Johnny was sitting next to his new wife in a white room. Judy was lying down flat in a doctors office. He held her hand while the doctor was getting the ultrasound ready. Today they would find out if it was a boy or a girl. Judy was crying.
"Oh Johnny, I'm so excited!" Johnny rubbed her hand.
"I know, I am too luv."
The doctor placed a microphone looking object on her belly, a grainy image appeared on the screen. Johnny focused his eyes on the screen. It wasn't as grainy as he'd expected, but he still could barely tell what was on the screen.
The doctor looked at the screen and smiled, "Okay the hears appears to be beating fine, two lungs, the spine looks good. Oh…" The doctor paused and turned towards Judy and Johnny. "Are you ready to hear the sex of the baby?"
Judy spoke through tears, "Yes!"
"It's a girl."
"A girl!" Judy's voice cracked. She turned to face Johnny, he seemed very focused on the ultrasound.
"Well Jude, it seems like we're going to be buying a lot of purple things." Judy squeezed his hand tighter.
The doctor took one last look at the screen, "Everything seems to be in order, the baby is perfectly healthy. Judy, for the next few months I think you should take it easy. Relax, you look tired."
Judy rubbed her forehead, "Yeah, I've been kinda stressed out lately. I need a break."
"Well get plenty of rest, and continue to eat healthy and the baby should be perfectly fine." The doctor turned to face Johnny, "Have you started smoking outside?"
"Actually, I'm quitting." he looked at Judy, "it's best for the baby and for Judy."
They left the doctors office and headed home, Judy had to drive because Johnny hadn't passed his drivers test yet.
"Oh Johnny, I'm so happy! We're going to have a little girl, little Violet."
"I'm excited too, I need to start working on getting my license. I don't want you to drive yourself to the hospital after your water breaks!"
Judy moaned. "Please don't talk about that, I'm really nervous about having the baby." Over the past few months she had made it clear that she wasn't looking forward to the pain of childbirth. "You'll be there when the baby is born, won't you?"
"Yes Judy, don't worry about a thing. I'll be there." He leaned his arm over and put it around her shoulder, "Besides, you were there for me in my darkest hours when I was in a coma. I'll be there for you."
Johnny saw his wife's eyes widen, "Please…" She cupped her hand over her mouth, "No more talk about hospitals! I'm starting to feel sick."
Johnny truly loved Judy, but it was hard to talk to her when her hormones were out of whack. "Sorry Judy. If I could, I would have the baby for you."
"I know you would, but trust me, you wouldn't want to." She felt Violet move inside her. "It's hell."
As soon as they got home Judy rushed to the bathroom. She was excited for the baby to be born, she hated having cramps and morning sickness. On the other hand, she dreaded giving birth. She had been through severe pain before, she broke her left arm when she was 11, broke a rib after falling off stage, and had salmonella poisoning after eating some bad Kentucky Fried Chicken while on the road. Judy knew that having the baby was going to hurt wore than any of those things. In the previous month Johnny had done his best at trying to comfort her. Judy really loved him, but love can't cure morning sickness.
Judy left the bathroom and sat on the bed. Johnny came to join her, he stroked her stomach.
"Judy, how are you feeling?"
"Sick…" Judy could feel a kick, she placed Johnny's hand on her bulging belly. "She always kicks when you talk to me. I think she recognizes your voice."
Johnny leaned toward her belly, "Hello Violet, daddy loves you. Do you love your daddy?" he felt a strong kick, "I think she does."
Judy smiled, Johnny kept talking to her belly. He smiled every time he was responded by a kick. After he stopped drinking, and had recently quit smoking he looked much younger. Some of the wrinkles and dark circles under his eyes had disappeared, he smiled more, he looked much younger than when he had met Judy.
"Violet, are you going to be a guitarist when you grow up?" Johnny had both of his hands grasped on her belly, "Wow! Did you feel that Judy! That was one hell of a kick, I think she wants to be a guitarist!"
"Yeah I felt it, maybe you should stop talking to her for a few minutes, it's starting to hurt."
"Sorry. That was one kick, I think that doctor doesn't know what he's talking about."
"What makes you say that?"
"Well, I don't think a girl could kick that hard. Maybe it's a boy."
"I don't know, I think it's a girl. I'm not sure." Judy felt a strong kick, "Whatever it is, you're son/daughter is doing somersaults inside me right now."
Over the next few months, Johnny and Judy became more and more sure that this baby was going to be a guitarist. It was up all night, kicking and turning inside of Judy. When she put her headphones on her stomach to let the baby listen to some guitar solos, the baby went wild. Judy started craving fast food, cheap coffee, and hot pockets. A rock star's usual diet when on tour. When Judy played her guitar, which by the way was hard to do when you're very pregnant, the baby kicked on the right side of her belly. When Johnny played near Judy, the baby kicked on the right side. Already, the baby could tell between it's parents style of playing.
Judy was now seven months pregnant. Johnny was off playing at a week long rock festival and Judy was at the doctors office, getting a second ultra sound.
The doctor examined the screen, "Okay, the heart looks good, so does the spine. The brain seems to be developing normally."
"What about the sex?"
"It's looks like it's a girl…wait a minute…"
"What?"
"I'm not for sure but it looks like an extra finger is growing on the baby's left hand."
"What!?" The doctor zoomed in on the baby's left hand, "Oh my God! Wait till I tell Johnny, he wants the baby to be a guitarist. Oh God, an extra left finger! That baby's going to be able to pull of some awesome chords when it gets older!" Judy started crying tears of joy, "Wait till I tell Johnny!"