Baby News:

The next day they arrived at General Hospital for Carly's prenatal appointment. The obstetrician seemed surprised to see Jason and not Dr. Jones who had generally accompanied Carly to all of her appointments. Even so, the doctor did not comment on the sudden change.

Once Carly was settled on the exam table, wearing nothing more than a thin hospital gown, the doctor measured her growing stomach. "Is the baby okay, Doctor?" Carly asked, sounding a little bit worried about her unborn child's health.

"Everything seems in order," the doctor replied. "You have been taking care of yourself? We wouldn't want a repeat of what happened a couple of weeks ago when you ended up in the ER."

Jason looked concerned. "What happened a couple of weeks ago?" he questioned Carly.

"I...uhhhh...passed out and I... had a few contractions."

"She was dehydrated and experiencing low blood sugar from lack of proper nutrition," the doctor explained. "We determined that the dehydration brought on the contractions."

"I wasn't taking care of myself... not like I should of have been," Carly admitted. "I was fighting with Tony all the time... stressed out about Bobbie...the Quartermaines...and not telling you, Jason. I should have-."

"Take a breath, Carly. Count to ten," he urged as he held her gaze and urged her to focus. "Everything's alright now. You and the baby are safe."

Carly squeezed Jason's hand. "I know that now...and I'm sorry...for not taking better care of our baby."

"You need to take it easy these last few weeks," said the doctor. "I am going to do an internal exam to check how things are coming along."

The doctor turned to Jason. "Would you like to leave the room now?"

"Don't worry, Doctor. He's already seen it all," Carly said with a mischievous smirk. "In fact, he's the reason I am in this condition."

"Alright then. Slide down to the edge of the table and put your feet in the stirrups," the doctor urged.

Carly squeezed Jason's hand, wincing a little as the doctor did the internal exam. Her inner lady parts were extremely tender. "You're already three centimeters dilated and about 50% effaced," the doctor announced.

"What does that mean?" Carly asked.

"The baby is preparing to make an appearance. You need to go home and rest. Stay off your feet and take care of yourself. It isn't time yet for your baby's big debut."

"I will see that she does, Doctor," Jason promised.

After the doctor left the room, Carly said in exasperation to Jason, "I will be so glad when this kid is OUT of me! These exams are so damn uncomfortable. It isn't pleasant when the doctor is poking his fingers around down there!"

"I'm sure it's not," Jason said as he helped her to sit up. "But it will all be over soon, then we can finally meet the little person who has been kicking you."

Carly smiled blissfully. "I can't wait, Jase."