Baby On Board

Chapter 8 - Kool-Aid

• A.N: After this I'll be slowing down uploads for the time being because I get the inspiration for each chapter based on my own pregnancy...so I can only go as far as I've experienced. I'll upload ASAP though! •

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"Have you thought about a baby shower?" Kate asked.

"No, not really. I mean, I want one and all but I have nobody to plan it and I know nothing about them."

Kate is one of my coworkers. I also used to baby sit her three kids before I moved to my current town. We had always been pretty close, so she was one of the first to know when I got a positive test.

"Are you kidding?" She pretended to be hurt. "I'D PLAN ONE."

I laughed and placed a few washed glasses on the shelf.

"No really, I'll plan one. When's your due date?"

I tried to not get my hopes up too much, but played along with her.

"November 8th."

"Would you want it to be before or after baby's born?"

"Probably before. After would be too hectic."

"Do you know what baby things you still need?"

I thought back to what I had gotten already.

"No, not really..."

"Well, how about you make a list of things you have and I'll figure out what you need?"

I smiled. "Sure. Do you want me to just text you it?"

"Yeah, I'll remind you later."

I laughed to myself quietly, doubting it would happen but hoping that It would. I had wanted a baby shower even more then my own birthday, but I didn't get that wish.

"By the way you never did tell me...is the baby a girl for sure?"

"Yes, 100% a girl."

"I knew it! Just the way your bump is growing gave it away. It looks like a sideways watermelon and boys usually grow out like a giant standing football."

It hurt to laugh. I was still sore from the ultrasound.

"So what do you know about Glucose tests?" I asked her as grabbed one.of the glasses I had just washed.

"Oh they're gross. Well, I guess they're not too bad. They just make you drink this orange liquid and then come back in an hour to do blood work. It's really easy actually, it tastes like orange kool-aid. All its for is to make are you don't have pregnancy diabetes."

"So...that's it? Drink am orange drink, go home, come back, do a couple needs and then done?"

"That's how it was when I did it. Do you have yours soon?"

I filled my glass with water from the tap and then dropped some ice cubes into it.

"Yeah, I have mine this next week. They said I can do it any day of the week as long as it's next week because I have to be 23 weeks along."

"Well don't worry. You'll probably pass and even if you don't, it just means you'll need more or less sugar and baby needs to be watched more."

I thought about my lack of groceries at home and internally kicked my father. If the baby isn't healthy it's his fault.