Hey guys! I know I say this every chapter, but thank you all so much for all of your great reception to this story, I really appreciate it. The sex of the Finchel baby will be revealed in this chapter. I hope you all like my decision on the gender. Oh, and this is the last chapter I will be writing before I go to camp for two weeks. I hope you all enjoy.
Today is the day that Finn and Rachel are finding out the sex of their baby. Needless to say, they are beyond excited about it. Even though they are pretty sure it's a boy. They just want to know for sure already. The appointment is at noon so Finn takes a half day at work so he can be there with Rachel. They are both incredibly anxious while sitting in the waiting room. Finn is twiddling his thumbs, while Rachel is absent-mindedly flipping through a magazine. The times goes by very, very slowly, but finally their names are called and it is time for the appointment to begin.
"Your baby is nice and healthy. You are meeting all the good milestones in your pregnancy just fine Rachel, now would the two of you like to find out the sex of your baby today?" The doctor asks
"Yes please." Rachel replies while Finn nod in agreement.
"Okay, I will send the ultrasound technician in momentarily."
"Oh my God Finn, we are finally going to find out what we are having." Rachel says, grinning from ear to ear.
"I know Rach, I'm so excited." Finn replies, he's also grinning
"You want to go shopping for baby stuff after this.'
"I would love to do that."
"Good, I've been wanting to buy baby clothes for forever."
"I know you have."
"Alrighty, so I understand that the two of you want to find out the sex of your baby today, is that right?" The ultrasound technician asks.
"Yeah, we do." Rachel says
"Alright, well it'll take just a minute."
"Okay."
"Well it looks like you two are going to be the parents of a baby boy."
"Oh my goodness, I was right, we're having a boy. I'm so happy." Rachel says grinning.
"Yeah, you were." Finn says, a tear falling from his eye
"Finn Honey, are you crying?"
"Yeah, I am. I'm just so happy, we are going to have a son in a few months."
"Yeah, our little Liam."
"Oh my god this is real, I'm so excited."
"He's going to be the cutest little kid, I just know it."
"My dads are going to be so excited."
"Not more than my mom is, she says that she wanted us to have a boy."
"Alright, what do you say we do a bit of shopping for our son?"
"I would love to.'
They go get the bedding for the baby first and it doesn't take them long to find the perfect one, well more like it doesn't take Rachel long to find the perfect one."
"Oh my God Finn , look at this one, it's got little lions, tigers, and zebras on it. It's totally perfect for the zoo animal theme we are going to do for Liam's room." Rachel squeals
"Yeah, it is."
"He's going to be with us soon, I am so, so, so excited."
"Me too babe, me too."
"Can you believe it, we are going to have a son."
"I know, our Liam."
"Should we get some letters to spell his name above his crib?"
"Yeah, I think that is a really great idea."
"Me too."
Rachel picks out some dark brown letters for the crib, she and Finn both think they are going to look perfect in the nursery.
"Rachel, look what I found! Isn't this just the most adorable stuffed animal you have ever seen?!" Finn exclaims, holding up a velvety stuffed lion with very big ears.
"Oh my God! That is just so cute. We have to get it for Liam's room." Rachel says smiling
"I love how you are already calling him Liam."
"Well Finn, it is his name."
"I know, I just think it is pretty cute."
"Thank you."
They pick a lot of onesies out in a bunch of different sizes because you never know how fast a baby is going to grow. Some of them have cars on them, some are sports themed, and of course, some have a bunch of different zoo animals on them.
"These are so cute." Rachel says
"I know, but you better hope he's not a very fussy baby when you change him."
"Oh god Finn, what if he pees on us."
"Well, he is a boy, baby boys do that quite often. My mom says I peed on her all the time when I ws a baby."
"Oh god, I really hope Liam doesn't keep that pattern."
'You better be ready to be on your toes all the time."
"You are going to be a good little boy, aren't you Liam?" Rachel coos looking down at her baby bump and smiling. Then, the baby kicks
"You agree with me, don't you little guy?" Rachel coos.
