Tuesday: The day of the first doctor's appointment
Tuesday morning around 7, Shawn and Juliet began to get up and ready for the doctor's appointment.
Shawn got up out of bed and went over to Juliet and said, "Hello."
"Hello. How are you?" Juliet asked.
"Good. Excited. Nervous."
"Why are you nervous?"
"I don't know. It's just you're waiting to tell everyone."
"Oh I get it."
"You get what?"
"I get that you're nervous, but I am positive the baby is fine."
"Ok. I trust you."
"Good, now come here and give me a kiss."
Shawn leaned over to Juliet and pulled her into a hug and gave her a kiss.
"I. Love. You." Shawn said.
"I. Love. You. More." Juliet said.
Juliet pulled away and grabbed Maggie.
"Good morning Maggie. Time to wake up." Juliet whispered.
Maggie stayed asleep in Juliet's arms.
Shawn came up behind Juliet and grabbed Maggie.
"Maggie, it's your daddy. It's time to get up sweet girl. Mommy and daddy are ready to take you to see your new baby sister or brother. Oh and Happy Birthday baby girl."
Juliet came behind Shawn and asked, "Can you believe she's one?"
"Nope. Even though she's not talking and walking, just means I get to hold her longer."
"I didn't walk or start talking until I was almost 2."
"You are so cute."
Juliet smiled.
"How far along are you baby?"
"I don't know. That's why we are going to the doctor today. You notice the baby bump?"
Shawn put Maggie on the bed and kneeled down to Juliet's stomach and kissed it.
Juliet put her hands in Shawn's hair and said, "We love you."
"I love you both." Shawn said.
Shawn stood up and hugged her.
Maddie walked into the house and said, "Shawn, I'm here. Y'all can go."
Juliet and Shawn grabbed Maggie and went into the living room.
"Happy Birthday Maggie." Maddie said.
Maggie held her arms out for Maddie to take her.
Maddie grabbed Maggie and gave her a kiss on the cheek and said, "Go see your mommy and daddy. We'll have a surprise for you when you get back."
Maggie smiled.
Shawn took Maggie and said, "Let's go babe."
Juliet grabbed Shawn's hand and they went to the car.
"Did you get her a front facing seat this time?" Juliet asked.
"No. I was doing research and it said that they should stay facing backwards for as long as possible. I got her an adjustable car seat. The bigger she grows, I just adjust it to fit her needs." Shawn said.
"Aww my baby did research."
Shawn looked at Juliet with a grin.
"Shall we get going?"
Shawn nodded.
Shawn backed down the driveway and drove to the OB/GYN.
Shawn pulled into the hospital parking lot and parked. Shawn got out and grabbed Maggie and held her and then went and helped Juliet out the car.
Juliet grabbed her purse and then grabbed Shawn's hand.
Shawn and Juliet walked into the OB wing of the hospital and Juliet went and checked in.
Shawn went to sit down with Maggie.
"What's going on Maggie?" Shawn asked.
Maggie pointed to toys.
Shawn grabbed the toy off the table and played with Maggie.
Juliet went and sat down next to Shawn.
Maggie turned to Juliet and handed her the toy.
"What you got there Mags?" Juliet asked.
Maggie reached out for Juliet.
"Come here sweet girl." Juliet said.
Juliet put Maggie in her lap and sat down and said, "You know, I think you're the cutest one year old ever."
Maggie giggled.
"Give me a kiss." Juliet said.
Maggie turned and gave Juliet a hug and a kiss.
Dr. Jones came out and said, "Juliet."
"Well Maggie, let's go." Juliet said.
Juliet got up and offered Shawn her hand, "Babe, you coming?"
"Yeah." Shawn said.
Shawn got up and took Juliet's hand and walked to the room.
"Hello Maggie." Kelly said.
Maggie smiled.
"So Juliet, you are having another baby?" Kelly asked.
"Yes and we are so happy. Aaron asked us for another sibling a few months ago and we thought about it and decided to give it another go." Juliet said.
"Shawn how'd you find out?"
"Well I told Maggie that she was going to have 2 more siblings and Juliet said that she was officially one of the middle kids." Shawn explained.
"Aw, congratulations guys. How old is Maggie?"
"She is one today." Juliet said.
"So you have a 6 year old, a 5 year old, a 3 year old, and a 1 year old?"
"Yep. We have Maggie's party after the visit and breakfast."
"Where are you guys going?"
"We are going to take Maggie out for pancakes and a pineapple smoothie." Shawn said.
"Awesome. Let's get started."
