Chapter 4 – A Few Weeks Later
Luka rolled over in bed that morning to find Sam's place empty, he heard the familiar sounds of morning sickness in the bathroom. He got up and took his place beside her and wiped her chin – the pretty much daily routine.
"I'm sorry you have to go through all this honey, but don't you think it's time we should tell Alex about this now? He's probably wondering why your up early getting sick everyday." Luka said.
"I know maybe we should go out for dinner tonight to his favorite place and break the news to him then." Sam said between breaths.
"Okay, that sounds like good plan, I hope he takes it okay." Luka sighed.
"Me too." Sam replied.
"Are you okay now, sweetie?" Luka asked.
"Yeah, I think I'm alright now, let's get ready for work now." Sam answered.
"Okay." They got ready for work and in about a half hour they arrived at County General.
"Oh Luka, I forgot, out first appointment for the baby is this afternoon. We get to find out the gender and listen to the heartbeat." Sam remembered.
"Oh, okay, I can't wait! What time is it at?"
"Three-thirty in obgyn with Coburn." Sam replied
"Okay, I'll be there." Luka said and kissed her goodbye.
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That afternoon Sam and Luka walked into obgyn. They sat down and looked at some magazines.
"Look here honey. It says that morning sickness can sometimes last for the whole nine months of pregnancy." Luka joked.
"Ha-ha, very funny." Sam said sarcastically and smacked him on the arm. Just then the nurse called for them. She brought them to a room and took her blood pressure and checked up on other things.
"Okay, Dr. Coburn should be in with you in a moment." The nurse said.
"Okay, thanks." Luka said.
"Are you nervous?" Sam asked.
"Yeah, a little, are you?" He laughed slightly.
"Yeah." A couple minutes later Dr. Coburn walked in.
"Hey Sam and Luka, how are you two doing today? Have you been resting like I told you to?" Coburn asked.
"Good and yes, I've been making her rest, can't wait for this baby to come, how are you?" Luka laughed.
"Oh, I'm good, I've been pretty busy lately, all of you doctors and nurses have been having a lot of babies lately." She laughed. "I've seen you and Susan and Carter." She sighed as she mentioned Carter's name because of the unfortunate tragedy that struck a few months before. "Well, anyway, why don't we get this thing started." Coburn got the bottle of gel for the ultra-sound and squirted it on Sam's stomach. Sam gasped at the coldness of it.
"Cold?" Luka asked and laughed.
"Oh yeah!" Sam answered. Coburn put the scanner on Sam's stomach and in a matter of seconds the room was filled with the sweetest sound they could have ever imagined – their baby's heartbeat.
"Wow that's beautiful." Luka said and he leaned over and kissed Sam.
"Yeah it is." Sam added, tears filled both of their eyes. Luka remembered hearing that same sound with Marco and Jasna quite a few years back. He hoped he was doing the right thing by remarrying and having another child, he hoped that this is what Danijela would have wanted him to do. He felt that he was though. He felt that he needed to move on in his life, and not to ruin it by not overcoming his grief.
"Well, would you like to know the sex of your baby?" Coburn asked.
"Yes." They both answered at the same time. They both felt that it was better to know, so that they would know what colors to choose for his/her nursery and his/her clothes, and to also fell more connected to him/her throughout the pregnancy.
"Alright, well it looks like your having a little girl." Coburn replied happily.
"Oh my god." Sam said and started crying. She leaned over and hugged Luka, who had tears in his eyes too. "I hope she will turn out to be just like you, Luka" Sam said through sniffles.
"No, you wouldn't want that, she should be just like you." Luka said and smiled. Sam smiled back.
"Well everything looks okay here, just make sure you make another appointment for next month and I'll see you then." Coburn said.
"Okay, thanks, I'll see you then too." Luka replied.
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Sam and Luka took the rest of the day off to go and pick up Alex from school and go out to eat. They pulled into his school and Alex got in the car.
"Hey, what's going on?" Alex asked.
"Well, we have something we want to tell you but we thought we'd tell you over a nice meal, your choice." Sam said.
"Alright! I want to go to Pizza Hut!" Alex screamed.
"Okay." Sam laughed. "Off to Pizza Hut we go."
"So what did you want to tell me?" Alex asked in the middle of the meal.
"Well, Alex lets just say that you're going to have someone to play with a lot in about a year." Sam said
"What do you mean?" Alex blurted out.
"Well, Luka and I are going to have a baby!" Sam said enthusiastically.
"Oh cool! Is it a boy or a girl!?" Alex asked excitedly.
"Well, I know that you always wanted a baby brother, but you're going to get a baby sister instead." Sam said.
But just think you will be able teach her football and stuff too, maybe you could turn her into the first pro female football player ever!" Luka said a little sarcastically.
"Oh well, I did want a baby brother, but a girl is good too, at least I'm getting a sibling." Alex said. Luka and Sam looked at each other and smiled.
"That went better then I expected." Sam mumbled to Luka.
"Yeah, me too." Luka said.
"Now Alex, once I have the baby, you're probably not going to get as much attention as you do now, because I'm going to have to give the baby a lot of my attention, so I don't want you to be upset if it seems like your being left alone. I'm still going to try to spend as much time with you as I can, but again I just want you to know that I'm not going to get to spend as much time with you as I do now." Sam said.
"That's okay." Alex said. "I'll help you with everything there is to do with her.
"Wow Alex, I'm very proud of you, you're taking this very well and you're trying to make the best out of it that you can." Luka said and hugged him.
You're going to make a great big brother, Alex." Sam said and hugged him too.
