Nod. Unpleasant was one way to look at it.

"Dreadful morning sickness. I've heard that it's worse when you carry a girl. If that's true, I'm wanting a boy if I get pregnant again." Would be nice to have a boy in general; seeing Archer with is son would make her so very happy. Her husband was the best dad in the world on top of being the best husband in the world. She loved him sooo much. "Definitely did the surprise baby thing. Waiting is the best, I agree. Well we learned that." Gabby had to laugh. Really she didn't regret any of it.

Honestly he children were the most perfect babies, but Gabby was not going to argue the point with Koen. "She's lucky to have a protective older brother." At that moment Liana started to cry. Frowning, she set about working to comfort her daughter.

The ladies were at it again, discussing their symptoms and what not. Connor preferred to sit this one out as he simply turned his attention to food. Not that he wasn't interested in the conversation (he had heard a lot of baby care and mommy care talk in that juggernaut of a hospital where Addi had had her checkup) It was just that he had also started to think what it would be like to have another kid. Number three... a juggernaut amount of emotions came over him. The joy, the pride and all the other wonderful emotions that he felt when he had held Koen and Reagan for the first time. Yes, he'd definitely want another child. "We should have another child,'' he told Addi casually and not caring if the Rude Gabby heard.

Con took a swig of juice as his eyes turned to Koen. "Maybe you can put her back in her pram, champ. Get something to eat.'' Then his attention turned to Gabby. "Is she okay?'' He was always concerned about any baby.

Morning sickness was indeed dreadful but it was a part of pregnancy for many women, herself included. "Is it? I don't believe it was much worse this time around then when I was carrying Koen." Possibly she had just gotten lucky. It was true that some women get sick very often while others not at all. She was very terrible with the cravings though. "Boys are wonderful, not much different from girls until they're older really." A baby was a baby the only difference really being the clothing one wore. Addison laughed softly nodding in understanding. "Reagan was our surprise baby but a very happy one." It had been completely unexpected and yet it had been exactly what their family had needed.

Addison turned her head to look at her husband and smiled. Another child hmm? Their little princess was hardly a few months old and here Connor was talking about having another one. "Lets wait just a little while, alright?" She wasn't at all opposed to having one more baby just not yet. If they could wait a year or two that would be good with her. Some time for Reagan to grow and be their baby first.

Koen couldn't help himself at the little compliment Gabby had just given him. It was simple and probably didn't mean much to some other kids but to him it was huge. The blonde grinned and nodded his head. "I'll always have her back no matter what." If Reagan needed him he'd be there and even if she didn't he'd still be there. Everyone would see what an amazing brother he could be. Huh, what was this though? His parents wanted ANOTHER baby? Blinking he shrugged and looked at his dad. "A brother would be cool." Ya, know to go with the sister he now had. When told to put his sister into her pram he made a face but listened. He was enjoying holding her but he was kinda hungry. Carefully he moved around gently adjusting Reagan in his arms as he got to his feet and set her into her pram. He made sure she had her binky, her favorite stuffie was set by her feet and then she was tucked in with her blanky. Only when he was sure she was alright did he grab himself a sandwich and juice box before sitting back down. The crying over Gabby's baby catching his attention too and having him look at her. Was she alright?

Obviously Addison didn't suffer from morning sickness as bad as her own. Lucky her. Gabby felt that she had it worse than any other woman on the planet because that was the way it FELT. "I think so... It was in one of those books that I read while pregnant with Valeria. I just KNEW I was having a girl. It was the same with Liana." Was that normal? Not that it really mattered, but it was easy for people to understand what she meant if they could relate to it on a personal level. At any rate it had been bad and so had the headaches and back pain later on. Men had no idea how blessed they were not having to go through that; of course it was definitely more than worth it in the end. "That's what my mother told me though I don't know what she was talking about since I was her only child." She and her sister had different mothers, and her brother had been adopted. "At any rate I will hopefully see for myself soon enough! Oh yes, she really is a lovely baby." No doubt about that though Liana and Valeria were more beautiful in her eyes.

