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Chapter Twelve

Plans

As the days went by, it was hard to get Michelangelo to calm down from the good news; he was forever talking about how he was going to be a great uncle and even started looking for his old toys he was going to give the new baby.

Donatello was looking online for the best web articles about pregnancy and baby-care. He even tried to study midwifery and care in pregnancy.

Master Splinter, as much as he was excited about becoming a grandfather, he wanted to make sure everyone was calm and Mona was as safe and comfortable as possible.

One day, Splinter called a meeting in the living area. He stood in the middle of the room in front of the TV with the turtles and Mona looking up at him.

"I have been giving a lot of thought over Mona's pregnancy." The old rat spoke "I know you are all excited..."

"Indeed we are sensei!" Michelangelo squeaked "I've been searching through all my old toys! I found a few things..."

"Quieten down Mikey!" said Donatello putting his hands on the hyper younger turtle and made him sit still.

"And..." continued Splinter "This is an anxious time as well."

As he spoke he glanced at Mona who even though showed no indication she was carrying a child, placed her hand on her toned stomach and Raphael had his arm protectively around her.

"Mona will need to stay in the lair." Splinter continued "And if she wishes to go outside for any reason, she must be accompanied."

"I won't leave her side." Raphael said.

"And neither will I." Leonardo added, placing a hand on Mona's.

"We'll all protect her sensei." Donatello said.

As he spoke he held up a large folder of web pages and articles he had found online and put them together.

"I've searched the entire web for good advice and I've found some good pages, some I believe will be helpful to Raph and Mona."

"Good work Donny." Raphael said gratefully.

"Indeed Donatello." Splinter said warmly.

"April has offered to look around for some baby stuff." Mona said "I wish I could go topside, but..." she paused looking at her appearance.

"You can always look online." Donatello offered "But, I know it's not the same as..." he moved his eyes upwards to the ceiling.

Splinter nodded in agreement.

"I have decided..." he said "That we shall continue with training as usual, but Mona must not participate,"

Mona nodded in agreement.

"Well I can't train or fight in my condition right now." She said with a smile.

"We will still need to do some outdoor activities outside too." Said Splinter "But I will stay here with you or April and Casey will, and above all..."

As he continued he glanced at Michelangelo who looked like a child about to be scolded.

"We will need to be careful around Mona and her baby."

He looked across to Donatello who stood up and pulled a sheet of paper from his folder.

"I have been doing a lot of reading on pregnancy and I've found some advice on what we as a family can do to help Mona."

"Help with names?" Michelangelo piped up excitedly.

Mona smiled but the others looked at Michelangelo with annoyance.

"No Mikey." Said Donatello "But help with making sure she is safe, not just from danger outside the lair, but also within."

Raphael looked worried.

"What do you mean Don?" he asked pulling Mona closer to him.

"I've had certain chemicals in my lab which could be harmful to Mona and her baby, so I've had to make sure they're stored away, and also there's an issue with Klunk."

Michelangelo's eyes widened as his pet cat's name was mentioned and the little ginger cat meowed.

"You have to make sure Klunk's litter box is well away from Mona so she doesn't get any harmful infections from it."

Michelangelo looked relieved but he agreed to make sure the litter box was far away from Mona.

"I will find out more to help Mona, but in meantime." Donatello continued "We need to be patient and do all we can to be a support."

"Hear hear." Said Leonardo.

Splinter and the others agreed.


Later that evening, Mona stood in the middle of Raphael's old room, Raphael stood in the doorway watching her.

The room was filled with boxes and storage, since Raphael had moved into Mona's room, he had taken everything that belonged to him out of there and it was no more than a mere storage room.

"I can't wait to get this place set up." Mona said dreamily, "I want to give our baby everything we can offer."

"We can babe." Raphael said softly as he walked up behind Mona and wrapped his arms around her waist.

His fingers stroked her stomach; he couldn't wait to feel his child there once Mona's belly had swollen.

"We can have a crib in the corner over there." Mona suggested pointing in one corner, "A playpen over there!"

Raphael smiled.

"April said she saw some wonderful children's clothes, toys and everything." Mona continued "I just wish I could be there to see what she can see."

Raphael kissed Mona's neck gently as he looked around.

He never believed that in his wildest dreams he would be a father, let alone find a mate like Monalisa.

Like Mona he was excited and wanted to get the room set up, he planned to talk to his brothers about setting up a plan and getting to work.

"We did a good job on your room when you came to live with us Mona." He thought "And now we'll do the same for our baby."

Looks like everyone's excited and there are major plans for the new arrival!

Sorry this chapter was so short, we will get to the good stuff soon enough! Lol!

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