"Shawn! Guess what day it is?" Juliet shook her boyfriend vigorously. It had been two months since Juliet miscarried one of the twins. She continued to shake Shawn awake.
"Jules, it's barely five o'clock, go back to sleep." he moaned, turning over and sighing.
"But, I can't! I'm too excited!" Juliet squealed, continuing to shake Shawn. "Do you know what's happening today?" Juliet repeated.
Shawn shrugged, "I can't remember anything until it's past eight o'clock." he lied, turning over to look at Juliet.
"Shawn, today we find out if I'm having a boy or a girl! Dr. Carmen said 18 weeks is normally when they find out!" Juliet bounced up and down, looking at her round stomach.
Shawn's eyes opened a bit wider. "Oh yeah." he said plainly. Juliet clicked her tongue.
"It's also your first time coming to an appointment with me." Juliet smiled, planting a warm kiss on his mouth.
"Your appointment isn't until noon." he explained.
Juliet shrugged, "That's only seven hours." she giggled, feeling her stomach churn from excitement. "I'm going to go make breakfast. You might want to get up soon because I'm only cooking for two." she rubbed her belly and got out of bed.
A few hours later, Juliet sat on the couch waiting for noon to come. It was 11:00 AM and Shawn got dressed for the appointment. He joined Juliet on the couch.
"So, have you started thinking of baby names yet?" Shawn asked randomly.
Juliet shrugged, "I actually wanted you to help me think of some." Juliet replied. "We could each think of one name for a girl and a boy." She suggested. Shawn nodded and the room was quiet as they thought of names.
"I like Lily and Garret." Shawn smiled, looking at Juliet for her response.
"Those are good but I like Sydney and Fischer." Juliet smiled. "My grandma's name is Sydney and I've always liked the name." She explained further.
Shawn nodded, considering the names. "It's really your decision. I mean it's your baby." Shawn mumbled.
"No, it's our baby." Juliet corrected him, kissing him.
At the appointment, Shawn and Juliet waited impatiently for the doctor to call them into a room. Shawn read through a magazine and pointed out an ad to Juliet. It was an ad about 3D ultrasound. "We should do this." Shawn suggested.
Juliet raised her eyebrow and read through the advertisement. She nodded, "We'll consider it." she replied.
Shawn flipped to another page as a nurse walked out and called Juliet's name. Juliet looked at Shawn and squeezed his hand. They walked into a room and Juliet sat on the bed. The nurse took Juliet's blood pressure and wrote the data down on a piece of paper.
"The doctor will be with you soon." The nurse told as she left, shutting the door behind her.
Shawn smiled at Juliet who would not stop fidgeting. "Something tells me your excited." Shawn joked. Juliet chuckled, watching the door.
Dr. Carmen knocked on the door and walked inside greeting each of them. "So, if all goes well, you will know the gender by the end of this appointment." Dr. Carmen smiled. Juliet nodded excitedly. "Okay, let's get started." Dr. Carmen clapped her hands together and got the blue gel from a cabinet. She applied some to Juliet's stomach and turned on the ultrasound machine. Placing the ultrasound device on Juliet's stomach, Dr. Carmen moved it across Juliet's stomach.
The room was silent as they all anticipated the 'news'. Dr. Carmen continued to look for any clues that told the gender of the baby. She held the device on one part of Juliet's stomach and and pressed a button on the ultrasound machine. "This right here tells me that your baby is a... Girl!" Dr. Carmen announced, a smile widened across her face.
Juliet turned to Shawn and smiled, he squeezed Juliet's hand. "So, Lily or Sydney." Juliet clarified. She felt tears form in the bottom of her but quickly wiped them away, looking at Shawn. "Are you happy?" she asked, knowing the answer already.
Shawn nodded, leaning down to hug Juliet. She sat up and looked back at Dr. Carmen. "Otherwise your baby perfectly healthy." Dr. Carmen's eyes softened. "How are you doing?" she asked, talking about the miscarriage.
"Honestly, I've been better, but it's probably better that way in the long run." Juliet choked, trying her hardest not to sound sad.
Dr. Carmen nodded, "Well, the best thing you can do for your baby girl is stay calm and you can't put yourself in stressful situations." she explained.
"Even if that means missing the next few cases." Shawn chimed in, looking directly at Juliet. She smiled, feeling her cheeks turn a light shade of red.
"I'm going to have a doctor's made for you telling your boss to hold you back from cases." Dr. Carmen told. She changed the subject, "Would you like to hear her heartbeat?" Dr. Carmen asked. Juliet nodded vigorously. Dr. Carmen grabbed a small machine and wrapped it around Juliet's stomach. She clicked it on and a prominent Thump Thump! filled the room. Juliet smiled and looked over at a beaming Shawn. Their baby was perfectly healthy.
At home, Shawn sat on Juliet's couch and Juliet was reading a book in bed. Suddenly, Shawn heard Juliet yell, "Shawn! Quick, come here!" He quickly stood up and ran to Juliet's room.
"What is it?" he asked frantically.
"Come feel my stomach The baby is kicking." she gestured to her stomach and pointed where he should put his hand. He placed a hand on Juliet's stomach. "Do you feel it?" she asked. Shawn nodded, staring off into space.
"It's all becoming so real, huh?" he asked.
"Yeah, but it's exciting; we're having a kid!" Juliet squealed.
"Soon we'll be a family." he continued. "That's amazing." Shawn leaned down and kissed Juliet.
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