renee thompson

He had to have hopes all would be okay, he was healthy, she was too, so he knew that pointed out ot good signs. "I don't even know what way is best, "the test from bloodwork or the video, pretty much to see. "Speaking of, I need to tell my parents..." he had waited to make sure things were still okay and in order. "but it's going to be cool to know" what the baby was going to be. "The animals we all had waited till it was born...so this is cool" able to figure it out sooner. "Cool, what are you feeling like?" he asked, he got whatever he was able to. @reneevthompson

She nodded. "Honestly, I think finding out on the ultrasound would be nice. Just to see it instead of on some paper or something." At his admittance, her eyes widened. "Tyler, you haven't told your parents? Do you want me to go with you? I can." Renee offered to him once again. Laughing, she shook her head. "Well, I'm not an animal so we're definitely finding out sooner." Thinking for a moment, she grinned. "Driftwood Diner? I need one of their cheeseburgers and fries dipped in a... huckleberry milkshake." @tylerxday

He smiled as he looked at her for a moment. "I would hope not, " he teased. He just felt close to her, so he was glad to have her around and wanted her with him. "I am a bit nervous, but it will be okay" about the test for the baby and himself. He smiled a moment at their hands he didnt mind it. "I don't know... I guess we can see how long we last," he chuckled. "But do you wanna get something to eat?" he asked with a smile. @reneevthompson

She nodded as she looked at him. "I know. And you're right, it'll all be okay." She agreed with him. She had a strong feeling this were going to be fine, but having the results would be better to just confirm that. "We can, but I think my mom may get impatient." She laughed. Her mom was definitely excited and really, Renee wanted to know so that her mom did just in case anything happened. She took a breath, glancing at their hands a moment, and then back up at Tyler. "Yeah. I can eat." @tylerxday

He chuckled, "I can sort of see it." It still was so small, he was unsure what he was seeing. "Guess I am used to sea lions and like whales..." they didnt look like this at all. "but I am seeing it," the more he looked at it , and thought he saw what she pointed out. But it was crazy to see it there, their child, something that was part of him. "This is wild," he looked at the photos and then at her. "Yeah, are you set?" he asked as he held out his hand so she could get off the seat. @reneevthompson

Renee laughed and nodded. "This definitely isn't a sea lion or a whale." She said and shook her head. Once she was settled, she looked at his extended hand a moment and took a deep breath before she smiled and took it. "Yeah. I'm set." She said and they headed out of the office hand in hand. "I'm parked down there." She pointed towards her car and turned to him. "They said the tests might take a few weeks to get back to us. And there will be more later." She rubbed his hand. "And we can find out the gender that way if we want. I can call and let them know we do. Or we can wait for the ultrasound to show us." @tylerxday

He hoped nothing would come from the test, but he asked for everything he could to be more sure due to no family medical history. When it was just him, he didnt mind much, but now there was a future. "Whoa," he didn't think it would be this much already, always hearing it was the size of some fruit, but here it was with a little face and heartbeat. He was trying to be strong to not make Renne cry more but here he was looking at the screen with wet eyes. "It looks like... I don't know." He didn't know it was such a blob, but he could also see the baby at the same time. @reneevthompson

She rubbed his hand and laughed. "It looks like a little baby." She said and pointed towards the screen. "There's their head, their body, their legs." She smiled and looked over at him with her own wet eyes and saw his. Her heart skipped a beat then she looked back at the screen while the tech did what she needed to. After a few more minutes, they had pictures in hand and were ready to go. "You ready?" She asked after she fixed her shirt and looked at Tyler. @tylerxday

He nodded, "Whatever is best, let's do it too," but not too much, so it wouldn't hurt her or the baby, maybe he wasn't sure how it all worked. "It was just them taking blood, it's alright," he smiled as he grabbed her hand. "Once I get answers, I'll let you know..." he was fine now, so he had hopes all was okay. He sat at her side, nervous as can be, as he watched the ultrasound get set up and started to show something on the screen. He looked at Renne then at the screen, "damn it's really there.." he knew it was real, but now it was really there. @reneevthompson

