Noble Heart Horse sat beside his wife, Treat Heart Pig, in the doctor's office. Take Care: The doctor looked at Noble Heart and Treat Heart.
"The tests came back fine for Noble Heart. I'm afraid Treat Heart is the problem, but I don't know what is wrong with her."
Take Care looked at Treat Heart with sadness in her eyes. "I'm sorry to tell you this, Treat Heart, but you may never get pregnant.
Noble Heart reached for Treat Heart's hand, stood up, thanked Take Care, and led Treat Heart outside to the cloud car. Just as he was about to start the car, he heard his name being called.
He turned towards the voice, seeing his childhood friend True Heart Bear with her husband, Oopsy Bear; they walked over to the car, and True Heart reached over the car and hugged Noble Heart.
" Hey, True Heart, what are you and Oopsy doing here?" asked Noble Heart.
"I'm pregnant, Oopsy, and I just found out," said True Heart.
Under her breath, rolling her eyes, Treat Heart said, " Oh, Great. Now she is pregnant. Couldn't she have waited or chosen not to have a baby? Does everyone have to rub it in my face that they are pregnant and I'm not?"
" You say something, Treat Heart?" asked True Heart.
Noble Heart gave her a look.
"She said that's great. We're both so happy for you and Oopsy," Noble Heart said.
"So what are you and Treat Heart doing here?" asked True Heart.
"Well... um. We are trying to start a family," Noble Heart said as he looked at Treat Heart.
"That's great; good luck with that. I see you around me, and Oopsy has shopping to do," True Heart said as she and Oopsy walked off.
Noble Heart started the cloud car and drove off. When they were far from the doctor's office, Noble Heart opened his mouth.
" Treat Heart, True Heart heard you say something. It would have upset her if she had heard what you said. Oopsy wouldn't have been too happy, and I wouldn't have been too happy. True Heart is a dear friend of mine; she's like a sister to me."
"Oh, and you think I'm not upset, Noble Heart? Wish Bear and Too Loud Bear have kids, Grumpy Bear and Cheer Bear have a baby, Champ Bear, and Swift Heart Rabbit are expecting their third child, Tender Heart, and Love-a-lot are expecting their first cub, Love-a-lot is in labor at this moment, so many others are pregnant or have kids, and now True Heart is pregnant.
I'm sorry, Noble Heart. I know I shouldn't have said that, but what about me? What's wrong with me? Why can't I get pregnant?
Tears ran down Treat Heart's face as she started sobbing. Noble Heart sighed to tell the truth when True Heart told him she was pregnant. While he was happy for her, he also felt sad. He and Treat Heart had tried almost everything, but there was no baby. He hated seeing Treat Heart this upset. He wanted to cheer her up and make her feel better.
Noble Heart thought for a moment. Treat Heart loved sweets; her favorite ice cream flavor was a birthday cake with sprinkles and caramel on top.
Noble Heart stopped at Amigo Bear and Friend Bear's ice cream shop and told Treat Heart that he would be right back.
When he walked into the ice cream shop, Amigo greeted him.
"Hi, Noble Heart; what can I get you?" "Hey Amigo, I take a birthday cake cone to go."
"Nothing for you?" Asked Amigo.
"No!" replied Noble Heart.
Amigo looked at Noble Heart, shrugged at Friend Bear, and got what Noble Heart wanted. He then got a small milkshake with Noble Heart's favorite ice cream flavor. Amigo walked back over towards Noble Heart and handed him the items.
"I didn't order this, Amigo."
"Just take it, Noble Heart. It's on the house. Noble Heart thanked Amigo and left. He walked to the cloud car where Treat Heart was and handed Her the cone.
Treat Heart's eyes went wide as she looked at the ice cream. "What's this for?" Asked to Treat Heart.
"Can't a husband do something nice for his wife for no reason," asked Noble Heart.
Treat Heart leaned towards Noble Heart, burying her face in Noble Heart's chest.
