Hello friends! Happy Hump Day!

To save my sanity and help me keep up with my own timeframe, I put in a few timestamps in this one when I was writing it. This is something I can keep doing if you guys would like. I tend to get wordy and sometimes it can be hard to keep track of where we are in the timeframe of the pregnancy.


Fifteen Weeks and Three Days (Tuesday)

"Booth?" Brennan called out across the apartment.

He stuck his head out of their room to answer so he wouldn't have to yell back. "What?"

"Are you almost ready?" She asked. She had been ready for quite some time. She had also just helped Parker, and he was sitting and waiting as well.

"Yes, but do I really have to wear this?" He gestured toward the traditional attire.

"This is called a gi, and yes, you do." She replied.

He groaned. "This kinda looks like a skirt," he whined in distaste of the thought of wearing a skirt.

"No it doesn't. You're wearing pants, and it's a robe. It does not look like a skirt."

"Okay, so when do I get a different colored belt? This one is…bland."

"Booth, you know what the colors mean. White is novice. You are a novice. You will move to orange when you advance ranks in skill development. You may even develop enough skill over time to wear a black one like mine. Now, are you ready to go? Rebecca called earlier. She is going to meet us there."

"Mom's coming, too?" Parker asked as his eyes light up at the mention of his mother.

"Yes, Bub. So are you ready?" Booth asked Parker.

B&B

"Okay, you guys have fun. I will meet you right back here when you get out." Brennan said as she gave Booth a hug and kiss.

"Are you not staying with us?" Rebecca asked.

"No, I enrolled you guys all my old karate class, but since found out I'm pregnant I have been taking Tai Chi. The motions are low impact and less abrupt as well as tending to be focus driven. It has proven to be quite relaxing, and helps me to retain a certain amount of flexibility." She motioned for them to go. "Go on, you do not want to be late. You might miss some instruction."

They turned and went opposite directions.

When they met back in the same place, there were smiles all around. Booth and Parker talked animatedly about what they learned to do, and Parker took it upon himself to demonstrate some of the things he learned.

Brennan was so glad that her boys were happy. She looked to Rebecca who also looked happy for the first time in awhile.

"So, what do you think? Do you think it will help your confidence any?" Brennan asked her as they fell slightly behind the boys as they walked to the parking garage.

"Yes, I do. Just some of the simple things we did tonight has helped. We got the chance to see some of the more advanced students do some sparring. It was amazing. I think this is going to be good for all of us. Seeley, especially."

"How so?"

"Well, he is physically fit; there is no doubt about that."

"True."

"But he sometimes has this overconfidence that has proven to be a burden in his job. You've certainly seen it. There were a few times back before he met you, that I wasn't sure Parker was still going to have a father, and honestly that's why I restricted his access to Parker early on. I didn't want Parker to get attached and then lose him. I think you have saved him from himself on a few occasions since you have become partners. I think that martial arts can help fill some more of those gaps."

"He doesn't have very many weaknesses, but it is true that he overcompensates to mask and hide some of his shortcomings. And for the most part he does this fairly well enough to keep suspects from using it against him. However, Howard Epps and Heather Taffett are probably the two that have most been able to figure us both out. It was incredibly dangerous for them to be able to use so much of our own personal issues against us."

"I can only imagine."

B&B

Fifteen Weeks and Six Days (Friday)

"Temperance Brennan," the nurse called out to the waiting room full of people.

Brennan stood and took Parker's hand as Booth took her other hand. They all walked back into the area where they took Brennan's weight, temperature, and measurements.

"So are we here to try to find out the gender today?" Dr. Matthews asked as he entered the exam room. "Oh, hi. I haven't met you, yet." He reached his hand out to Parker to shake his hand. "I'm Dr. Matthews. I am Temperance's doctor."

"I'm Parker Booth." He pointed to himself, "I'm the big brother."

"Great, are you guys ready to see the baby?" He asked as he wheeled the cart with the computer and ultrasound equipment over to the bedside. "Could you raise your shirt up just a little and lower your pants a little as well. Oh, look at that. You are already a little bigger than last time you were here." He grabbed the tube of jelly. "This is going to be a little cold."

Brennan's tummy jumped slightly at the cool sensation as it hit her skin.

"Do you think we will have a good chance to find out what the gender is today?" Booth asked as the doctor typed more into the computer to get it set up.

