Week Five

"So, how are you doing, Mr. and Mrs. Elric?" doctor Rogers asked as he sat down beside the two in the examination room.

"We're doing perfectly fine," Winry said. "My husband just wanted me to come in to make sure it was safe for me to deliver and have everything taken care of at home."

"Well, we'll take a quick ultrasound to hear your babies' heartbeats and we'll take a picture for you if you'd like. Judging by how everything goes and your health record, I think we can come to a good decision for you two," Rogers said. "Now, Winry, I need you to change into this gown. All you need to remove is your pants and underwear, and you can do it behind that curtain over there." The doctor gestured to a curtain inside the room.

Winry quickly did as the doctor said before returning and sitting on the examination table.

"I just need you to place your feet on the stirrups." Winry did as she was told. "I'm going to lubricate this little stick here and place it inside of you. Since you already know you're having twins, I assume you know how this goes?" Rogers asked. Winry nodded. "Good, then we can get this started."

The doctor began the ultrasound when Edward gulped, feeling as though he had to speak up.

"Um, why do you have to do the ultrasound…like that…?" Ed asked. He felt like an idiot for asking. He had been studying up on pregnancy since he found out and didn't know something that he assumed would be simple.

"Well, it's early, so in order to see the babies, we need to do a vaginal ultrasound. When the babies are big enough, we'll be able to do an ultrasound on Winry's stomach," doctor Rogers answered. Seeing nervousness in Edward's eyes, he chuckled. "Don't you worry, this is a completely normal thing."

A picture finally appeared on the screen. "Alright, there are your two bundles of joy," Rogers said. He pointed to one white blob. "That's one of your babies," then another blob, "and there's the other," he said.

"Wow, Ed, those are our babies," Winry said. She felt tears stinging her eyes, but held them back. She definitely didn't want to be the typical girl to cry at her ultrasound. Besides, she had seen the babies before – well the doctor had seen babies and told her there were babies, but she hadn't really seen the babies – and didn't want to cry.

"Cool…" Edward trailed off. He didn't know what else to say. He made those…things inside of his wife's stomach, but it wasn't so real to him yet. The only thing to compare it to was looking at a picture of an exotic place, but not knowing how it actually felt to be there because you had never been before.

"Let me just freeze the picture for you two." Rogers pressed a button, freezing the picture before pressing another button. Suddenly a printer was heard from a different room. "That's your picture in the works," he said, removing the object from Winry and cleaning it up.

"So, while we're waiting for that picture, do you two have any questions?" Rogers asked.

"When will this morning sickness end?" Winry asked.

"Well, it varies for a lot of women. When my wife was pregnant, she had morning sickness throughout the whole thing. When my daughter was pregnant, she didn't have a problem with morning sickness at all, and when my other daughter was pregnant, she only had it until she was twelve weeks pregnant," Rogers explained.

"You hear that, Ed? I might get over this soon," Winry said with a smile.

"What other symptoms will she have?" Edward asked.

"Well, I'm sure you've already been using the bathroom more frequently and have been beginning to feel boated?" Rogers asked. Winry nodded. "Well, those are common, and you're not showing yet, but you're going to start very soon. Especially because you're having twins. I do want you to know that if you are planning to have your babies at home, there is a high chance for premature birth with twins."

"I think that's taken care of. My grandmother is a doctor and she delivered my husband, brother – in – law, and me. Edward was a preemie, born when his mother was five months pregnant," Winry explained.

"Oh, wow." Rogers' eyes widened. "That's quite impressive and rare. I, myself, have only had two cases since I began practice of preemies born that early. I believe that you would be just fine giving birth at home in the care of your grandmother."

"Thank you, doctor Rogers," Winry said triumphantly.