"Thank you, honey, this means a lot to me; I'm so lucky to have you in my life, Noble Heart."
The rest of the way home was quiet.
When Noble Heart woke up the next day, he noticed Treat Heart was already making breakfast for them.
"Hey, honey." Noble Heart said as he kissed Treat Heart on the forehead.
"Hi, Noble Heart," said Treat Heart. Treat Heart put the pancakes she made for Her and Noble Heart on the table.
Noble Heart dug in a bit later. He noticed Treat Heart was picking at her food, which was odd for her, and Noble Heart could tell she was still upset about yesterday.
"How about we go to the cafe you love so much for lunch," said Noble Heart.
"Um, sure, Noble Heart, we can go there for lunch replied Treat Heart.
"But please eat something, Treat Heart," Noble Heart said as he squeezed Treat Heart's hand.
Treat Heart and Noble Heart picked out a booth and sat down. Not long after, the waiter, Share Bear, approached them and greeted them.
Treat Heart avoided eye contact with Share, not wanting to talk to her; she didn't want to hear Share talk over and over about her kids.
"What can I get you, Noble Heart, Treat Heart?" "I will take fish and chips and Ginger ale," said Noble Heart.
"I take cheesy Cauliflower bake and iced coffee," said Treat Heart.
"Okay, I will have those out for you soon." Said Share.
"Hey Share, how are Funshine Bear and the ki...ow?" Before Noble Heart could finish, Treat Heart kicked him under the table.
"Treat Heart, what was that for?" Noble Heart asked as he rubbed his leg.
"You were going to ask about her kids; I don't want to hear about her kids right now, Noble Heart."
"Treat Heart, I was just trying to be nice. You know what? I'm not going to get into this with you right now. When we get home, we will talk about this long."
Share brought out their lunch, and it was their quietest lunch.
Later, in the living room at home, Noble Heart and Treat Heart were talking.
"Treat Heart, you must stop doing this; not everyone pregnant or has kids is your enemy."
I never said they were Noble Heart."
"Well, you sure are acting like it, Treat Heart."
"No, I'm not, Noble Heart."
"Yes, you are. What you said yesterday and today when you kicked me under the table, come on, Treat Heart. You are acting childish."
Treat Heart stood up. "Well, if you think I'm so childish, then maybe you shouldn't have married me, Noble Heart." Treat yelled as she ran into the bedroom, slamming the door.
Noble Heart sighed and touched his forehead; he could hear Treat Heart crying in the bedroom. After a bit, he entered the bedroom and got ready for bed. Treat Heart was still crying when Noble Heart climbed into bed, laying next to Treat Heart.
"Treat Heart I..I. I'm sorry I wasn't trying to make you feel bad; I know it hurts, and I wish I could give you as many kids as you want."
Treat Heart got up and buried her face in Noble Heart's chest. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Treat Heart said repeatedly as tears continued falling from her eyes.
Noble Heart rubbed her back, trying to calm her down. "I know you are Treat Heart, and I'm sorry too. We can keep on trying, or we can adopt, foster, or have True Heart be a surrogate after she has her baby, okay."
"Okay!" Treat Heart squeaked.
"How about we get some sleep." Noble Heart said as he let go of Treat Heart. Treat Heart nodded, and they laid back down.
The next day, when Treat Heart woke up, she noticed Noble Heart wasn't next to her in bed; she got up and walked towards the kitchen; when she didn't see Noble Heart around, she started looking for him; she then noticed a box of chocolates and fresh flowers in a vase with a note from Noble Heart that said. Treat Heart, when I woke up this morning, you looked so tired I figured you deserved the sleep, so I let you sleep; l then noticed we were low on groceries and went to the store; the flowers and chocolate are for you. Enjoy, honey. I love you. Be back soon.
Treat Heart clutched the note to her chest. Noble Heart knew how to cheer her up, and she was thankful for him; she couldn't imagine her life without him.
