CHAPTER 76:
A little more than a month had since passed and it was now August 24th where Nikki sat in the doctor's office awaiting her next ultrasound appointment. She sat there flipping through prenatal magazines when her OBG-YN, Dr. Renee Lake came out to get here. "Hello Nicole how are you doing today?" she asked. "I'm feeling a bit…ok" said Nikki as she stood up. "Come on let's go get you situated in my room" said Dr. Lake. The two women walked into the back and into the examining room.
"So how have else have you been feeling?" asked Dr. Lake. "Um to be honest I dunno" said Nikki. "I mean I've been having like a ton of gas-bad gas and cravings". "Any changes in your mood?" asked Dr. Lake. "Nope it's just as Dr. Stewart suspected" said Nikki. "The hormone things are providing a natural balance in here". "Well that's good" said Dr. Lake. "Now according to my charts you are now 16 weeks and a few days so have you been feeling any fetal movements yet?"
"Yeah now to think of it, I have" said Nikki. "But it feels weird". "How weird?" Dr. Lake asked as she began to check Nikki's heart again. "I know that our nurse has already taken your pressure and everything but I always like to recheck it". "It just feels like the baby is a light kicker-not that I'm complaining or anything" said Nikki. "No need to worry Nicole" said Dr. Lake. "You're feeling the first few flutters which will change as the baby gets larger. Let's take a peak now". Nikki lied down onto the table as her doctor began to prepare the process for her ultrasound.
"Ok are you ready?" asked Dr. Lake. "Yep" said Nikki as the lights were turned off. The doctor applied the gel onto Nikki's stomach and began using the probe after turning on the screen. "Ok now your baby's hear rate and everything appears to be fine but there's something I believe you should know" said Dr. Lake. "W-what!?" asked Nikki. "Try to stay calm" said Dr. Lake. "You don't want to raise the baby's pressure or yours for that matter". "But you said that something is wrong?" asked Nikki. "Your baby appears to be in what's called a Frank Breech position" said Dr. Lake. "Ok so what does that mean?" asked Nikki.
"It means that your baby isn't in the normal upside down birthing position" said Dr. Lake. "Now there's no need to be alarmed. It just means that if the baby doesn't turn on their own that you may need some assistance in turning it back around or you'll need to be having a Cesarean Section". Nikki's eyes widened. "Is my baby going to be ok?" she asked. "Absolutely" said Dr. Lake. "Now there's still time for them to turn around on their own". "How much time?" asked Nikki. "Well you would want the baby to get back in the right position before the 30th week" said Dr. Lake. "After that the baby pretty much puts on a lot of weight, making it far less roomy for them to either turn naturally or with assistance".
Nikki remained worried. "If I have a C-section, can I still wear a bikini?" she asked. "Of course you can" said Dr. Lake with a smile. Nikki someone breathed a sigh of relief. "Well at least it means that my vagina doesn't get ruined". The doctor chuckled. "Ok Miss Nicole" she said. "Would you like to know if it's a boy or a girl?" "You mean you can tell already?" asked Nikki. "Yes of course" said Dr. Lake. This left Nikki unsure of what she should say.
Meanwhile AJ and Roman were enjoying the weekend to themselves and were spending it back at AJ's house in Tampa and the two were watching a promo of the third season of "Total Divas". "I looks like it's going to be another awesome season" said Roman. "Yeah" said AJ. "I just wonder how they're gonna showcase Nikki and John's faltering relationship". "Aw don't worry about that" said Roman. I'm pretty sure that their publicists will do most of the dirty work for them."
"Whatever you say" said AJ as she readjusted herself in the bed. Bullet came trotting into the room whining. "Is he ok?" she asked. "Yeah, he just wants to play" said Roman as he searched for a chew-toy. AJ picked up the remote to see that there was still 2 more episodes left of the season 2 repeat of "Total Divas" on. "After this we are most definitely watching "Fools Rush In". "No way" said Roman. "Tonight is my choice and I get to watch "Die Hard with A Vengeance". AJ folded her arms.
"I guess then it's a sty in your eye for you then" she said. "Oh no, don't tell me that you really believe in those oldwives tales" said Roman. "Actually yeah I do" said AJ. Roman smiled. "Do you remember what we discussed with Dr. Miller?" he asked. "Yeah she said that we've being doing really good lately" said AJ. "But we still got a long way to go." "Yeah…I know" Roman said sadly. "Hey there, if we got this far, I'm sure that we're going to be able to make it through everything" said AJ as she placed her hand on Roman's shoulder.
"You really believe so?" he asked. "I know so" said AJ as she changed the channel to view "Die Hard". "Come on, now let's watch the movie". Roman smiled. "Thank you" he said. "You're welcome" said AJ as she kissed his cheek. The two continued to watch the over 2 hour movie.