Luka rolled over in bed that morning to find Sam's place empty, he heard the familiar sounds of morning sickness in the bathroom. He got up and took his place beside her and wiped her chin – the pretty much daily routine.
"I'm sorry you have to go through all this honey, but don't you think it's time we should tell Alex about this now? He's probably wondering why your up early getting sick everyday." Luka said.
"I know maybe we should go out for dinner tonight to his favorite place and break the news to him then." Sam said between breaths.
"Okay, that sounds like good plan, I hope he takes it okay." Luka sighed.
"Me too." Sam replied.
"Are you okay now, sweetie?" Luka asked.
"Yeah, I think I'm alright now, let's get ready for work now." Sam answered.
"Okay." They got ready for work and in about a half hour they arrived at County General.
"Oh Luka, I forgot, out first appointment for the baby is this afternoon. We get to find out the gender and listen to the heartbeat." Sam remembered.
"Oh, okay, I can't wait! What time is it at?"
"Three-thirty in obgyn with Coburn." Sam replied
"Okay, I'll be there." Luka said and kissed her goodbye.
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That afternoon Sam and Luka walked into obgyn. They sat down and looked at some magazines.
"Look here honey. It says that morning sickness can sometimes last for the whole nine months of pregnancy." Luka joked.
"Ha-ha, very funny." Sam said sarcastically and smacked him on the arm. Just then the nurse called for them. She brought them to a room and took her blood pressure and checked up on other things.
"Okay, Dr. Coburn should be in with you in a moment." The nurse said.
"Okay, thanks." Luka said.
"Are you nervous?" Sam asked.
"Yeah, a little, are you?" He laughed slightly.
"Yeah." A couple minutes later Dr. Coburn walked in.
"Hey Sam and Luka, how are you two doing today? Have you been resting like I told you to?" Coburn asked.
"Good and yes, I've been making her rest, can't wait for this baby to come, how are you?" Luka laughed.
"Oh, I'm good, I've been pretty busy lately, all of you doctors and nurses have been having a lot of babies lately." She laughed. "I've seen you and Susan and Carter." She sighed as she mentioned Carter's name because of the unfortunate tragedy that struck a few months before. "Well, anyway, why don't we get this thing started." Coburn got the bottle of gel for the ultra-sound and squirted it on Sam's stomach. Sam gasped at the coldness of it.
"Cold?" Luka asked and laughed.
"Oh yeah!" Sam answered. Coburn put the scanner on Sam's stomach and in a matter of seconds the room was filled with the sweetest sound they could have ever imagined – their baby's heartbeat.
"Wow that's beautiful." Luka said and he leaned over and kissed Sam.
"Yeah it is." Sam added, tears filled both of their eyes. Luka remembered hearing that same sound with Marco and Jasna quite a few years back. He hoped he was doing the right thing by remarrying and having another child, he hoped that this is what Danijela would have wanted him to do. He felt that he was though. He felt that he needed to move on in his life, and not to ruin it by not overcoming his grief.
"Well, would you like to know the sex of your baby?" Coburn asked.
"Yes." They both answered at the same time. They both felt that it was better to know, so that they would know what colors to choose for his/her nursery and his/her clothes, and to also fell more connected to him/her throughout the pregnancy.
"Alright, well it looks like your having a little girl." Coburn replied happily.
"Oh my god." Sam said and started crying. She leaned over and hugged Luka, who had tears in his eyes too. "I hope she will turn out to be just like you, Luka" Sam said through sniffles.
"No, you wouldn't want that, she should be just like you." Luka said and smiled. Sam smiled back.
"Well everything looks okay here, just make sure you make another appointment for next month and I'll see you then." Coburn said.
"Okay, thanks, I'll see you then too." Luka replied.
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Sam and Luka took the rest of the day off to go and pick up Alex from school and go out to eat. They pulled into his school and Alex got in the car.
"Hey, what's going on?" Alex asked.
"Well, we have something we want to tell you but we thought we'd tell you over a nice meal, your choice." Sam said.
"Alright! I want to go to Pizza Hut!" Alex screamed.
"Okay." Sam laughed. "Off to Pizza Hut we go."
"So what did you want to tell me?" Alex asked in the middle of the meal.
"Well, Alex lets just say that you're going to have someone to play with a lot in about a year." Sam said
"What do you mean?" Alex blurted out.
"Well, Luka and I are going to have a baby!" Sam said enthusiastically.
"Oh cool! Is it a boy or a girl!?" Alex asked excitedly.
"Well, I know that you always wanted a baby brother, but you're going to get a baby sister instead." Sam said.
But just think you will be able teach her football and stuff too, maybe you could turn her into the first pro female football player ever!" Luka said a little sarcastically.
"Oh well, I did want a baby brother, but a girl is good too, at least I'm getting a sibling." Alex said. Luka and Sam looked at each other and smiled.
"That went better then I expected." Sam mumbled to Luka.
"Yeah, me too." Luka said.
"Now Alex, once I have the baby, you're probably not going to get as much attention as you do now, because I'm going to have to give the baby a lot of my attention, so I don't want you to be upset if it seems like your being left alone. I'm still going to try to spend as much time with you as I can, but again I just want you to know that I'm not going to get to spend as much time with you as I do now." Sam said.
"That's okay." Alex said. "I'll help you with everything there is to do with her.
"Wow Alex, I'm very proud of you, you're taking this very well and you're trying to make the best out of it that you can." Luka said and hugged him.
You're going to make a great big brother, Alex." Sam said and hugged him too.