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That night they were laying in bed discussing the days events.
"I can't believe the amount of support we have from this town. If I was in New York and this was happening, no one would care how I'm feeling or if I'm having a boy or girl."
"Yeah well this is Bluebell, everyone cares about every thing, maybe a little too much." he laughed a poked her belly a few times
"Woah" she jumped putting her hand on her belly "Did you feel that?"
Wade smiled and poked her belly again. The baby "poked" back and this started a full on poking war between Wade and the baby. Zoe smiled and Wade laughed at the new little game he has created. About 10 minutes into it Zoe spoke up.
"Ok That's enough, I'm tired and need my sleep." she swatted Wade's hand away
That didn't stop the baby from continuing the game. She kicked and poked Zoe for another 10 minutes after that.
"Aahh see what you did." she grunted and smacked Wade in the shoulder
"Sorry" he half laughed and started rubbing her belly "Ok kid that's enough, Mommy's tired and needs her sleep."
With that the baby seemed to settle down until Wade moved his hand. She started right back up again.
"You have got to be kidding me" Zoe groaned "Put your hand back." she took Wade's hand and placed it back on her. Again the beating from inside stopped. She then removed his hand and it started back up again. She did this a few more times and got the same results. "Amazing"
A few minutes later Wade removed his hand and changed positions trying to get comfortable to fall asleep. Not five seconds after moving, Zoe was getting beaten again.
"Come back please. She's beating me again. Apparently she will only stop if you're touching me."
"I'll touch you" he rose his eye brow and slowly moved on top of her
"Ew no, go away. I meant my stomach."
"Ew? Real nice Doc. You act like that and I'll go sleep at my place." he started to get up from the bed
"No, I'm sorry. Please stay and please make her stop." she pleaded grabbing at his arm
He rolled back into bed and she settled back down. Wade pulled her in close to him and laid his arm across her waist, resting his hand on her stomach. The baby calmed down immediately.
"Daddy's little girl" Wade smirked
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"Hello?" Anyone here?" Lemon called walking into the practice
Zoe walked out of her office and turned to Lemon "Just me this afternoon, your Dad is off somewhere with Shelby."
"Oh good, you're the one I was looking for anyway."
"Are you sick?"
"No"
"Are you sure? Cause you never look for me."
"Well today I am. How's the baby?"
"She's fine" Zoe replied very confused "Are we friends?"
"Well Zoe Hart, I am trying to be. You are a good person, a good doctor and the town loves you, even Daddy. So I have come to the conclusion that we should be friends."
"Alright, I really don't have the energy to fight with you so friends it is."
"Oh goody, now me and Annabeth have been discussing your baby shower. We figured we wouldn't be able to keep it a secret that you are getting one but that is all you will know. But you and Wade need to register."
"What?"
"Register. You know for all the baby stuff."
"Where do I do that? How do I do that? What do I need?" Zoe started to panic. She didn't even think about this and she was three months away from giving birth
"Oh Sweetie. How have you not thought about this? Have you even started the nursery?"
"Well there are a few rooms upstairs in my carriage house. Haven't really been up there for a while but I figured I'd put her there."
"Ok, you need more help then I thought. But don't you worry, we will help you. When are you and Wade off?"
"Tomorrow"
"Great. Y'all should head over to Mobile and go to Babies R' Us and register. They will help you with everything there. Then you two should really see what's going on upstairs at your house. Remembering what the downstairs looked like when you first got there I'd say the upstairs will be no better."
"Alright, this is a lot to handle. I really should have thought about all this a couple months ago huh?"
"It will be alright, we are here for you"
"Thanks Lemon, I appreciate it."
After Zoe was done at the office she headed to the Rammer Jammer.
"Lemon and Annabeth are planning our baby shower...Lemon" Zoe told him as she sat at the bar
"I heard, that's strange but she really seems excited about it. I also heard we are headed to Mobile tomorrow to register. I don't know what that means."
"I don't either. Lemon said someone there can help us though."
"That should be fun. How much does a baby need anyway? A crib, some diapers, clothes and a car seat. Right?"
They heard laughter coming from a few stools down. They turned to see Brick and Earl sitting there.
"That's good Wade" Brick started "They need a cradle, a bouncer, high chair, blankets, changing table, bath seat, toys, stroller, carrier, bottles and so much more."
Zoe and Wade's just stared at them. "Is my house big enough?"
