"Hi, I'm Doctor Greystone. You must be Kari. Dr. Kido told me about you." A redheaded female offered an outstretched hand. Kari shook it. "And you must be the father, TK. I've heard about you as well."

"Well, I hope you've heard good things," TK made a lame attempt at a joke, and chuckled weakly. (He was a bit nervous for their first obstetrician's appointment.)

"No." Pause.

"Oh." What did Joe say about me? Darn that Joe, TK thought.

"I'm joking!" Dr. Greystone laughed. Kari joined in politely.

"Loosen up TK." Kari urged.

"Yeah. I won't bite... hard." The two broke into laughter at TK's anxiety again. Great, TK thought, Joe had to set us up with a comedian. One that tells bad jokes.

"Okay. Now I'm going to need to draw blood." Said Dr. Greystone, suddenly serious.

"What for?" asked TK, as if doctors only took blood if something was wrong.

"First of all, we need to see if she's really pregnant. I believe she is, she shows all the signs, but just in case." Dr. Greystone took out a needle and poked it into Kari's forearm. TK flinched, sensitive to her pain, but Kari acted as if nothing had happened.

"Now let me examine the sample. I'll be right back." Dr. Greystone left with the needle.

"You don't like her." Kari immediately accused.

"Yes I do." TK said.

"No you don't. I can tell."

"I was just thinking, why did Joe pick her to be our obstetrician? She's a lunatic!"

"TK, she cracked a few jokes. That makes her a lunatic?"

"Bad jokes Kari. You always have to be careful of doctors that tell bad jokes."

"So she tells bad jokes? So what? Joe trusts her and I trust Joe. End of story. She stays."

TK gave in, knowing he wouldn't win this one.

"Well, you're defiantly pregnant." Dr. Greystone came back in. "The next step is to take blood from the uterus. This is a standard test that tells us whether or not the baby has Down's Syndrome or any other gene alteration. It will also tell us whether the baby is a boy or a girl, if you want to know." (A/N: I have no idea at what point in the pregnancy this test is performed. Being fifteen, I have never had a baby, so bear with me!) She turned to Kari. "Of course, to get to the uterus, we must first get to the vagina, so you can tell your husband to leave if you're not comfortable. Not that it's uncharted territory for him, huh, TK?" Dr. Greystone nudged him playfully.

"I'll leave." TK walked out the door. She has no business talking about that! He thought angrily. He got a drink of water. But I can't say that to Kari. She wants this doctor, and I have to be supportive of her decision. He walked back to the room and sat down on the bench outside the door. Wait! TK was alarmed. I just left Kari in there alone with that psycho woman! And he spent the rest of the time with his ear against the wall trying to hear what was going on. Unfortunately, the wall was quite thick, so he had no success. Finally Dr. Greystone came back out and said that he could come in.

"Are you okay? She didn't hurt you, did she?" TK muttered to Kari.

"Of course not."

"Okay." Dr. Greystone began, "The test results won't be ready for about a week. I'll call you when they are. You need to see me every three weeks. Until then, study these pamphlets. They'll tell you what to do to have a healthy pregnancy. You know, minimal stress, no heavy lifting, eat healthy, that sort of thing. Fill this prescription, too. It will give you extra vitamins and minerals. Plus, it might help with your morning sickness." Kari snatched it. "Woah, you almost took my hand off there. If you guys don't have any more questions, I'll see you in three weeks." They left.

"I can't believe we get to see her every three weeks. We're going to be one big happy family!" TK said on the drive home, trying to be supportive of Kari's choice in doctors, but at the same time he said it a little to optimistically.

"Are you being sarcastic?"

"Wouldn't dream of it."

"Why don't you trust her?"

"I trust her."

"Okay, fine. At least you weren't sitting on that bench pressed up to the wall trying to hear what we were doing." She laughed, and he chuckled nervously. Luckily, she didn't notice.

"Oh, TK, I can't believe we're going to have a baby!" She suddenly sat upright. "Oh my gosh! We need to plan! We need a nursery! And clothes! And diapers, bottles, pacifiers..." She named a long list of things they needed for their baby.

"Honey, calm down! We can get all those things. We have nine months."

"Eight." Kari corrected. "So do you want to know the sex of the baby?"

"Do you?"

"Well, it would make planning easier."

"Well if you want to, then I want to."

"Thanks TK." TK smiled and pulled in to the driveway.

"Thank goodness you're home!" A frazzled looking Patamon called from the front walkway. "Gatomon is going to lay her egg!"

"I'm not going to lay it, I'm not a chicken!" Gatomon could be heard protesting from inside.

"Well what do you want me to say then?" Patamon called as he flew inside with TK and Kari.

"Say that I'm going to emit it. It's more grammatically correct." Gatomon was lying on a soft blanket. The others tried to hide their giggles.

"Okay, kitten, if that's what you want." Patamon cooed.

"How do you know it's time?" Kari asked her friend.

"I just know. We have a half hour, 45 minutes, tops." Gatomon answered. TK was already on the telephone.

"Izzy, come quick! Gatomon is going to emit her egg!"

I have no baby/pregnancy/obstetrician/chicken experiences, so my information is not accurate. So if I'm wrong, I have an excuse. Next chapter, Gatomon 'emits' her egg, Kari and TK find out what the sex of the baby is, and start looking for baby names. Please review!