Hello all. So sorry that it has been pretty much exactly a month since I've update. Long story short, new job. Let's hope that now things have calmed down I can write more often. I did watch the final icarly episode, igoodbye, and yes like any seddie fan I was upset by the carly/freddie kiss. However, I know that all of us seddiers can put a positive spin on that kiss, here on fanfiction. That will help heal our broken hearts I'm sure. So here you have the next installment of this story, I hope you enjoy. We learn the sex of the baby in this chapter, yay!
3 months later
Sam was now a little over 4 months pregnant. The anti-nausea meds seemed to help and she wasn't constantly throwing up and was able to keep food down to stay healthy. Now at over 4 months pregnant she wasn't really having much sickness, and instead she was craving certain unusual foods.
Freddie had done what he had promised and took some time off to spend with her, while they talked a bit about getting ready for the baby. They already had the space in their apartment for a child so there was no problem there. They would just need to get it ready. Painting and furniture and decorations were in order, but not until they found out if it was a boy or a girl. They hadn't even bought much of anything yet because they still didn't know what colors of anything they wanted.
Everyone had of course been all over Sam about the baby. Everyday they would ask how she was feeling and if she'd thought about any names yet. She knew that they were just checking up on her and making sure there were no more worries like 3 months ago, but it was almost annoying.
Yet here she was, on a Friday night, in Carly's kitchen, listening to Carly ask her and Freddie a thousand questions while making cookies.
"Have you guys found a carseat yet? Because I was looking at some online the other day and there was a really cute one at Bullseye, and they are doing a week of free shipping if you wanted to order it?"
Sam played with her hair while sitting at the table. "I don't know Carls, I haven't really shopped around. I figured I would get one that matched everything else. And I'm still not sure how I want to decorate the room, so until then I probably wont get anything."
Freddie took a sip from his coffee. "Besides Carly, we are going to save most things for a few months later until after the baby shower. That way people don't have to worry about getting us something we already have. We can just start to buy clothes and small things now like toys and books. Unisex things of course since we don't know yet what the sex is."
"When are you two going to find out? You are almost 5 months soon."
"Yeah I know. Actually though, I've been thinking, and I'm not sure I even want to find out. It might be sort of fun to be surprised."
Freddie looked a bit shocked. "I'm sorry, you said what now? You don't want to find out what we are having? How are we supposed to know what to paint the room? And what kind of clothes to buy? Besides, I just don't know if I can go that long without knowing. I need to know to prepare myself. I'm going to have a hard enough time processing everything that is happening in the delivery room, I don't need the surprise of the sex to be added onto that. I need to plan, Sam!"
"Whoa, Freddie. Don't get your anti-bacterial underwear in a bunch."
"I stopped wearing those back in high school! You know that, you've done my laundry."
"Well Freddie I just think that it might be fun. Our first child, being surprised when he or she comes into the world. We can get neutral things until then."
Carly turned to them. "I have a few ideas to settle this between you two. First, lets say that Freddie finds out what it is, but keeps it a secret from you so that you are surprised."
Freddie was the first to answer to her suggestion. "I'm not sure that would work Carly. We would still need to get everything unisex so that Sam wouldn't find out. Also, I'm not sure I could keep the secret of something so cool."
"Okay, well I have another idea. Have you heard of gender reveal parties? Well we could do that at your baby shower. You go to your doctor appointment and you have the doctor put the sex of the baby in an envelope so that neither of you know. Then you give me the envelope and I'll take it down to the bakery and have them bake you guys a cake for the shower. Then at the shower, you guys cut into the cake and if it's pink inside it's a girl, and if it's blue, a boy. That way, Sam can keep it a surprise for a bit longer and you guys will still know in plenty of time before its born to get ready."
Freddie and Sam shared a look. "Well that sounds pretty cool. Sam?"
"I guess I could do that. It actually sounds pretty fun."
"But wait," Freddie interrupted. "If we reveal it at the shower, the guests won't know until then, so they still wont be able to get us things pertaining to boy or girl."