When he returned home and the groceries were put away, Treat Heart kissed Noble Heart; she then grabbed his hand and led him to the bedroom. "I want to try again, Noble Heart," said Treat Heart.
Noble Heart nodded.
A few weeks after Treat, Heart was in the bathroom sitting on the toilet; she had just taken a pregnancy test and was waiting for it to get done.
Noble Heart was waiting outside, pacing back and forth. He hoped Treat Heart had finally gotten pregnant this time; he wasn't sure how Treat Heart would handle it if she weren't.
After a bit, he stopped; he could hear Treat Heart sobbing. He opened the door and found her hands in her face; the pregnancy test lay on the floor.
Noble Heart groaned; it didn't look like Treat Heart was pregnant. He got on his knees in front of Treat Heart, pulled her into a hug, and let her cry on his shoulder.
Treat Heart looked at the calendar. She couldn't believe how fast the weeks went by after she and Noble Heart had tried for a baby again. While lying on the bed moping, she thought she would never get pregnant. She sat up and thought, why didn't she think of this sooner?
Wish Bear could grant wishes. She could expect to get pregnant.
Treat Heart walked out of the house to visit Wish Bear. She rang the doorbell and waited; not long after, she was greeted by Too Loud Bear, holding one of his and Wish Bear's cubs.
"Hey, Treat Heart, what brings you here?" Asked Too Loud. "Hi, Too Loud. Is Wish Bear here? I need to talk to her. said Treat Heart.
"She is. I take you to her," Too Loud. Treat Heart followed Funshine. Wish Bear sat on the back porch with their first kid and a Star friend named Trinkles.
"Hey, Honey, Treat Heart is here to see you," Said Too Loud.
Wish Bear had gotten up and hugged Treat Heart. "What brings you here, Treat Heart?"
"Can I talk to you in private?" asked Treat Heart. "Yeah, sure, Treat Heart." Wish said as she handed her firstborn to her husband, Too Loud.
After they walked off, Wish Bear patted the empty stop of the bench she was sitting on, and Treat Heart sat down next to Wish.
"Now, what do you need to talk to me about, Treat Heart?" Wish Bear asked.
"Well, I don't know if you know this, but Noble Heart and I are having trouble starting a family; I can't seem to get pregnant. Could you help with something so I can start a family?"
'You want me to be a surrogate?' asked Wish. I guess I could, but I would have to talk to Too Loud and see if he is okay with it," said Wish Bear.
"No, Wish Bear, I don't want you to be a surrogate; I want you to grant me a wish so that I can get pregnant."
I wish Bear had been speechless and hadn't said anything for a few minutes. When she finally found her voice, a hint of sadness came to her eyes.
"Oh, Treat Heart, I wish I could help you, but I can't. I stopped making wishes years ago. I only use them if they need them."
"But Wish Bear, this is something I need. said Treat Heart
"No Treat Heart, this is something you want, not need. I'm sorry, but I can't grant your Wish," said Wish Bear.
"You can't or won't; I thought you were my friend. Friends are supposed to help each other, and you won't. You have two kids already, and I have none." said Treat Heart.
"I'm sorry, Treat Heart, but.."
"You're not sorry," said Treat Heart, cutting off Wish Bear. I guess you're not my friend anymore," said Treat Heart as tears poured down her face.
Wish Bear went to pull Treat Heart into a hug, but Treat Heart ran off.
"Treat Heart, wait, come back." cried Wish Bear, but Treat Heart was too upset to stop. I wish Bear had watched Treat Heart disappear from view.
Too Loud came out and noticed Treat Heart was gone, and Wish looked sad.
"Is everything okay?" asked Too Loud.
Wish sighed and placed a hand on her forehead. "Treat Heart and Noble Heart want to start a family, but Treat Heart can't get pregnant, and she wanted me to grant her a wish so she could get pregnant. When I told her I couldn't, she got upset, said some things, and ran off. Was I wrong not to grant her a wish? Should I have Me Bear and Messy/Neat Bear talk to her?" Wish, almost in tears herself.
