Back to You

Ethan

Monday has arrived and we are off to the appointment with the new obstetrician. Once we arrive Mia needs to fill in all these documents since she's a new patient. The nurse calls us through to the room where we meet Doctor Bennett. After the standard blood pressure, measurements and weight checks, it's time for the ultrasound. It's been a few weeks since we've been able to see the baby and I can tell that they have grown in that time, I can't wait to see what the ultrasound looks like. She puts some cold gel on Mia's belly and moves the instrument around.

I'm standing beside Mia holding her hand when the image comes onto the screen. The baby is really starting to look like a human instead of the alien shape when it was smaller. You can see the nose, mouth, all its limbs, 10 fingers and 10 toes. I can see a lone tear fall down Mia's cheek. I reach my hand up and cup her cheek while wiping away the tear with my thumb. She looks up towards me with her big brown eyes, she looks beautiful. I slowly lean down and softly press my lips against hers, it's only a quick peck but when I pull away her eyes are still closed, and I place another soft kiss on her forehead and I hear a soft sigh from Mia.

Doctor Bennett tells us that everything looks good, and bub is measuring normal for being 30 weeks. She then goes through a few things about what to expect over the next 10 weeks prior to giving birth such as braxton hicks contractions, food cravings, and signs of early labour. She gives us a pamphlet for a birthing class that she highly recommends we take given we are first time parents. She tells us to make another appoint for 3 weeks' time.

The next 2 weeks go by quickly, we are close to the end of the semester and starting to prepare for exams plus I am still going to the gym to keep in shape and having time on the ice to keep up my skills. I have tried to spend time with Mia, as I know she is getting bored with nothing really to do since she doesn't have a job. I have sent her out shopping a few times to pick out items that we need for the baby but she doesn't want to do that by herself, she says that we should do it together. She has come home with a few little gender-neutral outfits.

She is still having nightmares during the night, not every night but most. I join her in her bed when I hear her wake up in the middle of the night. I love waking up next to her, it just feels right, I wish I could wake up like that every morning but every time I think that I am getting closer to Mia, she pulls away from me. Today, I woke up in my bed as Mia didn't have a nightmare but I'm going to prepare her breakfast in bed as a special treat. I make my way into the kitchen and start to prepare choc chip pancakes, which I know are her favourite. Once everything is ready, I take the plate of pancakes, chocolate sauce, a bowl of fresh fruit and some orange juice up to her room. I knock lightly on the door but there is no answer. I slowly open the door and see Mia still asleep in the middle of the bed.

I walk in and place the tray of food on her bedside table and sit down on the edge of her bed. I tuck her hair behind her ear, she looks so peaceful. I slowly lean down and place a gentle kiss on her cheek and whisper her name in her ear to wake her up. She slowly starts to stir as I continue to caress her cheek. Her eyes flutter open "Hey" I say with a smile "I made you some breakfast before we go to this class". Today we are headed to the birthing class, I have no idea what to expect but I need to know this for when it's time for the baby to come. She sits up in bed and I place the tray of food next to her. "Thanks, you didn't have too".

"I know I didn't have too but I wanted to. I'm just going to shower and get ready. Enjoy your breakfast." I place a quick kiss on her forehead and make my way into my ensuite. After I'm ready, I exit my room to make my way back to see if Mia is finished with breakfast. She's not in her room but I can hear the shower, but I can also make out the small moans coming from her bathroom. My cock twitches at the sounds that Mia is making behind the door. I haven't heard those sounds for months. I have heard that pregnancy can make you horny but I never really believed it until now. I shouldn't be standing here, so I grab the empty plate and go back down to the kitchen to wait for her. Alex and Jake are in the kitchen when I get back downstairs. "You ready for today?" they know we are going to a birthing class "Not at all, I'm not sure what to expect" I answer honestly.

Then Mia walks down the stairs and into the kitchen, she looks beautiful in a pair of black tights and cream knit jumper that hugs her curves in all the right places with her hair up in a messy bun. Her baby bump is so prominent now, it really suits her. "Ready to go" I ask, and she nods and grabs her bag from the table. I instinctively place my hand on the small of her back as we walk to the elevator.

The birthing class was a lot of information to take in. We had a tour of a birthing suite, and the midwife went through the early signs of labour, different way to help with the pain, how to cope if things don't go to plan and a caesarian is required and what I was not expecting a video on a woman giving birth, with the camera showing everything. And it looks awfully painful. I could sense that Mia was a little concerned when watching the video. But the female body is miraculous, I know that she can do this, she is so strong.

After the class, we walk out of the room and I instinctively intertwin our fingers together. We are going to lunch just down from the hospital. Over lunch we talk about the different things that we took away from the class. Mia would like to have a natural birth with minimal drugs but if she needs them, she's not opposed. With only 8 weeks until her due date, we know that we need to start preparing but I also have exams coming up making it difficult to have the time together but Mia wants me to be involved so we make a plan to go out next weekend to look at furniture for the nursery. She still hasn't answered my question on whether she will move into with me and I'm worried the longer it takes that the answer is going to be no. I need to have her close to me, I want to have my baby close to me, I want us to be a family but I'm just not sure Mia feels the same way.