Hanging on a Moment II
Chapter 11
"I swear I can feel little movements." Hanna noted as she rested her hands on her little bump.
"That is really early, are you sure?" Caleb questioned putting his hand below Hanna's.
"Well, you won't be able to feel it yet. It's like the little butterfly kicks you get in the beginning. I love this." She smiled.
"Me too." He agreed giving Hanna a kiss as he stood up.
"Do you really, have to go to work?"
"Yes Han. I do. But, I will pick you up at noon for your appointment and we can get some lunch after. Your friends are coming over today too, right?"
"Yea." She sighed.
"Mama, Dada!" Piper squealed as Parker carried her on her hip into her parents room.
"Hey girls, where is Paisley? Is she still asleep?" Hanna questioned her oldest.
"Yeah." Parker nodded setting her little sister on the bed.
"Our only child who loves to sleep as much as I do." Caleb laughed as he grabbed his clothes and headed to the master bath.
"Thanks for getting her dressed Honey. You have been such a good helper!"
"You're welcome mommy."
"Do you want me to French braid your hair today Park?"
"Can you do two of them?"
"Yep." Hanna agreed as she patted the bed in front of her motioning for Parker to take a seat. "How does it look?" Hanna asked as Parker raced to the long mirror after her mom was finished.
"Good!"
"Me! Me! Me!" Piper whined as she patted the top of her head.
"Do you want piggies too?" Hanna laughed as Piper shook her head excitedly. Hanna quickly put pigtails in the blonde toddlers hair with cute little red bows that matched the lady bugs on her romper. "Sooooo pretty." She squealed tickling Pipers sides.
"Well, hello bed head. What do you want Mama to do with your hair?" Hanna questioned Paisley as she groggily climbed into bed.
"Just a pony." she stated in her hoarse little morning voice.
Caleb came back into the bedroom adjusting the tie around his neck.
"Oh, fancy today." Hanna replied as he finally pulled of the perfect Windsor knot.
"I have a meeting with clients in like an hour. You ready to go squirrels?" he asked as his daughters stood up.
"Ok, kisses for Mommy! Be good for Grandma and Ted today." Hanna replied as all three girls gave her a peck on the lips and ran downstairs.
"I will be back at noon. Love you baby."
"Love you too." The couple exchanged as they kissed goodbye and Caleb headed out the door with the girls.
"Time for more rest, huh peanut?" Hanna sighed as she rubbed her middle. With everyone gone now, Hanna quickly fell back asleep.
"Han, Han?" Caleb gently patted his wife's arm jolting her awake.
"Shit! I fell asleep and forgot to set an alarm!"
"I'm a little early, fix your hair and brush your teeth and we should make it on time." He noted looking down at his watch.
"Ok, I'm ready." She mentioned grabbing her purse and throwing it over her shoulder.
"Alright, let's go see how peanut is today." Caleb smiled helping Hanna to the car.
"Hello, how are we feeling today?" Doctor Nesseti greeted the couple. Since Hanna had complications with this pregnancy, she was advised to see doctor Nesseti who was a high risk Obstetrician.
The fifty some year old dark haired woman helped Hanna lay back so she could do an ultrasound to see how the baby was and if anything had changed health wise. Hanna had an ultrasound about every three weeks which was a lot more frequent then with her other pregnancies.
"Very active today." She noted as Hanna and Caleb watched baby number four bounce around on the screen.
"I think I am feeling it move around now." Hanna stated as she watched her energetic child.
"That could be possible. After each subsequent pregnancy, a mother can start noticing things faster." Dr. Nesseti replied. "You are sixteen weeks now and I could check baby's gender if you'd like."
"Nope." Caleb replied quickly. "All our kids have been surprises." He smiled down at Hanna who was smitten that she didn't have to convince her husband to not look.
"That's neat." Dr. Nesseti smiled. "You have two girls right?"
"Three." Hanna interjected quickly.
"Trying for that boy?" She laughed.
"Just a healthy baby." Caleb replied.
"Maybe I could get a mama's boy then? My girls are such Daddies girls!" Hanna scoffed sarcastically.
"Well, baby looks healthy and is right on track as of now." Dr Nesseti stated handing Hanna a wad of paper towels to clean the ultrasound gel off her pelvis. "I will print off some photos to take home to your girls."
"Great." Caleb took the scroll of photos as he grabbed Hanna's hand and exited the hospital. Afterwards, Caleb and Hanna went to a Dinner for a bit and had lunch. Mr. River's dropped back his wife at home just in time for Megan and Spencer to arrive.