Too Loud hugged his wife. "Let's give Treat Heart some time to calm down, and I will go over to talk to Noble Heart and her, and then we will take it from there."
Noble Heart heard the front door slam and asked Treat Heart if that was her. He found Treat Heart sobbing. "Oh, Treat Heart, honey, what's wrong?" She told him what happened after Noble Heart got Treat Heart calmed down. Noble Heart wasn't happy with what Treat Heart Said to Wish Bear, but he wasn't mad at Treat Heart.
A few days later, after things calmed down, Wish Bear visited Treat Heart. Wish Bear knocked on Noble Heart's and Treat Heart's doors, and shortly after, Noble Heart opened the door. "Hi, Noble Heart. Is Treat Heart here?"
"Hey, Wish Bear, Yes, she is."
"Noble Heart, I want you to know I'm not mad or upset with Treat Heart; I know she's hurting and can't imagine what she is going through; we all are worried about her. I know Too Loud tried talking to you and her, but it didn't go well. If I tried talking to her, I could help. Too Loud's not upset with her either. Noble Heart"
"I appreciate it, Wish Bear. Do you want me to be in the same room as you and Treat Heart?" Noble Heart asked.
"Let me try talking to her, and then we can go from there." Said Wish Bear.
"Okay," said Noble Heart.
When Treat Heart saw Wish Bear, she was about to get up and leave, but Noble Heart stopped her saying. "Treat Heart, honey. Just talk to her, okay."
Treat Heart nodded. "If you need anything, Wish Bear, I will be in the garden."
"Thanks, Noble Heart," said Wish Bear. Wish Bear sat down. "Treat Heart, You may not want to talk to me, but please listen to what I say. You hardly go anymore, and when you do, you try to avoid everything; you don't laugh or giggle anymore; all of us are worried about you. I don't know what you're going through, and I know it's hard, but you can't keep doing this; we miss you, Treat Heart, and want our friend back. I talked to Too Loud, and if you want me to, I can carry your and Noble Heart's baby. Please think about what I said, okay, Treat Heart," Wish Bear said as she patted Treat Heart's hand.
Treat Heart looked at Wish Bear and, not long after, started Sobbing. Wish Bear pulled her into a hug.
"I'm so sorry, Wish Bear," said Treat Heart Between sobs.
"It's okay, Treat Heart; I know you didn't mean it," said Wish Bear.
After Treat Heart stopped crying, Wish Bear asked if she wanted Wish Bear to be a surrogate. Treat Heart said she still needed time but would let Wish Bear know when that time came. First, she needed to talk to Noble Heart about it.
Later that night, Noble Heart and Treat Heart talk about the day.
"Noble Heart, I know I said this before, but I am sorry for how I have been acting. Wish Bear and I had a nice talk, and she said if we wanted to, she would carry our baby if you are fine with that."
"I'm fine with that Treat Heart. Look at it this way: We will still have a baby."
Well...Noble Heart, I, I still need time, okay."
Noble Heart squeezed Treat Heart's hand and said. "Okay, Treat Heart, honey, I understand."
While on the way to Oopsy's and True Heart's place. Noble Heart and Treat Heart were talking.
"Treat Heart, honey. It's been months since Wish Bear came for a visit; I'm sure she is wondering if you want her to do this for us."
"Noble Heart, I know." She stopped when she heard Noble Heart sigh.
"Oh, all right, Noble Heart. When we return home from visiting, I will call Wish Bear and let her know.
Noble Heart reached a hand towards Treat Heart without taking his eyes off the road and squeezed Treat Heart's Hand.
"Thanks, honey; I promise it will be worth it." Said Noble Heart.
When they arrived, True Heart hugged Noble Heart and Treat Heart and invited them in, leading them to the table.
