He was just about to wake them up when he heard the doorbell followed by
Knock knock knock "Sheldon and Amy"
Knock knock knock "Sheldon and Amy"
Knock knock knock "Sheldon and Amy"
He sighed and opened the door to reveal Penny's smiling face, "I told you its annoying when you do it"
"I know, that's why I do it"
"Why are you here at 7 in the morning?"
"We came to decorate" she said with a smile
"Who's we?" he said pushing his head out the door to see Bernadette and Raj coming up the driveway followed by a grumpy looking Howard.
"Where's Leonard?"
"He went to get us coffee, we know you don't have any"
"Who's ready to decorate?" Raj said with too much energy for that time of the morning
"Keep your voice down" Sheldon hissed, "Amy and my mom are sleeping"
"Not anymore" he heard her say behind him, followed by a yawn
"Look what you did" he said to Raj
"He didn't do anything Sheldon. Your kids woke me up again. " Amy said walking towards the kitchen
"What are you even here to decorate for?" Sheldon asked
"The baby shower" Raj said
"I thought we were just doing something small. Our normal meetings don't have decorations." Sheldon said
"It is small. You guys only know so many people. But we have to decorate Sheldon it's a baby shower. Now hurry up and leave"
"Leave? Why would I leave? This is my house" Sheldon complained
"They want it to be a surprise" Amy said coming up behind him, "We could be gone soon, just give me some time to eat and change" she said pulling on Sheldon's hand
"What about mom?" Sheldon asked
"She could stay, but you too can't" Penny said
"I can't believe you agreed to this" Sheldon grumbled as they were driving aimlessly around the neighborhood.
"I think its nice that they want to do something special for us" Amy said rubbing her stomach
"Yeah, but what are we suppose to do? They said not to come back until 2 and its only 9" he whined
"We could go to the zoo" she suggested
They had been walking in the zoo for about 20 minutes when Amy decided she needed a break so they were sitting on a bench, watching everyone else.
"Have you had anymore ideas for names?" she asked Sheldon
"I was thinking what about Ekon for our son"
"Is that another comic book name?"
"No. I found it in a baby book, it means great, and our kids will be great"
"I love that its not a comic book name, but lets put it on the backburner for now. What about Alyssa?"
Sheldon scrunched up his nose" There was an Alyssa in preschool, who tormented the hell out of me. I don't want to give me daughter that name."
Suddenly a little boy bumped into Sheldon's leg. "Batman" he said pointing at Sheldon's shirt
"Evan!" they heard a woman frantically shout, "Evan, where are you?! This isn't funny anymore"
"Are you Evan?" Amy asked the boy, who only giggled and nodded in response. Sheldon waved his hands to attract the woman's attention and pointed to the boy trying to climb on the bench next to his wife.
"I'm so sorry" she said rushing over and lifting Evan off the bench, "he thinks its funny to hide."
"Its okay" Amy said, "Bye Evan" she waved to the little boy in his mother's arms. He just giggled and waved back as they walked away.
"He was cute" Amy said when they were gone, "maybe we could name our son Evan" she suggested
"Let's put it on the backburner for now"
"Can we get sorbet?" Amy asked when they were almost home
"Amy its not even summer time" Sheldon chastised
"Its California, its always summer time. Plus the babies really want it." She said rubbing her stomach
"really? The babies?" Sheldon asked, and she nodded in response
"Fine" he sighed, "What flavor do you want?"
"Surprise me" she said
"The last time I did that, you cried for 20 minutes straight, because you didn't feel for an orange soda"
"Fine. One scoop lime and a scoop of raspberry."
When they got home, they saw several cars parked in the street, "I thought Penny said it was going to be small" Sheldon mumbled
Howard rushed out of the house to greet them before they had a chance to enter. "You guys have to wear this" he said holding up two blindfolds
"Absolutely not" Sheldon said
"Look Bernie would kill us if you don't. She said this is the most important job"
Sheldon reluctantly reached out and grabbed it, even though she was small he had to admit he was scared of Bernadette. "Don't let Amy fall" he warned Howard as he tied the blindfold around his eyes.
"Wouldn't dream of it buddy"
Howard led them to the backyard and then removed the blindfolds. Sheldon blinked to adjust to the brightness and looked around his backyard. They decorated the shower with a comic book theme. There were cupcakes with little comic book sayings on them, that were on a table, who's tablecloth looked like pages of a comic book. There were streamers and endless balloons. Even some of their friends were wearing superhero themed shirts
"We know you wouldn't wear a sash, so we got you a cape instead" Penny said coming up to them holding out two capes, that said mommy-to-be and daddy-to-be on the back.
"This is amazing" Sheldon said giving Penny one of his rare hugs.
Amy sat on a chair looked at Sheldon talking with their friends. Even though he was against the idea at first he seemed to be having the most fun. Penny noticed she was sitting alone and walked up to her. "You having fun Ames?"
"Yeah. My back was just hurting so I just decided to rest"
"I remember that. It gets better soon. "
"I know" Amy said looking down at her stomach
"Do you guys have names as yet?"
"Not yet, we're still trying to see what sounds right"
"You mean the Sheldon Cooper who plans his life down to the minute, doesn't know what to name his kids. I never thought I would see the day"
Amy laughed, "How did you pick Luke's name?" she asked
"I told Leonard he could pick the first name and I would pick his middle name"
"I wish I could do that with Sheldon, but he always suggests comic book names or weird names, like Ekon"
Penny winced, "Maybe you could name them after some scientist. I'm sure Sheldon would love that. Anyway, it's time for presents."
The gang stayed behind to help clean up and carry the gifts inside. They got endless boxes of pampers, bibs and onesies. Bernadette and Howard gave them all the bathroom necessities they would ever need for their babies, Penny and Leonard gave them more superhero onesies, Raj bought the cutest shoes and booties, even though Sheldon pointed out that they wouldn't be able to walk.
"Ready to go to bed" Sheldon asked after everyone left
"Yeah" she answered reaching for his hand