Chapter 474

• Juni still has yet to say 'mama' or anything else, and it would be a fair assessment to say that I'm not dealing well with all of this. Rhode's reassurance and support definitely helped things, but missing something this momentous has me slowly spiraling back into some major self doubt territories. I've booked an appointment with Dr Lawrence next week to help deal with it all, but until then I'm just trying not to think about it, which is impossible. Especially since we had Rhode's family over for lunch this weekend. Rhode was worried that I wouldn't want to tell people that she had said 'mama' but of course I said that it should be celebrated. Whether I was there or not, my baby said her first word and it should be celebrated.
• "Please tell me you got a video of it?" Bianca asks with an excited squeal as Theo climbs out of her lap and decides to lay down on the floor with Juni and baby Genevieve. The babies are both surrounded by toys, Juni seemingly eager to share with her cousin.
• "Nope, wasn't expecting it to happen at all. She will again soon though" Rhode replies, his hand resting on the small of my back as we all sit around the living room and catch up while we wait for the food delivery. Neither Rhode or I could be bothered cooking so we proposed ordering some pizzas for lunch, and everyone was very much on board.