Earl spoke up "Besides the lack of kitchen. Yeah it's fine for one baby. Can't say it will be big enough for more. "
"Woah, woah, woah. Slow down Earl. She hasn't even popped this one out. There is no talk of more."
"Are we really gonna need all that stuff?" Zoe asked
"Yup. That's why you have a shower. So you don't have to buy it all" Brick laughed
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Wade and Zoe walked into Babies R Us and immediately felt like fish out of water. They wandered around a bit on there own but that seemed to add to their confusion. They quickly walked over to the Baby Registry desk.
"Can I help you?" the sales lady asked
"Uh yeah, We need to register...I think" Zoe told her
"Alright, excellent. Please have a seat. I'm Amy"
"I'm Zoe, this is Wade."
"Nice to meet you two, how far along are you?"
"6 months, a baby girl"
"Congratulations, so did you get a chance to look around? Do you know what you're looking for?"
"We have no idea" Wade chimed in "We're a little lost with all of this."
"Not a problem, I can help you with everything."
"We looked around a bit but we really don't know what we're looking for."
Amy printed out a check list and handed it to the couple. "You will need most of what is on the list. Here is a scanner. If you want you two can walk around the store. Scan what you like and then I will load it all on the computer and make you a registry. That will be available online and your friends and family can also get a copy here."
"Just whatever we want?" Zoe asked
"Yep. You can come back when you are finished."
With that Zoe and Wade got up and started to go through the store. Wade had the list and Zoe had the scanner. They got through most of the store and have checked off almost everything on the list. Then they found themselves in the nursery section.
"Did you ever think about what her room will be like? Color? Theme?" Wade asked
"A little bit, I was hoping pink or purple cause ya know, she's a girl"
"Purple" Wade said
"Ok, that's good. Let's go from there."
They walked over to the baby girl bedding and started looking through all the packages. Zoe picked out two and Wade pulled out two. They lined them up on the floor in front of them."
"Ok, so we have Flowers, Monkey's and Elephants. What are these? Woodland Creatures?" Zoe looked at Wade
"Yeah, you got a little fox, raccoon, deer and a bear."
"Alright and then we have Cows? Cows, Wade?"
"Yeah why not? And it's only one cow and horseshoes and stars and cowboy boots. This is adorable. For our little Cowgirl" he flashed that signature Wade smile
Zoe looked over the four choices in front of her. She put the flowers back on the shelf.
"Good, that one was boring." he then picked up the Woodland Creature set and put it back. "Now we're down to two."
"Now we have to decide, but how?"
"Rock, Paper Scissors?"
"Are we ten?"
"Well no, but that doesn't matter. It still solves problems."
Zoe just rolled her eyes. She took a picture of each set on her phone and sent them out.
"Who did you send those to?"
"Annabeth" Her phone buzzed and she read the reply. "Cowgirl it is. That one is really cute, and she does live in the country, not the jungle." she scanned the bar code
"Very true. Last thing on the list is a car seat and stroller."
They walked over the that section of the store and stood in shock at the amount of choices in front of them.
"I don't even know where to start. Car seats are supposed to be safe, what's the safest brand? What's the most popular brand?"
"Why don't I go get uh, Amy and maybe she can help us."
Wade returned a few moments later.
"Y'all have a question?"
"Uh yeah, how do we know which one to choose? What's the safest?"
"They are all safe, I haven't heard any safety complaints about any brand we sell. Graco is probably the most popular and then Evenflo. For the most part it all comes down to design choice for most parents."
"Ok, thank you"
"No problem. Is there anything else?"
"This is the last thing on our list so we're good, I think"
"Alright, I'll see you in a bit"
"Ok then. You pick one and I'll pick one and then.."
"We text AB?" Wade laughed
"No, we might be able to figure this one out on our own."
They both walked up and down the aisle about 5 times. Zoe stopped at one car seat/stroller set, Wade kept walking. Zoe stepped back and waited for Wade to pick his choice. He came back and stood next to her.
"Well?" she asked
"I like this one, it's brown but has pink in it, plus I like these shape design things. I can see myself pushing it around."
"One, their it's called a paisley design and two, I liked this one too. That was easy." she happily scanned the bar code
They went back to the registry desk and handed the scanner to Amy. She set up the registry and they were on their way home.
"Damn this little girl needs a lot of crap." Wade laughed
"She's worth it"
I hope you liked it. It's not very important stuff going on but I needed fluff in between chapters. Please review and I'll get the next one up!