"It is possible, but it mostly depends on how shy the kid is. Sometimes they just don't cooperate, and other times you would swear the baby was an exhibitionist. In cases where we do not have a clear view of the anatomy, we can try again on a different day."

The doctor positioned the wand, "I'm just going to take some measurements really quickly and make sure everything is developing correctly."

The sound of the fetal heartbeat filled the room. Parker looked to Brennan and smiled that famous Booth smile, as she reached over and grabbed his hand with tears in her eyes. "That's the heartbeat," she whispered to him.

"Neat." Parker looked up to his dad, who smiled back through his own tears, before his eyes went back to Brennan and then back to the screen.

The doctor moved the wand around and occasionally typed things into the computer. "Okay, it looks like the fetal development is normal. The fetus is about four and a half inches long, or about the size of a large apple. It probably weighs about three and a half ounces. Are we ready to find out the gender?"

"Can we all take guesses first?" Parker asked.

"Sure," the doctor said. "Temperance, what is your guess?"

"Bones doesn't make guesses," Booth said before she could say anything.

"Booth, you didn't let me answer. There is no harm in guessing when we are about to find out for sure. Conjecture is pointless when trying to solve a murder because that requires facts. This is just fun." Was she really giving him a lecture on the fun of guessing? She smiled at Parker. "I think it will be a boy. This child makes me eat like a man."

They all laughed. "Alright Parker, what is your guess?" The doctor asked.

"Hmm, I don't know. I want a little brother to mess with, but I wouldn't mind a little sister to watch out for." He thought for a few seconds before giving his answer, "I think maybe it's a girl."

"Hmm, split so far. Alight, daddy, what about you?" The doctor asked with a grin.

"I think it's a girl." Booth leaned over and kissed Brennan's temple. "But I would be happy either way."

"Okay, here we go. Let's see if we have an exhibitionist or a shy kid." He positioned the wand over Brennan's tummy to try to get a good look. He reached over and tapped a few keys freezing the image on the screen.

B&B

Booth and Brennan had just climbed into bed for the night, and were settling down into each others' arms.

"Did you see Parker's face when the heartbeat became audible?" Brennan asked.

"Yeah. He is so excited to be a big brother."

They laid together and kissed languidly for a few minutes, and really took the time to enjoy each others' presence.

"You know I was just kidding about not being able to handle taking care of three Booth men, right?"

"I know. You are charming and nice, and you have instilled these traits into Parker. I will be expecting the same for this one," she said taking his hand and placing it over her abdomen.

"Oh, you mean you like the little master manipulator I have created out of Parker? You completely caved when he asked for a milkshake tonight at the diner. One look at the patented Booth charm smile and you were a goner."

"That smile is genetic, and you have taught him to use it well to his advantage. But I am talking about your personality. You are a good man, Seeley, and Parker is a good boy."

"Do you think that if I smile just right you will cave, and tell me what our costumes will be?"

"No," she said vehemently.

"What if I give you the full Seeley Booth special?" He asked in a sexy manly purr and waggling his eyebrows at her.

He nuzzled his nose into her neck and nipped on the spot behind her ear before soothing it with his tongue.

"Mmm, you can try, but I will not be caving unless you do something to completely incapacitate my ability to sensor what I say."

"Oh, I'm sure I can do that." He smiled and growled into her neck and placed hot open mouthed kisses to the sensitive skin.

"Did you lock the door?" Brennan asked.

"No, did you?"

"No."

"Crap." He reluctantly left the bed to go lock the door. As he was walking toward the bed he was quickly stripping himself of his clothes. By time he reached the bed, they were both naked.

He started at the foot of the bed and slowly made his way up her legs from her feet with his mouth as he climbed over her and onto the bed. Her legs fell apart inviting him further towards the warm wet destination.

He worked his way up her inner thighs pausing just before he slid his tongue along her slit. She groaned in displeasure when his mouth didn't stay there. He trailed his kisses up to her belly button and dipped his tongue in the cute little indention in her rounded tummy.

He brought one of his hands to her core and slipped a finger past her soft brown curls and into her folds to feel her slick desire for him.

She made a noise that had the potential to get louder and wake the sleeping boy down the hall. He stilled his finger, "Shh, baby. You have to be quieter with Parker here. You know I love it when you're vocal, but I would rather not give my son a reason to need therapy for the rest of his life."

