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unovan-gardener · 4 months
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where are you?
I'm sorry I overslept- please come back
@joltik-guy
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zappy what do you mean?
im sitting right in front of you
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#when you actually look at the recipes they're not even that weird or anything I just find the names interesting#there's one just titled ''Rocks'' which I wish would have fit as another option but I used all the spaces lol#Also some of the recpies from the section 'Cookery For The Sick And Convalescent'#are just like 'apple water'' 'beef essence''#I tried to leave out most of the obvious ''weird'' ones like 'jellied shrimp' or potted pigeon or like beef livers or whatever#except for cold fish pudding which I just like because of the specifics#'fish pudding' ? eh sounds normal. 'COLD fish pudding' ? now it sounds funnier for some reason#like what else is it meant to be.. ?? lukewarm fish pudding#Also considered including 'bread queen' 'cracker queen' and 'egg balls'#the name 'baconized meat balls' is funny but also I felt it would skew the reuslts since everyone likes bacon#and would just choose that lol. I also like 'rummage pickle' and 'Creamy Eggs Basket Style'#Which again are all like. relatively totally normal recipes but the way they choose to phrase the titles can sound silly#Like ''rocks'' just seems like some sort of cookie maybe - with currants and raisins in it (not really an oatmeal cookie#but just .. idk.. ?? maybe little balls with fruit in them) but instead of being like 'Raisin & Currant Treats' or whatever#it's like ''yeah lets just call this ''rocks''. like a rock from the ground? yeah'#ANYWAY#Love old books so much.. I should do another one of these where people choose which product is the best out of#all the various weird things shown in the advertising section of the 1880s magazines I have lol#I dont remember clearly but I swear there was like 'Electric shoe!' or something strange. I dont know if I could find enough#though since most of them are just normal like.. buying furniture or things like that#aNYWAY.. hgh.. again I am not just going to post polls forever I do have other things I'm working on lol#I have low energy right now and polls are a lot easier to make than like editing 30 costume photos lol#I have a physical therapy appointment soon hopefully and maybe I can sort out some of the Constant Pains and such
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buffetlicious · 1 year
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Now, here is the real Fried Cereal Battered Fish with steamed pork patty and a wedge of salted duck egg on top. In the centre, stir-fried cabbage with our staple white rice.
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curi0uscreature · 1 year
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* Random HC / Idea but what if rebrained Helmut was interested with fish after seeing the one’s in his sensorium / his own mind during his recovery. He begs Bob to go see a local aquarium somewhere because he wants to see tiny “triple decker buses”
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leggeteconme · 1 year
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Spend the morning with me! Woke up an hour later than planned but made the best of it edition :)
I got out of bed at 8:05, did my skincare, watered Bingley and set him in the windowsill for some sunlight, admired the dusting of snow we got last night, made the bed, did a few sun salutations in lieu of a proper yoga session because stretching is important but I had zero time, got dressed to work from home, made my current favorite oatmeal (maple pumpkin spice with collagen and generous toppings), and was at work by 9.
🎶 Vera Sola - Shades
Mildly impressed with myself lol.
Take care lovelies <3
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dragoncarrion · 2 years
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bro anyone else played this fucken game?????
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uhmahne · 6 months
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socks-art · 7 months
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Oatmeal Butter Fish
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separatioleprosorum · 8 months
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Wilderness Place Lodge Cookies The proprietors of the Wilderness Place Lodge in Lake Creek, Alaska, are the ones who made these cookies. The chefs at this fishing lodge are world-class, and the owners are excellent friends of mine. You'll be as satisfied by one of these cookies as you would be by a cheeseburger and fries, I guarantee it!
