Earth Girl.

starting a new adventure

I may be a grown up , but sometimes a girl just needs her mum. I don't mean the woman who raised me , I mean Donna. It's been decided that Donna will come and stay with me at home , this pregnancy is gonna start taking its toll soon.

The baby already had a growth spurt , let me tell you that was not pleasant. I felt my whole insides flip, I got really hot and then looking down I see a bump around the size of 6 months has appeared.

Grampa wilf looked so excited by the bump , I couldn't be angry with the situation right now .

" you sit yourself down there sweetheart, I'll get you a snack and a cuppa, can't believe it, I'm gonna live long enough to see a great great grandchild "

He patted my stomach and was off to the kitchen.

"trust him to only be seeing the bright side " said Sylvia

"so Donna will go home with you, but you're going to have to stay inside a lot , have you decided what to tell people yet?"

Grampa handed me my tea and sat in his chair looking pleased as punch.

" it's not gonna be good for my reputation, but the easiest excuse is a one night stand gone wrong, I've been very busy going out of town for concerts and overseas for weekend music events this past year. no one will question the farther not being around."

Everyone nodded.

" what are you going to tell his nibs ?"

Sylvia looked a little sour .

" he's in a sticky spot right now, but my guess is the Tardis knows of my predicament . I can do this alone , with your help of course , if and when he comes back it will be a surprise."

"ok ,let's get packed and off to your place , I want to meet my other grandson" Donna smiled. " God I feel old, two grandkids"

*** two weeks later ***

I'm the size of a house, in the last week alone I've had three growth spurts. Donna has been an angel , taking care of me and my little boy . He loves her , always was a sucker for a redhead. family have been very curious but fortunately they know I value my privacy and have left me alone.

The ex was pretty annoyed I hadn't said anything , but my mum soon put him in his place . mum has been very understanding , I just explained that I was embarrassed I'd been so silly as to be in this condition and had hidden it with baggy dresses and going to london a lot over the past couple of months. she seems to have bought the excuses.

According to Donna, I'm due any day now. she's used the scanner to check on the progress , the more exhausted I become by my body the more the watch calls to me .

we decided as labour starts I will open it, I'm going to need every ounce of strength I can get .

BLOODY HELL .

just like it's farther, this child has no sense of timing . I'm in the queue at the supermarket when I feel the first wave of labour wash over me .

Luckily I only live across the street from the store, I txt Donna and she meets me in the car park .

"jelly bean ready to make an appearance then ?" I can see she's worried, but putting  on a brave face .

I manage to waddle across the street and into the house, home birth is obviously the only option for this pregnancy, Donna buzzes around gathering everything we need. Thankfully she's taken to reading up online midwifery textbooks .

The last thing she does is hand me the watch, "probably best to do it sooner rather than later when you're in full swing labour and exhausted" she says sweetly.