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[naughtbutlife]

Who: The Sexbys and Martha
What: Technology lets the olde timey folk see this damn kid. Watch them flail awkwardly.
When: Squeezing this in somewhere between mass killings.
Where: The infirmary
Warnings: NONE. How 'bout that!

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[naughtbutlife]

"Not directly so, but I will do my very best, sir," she replied. "Fanshawe will be far too empty to bear. I will have to make changes...Elizabeth and I will have to make changes." She recalled that Joliffe had done very little upkeep in his time as Lord of her estate. It was old and falling to pieces, she knew that much.

And suddenly she felt all the more tired, just for the thought of what she must do.

They finally reached the door to the infirmary and Angelica led the way to where she thought Martha might be waiting. Though she knew not how it was possible to hear or see a babe so young, she trusted Martha and her brand of medicine.

[thegooddrjones]

Martha was waiting for the Sexby's in the main area of the infirmary, but she had prepared the smaller, private room for this thinking that the couple would want their privacy as they saw their child together for the first (and last) time. The thought made her ill with sadness and she was reminded of it when she saw the two of them come inside so closely together. Shoving down a sense of rising guilt, Martha walked over to the two of them with a grin.

"Are you ready to see the baby?" She asked quickly, hoping that they were. She'd highjacked the largest screen she could find, and she'd hooked it up with a printer so that Sexby would at least have a likeness of what the child looked like at six weeks. Of course it would look little to nothing like it when the child was born, but still, it would be somethingHaving something to hold onto would probably be good for both of them, and having this chance to give the baby at least a shot at a better and healthier life in the 17th century was something that she needed to do. Already Martha

[naughtbutlife]

Smiling brightly, Angelica nodded to Martha and let her lead them both to the private room. She had very few expectations, given her understanding of modern medicine, but she relished the time spent with her husband learning about the child. This was an experience that was never meant to be shared with her husband, and she knew it well.

It was unfortunate, for she thought Sexby would make a fine father indeed. More than unfortunate, but that was life and she knew it. Perhaps if they had not been allowed to become so close...

Nay. She knew she would have missed him still, even without the benefit of the Barge. How could she not?

"Now, what should I do?" She smiled towards Martha, wondering where she might sit and if it required removing her bodice. She was anxious to see the babe growing within her, hoping that all would look well. Angelica could not bear to see her child unhealthy. She could not lose yet another child.

[thegooddrjones]

If they were doing it with Martha's twenty-first century medicine, then Angelica would need to remove her bodice, but thankfully even though McCoy had left, the infirmary had kept his medical knowledge and equipment. She smiled to both of them, and then gestured to the bed. "You need to lie down so we can get the best picture of the baby, your womb is more relaxed when you're flat." Quickly, Martha gestured to the right side of the bed. "Sexby, if you could stand there, you'll get the best view of the screen."

The screen in question was a large one that Martha had dragged over from her bedroom, so they would be able to see everything. "Now, the child doesn't look fully formed right now, being as she's only six weeks along, but you will be able to see what she looks like inside."

[naughtbutlife]

Doing as she was told, her nerves leaving her, Angelica pulled herself on to the bed. She smoothed out her skirt before sitting back, smiling happily when Martha mentioned the sex of her babe. Angelica had known because of her own memoirs, but Sexby did not need to know this.

It was a little odd, lying down upon a table and waiting to see inside herself, but she trusted Martha and had very little fear so long as her husband stayed by her side. So far she was able to keep herself clothed, and that was more than all-right by her. "A little babe? I expect it looks..." Angelica screwed up her face. "Hmn." She was just as curious as her husband, and watched Martha and then the screen expectantly.

[thegooddrjones]

When Angelica moved to lay on the bed, Martha moved closer, holding the scanner close to her friend's belly. "When a child is first conceived," she said quickly, "it's just two cells, and the cell grow and change and become a miracle of life. The cells just reproduce over and over and form all of the important things we need to survive. But your daughter it's fully formed yet, so she will look a bit, but don't worry it doesn't mean there's anything wrong, yeah?"

Martha took a seat on the rolling stool and looked to them both. "Now that that's out of the way, are you two ready to hear the baby's heartbeat?" Martha grinned to them quickly, her finger resting on the button that would turn the wooshing on the screen into the sound played across the speakers. First though... "Because the child is so small, her heartbeat will sound a little odd. Don't panic, it's perfectly normal."

[naughtbutlife]

Angelica fared better with Martha's explanation about matters with their child. She understood that her babe was still very small, for she was still very new, though how they were expected to hear the little girl's tiny heart beating was beyond her. But she wished dearly to hear it, despite her confusion about how. Seeing her babe perhaps did not have the same impact as hearing her, for the little dear did not look living yet.

Angelica visibly tensed in her anticipation of hearing her child's heart. She took her husband's hand for comfort, nodding for Martha to go on and let them hear their child, her dear Elizabeth, growing inside of her.

She could scarcely believe that Sexby was by her side for this.

[thegooddrjones]

When Angelica tensed, Martha quickly reached over and gave her friend's shoulder a squeeze. "It'll be all right, yeah. Just take a few deep relaxing breaths; she doesn't like it when her mother is all tense." There was a quick and reassuring smile made to both mother and father, and then Martha clicked the button.

The sound vibrated around them, quick and strong. It was fast and made a wooshing noise, but it was how it was to be expected at six weeks along. "Thats her heart beat. It's good and strong and just how it should be sounding for how far along you are." Martha had decided she would allow them to hear it and then she would show them, letting them become more familiar with the fact that they could hear the child before she showed them her.

[naughtbutlife]

Angelica nearly jumped out of her skin, but her fright at the initial sound soon gave way to astonishment. "My God," she murmured. "Listen to her. Her little heart..." Her face already fixed in a bright smile, she nodded slowly to her husband. "That is your daughter, Edward."

Somehow, saying those words just made her all the more joyful. This was their daughter. How tremendous! How moving a moment, and how miraculous that it could be shared. "Our daughter," she added, correcting herself with a small laugh. She glanced at Martha and flashed a small grin.

[thegooddrjones]

Martha didn't speak when Sexby asked if it was their daughter, she just nodded quickly, watching them with a smile. After a moment, Martha flicked on the monitor. "Are you ready to see her?" She was certain that they were, and for a moment, the image just flicked until quick movements focused it upon Angelica's womb.

The image was strikingly clear when it came up on screen, and Martha quickly started to gesture at it, trying to stop any sort of panic for how unfamiliar the child looked. "Right now," Martha said quickly, "she's the size of a kidney bean and you could hold her between two fingers." Her two fingers gestured toward the monitor. "That's her brain, starting to develop. And these are her eyes, she has eyelids at the moment, but she can't see anything yet."