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greencheekconure27 · 9 months
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Okay, we've had plenty of those "popular food that you hate" polls.It's time for:
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rainbow-arrow · 1 year
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some news: i survived
some other news: people really don’t expect the salt to be with the other spices
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buffetlicious · 1 year
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Mum came home with three takeaway Lunch Boxes from her daily commute to Chong Pang. First up, broccoli stir-fry, stewed pumpkin and crispy oatmeal chicken nuggets or was it fish. Box two came with just a piece of fried batang or Spanish mackerel and herbal chicken thigh. Lastly, my own came with chopped up fried chicken cutlet, pickled green mustard (咸菜) with minced pork and a fried chicken drumstick.
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myhrtbrkr · 11 months
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my summer meal plan! 🥒🥚🍵
// on a boring day at home:
—breakfast • choose between:
oatmeal (no toppings): 160 cals
fruit bowl: 50-70 cals
iced coffee: 40-60 cals
yogurt bowl: 130-150 cals
smoothie bowl: 100 cals
cheerios w/ almond milk: 140-160 cals (eat w/ caution, as it is easy to b!nge with cereals)
—lunch • choose between:
plain rice cake w/ hummus & cucumber: 110 cals
shirataki ramen: 20-80 cals (depending on toppings)
iced coffee: 40-60 cals
spicy cucumber salad: 10-80 cals (depending on sauces)
HALF tuna fish sandwich: (not sure on cals but good for protein and feeling full)
—snacks • choose between:
rice cake: 40-60 cals
yogurt rice cake: 80 cals
tea: 0 cals
diet soda: 0 cals
airpopped/organic popcorn: 35 cals per cup
mini pretzels: 100-120 cals (my favs)
pickles: 5 cals
—dinner:
HOME COOKING : small portions!!
EATING OUT : have both veggies & protein and have full knowledge of what you are taking in
—dessert:
avoid ice cream & dairy at all costs
always go for the lowest cal option
~ tips :
* just because everyone else is, doesn’t mean you have to either. stand out because you’re doing what they don’t have the courage to do
* never let free, open food be the opportunity to b!nge.
* overate in public? no worries! make up for it tomorrow with sweat and tears in the gym.
* keep the sweet treats as TREATS. bad dogs don’t get treats remember? don’t be spoiled either.
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gremlingottoosilly · 4 months
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Hello! how would monster!Konig deal with a picky eater pet? Bdjshdhs I'm a picky eater that would literally rather starve than eat what I dont like(texture eater)
Ohhh I get it! Tbh it's really hard for me to actually imagine myself in these non-con scenarios because my autistic ass WOULD NOT survive the food and the cooking. I would literally throw up and die rather than eat stuff that monster!Konig thinks humans eat. He will be so harsh on us at first! He is a horrible (non)man who treats us like pets and is only one step away from feeding us actual cat food. He doesn't even understand what's wrong - he is giving us nutrients! Monsters only eat raw flesh and don't take much nutrition from normal food, so he kinda just drops half-cooked fish on a plate of watery oatmeal and calls this a nutritious dinner. He is disgusting with his eating habits, so he would just punish us with no food at all if we didn't want to eat what he brought us. And if we're with eggs, he is forced to be more lenient - his biology tells him to take care of his pathetic and fragile mate, so he kinda has to take care of you - he wants for you to be chubby and soft, to have a tummy ready for his eggs...so he would have to find things that you really like. It's an embarrassing conversation where you don't know how far he is willing to go with this whole taking care of you thing, and he doesn't want to seem too soft with you when he scatters the wasteland in search for strawberries or fresh pizza or literally whatever your heart might need. Poor recruits are forced to learn how to cook - Konig would never step as low as to actually prepare dishes for his wife, but he will hover over poor recruit's shoulders and make them make lots of changes because the food doesn't even look that good!! Humans are weird!! At least you started to actually gain weight now, without any risks of being too thin to carry his eggs. You could also try to feed Konig with some of the sweets you got! He probably wouldn't like it, but he wants to be nice to you, just at this instance.
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lxvvie · 6 months
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On today's episode of Simps-R-Us: A Guy and his... pet(s), or You, Your Faves, and your fur/feathered/fin-babies:
Capt. John Price - Standing ten toes down on this: Price would have two small, cute dogs, one named Sir Peabody and the other named Lady Marie. You two spoil them something fierce and they have a pile of little doggy hats that match their beloved papa's... much to his chagrin.