"We will." She assured him and nodded. "Okay. Thank you." Her eyes focused on him a moment before they were interrupted. Now, her focus was completely on the screen and she smiled as she saw the little baby. "Look at it's little face." She said and reached out for Tyler's hand. The tech said they were gonna listen to the heartbeat and then the sound filled the room. Tears lined her eyes, just like it did during the first ultrasound, and she squeezed his hand. "It sounds good. Is it good?" She asked and the tech nodded, telling them it was healthy. @tylerxday

He nodded, he didnt know if she had more before. "Do as much as is needed and normally, nothing that wasn't needed for sure. "Just ot make sure both of you are okay," he smiled at her. "I mean I went to my doctor to get test done...But I don't know if you need anything yet." Nothing that he knew of. "It is, and I will learn to know what to ask." eh didnt have much for this visit. " I just like everyone wants it ot be okay," and that's all that mattered. @reneevthompson

She nodded and looked at him. "We'll definitely get it all done. Just to make sure." She knew they would anyways, but she knew they both wanted everything to be okay. "I didn't know you went to get tested. I would've gone with you." Renee looked at him. "I know. That's exactly what matters." Just then, the ultrasound tech came in, greeted them, and started setting up. After a few minutes, the wand was placed on her stomach and after a few seconds, their baby was on screen. @tylerxday

Hearing his name Riley didn't know who called it, but whipped around quickly. "Oh hey!" He replied as he saw Renee calling him from down the street, pivoting quickly on his heels. He had been shopping downtown for some things for home and for the restaurant that he needed to replace. With his arms full of bags, he made his way towards Renee. "I'm good. How's it going? How are you feeling?" He asked with a smile, setting down the bags to give her a hug. @reneevthompson

She hugged him back and smiled. "Good. A bit better now that I'm out of the first trimester. My taste buds are better now and the smell of steak being cooked doesn't get to me like it did." She laughed. "Fish, though, still gets to me. Which is great when I meet up with Tyler." She shook her head and looked at the bags. "Do you need help carrying these? I can help you back to the car." @rileyjelliot

He smiled at her "Id feel bad if we did" if he wasn't on time caused it to be missed, he make note to leave even sooner to be sure of things. He was nervous when she was called back and he made his way, sitting to the side out of the way at first when all the checks were done. "I've never seen a ultrasound.... done" he looked around the room for a second. "I dont know..." he looked at Renee for a moment. "What do you think?" he asked if she had an ideas on what to ask the doctor. @reneevthompson

She laughed a little and looked at him. "I've only had the one so it's still new to me too." She told him and took a breath as she laid on the bed. "I don't know. I think we had everything covered in the check up, didn't we? With the testing." Renee said and met his eyes. "I just didn't want you to feel left out or anything. And I know you have concerns since you don't know your birth family." She swallowed. "I want your concerns brought up just as much as mine. This is our baby, after all." @tylerxday

It was crazy how many diapers a baby could use; he never thought what he heard was true. But here he was looking for more to bring home so they could last another couple of days. They also a lot so that did not help anything. Hearing someone, he looked over to see Renee. He smiled at her for a moment. "Hey," he knew her from work. "Thankfully, her mom dresses her normally, so she looks cute." he just put on the little onesies and a shirt and was done with it. "Good, just trying to find her diapers...." he looked around, "but they look out of her size. Unless I go with the high end ..." and that would be getting less for the same price as a larger, cheaper pack. @reneevthompson

She laughed a little bit and shrugged. "I'm sure she looks cute no matter what." Renee couldn't imagine the little girl not being cute and the thought made think about her own baby and a smile came to her face while she touched her unnoticeable bump for a moment. She looked back at Nolan and moved her hand. "Oh." She said and looked towards the diapers. "I can get them for you, if you want?" Renee offered. "Wouldn't want a mess on your hands otherwise." @nolanxmurray

He knew how she reacted to the smells before, so he wanted to shower in case. He was well used to the fish smell, so he didnt even smell anymore. "Glad I made it" he was worried he was going ot be late. "It's all fine," he smiled as he looked at her. "I did all the major work before, and what's left is major," speaking to the public and some other things. "But no worries," he smiled as he went and sat down next to her. He was nervous, he knew they could see the baby, and learn more about how it was doing, so it was going to be a lot. @reneevthompson

