Chapter 185 - 8th Month

"Babe… Babe! Help me up!" Andrea woke up Lu Fang in the middle of the night so she could go to the comfort room. She felt her bladder was about to explode.

The man was sleeping on the other side of the bed when she called out. He stood up immediately and removed the pillows that prevented her from getting up and assisted her to the bathroom. 

Lu Fang was back again to "the lack of sleep" stage in the pregnancy. Lately, he has been coming to the office late and asked Gao Rou or Go Bolin to attend to any early morning worries of the company. 

On top of being busy with work, he had to help Andrea and Darwin deal with the Smiths which, thankfully, were recently over and done with. 

After Andrea's 8th month, pretty much, Lu Fang became a nanny Hubby. 

Since the babies have grown bigger and were literally laying on her bladder, she needed to pass water more often than expected. Although she tries not to wake the man, Lu Fang could not find it in his heart to leave his wife walking around at night with a huge belly by herself. 

Returning from the bathroom was another dilemma; positioning his wife where she could find it most comfortable in bed.

When sleeping, Andrea could feel her back and hips hurt. If she laid on her back, the babies would complain and move around. Andrea could only guess they felt cramped inside. She could only sleep on her sides, alternately changing from left to right. 

"Babe, put a pillow under my hip and next to my back."

"Here?"

"Yes, that's great…You're the best, babe."

"Hmmmm…"

At some point, Lu Fang felt jealous of the pillows. His wife was hugging more of the pillows than him. Worst, she often used the Snoogle Pregnancy pillow that Gabriel gifted her during his last visit. He wanted to buy her a new pillow, but Andrea told him he was being childish. 

After an hour or two of getting comfortable on the bed, Andrea would wake up again needing to go to the bathroom.

There was a time that she felt guilty and cried saying, "I'll just sleep here in the restroom."

The man laughed at her, assured that it was not a bother but said, "Babe, when all of this is done. Remember to pay me back big time."

"Pay you back my a**! You got me in this state, don't forget that!"

Lu Fang, ' I shouldn't have said anything.'

"I'm sorry, babe. I'm just asking for some love. You love the pillows more than me these days."

"They are comfy. You are hard and lean," explained Andrea. Realizing she might have hurt his feelings, she turned to him and said, "Don't worry, babe. I appreciate everything about you. Don't go growing bellies just so you can sleep next to me. Just one more month to wait."

She raised her arms requesting a hug, and the man obliged saying, "I love you, Andy."

"I love you too, babe. Let's get some sleep."

There were also other tasks that his wife found difficult to do for herself such as putting on underwear, putting on socks, putting on shoes or slippers, anything that requires bending or lowering down her body. Hence, early in the morning and in the evening, when Aunt Rosa was not around, he helps her with these simple things.

Andrea tries to do it on her own, a few times she is successful but oftentimes, her belly was on the way. 

Although it required attention from Lu Fang, his wife's bending problem was sometimes an advantage for him. When the man wanted to be left with a specific dessert, he'd made sure to put them in the lowermost part of the fridge. Andrea wouldn't bother looking down. It took too much of her energy. Not to mention the effort in getting up after kneeling all the way down. 

The nursery was already set-up. Half of the room was blue while half of it was white. If the other baby turns out to be a boy, they would simply add blue furnishings or decors. If it turns out to be a girl, then, pink or purple would be the color to choose. 

The couple also scheduled a photoshoot on Andrea's 35th week. She wanted it as sexy as possible and so, despite being pregnant she wore a white tube top and a white maxi skirt with a long slit, emphasizing her slender legs. Lu Fang, on the other hand, wore a white Chinese collared shirt, with all buttons unhooked, exposing the man's sexy body. 

The wholesome pictures, they had it framed and put up in the living room and in the nursery while one sensual shot was placed in their bedroom. 

"Babe, you look so hot in this picture," complimented Andrea. 

They were both starting at the portrait after having placed it on the wall. With all the training that Lu Fang was having. she could not deny how incredibly toned his upper body had become. 

The man came up to her, hugged her from behind and whispered, "I bet you can't wait to jump me. When did the doctor say we could have sex again after birth?"

"Six weeks after birth."

"F**k!"

Andrea laughed at his response and said, "but she said we could have sex after 36 weeks."

"36 weeks is next week."

"Exactly."

The best part about this stage of the pregnancy was how the couple, Andrea especially felt connected with the twins. Feeling them move more often than before and evidently seeing it on her belly, it made Andrea cry.

Many times the couple would simply lounge in the living room and wait for her belly to move. They would both sing to the babies with their favorite songs. 

One time Andrea fell asleep on Lu Fang's lap while he sang his favorite set of Michael Buble songs. He smiled at his sleeping wife and leaned down to kiss her belly before whispering, "Just remember babies, you don't have to listen to your mommy sing - "

"I heard that."

"Sorry, babe."

"Just wait and see, your babies will love me more regardless of my singing voice."