Gaz - Gaz said he'd surprise you and surprise you he did. He came home with a cockatoo. A damn cockatoo. Jokes on him, though, because your bird baby absolutely loves to prank the shit out of Gaz, too, by mimicking your voice when you're away and making him jump. Jokes on both of you now, because Soap has taught him how to curse and that's all he does now, Scottish accent and all. You have a picture saved of the bird (named Buttercup) on top of Gaz's head.
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Alex Keller - Has the most gremlin Donskoy (named Brunswick) to ever gremlin, complete with the wide stormy eyes, which is funny because Keller can sometimes make a face that's very much gremlin-esque and the two greatly resemble each other. Can usually be found making biscuits on Alex's head.
Soap - Has a Labrador named Whiskey that he absolutely adores. Whiskey has also put you two in the most adorable of love triangles where you don't know whose affection you're playfully fighting for on any given day. Also has a tendency to take Soap's socks and he has to chase him throughout the house. Well, he and Whiskey are chasing each other throughout the house just about constantly.
Ghost - You guys talked about it but he surprised you one day by bringing home a Belgian Mal puppers who didn't make the unit. His name? Pup. Pup Riley. And Pup Riley is a ball of energy. Bloody hell. He always assumes he's going for a walk whenever you two make ready to leave. He also won't let Simon leave without him and so Simon usually has to create a diversion just to walk out the front door. It's also not uncommon for Pup to jump on his Papa whenever he gets home, too. Oh, did we also talk about the fact that Simon has to fight with Pup for his side of the bed whenever he's home or that Pup wakes him up early in the damn morning to take him out for his first walk of the day?
Roach - Found a stray kitten and brought her home. Her name's Oatmeal. Oatmeal is now the chonkiest, cutest loaf (you send Roach various pictures of her Loafiness). You two also bought her a set of those pet buttons just for shits and giggles and Oatmeal's really caught on to them. She uses "Dad", "Mad", and "Food" a lot even though she stays fed lmao.
Keegan - To everyone's surprise (and his own), has a husky named Balto who ignores the concept of personal space, loves to put his paw right in the middle of Keegan's face, and has pissed on Keegan's boots more than once because Balto felt slighted (you had to go to the groomer's, buddy, you rolled in mud). You and Keegan have also lost count of the number of times you've had to carry Balto into the house because he refuses to come inside, especially when it’s cold.
Alejandro - You two adopted a senior dog named Mojo who is the most peaceful little angel. Can usually be found lying near yours or Alejo's feet as you're working or something of that nature.
Rudy - You two have this huge ass tank full of fish that run the gamut of the rainbow and you remember all their names. The brooding one is named Alejandro and his namesake was not amused lmao.
König - You two have a small but floofy cat. She's black with a grey undercoat that he calls his "little Prinzessin" and she always looks like she's in a constant state of surprise. Whenever she blinks or closes her eyes, she becomes a floofy void. Her Highness prefers to be carried like a baby, thank you very much.
Phillip Graves - You two are the proud parents of a Bulldog named Bubba who thinks he has his humans trained (spoiler alert: he kinda does). Bubba Graves makes your day with the way he silently judges his parents, throws a tantrum when he doesn't get more food or pets, and usually has Philip sigh facetiously and go, "Now, son, why can't you behave for your old man, huh?"
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corroded-hellfire · 6 months
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Okay following Honeymoon, I have some questions...
When do we find out?
How do we find out?
Is Eddie with us when we do? If not, how do we tell him?
How to we tell everyone else?!?
All your questions shall be answered! @munson-blurbs and I had a great time exploring this happy time in this little family’s life 💜
Warnings: pregnancy, mentions of Eddie’s breeding kink, age gap, older!eddie
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[As You Wish masterlist]
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The day after you and Eddie returned home from your honeymoon, Ryan and Luke begged to stay home from school. At dinner last night you had told them all about it—well, the appropriate parts anyway. Now, their excuse was that they missed you both and wanted to spend the day with you.
