Chapter 18

20 weeks:

Two things Leonard thought he would never have. Having Penny again and becoming a father. And now he had Penny and he was twenty weeks away from becoming a father. As he woke up that morning, Leonard also remembered that last night was his and Penny's first night in their new three bedroom apartment. Leonard let Penny decorate the place however she wanted as long as he could have the extra bedroom. When she agreeded, instead of calling his man cave, Leonard named it his BatCave.

He was not quite how to decortate it but knew he would have all his comic books, figurines, a tv and all his gaming systems in that one room. There was even huge upper area to the apartment. Penny decided to have one half for time to herself and the other Leonard could use for his work.

Leonard rolled over and wrapped his arms around his girlfriend. As he did, for the firat time Leonard felt the baby kick. Leonard felt happy and kissed Penny on the cheek. "That's pretty amazing.. " He whispered in her ear.

Penny turned her head slightly to get a good look at Leonard with a smile. "Yeah but you dont feel the baby kick your bladder while laying on your sodic nerve. At least I'm over the all day sickness. Just now have heart burn all day long...But our baby is half Hofsdater." She smiled.

Leonard frowned, "What is that suppose to mean?"

Penny smiled bigger and gave her boyfriend a kiss on the lips. "Nothing... Now lets get up and get ready to go my OBGYN appointment." Penny gave him another small kiss and patted his arms as she got up from the bed.

Leonard raised an eyebrow in confusion what Penny meant, but was all dismissed as he watched her get up. He smiled big on how happy he felt she was his on as she turned slightly, Leonard caught a glimpse of her baby bump. Penny might have began complaining how nothing fit anymore and she did not feel pretty half the time, but to Leonard she still was the most gorgeous woman, even more now she was carrying his child. Leonard got up and walked up behind her as Penny was grabbing some clothes and kissed her neck, then slowly down to her shoulder. Leonard enclosed his arms around Penny between her chest and baby bump so she could not escape. He only smiled into her skin as Penny moaned and threw her head back. Leonard kissed his way back up her neck to her ear. He then leaned in, "Are you glad now we are just each others room mates now and can make love as much as we want and be as loud as we want? Because you look so beautiful caring my baby..."

Penny nodded in agreement and completely turned around. She smiled at her boyfriend and pushed him down on the bed. She straddled Leonard and began to take advantage of him right there and then.

A few hours late, Leonard was surprised they made it to the appointment five minutes early. That was even him and Penny taking a shower together and having shower sex twice. Leonard could not and refused to wipe his cheesy grin off his face only makong Penny roll her eyes.

Leonard followed Penny into an exam room and met the mid wife/OBGYN. She seemed very nice and was excited for Leonard and Penny. Leonard was just excited and nervous that this would be his first time here and not only hear the baby's heartbeat but see him or her on the sonogram.

Leonard stood next to Penny as their midwife set everything up amd waited. As the everything came into focus and Penny wiped the tears away from Leonard's eyes from the heart beat, they saw their child. The midwife asked if they wanted to know the sex and that is one thing they could agree on is was a yes. Leonard and Penny never knew time could never stand still.

"If you look here," the midwife pointed to the screen, "It looks like your little one has ten toes and ten digits on both hands. And by the Iook of things, you two are expecting a girl."

Sometime later, after Leonard was woken up by fainting hearing Penny was caring their daughter, Penny was driving. Only since Leonard had a bump on his head. He sat in the passenger side staring at sonogram pictures. Penny smiled over to him, "You are really happy." She stated.

Leonard smiled, "Yes I truly am. Never in life I would be a father to a little girl."

Penny bit her lip a suddenly felt uneasy. She looked over at her boyfriend and Penny knew that Leonard knew something was going on. "You okay?" he asked her.

Penny shrugged her shoulders. "I really don't know. The ultrasound made this whole pregnancy so much more real. Which is great because I could have not a better partner in this. But somehow it all seems scary. Is it wrong I was hoping for a boy?" Penny glanced over to Leonard.

Leonard shook his head. "Not at all but why if I may ask."

Penny gave him a nervous smile. "Well if we had a boy he could be just like you. With a girl...Well of all people I knew how I was when I was younger, and being her mom now I have that worry her turning out just like me."

Leonard shook his head with a smile. "Well she could also have my personality or even better, she is loke both of us. She could be socialable and beautiful like her mother, and yet be very humble. Same could have went if we were having a boy. Either way our daughter will take after both of us."

Penny nodded, "You're right... but this whole parent thing is so scary."

Leonard agreed, "Yes but like you said we have each other. Plus we have our weird friends and I am sure your parents will be out here way before you go into labor to help out. So we got this no matter how scared we both get. Now how about this? Have you thought of baby names?"

Penny glanced over to her boyfriend and shook her head, "No not really..." She felt horrible.

"Why?" He asked her.

"Well because I just haven't... Does that make me a horrible person?" She asked hoping Leonard would not be upset with her.

"Not at all..." He said a little too quickly. It may not have sounded the best when it came out because Penny was now frowning at him. "I mean it. I do not know how you are truly feeling about this whole pregnancy unless you tell me. Who knows you might having trouble adjusting this pregnancy is actually real. But I am just saying..." Leonard told her defensively with his hands raised to his chest.

"Okay, but yeah your right. Unfortunately you are..." She said tp Leonard half joking half serious. "I am guessing you already have a name picked out?" Penny asked knowing the answer already, well because it was Leonard.

"I do..." Leonard said proudly.

Penny rolled her eyes, "Of course you do..." Making Leonard frown at her comment. Penny just smiled at him. "May I hear them?" Penny asked nicely giving him a quick wink as she drove towards Cal Tech so Leonard could go to work.

"Sure, well if we were having a boy, my names I have picked out are Emmitt or Elliot. But since we are having a girl now..." He placed his hand on Penny's pregnant belly with a smile. Leonard was glad he was the only one who could touch her stomach. Penny gabe him a small smile from the side. "I have always loved the girl named Emma or Rebecca." Leonard told Penny proudfully. But became insecure about them when Penny did not say anything right away. "If you do not like them we can think of new names for our daughter." Leonard said quickly.

Penny pulled into Leonard's parking spot and but the car on park and turned the engine off. She then unbuckled and turned towards Leonard. She took his hands into his and gave him a senser look. "Leonard stop being insecure about what I think, because those name are beautiful they really are. I want to name her what name fits her the most so maybe we can come up with a list of four names each and whem she is born we will see what name fits her the most. As you know you never liked your name and well I was named after my Grandma Penelope. Nothing wrong with that I was just glad I could shortened my name down to Penny. So I want a name for our daughter she is proud of." Penny confessed how she really felt about and reasoning why she really never thought of any names.

Leonard felt impressed that Penny was expressing her thoughts. He leaned into her and gave her a very passionate kiss. "Okay, I can do that. She deserves that.

Penny smiled having her hands now on Leonard's shoulders. "Good, now I love you my king of nerds but get out of my car and go to work. Plus I can not be late for my interview." Penny could not resist giving Leonard a quick kiss as he agreed and wished her luck.