There's not alot to say really. Today's our 20 week scan and Lizzie's more excited than I am. She's secretly hoping she's going to see a tiny winky appear on the screen but she won't, I got my girl. Leias still the same, following me around wherever I go checking up on me and trying to claw her way into the bathroom whilst I'm doing my morning wee. The nursery has had progress but Lizzie hasn't worked on it for a couple of days meaning it's now abandoned with the door closesed. Oh well, there's still 20 weeks left.
"Ugh" I wake up and struggle to sit up with the extra weight I'm now carrying. I caress my stomach and smile down at Lizzie sleeping peacefully next to me with her mouth open. "Thank you" she says, Lizzie loves talking in her sleep, that's all she ever does. I take a sip of water and immediately need a wee, such a devil child I'm growing. I climb back into bed and lay down next to Lizzie, I cuddle into her and move her arm so it's now on my hip "honey it's half eight. You need to wake up" I whisper and stroke her adorable nose "I'll just drive myself to the airport then and live the lions in the forest. Nice meeting you" I lift her arm up pretending I'm about to leave. "Huh no" she grabs my waist tightly and pull me into her "ha, I knew you were awake. You need to get up so we can get to the hospital and see our devil sporn" "your not looking because then you'll know their gender" she mumbles still with her eyes closed "fine I won't but you need to get up or I'll go by myself amd look. You also need to let Leia out whilst I have a shower". Lizzie didn't sleep well last night, she keeps waking up and having traumas and night terrors shouting things out startling me awake. There's no coincidence she's tired. I kiss her cheek and stroke it with my thumb "you can join me it will help you relax" a little smile appears on her face and her eyes widen "uhh so you like the sound of that" I smile and comb my hands through her hair "yeah".
Lizzie turns the shower on and pulls me close to her "come on then" I find the rim of her t-shirt and lift it up over her head "ho your warm. I like that" I say whilst she lifts my vest up "you've got goosebumps. Are you cold?" I hide my face in my arm "honey" she moves my arm away from my face "I don't want you to see my body" she smiles softly at my embarrassment and pulls my vest back down over my stomach "your carrying our baby and theres nothing to be ashamed of. I don't care you don't have abs anymore. I just want kisses and cuddles" she kisses my neck making me laugh "do you promise?" She nods "of course I do. This little one agrees" she smiles feeling the baby kick through my vest. She lifts the vest up over my head and brings me into a hug "your absolutely stunning babe" I take of her pajamas and she does the same for me. I grab two towels from under the sink and put them on the radiator whilst Lizzie checks the temperature "is this too hot? I don't know what you and the baby can handle" I stick my hand under and immediately take it back out "thats fine. Sorry you can't have steaming showers any goodmore" I tell her walking in "it's fine, I can still have them without you in it" she closes the door behind us and pulls me under the showerhead to her "are you sure this temperature is okay?" I nod running my hands over her wet hair "it's fine. What isn't fine is that this one is hungry this morning" Lizzie pouts looking down at my stomach "oh, well we will have a quick one and then I'll get you some food". She starts rubbing shampoo through my hair whilst the baby kicks "wait. I can't, I'm sorry. I really need food" she stops and leans her cheek on the back of my head "your really that hungry huh?" I nod and pull her hand from behind and put it on my stomach "feel that? That's raspberry sayings 'mama I need food'" Lizzie laughs "ugh fine. I'll get your pink princess some food and my blue prince some food" she drains her hair and wraps a towel around her "I'll be back. Don't get out".