Renee smiled as he assured her that it was fine that he left work. She turned her body towards him and smiled. "It shouldn't be long now. I was honestly wondering if you were gonna miss it because-" "Renee?" A nurses voice interrupted her and she stood up. "Looks like that's us." She waited for Tyler and then the two were lead to the back. She was weighed then taken to a room where her blood pressure and vitals were taken, all being normal. Once the doctor was in there, they talked about running some genetic tests and once the bloodwork was done from that, the nurse came back to lead them to the ultrasound room. She laid back on the bed and they were alone for a moment while waiting for the ultrasound tech. "Did you have any questions? We can ask the doctor when we get back to see her." @tylerxday

Every time she had an appointment in the books, he put into his phone and made plans so he could go. Today was one, so he worked for a few hours, then went home so he could shower. He had to go home to shower so he didnt smell like fish or something. Tyler was a bit nervous walking into the office on his own, but he made his way inside and smiled at Renee. "Hey!" he smiled as he gave her a hug. "I had to go home and shower, but I made it," he smiled at her for a moment. "How are you doing?" he asked he was nervous but doing his best to put on a happy smile. @reneevthompson

She smiled at him as he said he had to go home and shower. She appreciated it since the smell of fish had definitely triggered her morning sickness more than a few times. "I'm good. Just waiting to get called back." She gestured for him to sit with her. "How was work? Are they okay with letting you come with me? I don't want you to get into trouble or anything." @tylerxday

Renee nodded. "It's definitely a surprise." She couldn't disagree with that. It was far from anything she had been expecting for her right now, but she was happy about it. "No, I'm not seeing anyone." She took a breath. "The night Mom told me about her diagnosis, I wasn't taking it well and so I went to the bar and got drunk. I went home with Tyler Day and one thing led to another and that led to, well, a baby." She laughed a little at how crazy it all was. "I was really scared when I first found out, but after seeing them and knowing that this could be..." Tears lined her eyes. "This could be my mom's only chance of meeting a grandchild, I can't help but want them. More than anything I have in a long time." @carmenxfontenelle

There was a lot going on lately; he and Alli were still trying to find a place to live, and he was working as much as he could. But today, Alli was working, so he had a few hours with Jordan while Alli worked. "Jordan, you are so small. Why do you need so many?" Mostly, baby diapers, she used so many of them. Along with formula and just baby clothes. She was still young, just over four months now, so he was excited for that, that she was getting bigger and older.

Looking at the baby stuff had become inevitable for Renee. She hadn't bought anything yet, but the desire had been there. From toys to outfits, it all looked cute and was getting harder and harder not to just get one thing. She was also looking at the necessities, too. Cribs, strollers, car seats... sometimes it felt overwhelming. She just happened to go down the baby aisle while she was shopping and smiled softly. Then she heard a familiar voice and she turned to see Nolan. "Nolan, hey." She said as she approached. "Hi, Jordan. Aren't you looking cute today?" She spoke to the baby then looked back up at her coworker. "How are you doing?" @nolanxmurray

"Of course," he turned and gave her a smile wiping his hands on a dish towel he hand hanging over his shoulder. He cocked an eyebrow at her, "yeah?" He asked and leaned in to smell it, taking a clean spoon to taste it and shaking his head, "tastes okay to me. Are you sure-?" He started to ask before seeing her spit it out and he started to worry. "You okay there?" He almost reached out to feel her forehead, but refrained from doing so, not wanting to freak her out. "I mean it's possible you're just getting a cold or the flu, sometimes that will mess with your sense of smell you know." @reneevthompson

She took a breath and nodded. "Yeah. Sorry." She apologized and moved to get her some water. "Maybe." She said with a shrug. A lot had been going on lately and she was stressed, so getting sick could make sense. "I feel fine, though." Renee got some water and took a drink before leaning against the counter. "It's probably nothing. I wouldn't worry too much about it." She shrugged it off. @rileyjelliot