Once my husband, Shawn Mendes, and I had been married for a year, we decided to start trying to make a baby. A month later, we found out that we had become pregnant, causing Shawn and I to be over the moon with joy. One of the very first things that Shawn said was that he couldn't wait to see my baby bump, and I told him that I was very excited for that too.

Three months into the pregnancy, I looked into the mirror that's in our closet and my jaw dropped.

"SHAWN!" I yelled. He came running into the room.

"What? What's wrong?" He asked while looking panicked. I felt bad for making him panic.

"Nothing is wrong. Everything is perfect. Look! I have a baby bump!" I said. Shawn exhaled as if he had just been holding a breath. He then smiled and walked over to me as I looked at my bump in the mirror. He wrapped his arms around me from behind and placed his hands on my growing belly.

"You scared me hun. But this is amazing. Our little one is in there." Shawn said with a smile. I reached back and let my fingers get tangled in his hair.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. Are you excited to find out the gender today?" I said and asked. Shawn nodded and then placed a kiss on my cheek.

"Yup. I can't wait. It's going to be a girl. I can feel it." Shawn said, causing me to giggle.

"Do I get to help set up the nursery?" I asked, but I was already pretty sure of the answer. Shawn's eyes widened and his face suddenly looked stern.

"No. The paint fumes aren't good for the baby and I don't want you getting on your hands and knees to look for parts to put a crib together. Your dad, your brother and I will handle it." Shawn said. I pouted, and Shawn turned me around. He placed a gentle kiss on my pouting lips.

"But I want to help." I said.

"I know hun. But you're already doing enough work. You're carrying our baby around. Come on, let's finish getting ready and then we'll head to the appointment." Shawn said. I nodded and finished getting ready.

"You know what this bump means, right?" I asked Shawn as we got in the car.

"That you have our baby in your belly?" He asked. I laughed.

"Well that too. But it also means that I'm going to need maternity clothing now." I said. Shawn nodded.

"Okay. We'll go shopping tomorrow and you, my dear Mrs. Mendes, will get a whole new wardrobe." Shawn said. I giggled.

"But we should save money for the baby." I said.

"Okay, but do you want clothes that fit you or not?" Shawn asked with a chuckle. I sighed.

"Fine. But I don't like it when you spend money on me." I said.

"Babe, you do know that I had already become a millionaire before I was even twenty, right?" Shawn asked. I laughed and nodded.

"Yup. And that's all because of how amazing you are." I said. Shawn smiled at me and then looked back at the road.

"Thank you. Honey, if I have the money to give you all new clothes, and you need them for your growing belly, I'll spend the money." Shawn said, and I nodded.

"Okay." I said. Shawn interlaced our fingers and squeezed. I squeezed back. We soon arrived at the appointment and were called into the room.

"I see that the belly is growing." Dr. Ackles said when she walked in. Shawn and I nodded.

"Yes, and that makes us so happy." I said, causing Dr. Ackles to laugh.

"Good. Are you guys ready to find out the gender of your baby?" Dr. Ackles asked us and we nodded.

"Yes. Definitely. It's going to be a girl, I can feel it." Shawn said. We laughed and Dr. Ackles put the gel on me and moved the thing around.

"It looks like you were right Dad." Dr. Ackles said. Shawn's eyes widened.

"We're having a girl?" Shawn asked. Dr. Ackles nodded.

"Yup. In six months you'll have a daughter." She said. We thanked her and she left the room after giving us the ultrasound pictures.

"There's our little girl." I said. Shawn nodded and I saw tears form in his eyes.

"My little princess." Shawn said.

"What about me? I thought I was your princess?" I asked teasingly. Shawn kissed the side of my head.

"You got bumped up to queen because of your bump." Shawn said, and I laughed. We soon went home and sat on the couch. Shawn kept looking at my belly.

"What?" I asked.

"Nothing. I'm just so happy that my little girl is in there. Here, come sit in front of me." Shawn said as he spread his legs a little so I could sit in between them. I sat in between his legs and leaned back against his chest. He put his hands on my belly and rubbed it. I smiled.

"You like to rub my belly, don't you?" I asked. Shawn nodded.

"Yeah. You don't mind it, do you?" Shawn asked. I shook my head no.

"Of course not. Shawn, she's your baby too. You can touch my belly as much as you want." I said, and Shawn smiled.

"I love you my queen, and I love our little princess too." Shawn said. I smiled.

