Meredith was now at twenty weeks and had grown quite a bit. She now had a small round belly and large boobs that she was proud of. She was also pretty sure that Derek enjoyed them too.
When Meredith woke up that morning she heard Derek pulling items out of their new walk in closet. "What are you doing?"
"Have you seen my polo with the red and blue decal?" Derek said as he walked over to kiss his wife.
"It is hanging next to the other polo's in the closet." Meredith replied as she rubbed her swollen stomach.
"I already looked there." Derek said stressed out.
Meredith stood up from the bed and walked into the closet. She picked the polo right up from the hanger and handed it to Derek with an annoyed look on her face. Suddenly she burst into tears.
"Baby what is wrong? I was not mad at you." Derek said comforting her.
"Its how you said it." Meredith said.
"I'm sorry. I love you." He kissed Meredith's head. She had been less emotional lately, but little things set her off. "Why don't you go get dressed and then we can head to the hospital for your twenty week appointment."
Meredith's face lit up and she wiped the tears away. "Alright, at least we get to find out what we are having today."
Derek rubbed her belly and said, "Yes we do get to find out today. Maybe if you get dressed and ready within the next half hour we could stop at that bakery and one of those Danish's you love so much.
Meredith looked up. "You mean, the ones with the strawberry filling?"
"Yes." Derek smiled and went downstairs while Meredith changed.
When Meredith walked down the stairs she was wearing black dress pants and pink v-neck blouse. Derek kissed her gently then led her out the door.
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When Meredith and Derek reached Seattle Grace they were greeted by Alex who right away gave Meredith a kiss on the cheek.
"Well, don't you look all bright and shiny. Pregnancy agrees with you." Alex said.
Meredith just smiled and said, "Thank you. We are here for our appointment."
They spent a few more minutes talking to Alex and then went up the elevator. They signed in for their appointment and then waited until a nurse called them to the back. Normally they would be able to just walk in, but Addison was rather busy today.
When Meredith was ready Addison came in. She examined Meredith and then began the ultrasound. "Well Meredith, the baby looks great. Are you guys interested in knowing the sex?"
Meredith and Derek looked at each other and Derek answered, "Yes we would like to know."
Addison smiled and said, "Congratulations you are carrying a healthy baby girl. I hope you like pink."
Derek kissed Meredith and said, "I guess we are having a princess."
"We are having a princess." Meredith repeated with a huge smile on her face.
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After the appointment they went to tell all of their friends in the hospital. They then made sure to call George and Callie to share the great news.
When they got back to their home they sat in bed eating ice cream. Meredith had a craving for some on the ride home and they made a detour for the grocery store.
"Derek?"
"Yes babe?"
"What do you think about her name. I don't want to pick just one, so I want to narrow it down and then decide when she comes out. But what names do you like?" Meredith said as she put her spoon down.
"Wow, I hadn't thought of that. Well I think the names Grace, Ava and Madeline are cute. What about you?" Derek asked.
"I like all of those. I would like to try and incorporate my mother's name in there somewhere, but we could change it to like Ella or something. I also like Sarah, Katherine and Emma." Meredith said as she made the decision to pick the spoon up again.
"Well what about Ava Katherine as one of our choices?" Derek asked.
"I like that. Madeline Grace or Sarah Mae?" Meredith asked as she put her head on Derek's shoulder.
"I don't like Sarah Mae. I went to school with a girl named Sarah Mae and she ended up being a slut. There is no way I'm naming my baby girl after the girl that dated Mark and a teacher at the same time." Derek shut that name down very quickly and Meredith could not help but laugh.
"Okay, so not Sarah Mae? Well I think we should put Madeline Grace on the list too. I really think it is sweet." Meredith said.
"Ok, so let's keep it at Madeline Grace and Ava Katherine so far. We can talk if we come up with more. We can add to the list." Derek responded as he headed off to put the utensils and the ice cream downstairs.
Meredith placed her hand on her stomach and looked down at it. "You know baby girl, I love you. You're Daddy and I are going to have everything perfect by the time you get here. You're our princess. I hope you like clothes, because I plan on dressing you very cute. Besides if I didn't Aunt Izzie would have you pooping pink and wearing cupcakes." Meredith said as she heard Derek coming up the stairs. "This talk will be our little secret."
"I'm tired. I think it is time the three of us go to bed." Derek said as he walked in and kissed Meredith's small belly."
"Alright, well let's brush our teeth and then we can get some sleep." Meredith replied as she walked into the restroom and handed Derek his toothbrush.
Meredith and Derek brushed their teeth, then got into bed. Meredith turned on her side and Derek wrapped his arms around her small body with his hand resting on her swollen belly.
Alright, I just wanted to leave you all with an update. I hope you liked it!!! As usual please review!!!
