We both let out a giggle, as we both knew what that meant. When Hansel was 20 weeks pregnant, he had his umpteenth baby scan. We'd decided on not finding out the gender, as Hansel wanted it to be a surprise.
"How is the baby today?" Toni asked Hansel after letting us into her room.
"Baby is doing good. Been feeling it move and kick." Hansel sat down.
"That's good." Toni put her stethoscope on. "Just going to check your heartrate, before you get onto the table."
"I'm immortal." Hansel protested.
"We still need to check." Toni insisted.
Toni checked Hansel's heartrate, aswell as the baby's, and both were good. Hansel then got onto the table. Kathy and Ricki were with us, taking photos and videos.
"Before doing the scan, I am going to check your baby's position." Toni looked at Hansel.
"Okay." Hansel smiled.
Toni rolled up Hansel's shirt, which revealed a beautiful stomach that was becoming more round each week. She then checked the baby's position.
"Not too sure but I think that's the baby's head I can feel at the top." Toni checked the baby's position.
"Feels like it." Hansel smiled, as the baby kicked. "Felt like a proper kick just then."
"Your baby is making his or her presence known." Toni giggled.
"Sure is." Hansel smiled.
"And now for me to start the scan." Toni grabbed the gel. "Now, as always, this will feel a little cold at first."
"Okay." Hansel knew what was coming.
"And here we go." Toni put the gel on.
"Oh." Hansel giggled.
"And now we can do the baby scan." Toni turned the machine on and grabbed the probe.
"I'm ready." Hansel smiled.
"Okay then." Toni put the probe on Hansel's stomach. "And here's your baby."
"Oh wow." Hansel squeezed my hand.
"There's the head, and the hands, and there's the feet right there." Toni smiled.
"And that little string of pearls?" Hansel shed a tear of happiness.
"That's your baby's spine." Toni smiled. "And you baby looks like it's waving at us."
"Saying hello to daddy and auntie and godmothers." I put my other hand on Hansel's hair.
"I like that idea." Hansel squeezed my hand.
"Would you like me to tell you what you are having?" Toni then asked Hansel.
"I'd like it to be a surprise." Hansel replied.