Ok guys…3678 hits and ONLY 5 favs, 18 alerts, and 32 reviews…whts up with that? lol…heres chapter 9…please R&R as always and PLEASE give me suggestions! I'll take into consideration names and boy/girl but I pretty much have in mind what I'm gonna do:-D

I just realized I never said when Martin and Ruthie got married…let's say…May 6, 2011. Sorry I didn't clear that up earlier! I have also decided that Martin and Ruthie took on crazy schedules over the summer and finished college already so I don't have to worry about that crap…I know it's IMPOSSIBLE…but Martin's started working (remember he's a pediatrician) and Ruthie's just not going to work until after the baby is older…ok? ok. lol

Ruthie awoke early the next morning, turning on her side and smiling at Martin. He looked so peaceful sleeping, and she leaned over and kissed his forehead gently.

"I love you so much babe." She whispered. It had been 4 months since she found out she was pregnant, making her almost 5 months along. (So its around October-ish. Ok? ok….so shes due in February. Make sense?) She sighed. 'Only 4 months to go…' she thought to herself. She put her hand on her stomach, she was beginning to show and she was becoming more excited as the days passed. Today was the day that Martin and Ruthie were going for her 5 month check-up and would hopefully find out the sex of the baby. She sat up and stretched, and swung her legs over the side of the bed. Luckily, she was no longer getting morning sickness, that ended almost two months ago and she couldn't be more relieved. She stood up, and yawned, looking at the clock, 6:30. Martin had to be at work at 9:00, so she decided not to wake him up till at least 7:30. however, he heard her awake and woke up.

"What's wrong?" Martin asked her.

"Nothing…just thinking."

"About?"

"Honey…how are we gonna afford this baby?"

"Ruthie…"

"No Martin…neither of us worked this summer…what are we going to do?"
"We can afford anything we need. I'm making good money now." Martin said.
"But I'm not working and I won't BE working for at least two years!"

"Ruthie…we BOTH went to college on full ride scholarships…and I'm making great money…AND we have a lot of money saved."

"From what?'

"Family…I inherited some when my mom died."
"How much?"

"Almost a half a million."

"WHAT!" Ruthie asked, shocked.

"My dad and I were the only family she had…we sold the house after she died because he went to Iraq and I lived with my aunt and then your family…we sold the house…and the majority of her possessions…we had almost a million left…and I've spent barely any."

"And you didn't tell me this because?"
"I don't know…never really talked about it."

"Wow…this is crazy."

"Yeah…and besides…we're living here for free."

"But still…we have to get a house sometime."
"I know…there's one right down the street from here…it's a nice house…4 bedroom…2 and a half baths…two car garage…fenced in back yard."

"How much?"

"About $150,000."

"Wow…"

"Interested? I made an appointment…I can cancel it…"

"No I want to see it. When?"
"Tomorrow…at 3."

"Are you working?"

"Getting off early."

"Yeah. Let's go."

"Really?"
"Sure why not! We don't have anything to lose!"

"I love you."

"I love you too…by the way…doctor's appointment today."

"I know…only four more months! I can't wait!"

"Me either…so do you wanna know?"

"Whether it's a boy or a girl?"

Ruthie nodded in response.
"Well…" Martin began. "it has it's positives and it's negatives…"

"True…I sorta want to know…"

"Me too."

"Well then let's find out!"

"Ok. Which do you want? Boy or a girl?"

"Don't care as long as it's healthy."

"Come on! You have to want one or the other!" Ruthie said jokingly. "Which one?"
"Truthfully? A girl…I've always wanted a daughter."

"You have?"

"Yeah…but just the same, I don't really care."

"I guess you're right….either way I'm thrilled." She said, kissing her husband gently.
"You better get ready for work dear…it's already 7:30."

"We've been up for an hour?" he asked.

"Yeah…go take a shower. I'll make you breakfast." She offered.

"Aw thanks honey." He said, kissing her. "How about we do something tonight?" he asked as he went in the bathroom. "You know? Maybe a cookout or something with your family? Then we can celebrate here?"

"That sounds like a lot of fun. I'm going over to Lucy's today to hang out with her, Daniel, Travis, and Nichole." (oh yeah I skipped that too…the baby's name is Travis…it's a boy lol)

"What about Savannah?"

"She's out with Kevin today and Lucy doesn't have to work."

"Oh I see." He said, and he got in the shower.

Ruthie made him scrambled eggs and french toast for breakfast. He came out of the shower, got dressed into a black dress shirt and his nice khaki pants and black shoes. He quickly put some gel in his hair, ate quickly, grabbed his briefcase, and kissed his wife goodbye.

Ruthie pulled on a loose blue t-shirt and a pair of shorts and her white slip on tennis shoes. She pulled her hair in a pony tail, put on some eyeliner, and went over to Kevin and Lucy's. Nichole greeted her at the door, and Lucy walked in with Daniel, giving her sister a hug. "How are you doing? How are you feeling?" Lucy asked as she and Ruthie sat on the couch, while Nichole and Daniel watched The Lion King and Travis attempted to crawl around on the floor.

"I feel…pregnant." Ruthie said. Lucy laughed. "Well…you're supposed to feel pregnant."

"Yeah I guess so…We have an appointment today." She continued

"Oh you do?"

"Yes…we're gonna find out the sex of the baby…I hope it's a girl. He wants a girl so bad Luce."

"Whatever it is, he'll be thrilled. When's your appointment?"

"In about an hour and a half, at 2…Martin's meeting me there."

"Do you just want me to take you? We can maybe go out to lunch now and then shopping, and then I'll take you over."
"You sure?"

"Yeah…I'll call Kevin and ask him to stay with the kids, so then maybe we can baby shop for a little bit?"
"Yeah sounds like fun." Ruthie agreed.

Kevin came home with Savannah about 10 minutes later. Ruthie and Lucy ate Chinese food at the mall, and then went shopping for a crib, car seat, etc. At about 1:45, Lucy dropped Ruthie off at the doctor's office, where Martin was already seated in the waiting room, flipping through People magazine.
"Hey babe." She said, kissing him.

"How was your day?" he asked

"Great…went shopping and out to eat with Luce and she dropped me off here."

"That sounds like fun. I called your dad…and we're on for tonight."

"Awesome."

"You excited?"

"Yes! I just want to know!" Just then a nurse came out, holding a clip board.

"Brewer." She called out. Martin stood up, taking Ruthie's hand and walked back into the examination room.

Her doctor (Let's call her Doctor Johnson) came into the room soon after.

"Hi Ruthie…Martin." She said, shaking their hands. "How are you feeling?" she asked, as she hooked Ruthie up to the ultrasound machine.

"Pregnant." she said, and Martin laughed.

"You're supposed to feel like that."

"That's what my sister told me." She said, laughing a little herself.

"No more morning sickness?"

"Nope. Thank God."
"That's good…the baby's looking really good. And I can tell the sex…do you want to know?"

Ruthie and Martin looked at each other. "Yes." They said together.

"Congratulations you guys…it's a…"

AN-CLIFFHANGER! haha I'm feeling pretty evil now! Lol! I'll try and update tomorrow so I don't leave you hanging TOO long! Now R&R- the more you reviewthe sooner I update just so ya know!