July 10, 2004
Several expectant couples sat in the waiting room at the doctor's office. Apparently, Dr. Long was the only doctor on call at the moment. Rachel and Ross were sitting in some very uncomfortable chairs, waiting to have their first ultrasound done. Rachel glanced over at one of the very pregnant women and smiled.
"Is this your first?"
"Yes," the woman replied, rubbing her stomach slightly.
"I'm having my second baby," Rachel explained, putting her hand on her still flat stomach.
"Does it hurt?"
"Like Hell." The woman gave Rachel a shocking glance and a nurse came out into the waiting room.
"Rachel Geller?" Rachel and Ross stood and followed the nurse back to an exam room. The nurse took Rachel's vitals and left the room to let them wait for the doctor. Ross helped Rachel into a gown and she hopped up on the exam table.
"Can you believe that we're going to get to see our baby for the first time?" Ross asked with absolute pride in his eyes. Rachel touched Ross' cheek delicately with her hand.
"I promise I'll see it this time." They both shared a laugh, and Dr. Long walked into the room.
"Rachel! How's my best patient?"
"You mean, your best customer?" Rachel asked with a laugh. The doctor shook her head.
"It's good that you've got your sense of humor. There's something to look forward to though . . . the second child usually comes quicker than the first. That means you might not be in labor as long."
"Oh God, I hope not."
"Well, let me get this started," the doctor began as she wheeled the ultrasound machine over to Rachel's bedside. Rachel lifted the gown up to reveal her stomach, and the doctor put some cool gel on her. Rachel took Ross' hand, and they both looked at the screen, anxiously anticipating the first glimpse of their second child.
"So you're just over eight weeks along, Rachel," the doctor said with a strong certainty in her voice. "The baby probably won't be very big on the screen, so as soon as I find it, I'll point it out to you."
"I think I can see my own baby this time."
"And if not, I'll be here to point it out to her," Ross remarked. Rachel playfully smacked his arm but gripped his hand again.
"And here's your baby," the doctor said with a smile. She left the room for Ross and Rachel to spend the intimate moment together.
"Do you see it?"
"I see it," Rachel whispered with a nod.
"You do?"
"I do." She looked down at her belly. "Mama sees you."
"So what do you think? Boy or girl?"
"I still think it's a boy."
"I think it's a girl," Ross challenged.
"Why?"
"Because it looks just like Emma did," Ross replied.
"Ross, all babies look like this at this stage, don't they?"
"Yeah, but I think it's a girl."
"Wanna bet on that?"
"Nah . . . I'll just let nature take its course. I'll be happy with either."
"Me too," Rachel replied. She and Ross kissed softly and the doctor came back into the room.
"Well, now that you've discussed this, would you like to hear the news?"
"What news?" Rachel asked curiously.
"Well, I was testing you. See, there are actually two babies there. You're having twins."
"Oh my God!" Ross and Rachel exclaimed in unison.
"Congratulations."
"Congratulations?! Oh my God!" Rachel nearly fell off of the table but Ross held her up.
"Rach, you okay honey?"
"I'm . . . I'm alright. Twins?!"
"Yes. Twins."
"Are they . . . are they okay?"
"They're perfectly healthy. They're identical, so you're either getting two girls or two boys."
"Oh wow . . ."
"Are you two alright?" the doctor asked.
"Yeah," they answered in unison.
"Alright. I'll leave you two. I'm finished here. I'd like to see you next month for another checkup." The doctor left and Rachel looked at Ross.
"Oh my God, Ross. We're having twins."
"Well, you wanted more kids."
"Yeah, but I didn't expect two at once!"
"Aren't you happy?"
"I'm thrilled! But I'm surprised, you know?"
"I know. Honey, let's go talk about this somewhere, okay?"
"Alright . . ." Ross helped Rachel off of the table and they left the hospital quickly. They walked out and got into the car. Rachel looked extremely surprised. Ross looked over at her.
"We can do this, you know?"
"I know. I'm just think about the labor. Oh God! I have to go through Emma's birth twice!"
"Honey, it won't be that bad."
"You don't know!"
"I can't . . . wow . . . twins. I'm gonna have four kids."
"Well, four marriages and four kids. It fits in a way."
"Funny."
"So . . . we're having twins."
"Yeah. Twins."
"Well, I'm glad I'm having them with you, Ross, because I couldn't do this without you. I love you so much."
"I love you too, Rach." Ross kissed his wife and put his hand on her stomach. "Well, babies, let's go tell your big sister the news." Ross drove off and Rachel looked out the window with a smile on her face. All of a sudden, she had gone from freaked out to very happy. She had managed with Emma, so she knew that with the love and support of Ross and their friends, she could do anything, even raise twins.