"Well we love our king, which is you." I said and I turned around in time to see Shawn smile. The next day we went shopping for maternity clothes and then announced on Instagram that we would be expecting a baby in six months. Almost all of the comments were positive, causing Shawn and I to be very happy.

Four months later, when I was seven months pregnant, Shawn had an event to go to.

"Do you want to come with me? You don't have to if you don't feel up to it." Shawn asked and said. I held his face in my hands.

"I'll go with you Shawn. It'll give me a good reason to wear that black maternity dress." I said with a smile. Shawn chuckled and nodded.

"Okay, but if you start feeling like we should leave at any point, tell me right away, okay?" Shawn asked. I nodded.

"Okay." I said.

"Do you promise that you'll tell me?" He asked. I nodded.

"I promise you that I will tell you." I said. Shawn smiled and kissed my cheek, causing me to pout.

"What? Why are you pouting?" Shawn asked.

"Because you didn't kiss me on the lips." I said. Shawn threw his head back with laughter before putting his lips on mine. Our lips moved in sync as I felt my heart race as if I had just run a marathon, I felt butterflies erupt and fly around in my tummy, and I felt sparks shoot through my body like fireworks. Shawn and I pulled away and smiled at each other.

"Better?" He asked. I nodded. The next day I put on the black dress that would show off my baby bump. I decided against wearing heels and chose to wear some black flats instead, even though that would show how much shorter I am in comparison to Shawn. Oh well. I did my makeup - just some eyeliner and mascara - and curled my hair slightly so it was wavier. I then stepped out of the bathroom and into the bedroom, where Shawn was. His jaw dropped when he saw me.

"How do I look?" I asked.

"Like one hot and gorgeous mama." Shawn said, making me laugh and blush.

"Well you don't look too bad yourself. In fact, you look quite handsome." I said as I eyed my husband up and down. He was wearing black dress pants with a white button up shirt. He blushed and smiled.

"Thank you honey." He said.

"Wait, let's take a picture." I said as I dragged Shawn back into the bathroom. We took a picture in front of the mirror. I stood sideways to show off my bump and Shawn stood next to me of course.

"Should we post in on Instagram?" Shawn asked. I nodded. I put a black and white filter on the photo and captioned it.

"Baby girl Mendes will be coming along with her parents to the awards show tonight. #SevenMonthsPregnant #ICanBarelySeeMyFeet" I captioned it. Shawn laughed when he read the hashtags.

"Nice hashtags." Shawn said. I laughed.

"Thanks babe." I said.

"Wait let me see the picture again please?" Shawn asked. I showed it to him and his eyes widened.

"What?" I asked. He then looked at my butt.

"Wear this dress more often. It makes your butt look amazing." Shawn said. I lightly swatted at his chest as I blushed, and he laughed.

"Shawn!" I said. He was still laughing when Andrew knocked on our hotel door. I grabbed my purse and we headed out. Andrew's eyes widened when he saw me.

"Holy baby bump." Andrew said. Shawn and I laughed. We then got in the car and drove to the event. We soon arrived on the red carpet.

"Remember, if you want to leave at any point for whatever reason, let me know." Shawn whispered in my ear. I nodded. As we were posing for pictures, Shawn put his hand on my belly a few times, causing me to smile and laugh. We were soon called over by an interviewer.

"Hello there, this is Julia Hoffman from E! News with Shawn and Y/n Mendes. Congratulations on the baby! How far along are you Y/n?" Julia asked.

"Seven months." I said with a smile while I put one hand on my belly and rubbed it.

"Shawn, how excited are you to be a father?" Julia asked.

"Oh my gosh I'm over the moon with happiness. I can't wait to see my little one." Shawn said.

"So Shawn, you accidentally revealed on Jimmy Fallon's show that you guys will be having a girl. Are you already feeling protective?" Julia asked and I couldn't help but laugh at this question.

"Yes." Shawn said and I nodded my head.

"Y/n's nodding her head! Does this mean that he's already getting super protective?" Julia asked.

"Yes! He's already saying that she's not allowed to date until she's thirty." I said.

"Maybe even forty." Shawn said. Julia laughed.

"Well congratulations once again guys, and have fun tonight!" She said. We thanked her and then were called over by another interviewer.

"Hello there! Shawn, you must be the luckiest guy here to have such a gorgeous girl by your side." The male interviewer said and I could feel Shawn tense up a little since his arm was wrapped around me. Sometimes, even though we're married so I'm officially and legally his, Shawn will get jealous.

