Safety Net

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The next six weeks were full of talking, work, and strawberry eating. The closer the due date came the more they realized how unprepared they were. But, being doctors, they had no time to do anything.

Jo rolled out of bed, groaning. Today was the day they would buy and set up the stuff for the baby, and she was already exhausted. Don't get me wrong, she was super excited, just dreading the standing and walking around.

She walked into Alex's room, shaking his arm "Wake up." She paused "Wake up before the baby comes." She said sarcastically, shaking his arm again.

Alex groaned "Why so early?" He mumbled, laying his head down again.

"It's not. It's twelve." She chuckled "Let's go, sleepyhead." She walked out, into the bathroom to brush her hair and teeth.

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They walked into Babies r us, completely overwhelmed. There was so much. So much. "Should we start with the crib?" Alex asked, grabbing a cart. I nodded, walking in. "This one is nice." He pointed to a white, modern-ish crib display.

"I like it. Maybe we should get something else. Like that." She said, walking up to a dark brown crib "Ooh! It can turn into a toddler bed." She raised her eyebrows "I think this is our best bet."

Alex nodded, agreeing. He grabbed one, putting it on the bottom of the cart. They walked forward, to the blankets and clothes. "Maybe this should wait..." He said

"Let's get a few gender neutral outfits for when it's born." She suggested, looking through the onesies that steered clear from gender conformity. "Awh!" She gushed, pulling out a grey onesie with a floral print "Look how cute!"

"I thought you said gender neutral." She raised his eyebrows "Okay, we can get one girl, one boy, and three neutral." He looked trough the rack, pulling out a sailboat onesie "This," He said, tossing it in the cart, taking the one Jo picked out and tossing it in "And this."

Jo pulled out three more, one of which was black and white star patterned, another one was white and grey chevron, and the last, bumble bees scattered across it. "How are these?" She asked, getting approval from Alex before throwing them in.

Alex got a few plain white onesies to go under the sleepers, incase the baby spat up. He grabbed two packs of newborn diapers "We will need more than this, but it'll do." They walked down the aisles, looking for bottles, pacifiers, and a breast pump.

Jo groaned, pressing on the top of her stomach to try reliving some pain "Braxton Hicks." She said before Alex could quiz her. "I have to pee. I'll be right back." She waddled off, on her way to find the bathroom.

As she was gone, he picked out a few pacifiers as well as some lovies.

They met up at the cashier, walking out. Alex opened the trunk of the car, loading it up "Go get in." He told her, seeing her face as another Braxton Hick started.

"Okay..." Jo hopped in, taking deep breaths. What if this wasn't Braxton Hicks? What if it really was time?