July 2020

Seonghwa is considered the lucky one during this pregnancy, according to Mingi. Although Seonghwa strictly believes Mingi is because he didn't have to carry a tiny human for nine months, his body isn't changing, his hormones aren't all over the place, and he isn't craving the strangest foods. But Mingi's reason is that Seonghwa can feel the baby move and kick before anyone else.

According to many moms and articles Seonghwa had read, kicking was beautiful for the first few days. And then they happen in the middle of the night and keep you awake. Seonghwa was nervous for this, but that day he felt little thumps and movements in his tummy told him otherwise.

When he first felt little flutters, he was so ecstatic and tried to see if he could feel them from the outside by pressing on his belly. He didn't press hard, just with his fingertips, but even then he couldn't feel anything.

And any day now they should feel her little feet and fists thumping against Seonghwa's womb. He did tell Mingi later that day he felt her kick, and that's when the younger brought up about how Seonghwa is lucky.

"Why do you say I'm lucky?" Seonghwa asks, folding a baby onesie he bought for their little girl. He bought all kinds of little onesies and dresses for her, and Yeosang and Wooyoung bought more. He washed them in newborn baby sensitive detergent and now he's organizing her dresser.

"You get to feel her move and wiggle around before me," Mingi pouts, practicing his doodling for the community center he attends to get his license, "You get to help her grow, feel her move, feel her kick first. All I am is the sperm donor and I don't really do anything."

"That's not true baby," Seonghwa coos, "You give me foot rubs, back rubs, you help me get around so I won't lose my balance. You put a smile on my face when I'm feeling self conscious and you are always there to brighten my day. Plus, anything I really crave, even if it's during the day when you're at work, you bring me it when you're on lunch."

Mingi snorts, "I feel like that's all I do."

Seonghwa sighs, setting the onesie down he was folding and walking over to his husband, wrapping his arms around him the best he can before laying his head on his chest, "Where is all of this coming from? It's like you're worried the baby will hate you."

"Well... kind of."

"Talk to me," Seonghwa pulls away, pulling Mingi to the couch in the living room and they sit down right next to one another. Seonghwa took a moment to get comfortable before sighing deeply, "Now, what's going on in your pretty little mind?"

Mingi was hesitant, even when Seonghwa took his hands in his and began playing with his fingers. Mingi swallows, "I'm worried that she won't like me."

"Why?" Seonghwa asks, "She's going to love you. You're her daddy, she'll absolutely love you."

"I don't really do much to bond with her," Mingi sighs, tilting his head back, "You always sing to her, talk to her, rub your belly-"

"Now hold on," Seonghwa holds a hand up, his eyebrow arching, "You ALWAYS rub lotion on my belly. You ALWAYS give my belly kisses and talk to her. I have woken up in the middle of the night PLENTY of times to feel you touching my belly and whispering to her, telling her how much you love her and how you can't wait for her to be here. You do as much bonding with her as much as I do."

"I feel like it's not enough though," Mingi pouts.

Seonghwa rolls his eyes, bringing Mingi's face to his and placing a kiss to his husband's lips before cupping his chin with one hand while the other goes to cup his belly, "Mingi, you are her daddy. You are the man she's going to look up to most and look for approval the most. She'll go to you when she wants to play. She'll go to you when she has boy troubles when she's a teen-"

"There won't be boy troubles because she won't be allowed near boys," Mingi growls, causing Seonghwa to giggles before he pats his cheek.

"You know what I mean," Seonghwa smiles, "Every little girl needs a mommy and a daddy. She's going to look up to you just as much as she will look up to me."

At that moment, he felt his belly move as she stretches and he looks down. His belly is just now getting to the point where you can see it move as she stretches and rolls around. They watch as Seonghwa's belly could be seen moving in two different directions, before he felt her kicking and letting him know she's there.

Seonghwa smiles, placing a hand there where he can feel her kicking. And just when he puts a little bit of pressure on the spot where she was kicking, he felt a tiny thump against his fingertips.

He gasps, looking to Mingi, "Looks like it's your lucky day."

Mingi immediately places two fingers on the spot where Seonghwa had felt her kick, and waits. He was about to pull away with a frown when he didn't feel anything, but Seonghwa grabs his wrist and holds him there.

And Mingi is glad he did.

A tiny thump thump thump was felt on his fingertips. The father gasps, leaning forward as if he can hear her kicking against Seonghwa's tummy, making the mother giggle. And suddenly, both of her feet were kicking wildly at Mingi's hand.

The father smiles as he splays his whole hand on the spot to feel both of her feet kick against him, laughing at the magical moment. All too soon it's over and she rolls away to lazily move and kick in the other direction. Mingi rubs his hand towards where she went, rubbing the spot he assumed was where her head is, "Wow... that's incredible."

Seonghwa hums, watching with a large smile as Mingi chases after MaeLynn. She kicks around some more, and lands a few punches before all movement stops suddenly. Seonghwa could feel her curling towards him as if she's settling and soon she's not moving at all. He chuckles, "You wore her out."

Mingi chuckles, leaning down and pressing a kiss to Seonghwa's belly where he thinks she is. Seonghwa shows him where she is and he places a small kiss there before laying his head on top of Seonghwa's belly, ear presses against the bump to maybe try and hear what's going on in there.

"See, I told you she's a daddy's girl," Seonghwa giggles, playing with Mingi's hair as his husband kept his head there on his stomach.

"I've said it once and I'll keep saying it," Mingi hums, his hand and head never leaving Seonghwa's belly, "You're lucky."

"No, we're lucky," Seonghwa replies, continuing to play with Mingi's hair as they lay like that the rest of the afternoon.

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