“How about this,” Eddie said as a counteroffer, “you go to school for two days, then you can spend the next two days after that with us.”
“But…today’s Thursday. We only have two more days of school this week anyway,” Luke had said.
“Well, look at that. Sounds like it was meant to be.”
The boys huffed for a bit but then they started to notice the two of you acting a little off. You’re making sure their lunches are packed before they’ve even finished breakfast. Eddie practically has their outfits picked out for them and tells them to get changed before they’ve even swallowed the last of their oatmeal. He also shoves a glass of water into your hand and gives you a look that neither kid understands. 
“Is this what they’re gonna be like now that they’re married?” Luke mumbles to Ryan as they’re zipping their coats up. Ryan just shrugs and rolls his eyes before grabbing his backpack.
“Have a good day at school!” you call from the front door as the boys walk towards their bus stop on the street corner.
“We love you!” Eddie adds. Ryan gives a half-hearted wave in return. 
As soon as the boys are set at the bus stop, talking with their friends from the neighborhood, you close the front door and you and Eddie practically race each other to the bathroom. 
“Okay, so I bought seven tests,” Eddie says as he fishes out the bag from the pharmacy that was stored underneath the sink. 
“Jesus, Eddie,” you say with a chuckle. “How much do you think I can pee?” 
Eddie shrugs and starts to open the first pregnancy test. “I bought seven. Ya know, like the number of kids I want to have. Ow! Don’t hit me, that was a joke!” He sets the first test down on the counter and picks up a second box. “Technically, you’d only need to have five.” Eddie smirks and raises an eyebrow as he turns around to look at you. The glare you’re giving him tells him that you’re not impressed. “Don’t find that funny, babe? Huh, maybe you are pregnant, and the hormones are already raging. Before you hit me again, that was another joke!” 
You grab the two tests Eddie’s already taken out of their boxes and head over to the toilet. Your husband is just casually leaning against the counter and crosses his arms over his chest. 
“Are you really going to watch me pee?” you ask. It’s not like you’ve never peed while he was in the same bathroom before. But now he’s just staring at you as you push your pajama pants down and it’s making you bladder shy. 
“I need to know if I’ve knocked you up or if I have to try again before I leave for work,” Eddie says. 
“I don’t need supervision, y’know.” You make a shooing motion with your hands and Eddie gives an overdramatic roll of his eyes before stepping out into the hall. 
You take a deep breath, then another, before unwrapping the tests from their foil packages. You could be carrying Eddie Munson’s baby right now, you think, and your hand trembles with excitement and trepidation. This is what you’ve wanted since the moment you saw Eddie interacting with his boys, sweet and patient and silly. And now, you might be having his baby. 
No sooner do you place the used tests on the sink and flush the toilet does Eddie barge into the bathroom. He’s wide-eyed, gaze immediately shifting to the white sticks. 
“Are you pregnant?” He asks, unable to read your facial expression. “Shit, you’re not, are you? It’s okay, we can keep at it—”
“Eddie,” you interrupt with a wry smile, “it takes ten minutes to get a result.”
“Well, how long has it been?”
You glance at the watch on your wrist and set the alarm, letting out a terse laugh. “About thirty seconds.”
Your hands are still shaking as you wash them. You hear the water running, and you can feel it on your skin, but you’re almost numb to it. Trying to play it off, you remain on autopilot as you dry your hands with a towel, but when you bring your thumbnail between your teeth and start to bite, your husband picks up on it. 
“What’s wrong?” Worry creases his brows, and he takes your free hand and laces his fingers with yours. 
“I…we just got married, Eds. And now we might be having a baby? It’s a lot, and I’m kinda scared…”
Eddie presses a kiss to your forehead, cupping your cheek with his calloused palm. “We just moved into a new house, so we have the room. Money won’t be too much of an issue—especially with all the checks we got as wedding presents.” When you still appear unconvinced, he changes his tactic to appeal to your emotional side. 