"So what are you having, True Heart?" asked Noble Heart
"Oopsy and I are having a girl," said True Heart as she rubbed her belly.
"Have you picked out any names for her yet?" asked Noble Heart.
"Not really. Oopsy and I thought we would wait until she is born and then go from there," True Heart said.
Just then, they heard a crash in the kitchen.
"I'm going to check up on Oopsy, just to make sure he's okay, but you two make yourselves at home," True Heart said as she shuffled away, placing a hand on her swollen belly.
True Heart found Oopsy in the kitchen covered in pie. "I'm sorry, True Heart, I had another one of my oopies," said Oopsy, trying to hide his embarrassment.
"It's okay, Oopsy, it happens."
"But we have one less pie now." Said Oopsy
"No, we don't!" True Heart said as she shuffled towards the breadbox and took out another pie.
"Where did that come from?" asked Oopsy
"I thought something like this might happen, so I made extra." True Heart replied.
"I love you so much, True Heart," said Oopsy as she kissed her on her forehead.
"I know." True Heart said as she giggled
"Come on, Oopsy, Noble Heart, and Treat Heart await us." True Heart said as she exited the kitchen.
Oopsy followed her.
When they reached the table, True Heart placed the covered pie on it and uncovered it.
As soon as Treat Heart got a whiff of the pie, she went pale, placed a hand over her mouth, ran off towards the bathroom, leaned over the toilet, and started vomiting.
Noble Heart had run off after Treat Heart and found her vomiting and crying; he rushed over to her and started rubbing her back.
Shortly after, Oopsy and True Heart walked into the bathroom and asked if she was okay.
"I'm sure she is; it might have been something she ate," Noble Heart said with a hint of worry.
"I'm sorry... I." Treat Heart tried saying but ended up vomiting instead.
When she was finished, Noble Heart placed an arm around Treat Heart and led her out of the bathroom.
"I'm going to take her home, sorry this didn't work out," said Noble Heart
"Noble Heart, it's fine if Treat Heart isn't feeling well, then go on and take her home," said True Heart.
Noble Heart nodded and thanked Oopsy and True Heart, and as they were walking away, True Heart said
"Treat Heart, I hope you feel better."
On the way home, Noble Heart had to stop the cloud car twice. The first time, Treat Heart got sick again, and the second time, Treat Heart thought she would be ill again but only dry heaved.
When they got home, Noble Heart helped Treat Heart into bed and checked up on her until he went to bed.
One night, Noble Heart woke up. Treat Heart wasn't lying next to him, and that's when he heard it. Treat Heart was vomiting again; it had been days, and she still was vomiting; she had also said she had headaches and was dizzy.
Noble Heart walked into the bathroom,
"I'm sorry, honey. Did I wake you up?" Treat Heart asked as they placed a hand on her stomach.
"You might have, but you don't need to apologize. I will take you to the doctor in the morning; you shouldn't still be vomiting. It's been almost a week." said Noble Heart
Treat Heart and Noble Heart was again in Take Care's office, trying to figure out what was wrong with Treat Heart.
A little later, nurse Lotsa Heart Elephant came in with Treat Heart's test results, handed them to Take Care, and left.
Take Care, look at the restarts, smile, and then turn towards Noble Heart and Treat Heart.
"Congrats, you two; Treat Heart is finally pregnant." said Take Care.
Noble Heart hugged Treat Heart, tears of joy falling from her face; she was finally pregnant.
They both thanked Take Care and left.
Treat's Heart smiled and giggled for the first time in a while. This brought joy to Noble Heart's ears.
"How about we celebrate? You want to go out to eat? " asked Noble Heart
"Can we go home and order in? Take Care gave me something for the morning sickness, but I'm still nauseous."
"Sure, Treat Heart, we can do that; what are you feeling up to?"
