Since they were a while into this pregnancy already, Amanda seemed to have accepted the prospect of having this addition to their family. But nonetheless, Niels worried a little. After their last two pregnancies, he was hoping this one would go by without serious side effects or problems at birth.
The process was a bit hard, and Niels could see those same worries being present in Amanda's eyes every time they went to the doctor for a check-up. But every time the doctor said it seemed okay at that point, and Niels didn't want to argue with what the doc said. Even if it was for the kind of selfish reason of keeping Amanda's and his own mind at ease. That technique seemed to work most of the time, but over time, the feelings of doubt and worry emerged again. The one thing that made this pregnancy really amazing was the way the children reacted to it. It made Niels smile widely. The reactions made him remember over and over again why he had wanted a fourth child. Angelo and Emi, used to being big siblings by now, smiled widely as Amanda was showing. They were both really excited, touching her belly at times and asking her all the time if they were going to have a brother or a sister. And Amanda saying she didn't know yet didn't stop them. Elia on the other hand looked up at Amanda's belly in awe. All of her other family members kept on telling her she was becoming a big sister, but the little girl didn't exactly understand. Once Amanda started showing, they told her that was where the baby was, making her look at the belly all the time. They all read to Elia from the big sibling books, even when she was too young to remember and mostly liked the pictures. In the end, the bright sides outnumbered the bad ones. Niels and Amanda were having a new child, the kids were excited about a new sibling, and Amanda was finally opening up to the new child. Niels couldn't be more happy about the way things were going, and the smile on his face was barely removed.
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