“I know it’s a lot at once. But I know you want a baby, too. How many nights have we stayed up talking about it?” There have been too many, spent with Eddie brushing his fingers over your stomach and talking about how he can’t wait until the most beautiful woman is having his beautiful baby. Not to mention the countless times he’s been deep within you, begging you to let him get you pregnant. “And you’re not in it by yourself. You happen to be married to a man who’s raised two pretty great kids, who—believe it or not, were babies at one point. And you know they’ll want to be our little helpers. Everything is going to be fine, sweetheart. No matter what the test says.”
He wraps you in his arms and you both slide down and sit on the bathroom floor together and cuddle up. You rest your head on Eddie’s shoulder, and he puts a hand on your knee. 
“Y’know,” he says, “the boys are going to lose their minds if you are pregnant. They haven’t stopped talking about when they’re going to get a new sibling.”
You smile. “Think they’ll help change diapers?”
“Maybe Ryan. You’d have a better chance of getting Luke to eat Brussels sprouts.” Eddie chuckles, placing his hand on your stomach. “I can’t believe we might’ve made a little souvenir on our honeymoon.”
“I don’t think I’d have symptoms that early if we made a souvenir,” you point out with a giggle. “This was definitely more like a pre-wedding gift.”
“Huh. So, Maybe-Baby Munson was technically at our wedding with us.”
“If I’m pregnant, then, yeah. Most likely.” Your fatigue could be jet lag, your missed period could be from wedding stress, your nausea could be from Eddie’s cooking attempts, but all three of them together? Could it all be a coincidence?
The two of you are so caught up in each other and the conversations you’re having that you don’t even realize how much time has passed. The shrill ring of the alarm you set startles you, and you jump in your husband’s grip. You manage to push yourself up from the floor on shaky legs, and Eddie stands up beside you. 
“I…” you trail off, wringing your hands nervously, “I can’t look.”
“Well, I can,” Eddie says, to the surprise of neither of you. He steps towards the counter while you take a step in the opposite direction, closer to the shower. 
Eddie picks up the first pregnancy test and beams down at the little white stick. He picks up the next one just to be sure, and the confirmation of the first positive has his impossibly wide grin getting larger. The excitement has Eddie’s heart pumping so loud in his chest he’d be surprised if you didn’t hear it. His hands shake as he slowly sets the tests back down, as if they're precious cargo. 
He turns to see you not even facing him. You’re staring at the shower wall, hands still nervously fidgeting in front of you. Taking the few steps to close the distance, Eddie slides his arms around your middle and rests his chin on your shoulder. 
“Hey, Mommy.”
Those two words have broken any semblance of composure you had. The tears are instantaneous, hot and thick as they roll down your cheeks. 
“I wanna see,” you say, slipping out of Eddie’s arms to look at the positive pregnancy tests yourself. The two pink lines on each of them staring back at you feel surreal. As if this is just some joke and someone scribbled on them with a pink marker. “Holy shit, I’m going to be a mom.”
You turn to Eddie and practically leap into his arms. He catches you with a chuckle and squeezes you just as tightly as you’re squeezing him. A few moments pass like that—both of you just holding one another as you take this new information in. You know it’s not going to sink in for a while; how could it? This was something you’d never thought would happen in your wildest dreams. The man you used to wait to see just for a few minutes a day between him coming home after work and you leaving for your apartment is now the father of your baby. It makes you dizzy with excitement.
Eventually, you both release the other from your crushing grips. Eddie cups your jaw with his large hands and presses a soft and sweet kiss on your lips. It conveys all the love and happiness that is swimming throughout his body. His hands slide down from your jaw, down your chest and stomach, coming to a stop on your lower abdomen.