Several expectant couples sat in the waiting room at the doctor's office. Apparently, Dr. Long was the only doctor on call at the moment. Rachel and Ross were sitting in some very uncomfortable chairs, waiting to have their first ultrasound done. Rachel glanced over at one of the very pregnant women and smiled.
"Is this your first?"
"Yes," the woman replied, rubbing her stomach slightly.
"I'm having my second baby," Rachel explained, putting her hand on her still flat stomach.
"Does it hurt?"
"Like Hell." The woman gave Rachel a shocking glance and a nurse came out into the waiting room.
"Rachel Geller?" Rachel and Ross stood and followed the nurse back to an exam room. The nurse took Rachel's vitals and left the room to let them wait for the doctor. Ross helped Rachel into a gown and she hopped up on the exam table.
"Can you believe that we're going to get to see our baby for the first time?" Ross asked with absolute pride in his eyes. Rachel touched Ross' cheek delicately with her hand.
"I promise I'll see it this time." They both shared a laugh, and Dr. Long walked into the room.
"Rachel! How's my best patient?"
"You mean, your best customer?" Rachel asked with a laugh. The doctor shook her head.
"It's good that you've got your sense of humor. There's something to look forward to though . . . the second child usually comes quicker than the first. That means you might not be in labor as long."
"Oh God, I hope not."
"Well, let me get this started," the doctor began as she wheeled the ultrasound machine over to Rachel's bedside. Rachel lifted the gown up to reveal her stomach, and the doctor put some cool gel on her. Rachel took Ross' hand, and they both looked at the screen, anxiously anticipating the first glimpse of their second child.
"So you're just over eight weeks along, Rachel," the doctor said with a strong certainty in her voice. "The baby probably won't be very big on the screen, so as soon as I find it, I'll point it out to you."
"I think I can see my own baby this time."
"And if not, I'll be here to point it out to her," Ross remarked. Rachel playfully smacked his arm but gripped his hand again.
"And here's your baby," the doctor said with a smile. She left the room for Ross and Rachel to spend the intimate moment together.
"Do you see it?"
"I see it," Rachel whispered with a nod.
"You do?"
"I do." She looked down at her belly. "Mama sees you."
"So what do you think? Boy or girl?"
"I still think it's a boy."
"I think it's a girl," Ross challenged.
"Why?"
"Because it looks just like Emma did," Ross replied.
"Ross, all babies look like this at this stage, don't they?"
"Yeah, but I think it's a girl."
"Wanna bet on that?"
"Nah . . . I'll just let nature take its course. I'll be happy with either."
"Me too," Rachel replied. She and Ross kissed softly and the doctor came back into the room.
"Well, now that you've discussed this, would you like to hear the news?"
"What news?" Rachel asked curiously.
"Well, I was testing you. See, there are actually two babies there. You're having twins."
"Oh my God!" Ross and Rachel exclaimed in unison.
"Congratulations."
"Congratulations?! Oh my God!" Rachel nearly fell off of the table but Ross held her up.
"Rach, you okay honey?"
"I'm . . . I'm alright. Twins?!"
"Yes. Twins."
"Are they . . . are they okay?"
"They're perfectly healthy. They're identical, so you're either getting two girls or two boys."
"Oh wow . . ."
"Are you two alright?" the doctor asked.
"Yeah," they answered in unison.
"Alright. I'll leave you two. I'm finished here. I'd like to see you next month for another checkup." The doctor left and Rachel looked at Ross.
"Oh my God, Ross. We're having twins."
"Well, you wanted more kids."
"Yeah, but I didn't expect two at once!"
"Aren't you happy?"
"I'm thrilled! But I'm surprised, you know?"
"I know. Honey, let's go talk about this somewhere, okay?"
"Alright . . ." Ross helped Rachel off of the table and they left the hospital quickly. They walked out and got into the car. Rachel looked extremely surprised. Ross looked over at her.
"We can do this, you know?"
"I know. I'm just think about the labor. Oh God! I have to go through Emma's birth twice!"
"Honey, it won't be that bad."
"You don't know!"
"I can't . . . wow . . . twins. I'm gonna have four kids."
"Well, four marriages and four kids. It fits in a way."
"Funny."
"So . . . we're having twins."
"Yeah. Twins."
"Well, I'm glad I'm having them with you, Ross, because I couldn't do this without you. I love you so much."
"I love you too, Rach." Ross kissed his wife and put his hand on her stomach. "Well, babies, let's go tell your big sister the news." Ross drove off and Rachel looked out the window with a smile on her face. All of a sudden, she had gone from freaked out to very happy. She had managed with Emma, so she knew that with the love and support of Ross and their friends, she could do anything, even raise twins.