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The doctor uses a stethoscope to listen to Dipper's belly. Both Dipper and Bill make faces whenever the Doctor hums.

After a few moments of listening, he takes the stethoscope away. "Yep! Definitely pregnant." He tells them, getting up and courting his stethoscope in his bag

"Well, that much we figured." Dipper responds, getting up as well.

"It's just kinda taken us by surprise. It's just kinda suddenly. Quite suddenly, wasn't it? I mean, practically overnight. I mean... How did this happen?"  Bill questions.

"You see, when two people love each other very much..." The Dr says before Dipper cuts in "Well, we're just tickled pink, or blue." Dipper asks him.

"You're at about four months now. Is that right?" The Dr asks. Dipper nods while Bill shakes his head before they look at each other and Bill switches to nodding.

"I thought as much. We let the little ladies keep tabs on their growing babies with fruit. Makes it simple for them." Bill and Dipper share each other a look before looking back at the Dr.

"At four months, the fetus is about as big as a pear. At five months, a papaya. Six, grapefruit. Seven, pineapple. Eight, honeydew." Dr Kennedy explains.

Dipper only chuckles nervously before Bill starts speaking "Hypothetically speaking, what size fruit would it be at, say, hmm, 12 hours?" Confused by the sudden question the Dr asks "Uh, pardon? 12 hours?"

"Well, I think this line of questioning is fruitless." Dipper chuckles before walking away. "Well, hypothetically speaking, should we be concerned?" Bill asks rather nervously.

"Hypothetically speaking, every new father-to-be gets nervous." Dr. Kennedy assures him. "Well, I have nerves of steel, so there goes your theory, Mr. Doctor..." Bill says before Dipper cuts him off.

"Bill, why don't you see the doctor out?" Dipper suggests, not wanting the Dr to grow a suspicion to them. "Good idea. Yes." Bill agrees as they start walking with the doctor to the front door.

"Thank you so much for dropping by, Dr. Kennedy." Bill thanks while Dipper smiles to him walking to the kitchen while rubbing his belly.

Bill and Dr. Kennedy walk out of the house. "Well, I'm just glad you caught me in time. I'm taking the wife on vacation this afternoon." Kennedy tells him.

"Oh! Have a nice holiday! Hey, Finn!" Bill waves at Finn next door, who is trimming some hedges. "Hey, buddy!" Finn yells back, waving.

"Listen, you can keep the news of Dipper's..." Bill makes a noise and mimes around his belly.

"You know, just between us because, uh, I don't know, everything's happening so quickly. We'd like to keep the news just in the family for right now." He explains.

"Of course. Dad's the word." Dr. Kennedy tells him as Bill chuckles in response. "I'm off. Bermuda, baby!" Kennedy exclaims, fist bumping Bill before walking away.

Bill looks over and sees Finn, who is running his hedge trimmer through the wall separating their properties.

"Hey, Finn! Think you might've taken the hedge-trimming a little too far there, old chum." Bill says, honesty worried for both his friend and wall.

"So, I have. Thanks, buddy." Finn continues to saw through the wall. "Yeah. Don't mention it." Bill mumbles before walking back inside.

"Huh. Strangest thing just happened outside with Herb-- Whoa, Triangles!" Bill exclaims as Dipper turns, revealing himself to be much more visibly pregnant than before.

"Have you gotten bigger?" Bill asks. "Have I?" Dipper questions, looking at his belly.

He turns, knocking some fruit off of a table before Bill uses super speed to grab a papaya before it hits the ground. "I can't tell from this angle." Dipper says, still looking down.

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