"Thank you, Noble Heart. I want ginger ale, peppermint tea, soup, or a cold sandwich. "
"Okay, I ordered some sandwiches and ginger ale for us. I will also get you some peppermint tea," said Noble Heart
As the evening fell on Care a lot, and both Noble Hear and Treat Heart lay in bed, Treat Heart was looking through the pregnancy information that Take Care had given her so she knew what she needed to do to take Care of herself, the baby, and what to expect during her pregnancy.
"Well, that's disappointing. I won't feel the baby moving until my second trimester, and it won't hear us until my third trimester," said Treat Heart with a hint of sadness in her voice
As Noble Heart opened his mouth to speak, his cell phone went off. He answered it, and not long after, he hung up.
"Who was that?" asked Treat Heart
"That was Oopsy telling us that True Heart is in labor. We can see the baby after she is born if you want to Treat Heart," replied Noble Heart.
"If my morning sickness isn't too bad, we can see her after her birth, Noble Heart."
Oopsy greeted Noble Heart and Treat Heart, and they followed him to the nursery, where a newborn cub lay. Not long after, True Heart walked into the nursery and picked up the cub.
"Do you or Treat Heart want to hold her?" asked True Heart.
"Yeah, sure, I would love to hold her," replied Noble Heart
After True Heart handed the cub to Noble Heart, she asked Treat Heart how she was doing.
"You're the one who gave birth not long ago, and you're asking me how I am doing?"
"Yes, I heard your morning sickness has been rough on you."
"Oh, yeah, it hasn't been easy; I never knew I could vomit so much or be so nauseous." Treat Heart said with a hint of embarrassment in her voice
True Heart touched Treat Heart's shoulder and said, "It will be okay, I promise. Come on, Treat Heart, introduce you to Oopy's and my daughter."
Treat Heart and Noble Heart was at the doctor's, and it was finally time to find out if they were having a boy or girl.
Nurse Care-a-lot got Treat Heart ready for the ultrasound since Take Care was busy with another patient.
Treat Heart held Noble Heart's hand as Nurse Care-a-lot moved the ultrasound's transducer over the gel on Treat Heart's belly. Nurse Care-a-lot looked at the screen and gasped.
"Oh my!"
"Is my baby okay?" asked Treat Heart with a hint of worry.
Nurse Care-a-lot looked at the anxious couple and reassuringly smiled.
"Your baby is fine, but you don't have just one baby in there; you are carrying twins!" she exclaimed, revealing the stunning surprise on the ultrasound screen: two tiny figures, one boy and one girl.
Tears of joy came to Treat Heart's eyes. "Oh, Noble Heart, not just one baby but two."
When Treat Heart was finished, she asked if they could celebrate and get pizza, cake, and ice cream.
"Sure, Treat Heart, we can do that, and then we can plan the baby's room."
After getting everything Treat Heart wanted, they went home and ate while planning the nursery for the twins.
Treat Heart sat on the couch holding two pieces of pizza between two slices of toasted bread with pickled onions and fresh pineapple.
"Do you want to do pink and blue, some other colors, or maybe a theme?" Asked Noble Heart without looking up
Treat Heart swallowed a bite of her toasted pizza sandwich. "A sea theme mixed with dinosaurs, unicorns, or ponies would be nice."
"Okay, I see what I can do," Noble Heart said as he looked up at Treat Heart.
Noble Heart chuckled as he saw how Treat Heart was eating her pizza. "You and your weird pregnancy cravings."
"What? Our babies are hungry."
Noble Heart giggled and kissed Treat Heart on her forehead
"Nice to see my wife back to normal, or it will be when the weird cravings stop." Noble Heart said teasingly.
Treat Heart playfully swatted at Noble Heart.
While lying in bed, Noble Heart places a hand on Treat Heart's belly, feeling the movement of the twins.
"They are getting more active."
"I know Noble Heart, and it's so exciting. I can't wait until they are born."
"That makes two of us, Honey," said Noble Heart, moving his hand around Treat Heart's belly.
