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Changes Approaching
Chapter Six: Finding Out
February 16
Haylie Corbin (formerly Kinkirk) had trouble paying attention in her English class at Cal State. She had her left hand lightly over her growing stomach as she tried to concentrate on taking notes. She sighed and looked at the clock: 11 minutes left. After this, she and Kyle would be off to the doctor where Haylie would have her five-month-examination, and hopefully find out the gender of their baby. She rested her head in her free hand and gazed off for a moment before her best friend Amy, sitting next to her, nudged her.
"Hey, mama, wake up." She whispered and Haylie quickly looked back up to the front of the room. Every since she had announced her pregnancy, Amy had been calling her 'mama' and she feared that this name would last long after the baby was born. The next few minutes passed, and finally the class was over. She held her stomach with out thinking as she stood and felt judging eyes staring at her as everyone exited. Amy, seeing that her best friend was uncomfortable, reached over and squeezed her hand. "Come on. You, my dear, have somewhere very important to go." Haylie smiled, glad that Amy was so supportive of her pregnancy.
"Yeah…" She said, trailing off again as they joined the crowed leaving the large room. She saw her husband's car immediately as they reached the parking lot. Amy hugged her and put her hand on her stomach.
"Good luck. Call me or die." She said with a smile and started off toward her own car as Haylie got into the passenger site of her husband's car. He leaned over and kissed her before they started for the doctor's office.
As they drove, Haylie looked sadly down at her sweatpants, the only article of clothing that would fit now. Her jeans had recently stopped being able to be zipped, let alone buttoned, and now she was stuck in her sweats. Kyle had promised to take her out to get some maternity clothes after the appointment and she looked forward to having clothes that fit again- even if they had large elastic fronts. It seemed to be no time at all before they pulled into the parking lot at the doctor's office. They got out and walked inside in silence. Haylie was always a little nervous before her appointments and she knew that it rubbed off on Kyle. She was always so scared that they would find something wrong with her or the baby. It wasn't long before the nurse called her name and they went into the small room. The nurse measured her belly and asked her some general questions before promising that the doctor would be in any minute.
She practically felt her stomach fall to her feet when Dr. Cooper entered the room only a few minutes later. He reached out and shook each of their hands before taking a seat and looking over his clip board.
"Well, let's see here." She said with a smile. "The nurse wrote down that you haven't been having as much morning sickness?" Haylie nodded.
"Yeah it's gotten a ton better. The second trimester seems to be treating me better-in that respect at least." She said with a laugh, and the doctor laughed with her.
"Good." He said, standing and walking the short distance over to her. He had her left her shirt over her stomach so that he could take a look at the growth. "Ahh, the bulge materializes." He said with a laugh. "Seems to be right on time. Excited?"
"Kind of. I'm mad that none of my clothes fit any more!" She laughed. "But this is making it all become so real. It's a mix of emotions, to tell you the truth." She said and the doctor nodded.
"I understand. A lot of first time mothers, or any mothers for that matter, feel the exact same way. You'll get used to it, don't worry." He said, and motioned for her to lie down. After doing her examination, he spread the ultrasound gel over her bare stomach and started up the machine, moving the probe slowly over her stomach. She bit her bottom lip as she waited to find out what he was seeing.
"Well?" She asked after a few moments, growing impatient quickly.
"Well…everything looks fairly good. The baby seems to be doing just fine." He told her.
"It's not twins right?" She said. "I mean, my grandma had twins, my mom had twins…but I'm not having them. Please tell me that I'm not because I don't know if I could handle…" He cut her off.
"Haylie, Haylie, Haylie!" He said with a chuckle. "Calm down, dear, you're not having twins, don't worry. There's definitely only one baby in there. Take a look." He moved a bit so that she could have a clear view of the screen where he pointed out the baby's head, arms and legs. "And…if you're interested in finding out the baby's gender, I can tell you." Haylie and Kyle exchanged glances quickly before answering 'yes!' in unison. Dr. Cooper smiled.
"Do you have names picked out yet?" He asked.
"Yes." Kyle answered. "If it's a girl, it's Hannah Peyton."
"And for a boy, Mason Kyle." Haylie added, resisting the urge to hold her stomach again, knowing that her hand would get in the way, not to mention get covered in the goop as well.
"Well then," The doctor started, holding them in suspense for a moment longer. "Looks like on approximately June 28, you'll be welcoming Hannah Peyton Corbin into the family!" He told them.
"A girl? It's a girl?" She asked excitedly, and Dr. Cooper nodded. "It's a girl! Oh my gosh, baby, it's a girl!" She said, squeezing her husband's hand. He smiled at her.
"I can't believe it." He told her, smiling as well. "A daughter. How cool! Daddy's little girl." He laughed as did she. The doctor cleaned up her stomach before the couple stood to leave, feeling better than ever about their baby on the way.
Mary Kinkirk stared at her primary care doctor in angry disbelief. He gave her a small smile, but when she did return it, it quickly faded off his face. She put her hand to her forehead and let out a loud sigh.
"What do you mean pregnant." She asked in an intense whisper. The doctor gave another smile.
"Well…I mean you're pregnant…with child…you choose." He tried to explain. "That's why you haven't been feeling well lately. I'm surprised I didn't think of this sooner! The exhaustion, the nausea, dizziness, back pain, weight gain. It all makes sense." She was quiet for another minute before speaking.
"Great. That's great." She sighed once again. "When's it…When's the baby due?"
"Well, from what I can see here, somewhere around July 4th. You have an independence baby!" He told her.
"July…that's" She counted on her fingers. "5 months!"
"Well, since you're due on the 4th, it's actually 4 months away." He said, and received a death stare from his patient. "You're five months along. I'm surprised you didn't notice the signs…?" She glanced up at him.
"I did. I just chose not to believe that it could happen." She rolled her eyes. "protection is supposed to do just that…protect you." She muttered under her breath and the doctor thought it might be in his best interest to not comment on it.
"Well, I'm going to need to do an ultra sound." He said. "So I need to you lie down please and lift your shirt up over your stomach." She moaned. Lately, 'stomach' was not a word that she liked at all, since hers had been expanding at a rapid pace. She did as the doctor said and soon a rapid heartbeat was heard through out the room. "That's the baby's heart beat." The doctor explained and Mary's expression softened a little. "It's looking good, big baby you have in there!" He said. "Would you like to know if you're carrying a girl or a boy?" He asked. She thought for a moment and then nodded.
"Well…" The doctor began, "You'll be having…"
A/N: Yay me I love cliffys! Hehe. The more reviews I get, the faster you will find out!
