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♔ 5 Months Pregnant ♔

It has been about three months since Alexandro told his parents about my pregnancy and not so romantically asked me to be his girlfriend. Since then, I moved back to my apartment in New Haven. Though I wasn’t there long. Alexandro insisted for me to move in with him saying it was better for him to have me around and much easier to get to me. Plus, he did mention that I would stress a lot less without having to worry about trying to pay the bills. I ended up agreeing with him about two weeks later. Ever since, we’ve been living in his penthouse in New York. The first time I walked in, I was surprised. It was a two story place. I didn’t know that was possible in a building like that. Of course I was proven wrong. Anyways, I’m still taking online classes and going down to a local restaurant - not owned by Alexandro’s family - and taking some on hand classes there.

Alexandro’s family and I have gotten closer. At first they were still a little unsure about me, but eventually started to warm up. Mrs. Giovanni and I go out for lunch sometimes and just talk. We often like to go shopping for the baby. We try to get neutral things since we still don’t know the gender. I’m really happy that I’m able to experience this with her since I can’t do it with my own mother...

I am also now 5 months pregnant and it’s very noticeable too. I often find myself rubbing my bump or Alexandro. He often does it when we’re laying in bed getting ready to call it a night. Right before we go to sleep, he lifts up my night gown and rubs it, kisses it, or lays his head on it trying to hear the baby. It always brings a smile to my face, but the thing that gets me the most is when he talks to our baby. I never know what he is saying since he always speaks in Italian when he does. We still don’t know what we’re having just yet. However, today is my doctor’s appointment and we’ll be finding out. I’m really excited to find out. Alex keeps going on and on about how he knows it’s going to be a girl. To be honest, I secretly think so too. Something great that has happens as my pregnancy advanced, was the fact that the morning sickness has completely vanished. Though there are a few occasions when I smell something or see something that grosses me out and I end up throwing up. But it’s not how it was before when I was wakened up from the bile rising in my throat.

Another exciting thing is that after our appointment, we’ll be taking a flight to California. Sammy called a few days ago saying that she needed her maid of honor to get , and I quote, ‘ Ass to California for the wedding’. I’m so excited to be going over there and seeing her again. I truly miss her so much and we need to catch up in so many things. Yeah we talk over the phone, but it’s never the same when you do it face to face.

Currently, I'm packing the last items that I will need for the trip. I've only packed a few things since most of my clothes consist of New York weather clothes. Most of it is winter clothing due to the fact that it's early December and it's pretty cold here and I need California weather clothes. I will most likely end up shopping while I'm there.

As I'm closing the last bag, an arm is snaked around me from behind. I lean back with a sigh knowing it's Alexandro. He nuzzles my neck for a few moments, while at the same time he rubs my baby bump.

“You all done?” he asks pulling back, but still keeping a hold of me.

“Yeah. Just finished packing the last things...What time is it?” I pull away, turning to give him a small kiss on the lips. I walk around the bed that holds our luggage and towards the vanity to grab my purse.

“It’s 9:30. The appointment is at 10:15, then we leave to California at around 11:45,” he replies.

I nod my head and walk back towards him as he’s pulling on his knitted sweater. I hug him around his middle and place my chin on his chest, looking up at him. “Ready to find out if our little bundle really is a girl?” Alexandro tightens his hold on me and smiles before leaning down and kissing me. Pulling away he answers, “Of course I am! Now let’s go! The quicker we get there, the sooner we find out….I’ll get someone to come up for the bags.”

With that, he pulls me out of our room and towards the main room of the pent house. Grabbing the keys to his Audi R8, we head out the door just as a man walks up to us. Alexandro tells him our things our in our room, to which the man nodds. “They have our things waiting for at the airport when we arrive,” he informs me.

When we get down to the main lobby of the building and out to the doors, the door man greets us. “Good morning Mr. Giovanni, Miss. Williams.”

“Good morning, Andrew.” We both reply to the older gentleman, as we wait for the car to arrive.

“I hope you have a lovely time in your trip.” He must honestly be the kindest man I have ever met. He greets everyone with a smile and never complains. People may say it’s because that is his job, but to me, that’s just the way Andrew is.

Finally the valet guy pulls up with the car and we are on our way.

We arrive at the doctor’s office right at 10 o’clock. After signing in, we don’t wait long before we are called in. Getting changed into the gown provided for me, I wait anxiously with Alexandro for Dr. Collins to come in and get the ultra sound done.

My leg is bouncing up and down and my eyes keep moving from item to item, trying to find something to keep me busy. Though I have no such luck. I must have annoyed Alex or something since he places a hand on my knee making my leg stop it’s bouncing. Looking over at him, he just gives me a smile.

Waiting another five minutes, we finally hear a knock on the door. Dr. Collins walks in with a clipboard and greets us. He sits down on his rolling stool and stops in front of me. “So before we get started with the ultrasound, I want to measure you and make sure everything else is going as planned, okay?”

“Okay.”

“Great!” He pulls out a measuring tape from his white coat. He measure the width and length of my stomach and write the measurements down on the clipboard. After answering a few more questions about my diet and if I’m taking the vitamins, he tells me that we are ready to find out the sex of the baby.

I lay back on the examination bed and lift the gown up underneath my breasts. A nurse walks in and dims the lights a little and goes to set up the big flat screen on the wall in front of us. Dr.Collins puts the clear gel on my bump and then spreads it around with the wand. I reach over for Alexandro’s hand and intertwined our fingers. He leans down and gives me a quick kiss.

We hear the thundering sound of our childs heart beat as it echos in the room. I look up towards the flat screen and see the black and white images move around. Finally, I see my little angel. No longer looking like a little peanut but more like an actual baby.

“Here we have the head….here’s an arm and a leg,” Dr.Collins points out. He moves the wand a little more, “Now lets see if we can see the gender of this little one…”

I look at Alex and can’t help but grin like a cheshire cat. Alexandro has the same facial expression as me as we turn our attention back to the screen.

“Well, congratulations! You are both having a lovely……”