"Yes, exactly. It's always good to look after your family. It's the most important thing." Gabby smiled at him though mother mode was kicking in and she was concerned about Liana. "Sometimes she gets like this when she's woken from a nap... I think she might have had a bad dream." Her poor baby girl!

Taking her baby from the stroller, she began rocking her while humming a song. This usually helped.

Gabby thought she was psychic. Con resisted the urge to snort. “Sounds like Divination to me,’’ he said innocently as he gulped down juice. Divination to predict the gender of your baby via morning sickness. Was there even such a thing? Vomitamancy or something. He cracked himself up. But since Addi was around, he wouldn’t say anymore out loud. She was the only one would could really control him but he had a feeling if she weren’t there, he’d be making so much fun of Gabby.

“A brother, huh?’' Con fondly ruffled his son’s hair. “We’ll see what happens.’’ He winked at Addi. Connor Anders was all set for another kid whenever the wife was ready. “How about a Frisbee game after you’re done?’’ And at least Gabby’s baby was okay.

In a book? Maybe this was something Addison should check out, just out of curiosity of course. It couldn't hurt to take a look at what some of these new baby books were saying. "A mother always knows," she nodded smiling at Gabby. A mothers intuition. She had had feelings with both her children's genders but she liked the surprise more. "Well I hope you get the little boy you want to complete your family when you're ready for him." Addi looked at her husband and laughed. "Divination. Really?" Where does he come up with this stuff?

Koen nodded his head at Gabby. He would always take care of his little sister. She was his to care for and teach. "I will." It was a promise. One he'd never ever break. Gabby picked up her daughter and began rocking her and humming, just like he had done for Reagan earlier. Did all babies like movement and music? Taking a bite of his sandwich he chewed and swallowed grinning at his dad. "Yeah, a brother to teach quidditch and how to play the guitar and that kind of stuff..." Glances at his sleeping sister. "Not that I won't teach Reagan those things too." Oh, a game of frisbee? "Okay!" he was in.

So after the meeting, and once he had a bite to eat. Oakey Gunter wandered his way out to the nearby City Park. There were always options to staking out these situation, none that he would go into detail right now in his head.

He picked the most populated location in the park and took a seat down on the bench. He would now just observe the Muggles. Until one of them Farted Fire, or juggled boulders or something. Just kept his eyes on them.

In the mean time while he waited he took out a small note pad and a pen. If he was going to wait, might as well think up of some more smoothie ideas he could have his kids taste test for him once he returns home from work.

Noah sipped his coffee. It had been a long couple of days. Riley had been out of town so he was back to living the Bachelor life for a bit. Which he now knew he didn't care for. But it wasn't all bad. His job was one that caused him to have to rush off at all hours and it was nice to not have to leave his wife at random.

For now he needed to focus on the muggles. People watching he thought more than staking out. But he wasn't out here alone. "See anything unusual yet, Gunter?" He had his phone out, trying to appear normal. Another sip of coffee and a look at his peripheral.

Oakey tapped the clicky-end tip of the pen to his chin. something he was proud of. Many a time had he just taken quills and tapped their ink soaked tips onto his face unknowingly. With these Pens. His face remained ink free. Genius!

What could he try and make the kids test for him. Recently Mark had taken a disliking to String Beans. Sneaking them off his plate and feeding them to the Dog under the Table. Yes, son. He saw you do that. And while he could reprimand the kid he decided against it. Maybe if he mixed String beans into one of his smoothies he wouldn't notice? What would work well with string beans? Bananas? Strawberries? Blueberries? Mango? Apple?

His train of thought was interrupted suddenly when his Division Head took up a seat beside him. "Oh... Mr.Nightingale. Everything here so far seems pretty Normal." He scratched the pen behind his ear "Didn't catch anything on your way over here?"

Noah texted his son, just to see how he was. They hadn't talked in a little bit. Both being busy with jobs now that the kid had Graduated. All the while he listened to what Oakey had to say. "Nothing on the way over.. I'm not even sure what we're looking for, honestly."

