At the end of the week before work would end for the weekend, Randall finally agreed to go see the daycare kids for the first time. He made himself invisible so most of the monsters wouldn't see him with the way he was now, until he got to the daycare door.

He unblended himself and walked inside. Inside, he saw a few kids.

The teacher came up to him. "Hello, who might you be?"

"Randall Boggs. I've come to observe and maybe hang out with the kids."

"A new helper are we?"

"Well, more like just to get some experience with young kids for a special reason." Randall said.

"What reason would that be?" She was curious.

Randall looked down. He had a lower hand on his stomach.

The teacher's eyes followed his. "Oh, I see. You're expecting." She could see the good sized baby bump on him.

"Yes. So is it alright?" He asked.

"Of course."

"So what do I do?"

"You can just watch and observe first. Then maybe you could try playing toys with them or even reading to them. It helps them take their nap." She said.

"Ok."

The teacher pointed to a chair where he could sit down, or he could watch from the window seat. He saw it had pillows on it. It looked more comfortable. He walked over to it and sat down.

As he observed for awhile, he saw the kids were rambunctious and noisy. But some of their antics were funny too. One of the them even had to have a diaper changed. Randall wasn't looking forward to that part.

The kids noticed him, but were a little afraid of him, as he was a stranger to them.

He later on tried to play some blocks with one kid who was playing alone and the kid did let him play with him. He was the quietest kid.

At naptime, the teacher introduced Randall to the kids and he would be reading their story for today.

Randall was a little nervous, but he did read the story. The teacher said he did a good job when he did actually get the kids to sleep. It was a relief off his shoulders. He decided to leave then. He thanked the teacher for letting him be there. He might come back some more, just not every day.

He went back to Roz's office.

…..

Randall kept on going to the Lamaze class every week. He became a little more comfortable around the girls. Sadie ended up being his support partner for certain exercises that required a partner.

A month after joining, the midwife brought in a toy baby lizard for the to be parents to practice holding a baby.

Randall had never held a newborn before.

"When the doll gets around to you, pretend this is the first time holding your child." The coach said.

Randall watched as it was passed around. "This will be an amazing experience, Randall." Sadie said.

"Yeah, amazing." He said with a frown.

Randall looked down at the huge baby bump that had exposed itself fully now. He still wasn't too big in the belly, but it was enough to others to know that he was pregnant.

When the toy got to Sadie and Randall, Sadie couldn't help but adore the little lizard baby toy.

"Aww! It's so cute!" Sadie said. "Here you go, Randall."

Randall had seen how Sadie held the toy. He took the toy in his upper arms just the way Sadie had. Supporting the head with his left arm and taking the body in his right arm. He looked upon the toy as if it was a real baby. That's what they were practicing tonight. Just holding a baby. It was very different to him than holding a two year old.

Even though it was just a toy he was holding, he saw the cuteness of it as well. His hormones affected him greatly right now. Then he handed it off to the next couple.

When Randall left the class that night, holding the toy had left a great impression on him. Would his baby resemble it? Or he just wondered what the baby would look like. Luckily, he had a doc appointment in a few days for another exam.

…..

A couple days later, Randall found himself at the hospital again getting his belly examined.

Dr. Mason palpated his belly again. The pressing was a little uncomfortable, getting some small groans from Randall.

"It feels like everything is where it should be. Now let's do an ultrasound to get a picture of the little one." Dr. Mason said.

Randall was wanting that part, to see the child again, wondering what it looked like.

While he was waiting and the doc was getting the machine set up and the gel on his belly again, he asked Randall, "Have you felt the child move yet?"

"Huh? No, I haven't. How would I recognize it?"

"Females say it's like little bumps about in there. At least at first and they get stronger as the baby gets bigger."

Randall gulped. He really wasn't sure if he wanted to feel like a kick in the stomach would feel like.

The wand was put on his belly and Randall looked at the screen to his right. It took a moment for the picture to stabilize, but a picture came up of the baby.

"Oh, there's the little head." Doc pointed out.