"Saw Grams Bear today, and when she learned we are having twins, she said we could Practice with Hugs and Tugs," said Noble Heart
"Practice?" asked Treat Heart.
"You know, changing diapers, feeding them, and such. So we know what to expect with twins, and I know it will help Grams Bear. While I know she would never admit it, she's been having trouble with some stuff with Hugs and Tugs because of her age." Replied Noble Heart
"Oh, I see!" said Treat Heart.
The next day, Grams Bear came over with Hugs and Tugs. Grams had Noble Heart take Care of Tugs and Treat Heart take Care of Hugs.
After setting Hugs in her highchair, Grams got her food out and handed Hug's food to Treat Heart.
"Treat Heart, I'm going to show you how to feed Hugs since she can get fussy sometimes. Once you get the hang of it, I'm going to show Noble Heart how to change Tug's diaper. Then, after that, I will show you how to change Hug's diaper since she will most likely need changing by then."
Grams picked up the spoon and fed Hugs a spoonful of baby food. She then handed the spoon to Treat Heart.
Treat Heart dipped the spoon into the baby food and tried feeding Hugs, but Hugs closed her mouth and wouldn't open it.
"Come on, Hugs. You let Grams feed you. Please let me feed you. I'm sure you're still hungry."
Treat Heart tried over and over again until she finally got the spoon into Hug's mouth. Hugs flung her arms around, knocking the food on the floor and Treat Heart. Grams handed her a towel.
"Now you know why I had you wear an apron, Treat Heart. You will get the hang of it, so don't worry."
Treat Heart kept on trying until she could feed Hugs without trouble.
"Now let's try her bottle," said Grams Bear.
Grams got everything ready for Hugs. She picked Hugs up and handed her to Treat Heart, then showed Treat Heart how to bottle feed Hugs and burp Hugs when she was done eating. After Hugs seemed content and Treat Heart wasn't having problems feeding Hugs, Grams went over to where Noble Heart was to show him how to change Tugs.
Grams laid Tugs on the changing table, and then Grams had Noble Heart practice with a doll until he got the hang of things. When Noble Heart was comfortable, she moved on to Tugs and showed him how to remove the dirty diaper, clean Tugs, and put a fresh diaper on Tugs.
Noble Heart removed Tugs' dirty diaper, but as soon as the diaper was off, Tugs peed on him.
"Yuck, Did I do something wrong, Grams?"
"No Noble Heart you didn't do anything wrong, that's normal for boys to do that, he did that to me at first. I will show you what to look for so you know when he needs to pee. Like I told Treat Heart, you will get the hang of things. What I do is first, I lay a heating pad where you will change him. Make sure you have everything laid out before you change him. It would be best if you were fast, the faster the better. Second, what you can do before you remove the dirty diaper is rub wipe him below his belly button, with a wet baby wipe, Once he has peeped into the dirty diaper you place a clean diaper under him, or you can hold his feet up like this. Remove the dirty diaper, clean him, put the clean diaper on him, make sure everything is in the right place, clean up, and you're all done. I know some parents use toys to distract their babies. Now that's done, we feed him."
Noble Heart found feeding Tugs way more accessible than changing him.
"Okay, Noble Heart. Now that you've gotten the hang of things here, I'm going to help Treat Heart Change Hugs."
After Grams showed Treat Heart how to change Hugs, Treat was fine with doing it by herself. Grams bid farewell to Treat Heart and Noble Heart and told them she would keep on coming back until they didn't need her anymore.
"I want you both to know that you did great last month with Hugs and Tugs. I am going to switch things around. Noble Heart will take Care of Hugs, and Treat Heart will take Care of Tugs, and then you both will be ready for your twins."
While trying to feed Hugs, Noble Heart could hear Treat Heart.
"Oh gross, Tugs, you peed all over me."
Noble Heart couldn't help but chuckle.
