"YES, YOU'RE definitely pregnant," if any doubt was left in me, the doctor's confirmation made me certain.
"How far along?"
"About two and a half months. If you look right there," he pointed at the screen, "that's the little bundle of joy."
I narrowed my eyes, as I tried to find what he was talking about, "where?" I leaned forward. His finger was rested above an oddly shaped bean-likeâthat was the baby.
"See it?" My eyes began to tear up. I have a bean in my bellyâa baby bean. He handed me a tissue, and I wiped my eyes, but more tears ran down my cheeks.
"She's beautiful," I whispered, "that red dot is the heartbeat?"
"Yes, and you won't know the gender for at least a month and a half more," I said she, didn't I? Well, I must've wanted a girl, "listen to that."
My heart almost melted, even though the ultrasound device was as cold as Greenland. Those thumping heart beats made everything I'd ever stressed over seem irrelevant.
When the appointment was over, I was still in tears. It must have been the hormones. I headed home, and crawled into bed. Placing my hand over my stomach, I closed my eyes, and tried to focus my thoughts on the future.
MY FLIGHT to Chicago was delayed, causing me to have to puke in the airport restroom. It wasn't pretty. I didn't know what I was going to do, because having to puke almost every few hours wasn't going to help me look my best. And I needed to look as professional as possible if I wanted to gain the client's business with the firm.
I could have stayed with my parents. But after that last conversation with my mom, I knew that it was best for me to reside at a hotel room for the two nights that I would be there. Plus, it would have been paid for on the company's card.
I ordered room service, and lounged around in a white, fluffy robe. I craved almost everything on the menu, even the chicken fingers on the kids menu. But I ordered something that I thought wouldn't make me throw upâchicken wings, lots of them.
Half way through thirty wings, I felt as though I'd pass out from overeating. But it was so good.