3 MONTHS LATER (remember that Serena was 7 weeks pregnant when she first found out)

Serena was halfway through her 5th month of pregnancy. She had been eating well and exercising a lot. She and Darien jogged almost every morning. One day, in the middle of November (her 5th month), Serena was scheduled for an ultrasound at Tokyo General Hospital to determine the gender of the baby. Again, Serena and Darien sat in the waiting room. Serena was so nervous she almost threw up. Luckily, she had been one of the lucky moms-to-be that had been spared the agony of morning sickness. After almost an hour of waiting, the technician called Serena's name.
"Sorry about the wait," she said. "There was something wrong with the machine and we had to fix it."
"No problem," Serena said.
"No problem? Ha!" Darien said. "You just about threw up all over the waiting room floor because you were so nervous." Serena blushed.
"Oh, don't worry," the technician said. "We get that sometimes." Serena changed into the hospital gown and lay on the bed. The technician put some of the warm gel on Serena's belly and ran the ultrasound thingy over it.
"Is it a boy or a girl?" Serena asked.
"Mr. and Mrs. Shields, you are going to have a son," the technician said.
"Can I see him?" Serena asked. The technician turned the screen so that Serena could see it. When Serena saw the little figure on the screen, she started to cry.
"I can hardly believe it," she said to Darien. "A son."
"Yes, it is a blessing," Darien said and kissed Serena said.
"He's developing nicely," the technician said. "No problems."
"That's great," Darien said. "Thank you." After Serena changed into her regular clothes, she and Darien left the hospital.
"Darien, are you happy?" Serena asked on the way home.
"Yes, I am," Darien replied. "I've got a wonderful wife and a healthy son on the way."
"I'm glad you're happy," Serena said. "I am."
"That's good," Darien said. "Now, I forgot to tell you that I'll be at the hospital tonight so you'll be on your own for supper."
"That's okay," Serena said. "I'll be okay."
"When do you think we should tell your parents that the baby's a boy?" Serena said.
"As soon as we can," Serena said. "It'll have to be the day after tomorrow because I've got to work."
"You're working at 4 ½ months?" Darien said.
"Of course I am," Serena said. "I don't plan to go on maternity leave until I reach 7 months."
"Oh, I think it'll have to be before then," Darien said. "I don't want you to put too much pressure on yourself."
"Darien, I'll be fine," Serena said. "Besides, I want to work as much as I can before I have the baby."
"Well, just be careful," Darien said. "I don't want you to hurt yourself or the baby."