A few weeks passed and the date for Mia's twenty week scan had finally arrived. Slowly but surely the couple were becoming more and more prepared for their upcoming arrival. After some discussion, it was decided that Chris's room would be turned into a nursery and that he would move all of his belongings into Mia's room and share. The reason being that her room was the biggest out of the two.
Mia stood directly in front of the full length mirror in her room. She ran her hand gently over the now quite visible bump and smiled to herself. Her attention diverted to the sound of her door creaking opening. Chris entered with a large box of his belongings.
"This is the last of it. Where do you want me to put all this?" He asked
She took a moment to look around the room before giving her answer, "Just put it over by the window for the moment, we can sort it out later"
Chris placed the box as directed; the room looked completely disorganised as they merged their belongings.
Mia sighed at the mess but then smiled once she realised what the time was, "Come on, we should probably leave in a minute"
He smiled over at her and tugged lightly on her wrist, "Come and see what I've done with the nursery first"
She grinned back at him and followed him over to what used to be his room. She poked her head around the door frame and the grin on her face only grew more. The room had already begun its transformation.
She skipped to the centre of the room and looked around with awe on her face. In one corner of the room a white, wooden cot was put together, filled with neatly folded, knitted blankets and a grey plush elephant toy. On the other side of the room a large wooden shelf had been built, a few toys placed strategically on top of it. Next to the shelf was a small set of Chester drawers. Mia opened each of the drawers to find them filled with the baby grows that they had begun to collect.
Mia looked back at Chris who was still stood in the doorway, "You did all of this?"
Chris smiled, "I can't take all of the credit, Zack's been helping me put it all together"
The grin on her face spread, "But when?"
"When you've gone to bed… I wanted to surprise you when it was all finished but I couldn't wait"
She leaped over to him and wrapped her arms around his waist "Thank you, it's amazing so far."
He looked around the room himself, "I'm just not sure about what colour to do the walls…"
Mia glanced up to him, "We'll know the gender today. That should be able to help make a decision"
He smiled, "You want to find out today?"
She smiled back, "Yeah, now come on, or we'll miss our appointment"
Mia clasped his wrist in her hands then dragged him down the hallway and stairs, looking back at him every few seconds as she heard him chuckle.
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The couple sat impatiently in the waiting area, along with other expecting couples as they waited for their names to be called.
After ten minutes or so, Mia found herself anxiously tapping her foot. Chris looked over to her and put her hand into his, giving it a reassuring squeeze. She gazed up to him, a peaceful smile spread across her face and the tapping stopped.
"Miss Treswell?"
A voice called out, bringing both Mia and Chris to attention. Nurse Calder stood in the corner of the room; she smiled warmly at the couple as they looked her way.
"Would you like to come with me?"
Mia and Chris both stood up in sync and followed Nurse Calder down what seemed a never ending corridor, hand in hand. After a short walk Nurse Calder lead them into a room, which looked much like the room from the last scan.
"I hope you do not mind but I have a trainee Nurse with me today. She is hoping to perform today's scan to gather some work experience. I will need your consent before hand"
Mia nodded in agreement, "Yes, that's not an issue. She's more than welcome to perform the scan"
Another Nurse joined them shortly after and prepared Mia for the scan.
A short while later Mia found herself in awe, once again, as she gazed at the little figure on the screen. This time the little figure made small movements, which only made the whole scenario more real.
Chris choked on his breath ever so slightly, "Did you see that? The little guy or gal waved out"
Mia let out a short laugh of excitement, "Yeah, I did." She paused for a moment and took Chris's hand as a single tear of joy ran down her cheek. She continued to gaze at the screen.
"Hi, to you too, baby" She chuckled.
The second Nurse who was performing the scan too let out a little giggle.
Nurse Calder smiled warmly at the couple who were completely besotted with their future child as she made the necessary checks.
A couple of minutes passed before Nurse Calder joined the couple, she stood at the end of the bed with a grin.
"I've done all the checks, everything is moving along nicely as it should. Your little one is currently about six and a half inches crown to rump, which is totally normal and weighs around ten point two ounces, which is again average. We have a nice strong heartbeat there as well which indicates you baby is in good health"
Relieved smiled spread across the couple's faces as they waited for the next question.
Nurse Calder could sense that the couple were waiting for what she was about to ask. She grinned, "As you are probably aware, at twenty weeks, we can now identify the sex of your baby. Is this something you'd like to know now or something you'd like to keep as a surprise?"
Mia looked to Chris with a huge grin that spread from cheek to cheek. He laughed and looked back to Nurse Calder, "I don't think we could be that patient, we'd like to find out today"
The Nurse nodded her head with a smile and looked back at her screen. She stared at the screen intensely for a few minutes before turning her head back to the couple.
Chris had one arm under Mia's neck, his hand resting on her shoulder. His other hand intertwined with hers as they impatiently waited for the reveal.
The Nurse performing the scan signalled Nurse Calder over and whispered into her ear. Nurse Calder smiled and nodded.
Nurse Calder took in a deep breath with a smile on her face, "I am please to announce that you are expecting a baby… girl!"
The couple looked at each other and beamed, tears of joy coming from both sides.
"A little girl! Chris, the room has to be pink!" Mia giggled.
Chris chuckled back, "Pink it is… anything for my beautiful Girlfriend and little girl"
His words sent a warming shudder through her. When ever he spoke about him and her being a family, it gave her butterflies. Even more so now that it was actually going to happen.
The couple and the two nurses stayed talking for a further half an hour before the appointment came to an end. As before, Nurse Calder handed them a white envelope which held the photo's of the day's ultrasound.
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On the way back, Mia opened the envelope and flicked through the various snap shots taken. She smiled as she gazed down at the little life growing inside of her.
"I still can't believe it… each day it seems more surreal"
Chris gave her a quick kiss on the temple as he tried to keep his eyes on the road, "Just think, only another twenty weeks and we could be doing this journey whilst bringing her home" he paused for a brief moment, "and I couldn't be more proud of myself… I found the perfect girl to be the mother of my child. Your going to be amazing"
Another tear ran down her cheek as a bigger smile formed across her face. Chris placed on hand on the top of her thigh and squeezed lightly.
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After a short journey home, the pair climbed out of the car and headed towards the house, full of conversation and laughter. Mia reached for the door handle and swung the door open.
"We're home" She sung.
Her eyes darted towards the sofa where two familiar figures sat. She quickly zipped up her coat and shoved the white envelope into Chris's hands. Her face dropped and drained of colour.
"Mom?...Dad?" She stuttered questioningly as she slowly edged towards them.
"Oh, sweet heart!" Her mother called out as she left the sofa and pulled Mia into an embrace.
Mia cautiously hugged back trying to act as normal as possible. Why had they come to visit all of a sudden, out of the blue? And how long can she possible hide her secret from them?
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Hello all. Apologies for not updating for a couple of weeks, work commitments have been taking up most of my time. I hope you all enjoy this new chapter and don't forget to leave a little review after. Thank you for reading - Milo2013