Kevin"Ok we're here"
Lucy: Yep...Well you ready?
Kevin: yeah you
Lucy: As ready as I can be...Come on let's go inside
Kevin: Ok (They get out of the car and Kevin grabs Lucy's hand)
Lucy smiles at him and they walk inside the dr's office
Secretary: Hi, Can I help you?
Lucy: Yes, I'm Lucy Kinkirk and I'm here to see Dr. Russ
Secretary: Do you have an appointment?
Lucy: yes
Secretary: Okay well If you'll fill out these papers and put them in the basket the Dr. will see you shortly
Lucy: Okay thank you
They fill out the paper work that you always have to fill out for an app.and take a seat
Kevin: You ok luce?
Lucy: Yeah I'm just nervous
Kevin: Nervous...we've...I mean you've done this 4 times already
Lucy: Yeah I know, but now We have 4 kids to tell, my parents and your mom and step-dad and our brothers and sisters. Gracie isn't going to be the baby anymore and Emily will probably have a fit b/c now she's gonna be the "middle child" like I was until the twins were born and Kev..I wanna change my mind
Kevin: (he just looks at her kinda weird) Honey it's a little too late now. It's gonna be okay Emily did alright when Gracie was born and the boys will be fine I'm sure..and your family and mine will be happy to add one more. I know it, just calm down and lets see what the doctor says
Lucy: Okay..I guess you're right.
A few minutes later the nurse calls Lucy's Name
Nurse: Lucy Kinkirk
Lucy: That's me
Nurse: Hi I'm Olivia..if you'll follow me right this way to exam room 4.
Kevin and Lucy follow Olivia to the room and they go inside
Olivia: So How are you feeling today Lucy?
Lucy: Alright just tired
Olivia: Okay well I am going to take your vital signs and weight ok
Lucy: Okay
The nurse takes her bp, temp, weight, repirations and pulse
Olivia: Okay your respirations are normal, pulse is a tad high but probably because you're nervous, your temp is normal and your bp is 110/60. If you'll give us a specimen then I can take it to the lab instead of drawing blood.
Lucy: Ok
Olivia: Alright Dr. Russ will be in with you shortly
(Olivia takes it too the lab)
About 10 minutes later the dr. comes in the room
Dr: Russ: Hi Lucy Hi Kevin
Luce and Kevin: Hi Dr. Russ
Dr: Russ: How are ya'll today?
Kevin: we're good
Dr: Russ: And the family? How old are the Kinkirks now
Lucy: The kids are fine. they're with my mom and dad. Andrew (Drew) is 12, Brendan (Alex) is 10, Emily is 7 and Elizabeth (Gracie) is 3.
Dr: Russ: Is Gracie 3 already. Wow.
Lucy: I know they grow up too fast
Dr: Russ: Ok Lucy well we got ur test results back and you are defenitely pregnant..Congradulations are in order. So the next thing is an ultrasound to see how far along you are in your pregnancy
Lucy: Okay
Dr: If you'll lie back on the table and lift your shirt so I can see your stomach
(Dr. Russ drapes luce also from the waist down as she lies down)
Dr: Ok I'm going to put the gel on your stomach now ok
Lucy: Okay (dr. Russ rubs the gel around with the ultrasound probe thing)
Dr: And we have a baby (pointing to the screen)
Lucy: Look Kev there's our baby
Kevin: I know I see.
Lucy: So how far along am I?
Dr: You're approx. 3 1/2 months. and you're due on May 22nd
Lucy: So what's next? (she sits back up after she wipes the gel off her stomach)
Dr Russ: Well Everything looks okay. The baby is healthy so I want you to make an appointment with the secretary I'll see you in 3 weeks. and don't forget to take your prenatal vitamins.
Lucy: Okay thanks Dr. Russ
Kevin: Bye
They make an appointment with the secretary and Leave on the way to Eric and Annie's House
At the Camden House
Lucy: Mom We're back (it's quiet) MOM...
