Unexpected Gift

Chap 33

Splinter told his other three sons in private after Leo had gone to bed later that he wanted to get out of the lair so bad.

"I know he wants out of the lair Master, but it's for his own good." Don said.

"What about if we let him go to April's for a change?" Mikey asked. "He might feel better about that."

"Well, he does do some stuff with her regarding some 'female' parts of the pregnancy." Don said. "Perhaps it couldn't hurt."

Don called April up and asked her if she knew of anything fun to do with Leo.

"Hey April, it's Don."

"Hey Donny. What's up?" April said.

"Well, I know that Leo does some things with you regarding his pregnancy lately, and he is getting a bit upset about being stuck down here. I was wondering if you knew of anything fun that might cheer him up?" Don asked.

April thought for a moment. "Oh, I got it. We could throw him a baby shower!"

"A baby shower?"

"Yeah. Leo will need supplies for the baby. We go out and get things that he will need for the baby and throw Leo a party. There's snacks, gifts, fun games to play. That's a baby shower." April explained. "I've been to a few in my time."

Don hadn't thought of that lately. Leo was going to need supplies for the baby. "Okay, but let's have it over at your place. Leo's been bored down here. If he was allowed to leave the lair for once, it would make him real happy." Don said.

"Okay. Anything else?"

"I guess that's it. Night April." Don said.

"Night Donny." And she hung up.

Don put the phone down and went out of his lab to talk to the others. "Hey guys, I think I have the solution."

"What is it, Donatello?" Splinter asked. He was tired of seeing his son Leonardo sad all the time whenever his bros left to do stuff outside the lair.

"I called April and she suggested we do a baby shower for him." Don said.

"A baby shower?" Raph asked.

"Yeah. It's like a party for an expecting mother. She explained it to me. We get gifts for Leo that he's going to need when the baby's born. We also include food to eat, games to play. I know Leo needs something to help cheer him up, and we'll throw it over at April's. It won't be the same if it happens here." Don explained. "And we already know what Leo has decided on for names, so we won't do any name decisions."

"So, it is settled then. We all will throw a baby shower for Leonardo." Splinter said.

"But when is it going to happen Don?" Mikey asked. "I love parties."

"That we still need to figure out Mikey. Right now I'm just offering the idea. We should come up with a list of things that Leo will need for the baby." Don said. "And who makes or buys the items."

"Should Leo know about the baby shower?" Raph asked.

"Uh, I think it should be a surprise." Don said. "He won't suspect that we are going to be throwing him a baby shower. So as if we were planning a birthday party, we need to keep it a secret. He's been so restless and bored, that we should make it a surprise and that way, he gets out of the lair and has a good time."

"I can't wait to see his reaction." Mikey exclaimed a little loudly.

"Shh! Keep it down Mikey!" Don said. "It's a secret!"

"Sorry." Mike said. He lowered his voice.

And so the list began. Everyone was too excited to sleep right now. They all went to Don's lab to look up things that they would need on Don's computer. Even Splinter came. The guys had never been to a baby shower, so they needed information on how to help throw one.

Course they knew a bed for it to sleep in was a need, and so were blankets and food.

Other items that came up were books to read, lullaby tapes or discs, baby monitors, diapers, perhaps some clothing too if they ever DID HAVE TO take the baby outside, books on baby care, etc. The baby care books would come in handy. Right now they were mostly just reading about pregnancy.

Splinter knew about baby care, but the boys didn't know much about it. Though he didn't know if the baby was going to be like his sons were when they were little, or was it going to be similar to a human baby after birth?

And they all wanted to know a little more about Leo's pregnancy. Don looked up Leo's condition of pregnancy. His kind was practically unheard of. It was plainly an abdominal pregnancy. It wasn't ectopic because Leo didn't even have female sex organs.

But then, that was when Don also did happen to come across an article that had happened to a woman in England that the same thing had happened to Leo. The baby growing on the mom's intestine. The baby was carried for 28 weeks.

Their eyes all lit up. That baby had been born two months early!

Now they all began to get worried. Leo was only in his 24th week, about to enter week 25. If his baby came that early, it may not survive! They didn't have an incubator or what real doctors had nowadays to save a baby born that early.

"What are we going to do Don?" Mikey asked in a worried voice.

"I don't know Mikey. Leo's just a few weeks away from that stage. I want to get him as close as possible. I want to get him past that. And since the baby's getting bigger and starting to put a lot more pressure on his organs, I know I have let Leo walk around the lair, but if he's going to get past that stage, he might have to go on complete bed-rest after all." Don said.

"You know that's going to drive him crazy." Raph said. "He's already going stir crazy being down here while we go out all the time to have fun."

"I know Raph, but what choice does he have?" Don stated. "So we should get the baby shower underway as soon as possible."

"Ok. Donatello, perhaps tomorrow you should go over to April's to see when she might think it best to have the baby shower. Raphael and Michelangelo, I suggest you two go out to see what items you can pick up for Leonardo, and Donatello, after you and April decide on the date, then you go out and get the items that you decide to get." Splinter said.

The trio nodded. They knew now that they may not have much time. So Leo's baby shower needed to be started rather quickly. But then, Don would have to break the bad news to Leo soon.