1.6 Part One: More to love

It didn't take us long to fall pregnant once again. This time we decided to get to know the gender of the baby beforehand. It turns out it was another boy! This meant we didn't have to get much new clothes as Bernards clothes would fit just fine.
Spring had finally decided to show its face. Too bad it was from the rainy side.

It rained all day every day. I really hoped it would stop soon, as i had heard it is bad luck to be born on a rainy day. I told Bob about this and he just laughed at me.
"I can't believe  you are that superstitious. Hon, everything will be fine. It doesn't matter if it rains or not on his birth day. All that matters is that he is loved and taken care of. And he is." He hugged me and kissed me on my forehead.
We had decorated Bernards bedroom as soon as we got our wedding presents. Yes, it was a long time since, but because we had all been super busy with work and expanding our family, we hadn't actually seen our friends for a long time, except talk over the phone. They kept asking when we would invite them over to see the newborn. And now that i was pregnant again, it seemed like the right time to do it.
It turns out that all our friends and family had given in to one big present. AF-Class Hunter-Killer. You are probably wondering what that is. Well, i can tell you that it is the biggest plane model i have ever seen. It was bigger than our house! And, as it turns out, it was worth more than our house! What they had given money to was actually spare parts, so a friend of one of our friends had build it himself! We had it appraised and it turns out it was worth 75.000 simoleons! I told Bob "we could totally use that money!", so we asked if it would be okay that we sold it instead, since also we had nowhere to put it. And ended up selling it for that amount! This means we can buy a new house.
Since then we have looked and looked, but nothing we like, or can afford, has come up yet. Though we are still hoping it will be soon. We had to cut Bernards bedroom in half, so we now have two childrens bedrooms.
Soon it was Bernards birthday. We celebrated by inviting just family. Mags, Robert and Bob's sister and brother joined us to celebrate our three year old son.

When he aged we found out he has black hair! That is so strange. We have no idea where it comes from.
We all ate birthday cake, and soon it was time to break up the party. Bernard had to go to bed and we needed some time alone for a change.
After he was put to bed and the guests had left, Bob and I cuddled together in the sofa, watching a romantic comedy.
"Our second child is going to be here soon. It is amazing how fast time flies by."
"I know," he hugged me.

"Look how big you've gotten! This is all happening so fast, it's hard to keep track of it all."
"It should be any day now. I'm in the beginning of the contractions, and just so you know, it hurts like hell." He looked at me very seriously. "I know hon. You tell me every day."
"Yes well, you don't seem to - Auuuuuuuch!"

"NOW???"
"Yes now, you idiot! Come on, let's get to the hospital! Quick!"
Damn it hurts. Now i can't believe i actually want to go through this again. Why, oh why did i get pregnant once again?!

"Push, push, push!"
"God damn it! I am pushing! I said that the last time as- AUUUUUH!"
And then relief. It was over, the child was born and i was now a mother of two.
"Congratulations. It's a boy!"
"Another boy," Bob had tears in his eyes as he looked down on the little bundle that was his second son. He wanted a football team of children! I loved our children to death, but there is no way in hell he is going to put me through that again!
We named our second son Hans. It seemed perfect when we saw him for the first time. It was also one of the names we had been playing around with.
We got home the next day, safe and sound. Our bouncing baby boy had slept most of the time, only waking up when it was time to feed and then he would fall asleep once again.

We had painted the walls with the same pattern as Bernards room. It was easier and it was cheap. And since we were looking for a new home, we didn't want to spend a fortune on a nursery that might not be used that much.

In the mean time Bob was teaching Bernard how to walk and talk, and he had even potty trained him.

It was going smooth and they really seemed to bond. I loved watching them having these moments together. I was more the snugly parent. I loved to snuggle him and spoil him with love. As I was still on maternity leave i had loads of time to hang out with my sons.

After three years time, there was another birthday. This time it was Hans'.

Once again we invited just family. It was a lovely celebration of our second son.

We had been out on a date for the first time in years, while Mags babysat for us. After the movie we hurried home. We both wanted a little fun under the covers, so we hurriedly thanked Mags for the help and said goodbye.
It got hot and sweaty before we even began anything. "Honey, stop for a second," i tried to say while he was ripping at my clothes. "What?" he stopped, looking a bit worried. "Did i do something wrong?"
"Oh no no, not at all. It is wonderful, but we need protection. I don't want to go through a childbirth again anytime soon."
"Oh yeah, one second." I waited while he rummaged the drawers in our end tables.
"Eh we don't have any," he showed me the empty pack. "Risk it?" He sent me a boyish smile.
"What the hell. We've done it before and nothing happened then."
We took our clothes off and had our fun, and god it was good!

"Oh no! No, no, NO!"
I heard footsteps on the stairs. "What's wrong?" I heard him before i saw him. "Honey? What's wrong? Are you alright?"
"No i am not alright god damn it!" I was in our bedroom. I had just taken a nap, when i woke up and felt something in my stomach. Then i had headed to the bathroom. "I just took a pregnancy test and guess what? I'm god damn pregnant!"

"Well that's wonderful!" He was thrilled! "Why are you so mad about it?"
"Listen. I love our children to death, but it was so hard the first two times. You have no idea how much it hurts to give birth.  I don't know if i can do it again!" I broke down crying.
"Shh shh..." He was always so good at comforting me. He hold his arms around me as he said: "Of course you can do it again sweetheart. And you know how i know that? Because you are the strongest person i know. You have done so much by yourself, even before we met. Do you remember how you used to just live on apples and sleep in the park under the stars? Of course you can do this, and i will help you all the way, until the end!"
Do i remember? Of course i do. I remember it like it was yesterday!