Life Choices, Challenges and Changes

Part 2 Chapter 33 Holding On

Chapter 33 Holding On

December 5, 2011

At 3:30, Finn and Rory arrived at her appointment with Dr. DeGroff. She drank her water and was feeling very uncomfortable. Finn sat beside her in the waiting room with his arm around her,

"Love, are you okay?" he asked her as she squirmed in her seat.

"I will be as soon as they call me back into the office and I can relieve myself," she whispered to him.

The nurse called her back to the room where the Ultrasound was located and helped her on the table. Rory lowered her pants to below her navel and lifted her shirt.

"This gel is going to be cold," the technician told her as she began to move the wand across her abdomen. The technician began to type things as she moved the wand across her stomach and began to take measurements. Finn was holding on to Rory's hand and holding his breath. Finally, the technician moved the monitor toward them,

"Ok, Mom and Dad are you ready to see your little baby?" She adjusted the volume of the ultrasound machine, and they could hear the whoosh-whoosh of the baby's heartbeat.

"What's that?" Rory asked.

"That's your baby's heartbeat. And look here is the little hands and feet. See they are moving about."

"Look over here, you can see the right arm. You are eight weeks and four days pregnant. I would say you will have the baby about the beginning of July."

Finn had tears in his eyes when he saw his child, he looked down at Rory in awe, he bent over and gave her a deep kiss. "Love, we made this, that little bean is ours."

More emotional than usual, Rory began to cry,. "I know, this is very real now. I love you."

The technician was used to this reaction from first-time parents. She begins to wipe the gel off of Rory's belly and directs her to the bathroom so that she can relieve herself and reminded her to leave a sample to be tested. Rory finds Finn waiting for her beside the bathroom door, and they go back to the examining room where they waited for Dr. DeGroff.

Dr. DeGroff arrives and introduces herself to Finn and shakes his hand.

"Congratulations dad, so are you both ready to be parents now?"

"Yes, though I could do without the morning sickness."

"How bad is it? I can give you medication."

"Right now, she has been drinking peppermint tea and eating dry toast, " Finn began to explain, "As the day goes on Rory seems to be okay. Is it normal for certain odors to bother her?"

"That is very normal Rory, but you might find that it may get worse instead of better. I see you have only gained a pound and a half since your last visit so we will monitor your weight. As long as you are not losing weight, we have nothing to worry about. Everything looks good, so today you will need to stop at the lab for some blood tests. I will see you both at your next appointment in four weeks. If you have any problems, I want you to call me."

"Thank you," Rory said, as they stood up and shook her hand.

Finn put his arm around her shoulder as they walked down the long hallway toward the exit. They stopped at the reception area, where they made their next appointment and picked up 7 copies of the ultrasound. They planned on giving one to each of their parents, her grandparents, her father and grandmother Hayden and of course one for Angus and Mia.

Finn was so excited, as he explained to Rory how he wanted to keep a copy of one in a frame on his desk. They stood in the elevator smiling and talking about the baby and decided that since they were here at the hospital, it would be a good time for them to visit Logan.