The coffee was gone with his final sip and he put the cup between his legs on the bench. Getting up seemed like a lot of work. Noah decided to look at recipes for dinner tonight, Riley would be home and he could surprise her. So long as there wasn't a spell that needed reversing. "Maybe we should try being mobile.."

Oakey looked over at Mr. Nightingale once he mentioned not seeing anything odd, and that perhaps they should be mobile to cover the Park more effectively. This made a lot more sense than sitting and waiting for a muggle to fart Fires like a Blast-Ended Skrewt.

There was a small hope in the back of Oakey's mind to see this actually. He would feel sorry for the poor sod this happened to, but...well Marrying a Slytherin tends to let a bit of them rub off on you. The Former Head Boy nodded in agreement to his boss. "Sure, sounds like a good plan". Oakey said as he stood up. "You think we should split up and walk the perimeter of the park? Cover more ground that way."

It was the sickest thing ever! He was...he was SUPER HUMAN!!!

Jason walked through the park, a bright pep in his. It was the weirdest thing. He'd gone to visit his Mam over in Croydon and all of a sudden he was the new Superman. Could life get any better? Hah!

"Hey! Hey mate!" He called, approaching two blokes who'd been standing around. News like this was shared with the world, not kept to oneself. "Mates, you gotta see this! I'm the next big thing! Okay, ready? Check it out." He pulled up his sleeves as if preparing to do something great, rubbed his hands together, snapped his finger then BAM fireeeeeeeee.

"What'd I tell you? Sure is neat, innit? I'm feeling greater than I have in week--just last week, nearly lifted my boss' car off the sidewalk. Guess I just don't know my own strength anymore, huh?" At that, he began flexing because muscles of steel, obviously.

Noah was just about to respond to Oakey when this random muggle started talking and..... OH NO. He watched in horror as the muggle started to shoot flames from his hands...

MER-LINS BEARD. This was bad and in the middle of a park. They would need to find and obliviate anyone who saw anything. Which could be quite a few people. He pretended to be amazed.. "Amazing, Mate.. Truly. But what would you say if i could make you fly?" This man was clearly loving his new power and also a little dangerous so Noah thought it best to appeal to his love for these newfound abilities instead of just taking them. Keeping him calm would be the best option. "I bet you can't fly." Or so he hoped along with the hope that Gunter would understand what he was doing and play along.

Wh-what....just happened.

No seriously Oakey could not peg the situation. Was he actually lucky for once that someone would come right up to him and just show off their new found powers.

He wanted to Believe, he did. But somehow this would just make a sharp turn on his luck and something bad was going to happen. Just knowing himself.

Now was not the time to begin self-doubting himself though, he had a job to do and seeing as his Division head was playing along with the Muggle. Oakey would give it a shot. "That's just like one of those X-Men right? That's pretty sweet yeah."
Fly? What are you on about Nightingale? Oakey chalked it up to some minor luck that the muggle was facing just the two of them when he showed off his fire power. hopefully no one else saw it but the two of them.
"Oh yeah. I think I saw a great place to try and see if you could fly, bet you can't though." He agreed with Nightingale. Maybe they could move him to a secluded spot.

No freakin' way. "You can?" Jason looked between the two, liking where this day was going. "Sign me up, mate! Can't fly yet but I bet my girlfriend would love it. Was on my way to meet her but I could definitely spare some time."

Just think how much MORE impressive he'd be after these two hooked him up.

The man looked about the park at the all the patrons who would get a front row see to his new found greatest. "I think here works just fine. Plenty of space in case the first couple attempts don't work out so great."

Now let's get to that flying thing, yeah?

Muggles were weird.. some magic powers and this guy was just willing to trust anyone.. But Noah supposed that was better than a fight in a public place while this guy had fire coming out of his hands. Parks were so very...flammable. With their grass and trees.. and guests. "Right, Mate.. I need you to close your eyes and think about flying.." His hand moving toward his wand.