Carly sighed. "You are right. They won't know beforehand." Suddenly she shot up. "I've got it! When you guys go in to find out the sex, I will go with you and wait in the waiting room. The doctor can let me know what the sex is, and I will send out all of the shower invites telling everyone if it is a boy or a girl. I will tell them that you guys don't know so they don't spoil the surprise, but at least they will know so they can get you guys the correct things. Then, when you two show up at the shower, I'll have it all decorated in the colors of what the baby is, and surprise you."
"I like it." Sam smiled.
"Sounds like a plan, Carls. You are the best." Freddie added.
"Yeah, I really appreciate it Carly. Especially with your wedding coming up in about 2 months. I hope it isn't too much trouble." Sam rubbed her stomach a bit.
"It will be busy, but I want to do this for you guys. You have been there for me my entire life and you deserve a nice baby shower, and I want to be the one to throw it. Of course, Heather will probably help me decorate and everything so it won't be so bad." Carly stood up to refill her lemonade.
"Oh my god!" Sam shouted.
"What's wrong?!" Freddie stood up and moved closer to his wife.
"Nothing's wrong. I just felt the baby move! It's never done that before."
"Oh I am so excited to find out what it is, so that you don't have to call it an it anymore." Carly came over and placed her hand on Sam's stomach. "I can't feel it, did it stop moving?"
"Sorry Carls, but you wont be able to feel it for a while. Just I can feel it right now."
"Well that stinks. For me, not for you. It's great for you!"
"We go next week to find out the sex, are you able to come with us or are we giving you an envelope?" Freddie asked.
"Oh of course I am coming. I am not missing this. What do you think it is, or you do even care if it's a boy or a girl?"
"I have no preference." Freddie spoke up first. "I just want the baby to be healthy. Although I would like to have at least one of each at some point in our lives."
Sam seemed a little hesitant. "You know, I don't really care what it is either. Like Freddie said, as long as it is healthy."
"We had better get going Carly. We will see you tomorrow, bye."
"Bye Freddie, Bye Sam. And goodbye little baby Benson!"
"Baby Benson? Really Carls?" Sam laughed.
"Well until your baby shower, that is what I am going to call it. I don't want to spill the secret."
"Good idea, Carly. Goodnight."
It was the day of Sam's baby shower. Sam was now about 6 months pregnant. Only one more month until Carly's wedding and the bigger Sam became, the more unpredictable she became. Why just last week, Sam woke Freddie up at 3am in a panic, being ridiculous and asking 'what if the baby comes out with two heads or something?' Freddie assured her that the doctors would be able to tell if the baby was going to have two heads and that there was nothing to worry about, but being pregnant made Sam unreasonable and it took him near two hours to coax her back to sleep.
Carly and Heather had been up all morning getting things ready for the shower. They were going to hold it at Carly's place so that everything could stay a surprise to Freddie and Sam. They had let everyone know in advance what the baby was going to be on the shower invitation and told them to keep it on the down low until after the shower. They decided it was best not to share the information with Ethan, considering what had happened the last time he was asked to keep a secret.
It was a bit after 1pm and the girls were finishing up the final decorations. The guests would arrive in about half an hour, and Freddie and Sam were going to get there at 2pm.
"Where is Spencer when you need him?" Carly asked as she tried to hang a streamer from above the doorway.
"Well unless you wanted the beans spilled, I had to have him take Ethan out to lunch so he wouldn't see all of the decorations when I got them out of the closet today. They will be back when the rest of the guests arrive." Heather finished blowing up the balloons.
"Okay let me think. You finished the balloons. I finished all of the streamers around the living room. I have the diaper cake on the coffee table, as well as the real cake on the kitchen counter. I have the plates and utensils, oh and cups. The drinks are in the fridge. The snacks are out on the kitchen table. I've got games ready for when everyone is here. There is a table for everyone to put gifts. You know, I think we are just about ready. All that is left is to change. You brought your shirt right?"
Carly and Heather thought it would be a good idea if everyone could wear the color of what the baby was. And for people who may not have anything that color, they got leis in that color for them to wear.
"Yeah I brought it. It's upstairs with my bag."
There was a knock on the door. "Oh." Carly started for the door. "I think the first guest may be here."
