“And supportive.”“Well, then the first thing we’ll need to do is have you get a thorough physical examination.”“I’ve had one,” Michell... smirked.“I don’t mean by STEVE!” Doctor Robertson said, laughing.“That was LAST night,” Michelle said, laughing with Doctor Robertson. “But I saw our family GP last week for a complete physical and blood work. There were no issues.”“That’s Kulczycki, right?”“Yes.”“OK. Then we just need a current gynecological exam, which I’ll do in a few minutes. I’ll need to. "The doctor continued, "you are now fitted with a bladder that will befilled at the rate of a normal pregnancy. There are some other surprisesthat you will notice as time goes by." An IV type assembly was beingused to start the fluid into the bladder planted in your belly. Later itwill be necessary to use a pump, but for now, gravity feed will workfine. Not enough fluid had been added to create any outward visualchanges but I was beginning to feel the pressure from the fluid buildup.It was the. "It was your birthday," corrected Beth, indicating to the clock, its minute hand on five past twelve. "Now go away and annoy someone else, baby"Amy pouted. "I am not a baby! Am I Matthew?" she appealed."Are so," Beth countered before he could answer."Am not."He imagined this was commonplace among four sibling rivals to counter the unconditional love they obviously felt for one another and it was left to Matthew to diffuse the situation with a compromise. "Look, you can share me," he offered.Amy. " That's fine, Penny. A little grief for the child that was not to be, is quite normal. You can cry all you want for a little while, then we will go downstairs. I will tell the others what has happened; we will all be sad for you, but grateful that it happened without causing your body any real harm. Cuddle in to me, Penny. Let your sorrow come out."When John got home a little later, Gloria met him and explained what had occurred. He wanted to go up to Penny at once, but she held him.