"Look at that, our son is not even born yet and he is already a momma's boy." Finn teases
Rachel smiles. "He totally is."
"What's so wrong with Daddy, huh Liam?" Finn says
"Nothing's wrong with you Finn, I'm just the one carrying him so we have a pretty strong attachment."
"Obviously."
"Don't worry, he's going to love you just as much as he loves me."
"Good, because when he's old enough we are going to play ball together."
"Oh my God Finn, no you are going to get our son hurt."
"Rachel relax, I'll wait till he can catch it safely I promise, I'm not going to let our precious little boy hurt. I will be super careful with him, you know that."
"You are the one who is afraid that you are going to drop him."
"I'm not really good at holding babies, I'm clumsy and my hands are too big."
"You are going to be just fine, I will help you, I promise."
"And then there is you and you are going to be a complete natural at all of this and you are going to make me look like an idiot."
"You're not going to look like an idiot, Finn, you are going to be an amazing father."
"Well I'm glad somebody thinks so."
"Hey, hey, stop that, you are going to amazing, the best daddy in all the world, and our son is going to be so incredibly lucky to have you as his father."
"What if I screw up?"
"No parent is perfect, the two of us are going to have a fair share of screw ups as parents, but we will figure our mistakes out together, just like we do everything."
"I'm sorry, I just, I'm just as scared as you are, and I really shouldn't be."
"No, no, look at me, it's perfectly okay to be scared, it's okay. You know that."
"You are the best person ever, you know, our son is going to have the best mommy."
"And the best daddy, and I mean it."
"Thank you, I love you ."
"I love you too, and so does our son."
"I still can't believe we are having a boy, it just doesn't seem real."
"I know, it really doesn't."
"What color do you want me to paint the nursery?"
"Blue of course, but I'll let you pick the shade."
"I was thinking a brighter shade like sky blue or turquoise."
"I think that would be perfect Finn. You are a genius."
"I know, that is a very good idea, his room is going to be so perfect."
"I didn't know you wanted it perfect, I'm always the one who wants everything to be pefect."
"I know you are, but only best for our son, right?"
"Right"
"He's going to be one spoiled baby, you know that right Rach?"
"Yeah, I know he will be so loved, he's going to be our own little miracle."
"Of course he is, and he will be the cutest baby ever."
"Yeah, he's going to be so cute, that is for sure."
"I still think that Liam is going to look just like you."
"Well Finn, I on the other hand think that Liam is going to look just like you."
"We shall see soon, we shall see."
"Yeah, we will."
Rachel is lying on the couch the next day waiting for Finn to get home from work, when she puts her hands on her stomach feeling her baby kick around, she smiles.
"I'm so happy you are a boy Sweetie, we would have loved you just as much if you were a girl, but see, we've always wanted a boy. You want to know what your name is going to be? We are going to name you Liam, and I think your middle name is going to be Christopher, after your Daddy's father, because you see, your daddy's daddy died when your daddy was just a baby, so he didn't really have daddy. That's why your daddy is so excited for you to be born."
Rachel finds herself wondering things about her son for a while. She wonders what he will look like, if he will be a happy baby, and even if he will like it when she sings him his lullabies.
Being a mommy is something Rachel has dreamed about for what seems like forever and now in four and a half months that dream will finally be coming true.
"Hey Rach, I'm home. Did you miss me?" Finn asks Rachel when he gets home from work.
"Of course I missed you, it's so lonely and boring without you here with me, I don't like it at all." Rachel replies.
"Well it won't be so boring and lonely here in a few months when our son finally joins the family."
"I know, but I bet he's going to be a pretty fussy baby."
"Nah, not with you as his mother, the kid won't have a thing to be fussy about."
"Well, I'm glad you have that much confidence in me that I am going to be a good mother."
"We are going to be the best little family you, me, and Liam, we are going to be a family."
"I know and nothing will ever make me any happier than that will."
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