This could get out of hand quickly if he didn't play it right. Hopefully the muggles were too busy to notice and Noah might have time to the proper spell reversal, then of course obliviate the guy. He hoped Gunter could work a dullisionment charm cause there were other Muggles around that didn't need to see this happen.

"Frankie Lovelace, you get back here right now!"

Granted, Zuri's dog definitely wasn't in the best shape and she could catch him easily enough, but he needed to learn to listen! Sometimes she wondered who was the master in this relationship. Honestly.

With a huff and after pushing her blonde hair back out of her face, the blonde picked up the pace after her pudgy pal, arms pumping as she walked. This was totally going to count as her exercise for the day.

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"Frankie Lovelace, you get back here right now!"

Granted, Zuri's dog definitely wasn't in the best shape and she could catch him easily enough, but he needed to learn to listen! Sometimes she wondered who was the master in this relationship. Honestly.

With a huff and after pushing her blonde hair back out of her face, the blonde picked up the pace after her pudgy pal, arms pumping as she walked. This was totally going to count as her exercise for the day.

Cypress was glad for the weekend. Working was so weird, right? Like...you go to school for so long...and the stresses of school were WAY different than the stresses of your first REAL job. And being an unspeakable, in some ways, was even harder. He couldn't say much. He told Cynthi bits and pieces but nothing substantial. He really just needed more friends in his department.

Lilly needed an outing. She had been off the walls in their flat lately, and he was tired of fussing at the poor baby. "Time for walk," he had said before scooping her up in his arms, putting her leash on, and waiting until they were in sight distance from the park to put her down. She had such tiny legs, poor doll, so he couldn't tire her out too much. His backpack was full of her essentials: treats, water, a little doggie tent he bought in case she needed shade, a bone, and a few toys. ESSENTIALS, YES.

Their walk was going dandy when......Lilly spotted another dog. Her yip yip yips rang out, and she was suddenly pulling on the leash SO hard to get at this other fatter dog. "LILLY calm down, babe. He looks like he just wants to chill!" he said with a sideways smirk as he approached the attractive woman walking her dog.

Hello.

Ah, what a beautiful day.

"Come on, Big Boss." Jordan said as he walked the dog into the park. It's weekend and that meant he didn't need to go to office and spending the off day at the park with his fur baby. Ever since he started workinv in the ministry and became very busy at it, he didn't have much time to bring Big Boss out for a walk or play.

How about a little toss and fetch game? Jordan tossed a ball randomly and let the dog fetch it while he was watching it from afar. As Big Boss came back and return it, he tossed it again.

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Ah, what a beautiful day.

"Come on, Big Boss." Jordan said as he walked the dog into the park. It's weekend and that meant he didn't need to go to office and spending the off day at the park with his fur baby. Ever since he started workinv in the ministry and became very busy at it, he didn't have much time to bring Big Boss out for a walk or play.

How about a little toss and fetch game? Jordan tossed a ball randomly and let the dog fetch it while he was watching it from afar. As Big Boss came back and return it, he tossed it again.

Aww, look at that doggie!

Daisy was rather fond of dogs, so of course it caught her attention when she saw a man playing fetch with one. Really she wished so much that they had a dog, but it just wasn't going to happen right now in all probability. Maybe when Violet was a little older.

"What a sweet dog," she said as she came closer. "What's his name?" Or was it a he? It could be a little hard to tell sometimes. Hopefully it was a friendly dog because she wasn't much looking forward to being chased away. That was never fun. Fortunately Daisy was in pretty good shape and rather fast so if need be she could make a quick exit even if it meant that she lost some of her dignity.

As the golden retriever came toward and gave the ball back to him, Jordan grinned widely and gave his fur baby a gentle pat on his head. "Good boy! Who's the good boy here?" He heard Big Boss barked happily to his master. Back when he was still teaching in Hogwarts, walking this dog was one of his daily routine or sometimes he let the students played with him. He need to schedule at least once in three days to spend a quality time with Big Boss, or perhaps just spent a whole weekend with him.