Annie: Coming
Gracie: Mommy you're back
Lucy: Hey Gracie Bug
Gracie: I missed you mommy, can I go with you next time?
Lucy looked at Kevin
Lucy: We'll see okay
Gracie: Yay!(runs back outside)
Kevin: Where are Emily and The boys?
Annie: In the back yard playing (they walk outside)
Lucy: Guys we're back
Emily: Daddy (runs and gives Kevin a hug and he picks her up)
Kevin: Hey Emmy
Emily: Daddy can we go home?
Kevin: In a little while
Alex: Hey Mom
Drew: Hey dad, so how did the dr's appointment go?
Annie: Yeah Luce, how did that go?
Lucy: Great, I just have a mild cold
Annie: really b/c Emily said you've been really sick lately
Lucy: Oh she did (looking at Emily)
Annie: Yeah
Lucy: It turned out to be food poisoning...bad chinese.. yep that's all it was...um that and a cold
Annie: Uh huh
Gracie: mommy doesn't have a ... (Lucy covers her mouth and puts her finger over her lips)
Emily: Dad I want to go home
Kevin: We'll leave when your mom gets ready (he puts her down)
Emily: Ughh fine I'll go play with Gracie
Annie: Lucy is Emily still upset with you?
Lucy: Not that I know of why?
Annie: No reason
Alex and drew were talking
Alex: Hey Drew
Drew: What?
Alex: Do you know what's up with mom?
Drew: no not really, but I have my ideas on what's going on
Alex: yeah what would that be?
Drew: I think mom's having another baby
Alex: What!! (Annie, Lucy, and Kevin look over towards them)
Drew: hey dude keep it down, I don't want mom and dad to know I know
Alex: And what exactly do you KNOW?
Drew: Nothing for sure..but I am almost positive that's what's going on..I mean come on look at the facts it's so obvious
Alex: What are the facts that are SOO obvious (sarcastically)
Drew: well Mom's "Unusually" sick, she's acting weird, she won't telling grandma anything and dad's just going along with it
Alex: Dad pretty much goes along with EVERYTHING...mom's nuts everyone knows that
Drew: Mom's not nuts; that's means Alex
Alex: I meant it in a good way besides dad thinks she's crazy and nuts
Drew: Alex that is so wrong. Anyways come on think about it she told Grandma she had a cold and then she told her it was food poisoning from "bad Chinese". We haven't had chinese in like what 2 or 3 months b/c mom couldn't eat it duh. Mom loves chinese food except when she's pregnant
Alex: Ok yeah well I guess that's true.(rolls his eyes) Can we just go back to playing catch PLEASE?
Drew: Okay, but I bet you $5.00 she's having another baby AND a weeks worth of chores
Alex: Your on. Let's shake on it
(and they go back to playing catch)
In the kitchen
Annie: So Lucy are you sure there isn't anything you want to tell me?
Lucy: Yeah mom I'm sure why?
Annie: Because I think there is something more to your appointment than "bad chinese"
Lucy: Mom the doctor says I'm perfectly healthy (Annie looks at her suspiciously) I promise. If you don't believe me ask Kevin
Annie: Kevin (she calls into the other room)
Kevin: Yeah (he comes to where Annie and Lucy are)
Annie: What'd the Doctor tell Lucy?
He looks over at Lucy. Lucy gave him the "If you tell her before I want too, then you're sleeping on the couch for the next 6 months" look. then he looks back at Annie
Kevin: He told her she was fine. She's healthy as a horse (lucy glares at him) I mean a very pretty horse
Annie: Okay I'm buying your story this time I'm going to go out to the back yard
Lucy lets out a sigh of relief
Kevin: Luce we have to tell her eventually, I mean you're going to start showing soon.
Lucy: Not if I can hide it
Kevin: Well even then She's going to find out...or someone else will and tell her. Come on Luce this is happy news don't you want to share it.
