OK, so I rewrote this chapter slightly. I had a few people point out that it wasn't very realistic, which I knew that but honestly I was just too lazy to go back and change it. BUT I finally went back and fixed this one and then the next one, so hopefully people will be more happy with it. Let me know what you think!
Don't own Grey's!
"And it looks like you are having a little GIRL!" Lucy said excitedly. Derek and Meredith stared at the screen, looking at the picture of their baby girl. They were going to have a daughter.
"It's a girl," Meredith repeated, as if saying it herself would make it more real. She looked at Derek, "We are going to have a daughter." Derek stared at the screen still then turned to look at Meredith, he smiled widely,
"We're going to have a girl." They starred at each other for a moment before looking back at the screen.
"How's she looking Lucy? Is she healthy?" Meredith asked, loving that they knew the gender of the baby. Lucy looked at the screen,
"Looks like it. She looks a little small, but not too small. She should be fine. As long as you make sure to get plenty of rest and take care of yourself there is no reason that your little girl won't be perfectly fine," Lucy told the happy couple. She began printing off a few pictures for Meredith and Derek.
"Thank you," Derek said to her, helping Meredith off the table.
"It's no problem at all. If there is anything you guys need just ask. I'll be happy to help." Meredith and Derek nodded. Derek opened the door and they walked out into the hallway, where they were met with all of their friends wanting to know the sex of the baby.
"So what is it?" Christina asked eagerly. Meredith and Derek looked at each other and silently agreed to tell everyone now.
"It's a girl," Meredith told everyone, a huge smile on her face. Everyone began talking again; it was just like when they told them that they were pregnant. Everyone gave their congratulations then went back with their day.
Meredith had left work early that day, feeling a little tired. When Derek came home he found her in the bedroom getting ready for bed, "How was the rest of your day?" he asked, kissing her cheek as he walked by.
"It was good. Look what I got," she said, getting up and going over to the closet. She pulled out a little dress, the perfect size for a baby. It was pink with little purple flowers all over it and had a matching hat.
"It's cute," Derek said. He was thrilled that they were having a girl but the clothes just held no interest for him.
"It's adorable," Meredith said, holding it against her stomach, "She's going to be adorable."
"She's going to be perfect." Derek said, pulling Meredith into his arms, kissing her passionately.
Three months had passed and Meredith was now seven months pregnant. Even when seven months pregnant she was still tiny, but you could see a bump on her stomach now, making it obvious that she was pregnant. Today she was going shopping with Lexie and Christina for baby things. They needed furniture for the nursery and clothes for their daughter, not to mention diapers and wipes and other baby necessities.
"Are you sure you're feeling up to this today?" Derek asked Meredith as she pulled a shirt over her head. She hadn't been feeling too great recently and Derek was worried about her.
"I will be fine Derek. Really. I just haven't been sleeping well. Our daughter likes to bounce around in my stomach when I'm trying to sleep."
"Alright, but if you start to feel too bad just come home and rest, ok?"
"I will. I promise." She said, giving him a kiss, "It's cute when you're worried. I'm leaving now, I will see you later. Have a good day." Meredith walked out of the room and met Lexie and Christina downstairs.
They had been shopping for about two hours now. Meredith had found the perfect nursery set in the first store they went in. The crib was an off white color with pink and purple sheets. There was a matching rocking chair and changing table as well. They had stopped at Target and loaded up on tons of diapers and wipes. The rest of their time was spent wandering around different shops, picking out clothes and toys. All three of them were carrying around multiple bags at this point and they decided to make their way back to Meredith's house. They were walking back to the car when Meredith stopped suddenly.
"You ok Mer?" Christina asked, turning around when Meredith stopped. Meredith stood still, squeezing her eyes shut, face scrunched up in pain. Christina and Lexie dropped their bags and rushed to her,
"What's wrong?" Lexie asked worriedly. Meredith took a deep breath,
"Just a little stomach pain. I'm fine," she said a little breathlessly. Before Lexie or Christina could answer Meredith fell forward. Christina and Lexie caught her and lowered her to the floor. They quickly switched into doctor mode. Ten minutes later they were on their way to the hospital, Lexie and Christina in the back with Meredith. After about two minutes of driving Meredith came too.
