had the same expression, but he gave me a slight nod. I nodded back and then he said we'd love to start our family now.
"Great! Tomorrow works for you to go meet them?" She asked.
"Yup. See you tomorrow. Thanks," Eugene said.
When she left, and the door closed, I whirled towards my husband.
"Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh!" I exclaimed. "You're gonna be fine!"
I grabbed his face in my hands, standing on tiptoe and pulling his face down so I could give him an excited kiss. He wrapped me up tight in his arms, giving me a sweet kiss in return.
When our lips parted, he let go of me, and I backed up a couple of steps, not sure what to think or even say.
"I told you! I TOLD you!! Ohhh my goodness gracious. I can't believe....I'm so relieved, Eugene!" I exclaimed, and he gave me that grin of his.
"Me, too! I want to go for a walk. But I suppose that's not the best idea, right?"
"No." I told him, but then I tackled him into another hug that almost knocked him down...oops... "We'll start working on that physical therapy stuff, and we'll be able to go for walks soon!" I was so relieved that I couldn't hardly contain my enthusiasm.
He hugged me tight, chuckling. "I can't wait. And what about our soon-to-be expanding family?"
My breath caught at the mention of that. I looked up at his handsome face, trying to suppress my excited smile.
"I'm both excited and terrified."
"Me too," he laughed. "But everything will work out okay, I'm sure."
I reached to kiss his jaw. "Mmhm! Are we ready for this?"
He shrugged. "We'll see..."
I laughed. "That is NOT a good way to decide if you're ready for something or not!"
Chuckling, he lost his balance again. Luckily, I was able to steady him before he fell down.
"Thanks," he grinned at me, but his happy expression flickered. I knew he had probably just been reminded that he wasn't going to get 100% better.
I grabbed his hand and squeezed it. "So...tomorrow! Tomorrow we'll start writing another chapter of our life together!" I said, trying to distract him.
He realized my motives, and gave me a real smile. "Yep yep..." He winked, walking over to the chair (on his own!!!) and sitting. I pulled up a seat by him, and we chatted the majority of the day. We also started a little bit of the physical therapy exercises.
It didn't hit me until around 11 PM that we were going to be meeting some kiddos tomorrow that may just become the start of our family.
Safe to say, I couldn't sleep because I was terrified.
I tried not to toss and turn, because I didn't want to keep Eugene up...so eventually, I just got up and went to pace out on the deck.
After a good while of pacing, an arm just snaked out, grabbing tight around my waist. I gasped, whirling around to see my husband.
"Oh my gosh, Eugene! Don't do that to me! And why're you up? You should still be in bed. You're gonna be really sore tomorrow if you don't take it easy, you know. Especially because of the exercises," I warned him.
"Hmmh. So be it, then. I'm sick of sitting around already. What's wrong - why're you up?"
Ignoring his question, I asked my own. "I didn't wake you up, did I?"
From the light of the alarm clock's glowing numbers, I caught his adorable grin. "Not at all."
"Hmm. Well, go back to bed. I'm fine," I told him.
"If you're fine, why are you up? It's because of the adoption meeting, isn't it?" he asked me.
I shrugged. "Just me being me," I said, "so...just go back to bed. I'll come to bed when I'm ready, okay?"
"Nope," he told me, hugging me and kissing my hair. "Let's talk."
I started to tell him, once more, that I was fine and that he needed to get back to bed, but he broke me off by leading me back into the shelf, sitting down on the edge of the bed, and patting the spot beside him.
"There. I went back to bed."
"That's not-" I started to disagree, but technically...he HAD gone to bed. He just hadn't gone to sleep. I chuckled. "Okay, okay, okay. I am worrying about the adoption."
He gave me a pensive gaze. "What?"
I finally spilled everything....all my concerns, everything. "I know it's just silly...but that's what I'm worrying about."
He reached over, putting an arm comfortably around my shoulders, so I leaned my head on his shoulder. "You know...we can always tell Tangled Fan that we've decided to wait for awhile, if you don't think you're ready yet, hon."
"Nooo, no. I want to adopt now! I want to start our family. I'm just...scared." I whispered the last part, still embarrassed, and he gave my shoulders a squeeze.
