Man Of Honor-Ch 30
Penelope and Derek watched as Susan hooked her up to the ultra sound machine, as the wand rolled over her stomach Susan said, "the reason I'm doing this is so that we can find the exact placement of the baby". Derek said, "is he or she okay"?, Susan said, "let's see if the baby will cooperate" and then the sound of "swoosh, swoosh, swoosh" filled the room, Penelope looked at Derek and said, "that hotstuff is our babies heartbeat".
Derek said, "wow that sounds so amazing", Susan said, "and you can see right here" as she pointed to the screen, Penelope said, "is that the baby, is that our little peanut"?, Susan said, "that's him or her", Derek beamed with pride and said, "hello in there peanut, I'm your daddy". Penelope gently squeezed Dereks hand and said, "and I'm your mommy and we both love you so much sweetheart and we can't wait to meet you".
Susan said, "this procedure won't take long and then we'll check the baby again", Derek said, "so you can monitor the baby for any problems, right"?, she said, "correct Derek", he said, "I read all of the information you sent home with us, I wanted to be prepared". Penelope said, "after we're done here I'm not suppose to do anything strenous for a few days right"?, Susan said, "right, no heavy lifting, or exercise, especially sex for at least 2 or 3 days".
Penelope and Derek nodded their heads yes in agreement as Susan started the procedure, Derek gently squeezed his beautiful wifes hand and watched as Susan carefully inserted the needle and he sent up a silent prayer that everything would go good with no pain to Penelope or their child. Susan explained what she was doing every step of the procedure so as not to worry the soon to be parents and when she was finished she hooked the ultrasound machine back up to Penelope and they waited worriedly until the sound of "swoosh, swoosh, swoosh" once again filled the air.
Susan said, "everything seems to be just fine but I want you to lay here for a few more minutes hooked up to the monitor okay"?, Penelope said, "definitely Susan", as Susan stood up Derek said, "the results will take about a month right"?, Susan said, "in most cases yes but if they come in any earlier I'll let you know" and Derek and Penelope smiled as they watched Susan pick up the vials of amniotic fluid and put them into the specimen bag and head out of the room.
Derek said, "don't worry sweetness everything is going to be fine", Penelope smiled and said, "listen to that handsome, that is the sound of our babies heartbeat", Derek kissed her lips gently and said, "I love you Mrs. Morgan". Penelope sighed happily and said, "and I love you to Mr. Morgan", they then sat there smiling as they continued listening to the sound of their childs heartbeat fill the room until Susan walked back through the door a few minutes later.
Susan said, "how are you feeling Penelope, any pain"?, she said, "nope, I'm feeling great", Susan smiled and said, "okay since everything is going good I'm going to let you go ahead and go home". She watched as Derek helped Penelope up into the sitting position she then watched as Dereks hand went protectively on Penelopes stomach.
Penelope and Derek looked at Susan as she said, "alright I need for you to contact me or get back to the ER if any of the following occur", Derek and Penelope sat listening as she said, "Loss of or vaginal bleeding or loss of amniotic fluid through the vagina. Severe uterine cramping that lasts more than a few hours, Fever, Redness and inflammation where the needle was inserted Unusual fetal activity or a lack of fetal movement".
Derek and Penelope intertwined their fingers and Penelope said, "if I have any of those symptoms we'll get here ASAP I promise Susan", Derek said, "count on it, I won't take any chances with Penelope or our baby". Susan said, "I'll let you know when the results come back in but if you need anything in the meantime please don't hesitate to call me".
Penelope scooted to the end of the table and Derek helped her down and as they walked toward the door Penelope said, "don't worry we will, we will" and Susan smiled as she watched the loving husband and wife walk hand in hand out of her office.