AN: I have pictures for each chapter! In the next chapter, I'll have the link for them. They're not hand drawn or anything; it's just a picture that symbolizes the story. And thank you to everyone for all of your lovely reviews! Keep them coming!
Chapter 7- It's a…
The first four months of Ginny's pregnancy flew by very quickly. Everyone was so excited when they heard the news that a new addition to the family was on its way. Along with the excitement came a lot of stress, morning sickness, and strange cravings for Ginny. Her belly was growing, but it still wasn't huge. She still had 4 months to go and today, they were going to a muggle doctor to find out whether their little bundle of joy was a boy or a girl.
"Ginny? You ready?" Cedric asked as he walked into the bedroom. Ginny was sitting on the bed attempting to put her shoes on but since her back was killing her and her ankles were swollen, she had no chance.
"I can't get them on," she said tiredly. It was starting to upset her that her clothes wouldn't fit anymore. Cedric kneeled in front of her, put her shoes on, and kissed her belly.
"After the appointment, we'll go shopping and get you some new clothes OK?" he said. She nodded and he helped her to her feet. They apparated to the Leaky Cauldron and walked out onto the muggle streets of London. It was the end of April and a very lovely spring day. Ginny had on a pair of comfortable yet classy sweat pants and a t-shirt that hugged her swelling stomach. They walked hand in hand to the doctor.
"Mrs. Diggory?" the nurse said as she popped her head out of the door that led to the examination rooms. Ginny and Cedric got up and followed her into one of the rooms.
"The doctor will be with you in a moment," the nurse said and shut the door. Ginny hopped onto the table and Cedric stood by her.
"What do you hope it is?" Ginny asked him.
"I hope it's a very healthy baby. I don't care if it's a boy or a girl, I'll love it either way," he said. Ginny smiled and kissed him as the doctor walked in.
"Hello Mr. and Mrs. Diggory. I'm Doctor Ryan," he said and shook both of their hands.
"So Mrs. Diggory, how have you been feeling the past 5 months?" he asked.
"You can call me Ginny. Well my back hurts, my ankles are swollen, I'm hot all the time, I get very weird food craving… but at least the morning sickness has stopped," she replied.
"Very good. All of your symptoms are normal. Now, let's take a look at your baby," he said as he rolled over a large machine with a screen on it. Ginny pulled up her shirt so that her belly was exposed and the doctor squeezed a very cold gel onto it that made Ginny shiver. He turned the machine on and took a weird looking wand and put it on Ginny's stomach. Cedric grabbed Ginny's hand as they watched the screen.
"Here is your baby," Dr. Ryan said while pointing to the screen. They had a clear view of the baby's profile. Ginny gasped and both of them smiled.
"Do you want to know the sex?" Dr. Ryan asked.
"Yes please," Cedric said.
"You're going to have a healthy baby girl. Congratulations," Dr. Ryan said. He hit a button and the machine printed out a picture of the baby.
"Dr. Ryan, what's that moving thing on the baby?" Cedric asked.
"It's the heartbeat." Cedric almost started to cry. Everything was real. He could see his daughter and he could see her little heart beating. He was watching her grow inside of Ginny and it overwhelmed him with joy. Ten minutes later, Ginny and Cedric were leaving the doctors office and were heading to Diagon Alley so Ginny could get some maternity clothes.
"I can't believe we're going to have a daughter! I have to floo mum once we get home!" Ginny said excitedly.
"While we're in Diagon alley, we can also pick out some things for the nursery," Cedric said and Ginny nodded. 3 hours of shopping later, Cedric and Ginny apparated back to their home and Ginny put all of her clothes away. That night, they were going to have dinner at the Burrow. Cedric was just finishing up changing when he heard crying come from Ginny's closet. Her pregnancy had made her hormones run haywire and she would sometimes just cry out of nowhere. He went into her closet to see her dressed and ready to go in front of her mirror.
"Sweetheart, are you all right?" he asked.
"I LOOK LIKE A FAT COW!" She exclaimed as her face reddened and more tears spilled out of her chocolate brown eyes. Cedric wrapped his arms around her and kissed her forehead.
"You do not look like a fat cow. You look absolutely beautiful."
"Look at my stomach Cedric! It's huge and it's only going to get bigger," she said. Cedric knelt down in front of her and pressed his lips to her stomach before stroking it.