“Can’t believe our baby’s right there,” Eddie muses, gently pressing his palm against your stomach. There are a few moments where both of your hands explore the area of the body that will be growing the most over your pregnancy. Eventually, Eddie tugs you in closer to him so your chests are pressed together. He dips his head and captures your lips with his own.
“I love you so much.”
“I love you too, baby daddy.”
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Keeping your pregnancy under wraps until the second trimester was easier said than done, especially around the boys. Your morning sickness was enough to draw suspicion, and while Luke was satisfied with the reassurance that you hadn’t contracted scurvy, Ryan wasn’t as easily swayed. You’d been tempted to let him in on the secret just to ease his worries, but your own anxieties about first trimester complications took over. 
Now a few days into your twelfth week of pregnancy—with a prenatal scan under your belt—you’re ready to share the news. 
“Luke! Ryan! Come to the living room for a sec!”
The boys nervously trudge onto the carpet. Ryan’s twiddling his thumbs, and before you can reassure them that they’re not in trouble, he blurts out, “It was Luke’s idea to flush the remote down the toilet!”
Luke gasps, blindsided by his brother’s betrayal. “You said it could be a science ‘speriment!”
“Boys…” you start, already feeling a headache brewing behind your eyes. 
“Hang on, babe, I wanna hear this,” Eddie interrupts, crossing his arms over his chest as he watches his sons implicate themselves. 
“And then Ryan told me that if I ate apple seeds, a tree would grow in my tummy, and I got scared and that’s why I keep hiding the seeds under my bed,” Luke hurries to explain, cheeks turning pink as he says it all in a single breath. 
Eddie clicks his tongue. “Well, that explains the mystery smell.”
You try to refocus their attention, clearing your throat and sitting up straighter. “Boys…you know how I haven’t been feeling well lately?” You wait for them to nod before continuing. “Why do you think that is?”
“Daddy’s bad at cooking?” Luke ventures, earning a head shake from his dad and a stifled laugh from you. “It is scurvy, isn’t it? I knew it!”
“No one has scurvy! If I hear that word one more time, I’m banning all pirate movies from this house,” Eddie exclaims, obviously eager to reveal the news. 
You put a hand on his knee to silence him. “And I know you’ve noticed I’ve been a little more emotional too.”
“Like when you cried when I made a sandwich the other day?” Ryan asks. Your cheeks heat up in embarrassment at the way you’d been overwhelmed with sadness at the thought of him growing up and independently making lunch.  
You don’t want to start bawling again, so you wordlessly hand over the panel of ultrasound photos. 
“What’s this?” Luke’s eyebrows furrow in confusion. He points to your name in the top left corner. “Did you take this? It looks like a weird bean.”
Ryan scoffs at his little brother. “No, it’s one of those pictures that people get when they’re having a baby. Wait…” The oldest Munson son looks up from the paper clutched in his grip to the two of you on the couch in front of him. His wide-eyed expression has you giggling and a warm tingling sensation bubbles up in Eddie’s chest.
Luke is still confused, however. He keeps staring at the black and white image as if he’s trying to find Waldo. 
“Whose baby is it?” he asks.
“Mine and your dad’s, silly goose!” You lean forward and lightly dig your fingers just above the little boy’s hip—his most ticklish spot.
“You guys ready for another brother or sister?” Eddie asks.
His father’s words have Ryan breaking out of his trance. He launches forward and wraps one arm around your neck and one around Eddie’s. Both of you can sense that he’s too emotional to speak, so Eddie just pats his back while you rest your head against his.
“Yeah!” Luke answers Eddie’s question. “I’m gonna bring them to my basketball game on Friday!”
“Um,” you say with a chuckle as Ryan maneuvers himself to sit on the arm of the couch next to Eddie. “The baby’s gonna need a little more time than that, sweetie.”
Luke shrugs as if this is only a minor inconvenience. “‘S’okay. I have another game next week.”
“When is the baby gonna be here?” Ryan asks, dimples out and on display as a sign of his excitement. He still has the ultrasound photos in his hand and keeps sneaking peeks at them.