He curled his finger back up inside her. He continued his kisses up and around her tummy trailing up to her breasts. He dipped in another finger, pulling another deep moan from her. He took his time on each breast toying with each nipple using his tongue and occasionally his teeth to lightly scrape over the pebbled flesh and using his other hand to gently massage the breast not currently being lavished by his mouth.

His fingers kept up their movements inside her and occasionally went up to stroke around her sensitive nub.

He kept one hand on her breast playing with her nipple as he worked his mouth up her chest and neck to her jaw and finally to her mouth when her moans of pleasure held more volume than was appropriate.

His fingers sped up as he felt the flutters of her inner walls against his fingers. He used his thumb to rub more over her clit, a few more passes across the bundle of nerves and she was sent over the edge. Her juices flooded his fingers as she shattered, and her screams were muffled into his mouth.

He didn't give her time to ease off or the orgasm; he removed his fingers and he positioned himself over her to immediately sheath himself into her. She gasped into his mouth as he filled her out, and he stilled at the intense feeling of her core still fluttering rapidly from her orgasm around his penis.

He took a second to keep from losing his grip on control, and then slowly started moving inside of her. He trailed his kisses down to her neck to give her a little time to breathe as she recovered from her orgasm and quickly built up to another one.

"God, Bones…you're so beautiful."

"Mmm, ah—you are too," she panted. "Beautiful…very, mmm"

"Manly, Bones; use manly words. Men are not beautiful." He said breathlessly as he started moving a little faster.

"You are, AH, very…beautiful."

"Bones, ohmygod. Shit, Temperance!"

She started to shriek his name, so he recovered her mouth with his to stifle the noise as she shattered beneath him. His orgasm quickly followed hers and he rolled them to their sides so that he could stay joined with her without crushing her.

He stroked his hands up and down her back and sides as her hands ran through his hair and down his back. He placed kisses to her head and face as she nuzzled into his neck and shoulder.

"Booth, everything about you is beautiful; your physique, your strength, the way feel, the way you treat others, the way you love me for who I am."

"There is nothing beautiful about my past."

"Mine either, but you continue to tell me how beautiful I am. Besides, I didn't say anything about your past, although I'm sure that despite everything you were just as beautiful then, too."

"Okay, you've made your point, but can't you think of a more manly word to use?"

"Sure, but we are just beautiful people, Booth. We can't change who we are."

He laughed as he remembered his words to her after she said she didn't want to be a sexy scientist.

Well that's like me saying I don't want to be a sexy FBI agent. We can't change who we are.

B&B

The couple wore each other out making love until really early in the morning. Brennan knew that she would have a busy day with Angela and Amy, but Booth kept giving her a reason to stay awake a little longer. She knew he was trying to tire her out to make her let their costumes slip from her lips. She held strong throughout the night and Booth finally gave up when the first signs of dawn started showing through the curtains.

They were startled awake by someone pounding on their bedroom door. Apparently they had both forgotten of the cartoon date, and now after only two hours of sleep they were being woken up by a very enthusiastic child who was very much wide awake.

"Dad! Dr. Bones! Wake up! It's time for cartoons!"

Booth smiled and gently shook Brennan's shoulder to wake her up.

"Time for our cartoon date." He kissed her temple and ran his hands up and down her arms.

"Okay." He tugged the sheets down to expose his chest so she could complete her morning ritual of kissing his chest over the scar he had gotten taking a bullet for her.

Booth pulled on a pair of his sweatpants and an old t-shirt, and Brennan pulled on a pair of her sweatpants and one of Booth's big FBI sweatshirts to help against the early morning chill.

They both walked out into the living room where there was a very excited ten year old boy awaiting their arrival. The sounds of SpongeBob and Patrick filled the air.

"Oh, no. Parker. Turn that sponge bullshit off. We're watching the classics this morning. Change the channel to Boomerang."

Brennan gave him a pointed look at his use of language, and he just shrugged his shoulders at her. She walked into the kitchen and started a pot of her coffee (by flavor only). "What do we all want for breakfast," she yelled from the kitchen.

"Just grab some milk, cereal, some bowls and spoons and we should be good to go." Booth told her.