"Don't be. I mean, I get why you're worried and scared -- I have my reservations about it as well, truth be told, but it'll turn out fine. We'll be nervous wrecks no matter WHEN we decide to start our family," he told me.
I nodded silently, feeling slightly better. And once again, I was thankful for having such an understandable and sweet guy as my best friend and husband, so I reached over and grabbed him up into a tight hug. He chuckled, putting his arms around me in return. When I loosened my grip, he cradled my cheek in his hand, tipping my head up. "What was that for?"
I grinned. "Nothin'."
After that, the meeting set in for my husband, too, and HE couldn't fall asleep, either! So as of right now, I'm sitting on the bed with a sleeping Pascal on my lap - for once! -, my husband beside me, and I'm typing this on Tangled Fan's iPod. I suppose I really should get to sleep, because I won't be able to think straight tomorrow, but how can one possibly go to sleep when something this life-changing, exciting, and simply terrifying is lurking in the mist of tomorrow?!
When I got him awake, he rubbed at his eyes, stretched, and then groaned. "Today's when Tangled Fan's going to check me out...isn't it?"
I nodded. "Yup, so we'd best get moving!"
Worry instantly clouded my husband's face. "Ughh. And I suppose this one'll tell her how I'll be for the rest of my life...seeing as I don't HURT anymore, I just can't balance on my loose joints."
"It'll be fine, don't worry. Be optimistic!" I said, but since he'd said that...now I was worried, too. Great.
I stood up and helped him up and over to the chair before I changed my dress and brushed my exceptionally tangled hair. And by the time I was done with that, I was officially a nervous wreck.
I came back from behind the lamp and tried not to pace. I wrung my hands together instead. Pascal, who was on Eugene's lap, stared at me, whilst Eugene did the same. I tried to turn away so he couldn't see me freaking out, but then, out of the corner of my eye, I saw Eugene start to stand up. I stuffed my hands behind my back and turned to watch him carefully. He straightened himself up, slightly quicker than he had been, and then made his way towards me. He only bobbled once, and that was when he stopped near me. When he came up to me, he gave my shoulder a squeeze. "Hey. It'll be fine, don't you worry, too!" He gave me what he must've thought was a brave grin, so I grabbed his hand off of my shoulder and held it.
"I know. Sorry," I said, slightly embarrassed that he'd been able to tell how nervous I am.
He winked. "It's all good."
And then we heard the door open.
We both took a deep breath (at the same time :D) and waited stiffly for Tangled Fan.
She gave a lengthy check-up. When she FINALLY set Eugene down, concluding her examination, she smiled. "Well...You'll probably be able to work your joints enough to at least get used to them being looser. Most dolls do lose limb tightness, but it's more gradual than in your case, of course; so just remember that this would've happened someday anyway. Your limbs will always be kinda loose, but you'll get used to it. You know what I mean?"
"Yeah," he told her. "So...I'll get steadier and be able walk okay, but I'll never be perfect. Right?"
"Yeah." She started to turn around, but then she swung back. "Oh. While I'm here - in case you didn't notice, I cleaned and rearranged in here. While I did so, I found a few babies and younger children dolls...I was wondering if you'd be interested in adopting sometime soon here?"
I gasped, glancing at Eugene with a mix of excitement and nervousness. He had the same expression, but he gave me a slight nod. I nodded back and then he said we'd love to start our family now.
"Great! Tomorrow works for you to go meet them?" She asked.
"Yup. See you tomorrow. Thanks," Eugene said.
When she left, and the door closed, I whirled towards my husband.
"Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh!" I exclaimed. "You're gonna be fine!"
I grabbed his face in my hands, standing on tiptoe and pulling his face down so I could give him an excited kiss. He wrapped me up tight in his arms, giving me a sweet kiss in return.
When our lips parted, he let go of me, and I backed up a couple of steps, not sure what to think or even say.
"I told you! I TOLD you!! Ohhh my goodness gracious. I can't believe....I'm so relieved, Eugene!" I exclaimed, and he gave me that grin of his.
"Me, too! I want to go for a walk. But I suppose that's not the best idea, right?"