"Hey Han." Both girls greeted the pregnant girl on the sofa. They exchanged hugs and Hanna placed her hands on Megan's microscopic bump.
"I still can't believe there are twins in here!" she smiled widely.
"Oh here." Spencer mentioned pulling some black and white images out of her purse.
"I see the two blobs!" Hanna laughed handing back the prints. "I swear this one just looked like that and now it's getting so big."
"You had another appointment today didn't you?" Megan asked.
"Yeah, I'm sixteen weeks now."
"And you are feeling better and everything looks good?" Spencer added.
"Yes, I feel a lot better. I didn't have quite as bad morning sickness with Piper and I was hoping this one would be a little better. The doctor actually said she could tell the gender of this baby already."
"So are you?" Megan asked throwing her long legs on to the coffee table.
"No. Caleb is the one who actually told her that we always wait." Hanna's face lit up as she recalled the sweet moment.
"Toby and I are definitely finding out whenever we can."
"Oh, good!" Megan smiled at the wise one.
"How have you been feeling Megan?" Hanna asked her friend.
"Well, besides being shocked that I am growing two human babies, I still feel basically the same as before."
"That's great. How did everyone react during the first ultrasound?"
"Well, I brought Justin and Toby and Spencer were there of course. We knew that the IVF had taken and I was pregnant. We just didn't know that both embryo's had implanted." She remarked.
"Toby and I were both super excited. I mean, I am a little nervous to have two at once but I am just in awe that I get two cool little people out of this. And to have one of my best friends carry them is more then I could ever ask for. Love you Megan." Spencer beamed over to her friend.
"Love you too!" she smiled for a little bit. "If anything, this kids will have a very bold vocabulary when they come out." She laughed a little.
"We hope they soak up some of your humor too." Spencer winked at Megan.
"Ah! I am so, so happy I have someone to be pregnant with this time!" Hanna remarked.
"We were pregnant for like a few weeks together when you had Paisley.
"Yeah, but either of us even knew." Hanna smirked. "Poor little Piper won't have a playmate her age."
"She could have if Aria would have stayed. I miss her so much already!" Spencer frowned.
"I know, having baby Tallen here made me so excited to get this one here." Hanna said as she rubbed her belly.
"How is your friend Emily doing now?" Megan piped up.
"She only has a few months to go. Baby Lenox Fields." Spencer smiled.
"Ah, I love that!" Hanna added.
"Have you been thinking of any names?" Spencer replied. "I am assuming it will be a P name."
"I am totally cursing myself out for doing that!" she added with an eye roll. "Caleb and I can not agree on any names. It may actually end up being Peanut Rivers." She sighed as Megan and Spencer laughed.
"Penelope?" Hanna's face twisted up into a dirty look.
"Presley?" Megan added to the list.
"That sounds too much like Paisley, I already can't keep them straight. Ugh." Hanna frowned.
"Well, you got a little time. Just figure something out before you name it Peanut. Poor dang kid." Megan smirked sarcastically.
"I will try my best."
"What about you Spencer? Any idea's for these two?"
"Uh, I will need to see them first and then decide. That's how Toby and I named Charlotte. I liked Tabitha a lot but when she was born, I just thought she was more of a Charlotte." Spence paused for a moment. "Toby and I actually would love Megan to name on of the twins."
"Really?" Megan looked shocked. "You trust me to name one?"
"Of course! I trust you to carry them; I want you to name one!" Spencer quickly added.
"I would be honored!"
"Great, get to thinking little lady!" Spencer stated with sincerity. She and Toby were still in awe of Megan's generous offer to bring their children into the world.
Authors Note: Hey Pretty Little Readers. Oh Babies! Babies galore. Thank you all so very much for reading and reviewing. Reading all your sweet comments just gives me the extra push to want to write and create more. I know I had a comment asking me to update my other fic. That one is more of a process for me than this one. I can just freely think of what I want and have pretty much a free creativity pass for this story and that one I have to be more conscience of keeping with the happenings of the storyline on the show. I am working on a chapter though so hold tight. I love writing the kids parts of this fic too. I get so many inspirations from my nieces and nephews. It makes it so much fun to write. I have a clear picture of the River's girls in my mind when I work on their parts. I had a few ask me if I was going to make the last Rivers baby a boy or girl as well. To be honest, I haven't decided yet what I will have it be. I can see a storyline for both genders so I just have to pick which one I like the best and make it happen. I do have the genders of Spencer and Toby's twins picked out though.