It's been a few days and we've been settling in nicely to our new place. Danny and I of course got the master bedroom and we put the twins' room right next to ours.
There are white barn doors to get inside the bedroom, to get inside the bathroom, and to get inside the walk-in closet. Our bedroom has five stairs that lead to the large king-size bed which is encased in three clear glass walls. The headboard is a soft material with a quilt-like pattern and the frame is low to the ground. There is a large flat screen tv hanging from the ceiling in front of the wall that faces out to the rest of the room. There is a wide fake fireplace right next to the stairs and on the other side of the fireplace is a desk with a swivel chair. There is a small grey couch in front of the fireplace that faces the large window that overlooks the back yard.
The bathroom has a shower and tub that are separated. The shower has multiple sprays that come from all kinds of directions with a waterfall type stream that comes from above. The tub is large enough to fit at least five people with three stairs leading up to it.
The closet is big enough to fit ten people in it all at once. We can fit all of our clothes plus the overflow of the twins' clothes that won't fit until they're older. Danny and I are currently in the closet packing clothes for our honeymoon trip to Bora Bora.
"Are you sure we shouldn't bring the twins with us," I ask him anxious to leave them for so long for the first time since Meanna was brought back home to us. Ever since she was taken, I haven't left her side for more than a day.
"Baby, they will be fine. They have so many people to take care of them and they're starting to eat baby food and stuff now, so they don't have to rely on just breast milk," he tells me.
I pout thinking about the fact that I'm not their only source of sustenance anymore, which means they are growing up. Because I am still breastfeeding, I will need to pump while we're gone.
"I know, I just worry," I tell him.
"I know baby, I do too, but just remember that they're in good hands," he tries to reassure me.
"It just makes me sad that they're growing up," I tell him. He pulls me in for a hug and kisses me deeply.
"They'll always be our babies," he says when we pull apart. I give him a grin and lean up to plant another kiss on his lips.
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We're at the airport saying goodbye to our family and friends and there are lots of tears going around.
"Mommy's going to miss you," I tell Mea and Jax while I hold them in each arm.
They babble incoherently but I do understand them when they say mama and dada.
"Oh my babies," I say, holding them closer to me.
"Can daddy get some love too," Danny says, taking the twins from me and making them giggle.
Our flight is called and we say our final goodbyes to everyone before we leave to board the plane. The flight is supposed to take about twelve hours, so I'm probably going to sleep for most of it. Our parents got us first-class tickets and we're right next to each other.
"I'm so tired," I say with a yawn to back me up.
"Go ahead and get some sleep love," Danny tells me. I nod my head and recline my seat to sleep.
When I wake up I have to pee and I notice that I'm now covered with a blanket. I sit up and notice that Danny is asleep, so I carefully move around him to head to the bathroom. When I come back I check the time and see that we have roughly nine more hours until we arrive. I decided to order some food and watch a couple of movies before I once again fall asleep. The next time I wake up, Danny is awake and rubbing my head while reading a book.
I just stare at him for a while before he feels me staring at him and saying, "Hey sleepy head."
I smile at him and say, "Hey yourself. How much time is left?"
He looks at the watch on his wrist and says, "Two hours, give or take."
"Thank god! I'm starting to go stir crazy," I stretch obnoxiously and smack him in the face.
"Ouch babe," he says, rubbing his nose. I giggle and say sorry.
I get up and go to the bathroom and when I get back I suggest we watch a movie until we arrive. I get comfortable and cuddle up to his side.
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We just walked into our bungalow that we're going to be staying at for the next two weeks and I am looking around in amazement. We're staying at the Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora and it is absolutely beautiful. There are all kinds of things to do here and we're going to try and do everything. We're most likely going to sleep most of today and then go explore tomorrow.
The first thing we do is take a long hot bubble bath. We sit there with my back against his chest and his arms wrapped tightly around me, rubbing patterns on my stomach.
"I love you," he whispers in my ear, kissing my shoulder.
His fingers start to venture lower and I start to squirm against him. I accidentally rub against him and he groans, pulling me closer.
"You don't want to do that love," he tells me in a warning tone.
"Sorry," I say with a giggle, turning around in his arms to look at him.
He wraps his arms around my back and pulls me close so that our chests are pressed together. I lean my head down and he meets me halfway, capturing my lips with his. He starts to deepen the kiss when I hear my phone ringing on the sink counter.
"Just ignore it," he tells me, trying to pull me back against him when I move to get out of the tub. I just laugh and pull away, getting out and getting my phone.
"Hello," I answer, grabbing a towel to wrap around my body.
"Hey babes, how's it going? Y'all made it there alright," Beth asks.
"Yeah, we're okay. We were just relaxing in the tub," I turn around when I hear sloshing to see Danny getting out.
"Hey Beth," he says, coming over after wrapping a towel around his waist. He wraps his arms around my waist and kisses the top of my head.
"Hey Danny boy," she says. "Did I interrupt some sexy time?"
I say, "No," while Danny says, "Yeah you did."
"Sorry, didn't mean to cock block you," she says. "I just wanted to make sure that you guys made it alright. Go ahead and get back to what you were doing."
We laugh and I tell her to kiss the babies for us before we hang up. I set my phone back on the counter and Danny spins me around to face him, picking me up and sitting me on the counter.
"Now, where were we," he says with a devilish smile on his face.
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We've been here for six days and this place is so amazing. After rolling around in the sheets for the rest of our first day, we went out and had dinner and then explored to resort.
The second day we had a couples massage and then swam with the turtles before spending the laying in each other's arms.
On day number three we spent most of the day in the pool and then we went on a star-gazing cruize that night.
Day number four consisted of us sitting on a boat out on the water enjoying the sun. Danny dared me to go skinny dipping, not thinking I would actually do it, but I proved him wrong. I took off my one-piece swimsuit and jumped right in. Not wanting to feel left out, he took his swim trunks off and joined me.
Yesterday we took a hike up Mount Pahia, with a guide of course, which took us most of the day, but it was worth it to see that view. Today we're going to conquer Mount Otemanu and I can't wait to take more pictures of the breathtaking views to rub in our friends' faces. I'm such a great best friend.
"I think we're almost there," he tells me.
"Oh thank god! I don't know how much farther I can go," I say, slightly out of breath.
"Want a piggyback ride," he asks me, turning around to see me struggling.
My face lights up and I immediately respond with a yes. He chuckles and crouches down so that I can hop up on his back. He carries me the rest of the way up and sets me back down once we reach the top.
"I just love it here, can we leave Chicago and just move here," I sigh in contentment.
He laughs, "I wish. That would be the dream."
"I don't know how I'm going to go back home knowing that this place is out here."
"I know what you mean." He pulls me into his side and we sit there staring out for hours.
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We're heading back home today and it's a bittersweet moment. I'm caught between wanting to stay here forever and going back home to my babies. We obviously know what option we were going to choose as we missed them so much. We talked to them at least once a day on video, but it just wasn't the same.
For the rest of our stay, we did all kinds of activities such as parasailing and helicopter rides. We definitely are going to have to come back here with the rest of the family one day.