Catherine called Steve. After a few rings Steve answered the phone.
"Hey honey," Steve spoke.
"Don't hey honey me. Where are you? The appointment is in five minutes."
"I know honey. I thought I would be able to make it but I'm still stuck at work. I have to finish this case. I'm sorry."
"Fine, whatever," Catherine replied a bit angry and she hung up the phone.
Pissed that Steve couldn't make it she went into the room when the doctor called her.
"Steve not joining us today?" The doctor asked.
"No, he's still stuck at work."
"Okay, I'll give you a picture so you can show it to him."
"That's fine."
"How are you feeling?"
"Some morning sickness but I can't complain so far."
"That's good to hear. Why don't you lie back so I can examine you?"
Catherine lay back down on the bed as the doctor got everything ready. The doctor put some gel on the wand and placed it on Catherine's stomach. She moved it around a bit before the baby appeared on the screen.
"There it is. There's the little baby."
Catherine looked at the screen and saw her baby, her and Steve's baby on the screen. The baby looked so cute already.
"Is everything okay?" Catherine asked.
"Yeah everything looks fine. The baby is right on schedule for eighteen weeks. The baby is growing nice and big. I can see what the sex is, if you still wanna know."
"Yeah, we wanna know."
"Do you wanna know now or do you wanna wait until Steve is here?"
"I wanna know now, I will tell Steve later."
"Alright." The doctor moved the wand over Catherine's stomach once more, to make sure she had seen it right. "You are having a little boy."
Catherine couldn't believe it. She and Steve were having a little boy. They would have a little Steve in a few months. Catherine hoped that Steve would love it too. The doctor took Catherine's vitals and weight and gave Catherine a picture of the ultrasound before Catherine walked out. She made an appointment for two weeks from now on her way out. She was pissed that Steve wasn't able to make it but now she could surprise him with revealing what they were having. Catherine went to the store before going home. She bought some groceries before going home. Just as she pulled up to the house Steve pulled up as well.
"Hey honey," Steve spoke and he walked up to Catherine. He could tell she was still a little pissed at him. Steve wrapped his arms around Catherine and pulled her close. "I'm so sorry I couldn't be there today. I really wanted to be there."
"I know honey, me too. I know it's not your fault for not being there but I really wanted you to be there."
"I know, I wanted to be there but we had to finish the case."
"I get it, I know what the job is like."
Steve pulled Catherine to face him and kissed her deeply. "I love you, and I love our little baby." Steve moved down to Catherine's stomach and kissed it. "Daddy is sorry he couldn't join mommy to see you. Is everything okay with the two of you?"
"Yes, we are both very healthy. The baby is growing nice and big."
"That's good to hear."
Steve helped Catherine carry in the groceries. "Did you find out what we're having?"
"No, the doctor couldn't see it yet," Catherine lied but she wanted to surprise Steve.
"Ah okay, maybe next time."
"Yeah perhaps. I really want you there the next time. Cus it's the twentieth week appointment. The doctor will do some tests to see if the baby might be suffering from something and we'll probably get to hear the heartbeat."
"I'll do my very best to be there."
"Okay good."
"Do you need help with dinner?"
"No, I'm good thanks."
"Okay, I'm gonna go get started on cleaning out the room so we can make a nursery there."
"That's fine."
Now that Steve was upstairs Catherine could finish her surprise for Steve. She had planned to hide the reveal in the food. She went to make the food and dessert. About forty minutes later she called Steve down for dinner.
"Did you finish the case?" Catherine asked.
"Yeah we did. We were just about to go after the suspect so I couldn't leave."
"It's okay Steve, I know what the job is like sometimes."
"I'm still sorry. I really wanted to be there for you."
"I know honey, it's okay. I'm just glad you're alright. For a moment I thought that something might have happened to you."
"I'm fine Cath, nothing is gonna happen to me."
"That's good, cus I'm not raising this baby alone."