"Why are you laughing at me, Noble Heart." Treat Heart said while crying.
Noble Heart walked over to Treat Heart and pulled her into a hug.
"I wasn't laughing at you. Tugs peed on me the first time I tried changing him. He's even done it to Grams Bear. But once you learn like I did, it won't happen."
"Really?" Asked Treat Heart, and Grams nodded. After asking Noble Heart if he was handling Hugs just fine, Grams led Treat Heart back to Tugs.
"Where did the time go? It feels like it was only yesterday when you first showed up at our door with Hugs and Tugs. I can't believe it's been months since then. Just to let you know, Grams, that you, Hugs, and Tugs are always welcome here." Noble Heart said as he and Treat Heart hugged Grams goodbye. Grams thanked them both and said, "It won't be long before you're holding your twins."
Treat Heart woke up in pain, she clutched her belly and groaned. "Noble Heart, I think something is wrong." Treat Heart said as she shook Noble Heart awake.
"Huh, what's going on?" Asked Noble Heart still groggy. Just then, Treat Heart yelled in pain and clutched her belly again. After seeing the pain she was in Noble Heart got up, got ready, and took Treat Heart to the hospital.
Noble Heart waited in the hospital waiting room, hoping that Treat Heart and the twins were okay. Since Noble Heart had called Take Care and told her about Treat Heart, she had met them in the front of the hospital. He paced back and forth and finally sometime later he heard Take Care say his name. Take Care was leading Treat Heart over to him.
"Is she okay, how about the babies?" asked Noble Heart
"Treat Heart and the twins are fine, Noble Heart."
"If she and the babies are fine, why was she in pain?"
"It was Braxton Hicks contractions, sometimes known as prodromal, or false, labor. In other words, it's the body's way to prepare for labor. Most of the time it's nothing to worry about unless there is bleeding, the water breaks, or the contractions increase. True labor pains last 30- 90 seconds. If Treat Heart is having contractions coming every five minutes for over an hour, or if her water breaks, give me a call, and bring her on over." said Take Care
"Thank you Take Care. I will make sure to keep an eye on Treat Heart and let you know if something happens."
Every time Treat Heart would feel contractions, she and Noble Heart would time them, to see if it was false labor or true labor.
One night while trying to get comfortable, Treat Heart was timing her contractions, they were coming every five minutes for an hour, She decided to go get Noble Heart, since she thought she might be in labor.
"Noble Heart I." Treat Heart started to say but stopped when she felt liquid trickling down her legs. Was she peeing or did her water just break? She groaned as she felt pain and yelled for Noble Heart.
"NOBLE HEART!"
Not long after Noble Heart came and asked her what was wrong.
"I think I'm in labor, and my water may have broken."
Noble Heart led her out to the cloud car and took her to the hospital where Take Care was waiting for them. Take Care examined Treat Heart and said she was indeed in labor. She got Treat Heart ready for the birth.
While Treat Heart was waiting to give birth, Take Care showed her how to breathe every time a contraction hit since she wasn't ready to push yet.
"Okay Treat Heart with this next contraction, you will push," said Take Care.
Treat Heart grunted as she pushed. She grabbed Noble Heart's hand and squeezed, turning his knuckles almost white.
"Ow Treat Heart I think you're cutting off circulation to my hand," said Noble Heart wincing in pain. Treat Heart glared at Noble Heart.
"You're doing great Treat Heart I can see the head." Take Care said not long after that first twin entered the world.
Treat Heart laid back in the bed, her's and Noble Heart's twins lay on her chest. "I can't believe they are finally here Noble Heart." Treat heart said with tears of joy in her eyes.
"I know, I'm so glad they are," replied Noble Heart, and Treat Heart nodded.
Finally, the day came for Treat Heart and the twins to go home. After they got home Noble Heart helped Treat Heart get the twins inside. When they got inside they were greeted by True Heart and Oopsy, and they helped Treat Heart and the twins settle in.
