Okay here it is...the Baby Disclosure. I am not going to make this nearly as long as the Marriage Disclosure. I will start with telling Mary and Sheldon's family then the gang followed by Amy's dad. I think that will be enough. There may be others that will be surprised but I will keep it at that.
Okay I don't own it...
The tests were positive. She had taken 3 just to be sure. She couldn't believe it. She was pregnant. After trying for several months their wish was finally coming true. She couldn't wait to tell him. She practically ran out of the bathroom.
"Well?" He asked anxiously.
"Three tests, all positive." She answered.
He pulled her toward him and hugged her.
"So we are going to be parents?" He asked.
"It would seem so." She answered.
"So a mini Homo Novus to conquer the world."
"So you are okay with this?"
"Amy, if I wasn't okay with this then we would not have been trying for the last 6 months. It is not like we never thought about having children before. We talked about it at the very beginning of our relationship."
"I know but we then decided it was probably not a great idea."
"That was because we weren't even dating and Penny threatened to tell my mom."
"Penny threatened to tell your mom?"
"Yes she said if I tried to make a baby in a petri dish she would tell on me."
"But your mom loves your nephew. What made her think she wouldn't have wanted a grandchild then?"
"I pointed out that my mom always wanted grandchildren and Penny asked me if my deeply religious born again mother really wanted a test tube baby born out of wedlock."
"It all makes sense now that you changed your mind. I can see your mother not being okay with that. At least back then. She may have a more open mind now. But now we are having a baby anyway."
"I've wanted to have a baby with you for a long time and now we've done it the right way. No one can question how this baby was conceived."
"You do know this baby was probably conceived the night of the wedding."
"How do you figure?"
"Well two weeks before the wedding we were in Las Vegas for the bachelor and bachelorette parties. I got my period that weekend. Two weeks later was the wedding and I may have been tipsy and I may not have an eidetic memory like you but I definitely remember what we did after we left the reception."
"Well we will always remember Leonard and Penny's anniversary then I guess."
"I won't ever forget it."
"So now what?"
"Well I will call the doctor to set up an appointment. We need to be 100% sure this isn't a false alarm. I think we should wait to tell anyone until we see the doctor."
"That seems like a good plan."
Several weeks went by and the day finally came for Amy's doctor appointment. They had each taken the day off work. When they were asked about it, they told people they were going to the zoo. No one questioned that excuse, the two of them were always at the zoo.
They arrived at the doctor's office about 30 minutes early. Sheldon was never late and he knew they would have paperwork to fill out. They were given the necessary papers and sat down to wait. When they were finished, they still had about 20 minutes to wait.
"I have a confession to make." Amy said to him.
"What's that?" Sheldon asked her curiously. They had known each other for 5 years and she had never kept anything from him.
"I told my mom I was pregnant."
"Oh is that all?"
"Well I thought you might be upset because we promised to wait until after today."
"Amy, there is no need to get upset over something so trivial as that. You are excited about this pregnancy. It is only natural you would want to share the news with your mom."
"You are taking this much better than I thought you would."
"Well the truth is, I told Meemaw. I was so excited when you told me that when I was talking to her and she asked if there was anything going on in our lives, I couldn't resist telling her."
"Does your mom know?"
"No and Meemaw promised not to tell her. I thought we could tell her tonight."
"My mom promised not to tell my dad too. We can call him tonight also. Or we could go over for dinner. Mom invited us when I spoke to her."
"I thought we were having dinner with the gang tonight."
"How about tomorrow night?"
"I guess that will work."
They were called in about 5 minutes later. The midwife was very nice. She explained everything to them and answered all of Sheldon's questions. They were unable to listen to the heart beat of the baby as Amy was only 8 weeks along. She was told that she may be able to hear it at the next appointment in a month. She was given a list of medicines she would be able to take as well as a nutritional guide and a prescription for prenatal vitamins. They set up their next appointment and left quite satisfied.
They went to the zoo after the appointment because they had all afternoon. The first place they went was the koalas then of course to the monkeys. The monkeys would always be a special place to the both of them as it was where Sheldon chose to propose when they were in Philadelphia. And now here they were a year later and they were having a baby. As they walked hand in hand through the zoo, Sheldon asked her.
"So who should we call first your dad or my mom?"
"Let's call your mom. We can tell dad tomorrow night."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes I can't wait to tell your mom. Can we Skype her? I want to see her face when we tell her."
"I will text her now and make sure she has it all set up. When do you think we will be home? I want to tell her before everyone arrives at our apartment tonight."
"I am ready to go whenever you are." She answered him.
"Let's go now. I am anxious to tell her."
They left the zoo and arrived home about 30 minutes later. Sheldon immediately skyped his mom. She answered almost instantly. They could see Missy and George were also there.
"Hello Shelly. What was so important that I had to be at my computer in exactly 45 minutes?"
"Hi mom." Sheldon answered her. "We have some news for you."
"Well tell us then." Mary said to her.
"You tell her." Sheldon said to Amy.
"No I think you should."
"Well somebody better." Mary said
"Together?" Sheldon asked. Amy just nodded.
"We're pregnant!" They said together.
"I knew it!" Missy screamed while Mary started crying. George was high fiving Ron who was standing in the background.
"Mom why are you crying?" Sheldon asked her.
"I am just so happy. I never thought you would find someone and now my baby is having a baby."
"I am not a baby."
"Oh Sheldon you know what your mom meant. You will always be her baby whether you like it or not."
"I will not. I am a grown man."
"Oh Shelly, you will understand what I mean in a few months. It doesn't matter how old your children are, you will always think of them as babies."
"You should have seen her when I told her I was pregnant." Missy said. "So when are you due Amy?"
"February 6." She answered her. "I am about 8 weeks along."
"What took you so long to tell us?" Mary asked.
"We wanted to wait until we saw the midwife. We had our appointment today." Sheldon answered.
"Oh your Meemaw will be so happy. Why didn't you ask her to come over?"
"Oh um…" Sheldon didn't know what to say.
"He told me a couple of weeks ago." Meemaw said as she entered Mary's house.
"You told Meemaw but not me?" Mary said.
"Oh now Mary don't get upset with my moon pie. I forced it out of him. Then I promised not to tell you."
"Do all your friends know too?"
"We will be telling them tonight." Amy answered her. She knew Mary was upset and would probably be more so if they knew before she did. "I told my mother as well, but my dad will find out tomorrow night."
"Well I can understand it. Sheldon was always close with Meemaw. I guess I can see why he told her first."
"Thank you mom. I really wanted to tell you but I promised Amy we would wait. But I couldn't hide it from Meemaw."
"Okay Shelly. Just keep in mind I will be there when this baby is born. You call me the minute Amy goes into labor do you hear me? And keep us up to date on all appointments. I want to know that my grandbaby is progressing well. And will you come for Thanksgiving? I know Christmas may be too close and you may not want to travel."
"We will think about it mom." Sheldon answered her.
"Okay we will talk to you later. I am so happy for you two." Mary said.
"Goodbye mom and everyone." Sheldon said. And with that they disconnected the call.
"Well that went well." Amy said to him.
"I wasn't expecting everyone to be there."
"Well now everyone knows. And they are genuinely happy for us."
"Of course they are. I didn't expect anything else from my family."
"Neither did I. Now how do we plan on telling our friends?"
I hope you liked this first chapter and the fact that Sheldon and Amy couldn't keep the secret from some family. Reviews are welcome. I appreciate all of them.
