It had been a few months since that wonderful night that the royal couple of the Crystal Empire will never forget, and since Twilight and her friends, Celestia, Luna, all knew about the up and coming baby girl, they had nothing to do for weeks. Cadence was laying on some cushions reading a book when her darling lover walked into their bedroom, with a big smile on his face.

"Hello Ladies."

Shining armor said with a smirk, Cadence tilted her head in confusion at the phrasing of her husband's words

"Honey, what do you mean by ladies, It's just me in here."

Cadence said, completley clueless as to what her husband meant.

"Well, isn't it obvious?"

Shining said, gesturing to Cadence's round, solid tummy, Cadence followed his que and soon gave a look of realization.

"Ooooooh, I see, nice move hun."

Cadence giggled, nuzzling her husband.

"Well, it wouldn't make sense if you weren't here, would it?"

Shining cooed, nuzzling Cadence's tummy, Cadence giggled as his fur tickled her stomach, simultaneously hating and loving the sensation spreading throughout her body.

"I can't wait for you to get here sweetie, you're gonna be the greatest thing that's ever happened to both of us!"

Shining said with a smile, Cadence shared the same emotions as she was the one that was creating this bundle of joy and would be the one bringing it into the world (which she was not looking forward to).

"Well, we could always do it again if your up for it."

Cadence whispered with sexy intentions, Shining armor put on a strained smile and waved his hooves in front of him, shaking his head.

"Oh no, I'm still recovering from that last night."

He said, recalling the very night that they got the idea to start this whole thing in the first place. Cadence giggled at her joke, but the baby didn't think so, kicking at Cadence's stomach.

"Ow! Sorry honey, I didn't mean it."

Cadence said, rubbing her stomach to calm the baby.

"Haha, that's my girl!"

Shining said confidently, causing Cadence to pout in defeat

"Hey, this isn't fair, I'm getting teamed up on."

Cadence grumbled, Shining Armor snuggled up next to her and began to stroke her mane, making her purr in the process.

"Oh don't be so grumpy baby, you know that whenever there's a teaming involved, it'll be in bed *Growl*."

Shining said, playfully growling as he booped Cadence with his own muzzle, Cadence's frown immediately turned into a sultry smile as she fluttered her eyelids in response.

"Well, looks like somepony is getting a little frisky today."

Cadence whispered, biting her lip as she anticipated what her lover was going to do. But before they could get into the nitty gritty, the baby made an objection by starting to push and roll in Cadence's womb, making her laugh in the process.

"Hahahaha, hey, what are you doing in there?"

Cadence giggled

"I think she doesn't like us trying to talk sexy to each other, understandable."

Shining chuckled, the baby calmed down and rested inside Cadence's stomach, presumably falling asleep.

"Awww, she tired herself out. I think all the rolling and kicking in there did a number on her."

Cadence said, looking down at her abdomen with a smile, Shining did much the same as he rubbed Cadence's stomach to comfort her, eliciting a contented moan from the pink alicorn.

"Mmmmhh, that feels good."

"It does doesn't it? Well, it's getting late, how about we jump in bed and get comfy?"

Shining said, grabbing his wife's hoof and helping her stand up. Cadence gave a nod, managed to stand up and start walking towards the bed, but with the upcoming addition to the family hanging between her legs, she had a little bit of a waddle to her stride, which gave Shining Armor something to chuckle at during the day. He proceeded to slip under the covers of the crystal framed bed and pat the open spot next to him for his wife to take up. Cadence was still getting used to the extra weight of her daughter so getting into bed was a workout in itself, she started to step up into bed and started puffing as her legs were already crying out for help.

"Need some help, honey?"

Shining asked

"Yes sweetie, our daughter may not be here yet, but she is a big girl."

Cadence replied, Shining Armor chuckled, holding a hoof out and pulling to help his wife make it into bed with him. Once Cadence got into bed and relaxed, the bed creaked and the memory foam sank beneath her weight, her stomach sloshing as her movements came to an abrupt stop. Shining armor loved how big his wife looked, it made her look even more powerful and firm than before, even though she was as soft and jiggly as a water balloon.

"Ah, much better, it feels good to get comfortable and let myself rest, especially with this one hanging below me."

Cadence said, poking at her stomach, making it jiggle at the touch, Shining armor blushed bright pink at the sight and turned away as to not catch his lover's eye. Unfortunately, his lover was the Princess of love itself, and could catch onto little changes in attitude as soon as they happen. Cadence perked up and gave a sultry smile towards her husband, lowering her eyes as she decided to get a little cheeky with him.

"Oh, so you like this big ol' thing, why don't you play with it a little?"

She whispered, just loud enough for Shining armor to hear, he turned towards his wife and smiled, reaching his hooves out to touch her stomach. He squished, poked and tickled it as he went, eliciting moans, giggles, and sighs from Cadence. He then put his ear up to her tummy and listened in on it, he could hear lots of sounds from the low gurgles and growls from Cadence's stomach, to her slow breathing, but the one most important thing that he listened to was his daughter's heartbeat, It was slow and faint amongst the other sounds, but it was still noticeable.

"I can hear her, she's sleeping in there."

Shining whispered, Cadence smiled at how her daughter was sleeping right next to her father and loved it as much as life itself. Those thoughts were quickly dispersed when a kick from the baby snapped her out of thought, Cadence was surprised by the sudden kick, but even more surprised was Shining Armor, as he took the hit from her daughter.

"Oof, what was that for honey?"

Shining said as he rubbed his cheek from where he took the impact as he smirked

"Hm, I think the baby wants to be left alone, All that playing around with my tummy must have woken her up and made her angry."

Cadence giggled, Shining Armor's smile grew wider as he moved back into the position he was in before, his eyes still on Cadence's belly.

"Ok sweetie, daddy will let you sleep, as long as you let me and mommy do the same."

Shining chuckled, letting silence overcome the room before he saw two little hooves roll over the surface of Cadence's barrel.

"I think that means she will."

Cadence said

"Well, let's get to it, shall we?"

Shining replied, he wrapped his hooves around Cadence and pulled her into an embrace that she gladly returned, letting their bodies relax as the dosed off to sleep, both thinking that this pregnancy would be no problem. But little did they know, they would be in for a wild ride.