July 31st, 2003

Week 8

She was pregnant. Boy did that change things. Jimmy tried to be as helpful as he could, but this was still freaking him out. He wasn't sure if he wanted the baby or not, but he still had time.

"Alex?" He knocked on the bathroom door; "I have some ginger ale." Alex groaned loudly. Jimmy opened the door.

"I hate you." She groaned. Jimmy chuckled as he looked at her curled up on the bathroom floor. He bent down and helped her sit up. "I really do, Jimmy. You did this to me."

"I know I did." He said helping her to her feet, "But blame the Condom Company." Alex chuckled.

"Oh I do!" She cried as he pulled her to the bed.

"We should sue them for baby formula and diapers." Jimmy said handing her the ginger ale, "Those things are expensive."

"I wonder if that would work." Alex laid down thinking.

"Don't even think about it, Taylor." Jimmy grinned. Alex chuckled.

"When can we tell Joey?" Alex asked him.

"Tell him what?" Jimmy arched his eyebrow. Alex smiled.

"About the baby. He needs to know we're having a baby soon."

"We'll wait." Jimmy said shifting uncomfortably, "If something happens to the baby, I don't want to have to try to explain to him too." Alex nodded.

"Make sense." She said as she curled up next to Jimmy. He sighed softly, "Are you okay, Jimmy? I know this is hard on you."

"I'm fine with this." Jimmy said. Alex chuckled softly.

"You're such a liar." Alex said as she took his hand and put it on her stomach. "Just imagine. Our child is growing right here."

"Yeah I know." Jimmy said softly. "I'll get excited when your belly starts to swell, I think." Alex nodded.

"Oh I'm sure you will." She smiled as she patted his chest.

"Dad!! Alex!! I'm home!!" Joey walked into the house, "Mom said to tell you I could have a puppy as long as I kept it here." Jimmy chuckled softly as he got up.

"We'll see. Maybe for Christmas." Jimmy said. Joey walked into the bedroom. "Serious, Maybe for Christmas." Joey sighed.

"Alex, can I get a puppy now?" He asked her.

"Maybe for Christmas." Alex smiled as she sat up.

"Are you sick?" Joey frowned as he sat on the bed. She nodded.

"Yeah. I have an upset stomach." Alex said wrapping her arms around Joey. He snuggled between Alex and Jimmy.

"Did you have a good time at Mom's?" Jimmy asked. He nodded.

"Yeah. We played a lot of games." Joey closed his eyes, "When I get a dog, can we get a girl one so she can have a lot of puppies." Alex chuckled softly.

"Dogs are a big responsibility, Joe." She said.

"I know, but I'm old enough to have a pet don't you think?" Joey looked at them. Jimmy sighed.

"I'll look in the newspaper and see if any of the guys know of any puppies for sale, Okay Buddy?" Jimmy asked his son.

"Yeah!!" Joey cried. He jumped off the bed. "I'm gonna go call mom and tell her." He ran out of the room.

"A puppy and a baby." Alex said, "This house will be chaotic." Jimmy nodded.

"If Joey takes care of the puppy then we can do it." Jimmy said rewrapping his arms around Alex. He shook his head. He had too much on his plate right now. Why did he agree to all of this?

August 14th, 2003

Week 10

Today was their first doctor's appointment together. Alex was so excited, but Jimmy wasn't. These types of offices always gave him the creeps...Not that he went to them often. He glanced around at all the children and pregnant women in the office. He sighed softly.

"You're uncomfortable." Alex said as she looked at him.

"Just a tad." He said, "There's vaginas on the wall." Alex giggled.

"Yeah I know. I'm uncomfortable too." She said looking at the woman sitting next to her. She smiled softly at Alex.

"Is this your first?" She asked. Alex nodded.

"Yeah. This is our first appointment. We don't get to see the baby now do we?" Alex chuckled. The woman put her magazine down.

"They usually give two scans. One in the beginning and one around twenty or twenty-one weeks to find out the sex." She said.

"Cool. So we can see the baby." She said.

"If you request it now and not the next appointment I don't see why not." The woman smiled.

"Alexandra Taylor?" The nurse stepped out of the office.

"It's us, babe." Jimmy said as they got up.

"Good luck." The woman smiled. Alex nodded and walked into the office. The male doctor looked at them with a warm smile.

"Miss Taylor, I'm Doctor White. I'm pleased to meet you." He said.

"Likewise...This um…this is Jimmy, my boyfriend." Alex said.

"Good afternoon. If the two of you will sit down and we can get this started." Dr. White said. Alex jumped up onto the table, "So, do you know when your due date is?" Alex shook her head.

"No. I couldn't figure it out." Alex chuckled softly. Dr. White smiled.

"All right. Just give me your information and I'll figure it out before we start the examination." Dr. White said. Alex gave all of her information and glanced at Jimmy.

"You okay?" Jimmy asked. Alex nodded nervously.
"Yeah. I am." Alex whispered.

"You're due around March 13th or march 14th." Dr. White said.

"Cool." Alex smiled softly, "Will you be the one who delivers the baby?" Dr. White nodded as he started to examine her.

"Yeah I should be. I'm not vacationing until that summer." He said. Alex winced slightly; "Everything looks fine in here."

"Thanks." Alex laughed softly. "How much should I gain?"

"You're pretty small. I'd say no more than Thirty pounds." He said, "We'll see how much you gain as you progress. I'll weight you in a minute to put in your chart. Daddy, you have any questions?"

"Ah…Not really." Jimmy said. Dr. White chuckled.

"All right. Let me draw some blood." He said helping Alex sit up. She sighed softly. She hated being poked and prodded. As Dr. White drew Alex's blood, he asked her and Jimmy numerous questions about their health history and family history.

"Alex is a firefighter paramedic. When should she stop working?" Jimmy asked him. Dr. White looked at Jimmy.

"Fire fighting I would stop immediately. I usually suggest paramedics stop working around five months, but we'll judge that later on. Just be careful. You know how much your body can take." Dr. White said putting a band-aide on her. "I'll give you some excersises you can do."

"Great." Alex smiled, "Is it possible for us to have an ultrasound."

"Of course." Dr. White smiled as he got up. Alex smiled at Jimmy.

"We're going to see the baby." Alex said.

"Yeah, I know." Jimmy cleared his throat. Dr. White pulled over the ultrasound as Alex pulled her shirt up.

"Okay, here we go." Dr. White started the ultrasound. Alex took Jimmy's hand and squeezed it. "All right. See? Right here? That's your baby." Alex stared at the screen. There was a tiny creature moving. Her lips trembled slightly; "There's its heart beat."

"Oh my god…" Jimmy whispered. THAT was his child. Alex looked at him and smiled as she saw tears welling in his eyes. "That's our baby, Alex." Alex nodded.

"Yes. Our baby." Alex smiled as she kissed his knuckles. Jimmy couldn't believe it. Now, he realized he was going to be a father. Now he realized how great this was going to be. He could do it right this time. A tear slid down his cheek.

"I'm going to be a dad." He whispered to himself.