We get dressed and ready for the appoitment with doctor Watson in our clothes. Jacket season is over and now it's getting warmer, Lizzie is getting alot less strict on what I need to and what I shouldn't wear. I put on my eye makeup and go downstairs "ready to go?" Lizzie asks locking up the back door "yeah, I just need to say bye to Leia" she smiles and grabs her shoes. I go into the lounge and see Leia laying on the sofa "what a grumpy puppy I have this morning" I coo and sit next her. She immediately sits up and starts kissing my face "aww thank you. I love you too" I stroke her long fur and then hold her away from me so I can look into her dark brown eyes. "We're going out for a bit meaning your here on your own. Be a good girl" I tell her and stroke her ears "I love you, mama loves you and your baby sister loves you" she barks softly and nuzzles her nose into my stomach "what a smart girl. paw" she lifts it up so I shake it "good job. We'll be home soon, don't wreck the place sausage". I get up from the sofa and join Lizzie in the corridor putting on her trainers "she's grumpy today" I say putting on my sliders "the baby or Leia?" "Leia. She's mopping" Lizzie grabs her hand bag and opens the door "no surprise there". I follow her out the house and close the door behind me. Leia starts barking instantly and I spot her in the lounge window barking against the glass. I lift my finger up and wide my eyes making her stop, I also shake my head to show her some obedience and join Lizzie in the car "look at her. What a moody dog".
We arrive at the hospital and Lizzie signs us in whilst I wait in the waiting room. I rest my hand on my stomach and smile feeling a little kick "hey baby. Are you awake now?" I whisper and look up seeing Lizzie coming back. She smiles softly and brushes my hair behind my ear "kicking?" I nods "yeah" I breath out slowly. She puts her hand on my stomach and I hold it so it's flat covering my whole stomach "hi honey it's mama, your awake now" I lift my head up and she presses her lips against mine softly. "Y/n y/l/n" I look up and smile seeing doctor Watson "come on" Lizzie helps me up from the chair and runs her hand down my back "let's go see our baby" she whispers in my ear and grabs my hand.
I sit on the examination table and cross my legs whilst Lizzie sits on the chair next to me. "Have you brought the DNA records from both your families?" I nod and Lizzie takes them out of my bag "here" she passes them to her and holds my hand. I smile softly and squeeze it softly "thank you, I'll have a look through them. I'm sure you have Y/n, has anything flagged up?" I shake my head with a smile "everything looks fine to me". Lizzie kisses just above my ear and squeezed my shoulder "well that's perfect. Have you been feeling any kicks?" "We definitely have. Sometimes I it never stops" Lizzie tells her "that's good. Have you been talking to the baby?" I point my finger at Lizzie "she definitely has, alot more than me". She jots a couple of things down in our file and puts it down on the table "should we have a look?" Lizzie nods and helps me lay down "I'm not looking because I'll see the gender" I tell the doctor. I lift my my t-shirt and hold it to my vest so it doesn't fall back down. She squeezed gel on my stomach and Lizzie covers the direction of the machine with her hand so I can't see. I watch her face expression change into a oval shape "their they are" she holds my hand and smiles down at me "they are beautiful" she whispers and kisses my cheek "how long are they doctor?" I ask "10.7cm" Lizzie looks down and brushes her thumb over my cheek "is that okay baby?" I nod "it's a perfect size" she leans down and kisses my lips. "Can we listen to the heartbeat please?" "Yeah of course" doctor Watson says and starts playing it "I've found a position where the gender is hidden if you want to see". Lizzie takes her hand away from my eyes so I can see the screen "aww their perfect" I whisper and I run my finger over it "still looks like an alien though" I smile at my wife and stroke her nose "they have your nose" she squints "I'd say it's more like yours".
Dr Watson hands us our print out of the anatomy scan and I put it in Lizzie's bag "thank you" she smiles "your welcome. I'll see you both in a couple of weeks?" We both nod "see you in a couple of weeks" we go to reception and book our next appointment before going out to the car.
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Lizzie puts her hand ontop of mine, I look over and smile at her "can we get food? I'm hungry" "your hungry" I nod multiple times and pout "very hungry" Lizzie smiles "okay we can go and get pizzas" "yay, thanks". I pull the seatbelt over me and buckle in "I know honey. Ssshhh it's okay. We're going to get food and then go to bed".
Lizzie drives us to the restaurant and luckily we get a table because it's not too busy. "What are you having?" She asks looking at me "probably spinach and ricotta with a ginger beer" she nods looking down at her menu "I'm going to have the veggie with a cocktail" I smile and lean on my hands "I could so have a cocktail right now" I sigh out and close my eyes imagining one. Lizzie laughs and puts her menu down "after blueys here, I'll buy you as many as you like" "yes please."