Juliet lied down on the table and pulled up her shirt.
Kelly grabbed the gel and put it on Juliet's stomach and grabbed the wand and turned on the monitor.
Kelly turned the monitor toward Juliet and Shawn and said, "Well Juliet, looks like you are about 12 weeks."
"Wow. I haven't had any morning sickness. I didn't know I was that far along." Juliet said.
"You didn't notice anything off?"
"No. I mean I've been stressed for the past few months, but that's happened before. A few missed periods."
"Wow. You know you have to do everything to stay calm and not have stress right?"
"Yeah. Me and Shawn are going to L.A. for a little bit by ourselves."
"We are?" Shawn asked.
"Surprise. We are going for your birthday."
"My birthday was 5 months ago."
"I know. We've been so busy I kept pushing it back."
"You rock Jules."
"I know."
"So, I am assuming you are just going to relax this entire vacation?" Kelly asked.
"We are. We are going to the beach."
"We are?"
"Yes baby we are."
Shawn smiled.
"Well guys, I have prints for you. I will see you guys in about 2 months to see the gender."
"Ok. Thank you Kelly." Shawn said.
Juliet smiled and picked Maggie up from Shawn and said, "Maggie, are you ready for some pancakes?"
Maggie looked at Shawn and reached for him and made a noice for him to notice her.
Shawn turned around and said, "You don't want to hangout with mommy?"
Maggie smiled and giggled.
Shawn grabbed Maggie and grabbed Juliet's hand and walked out to the car.
Shawn put in Maggie in her car seat and buckled her up and gave her a kiss. He got in and grabbed Juliet's hand and said, "Ready baby?"
"Yep." Juliet said.
Shawn pulled out of the parking lot and drove to IHOP. He pulled into the parking lot and got out and grabbed Maggie out of her seat and grabbed her diaper bag and went around and helped Juliet out.
"Thank you baby." Juliet said.
They walked into the establishment and was seated almost immediately.
The hostess showed them to their seat and said, "Your waiter will be with you in just a minute."
Shawn nodded.
"Jules, you didn't know you were 12 weeks pregnant?" Shawn asked.
"No." Juliet said.
"So, you've been pregnant since Maggie was at least 10 months?"
"Yep. Can you believe she's 1 now?"
"No, I can't. But I can't wait to celebrate another first birthday with our new baby."
Juliet grabbed Shawn's hand and said, "I can't wait either. Shall we reveal that we are having a baby at Maggie's party?"
"No. It's Maggie's day. We can tell everyone at a later date"
"So tomorrow at work?"
"You know me so well."
The waiter came and took their order and went back and filled their drinks. He came back with 2 coffees and one orange juice for Maggie.
Juliet grabbed the pictures out of her purse and said, "What do you think we're having?"
"I would have to say a boy. Our boys are so great. I love having them." Shawn said.
"I think for our LAST kid, I want a girl."
"I agree. So Aaron will be in 4th grade right?"
"Yep. That will make us about 33 years old."
"Jesus. We hit 30 in a few months."
"I know. What do you want to do?"
"I know we are going to L.A., but it's your trip too Jules."
"As long as I am with you, I don't care what we do."
Shawn smiled.
The waiter came back with their food and told them to enjoy their meal.
Shawn cut up Maggie's pancakes and Juliet got out a baby fork for Maggie to eat with.
"Happy Birthday baby girl." Juliet said.
Maggie smiled.
They ate for another 30 minutes and then left and went to Jamba Juice for smoothies.
"Maggie do you want a pineapple smoothie?" Shawn asked.
Maggie just stared at him.
"Of course you do." Juliet said.
Shawn got 2 regular smoothies and one kid size smoothie.
Shawn walked back to the car and handed Juliet the smoothies.
"Thank you baby." Juliet said.
Shawn got in and drove to the house and found Karen's car in the driveway.
"What's Karen doing here?" Shawn asked.
Juliet shrugged.
"Let's go see then."
Shawn got out the car and grabbed Maggie out of her seat and walked inside. Shawn opened the front door and saw Lassiter and his family, Shawn's parents, Karen and Iris, and Gus.
"Hey guys." Shawn said.
Karen walked up to Maggie and said, "Come here pretty girl."
Shawn reluctantly gave Maggie to Karen and said, "Well hello to you too Karen."
Karen chuckled.
"Juliet has a surprise for y'all." Shawn said.
Maddie looked at Shawn and Shawn simply smiled.
Shawn went up to Juliet and whispered, "Ready?"
