Chapter 162 - Boys or Girls

Andrea's last sonogram happened while she was still confined to the hospital. Her tummy was still two months old. She recalled Lu Fang's reaction, and it made her giggle. The babies were still small at that time but their bodies had already developed, floating in their individual sacs of fluid. 

It was Andrea's first tears of happiness following her pregnancy. Finally, seeing the life inside her belly, she could not control how the water flowed down her cheeks. 

She wiped them with her fingers as the doctor continued to check on her uterus lining.  Lu Fang noticed her sniffing away that he reached out to her and held her by the hand. He said, "They are swimming and they seem to be enjoying themselves." 

"How would you know? They are still too little." Protested Andrea. 

"Doctor Qi, when do we know the gender of the babies?" the man asked as he continued to watch the little ones on the monitor. 

The doctor could not help but smile at his eagerness and replied, "On their fourth month, we can already tell… So long as they show it."

Two months had passed, the man announced to his family the upcoming appointment with the doctor. The day had finally come to know if they were boys or girls. 

Doctor Qi entered the ultrasound room surprised. There were nine people in the room, filling out the entire space. It was uncommon for the hospital to allow this many guests, however, the Lu Family was one of the biggest donors of the facilities' charity events. They could not dare to say no to their request. 

After their eyes met, the doctor and Christina laughed almost immediately. 

"I know what you are thinking Doctor Qi but we are all just looking forward to knowing the gender and get some shopping done!" Christina exclaimed then she looked at everyone's eyes and enthusiastically announced, "Well, I probably already know what the gender is!"

Andrea who was about to lie down on the hospital bed curiously asked, "Really? How did you find out mom?"

"It's with the shape of your belly! You are carrying them high so it's definitely a girl!"

"Ah! A girl would be nice!" Lu Jie added. He had only boys from Lu Wei to Lu Fang. It got even more manly after they took in Gao Rou. 

Alfred also added to the cheer, only having Gabriel as a baby boy. Andrea became part of the Davieses when she was already nine years old. 

"I Agree, we want a girl," said Lu Wei. 

Christina second the motioned, "We definitely want a girl! Plus, Andrea's excessive heaving gave it away."

Common googling suggested that if a pregnant woman was very picky with food and has severe morning sickness, she is likely to be carrying a baby girl due to the increase of hormone levels. The future grandmother already did her research. 

"Excuse me… but I am the father. Mom, Dad, don't go deciding for yourselves now."

They both turned to Lu Fang. Even Lu Jie could not take a guess at what his grandson was thinking. 

Gao Rou specifically asked, "What did you want, Bro?"

"Of course! I want girls!"

Almost everyone laughed in unison for the exception of Gabriel who wondered, 'What kind of man did Andrea replace me with?'

"I am so excited, I already started buying some girl clothes!" Christina announced. "All pink and purple!"

"Mom! We don't even know for sure yet," Andrea complained. Sure enough, her babies would feel hurt if they ever turned out to be boys.

"There is only one way to find out for certain," said Doctor Qi. She turned to Andrea as she grabbed on to the gel and added, "Why don't you lie down now Andrea so all will be revealed."

When flashes of the sonogram appeared on the screen, awwws could be heard coming from the group. 

Christina was the first to cry followed by Andrea. 

Their bodies were bigger than the last. Their fingers and toes are well-defined. they could see the shape of their eyes and nose, one of them was even sucking on a thumb. One seemed smaller than the other, but the difference was trivial. 

Lu Fang had the biggest grin on his face and happily declared, "They look just like me."

"No! They look just like me!" Protested Christina. 

Andrea shook her head and said, "Shouldn't they look like their mother?"

"Well," said Alfred, "If they look anything like Lu Fang or Christina, it means they look exactly like me!"

Laughter once again filled the room. They could not deny the resemblance between Christina and Alfred. Ultimately, if the babies take after Lu Fang, they would also look similar to Alfred. 

"So tell us Doctor Qi. They are definitely girls right?" Asked Christina. 

"Mom!" Opposed Andrea. 

The doctor's brows knitted together as she carefully looked at the sonogram. The grandparents waited in suspense, also having their bodies lean forward, closer to the monitor. 

Andrea merely shook her head and covered her eyes in disbelief while waiting for the results. 

Doctor Qi's upper body abruptly leaned back and said, "It's a boy!"

Crickets***

After two seconds, Hanxi and Gao Rou laughed together making Christina annoyed. She turned her gaze towards the two, her eyes narrowed viciously. 

Gao Rou punched Hanxi lightly in the stomach and cleared his throat before saying, "Boys are fun! Weren't we fun to take care of?"

"Are you sure, Doctor Qi? I was pretty confident it would be a girl," Christina question. 

"Mom! Boys are fine! Lu Fang turned out to be well and absolutely adorable," said Andrea trying to save the entire situation. 

"Hmmm..." The man's reaction. 

"One of them is a boy." Finally, she made a clarification. " As for the other one, I'm still trying to get the right angle… She or he is hiding his gentile well." 

She continued to move the probe finding the right spot in Andrea's belly and finally; she let out a sigh.

Everyone held their breaths in the hopes of finding out that the other baby is a girl. 

"Well…" She turned to the grandparents and said, "I can't tell. I'm sorry. The baby is not showing it."

The dismay of their faces was evident. 

Lu Fang too was disappointed. 

"We are going to have to find out in another month or… during birth!"