"No." I told him, but then I tackled him into another hug that almost knocked him down...oops... "We'll start working on that physical therapy stuff, and we'll be able to go for walks soon!" I was so relieved that I couldn't hardly contain my enthusiasm.
He hugged me tight, chuckling. "I can't wait. And what about our soon-to-be expanding family?"
My breath caught at the mention of that. I looked up at his handsome face, trying to suppress my excited smile.
"I'm both excited and terrified."
"Me too," he laughed. "But everything will work out okay, I'm sure."
I reached to kiss his jaw. "Mmhm! Are we ready for this?"
He shrugged. "We'll see..."
I laughed. "That is NOT a good way to decide if you're ready for something or not!"
Chuckling, he lost his balance again. Luckily, I was able to steady him before he fell down.
"Thanks," he grinned at me, but his happy expression flickered. I knew he had probably just been reminded that he wasn't going to get 100% better.
I grabbed his hand and squeezed it. "So...tomorrow! Tomorrow we'll start writing another chapter of our life together!" I said, trying to distract him.
He realized my motives, and gave me a real smile. "Yep yep..." He winked, walking over to the chair (on his own!!!) and sitting. I pulled up a seat by him, and we chatted the majority of the day. We also started a little bit of the physical therapy exercises.
It didn't hit me until around 11 PM that we were going to be meeting some kiddos tomorrow that may just become the start of our family.
Safe to say, I couldn't sleep because I was terrified.
I tried not to toss and turn, because I didn't want to keep Eugene up...so eventually, I just got up and went to pace out on the deck.
After a good while of pacing, an arm just snaked out, grabbing tight around my waist. I gasped, whirling around to see my husband.
"Oh my gosh, Eugene! Don't do that to me! And why're you up? You should still be in bed. You're gonna be really sore tomorrow if you don't take it easy, you know. Especially because of the exercises," I warned him.
"Hmmh. So be it, then. I'm sick of sitting around already. What's wrong - why're you up?"
Ignoring his question, I asked my own. "I didn't wake you up, did I?"
From the light of the alarm clock's glowing numbers, I caught his adorable grin. "Not at all."
"Hmm. Well, go back to bed. I'm fine," I told him.
"If you're fine, why are you up? It's because of the adoption meeting, isn't it?" he asked me.
I shrugged. "Just me being me," I said, "so...just go back to bed. I'll come to bed when I'm ready, okay?"
"Nope," he told me, hugging me and kissing my hair. "Let's talk."
I started to tell him, once more, that I was fine and that he needed to get back to bed, but he broke me off by leading me back into the shelf, sitting down on the edge of the bed, and patting the spot beside him.
"There. I went back to bed."
"That's not-" I started to disagree, but technically...he HAD gone to bed. He just hadn't gone to sleep. I chuckled. "Okay, okay, okay. I am worrying about the adoption."
He gave me a pensive gaze. "What?"
I finally spilled everything....all my concerns, everything. "I know it's just silly...but that's what I'm worrying about."
He reached over, putting an arm comfortably around my shoulders, so I leaned my head on his shoulder. "You know...we can always tell Tangled Fan that we've decided to wait for awhile, if you don't think you're ready yet, hon."
"Nooo, no. I want to adopt now! I want to start our family. I'm just...scared." I whispered the last part, still embarrassed, and he gave my shoulders a squeeze.
"Don't be. I mean, I get why you're worried and scared -- I have my reservations about it as well, truth be told, but it'll turn out fine. We'll be nervous wrecks no matter WHEN we decide to start our family," he told me.
I nodded silently, feeling slightly better. And once again, I was thankful for having such an understandable and sweet guy as my best friend and husband, so I reached over and grabbed him up into a tight hug. He chuckled, putting his arms around me in return. When I loosened my grip, he cradled my cheek in his hand, tipping my head up. "What was that for?"
I grinned. "Nothin'."
After that, the meeting set in for my husband, too, and HE couldn't fall asleep, either! So as of right now, I'm sitting on the bed with a sleeping Pascal on my lap - for once! -, my husband beside me, and I'm typing this on Tangled Fan's iPod. I suppose I really should get to sleep, because I won't be able to think straight tomorrow, but how can one possibly go to sleep when something this life-changing, exciting, and simply terrifying is lurking in the mist of tomorrow?!
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