Ariel stood on her bedroom's balcony, watching as her husband's ship left port for a two day journey to a neighboring kingdom with Grimsby and his father. Eric invited Ariel to come along but she figured it'd be best to stay back. Also she'd rather not spend two days on a ship where she'll be uncomfortable. So instead of going with them, Ariel stayed back and decided to start getting ready for the baby as much as she could. She still was uncertain what she's having and won't know for six months, but for some reason she has a strong feeling it's a girl. If it is a girl, she already knows what she wants to name her, Melody Alexandra Elizabeth. She has always loved that name and mentioned it to Eric a couple of times already. His response to her is always, we'll see.

Carlotta showed Ariel where Eric's old baby things were in the palace. She saw many boy items but also some girl items.

"I thought Eric was an only child. How come there's also girl things?"

"The King and Queen were almost positive Eric was going to be a girl." Carlotta replied. "Were even going to name him Erica. But when he was born, they dropped the A and named him Eric."

"Oh... Were they upset?"

"Of course not. They wanted a boy more anyways."

"I guess they got what they wanted then." Ariel said. She picked up an old stuff bear out of an old crib. "This is very cute."

"That was Eric's, also his favorite. As a toddler he wouldn't leave the palace without it. He would bring it everywhere."

Ariel smiled and placed it back. "It sounds like he was very adorable."

"Most certainly, your highness." Carlotta said. "Would you like me to bring anything down?"

"Um, no you can leave. I'm just going to look around."

When Carlotta left, Ariel continued to look around the attic full of old things. She mainly found Eric's old toys, or at least she's assuming it was his. How is she supposed to plan for the baby if she doesn't know what gender the baby is? How would she decorate the nursery? She wants to decorate it based off of the gender Ariel just wished there was a way to find out what she's having. I mean there are, but they are not one hundred percent accurate, not even sixty percent. She is almost positive it's a girl from her motherly instincts, but then she remembers that Carlotta just told her how Eric's parents were positive he was going to be a girl.

Eric arrived back to Denmark a couple of days later. This was the first time he was away from Ariel since they got married and he missed her. He was surprised to see that she had developed a very tiny baby bump since he has been gone.

"I know. I woke up yesterday and there it was." Ariel smiled. "It's not that big but I'm also not that far along either. Oh, how was your trip?"

"It went well." Eric replied. "But apparently I missed more than just you."

"So I was looking around the palace, while you were gone, and I think the room I stayed in, the night before the wedding, I think that room would be perfect for the nursery."

"I suppose we can looked into making that room into the nursery."

"Carlotta also told me I may be able to find out the gender of the baby."

"How?" Eric asked.

"It's not one hundred percent accurate, but three in five women had the accurate gender. Basically you pee in a cup and mix it with cabbage. If it turns a purple color it's a girl and red is a boy. But it's still being experimented to see how accurate it is."

"You said you pee in a cup and mix it with cabbage?"

"I think I'm going to try it. I'm really excited to know so we can start getting ready."

"Alright, well if you want to try it, I support it. It just seems a bit disgusting, in my opinion."

A couple of weeks later, when Ariel was about ten weeks along, she tried the test. Carlotta had Louis, the chef, boil red cabbage and transfer the juice of it into an old glass. With another glass, she had Ariel pee in it. Once both glasses were filled with their substances, Carlotta mixed the two together. They waited for five minutes, just to be sure the color is done changing.

"Does this mean...?"

"Congratulations, your highness, it looks as if your having a daughter."

Ariel smiled. "I had a very strong feeling I was."

Ariel wondered if Eric would be happy. She knew he wanted a boy, but it's a girl. How will he react? Ariel waited for Eric to get back from sailing to tell him the news.

"I'm glad your enjoyed yourself."

Eric sat down on the bed and took his boots off. "So I know you got news to tell me, Ariel. Is it a boy?"

"Well, my motherly instincts are correct, so it's a girl."

"A girl?" He repeated.

"Yes, a girl. But like I said before, it's not one hundred percent accurate. There is still a chance it's a boy. Are you upset?"

"Boy, girl, it doesn't matter. Just as long as our little girl is healthy, then I'm happy."

"Are you sure? I feel as if you're upset."

"I'm not upset, really. I'm going to get cleaned up for dinner."

Ariel was unsure if she should believe Eric. She could sense he was a but sad it wasn't a boy. She was hoping it was going to be a boy so Eric could be happy. Ariel wondered if they test was accurate with her and the baby is a girl. I guess they won't be one hundred percent sure until the baby is born. Bur Ariel is still almost certain it is a girl and she is happy about it.