Lisa spent the next week at work completely distracted. Her work kept getting away from her, and she couldn't think straight. She didn't know if it was pregnancy brain, or just being distracted away from Sheamus. She asked for the afternoon off, which her boss gave her without a problem. Lisa called her doctor's office and got lucky enough to get a cancellation appointment that afternoon.
"So. Have you made a decision?" her doctor asked.
"I have. I'm going to keep it," Lisa said with a smile. Her doctor smiled widely.
"I'm happy to hear it. So, we have some work to do! We have to get you your ultrasounds, screenings, all that good stuff. You also need to be taking multivitamins, specifically something with lots of folic acid." Lisa nodded, completely overwhelmed. She booked her ultrasound at the reception desk, and wandered over to the ultrasound building next door.
"Welcome, Lisa! Come on in! Is this your first one?" the receptionist called out to her. Lisa nodded, and the receptionist guided her in to a seat. Shortly after, someone called her name from the back. Lisa headed on back, where she was given a thin cotton gown to put on. She went with the technician to a small room, dark but clean. She hopped up on the table, and leaned back against the pillow.
"You're lucky, girl, you're far enough along we can do the external one. Nobody likes the vaginal exam!" Lisa smiled, more of a tense grimace than anything else. "Cold!" the lady said, as she squirted a clear blue gel onto Lisa's belly. Lisa flinched, and then relaxed. She looked over to the side, where the monitor was. Lots of black and white blobby things appeared onscreen. The technician hummed a song, and clicked away, while mashing the ultrasound wand into Lisa's abdomen. She poked and prodded, and then the picture became clear. A baby. Clear as day. Big head, little swimmy body, but there it was. A baby. "So you're about 16 or 18 weeks along, Lisa. Does that sound about right?"
"Should be around 14 by my count," she replied.
"So do you want to know the gender?"
"This early?" Lisa asked.
"Sure! I have a good view right here, I'll make a print for you."
"Okay, sure!" Lisa said. The technician printed her out a black and white print. Lisa took it.
"See if you can tell," said the technician. Lisa looked at the paper carefully, and her eyes brightened.
"Is that? Is that junk?"
The technician laughed. "Yes, it's junk! Penis and testicles, right there, clear as day. Definitely a boy. And not a shy one!"
Tears came to Lisa's eyes, unbidden. "Thank you!"
The technician smiled, "Just hold still for a few more measurements. Everything looks good to me, but I'll send these off to your doctor, she'll have them within a few days." The tech finished up, and Lisa got cleaned up and dressed again. She drove home in a daze, with three pictures printed from her ultrasound. She got home, ran inside, and called Sheamus. He answered on the second ring.
"Hey love! How are yeh?"
"Good! So, I just had an ultrasound."
"Is ev'rythin' ok?" he said, with worry in his voice.
"Yes! Oh yes, sorry! It's all good. It looks like a baby! I'm four months along. They told me the gender - do you want me to tell you?"
"Oh m'gosh, that's fast! Of course! Of course I want to know!"
"Guess!"
"Only b'cause I've always wanted a boy, I'm thinkin' girl! A wee little lass."
"It's a boy! We're having a boy!"
"Naw! Yer takin' the piss!"
"Nope, it's true! I'll email you the pictures right now." She scanned them into the computer, and emailed them to Sheamus.
"Aw lass! I don't even know what teh say! I'm so happy right now! I wish I was there teh give yeh a hug."
Lisa could hear the tears in his voice. "I'm happy too! I'm working on things here, but I only have a few months to figure this all out before they won't let me travel any more."
"We'll work it out! I have paperwork teh send yeh already."
They talked for a bit more, and said their goodbyes. Lisa went to bed smiling.