Brennan came back into the room with the requested items. She picked out Fruit Loops for the boys, and she had to go back for some of her Kashi because she didn't have enough hands to grab it all in the first trip back to the living room.

Booth elbowed Parker slightly.

"Thanks, Bones. You're the best," he said when he realized what his father wanted him to do.

"Yeah, thanks, Bones. You're the best," Booth repeated. "But did you really have to bring us skim milk?"

"Hey, I brought you the Fruit Loops against my better judgment. If you want your full fat milk, then you've got to go get it yourself."

"Parks…"

"And don't send your son either. He looks perfectly content eating what was brought to him."

Booth looked at the boy who was shoveling cereal in his mouth like it was the best tasting food on the planet with his eyes glued to The Flintstones.

"No, I'm fine. I don't need whole milk. I'm just not fond of the tastelessness of skim milk, and real milk should not have any translucency."

They spent a couple of hours watching Saturday morning cartoons. They watched The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Tom and Jerry, Scooby-Do, Looney Tunes, and the Smurfs.

It wasn't long until Angela was practically beating the door down.

Brennan got up to let her in. "Amy isn't here yet, just come in and make yourself comfortable for awhile. We're watching cartoons."

"You, are watching cartoons?" Angela asked with an amused smile on her face.

"Yes. We are having a cartoon date."

"Aw. That is so adorable. Your little family is spending time together watching cartoons. Sweetie, I am so happy for you. It's about time things go right in your life," Angela crooned.

B&B

"Booth, are you sure you can handle all three of them?" Brennan asked. "I can go with you if you need me to."

"No, you stay and make sure Angela doesn't go too overboard with things. I am an FBI Special Agent; I can handle three kids. Alright, kids, let's go." They all walked out of the apartment and left the three women to their sewing and planning.

"You could swing by and pick up Jack; he isn't doing anything anyway," Angela told him.

"Sure. Sounds like a good idea. I'll call him on the way so he knows to be ready."

B&B

"I'm going to take some measurements of you now, and I will make sure to make it so that there is a little room for growth this week." While Amy was taking some measurements of Brennan's abdomen she asked, "Are you going to have a bachelorette party?"

"No, Booth and I decided against having the traditional drunken social festivity since I can't drink and neither of us want strippers or other frivolous activities. We just don't see the point of going around acting like a single person when we are very clearly committed to each other."

If there was a million dollar question comparable to the question Hank asked a few weeks ago, Angela came up with it.

"Are you going to take Booth's name?"

B&B

The ladies dropped what they were doing mid-afternoon so that everyone could make it to their appointment at the Bridal Shop to get fitted for their attire. Booth came by with the kids for their fittings as well. Once Booth left, Brennan finally picked out a dress that would accommodate her cute little baby bump, but also not make her look like a huge whale drowning in fabric and tulle.

Once everyone had shown up for their fittings and left, it was as if there was a huge relief in stress for Brennan that she didn't even realize she had. It didn't last long though because once they were back at the apartment they still had a lot to do to get their costumes ready. Angela was also working on costumes for her and Jack.

Brennan had decided that it would probably be best to just buy Parker's costume rather than try to make it. During the week, they had gone to purchase one, so he was all set and that was one less thing they had to worry about.

It was fairly easy for Parker to pick out what he was going to be once Brennan had told him what they were going as. She made him promise to keep it a secret in exchange for a milkshake and pie at the diner. When they were at the store, they had no problem locating the costume they were looking for as it seemed it was a popular choice among boys his age.


So, I left it hanging a little bit. Will she take his name?

Now, I probably also have you wondering about everyone else's costumes. You will just have to stick around to find out. I do have several of them picked out already, but I still have a few to figure out. My goal for tonight is to at least get all of the costumes picked out, and then at least start on the next chapter. Depends on how much my preschoolers drain my energy today.

For those of you who do not know what Boomerang is, it is a channel dedicated to mostly classic cartoons. I do not know what shows actually play on Saturday mornings as it has been awhile since I really have gotten up to watch cartoons. I do know that a few of the shows I listed no longer come on that channel and haven't for quite some time; call it writer's liberty or whatever tickles your fancy.

Also, we found out it's a boy. Now that the gender is no longer an issue, we can start thinking about names. I have several ideas already, but I am willing to take suggestions to see if anyone comes up with something better.

I hope to have the next update soon.

XOXO,
CrayonClown