"People are often presumptuous," Spencer comments absently, eyes scanning the aisles for anything they might have missed on their first real shopping excursion for the baby. They've ordered so much online that he can't even keep it all straight, which is perhaps a sign that he's gone a little far, but whatever they'd doubled up on can at least be returned easily enough. Admittedly, there's still plenty of time before the baby is due but they've talked about it before and it's true, the months are going to pass by so quickly and before they know it, they'll be in the hospital to meet their first child. There's been no shortage of change in the past months, it's been a whirlwind of first times and new outlooks on life and while Spencer could have done without certain parts of it, he's never been happier than he is to be here with Joel now. For the first time, it feels like everything is finally going their way and considering the awful surprises Siren Cove tends to offer its residents, Spencer wants to hold on to that for as long as possible.
Right now, their lives are considerably... well, he supposes 'normal' isn't quite the word for it but it's close enough, whatever 'normal' really means. Raleigh's plans to find her own place have moved steadily forward, freeing up the room closest to theirs for the nursery and while that doesn't mean much in terms of the room layout, it still requires a bit of rethinking. Still, Joel is Joel and that means he's been busying himself with ideas for furniture to build not only for the nursery but for Raleigh's new apartment, whenever she finds it, and Spencer is quite sure his husband is probably overworking himself but Joel would never admit to it. That only makes all of this that much important to focus on because Spencer doesn't have the kinds of skills that Joel does when it comes to building or renovating or anything like that, really; he's always been much better at using his head than his hands. Most of the time, anyway.
"In any case, I'm sure Erin developed a way to avoid unwanted poking and prodding after having her first baby, though I wouldn't necessarily mind if she gave us permission to yell at anyone who gets too close to her." He hates the idea of anyone making Erin uncomfortable, though she somehow seems to be the one more concerned with taking care of them than the other way around sometimes, but Spencer just thinks that reinforces the fact that they'd made the very best choice in a surrogate. She isn't simply going through the motions, it hadn't just been about the money for her. She'd wanted to give the most incredible of gifts to them, and Spencer knows they'll forever be in her debt for that. Part of how they can hope to repay her is to at least make sure she's comfortable while she's carrying the baby.
Ultimately, Spencer's confident that at least at the baby shower, she'll be okay. Their friends are respectful people, kind people, they wouldn't be considered friends otherwise, and he has to admit that the more he thinks about what the shower will be like, the more accustomed he gets to the idea. It's not something he'd ever have done for them himself, but they have a family who loves them, who wants to celebrate the newest member, and Spencer can't find the heart to deny them that.
"It'll be fine," Spencer decides with a firm nod, as if that's enough to make it true, and he turns to look at Joel with a bright smile. "You'll have to find just the right balance in talking to your mother about the shower, you know. If you appear too eager, she's just going to want to throw parties for us all the time and if you don't make yourself sound interested, it'll just upset her." He presses a quick kiss to Joel's cheek, following it with a soft laugh. "No pressure, of course."
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Right now, their lives are considerably... well, he supposes 'normal' isn't quite the word for it but it's close enough, whatever 'normal' really means. Raleigh's plans to find her own place have moved steadily forward, freeing up the room closest to theirs for the nursery and while that doesn't mean much in terms of the room layout, it still requires a bit of rethinking. Still, Joel is Joel and that means he's been busying himself with ideas for furniture to build not only for the nursery but for Raleigh's new apartment, whenever she finds it, and Spencer is quite sure his husband is probably overworking himself but Joel would never admit to it. That only makes all of this that much important to focus on because Spencer doesn't have the kinds of skills that Joel does when it comes to building or renovating or anything like that, really; he's always been much better at using his head than his hands. Most of the time, anyway.
"In any case, I'm sure Erin developed a way to avoid unwanted poking and prodding after having her first baby, though I wouldn't necessarily mind if she gave us permission to yell at anyone who gets too close to her." He hates the idea of anyone making Erin uncomfortable, though she somehow seems to be the one more concerned with taking care of them than the other way around sometimes, but Spencer just thinks that reinforces the fact that they'd made the very best choice in a surrogate. She isn't simply going through the motions, it hadn't just been about the money for her. She'd wanted to give the most incredible of gifts to them, and Spencer knows they'll forever be in her debt for that. Part of how they can hope to repay her is to at least make sure she's comfortable while she's carrying the baby.
Ultimately, Spencer's confident that at least at the baby shower, she'll be okay. Their friends are respectful people, kind people, they wouldn't be considered friends otherwise, and he has to admit that the more he thinks about what the shower will be like, the more accustomed he gets to the idea. It's not something he'd ever have done for them himself, but they have a family who loves them, who wants to celebrate the newest member, and Spencer can't find the heart to deny them that.
"It'll be fine," Spencer decides with a firm nod, as if that's enough to make it true, and he turns to look at Joel with a bright smile. "You'll have to find just the right balance in talking to your mother about the shower, you know. If you appear too eager, she's just going to want to throw parties for us all the time and if you don't make yourself sound interested, it'll just upset her." He presses a quick kiss to Joel's cheek, following it with a soft laugh. "No pressure, of course."