Family

Recovered

   It took 2 weeks before Liv and Eli were better. Now that Liv is better she is taking care of everyone again. Liv is back sleeping in Amanda's room when El isn't there and sleeps with El when he is here at night. Last night, El didn't come home so Liv slept on the floor of Amanda's room. This morning Liv has a 13 week appointment and to see if the doctor sees anything wrong with the baby. Liv gets ready, then gets Amanda, Jesse, Eli, Lizzie, and Dickie ready and feed. Liv says,"You guys ready to go see the baby in my tummy."

   Lizzie says,"Yes, mommy. Don't me and Dickie have daycare today?"

   "No, I am keeping you home so you can spend time with aunt Amanda," Liv says as she puts Amanda's jacket and shoes on her. 

   "When will we go back to daycare mommy?" Dickie asks.

   "You won't go back to daycare. When I go back to work you will be in kindergarten," Liv says as she gives Jesse and Eli to Amanda who is in her wheelchair. 

   As Liv pushes Amanda out to the car and Lizzie and Dickie follows, Lizzie says,"But why mommy? We like daycare."

   Liv puts Jessie and Eli in their car seats and buckles, puts Amanda in the passenger seat, and puts the wheelchair in the trunk while Lizzie and Dickie get in and buckled. "You can't go back to daycare because I want to spend time with you,"Amanda says.

   "We always have more time after daycare, right mommy?" Lizzie asks.

   Lizzie asked Liv that right as Liv got in the car. Liv looks over to Amanda, then to Lizzie in the backseat, back at Amanda, and says,"You never know how long someone has baby girl."

   "Does that mean aunt Amanda is sick?" Dickie asks.

   Liv drives to her appointment and is thinking 'Damn it Liv. You blew it.' "No, it just means that anyone of could get sick at anytime," Liv says as they pull into the doctor's.

   "Okay mommy," Lizzie says.

   Liv gets out, gets the wheelchair from the trunk, helps Amanda get in the wheelchair and situated, and then Liv unbuckles Jesse and hands her to Amanda. Liv puts on the baby carrier and puts Eli in it so he can have momma time while they are waiting. Lizzie and Dickie get out of the car and follow Liv as she pushes Amanda inside. Liv puts Amanda where she can see the front desk and Lizzie and Dickie in the chairs. Liv walks up to the front desk and says,"I'm here to check in for an appointment for Olivia Stabler."

   "Of course ma'am. Just sign in," The receptionist says noticing that Liv is pregnant and is wearing a baby carrier.

   Liv signs in and says,"Thank you."

   "Ma'am, may I ask you a question?" The receptionist says. 

   "Of course, you can. What is your question?" Liv asks curiously.

  to  "How come you have a baby carrier on while pregnant?" The receptionist asks.

   "Let's see..... The lady over there in the wheelchair is my best friend and she is dying of cancer. The tumor has paralyzed her and it is non-operable. So I have to wheel her around while she holds her daughter and my other two kids that aren't in school walk beside me. I kind of have no option. Is there a problem with it?" Liv says getting mad at the receptionist. 

   "I'm sorry for your situation but yes there is a problem. Some of the baby carriers can cause damage to the growing fetus. You need to go over it with your doctor," The receptionist says.

   "I didn't know that. I'm so sorry for getting mad at you," Liv says.

   "It's okay. It is time for your appointment. I can show you to your room," The receptionist says.

   "Sure, but let me get them first," Liv says getting Amanda and the rest of the kids. 

   They follow the receptionist back to the room with Liv pushing Amanda, who is holding Jesse, in the chair and Lizzie and Dickie walking right next to Liv. Once in the room Liv puts Amanda next to the bed. Lizzie and Dickie sit down in the chairs next to Amanda and Liv takes Eli out of the baby carrier and lets him crawl around on her. The doctor walks in, sees Liv with a baby carrier on, and says,"I'm sorry to say you can't wear the baby carrier. It can cause growth development problems because it doesn't let the stomach expand. Anyways, let's look at the fetus and make sure everything measures up."

   "Of course," Liv says as she takes off the baby carrier and pulls her shirt up.

   Eli is sitting down right next to Liv's face which makes Liv giggle. The doctor puts the gel on Liv's stomach and puts the wand on so they can see the baby. "The baby looks perfectly healthy to me. No defects that I can see and is measuring further along than 13 weeks. It is actually measuring about 20 weeks which means the baby will be here sooner than you expected. Would you like a sonogram?" The doctor asks Liv.

   "Yes, I would like a sonogram. Is it a good thing that the baby is measuring further along when I'm only 13 weeks," Liv asks her doctor.

   The doctor hands Liv the sonogram and says,"It just means that your baby will develop faster than other baby and maybe even the smartest one in his/her grade."

   "Okay, I just wanted to make sure that it wasn't a bad thing," Liv says.

   "Your baby will also arrive sooner than expected so you need to get prepared," The doctor says.

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I will be skipping time for the next chapter. That is why I wanted to end the chapter here.