"Yes, thank you. Earlier I told her that she looks like one hot and gorgeous mama, which she does." Shawn said with a smile. The male interviewer nodded and I saw him eye me up and down before asking his next question. I felt uncomfortable because of the way that he was looking at me.

"So, Shawn, how did your gorgeous wife tell you that you're going to be a dad?" The interviewer asked. Shawn instantly smiled at the memory.

"I had been at a friend's house and when I came home, she handed me a little box. So I opened up the box and inside of it was the positive pregnancy stick and a onesie that said 'Surprise! You're going to be a dad!'" Shawn said with a smile, but he still felt a bit tense. The interviewer nodded and asked us a few more questions.

"I don't mean to cross a line, but Y/n, that dress makes your butt look fantastic." The interviewer said. I looked at Shawn. He looked beyond pissed.

"Woah, hold up, don't talk to my wife like that. You just crossed a major line. I let your comments about my wife being gorgeous slide because they're true, but you just crossed a line. You can't talk about my wife's butt. Plus, I know my wife and I can feel how tense she is right now, which she wasn't before you made those comments. Let's go babe." Shawn said before he gently grabbed my hands and guided me away. Jake saw us.

"Everything okay?" He asked. Shawn filled him in on what happened and Jake's eyes went wide.

"We're done with interviews for tonight." Shawn said. Jake nodded and we were soon brought to our seats. Shawn was still holding my hand and I squeezed it so he would look at me.

"Thank you for saying that stuff to him." I said. Shawn nodded.

"You're mine. You're married to me. Only I can talk about you like that. Yes what he said about how you look is true but only I can say that stuff." Shawn said. I rubbed his arm with my free hand.

"I love you Mr. Mendes." I said. Shawn smiled at me.

"I love you too Mrs. Mendes." Shawn said. All of the sudden, I felt the baby kick. Oh my gosh. Well, this should cheer Shawn up.

"Shawn, give me your other hand please." I requested. Shawn gave me a funny look but gave me his hand. I took it and placed it on my belly. "Say something."

"What do you want me to - oh my God I just felt her kick." Shawn said as his eyes went wide. I smiled and nodded.

"Yup! Does that make you feel better?" I asked. Shawn nodded.

"Yeah. It definitely does. This is amazing. Does it hurt when she kicks?" Shawn asked. I shook my head.

"No, it just feels a little weird. Shawn, that's your daughter moving around." I said with a smile and tears formed in Shawn's eyes as he smiled too. He then kissed my cheek.

"I love your belly, and our baby, and you." Shawn said as he let his hand rest there.

"Well, we love you too." I said.

"Shawn, why do you have your hand on Y/n's belly?" Andrew asked. He was sitting on the other side of Shawn.

"The baby kicked." Shawn said and I could hear the pride in his voice. Andrew's eyes widened and he smiled.

"Congratulations!" Andrew said, and we thanked him. Soon, the show started and Shawn won an award. He went up onstage to accept it.

"Oh my gosh. First of all, thank you to my fans, you guys have always been there for me. Thank you to everybody who helped me write this song and my whole team, Teddy, Andrew, everyone. Thank you to my family, but most of all thank you to my gorgeous and amazing wife, who is going to give me the gift of becoming a father in a couple of months, Y/n Mendes. I still can't believe that I just felt our baby kick. Y/n, I love you so much. Thank you for inspiring this song. I couldn't have done this without you. Thank you guys." Shawn said, and then was led off stage. When he came back to his seat, I gave him a kiss.

"I'm so proud of you! Thank you for thanking me in your speech." I said. Shawn smiled.

"Well of course I'm going to thank you. You're my wife and you inspired that song. Did you mind me mentioning the baby kicking in my speech?" Shawn asked. I shook my head.

"No, of course not." I said. Shawn smiled. Soon, the awards show came to an end and Shawn and I were back in the car. I squeezed Shawn's hand when we got settled into the car.

"What's up my queen?" Shawn asked. I smiled.

"I'm tired, can I put my head on your shoulder please?" I asked. Shawn smiled at me.

"Of course my love. Come here." Shawn said as he opened up his arms. I scooted closer to him and put my head on his chest and closed my eyes. I remember Shawn putting his hand on my big belly, and then I was half asleep.

"I've never seen you so excited as you were when the baby kicked." I heard Andrew say.

"Yeah, I just really can't wait for my little princess to be here. I just want to hold her, you know?" Shawn asked.

"Yeah. Do you guys have a name picked out yet?" Andrew asked.

