I woke up early the next morning and
prepared to go to work. We left the house together with Fred and by eight o’clock;
we were already on our desk. As usual, I logged into the web. I had the habit
of checking news and other stuff to keep me informed on what was happening in
the country and around the world.
Work went on as usual but by
eleven thirty, I excused myself and took an early break. I was to hook up with
Ann on her first clinic appointment since she discovered she was pregnant. We
met up at the hospital at around noon and waited for her to be called. Her body
had adapted well with the hormonal changes and it was hard to tell that she was
paged. At only two months, her tummy was not showing yet but her skin glowed.
It was radiant and beautiful and she seemed more cheerful than usual.
Her name was called shortly afterwards
and she disappeared through the corridors to the doctor’s office. I stayed
behind the waiting area. There were three other ladies in the room with me all
pregnant. One of them looked like she
was about to pop out soon. One thing that always impressed me with pregnant
women was how they usually stroked their tummies. It was so lovingly. The room
was painted white with some blue hue on the corners. The reception was right
near the entrance and just beside it on the right hand corner was a television.
I kept myself busy by reading some of the magazines placed on the table. Most
of them were about pregnancy and kid care but two magazines stood out for me.
One of them showed a list of different ailments affecting people across the
world depending on the climatic regions. There were also preventive measures
one could take to prevent the diseases from attacking the body.
The second magazine was about
eating healthy and shedding weight. Good! I had earlier thought of losing a few
pounds before the wedding but had not got the correct way of doing it. Simple recipes
were mentioned. I quickly took out my notebook and scribbled the recipes and
advices given.
I finished just on time as Ann
came out of the doctor’s office. She was carrying a white sheet of paper which
she handed over to the receptionist before motioning me it was time to go. We
walked along the corridors and finally got outside the hospital. We then started
walking towards the city.
“How was it?” I asked.
“It went better than I had earlier
thought. The doctor checked me up and said that everything was fine. He just advised
me to eat more fruits to enable the baby get more vitamins.” She replied.
“Okay, did he check out your
weight too?”
“Yea, that was the first thing he
looked at. My current weight is alright though it’s going to change soon with
the different changes in the body.” She said. “I going back for a second checkup
next month.”
“Good for you.” I said. “Want to
grab lunch before you go to the office?”
“Yea.”