Opening the door Carly was a bit bummed. "Nevermind, it's just Spencer and Ethan."
"Well gee. Nice to see you too sis."
"Sorry, I just thought it was a guest for the shower."
Spencer looked taken aback. "Are you saying that you do not consider me a guest at the party? Are you also insinuating that I would not love to partake in baby shower activities such as opening presents, and playing baby games, and discussing the development of a fetal life?"
"You are beyond strange. And no I am not saying that you wouldn't like to discuss…fetal life, or whatever. I am only saying that I thought it was someone who I don't see every day of my life. I was excited for the guests to arrive. Sue me."
"Well maybe I will!"
Heather hit him on the shoulder. "Spencer, you aren't making any sense. Now if you want to help, could you go into the bathroom and get a few rolls of toilet paper. One of the games we are doing is to guess how much paper goes around Sam's belly."
"Oooh, could we also play the poop game?"
Carly turned to him abruptly. "I'm sorry, but what do you mean by the poop game?"
"You know, the poop game. You take a few diapers and you smoosh a candy bar in them. Then by smelling the 'poop' you have to guess what kind of candy bar it is."
"Spencer, that is just gross and might make me vomit. Besides, I don't have any candy bars to do that."
"Oh alright, I'll just go get the toilet paper." Spencer walked off to the bathroom.
Carly turned to Heather. "Can you believe him sometimes? He is so strange."
"Yeah, but I can't say anything really. I mean, I married him."
"I just hope that Ethan doesn't get anything more from Spencer than his looks."
Both girls started to laugh as Spencer emerged from the bathroom with a large pack of toilet paper.
"Spencer, honey, I said just a few rolls."
"Are you sure you won't need more, because Sam is really big for being 6 months pregnant. I'm talking large."
"Spencer!" Carly scolded.
"Well Heather was not that big when she was 6 months pregnant. Sam is especially large."
Heather adjusted a streamer that had fallen. "No two pregnancies are alike. I wasn't very big with Ethan, but with the next one I could be."
Spencer's jaw dropped. "Are you saying that you are pregnant again?"
"No honey, I'm not. It was just an example."
"Oh okay. Well now my heartbeat can become normal again."
Carly placed her hand on her brothers shoulder. "Spencer, just please don't mention to Sam today that she looks big. It's her baby shower and she should be happy, not upset. Not to mention I don't want her to be thinking about how she will be even bigger next month at my wedding. So please, for all of our sakes, do not mention how big she is."
"I promise."
After a few more minutes the guests started to arrive. Of course there were Carly, Gibby, Spencer, Heather, and Ethan. But they also invited both Freddie and Sam's mothers. Melanie came too. As well as some of the dance instructors at Sam's dance studio.
"Oh I am so excited to see the look on their faces when they walk into the room and see what the baby is going to be." Melanie had been pacing around the room she was so excited. Typical Melanie.
"I'm excited about this neat cake." Pam Puckett was hovering over the food. Typical Pam.
"No one gets to eat the cake until after they get here. Now everyone needs to get into the living room. They are going to be here at any moment. Does everyone remember what to say?" Carly passed out leis to everyone.
"Yes. You have asked about five times now. We are ready." One of the girls who works at the dance studio replied.
Gibby turned around from his spot at the door. He was watching out of the peephole for them. "They're here!" He whispered.
"Gibby, it's not a secret to them that we are in here. You don't have to whisper." Heather laughed at him. "Open the door for them."
Gibby opened the door and allowed Sam and Freddie to come inside. Everyone stood up and yelled, "Surprise! It's a girl!"
As Sam and Freddie walked into Carly's house, they looked around and noticed all of the pink. It was indeed, a girl.
Yay a girl! My cousin did this gender reveal baby shower. Her boyfriend found out the sex but he kept it a secret from her. They sent out invitations telling everyone what the baby was but to keep it a secret. On the day of the shower, we all decorated with pink everything so that when she walked in she instantly knew that the baby was a girl. It was a lot of fun doing that reveal and I think she enjoyed being surprised like that. I'm thinking about doing that when I have kids. Let me know what you guys think about the gender reveal party idea, and what you thought about this chapter in a review! Thank you all for reading!
