Thanksgiving 2014, my family from both sides gathered around the dining table at my nonnas house. Rachel my eldest sister stands up and slightly and safely taps her fork against the fine crystal glass. We all look up standing around the table built for 20. Huff her husband holds rachel 's hands as my niece and nephew both of her of 5 years had huge grins upon their small faces. ¨My family, i 'm so glad we could be together on this joyous holiday-¨ she continues with a tear. ¨ i would like to announce that-¨ her smile indicated something, you could feel the suspense in the situation, like a movie paused in time. It felt like ages my brain has to guess what she could possible say next. ¨ We 're pregnant!”she exclaimed as she threw her hands
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They said they wanted the gender to be a surprise for i=sakes and purposes. It was about late may and we were waiting for summer, and after that just one more month. The due date we figured out was july 30th. Alongs with both my uncles and my poppy. As may turned to june she became more visible and round. After our last day of school i took no time in spending nights and days at a time over there to help around the house, take care of the twins and get the house packed for the move. And yes they 're moving out by october. From a small two bed one bath apartment to a three bed two bath house. Everyday i would wake up early with the kids and get them dressed and fed and out the door to go play in the summer heat. Single mothers I ran on less than five hours of sleep everyday and less than that on the weekends. Sweeping and mopping the kit h and Livingroom everyday, washing clothes picking up after the twins and my very pregnant sister. But to me, it was all worth …show more content…
I couldn 't understand if i was just hallucinating from lack of food or i had actually went mentally insane . As i pondered and waited, the hours flew by, going in and out of contractions some stronger some less painful. It was now almost eleven, and i was thinking the women might have been right, tomorrow was definitely going to be the birth date, check. Eleven flew by fast as she was ready, she tried going to the bathroom but no use she couldn 't get up. My sister paula and my dad left the room to get everyone pizza about an hour ago, while i stayed out with my mom huff and rachel and my Nonna. Watching the nurse work was fascinating, being 15 she was now one of my role models, soon what made me fall in love with the job. Now meeting with twelve o 'clock, the baby was almost here. As she took deep breaths slowly like my Nonna commanded. Finally after almost twelve hours it was time. My excitement was through the roof, i was ecstatic. As the doctor pulled out the baby she exclaimed ¨Its a boy.¨ We all cheered with joy as paula came rushing through the door. ¨Natan.¨ rachel announced ¨He shall be called Natan, Natan Simcha Coon¨ she said joyously tears rushed down her face. Remembering back to what the old lady had muttered, that was Natans middle name. Not knowing or ever finding out in that case who or what the old lady was or how she knew my unborn nephews name, we
They said they wanted the gender to be a surprise for i=sakes and purposes. It was about late may and we were waiting for summer, and after that just one more month. The due date we figured out was july 30th. Alongs with both my uncles and my poppy. As may turned to june she became more visible and round. After our last day of school i took no time in spending nights and days at a time over there to help around the house, take care of the twins and get the house packed for the move. And yes they 're moving out by october. From a small two bed one bath apartment to a three bed two bath house. Everyday i would wake up early with the kids and get them dressed and fed and out the door to go play in the summer heat. Single mothers I ran on less than five hours of sleep everyday and less than that on the weekends. Sweeping and mopping the kit h and Livingroom everyday, washing clothes picking up after the twins and my very pregnant sister. But to me, it was all worth …show more content…
I couldn 't understand if i was just hallucinating from lack of food or i had actually went mentally insane . As i pondered and waited, the hours flew by, going in and out of contractions some stronger some less painful. It was now almost eleven, and i was thinking the women might have been right, tomorrow was definitely going to be the birth date, check. Eleven flew by fast as she was ready, she tried going to the bathroom but no use she couldn 't get up. My sister paula and my dad left the room to get everyone pizza about an hour ago, while i stayed out with my mom huff and rachel and my Nonna. Watching the nurse work was fascinating, being 15 she was now one of my role models, soon what made me fall in love with the job. Now meeting with twelve o 'clock, the baby was almost here. As she took deep breaths slowly like my Nonna commanded. Finally after almost twelve hours it was time. My excitement was through the roof, i was ecstatic. As the doctor pulled out the baby she exclaimed ¨Its a boy.¨ We all cheered with joy as paula came rushing through the door. ¨Natan.¨ rachel announced ¨He shall be called Natan, Natan Simcha Coon¨ she said joyously tears rushed down her face. Remembering back to what the old lady had muttered, that was Natans middle name. Not knowing or ever finding out in that case who or what the old lady was or how she knew my unborn nephews name, we