Chapter 9-part 1

Last time....

She opened the door. He heard her, and looked up--an almost anxious look on his face. "Well?"

"Well, I took them all, and....."

And now--the continuation of For Real This Time....

"they'e all positive" Margaret said. "For now at least, it looks like we are having a baby" "Honey, you haven't

said anything for a while...what do you think?"

"I...I..I can't believe this. I mean, I am extremely happy--don't get me wrong. It's just that it's so soon.

Wow, I can't believe that I could be a father. I really like the sound of that" Andrew said, smiling.

"I know. I can't believe that I could be a mother. Me...responsible for another life---wow"

They just sat there for a few minutes--both still a little stunned at what had just taken place. All of a sudden,

Margaret spoke up again.

"Andrew,...."

"Yeah?"

"Do you really think were ready? Do you really think we can handle this?"

"Honestly? Honestly--it may be a little soon, but I think so. As long as we have each other, I know we can handle

anything" "Now, I'm going to go make an appointment for you for later today--everything will be fine--I promise you" he

said, wrapping an arm around her, and kissing her on the head.

He left the room briefly, leaving her alone with her thoughts. Honestly, after having thought about it for a while, and after thinking

about what Andrew had said, she was starting to feel a little more happy and a little less scared. He was right--as long as they had

each other, they could handle anything.

Andrew walked back into the room "Okay, you have an appointment at 2:30 this afternoon. And don't worry--I'll be with you

the whole time. Now, we have an hour, so why don't we eat a little something, and clean up a little, and then we'll go"

"Sounds good"

30 minutes later...

"Margaret, honey, come on. We really need to get going"

"Okay, okay, here I am--let's do this"

They both smiled, and then leaned in for a small little kiss, before heading out the door.

20 minutes later...

They arrived at the hospital, checked in, and sat down in the waiting area. The appointment didn't start for

another 10 minutes, but Margaret was really anxious, pretty much looking at the clock on the wall every

second.

"Margaret, honey, calm down. It' shouldn't be too much longer now," Andrew said, rubbing her back.

Then finally, just when she thought she couldn't wait another second, a nurse came out. "Margaret Paxton?"

Margaret stood up.

"Come with me, please"

Margaret turned back to look at Andrew, and then turned back to the nurse. "Can my husband come in with me?"

she asked.

"Of course he can"

"Thank you" Andrew walked over and grabbed her hand, and together, they walked down the hall.

As soon as they got to the room and walked in, the nurse said "Why don't you have a seat. will

be with you very shortly"

"Okay, thank you very much" Andrew said. The nurse nodded politely, and walked out of the room.

"Just think--in just a little while, we'll know for sure whether or not we're going to be having a baby" Margaret said.

"I know. I still can't believe it. And really I couldn't be happier"

They leaned in for a kiss, and just as they were pulling apart from it, the doctor knocked on the door

and walked in.

"Hi, I'm Matthews. And you must be Andrew and Margaret Paxton. Pleased to meet you."

"Pleased to meet you, too" they both replied.

"So, what have you come in for today?" Dr. Matthews asked.

"Well, earlier today, I was feeling a little nauseous. Andrew thought that maybe I could be pregnant, so he went out and bought

a few pregnancy tests. I took them, and all three of them turned up positive. We just wanted to come in here to see if it's true,

or if they're just false positives" Margaret explained.

"Okay, well, there are three little tests that we need to run. They shouldn't take very long, and, after they're done, we should know

the results in about half an hour. Just let me go get the things that I need, and then we can get started" she said, before leaving the

room.

She walked back in about 10 minutes later, with all the necessary items. She turned to Andrew--"I'm assuming that you want to stay

in here for all this?"

"Yes, I do. I'm going to be with you through all of this" he said, holding onto Margaret's hand, before leaning down and kissing her.

"Okay then, let's get started"

Chapter 9--part 2

30 minutes later

Margaret and Andrew sat in the room, anxiously waiting for to come back in with the test results. Finally, after what

seemed like forever, the door opened, and she walked back in.

"Well, I have the results, and...."

"And..."they both replied, both with very anxious looks on their faces.

"And, the tests were right. Congratulations--you're pregnant!" she said.

Margaret and Andrew both jumped up, hugged each other, and shared a very deep and meaningful kiss. As they were parting, Dr.

Matthews spoke up.

"Would you like for me to do an ultrasound, and see how far along you are, and when your due date is?" she asked.

Margaret looked at Andrew, and said "Yes, we really would"

"Okay, then. Just lay back on this table. Now I'm going to put this gel on your belly--just to warn you--it will be cold at first."

After doing that,she turned on the machine and started moving the wand around. Within a few seconds, a picture popped up on

the screen."There, you see that spot right there--the one that almost looks like a peanut?" They both nodded. "That's your baby"

"Oh my gosh, Andrew. I just can't believe it--that's our baby" Margaret said. She hardly ever got emotional, but she couldn't help

but start to cry.

When he didn't say anything right away, she looked over at him, and couldn't believe what she saw. He was actually crying.

"Andrew, honey, are you okay?"

"Yeah, it's just...it's just all starting to really sink in now--seeing our child for the first time, realizing that I'm going to be a father--

it's just so...amazing"

Margaret looked at him and smiled, before they both leaned in for a kiss.

"I hate to interrupt," said,politely, "but based on the development of the baby so far, I would say that you are about 1 month along.

That would put the date of conception at approximately May 18th, and your due date on or around February 18th of next year. I could print you off

a picture of this ultrasound, if you'd like" she said.

"Oh yes, of course we would" Andrew replied. She printed it off, and handed it to them. "Now, I would like for you to come back in for

a check-up every month until the baby is born, just to see how he or she is doing. Also, I'm going to prescribe you some prenatal vitamins"

She wrote out the prescription and handed it to Margaret. "Just take it to any pharmacy, and they can fill it for you"

"Okay, thank you doctor. We will definately do that. Goodbye" Margaret said, as she grabbed Andrew's hand and they walked out of the room.

They walked over to the reception desk,scheduled another appointment for 1 month from then, and then walked back out to their car.

Once they got there,Andrew wrapped his arm around Margaret's waist, and she leaned her head against his shoulder, and they stood there

for the longest time, just looking in awe at this picture of a baby--their baby.

Their gazes then turned to each other.

"I love you so much" he said.

"Not as much as I love you" she replied.

Then, having said what they needed to say, they leaned in for a kiss. However, this kiss was different--this kiss was not only as

husband and wife, but now as parents-to-be as well.