Filed to story: Healing My Disabled Husband Novel
The days at the postpartum center were boring beyond belief.
Aside from feeding their two little ones every few hours or so, there was nothing else for Aimee to do except sleep all day long while Patrick fretted over whether or not she ate well or slept well out of fear that something might happen.
Eventually, Aimee decided it was time for a serious talk with him before things got any worse than they already were.
“Honey,” said Aimee “If you keep this up, I’m going to get postpartum depression.”
She couldn’t stand being idle anymore. During pregnancy, he’d already restricted many activities but now it seemed like there was nothing left at all!
She needed him to relax a bit because his constant worrying only made things worse by making everyone feel more anxious than necessary.
“Please don’t worry too much about us. Our babies are healthy and so am I. Just try your best not be too stressed out okay?”
Patrick squeezed her hand tightly in response, “I just think you’ve been through too much.”
Aimee said, “I told you before that because I love you, it is my wish to have children with you, and I have not suffered much. If you are so nervous, I have to doubt whether I am so irresponsible.”
Patrick also knew that his state was not right. It was obviously a happy thing, but he made himself so nervous.
He was nervous about his wife and their children.
He was afraid there was always something uncomfortable about them.
However, Patrick just couldn’t control himself. Seeming to be possessed by something, he had to look at Aimee all the time. Otherwise, he would be too worried.
Aimee was very worried about this.
If Patrick had been in this state, then it will really become extremely dangerous.
Aimee said, “Honey, why don’t we go home.”
Her body had almost recovered, and there was really no need to stay here.
Going back to the familiar environment, maybe it can make Patrick feel better, and he can relax a little.
However, Patrick still disagreed with Aimee’s proposal.
He didn’t want Aimee to suffer because of him.
Outside the door, Casey leaned against Kelvin’s chest, and her eyebrows unconsciously furrowed.
She looked at her husband and asked, “Honey, will you be like this when it’s your turn?”
Patrick was being a bit too dramatic.
Kelvin replied, “No, I won’t. I have a systematic medical knowledge that can accurately judge the condition of your body objectively.”
Therefore, he wouldn’t scare himself like Patrick did.
Casey patted her chest to ease her worries but still felt some indescribable emotions. It was probably because she was pregnant that she became so sensitive.
When Kelvin said he wouldn’t be like Patrick, Casey actually felt a little disappointed.
Kelvin keenly sensed Casey’s emotions and said with helplessness, “Casey, don’t overthink it. I care about you very much.”
However, he couldn’t perform the same nervousness as Patrick just to show how much he cared about
Casey.
Casey knew she was being too sensitive and sniffled before saying, “I wasn’t thinking too much. I’m just wondering if we should get Patrick to see a psychologist for his postpartum depression? Can men even suffer from depression after childbirth?”
“Don’t worry. Aimee will guide him well.” Kelvin reassured her.
Perhaps Aimee behaved so normally that it made Patrick seem abnormal in comparison. Or maybe there needed to be someone who could display all kinds of postpartum emotions on behalf of others –
just like how some husbands would experience morning sickness during their wives’ early pregnancy stages.
Although Casey didn’t understand these things fully yet, she had absolute trust in Aimee’s abilities since Kelvin spoke highly of her.
She believed there shouldn’t be any problem then if they left everything in Aimee’s hands as per his suggestion earlier on.
The two originally came to see their babies but based on Patrick’s state, it would be better not to disturb them both anymore.
After they left the center together, Casey touched her belly and began having random thoughts again.
She turned towards Kelvin with concern and asked, “Honey, do you think after giving birth, I’ll end up becoming like Patrick?”
She thought it was highly possible since she didn’t have good health conditions compared to Aimee.
What if she had complications during childbirth?
What if she died in the delivery room?
Casey’s eyes turned red as she thought about it.
She was really worried.
Seeing that Casey was about to cry, Kelvin quickly stopped the car and held her in his arms.