“The doctor said I’m due October 7th,” you tell them as you rest one hand against your belly. There’s hardly a bump yet, but the instinct has been strong to protect the baby in you. It was a conscious effort to not draw any attention to your midsection by holding it in front of the boys—though you doubt they would’ve noticed anyway. 
“Aw, man!” Luke pouts, dramatically flopping down onto the living room carpet. “That’s forever.”
“Don’t worry, bud,” Eddie says as he slips an arm around you. “We have lots to do to get ready for a new baby.”
“Yeah,” you agree, snuggling into your husband’s side. “You have to learn how to change a diaper!”
That has Luke pushing himself off of the floor and heading for the kitchen. “Nope, I’m out.”
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“Okay,” you say to the boys as the sound of Wayne’s dilapidated truck chugs into your driveway. “Grandpa’s here.”
“Remember,” Eddie says, ducking in towards them and lowering his voice as if Wayne would be able to hear him from outside, “we’re gonna act nonchalant.”
Ryan frowns, looking up from where he was smoothing down his blue t-shirt that has the words BIG BRO emblazoned on it in bold black letters. 
“We’re gonna act no-chocolate? What?” 
Eddie shakes his head, fighting back a smile. “Just means we’re gonna act cool, okay? Calm. Natural, like this is just another Sunday he’s coming over to have dinner.
“And not like we have the most awesome secret to tell him!” Luke projects his voice around the small kitchen and both you and Ryan shush him. The youngest Munson—as of now—pinches up his face and sticks his tongue out before looking down at his own t-shirt. It’s green and has MIDDLE BRO splayed across the front of it. 
There’s a knock on the front door and Eddie goes to answer it. Ryan is bouncing on the balls of his feet in excitement. He’s constantly had to stop himself from telling every single person he talks to about the baby. It warms your heart to see the pure joy this is giving him, though. 
The groaning of the front door opening and the thud of it closing again lets you know Wayne’s inside the house. Two heavy treads make their way into the living room, and you hear Wayne release a content sigh as he takes a seat. 
“Where my boys at?” Wayne asks.
In the kitchen, you give both of your sons a thumbs up before nodding your head in the direction of the living room. Excitement—and hormones—well up in you as you watch the boys leave the kitchen. You trail behind them, eager to see Wayne’s reaction to the news. 
“Grandpa!” Ryan crashes against him on the couch and inhales the familiar scents of menthol cigarettes and oil stains as he buries his face in his neck. 
“How’s my Ry?” Wayne asks, hugging his grandson with one arm and ruffling his honey brown hair with the other. 
“Hey Grandpa!” Luke calls. “What do you think of my shirt?”
Eddie groans and drops his head into his hands. He has to remember to have a conversation with Luke about what “nonchalant” means. Stepping over to your husband, you pat his shoulder while you fight a smirk on your face. 
It doesn’t seem to click with Wayne right away, though. He sits back on the couch and his brows furrow together in confusion. 
“Middle?” he says, wagging his finger in front of Luke’s shirt. “But you don’t have a…” Wayne drops his hand back down to his lap, mouth hanging open. His eyes go from Luke’s t-shirt to Ryan’s, seeing if his clothes are sending the same message. When his suspicions seem to be confirmed at what he sees there, Wayne’s eyes roam over to where you and Eddie are. His eyes are misted over, and it takes everything in you not to let the hormones breach the floodgate. 
“Is there gonna be another Munson to chase after?” Wayne asks, the emotion causing his voice to waver. 
Both you and Eddie nod in confirmation, matching grins on your faces. But neither of you gets a chance to speak before Luke pipes in.
“Yeah, but not ‘til October. And that’s so far away!” Luke throws his arms in the air to show his exasperation. 
Wayne stands up from the couch and immediately envelops Eddie in a giant bear hug.  “I am over the moon for the two of ya,” Wayne says, opening his arms to you. “Congratulations.” Luke tugs on Eddie’s arm as Wayne wraps you up in his warm and fatherly embrace. 
