‘Heidi and I are taking a different approach. We’d rather she took things easy and I’ll do my best to make sure she does.’
Kim chuckled. ‘Oh, right. Ben!’ she called out to her husband, laughing, ‘you’re on piggyback duty for the next few months.’
Heidi’s brother joined in with the laughter and she glared at him too. She couldn’t believe that Ben bought into Kim’s carelessness. What kind of a mother was she?
‘It’s great news Heidi, congratulations. We’re thrilled for you,’ Cara put in then, evidently trying to break the tension. Her attention diverted momentarily from Kim, Heidi was momentarily grateful for the fact that it had been Cara to make the concession and congratulate her first.
She raised a small smile. ‘Yes, congratulations to you too, and you Shane. But weddings are a lot of work you know, you have so much planning to do. Still,’ she added with a sigh, ‘at least you can spread the plans out over a year or so, and can set your own schedule. You can’t do that with a baby; you only have so much time.’
‘Oh, there’s not that much to it, really,’ Kim laughed airily. ‘You just buy a six-pack of Babygros a week or two before, then sit back and wait for it all to kick off. Although, some people can even schedule it these days,’ she said, looking knowingly at her husband, who winked.
Heidi stared at Kim in horror. ‘Childbirth is a beautiful and natural thing. You don’t
schedule
a baby!’
‘Well, try it once and see how you get on. Maybe afterwards you’ll be singing a different tune,’ her brother said shortly, and she remembered again that Kim had supposedly had difficult births with her first two.
Drama queen.
She shook her head, trying to wrap her thoughts around all that was happening. It wasn’t fair, why did Cara have to get engaged? And why did Kim need a third baby? They had ruined everything for her. And to make it worse, neither of them was acting like her pregnancy was a big deal.
She turned her attention back to her family. Her mother and Kim had already gone back to buzzing over Cara’s ring. ‘Now, about this wedding, Cara,’ her mother was saying. ‘What did your parents say, Shane? I’m sure they must be thrilled!’ Heidi noticed that at this, Cara looked slightly green around the gills.
Well don’t demand the spotlight if you can’t handle the attention
.
Heidi knew that
she
could handle it, but no one was paying her the slightest bit of notice.
‘Let’s get dinner organised first and then we can chat all about it,’ Betty continued, beckoning to Cara and Kim as she headed out of the room. Then she turned her attention to Heidi. ‘You too, love; all hands on deck in the kitchen.’
Heidi stared at her mother in absolute horror. Did they really expect her to help out? In a steaming hot kitchen, carrying heavy plates and helping with dinner? She needed to relax!
‘Although, you might want to grab an apron, pet,’ Betty continued, ‘you don’t want to mess up that pretty top.’
‘Mum, I can’t do that; I need to stay off my feet.’
Her mother looked at her, confused. ‘Are you not feeling well?’
Heidi answered too quickly. ‘No, I feel fine, but I am
pregnant
!’
Out of the corner of her eye she saw Kim exchange an amused glance with Cara. ‘Well, the baby’s got to eat too,’ her sister-in-law said. ‘And aren’t you starving? I know I am.’
Ben chuckled. ‘Yeah Paul, now is definitely the time to put locks on the cupboards. If my little sis is anything like Kim she’ll eat you out of house and home.’
Heidi felt like crying. This was horrible. Not only had her big news been trumped by everyone else’s, but her family were acting as if having a baby was no big deal; almost as if you could continue to go on and lead a normal life while you were pregnant.
They were even making her do work, for goodness’ sake! Cooking in the kitchen like some kind of slave.
This was turning out to be the worst
Kim chuckled. ‘Oh, right. Ben!’ she called out to her husband, laughing, ‘you’re on piggyback duty for the next few months.’
Heidi’s brother joined in with the laughter and she glared at him too. She couldn’t believe that Ben bought into Kim’s carelessness. What kind of a mother was she?
‘It’s great news Heidi, congratulations. We’re thrilled for you,’ Cara put in then, evidently trying to break the tension. Her attention diverted momentarily from Kim, Heidi was momentarily grateful for the fact that it had been Cara to make the concession and congratulate her first.
She raised a small smile. ‘Yes, congratulations to you too, and you Shane. But weddings are a lot of work you know, you have so much planning to do. Still,’ she added with a sigh, ‘at least you can spread the plans out over a year or so, and can set your own schedule. You can’t do that with a baby; you only have so much time.’
‘Oh, there’s not that much to it, really,’ Kim laughed airily. ‘You just buy a six-pack of Babygros a week or two before, then sit back and wait for it all to kick off. Although, some people can even schedule it these days,’ she said, looking knowingly at her husband, who winked.
Heidi stared at Kim in horror. ‘Childbirth is a beautiful and natural thing. You don’t
schedule
a baby!’
‘Well, try it once and see how you get on. Maybe afterwards you’ll be singing a different tune,’ her brother said shortly, and she remembered again that Kim had supposedly had difficult births with her first two.
Drama queen.
She shook her head, trying to wrap her thoughts around all that was happening. It wasn’t fair, why did Cara have to get engaged? And why did Kim need a third baby? They had ruined everything for her. And to make it worse, neither of them was acting like her pregnancy was a big deal.
She turned her attention back to her family. Her mother and Kim had already gone back to buzzing over Cara’s ring. ‘Now, about this wedding, Cara,’ her mother was saying. ‘What did your parents say, Shane? I’m sure they must be thrilled!’ Heidi noticed that at this, Cara looked slightly green around the gills.
Well don’t demand the spotlight if you can’t handle the attention
.
Heidi knew that
she
could handle it, but no one was paying her the slightest bit of notice.
‘Let’s get dinner organised first and then we can chat all about it,’ Betty continued, beckoning to Cara and Kim as she headed out of the room. Then she turned her attention to Heidi. ‘You too, love; all hands on deck in the kitchen.’
Heidi stared at her mother in absolute horror. Did they really expect her to help out? In a steaming hot kitchen, carrying heavy plates and helping with dinner? She needed to relax!
‘Although, you might want to grab an apron, pet,’ Betty continued, ‘you don’t want to mess up that pretty top.’
‘Mum, I can’t do that; I need to stay off my feet.’
Her mother looked at her, confused. ‘Are you not feeling well?’
Heidi answered too quickly. ‘No, I feel fine, but I am
pregnant
!’
Out of the corner of her eye she saw Kim exchange an amused glance with Cara. ‘Well, the baby’s got to eat too,’ her sister-in-law said. ‘And aren’t you starving? I know I am.’
Ben chuckled. ‘Yeah Paul, now is definitely the time to put locks on the cupboards. If my little sis is anything like Kim she’ll eat you out of house and home.’
Heidi felt like crying. This was horrible. Not only had her big news been trumped by everyone else’s, but her family were acting as if having a baby was no big deal; almost as if you could continue to go on and lead a normal life while you were pregnant.
They were even making her do work, for goodness’ sake! Cooking in the kitchen like some kind of slave.
This was turning out to be the worst
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