The gel was cold on Liv's stomach. She turned over to Sophie, smiling. Elliot had wanted to be surprised, so he went to work today. Sophie held Liv's hand, excited. "Ok, let's look at this baby" the doctor said, moving the want around. She stopped and said "alright, there it is, 10 fingers, ten toes, and oh, would you look at that." The doctor smiled. Liv and Sophie looked at each other in shock.
A boy! Liv could barely contain her excitement when they got out of there. "Oh my god, this just made it so much more real" She said. Sophie, still in shock looked over at her and said "I know, it's like, so weird to think that there is a little baby boy floating around in there" "we should celebrate, let's go out for lunch"
They went to Liv's favorite chinese place. "So how excited do you think Elliot will be?" "i don't know, did you see him last night with Nick? I think he wants a boy" Liv smiled at the thought of Elliot teaching his little boy to play ball, and putting his badge on him.
Suddenly there was a thump on her belly, and out of habit, she placed her hand where the baby was currently using her as a drum. But then, she felt it. Of course she had always felt it, but not her hand. She grabbed Sophie's hand so fast it almost scared her, placing it where she had just felt it. "Oh my god" was all Sophie could mutte. "That's amazing, I'm going to cry" Liv could feel her eyes tear up at the sight of this. Sophie, and what will undoubtedly be her little brother no matter where she ends up going.
They got home to a surprisingly quiet house. "El?" Liv called. "In here babe" He yelled from the bedroom. She walked in and he was practically begging her to tell him. So, I have some bad news, you won't be able to teach your son how to play ball," he tried to hide the disappointment. "Because we both know i'm better"
He hugged her so tight Liv thought she'd peed a little. "Oh babe i'm so excited!" He was practically bouncing off the walls with excitement. "I knew you would be" She said. "Oh honey I can't wait"
They made lasagna for dinner, and ate as a family out on the dining room table. "So, I was thinking this weekend we could do some baby shopping now that we know?" Liv asked "well, I think that's a great idea, and maybe you and Sophie could get a head start on the nursery?" Elliot said. "Ooh good idea, we could just pick a paint color, since we don't have anything to match to yet it will be hard to get stuff" Sophie stated.
They went to bed rather early, It had been a long weekend, and everybody was tired. Liv and Elliot sat together in bed, feeling the baby softly kick. Elliot's excitement was too obvious to hide. "I'm so happy it's a boy" he said. "I mean, a girl would have of course been nice too, but… " "you wanted a boy… I know." Liv laughed. "I love you babe" "love you more" "oh don't you start this game! I love you more." "no i love you more" "no i love you more"…...