“Is that gonna hurt the baby?” Luke asks, eyeing the show of affection with hesitancy. Eddie swears he could melt right here and now at the concerned look on his youngest son’s face—concern for you and your new baby. 
Eddie has to clear the emotion out of his throat before he speaks. “Nah, bud. Baby’s nice and protected in there, don’t worry.” 
“Yeah,” Ryan seconds as he steps up beside his dad and brother. “You just have to be careful once they’re born. Don’t wanna drop them on their head like Dad did to you.”
“Ryan,” Eddie starts, but needs a moment to reign in the laughter that wants to come exploding out. “That’s not funny and it’s not true!”
Wayne huffs a small laugh and speaks softly so only you can hear.
“You know, Eddie was dropped when he was a baby…”
You stifle a laugh as you look over at your husband. He’s jumping around the middle of the living room with the boys, the three of them fighting like they’re ninjas. 
“That explains a lot.”
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The last group of people you’ve been waiting to tell is the Harrington family. 
Your shirt is a bit oversized; there’s no evidence of a bump just yet, but you’re still paranoid about showing. 
Danny, Theo, and Natalie burst into the room, excited that Ryan and Luke are there to play with. Steve shushes them softly.
“Amelia is asleep,” he reminds them.
“Pretty sure she’ll sense that I’ve come over and awaken from her slumber,” Eddie jokes, causing Steve to roll his eyes.
“Yeah, Munson, she almost wet herself in excitement when we told her you were coming by.”
“Really?” Eddie asks.
“No.”
“I don’t like your attitude, Harrington. Think I’ll just head down the hall and wake up my favorite four-year-old.”
“I will tackle you before you reach the bathroom,” Steve threatens. 
Natalie rolls her eyes—looking identical to her father as she does so—and puts her hands on her hips.
“Boys,” she complains. 
The Harrington kids drag Luke, Ryan, and Eddie into the playroom to show them their new video game. Steve dutifully follows, claiming that he’ll supervise gameplay, but you and Nancy both know that the day will end with the grown men battling it out over Mario Kart. 
“You’re pregnant!” Nancy excitedly whispers as soon as the two of you are alone. It’s not a question, it’s a statement, and it catches you off-guard. 
“What?” You’re not sure whether you should play dumb or not—the reason for this playdate was to tell them the news. “How did…how do you know that?”
She shrugs. “I’ve gone through this four times. I have a sixth sense for it now.” She’s beaming from ear to ear as her reporter instincts kick in and she begins launching questions your way:
“How far along are you?”
“Any morning sickness?”
“What other symptoms are you having?”
You answer them one by one, excitement pulsing through you with each reply. There’s beauty in being able to enjoy this journey with others, especially someone who’s been through it before. 
You take a deep breath, finally relaxed now that the nervous energy has dissipated. “Okay,” you smile, “now we can tell Steve.”
“Munson told me before the pee stick could dry,” Steve calls out from the other room. There’s a whine from Danny, to which Steve responds, “no, it’s my turn to be Bowser!”
Nancy can sense your flusteredness, and she puts a reassuring hand on your shoulder. “Don’t worry,” she says with a laugh, “Steve called Eddie first with each of my pregnancies. He probably knew before I did.”
You giggle at the thought of Steve tripping over his feet to let Eddie know about a new baby before even celebrating with his wife. “I’m so glad I’m not dealing with the two of them on my own.”
“Us mamas have to stick together.” She reaches into the refrigerator and pulls out a bottle of water. “First tip: no matter how much water you’re drinking, it’s never enough. Gotta stay hydrated.”
“You and Max might be my lifelines for motherly advice,” you admit, cracking open the cap and taking a swig. Nancy, of course, is right; you hadn’t realized how thirsty you were until you started drinking it. 
“You already have plenty of experience.” She gestures to the room where the kids are. “They adore you, and your baby will, too.”
“You think so?”
“Call it mother’s intuition, but I know it.”
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