"You won't have to. I'm not leaving you two."
"You better not."
Once they were done with dinner Catherine went to fetch the dessert. She had put the surprise in the dessert. She had made brownies and made the filling blue. Catherine cut them both a piece of brownie and put it on the plate. She put the plate with the blue towards her down in front of them. Steve started eating and after a few bites he noticed that the middle was blue.
"Cath? What did you put in this batch? It's blue in the middle."
"I know, I added a dye."
"But why? And why blue?" Then it hid Steve. "You did find out what we're having, didn't you?"
"Yes I did," Catherine answered with a smile.
"You did? And I'm guessing since you put blue dye in it, we're having a boy."
"Yes we are."
"That's amazing. Wow I can't believe it. We're having a little boy."
Steve couldn't believe it. In a few months he and Catherine would have a little boy. He was getting a son.
"You're happy about that?"
"Of course I'm happy about it. A little boy, I can't believe it. Don't get me wrong, I would be happy with a little girl as well."
"Of course, I know that."
"So we're really having a little boy?"
"Yes we are. The doctor could see it clearly." Catherine pulled out her ultrasound picture and showed it to Steve. "See, you can see it."
Steve looked at the picture. Catherine was right, you could see it. It clearly was a boy and he was growing so big already.
"It's amazing. Look at him."
"Yeah, he's beautiful already."
Steve pulled Catherine onto his lap. "Of course he is, you're his mommy. We're having a little boy," Steve spoke with a smile.
"Yes we are. It's gonna be a perfect. We're gonna be a happy family."
"Yes we will be."
Steve gave Catherine a kiss. With Catherine sitting on Steve's lap they finished their dessert. When they were sitting on the couch after dinner Steve lowered his head to Catherine's stomach and kissed it.
"Hey little buddy, it's daddy here. Daddy can't wait to meet you, you're gonna be so cute. You're gonna be a cute little boy."
Catherine loved it when Steve spoke to her growing stomach. He would be an amazing daddy to their son, Catherine was sure of it.
….
That weekend they went to shop for the nursery. They decided to go to Walmart. They cruised through the baby department trying to find some furniture for the nursery. They bought a Dream on me Addison 5-in-1 convertible crib in mystic gray wood with matching matrass. The crib had a storage drawer underneath it. They also bought a Dream on me Ashton in mystic gray wood changing table with two open shelves underneath the changing pad, a Ti Amo Carino mystic gray double dresser with six drawers, an Angel Line Windsor glider and ottoman in white wood with gray cushions, a Better homes and gardens 9-cube storage in grey wood with two storage bins with on the front and back white with anchors and a ship and on the sides different colored blue strips and two storage bins with light blue and blue zigzag pattern. They bought a Geenny Boutique Sea Turtle 13-Piece Crib Bedding Set in blue and brown colors, which included a quilt, crib bumper, a white matrass sheet with blue and brown dots, two blue window valance with sea turtles on it and a brown and white dotted bottom, a crib skirt, a diaper stacker, a toy bag, two throw pillows and three wall hangings, a lamp shade that went with the set as well with some reef on it with an grey base and the wallpaper border that went with this set. They also bought an Infantino Grow-with-me sea turtle activity gym and ball pit, a turtle baby mat, a little turtle stroller toy, As stroller they picked out a Babyroues Letour Avant black stroller frame with separate bassinet with red caps. The stroller could be used as a regular stroller, with the bassinet or with a car seat. They bought some accessories for the stroller, an blue and silver clip-on fan, a rain cover, a net to protect it from bugs, a J.L. childress Sip 'N Safe console tray, a black and white doted mumbrella, a stroller Mickey Mouse musical toy, a rain cover and a parasol for on the stroller. Further they picked out a Mickey Mouse sweet wonder travel play yard set in black and red colors which was easy to fold so they could take it with them with a changing pad and a storage cabinet on the side, a black play yard for at home with a mint green cushion and on the sides some clouds and some clouds dangling above the play yard, a Ingenuity convertme swing 2 seat in gray with some colored dots on the cushion with a lion dangling above it, a Safety 1st continuum 3-in-1 convertible car seat and black and red colors, a Hynes Eagle red baby carrier, a Primo playard cabana for outside, a grey and white chevron diaper bag, an Easy home wireless digital camera video baby monitor in blue and white colors, a sesame street inflatable bathtub, a white baby bath with a handheld shower and a green recliner with elephants on it, a blue foldable baby bath with recliner and animals on the inside of the bath, a Mickey Mouse pacifier, a green pacifier with boats on it, a pack with four bibs with dinosaurs on it, a pack with four Mickey Mouse bibs, a pack with three bottles with elephants on it, a swimming blue penguin bath toy, a Mickey Mouse basketball bath toy, a pack with six boat bath toys, a Mickey Mouse snuggle blanket and a bright starts take along carrier bag toy.