Lucy: Yes ofcourse I do , but not right now ok. Come on Kev you know not to rush me with this kind of stuff
Kevin: You're right I'm sorry, i was just saying. Come on lets go round up the kids
They walk outside to the back yard
Lucy: Kids we're leaving, go get your stuff so we can put it in the van (the kids were still playing) Come on guys
Kevin: Brendan Alexander, Andrew, Elizabeth Grace, and Emily Danielle we're leaving...Now let's get a move on...come on let's go...
Lucy: Thanks again for watching them while we went to the doctor, we really appreciate it
Kevin: Yeah Annie thanks again
Kids: Bye grandma..thanks for a great day..We had fun..
Annie: Love you
Kids: we love you too (she huged and kissed each of her grand kids)
Lucy: Bye Mom Love you
Annie: I love you too.
Kevin and Lucy drive home. It was silent on the way home...well sorta
Kevin: So did you guys enjoy your day?
Alex: It was great Drew and I had a blast
Lucy: What about you Emily?
Emily: It was fine
Gracie: Hey I had fun too
Kevin: We know honey
(they arrive home a few minutes later)
Kevin: Okay guys, go upstairs and wash up
Alex: But we already had lunch, why do we need to wash up?
Gracie: Yeah daddy I already washted my hands and I ate too
Dad: Well you can wash them again
Gracie: Why daddy?
Dad: because
Gracie: Because why?
Kevin: Because I'm the parent and I said so
Gracie: Mommy do I have too?
Lucy: what do you think little girl?
Gracie: But i'm clean (whining)
Emily: GRACIE CAN IT...Just suck it up and wash your hands again ok..it's not gonna hurt you to wash ur grubby little 3 year old hands more than once okay.
(Emily gets out of the van and goes inside and upsairs to her room)
Alex: What's gotten into her?
Kevin: Alex get uptairs to your room now
Alex goes inside
Kevin: Anyone else have anything to say
Drew: No sir
Kevin: Fine. take your sister upstairs and get her cleaned up and if she gives you any trouble she's getting a spanking.
Drew: Come on Gracie
(he takes her out of her booster seat and they go inside and upstairs)
Lucy just looks at Kevin and they go inside to the kitchen
Kevin: What?
Lucy:What was that about?
Kevin: What was what all about
Lucy: All that yelling..you're the calm one I do all the yelling remember..SPANKING? Kev I'm usually the one threatening the paddle
Kevin: Well i should've done that a long time ago, putting my foot down. Their the kids we're the parents. Besides you don't need to yell not with the baby and all.
Lucy: Kevin again you're the calm one. Maybe you're right but still we shouldn't yell at our kids like that...Gracie's a toddler for crying out loud.
Kevin: True okay ya know what I went a little overboard maybe this time...Let's just get through the rest of today and if YOU don't talk to Emily I am. Something is really bothering her and I wish I knew what it was.
Lucy: I know I really don't want a repeat of being called by the principal telling me that my daughter has been in another fight and nonthe less with a boy...
Kevin: Her brothers taught her well.
Lucy: yeah a little too well. Anyways let's not jinx it. Um maybe if we try the box thing then we can figure out what's wrong.
Kevin: Or...
Lucy (looking at kevin) OR WHAT?...
Kevin: We could get Drew and Alex to tickle it out of her
Lucy: Kevin...That's wrong besides as parents we should find out ourselves
Kevin: Gracie can be our little spy
Lucy: NO WAY...I'm drawing the line right there Kevin Kinkirk..We're not having A RUTHIE JUNIOR RUNNING AROUND OUR HOUSE "Spying" on her siblings. Didn't you get enough of that living at my house with my brothers and sisters and parents?I refuse to let you do that.
Kevin: Okay okay you're right.
Lucy: Come on let's go upstairs
YEAH YEAH YEAH I KNOW THIS IS PROBABLY THE CHEESIEST THING YA'll have ever read i tried I did You're right this is really long...SOrry about that first story one day soon I promise to bring it TO AN END And a good one I hope anyways,WELL ENJOY READING (i hope) Um review if ya want...NEED SUGGESTIONS PLEASE
Thanks
RP