"Yeah, but we're keeping it a secret until she's born. Y/n's mom is probably going to cry when she hears the name though, because we're naming the baby after a couple of people." Shawn said. I may have been half asleep but I was awake enough to groan.

"No more information Shawny. Secrets." I said. I heard Shawn chuckle, and then I fell asleep. I was soon woken up by Shawn.

"Come on love, we're at the hotel." Shawn said. I nodded and we went to our room.

"Will you help me get into something more comfortable please?" I asked. Shawn nodded and I got changed into sweats.

"Two more months, and then our little girl will be here." Shawn said. I nodded and got into the bed. I laid so my back was up against Shawn's chest and he wrapped his arms around me.

Two months later

I was standing in the kitchen when I felt my water break.

"SHAWN!" I yelled. He came running into the room.

"What is it love?" He asked.

"My water broke." I said. He nodded and helped me out to the car. We called our families while on the way to the hospital and soon arrived there.

"Okay Mrs. Mendes, you can start pushing now." Dr. Ackles said. After eight long and painful hours, Shawn and I heard a cry. "Dad, would you like to cut the cord?" Dr. Ackles asked and Shawn nodded as he smiled.

"Yes, definitely." He said. I heard the snip of the cord and then Shawn came back to me.

"Where is she?" I asked.

"They're just cleaning her off now. She's beautiful. You did such a great job honey." Shawn said as he kissed my temple. I smiled at him and our daughter was then placed on my chest. I started to cry.

"Oh my gosh she's so beautiful. Hi there, I'm your Mommy, and this is your Daddy and we already love you very, very much." I said. I looked at Shawn, who was smiling at his princess, and then I looked back at our daughter and smiled.

"Do we have a name for this beautiful little girl?" A nurse asked.

"Rose Lucille Mendes." I said. The nurse nodded and soon Shawn had our parents come in.

"She's beautiful! What's her name?" My mom asked. I smiled at my mom.

"Rose Lucille Mendes." I said. My mom started to cry.

"You guys named her after Grandma Lucy?" My mom asked. Shawn and I nodded.

"Yup. Gram was practically a saint so we wanted to honor her. And we named her Rose because Aunt Rose lived to be 102 years old and we want some of that age and long life to rub off on our Rose." I said. All of the grandparents smiled and took turns holding Rose. Shawn held my hand and watched as his father, Manny, held Rose.

"Dad, can I hold her please?" Shawn asked. Manny nodded.

"Sure." Manny said as he handed Rose over to her father. Shawn gently took her in his arms and sat on the bed with me. I rubbed Shawn's back. We all looked on as Shawn started to talk to his little girl.

"Hi there princess. I'm your Daddy. I've loved you from the moment that I found out about you, and that's never going to change. Should I buy you a tiara since you're my princess? Maybe when you're older I will. You're so beautiful, yes you are. Oh, that was a big yawn. I wonder if Mommy is tired too?" Shawn asked as he looked over at me. I nodded.

"Yeah, I am." I said.

"Well, we'll let you guys rest. Can we visit again tomorrow?" Karen, my mother-in-law asked. Shawn and I nodded.

"Of course." I said. They all gave Rose a kiss goodbye, and then left. I then heard a sniffle and looked at my husband, who was staring at our daughter as he cried. "Why are you crying honey?"

"She's just so beautiful and I love her so much. Thank you for giving me the gift of becoming a father. You did amazing honey and I love you so much. I'm so proud of you." Shawn said. I smiled at him.

"Thank you. I love you too. Do you want to keep holding her while I rest?" I asked. Shawn nodded.

"Yeah. Sleep well my love." Shawn said. I kissed Shawn's cheek and then laid back down.

"Oh no." I said.

"What's wrong hun?" Shawn asked.

"I'm going to miss my baby bump." I said. Shawn laughed.

"You'll have one again someday." Shawn said.

"Listen, I just pushed one human out of my who-ha, I'm not doing it again for a couple more years." I said. Shawn laughed.

"Who-ha?" He asked.

"Yeah, you know, my lady parts." I said. Shawn smiled at me as he sat down in the chair next to my bed.

"Well, you look tired so why don't you close your eyes now?" Shawn asked. I nodded.

"Okay. Good night Shawny. Good night Rosie. I love you guys." I said. Shawn's smile grew.

"Good night my queen. We love you too." Shawn said, and with that, I closed my eyes and fell asleep. I'm going to miss my baby bump, but I know that I'll have one again in a couple of years. I'm one lucky girl.