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JOHN:
Today is the day I get to go with Natalie to find out the sex of our baby. Life has been great for us. I have moved into her house in Hershey, PA and although I am gone a lot I have been able to spend lots of time with Angelina and being a family. It has been great. I love Natalie with everything inside of me. Natalie's parents seem happy that we are together and Jay is very happy that Natalie and I are working out. I have only dreamed of this for 4 years. "Are you ready?" asks Natalie as she walks into the living room wearing a sun dress it is in 90's here in Hershey; a record high for September.
"Yeah," I say turning off the TV. "You look beautiful," I say as I look at her in her floral sundress, her baby bump growing and her brown hair hanging down over her shoulders.
"Thank-you," she says with a smile as she grabs the keys. "Let's go or we'll be late."
"Coming," I say as I get up and walk over to her. I take her hand as we walk out the door. "Angelina isn't coming?"
"No she is at Ruthie's house playing. I figured you and I could do this one alone."
"Okay," I say with a smile as I open her car door for her. "I love you."
"I love you too," she says with a smile before I shut the door. I walk around the car and get into the driver's seat and drive down the road to the Hershey Medical Center. I am beyond excited for this appointment. I am excited because this is the first time I am involved and I am excited because we find out if we are having a girl or a boy. I personally want another little girl. I want to have another Daddy's Girl. "You're being quiet," she says.
"I'm thinking," I say as I pull into the parking lot of the hospital.
"About what?"
"The baby," I say. "What do you want it to be?"
"Healthy," she says, "but I would love to have a little boy. I heard little boys are big mama's boys. I want a boy if anything. I would imagine that you would want a little boy too," she says.
"Not exactly," I say.
"So you want a girl?"
"Absolutely and growing up in a family with just boys I want another little girl. It's time the Cena family had girls. We are in need of some pink."
"I guess this is true. And even though I grew up with just brothers and no sisters I really want a boy. I love Angelina but I really want her to have a brother."
"What do you think it is?"
"I don't know. I think it is a girl. My pregnancy is SO similar to my pregnancy with Angelina so I think it's a girl." I smile as I park the car. That would be great for me to have a baby girl. "Stop smiling," she says, "I said I think. I didn't say it was. We won't find out till we get our ultrasound and hopefully it cooperates."
"I hope it cooperates too," I say as we get out of the car. I take her hand and walk into the hospital with her.
As soon as we get into the hospital we take the elevator up to the floor where we will have the ultrasound. We sign in at the desk and then sit down in the waiting room. I have never been in a waiting room for an ultrasound. I have never gone to a prenatal appointment in my life. I wonder if the excitement I am feeling is normal. "Excited?" she asks as she flips through a parenting magazine.
"Beyond belief," I say. "So this is where you're going to have the baby?"
"Yes unless we move to New York before the baby is born then in that case I will have it in New York."
"This seems like a nice hospital," I say.
"It is," she says. "It's one of the best in PA."
"Good," I say.
"Natalie Morgan," says a nurse as she enters the waiting room.
"Right here," says Natalie as she stands up. I stand up with her and follow behind her and the nurse.
We make our way down the hallway until we finally come to an ultrasound room. I sit down on the chair as Natalie sits up on the table. "So today is the big day huh?" asks the nurse.
"Yes," says Natalie.
"So are you excited?"
"Yeah," says Natalie in reply.
"Are you going to find out the sex?" she asks.
"Yes," says Natalie.
"Wonderful. What are you hoping for?" she asks.
"A boy," answers Natalie.
"And what about you, Dad?" she asks me.
"A little girl," I say.
"That's so sweet," she says with a smile. "The doctor will be in shortly."
"Okay," says Natalie as the nurse walks out.
It is only about 5 minutes before the doctor comes in. He introduces himself to me and to Natalie. He wastes no time as he gets started. He turns the lights off in the room, pulls out the wand to do the ultrasound. He puts the gel onto Natalie's stomach as I move over and take her hand. Natalie and I smile at each other as the doctor turns on the machine. The screen is black before he places the wand onto Natalie's growing stomach. He moves the wand around and soon enough our baby is on the screen. I feel the tears forming in my eyes. It is the most amazing and beautiful thing I have ever seen. I can't believe I missed all this when Angelina was in Natalie's stomach but I am glad to be here now for this baby. I just can't believe what I see on the screen. "And there is the baby," says the doctor. "It's looking good. There is the head. And there is its face," he says.
"So beautiful," I say with a smile.
"And here is its arm and the other arm," says the doctor as he continues scanning over the baby and telling us the body parts. "And are you two sure you want to know the sex?" he asks.
"Yes," we say in unison.
"Okay," he says. "Because the baby isn't hiding anything. The baby is letting us know clearly what it is." I just wish he would tell us. I am looking at the screen and I'm pretty sure I'm looking at a baby boy especially since all fingers and toes have been accounted for. "It looks like you two are having a little boy."
I am a little disappointed but I can't be disappointed too long because that is the little life that Natalie and I created together. I look at Natalie and she's beaming. "Are you happy?"
"Very," she says with a smile. "I'm so excited. Are you upset?" she asks me.
"No," I say. "I can't be upset. Girl or boy that is the baby you and I created together. I am just glad I get to be its father."
"Okay," she says with a smile. "I love you, John."
"I love you too," I say before I lean down and kiss her lips. Another boy for the Cena family I am beyond words right now. This has been a very emotional day; all good emotions of course but it's been an emotional day. From this point on I can't wait to meet my baby boy.
*A/N: So what did you think? Please review and thank-you for reading.