"What happened?" She asked groggily.
"You passed out. How are you feeling?" Christina asked.
"Ok I guess. A little tired. Is the baby ok?" she asked worriedly.
"I'm sure she's fine," Lexie said as they arrived at the hospital. They rushed her inside and Lucy met them in an exam room.
"What happened?" She asked as she began examining Meredith.
"She passed out while we were shopping," Lexie told her. Lucy continued her exam while Christina went to find Derek. She had just finished when Derek burst into the room,
"Are you ok?" he asked, looking from Meredith to Lucy.
"You're blood pressure is pretty high. Higher than is normal for a pregnant woman. If it gets any higher it could cause preeclampsia, so I'm going to go ahead and put you on bed rest to make sure the baby and you are ok. But other than that you and the baby are in no immediate danger," Lucy told the worried parents to be.
"How long is she on bed rest?" Derek asked.
"Probably until the baby is born. You should try to avoid all stress as much as possible. Too much stress may cause you to go into labor. And while a baby born at thirty two weeks has a high chance of survival we want to keep that little girl in there for as long as we can. So bed rest, no moving around that isn't necessary. Let Derek or someone do everything for you. You stay put as much as you can. And no stress. Absolutely no stress. Alright?" Meredith nodded understandingly. "Good. Derek you can take her home whenever. Call me if you experience any contractions or any more pains." Lucy said before walking out of the room. Derek took Meredith home after that. He carried her up the stairs and placed her in bed.
It had been two weeks since Meredith had passed out and been put on bed rest. Today Callie had come over with her baby to keep Meredith company. They were playing with seven month old Elaina on Meredith's bed when she felt a sharp pain in her stomach. Worried, Callie quickly called Lucy. She told Callie to bring Meredith to the hospital. By the time they had arrived Meredith had experienced more pain. She lay on the bed, Derek holding her hand while Lucy did her thing.
"Alright, it looks like this baby is coming now," she told them.
"But it's too early!" Meredith said worriedly.
"It will be ok. It will be safer if we go ahead and deliver now than if we tried to stop the labor at this point," Lucy reassured them. They nodded,
"Let's have a baby," Derek said.
Nearly fourteen hours later Meredith watched as they wheeled the baby out of the room. Aside from being born a month and a half early there were no other complications with the delivery and Meredith was fine. The baby was to stay in the hospital until she gained enough weight and her lungs developed a little more, but there were no major problems.
A little while later Meredith and Derek were sitting in the NICU starring at their newborn daughter sleeping in the incubator.
"Look at her," Meredith whispered in awe, she had seen many babies before but there was something about the fact that it was her daughter in front of her that made it more mesmerizing.
"She's gorgeous," he said, not taking his eyes off his daughter.
"She's perfect," Meredith agreed. They both stared at their daughter. She had a head full of dark curly hair, just like Derek's, and Meredith's beautiful green eyes. And boy did she have a set of lungs; Derek had a feeling that she would be a chatty little girl. But all that mattered right now was that their daughter was with them and Lucy had said that she would be perfectly fine.
"She needs a name," Derek said.
"She does. What should we name her though?" Meredith asked.
"We could name her Grace," Derek suggested.
"Eh, Grace Shepard just doesn't sound right. Maybe we can use it as a middle name though?"
"Alright. Well what do you think?"
"What about the name Olivianna? Olivianna Grace Shepard." She said certainly.
"It's perfect," Derek said as he looked at his daughter, "Is that your name? Olivianna?" as if she knew exactly what was going on the baby let out a little squeak.
"I think she likes it," Meredith said.
"She does. I'm so proud of you Meredith."
The name is pronounced OH-LIVE-EE-ON-UH. Thanks again iluvmerder for giving me the name! Let me know what you think about it! Hope you loved it! SO what do you think, do you want more? Or should I end it?