Randall looked and saw that the head very much resembled his. It had three fronds on its head too. The head looked like it was completely formed. His eyes widened to get a better look. Then Dr. Mason began moving the wand down the body, and across Randall's belly.

The heart was seen beating. There were four arms and four legs. So far, the little one seemed to be taking on more of Randall's traits than Graf's. Then there was the long little tail. The tail was whipping about and the legs were kicking.

Randall felt something bump him from the inside. He was feeling the first flutters! He saw it on the screen. It made his heart start pumping faster and his breathing quickened. The baby was more developed than it was last time.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Dr. Mason reach for something on the keyboard, and there was that sound again, the heart.

That sound, Randall would never forget it.

When it was over, he got a new sonogram picture of his little one. He couldn't believe that his baby looked like it did now. It seemed so big on the screen, but now it still seemed so tiny. And it was.

"Have you thought of any names?" Dr. Mason asked.

"No. I've been so busy doing other things, and wondering if I was going to keep it or not. I've been bounced around one job to another because of this pregnancy." Randall said.

"Enjoy the freedom you have now, Randall. Pretty soon you are going to have to take 'maternity' leave."

"I know and that's why I'm doing it while I can."

"Take care. Enjoy your night." Doc said and said he could go.

"Thanks."

Randall rode the bus home and he couldn't stop staring at the picture. His child was nearly at its halfway point in its development.

After seeing it for the second time and hearing its heartbeat again, and after holding that toy baby lizard those days ago, that settled it for him. This was too much. He was going to keep his baby.

Now all he needed were some baby supplies in his home, its own room, and most of all, a name. He would need to call in the girls to decide on baby supplies, as some of those things he knew nothing about, other than a crib for it to sleep in, and some toys. He still had so much to learn about baby care before it was actually born.

Then, thinking of the birth gave him some scared thoughts. Would he be able to have it naturally? Or would it have to be born by open surgery? It sent a shiver down his spine.

He read more of the baby book laying in bed before he went to sleep that night. He could swear he was feeling the baby moving again, and it probably was. But it wasn't going to keep him awake. He laid down on his right side and put the book down and turned off his light. He had a hand on his belly, wishing the baby a good night before he drifted off.

In the prison, Graf wondered if he had gotten Randall pregnant. He hung out with Chiro, Buster, and Joe. Together, they were a gang of tough lizards, but they had even talked to Mr. Waternoose too.

The crab-spider monster wanted so much to get out and get revenge on Sullivan for ruining his company. The lizard boys wanted revenge on Randall.

"If we escape together, my boys, I need Randall to fix the scream extractor first and use that same kid from a few years ago, then once it's fixed, you can have your revenge on Randall. I want Sullivan." Waternoose said.

The boys were fine with that arrangement.

A few days later, all five of them managed to escape the prison. They were going to get what they wanted, or else.

Randall usually did read the daily news in the newspaper. But when he saw today's headlines, it made his eyes widen.

'Waternoose and Four Lizards Escape Prison!' was what the headline said. Randall proceeded to read who the lizards were and it worried him. Rhoda and Fiona's brothers were working with Waternoose! This wasn't good.

He knew that the lizard boys would be after him. He also didn't doubt who Waternoose would be after. He would most likely be after Sullivan, but probably after him as well.

Randall knew he was not in the best of shape to take them on, not in his condition. He feared for his child's life and his. Though he knew he could turn himself invisible, he knew there were ways to see him with special goggles and they were sure to try to capture him with those. And those boys couldn't blend like he could, but they had the same fingers that he did, enabling them to walk on walls too.

….

Waternoose and the four lizards moved the scream extractor out at night. They had their ways of doing it. It was moved to a warehouse several miles away and hooked up, but the workings of it had to be up to Randall. And maybe his old assistant too.

….

Randall called Sadie and told them the boys had escaped prison. It would be best if they stayed away from the boys because of the babies they carried. More than likely they would want to get rid of all his offspring.

Sadie was sure that they wouldn't hurt their sisters.

Randall was still worried though of them coming after him.

So how do you all think the story's going thus far? Things are getting intense again.