"And why is your stomach big?" He asked.
"Causethere'sababyinit" she mumbled.
"That's right. OUR baby. Our baby girl," he said and pressed his cheek against her belly.
"Oh!" they both said at the same time.
"Cedric! She kicked for the first time!" Ginny said excitedly. Cedric had a huge smile on his face. He had just felt his daughter's first movement.
"You see Ginny? It's definitely not a bad thing that you're stomach is big."
"I know. I'm just a little crazy with my out of control hormones."
"It's all right. Come on, let's go to your parent's house and share the good news with everyone," Cedric said. They flooed over to the Burrow where the entire family was there.
"Ginny! Cedric! So good to see you!" Mrs. Weasley said as she hugged both of them before giving Ginny's stomach a rub.
"Hi mum! We have some good news to share with everyone during dinner," Ginny said.
"Well it's a good thing dinner is about to start because I can't wait to hear it!" She said excitedly. Cedric and Ginny said hello to everyone and they all sat down for dinner.
"So Ginny, what's the big news?" Mrs. Weasley asked.
"Oh… today we found out the sex of the baby," she replied.
"And, we're going to have a little girl," Cedric said. Everyone cheered and hugged Cedric and Ginny. Dinner that night was filled with talk of the new addition that would be coming into their lives in 4 short months. Once Cedric and Ginny got home, they decided to take a relaxing bath. While soaking in the warm water, they decided to think of a name for their baby.
"How about Lily?" Ginny asked.
"No. I think if Harry and Karen were to have a girl they'd name her that because of his mother," Cedric replied. Ginny nodded.
"Autumn?" She suggested. Cedric shook his head.
"How about Christianna?" Cedric asked. Ginny's face lit up.
"Oh Ced! That's such a beautiful name!" She said. Cedric smiled.
"Christianna Grace Diggory," Cedric said and Ginny nodded.
"Now we can talk to her using her name instead of just calling her 'baby'," Ginny said with a giggle. Cedric put his hands on her belly and Christianna kicked.
"I see she wants to be a part of this conversation, don't you Christianna?" He asked and was greeted with another kick. Ginny giggled and kissed Cedric. Cedric pulled her onto his lap and kissed her even more and entered her. Ginny gasped and stopped.
"Cedric what if we're hurting the baby?" she asked.
"Don't worry Ginny. The doctor said it was OK to have sex just as long as we don't in the last few weeks before you're due." Ginny nodded and wrapped her arms around him. They continued to make passionate love in the bath tub until they were spent. The next day, Ginny was having a girl's day with Hermione, Karen, and Luna. She flooed over to Hermione and Ron's place and saw that Karen and Luna were already there.
"Hi guys!" she said as she stepped out of the fireplace.
"Hi Ginny!" Luna said.
"Hey," replied Karen. She was looking a little green and had beads of sweat on her forehead.
"You run here Karen?" Ginny asked. Karen shook her head.
"I don't feel good. My stomach is churning and I'm really light headed."
"Maybe you should go home and relax," Hermione suggested as she walked into the room.
"No I'll be fine. So, what are we going to do today?"
"I was thinking maybe some shopping and then lunch?" Hermione said. They all nodded in agreement. They all stood to get up, but Karen fell back down, almost unconscious.
"KAREN!" they all screamed and rushed over to her. Since Luna was one of the top healers at St. Mungos, she checked Karen out to make sure everything was OK.
"She seems to be all right, just dizzy and nauseous. Ginny can you floo Harry and tell him to get here right away? She'll need to go to the hospital just to double check and see if everything is OK," Luna said. Ginny went over to the fireplace and flooed Harry.
"Hey Ginny," Harry said as her head appeared in the fireplace.
"Hi Harry. You're going to have to come over to Hermione and Ron's," she said.
"Why?"
"Karen isn't feeling too good and she fainted." Harry didn't say a word, he just jumped to his feet and Ginny pulled her head out of the fireplace so Harry could floo over. Once he got there, he went over to Karen who was sitting on the couch, looking weaker than before.
"Karen? Are you all right?"
"She'll be fine. Just take her over to St. Mungos for a standard check up," Luna said. Harry nodded, helped Karen to her feet, and apparated them to St. Mungos. Hermione, Ginny, and Luna set off for a bit of shopping and some lunch.