“Don’t be afraid. I’m here. If you’re too scared, I’ll deliver the baby, okay?” Kelvin patted Casey’s back softly.
As soon as Casey heard this, she immediately withdrew from Kelvin’s arms, shaking her head.
She said, “No, you are not allowed to enter the delivery room.”
Even if she had no experience, she knew how ugly she will look when she gave birth to a child.
What if Kelvin didn’t love her after seeing her giving birth?
Casey was almost out of breath just by imaging.
She couldn’t accept it at all.
Kelvin can only follow her and say everything to comfort her at the moment. She won’t let him into the delivery room, so he promised she won’t go in.
However, if Casey was really in a bad mood at that time, he won’t be able to take care of that much anymore.
With Aimee’s guidance, Patrick finally managed to calm down his emotions. He felt especially sorry for making Aimee worry because of his loss of control.
Just as he was about to apologize again, Aimee pretended to be angry and said, “Honey, if you keep doing this, I’ll really get upset.”
Apologizing constantly made Aimee feel like all her efforts over the past few days had been in vain.
Patrick kissed her forehead and said, “Okay, I won’t do it anymore.”
This satisfied Aimee a little bit but she silently decided to observe him for a while longer.
This situation made her somewhat amused and frustrated at the same time.
As a new mother herself, she should have been the one with the most emotional ups and downs but instead when she came here, she became the most relaxed one.
After living in the center for half a month, Aimee finally didn’t want to stay idle anymore. Since she couldn’t go home yet due to postpartum rules so she brought work here instead.
Mariam sometimes came by and saw that Aimee had turned this place into an office completely, which left her feeling helpless. Mariam said, “You make me doubt what my original intention was when I opened this postpartum center.”
Aimee felt apologetic towards Mariam because she knew that her behavior could be quite troublesome at times. But, fortunately it wasn’t too excessive since she only worked for short periods each day unlike before where there were no limits on how long or how late into night she worked.
During this time, Mikayla finished military training finally. She didn’t even go home first before coming straight to visit them at the postpartum center instead.
She immediately went over to see their two little ones after arriving, which left Aimee feeling helpless once again towards her younger sister who seemed like having forgotten about their relationship now that there were nephews involved.
Mikayla didn’t know that her enthusiasm towards their two little ones would make Aimee sad so much.
Upon entering, Mikayla didn’t even ask about how Aimee was doing before running off directly towards them, leaving no room for any other interaction between them whatsoever.
After staring at the two little ones for a long time, she couldn’t resist and finally said, “It seems that
Casey’s photography skills are not that great. These two little ones are clearly more beautiful than what she captured.”
This was heard by Casey who happened to push open the door.
She reached out and pinched Mikayla’s shoulder, saying, “Mikayla, if you say that, I’ll be sad.”
Was it a technical issue with her photography skills?
These two little ones were growing up so fast, and they looked different every day and better than the last.
What can she do? She can only record their appearances of each day and kindly send them to
Mikayla.
She only arrived at the postpartum center today and hadn’t started taking photos yet when she heard this little girl say such a thing.
She was so angry that she could explode.
Mikayla was pinched by Casey, but it didn’t hurt at all. In fact, it felt really good.
She hurried to Casey’s side and said, “Casey, how come the strength of your hands is greater than before? Do it again. It’s so comfortable.”
After a month of military training, Mikayla felt like her bones were about to be taken apart.
She would have liked to have gone to a massage shop and enjoyed it if she hadn’t been so anxious to see the little ones.
Casey had also experienced the hardships of military training, so she naturally knew what kind of situation this girl was in.
Therefore, she messaged Mikayla hard and precisely in the areas where she was most uncomfortable.
Mikayla felt so great.
That exhausted Casey. Mikayla massaged her hands and said, “Casey, you’re really good.”
Casey saw that her words were so sweet, so she didn’t bother to mention that her photography skills were not good.
Mikayla finally remembered her sister and looked towards Aimee, asking, “Aimee, have you given the little ones names yet?” She actually asked every day, but no one had ever told her.