Finn is the gatekeeper, being that he has the most reliable memory and ability to put things in a place to be found when a night of drunken revelry gets out of hand. However it looks like he forgot something rather important, as did everyone else.
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What They All Forgot
Chapter 4 – How Big?
Logan and Rory sat in the waiting room, Finn decided to go shopping to be called when they were ready to leave. Logan fidgeted and his knee bounced as he flipped through a brochure and cringed when he realized he was looking at a 'cutaway' of the developing fetus to baby. He looked at the pictures and stopped at 7 weeks, the baby was the size of a blueberry now, then at 12 weeks it was the size of a lime, by the wedding Rory would be 12 weeks and the baby would be lime sized, his mind was taken aback at the number of limes he had seen, then he looked up at Rory to see if he noticed any changes, then noticed her breasts looked the size of grapefruits. He sighed 'why do they keep using food to describe the baby, ugh.'
Rory heard his sigh, "Hey, it's okay you know, I just wanted you to know, this doesn't have to change anything. I am not asking you for anything, you know, that right?"
Before he could respond with anything more than a fish gaped maw, the nurse entered the room, "Lorelai Gilmore?" She called from her board.
"Here" Rory raised her hand feeling foolish and grabbed her things, then Logan's hand. They followed the nurse to her desk, Rory was duly weighed, her vitals recorded then they were taken to the exam room where a blood sample was done.
"Please undress completely, place the gown on like a robe so doctor may examine you and lie down on the table with your bottom as even with the foot of the bed, no need to worry about stirrups yet, doctor will adjust you when she is ready." She looked at Logan, "Is it okay that he stays?"
"Yes, he is the baby's father, no surprises here." Rory half laughed and the nurse nodded leaving them while Rory changed. Rory closed the robe, climbed the table and used the sheet to cover her modesty.
Logan chuckled, "I thought you said you had no surprises for me?"
"I'm just cold alright, you lie here in nothing but a skimpy cotton robe and your birthday suit." She tried to sound haughty as her legs dangled from the table. She had only scooted so her knees could bend, doctor would have her readjust later she was sure.
There was a soft knock at the door and Rory indicated consent for the doctor to enter, "Hello, I am Dr. Carol Marcus, I see here this is your first?" Rory and Logan nodded, "Good, well let's see how mommy is doing." The doctor proceeded with the typical exam and even measured her tiny bump. "Well you are progressing nicely, you are right on track for 7 weeks, we can use the internal doppler to check baby's progress and hear the heart, we won't be able to tell gender until the next visit, is that okay?" They both nodded, "My you are very quiet, you can talk you know, ask me questions, this isn't about me, it is about you two and your baby." She had Rory adjust so her feet were close to her bottom and her legs wide, then she wrapped the wand in a condom and inserted it, moving it as indicated by the image on the screen.
"Ace, are you okay is something wrong?" Logan whispered to her but the doctor had heard.
"The young man is right, if something is wrong, or you feel any pain, here is the place to share it." The pair looked at her expectantly and the wand was stalled inside her.
"Nothing is wrong, I don't think, I am just nervous, scared, I just want everything to be okay." Rory felt foolish, legs wide with the doctor, there and Logan witness to it all, she just felt foolish and deeply embarrassed.
Logan kissed her head softly, "I am here, I know what you said, but I am here, just relax and let's have a looksee at our baby."
Rory released a breath she didn't know she was holding and just then heard the oddest sound, a kind of toot-swoosh, toot-swoosh, and she looked up at Logan with her eyes teary, "That's our baby?!"
The doctor smiled at the young couple, so obviously devoted and in love, "You are correct, that is the heartbeat, it is good and strong, if you look here, see that wiggly mass, that is your baby."
Logan beamed, "And it looks healthy, right doc?" He held Rory's hand close to his heart and his other hand gently pet her hair.
"Looks and sounds very healthy. I will print off some images and provide you a dvd of this scan, you can share the sound and image with your family and friends, I am sure the grandparents will be over the moon." Rory was directed to get comfortable, "Do you have any questions for me? I see by your bloodwork you are slightly anemic, nothing extra iron won't fix, I will prescribe that with your prenatal vitamins and advise you to drink plenty of water to avoid discomfort the added iron can bring."
"Coffee, can she drink coffee, I know this seems odd but she hasn't had less than 10 cups a day in all the time I've known her." Logan queried and Rory looked at him surprised.
"Well there is no evidence that it is bad for the baby, current guidelines suggest no more than 200 milligrams of caffeine, about 1 10 oz Starbucks, you should try to have no more than 1 cup, or try decaf, I have patients who swear by chickory, 10 cups is a good deal and you may find yourself suffering headaches, try cool compresses, a light shoulder massage, a nice walk can help, and of course water but if you absolutely need relief take acetaminophen, that's Tylenol, but try the natural methods first. Caffeine does interfere with nutrient absorption and you need all the nutrition you can get for both you and baby. Anything else, how is the morning sickness?"
"It's not too bad, it comes at odd times in the day and somedays it doesn't happen at all. Is that normal?" Rory fussed with the sheet.
"The doctor looked at her kindly, "Yes, you are fortunate, I have some patients who actually lose weight the first trimester, it is good you aren't sick all the time. Now let me just examine your breasts and you can be on your way." Logan let go of Rory for the first time the entire exam and the doctor proceeded to examine her breasts, it was odd to see, those breasts that he had lavished so with kisses, bites, licks and massage, being treated so clinically, he guessed that was good though, she was simply looking for problems, where as he was just looking to please Rory.
"Well, they look fine too, you may want to invest in larger bras and if they become too uncomfortable try sleeping in a wireless for support, not very sexy I admit, but very comfortable. Okay then if you have no more questions, I will leave you to dress and see you in a few weeks, make your appointment on the way out." She slipped out of the room and Rory heaved a sigh.
"Well that was embarrassing, I hope you aren't too grossed out, I didn't know she would put that there, I thought it would be on my belly like TV." She reached for his hand and he helped her from the cot so she could redress.
"Ace, we saw and heard our baby, what is wrong with that? You are healthy, baby is healthy and I am right here. I mean it, I am not going anywhere, I will call things off with Odette, arrange for transfer, anything you need, I am not going anywhere." He watched as she dressed, he always loved watching her dress, the way she wiggled, and shifted, the doctor was right she needed bigger bras, but hell when wasn't he up to buy her lingerie?
They exited to the lobby and he called Finn while she made her appointment and retrieved the dvd and printouts, he took her hand and led her to the waiting car.