Juliet looked up at Shawn and smiled, "Yeah."
"Let's go in the living room." Juliet said.
Juliet grabbed the pictures from her purse and put them in her back pocket and went and met Shawn.
"So we had a little thing today." Shawn said.
"Yeah?" Karen asked.
Juliet pulled Karen over to the side and pulled out the picture and handed it to her.
Karen grabbed the picture and looked at Juliet.
"Really?" Karen asked.
"Really." Juliet said.
"Have you told Aaron yet?"
"Not yet. We will tell him when I start showing a little more."
"How far are you?"
"12 weeks."
"And you didn't know you were pregnant?"
"No. No symptoms."
"And you didn't notice you missed a few?"
"No. I've been super stressed for the past few months, so that contributed."
"Well, I'm happy for you guys."
"Thank you."
"Ready to tell everyone else?"
Juliet nodded.
Juliet walked back over to Shawn and said, "Let's do this."
Shawn grabbed Juliet's hand and said, "Ok. So that thing we went to today was a doctor's appointment."
"Is everything ok with Juliet?" Carlton asked.
"Yes. Everything is perfect." Juliet added.
"So why did you go to the doctor?"
"We are having another baby." Shawn and Juliet said.
There was a wave of emotions on Carlton's face.
"Whose idea was this?" Carlton asked.
"Mine." Juliet added in.
"Why do you want more kids?"
"Because we do. We love kids. Plus we are having one more after this one."
"That's 6 kids."
"Yep. My mom's side of the family is huge, and at family reunions it's always a little awkward having only 4 kids. Everyone in my family has at least 6-7 kids."
"Good God. I'm fine with my 2."
"Well, people are different. Shawn is all for the idea of 2 more kids."
"Are you Shawn?"
"I am. Don't think about it as more kids. Think about it as more love. Our love made our family."
"That's lovely."
Shawn smiled.
"Well, congratulations you guys." Henry said.
"Thanks dad." Shawn said.
Henry went over to Juliet and hugged her and kissed her on the head.
"I'm happy for you guys Juliet. I really am. Having kids has got to be the best thing that has ever happened to Shawn."
"Thanks Henry. We appreciate it. I know Shawn does." Juliet said.
"Where is the birthday girl?"
"I don't know. Probably with Shawn."
Juliet left Henry and went to go find Maggie. She turned a corner into Maggie's bedroom and saw Shawn and Maggie dancing.
"What are my two babies doing?" Juliet asked.
"Dancing. We have a little dance to show everyone later." Shawn said.
"Really? Does it involve me?"
"It does."
"I'm so excited. What song?"
"Can't tell. Sorry sweetheart. Is cake ready yet?"
"Yeah. Presents first."
"Ok."
Shawn and Juliet went back into the living room and sat down with Maggie on the floor.
"Maggie told me she wants presents now." Shawn said.
"Of course she did." Henry said.
Shawn looked at his father.
Henry looked back at him and smiled.
They did presents for 30 minutes and then sang Happy Birthday to Maggie.
Next they did cake and ice cream.
Maggie looked at the cake and stuffed her face in the cake.
"Aw my baby, you love cake don't you?" Shawn asked.
Maggie giggled.
45 minutes later after visiting they all left the house. Henry and Maddie took the boys for the night.
Shawn locked the door and shut the blinds and said, "Well baby girl. Everyday you look more and more like your momma."
Maggie smiled.
"Maggie, your mom is the BEST thing that has ever happened to me. She made me less afraid of settling down and starting a family. I wouldn't want to do life with anyone else but her." Shawn started.
Juliet was behind the corner listening to their conversation.
"You kids are the best thing that has happened to us as a family. We've had some bumps in the road, but we found our way back to each other. I love your mom. If I could, I would marry her everyday and dance to our favorite song." Shawn said.
Juliet came from around the corner and crashed her lips into Shawn's.
"Hey baby." Shawn said.
"Hey baby. I love you so much." Juliet said.
"You heard everything didn't you?"
Juliet nodded.
"Well, I meant the last part."
"About getting married everyday?"
"Yeah. How about for our 10th anniversary we can renew our vows."
Juliet walked over to Shawn and said, "That would be the best anniversary gift ever."
Shawn smiled and kissed Juliet.
Maggie shoved her hands in Shawn's face.
Shawn pulled away and said, "You want kisses too?"
Maggie giggled.
"I think it's mommy's turn for kisses."
Juliet smiled and kissed Shawn again.
The rest of the day they spent with Maggie and celebrated her 1st birthday.