Over the next several months there were quite a few changes at the Juergens household. First of all, Amy's room had been rearranged and half of it was now a nursery. Secondly, Ricky was now a regular fixture at their house. As Amy started working and saving up for her baby's arrival, she gradually began buying the things her baby would need, with her mother's help of course since Amy had no clue what a baby actually needed. George and Anne had bought the large items: a crib, changing table, car seat, playpen, highchair, baby bathtub, and a rocking chair. True to his word, Robbie got a weekend part-time job and bought his future niece or nephew plenty of stuffed animals, toys and storybooks. Seeing Amy's initiative, Ricky likewise went out and found a job, answering a help wanted ad at Boykewich Butcher shop, and he likewise added to his child's stash of toys, clothes, and books.

After Robbie and the boys defended Amy at school, Ricky approached Robbie and asked him to get his parents' permission for him to come by their house and speak to Amy; George and Anne reluctantly agreed. While the initial conversations focused on what level of involvement Ricky wanted and what Amy would be comfortable with him having, they slowly began to evolve into conversations about how they were going to raise their child together. After any emotionally taxing conversations, Robbie and Ashley always joined Amy in her bedroom with a bag of gumdrops and talked to her while the three of them ate the candy, helping lift her mood and soothe her nerves. By the third month of Amy's pregnancy, Anne decided it was time to enroll in birthing classes. Anne went to the first three with Amy before Amy came to a decision. As she and Anne were heading home from their third class, Amy turned to her mother in the car.

"Mom?"

"Yeah?"

"I'd like to ask Ricky to come to these classes with me instead of you," Amy informed her mother, biting her lip nervously.

"If that's what you want." Amy was surprised by her mother agreeing so quickly.

"You're okay with that?" Anne chuckled.

"Amy, birthing classes were intended for expectant mothers and fathers of their babies. If you want Ricky to go with you then you should ask him."

"So you and dad don't hate him anymore for….all this?" Amy asked hesitantly. Anne smiled.

"We never hated him, Amy, we just wanted to wring his neck. He's been taking steps to do right by you and this baby and, as parents, we see and appreciate that. Now I can't speak for your father, but I don't feel quite as negatively about him as I did the night I found out he'd gotten my baby girl pregnant." Amy sighed with relief and settled back into her seat for the rest of the ride home. A few minutes later a question came to Amy's mind.

"Does this mean I can talk to him at school now?" Anne chuckled as she pulled into the driveway. She put the car in park and unbuckled her seatbelt before turning towards her daughter.

"I'll talk to your father about it first," Anne said with a smile. Amy headed up to her room to finish her homework and get ready for bed while Anne explained Amy's requests to George. At first he wasn't happy with the idea of Amy and Ricky being alone together again so soon but after Anne reminded him that it would only be for an hour, there would be plenty of other people around, and Amy was already pregnant, George agreed that if Amy wanted Ricky to go to birthing classes with her then she could ask him. He then agreed the two of them could talk at school since they were already talking plenty after school. Amy didn't waste any time. The next day at school she approached Ricky with her request and he agreed. The next two months of Amy's pregnancy progressed rather smoothly. She went to school, went to work, went to birthing classes, and prepared physically and mentally for the arrival of her baby. Even though students could now see that Amy was pregnant, no one said anything to her about it to her face, for fear of her brothers' wrath. But plenty of girls got on Ricky's case, including Adrian, who wasn't shy about approaching him at school.

"So you still playing daddy?" Ricky sighed with irritation.

"Whatd'ya want, Adrian? We never slept together and I'm too busy to care for random hookups right now so what is it?" Adrian crossed her arms and looked at Ricky calmly.

"You know once the kid gets here she's gonna hate you for turning her into a teen mom," Adrian stated. Ricky had realized several weeks ago that Adrian was upset with Amy for some reason and had decided to try and make him want to avoid her. What he couldn't figure out was why and he decided now was as good a time as any to just ask.

"Adrian, why are you so determined to try and keep me away from Amy?" Adrian kept her gaze unreadable as she answered.

"She's not your type and you'll leave her eventually." Ricky looked at her skeptically.

"And you're so sure of that because?" Adrian smirked.

"We're the same, Ricky. We like sex and not being tied down to just one person. I'm attracted to you, you're attracted to me, and we're both interested in sex, not like your baby momma. So why waste your time hanging around her when we could be having fun together." Ricky rolled his eyes and raised his hands to make air quotations.

"'Having fun'," he said before lowering his arms, "is how Amy got pregnant, and taking care of the mother of my baby isn't a waste of time," he informed her before walking away. Adrian stood there for a moment giving Ricky's back a look of disbelief. When she turned around she came face-to-face with Simon, who had stopped for a drink of water from the nearby fountain and had overheard the entire conversation. He leaned against the nearby lockers and gave Adrian a smug look.

"What?" Adrian asked with annoyance.

"I'll give you an 'A' for effort but definitely an 'F' for personality." He turned to walk away but Adrian ran past him and stopped in front of him, putting her hands on her hips.

"And what's that supposed to mean, buddy?" she asked, now angry. Simon wasn't fazed by her expression or tone of voice.

"You're throwing yourself at a guy who's no longer interested in you so 'A' for effort. The fact you're throwing yourself at him by insulting someone who actually means a little something to him and putting down his character gets you an 'F' for personality. No one likes a two-faced backstabber," Simon informed her with another smirk before walking around her and heading to his next class, leaving a stunned and gaping Adrian in his wake.

Adrian continued trying to regain Ricky's attention over the next three months of Amy's pregnancy to no avail. By this time Amy had learned that she was expecting a little boy and she and Ricky were on their way to becoming genuine friends. Thanks to the conversation Simon had overheard and passed along to Robbie and Terrance, the boys' attitude towards Ricky warmed, but only slightly. Robbie had been watching Ricky like a hawk this whole time to make sure he didn't say or do anything to upset or hurt Amy, not because he was looking for a reason to beat Ricky up but simply because he couldn't help it.

Shortly after Amy entered her eight month of pregnancy, Anne, Debra and Mrs. Cooperstein, Emily, threw Amy a small baby shower. Anne had talked Amy, and the rest of her family, out of buying certain items for the baby so Amy could be surprised with them at her shower. It was held at the nursery and, besides her family and closest friends, her grandmother, Dr. Hightower, and Amy's co-workers attended as well. It was a lovely afternoon and everyone was cheerful, despite the fact they all knew they were celebrating that a fifteen year old was about to bring a child into this world.

Things had definitely changed at the Juergens household since Amy informed her family seven-and-a-half months ago that she was pregnant, but the changes weren't for the worse. In fact, everyone was in good spirits one Saturday afternoon two weeks prior to Amy's due date. She was sitting at the kitchen table eating lunch with her mother and sister when Robbie and Ricky walked in the kitchen door. Both boys worked on Saturdays and got off work about the same time so it was common for Ricky to arrive at the house just as Robbie did. The girls looked up and smiled when they saw who was at the door but Amy's smile suddenly vanished to be replaced with a look of surprise as the sound of water spilling on the floor suddenly reached everyone's ears. Amy turned surprised eyes to her mother.

"Mom, I think my water just broke." Suddenly everyone sprang into action. Ashley raced upstairs to grab Amy's overnight bag from her bedroom while Robbie and Ricky rushed to Amy as she slowly maneuvered herself out of her chair. As they helped Amy out to the car, Anne speed dialed George's cell and, when he picked up, told him it was go time.