4 Weeks Later
It was a month after Cody and Sydney's wedding, and things couldn't be better. There was one thing still missing: Sydney never started her menstrual cycle. Cody was gone on the road, and would be back in two days. Sydney was pacing in the bathroom, waiting for the results of her pregnancy test. Since Cody wasn't there, she enlisted her best friend, Carrie, to be with her. Carrie was sitting on the edge of the bath tub, and was now getting annoyed by her friend.
"Syd, would you calm down", Carrie said as she stood up and took her friend by the shoulders.
"I can't help it Carrie. Cody and I have only been married for a month. I just can't help
thinking Cody will be angry."
Carrie shook her head. "Sydney he won't be angry. Yeah, you guys have only been married a month, but who cares. Everything will be fine. I promise!"
The timer then went off, signaling Sydney that her wait was over. She picked up the stick off the counter and started crying.
"Sydney, what does it say?"
"I'm pregnant."
Carrie then hugged her best friend. "Everything will be ok, I promise."
"I guess I better call the doctor's office to schedule an appointment to make sure everything is ok."
"Do you want me to go with you?", Carrie asked her friend, who had now calmed down.
"Yes, please." Sydney said hugging her friend again.
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When Sydney called the doctor's office, it turned out there was a cancellation and she could have an appointment at 10:00 AM the next day. While she and Carrie were waiting, Sydney began to get anxious again.
"Carrie, do you think I'm even going to be a good mom?"
"Of course you are", she answered not even looking up from her magazine. "Everything will fall into place."
Sydney Runnels
"Well here goes nothing."
Sydney followed the nurse practitioner to a restroom. The nurse wanted a urine sample to administer the pregnancy test. After she was done, she waiting nervously in a little room until the nurse came back.
"Congratulations Mrs. Runnels, you are going to have a baby."
Sydney tried to sound excited. "Thank you."
"Was this a shock?"
"To say the least. My husband and I have only been married a month."
"Everything will be fine, I promise. I do want to give you this book. It will help you with any questions you might have. It explains what you might expect each month until you deliver. Also, here is a prescription for prenatal vitamins. Do you have any questions for me?"
The new expectant mom shook her head no. "No not right now."
"Alright we are done here. If you have any questions in the mean time, do be afraid to call our office, and we will call you in about 2 weeks for your next appointment."
"Ok thanks. I guess I do have one question: what is my due date?"
"By the date of your last cycle, we are calculating the date of August 30th. We will be doing a sonogram at your next appointment, and will be able to give you a better date then."
Sydney then agreed, and headed to the waiting room. As she walked through the door Carrie stood up.
"So what happened?"
"I am pregnant, and due August 30th."
Carrie squealed and hugged her friend. "Congratulations! I am so happy for you!"
"Thanks. I think I will be more excited when I see Cody's reaction."
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Sydney was sitting very nervous at the kitchen table. It was the day of Cody's return home, and he was due home any minute. She was so nervous, she thought she would be sick. Then, she heard the door slam of Cody's car. "Oh no", she thought. "Here we go…"
Cody came through the front door, immediately looking for his wife. "Sydney?"
Sydney had moved from the kitchen and into the living room to greet her husband.
"Hey baby", Sydney said, trying to hide her nervousness.
"There you." Cody then scooped up Sydney in his arms, and gave her a passionate kiss. "I have wanted to do that for 3 weeks now."
Sydney smiled back at him. "I have missed you too. Why don't you come sit on the couch with me. I have some interesting news for you."
Cody did as he was told. Sydney sat to the side of him, holding his hand. She took a deep breath and decided to go for it.
"Cody, you know how the last few weeks I couldn't shake the flu?"
"Yeah", Cody said. He remembered his wife being really sick the last time he was home.
"Well there is a reason why I have been sick."
Cody grew more and more concerned. "What's up?"
Sydney had hid the pregnancy test in a desk drawer in the living room. "I want to show you something.", she said as she grabbed the test and gave it to him.
"What is this?", he asked as he took the stick. He saw the word PREGNANT on the test. "Holy Cow!"
"Yeah, Cody, we are going to have a baby."
Cody was speechless. He kept staring at the test. He finally then looked at Sydney, with a smile on his face. "Your having my baby?"
Sydney then threw her arms around him. "That smile means your happy right?"
"Of course I am happy!", Cody said now wrapping his arms around her. "Did you think I wouldn't be?"
"I didn't know how you would react. I was scared.", Sydney said now starting to have tears in her eyes.
"I will admit it is a little early in the cards right now, but I am genuinely happy. You know…I see the other guys bring their families on the road, and I will admit, I get jealous sometimes. Now, I get to bring my own family on the road. So when am I going to be a daddy?"
"The nurse calculated the date as August 30th. They want to do a sonogram, just to make sure everything is ok, and she said that we will be able to get a more calculated date then."
Cody smiled at his wife again, now putting his hand on her belly. "Make sure its on a day that I am home. I want to go."
"Ok deal."
Cody and Sydney then hugged again and kissed. Sydney felt a lot better about being pregnant. She felt a lot better now that Cody was on her side.
"I love you…and thanks for letting me knock you up.", he said giggling.
Sydney chuckled. "I love you too…and thanks for knocking me up."