He heard a woman came approaching them and complimented how sweet Big Boss was. Hehe, the 34 year-old couldn't help but grinned at her words. Well, she was right because his dog was sweet and also smart. "Thank you." He nodded. "His name is Big Boss." It's not really a common pet name but Jordan wasn't a person who named his familiar a cute name or something like that.

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As the golden retriever came toward and gave the ball back to him, Jordan grinned widely and gave his fur baby a gentle pat on his head. "Good boy! Who's the good boy here?" He heard Big Boss barked happily to his master. Back when he was still teaching in Hogwarts, walking this dog was one of his daily routine or sometimes he let the students played with him. He need to schedule at least once in three days to spend a quality time with Big Boss, or perhaps just spent a whole weekend with him.

He heard a woman came approaching them and complimented how sweet Big Boss was. Hehe, the 34 year-old couldn't help but grinned at her words. Well, she was right because his dog was sweet and also smart. "Thank you." He nodded. "His name is Big Boss." It's not really a common pet name but Jordan wasn't a person who named his familiar a cute name or something like that.

Big Boss?

That was a rather unusual name for a dog. And Daisy couldn't help but notice that his owner was quite attractive. What? Just because she was married didn't mean that she was immune to noticing pretty faces. Not like there was anything wrong in it. "Can I pet him?" she asked knowing that some dogs didn't like it when strangers petted them. There were also owners that didn't like it much either, come to think of it. Still, this man seemed to be pleasant enough from this first encounter.

"I'm Daisy," she added a moment later, realising that she hadn't introduced herself yet. Oops. She really did need to get better about that.

What was wrong with naming his familiar with unusual names? Jordan had never liked a cute name and always chose an anti-mainstream name for them. He would NEVER name it Fluffy or any other cute nickname because errr.... That's cringe-worthy. Like this dog and his stallion which was called Silver Sky, hehe. Besides, Big Boss suited his dog perfectly since he's a golden retriever. Unless he's a poodle or chihuahua, that name was questionable. "Sure. He's quite friendly with people." He nodded as the woman asked if she could pet him. He had trained Big Boss to be a friendly dog and thankfully it worked.

The 34 year-old flashed a smile as the woman introduced herself. "I'm Jordan, nice to meet you." He extended his hand for handshaking.

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What was wrong with naming his familiar with unusual names? Jordan had never liked a cute name and always chose an anti-mainstream name for them. He would NEVER name it Fluffy or any other cute nickname because errr.... That's cringe-worthy. Like this dog and his stallion which was called Silver Sky, hehe. Besides, Big Boss suited his dog perfectly since he's a golden retriever. Unless he's a poodle or chihuahua, that name was questionable. "Sure. He's quite friendly with people." He nodded as the woman asked if she could pet him. He had trained Big Boss to be a friendly dog and thankfully it worked.

The 34 year-old flashed a smile as the woman introduced herself. "I'm Jordan, nice to meet you." He extended his hand for handshaking.

Since it was completely fine for her to pet Big Boss, Daisy set about giving the golden retriever some affection. He really was a beautiful dog but then she DID have a fondness for the animal. Once again she thought about talking to Milo about getting one at some point. Not only for her to enjoy, but the girls as well. Smiling, she gave him lots of pets.

"Nice to meet you too, Jordan," she said as she shook his hand. "Do you work at the Ministry?" He looked vaguely familiar, and Daisy thought she might have seen him around there even though he definitely didn't work in her department.

Big Boss seemed enjoying the pets from the lady. Heh, somehow his dog loved the attention that was given from women more and this was a fact. This wasn't his first time being out to the park, and Jordan had never minded if the other people pat his dog because well... His dog was so lovable. and so was the owner.

"Yeah, but I just joined this year." He answered. "I'm working at Magical Creatures department." But he wasn't one of those people who were very fond of dragons. Well, they were amazing and dangerous creatures and there's nothing wrong with those who decided to choose the dragonology route. But they really needed to remember that dragons were not the only creatures that's fascinating. "I assumed that you are too, but maybe not on my floor."