From the clothing department they picked out a green sea turtle bib and burp cloth, a sea green sleeping bag with a little turtle on it, a blue towel hoodie with "I love daddy" on the hoodie and also one with "I love mommy, a white towel hoodie with a green hoodie and a turtle on it, a pack with five bodysuits in nautical and whale theme, a pair of green camo printed jogger pants, a blue footed pair of pajamas with dogs on it, a green shirt with little guy on it and a pair of green checkered shorts, a paw patrol pair of swim trunks, a blue Mickey Mouse outfit with Little prince on the shirt, a pair of white pants with a blue button down shirt on it with whales, anchors and ships and a green Hawaiian leaves romper.
Catherine also went to look for some new maternity clothes.
"Here, why don't you try this," Steve spoke as he held up a piece of clothing.
"A dress? I don't really wear dresses."
"Can you just try it on please? I'm sure it'll look great on you."
"Fine."
Catherine grabbed some other clothes and went to try them on. She first tried on the dress Steve had picked out. It was a blue Chevron print dress. Steve looked at Catherine as she stepped out of the changing booth. He was memorized, the dress looked really beautiful on her. There was a belt on the dress just above her stomach, which showed her baby bump perfectly.
"Wow, you look beautiful."
"You really think so? I don't know, I've never been much of a dress person."
"I think it looks really great on you."
"Really?"
"Yeah you look beautiful in it. Trust me, it looks really great on you."
"Okay, for you, I will buy it."
"Thanks, it looks really good on you."
Catherine also bought a pair of rinse denim shorts, a pair of cargo black Bermuda shorts, a pair of grey capri pants, a pair of powder wash jeans, a pair of medium wash jeans, a black and khaki striped tunic with a drawstring, a navy blue colored tunic with white dots with tie belt and a salmon colored tunic blouse with tie belt.
They paid for everything, the furniture would be delivered to the house in about four weeks and the rest of the stuff they could already take with them. Steve put the stuff in the back of the car before they drove to Kmart. Here they bought a Geenny sea turtle mobile that went with the set they had since they didn't have this one at Walmart, a blue hooded robe and booties with a shark on it, light blue curtains with fish on it, denim Mickey Mouse shortalls with a white shirt with "mickey mouse" on it, a blue Mickey Mouse bodysuit with mommy's silly boy on it with matching pants and a bib and blue low oxford shows.
"I think we have enough for now," Catherine spoke.
"You think?"
"You need a lot for babies Steve, they tend to be messy so you have to have enough clothes."
"Yeah but not just clothes, everything. I didn't know you needed so much."
"Yeah, you need a lot for babies and I want our baby to have the best."
"Of course and we can afford it, I'm just saying I didn't know we needed so much."
They paid for the stuff and took them to the car. Catherine wanted to help put the stuff in the car but Steve wouldn't let her so Catherine got in the car already. As Steve was putting the stuff in the car he heard something or something drop. He looked next to the car and saw that Catherine was on the ground.