After Amanda successfully gave birth to little Niccolò, a wide smile was over the both of their faces, watching the little man. He was so adorable, so perfect. His tiny little hands and feet, the cute little fluff of hair on his head, it all made him absolutely adorable.
Looking at Amanda, Niels knew this would be a good day. But the day wouldn't be complete without the little man meeting his family. So Niels picked up his phone once the kid was safely in Amanda's arms and he called Isa once again.He told her the little one was born, that he was healthy. He also asked her if she wanted to come visit them with the kids. If there was anyone Niels wanted to meet this newborn boy, it was the rest of their kids, so that they knew how cute and sweet he was. Before too long, their three children were at the door. Niels gave them all a tight hug and a kiss on the forehead before letting them into the room. "No yelling kids," he said. He knew just as well how excited they were, but he didn't want them to wake the baby. Once inside, the kids were angels. Although all three of them wanted to hold the baby and were jumping and dancing around in excitement, they were perfect with their new baby brother. Emi and Angelo were allowed to hold him, being closely monitored by their mother, and Elia was allowed to hold the baby briefly. Suddenly there was the nurse with all the required paperwork to take the baby home. Niels and Amanda filled out the paperwork as Isa and the others that had remained at the birthing center met the baby. Once all was done, Niels and Amanda told everyone to go home, that they could visit again when they wanted, after giving them a ring. After that, Amanda started dressing the kid. Niels could see how tired she was, but despite the tiredness, she seemed to be in the clouds. Having dressed the baby Niels snapped a quick shot of his wife picking up the baby. Life couldn't be better.
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After Amanda told him the baby was coming, Niels knew exactly what to do. He helped her to one of the chairs on the veranda, after which he got out his phone. He quickly dialed his younger sister Isa’s number. He knew she was there with her boyfriend, but she was their only family other than Rico. And he didn’t want to cause more stress for Rico and Ceci. After all they had two children of their own to take care of. And Niels needed someone that could fully focus on these three kids.
When Isa answered the phone, Niels quickly told her Amanda’s pregnancy was running to an end, and he invited her over. “We would really appreciate you and Gabe coming over, at least for the night. You two can use the guest bedroom, and all you have to do is take care of our kids when they wake up. Is that something you can do?” Isa sighed sleepily at the other side of the phone before speaking up. “Sure I can bro,” she said, “let me just call a cab after I wake up Gabe. We’ll be there as soon as possible.” After thanking Isa, Niels helped Amanda into the house. He quickly ran upstairs, grabbing the bag Amanda and he had prepared before. It was something they had learned from their previous pregnancies, the importance of that. A while later, Niels got a text to inform him of Isa and Gabe’s arrival. He let them in, quickly telling them where the kitchen and their bedroom was before rushing off. He helped Amanda to the car quickly before driving off. En route, Niels started making a handsfree call. When he reached the birthing center, he told them Amanda was having contractions, and he told them to prepare a room for her. She would be there soon, and after that, Niels would be there for Amanda until the kid was there. Arriving at the center, check-in was easy and all was prepared. Niels kissed Amanda’s forehead once she was installed. “It will all be fine,” he whispered, kissing her forehead again. He truly believed that, and he hoped it would be a reality too. The last few days, after moving house, Niels had often been in touch with his brother-in-law, Rico.
Together, the two men had been working on creating a nursery for the newest van Loon boy. Rico’s artistic eye combined with Niels’ vision of what his new son’s nursery had to look like was an interesting concept. It was something the two men had to work on, especially when they went to the nursery section of the furniture store. Sometimes their ideal pieces of furniture weren’t present, and they would need to adapt. But they managed to do so, and the items they selected all went together well. After all the painting had been done, they could finally assemble all the furniture. That wasn’t the hardest task they had to perform though. The hardest was keeping Amanda from walking into the nursery. Time after time Amanda tried, but Niels and Rico kept her out. At nights Niels even locked the room, so that his curious wife wouldn’t enter it. But all the waiting would soon be over for Amanda. The entire room had been finished, and now it was ready to be revealed to her. Niels made sure to invite Ceci and the kids over as well, since Rico had been a big help during the last few weeks. Once everyone was there and they had enjoyed some beverages and snacks, Niels winked at Rico. “Time for the mummy-to-be to see her youngest’s nursery…” he said, playfully pulling out a blindfold. Amanda did complain for a moment, especially since she would have to scale the stairs. Much to her surprise, Niels allowed her to go up the flight of stairs before he stopped her once more. “Do I have to?!?” she asked, giving him a look that showed she’d rather not do it. But as usual, Niels managed to convince her to put on this blindfold, especially since it would only take a few moments. After that, he led her into the nursery. Exclamations of admiration left the kids’ mouths as Niels was removing the blindfold. And Amanda’s reaction was just like that. She gasped, looking around with big eyes. “This is amazing,” she finally managed to say, “You two have done such a nice job… Thank you so much!” She wiped away a tear, being overly emotional even this late in her pregnancy. She went on to give her husband a sweet kiss and her brother a big hug, thanking them over and over. She smiled, taking a snapshot of the room on her phone. That way, she could show it to her friends if they asked about it. |
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September 2017
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