* * * THREE MONTHS LATER * * *
CHAPTER 12
It was June 6th and Danny was four months pregnant. She was amazed at how fast the baby was growing.
"Ugh, Ethan let's go!" Danny called from downstairs. They had an ultrasound in an hour and Ethan always liked to be fashionably late.
"I'm coming bae; two seconds!"
"Hurry up, I'll be in the car," Danny yelled as she walked out the house. It was a warm June evening; the sun was shining and there was a light breeze blowing. Danny started the car and cut on the air conditioner. She looked at her watch and swore under her breath. 'What in the hell could he possibly be doing?' Just then, Ethan came booking out the house and hopped in the car. Danny gave him a look of disbelief as they backed out the driveway.
They made it to Deaton's with two minutes to spare. The two walked into the office and were seen almost automatically as Deaton took them to the back.
"So Danny, how we feeling today?
"I feel good, I'm not as tired as I used to be and I think I've finally stopped peeing for a while," she chuckled. "But on the other hand, my feet are swollen, my breasts are growing, and my back is killing me." "I've grown a full cup size!"
Deaton nodded, "yes, that's a given with any pregnancy." He pulled out a measuring tape. "Alright, we're just gonna measure the baby's growth here." He placed the tape at the top of Danny's stomach and let it fall to the bottom. "Baby seems to be on schedule as far as growth; let's do an ultrasound." Deaton cut on the machine and squeezed some gel onto Danny's stomach, running the wand over top. Immediately, they heard the baby's heartbeat. "There's the baby's heartbeat; it's nice and strong, just what we like to see," Deaton said.
Ethan smiled and looked at Danny. "When can we tell the sex," Danny asked looking at the machine.
"Well, do you guys wanna know?" "See this right here," Deaton pointed at the screen. "It's a girl."
"A girl?!" Ethan leaned in giving Danny a big smooch, "we're having a girl," he cried.
"Congratulations," Deaton chuckled. "We'll see you back in a month," he said, walking out the room.
After leaving Deaton's, Danny and Ethan decided to head into town. "I guess we can start shopping for girly things now," Ethan said jokingly.
"Yeah," Danny said, "I can't wait!"
They pulled into Wal-Mart and headed straight for the baby aisle. "What's first," Danny asked.
"We should definitely get a car seat; gotta have something to put the baby in," Ethan chuckled. Danny agreed as they looked at the car seats sitting on the shelf. After a while, they settled on a seat made by Graco that was $35.59. Ethan put it in the basket and moved on, stopping at the baby clothes. Danny skimmed through the racks and picked out a couple of outfits. There wasn't any need to buy a whole lot; Danny knew they'd get plenty of clothes and gifts at the baby shower, plus they already had the essentials. Danny walked on; stopping in the food aisle. She picked up a container of Enfamil and read the labels, throwing it in the basket. Ethan came back with a box of diapers, wipes, bottles, and pacifiers and threw them in the basket. Danny looked down at the items.
"Do we have everything, or the important stuff rather," she asked.
"What about toys," Ethan said.
Danny smacked her forehead. "Toys, how could I forget toys?" They walked over and skimmed the aisles and wound up getting some stuffed animals, a mobile, and a few noise-makers; all throwing them in the basket. "I think that'll about do it," Danny said. Together, they walked to the front of the store and got in line. They placed the items on the counter; the total coming up to $179.35. Ethan swiped his card as he and Danny walked out the store. They loaded the car and headed home. Ethan opened the door, he and Danny's hands full. They took the stuff up to the nursery and began setting it up. Danny put a couple of the stuffed animals in the crib and hung the mobile above it while Ethan set up the changing table. Danny and Ethan took a step back to admire their work. Danny rested her head on Ethan's shoulder. "Looks good bae, don't you think?"
"Yes. Over the weekend I think we should concentrate on decorating though."
"I agree, it looks a little bare in here," Danny laughed.