Chapter 1: It's Time!
(Story from Demi's POV)
I looked at the alarm clock. It read 4:55 AM. I had just woken up because I had felt a sharp pain. "Joe…. Joe… JOE!" I said, waking my husband up. He looked at me. "Sweetie, why did you wake me up? It's 5'o clock in the morning." He responded calmly. "I woke you up because I just felt a sharp pain in my side. I think it was a contraction. Call the hospital, okay?" I told him. He nodded. "Alright, I will. Stay there until they tell us what to do." Joe instructed. He called the hospital and twenty minutes later we were on our way.
I settled down into the hospital bed. It was now 5:25 AM and my contractions were getting more intense and closer together, but I wasn't screaming yet. The doctor walked in. "Hi! I'm Betty Donne, and I will be delivering your baby today. How are you feeling? Do you need any meds yet?" She asked. I smiled. "Not yet, but when is it best for me to get some?" I asked. "We recommend waiting until you are at least four centimeters or feeling urges to push." Betty replied sweetly. "There are 2 more mothers that are in labor right now, so if I leave unexpectedly that is what I'm tending to. ' I'll let you rest awhile, and I'll come by in an hour and see how far you are. " Betty told me. A second later she was gone.
I looked at Joe, who was sitting in a chair near my bed reading a sports magazine. "So, I never even thought about names for the baby, but just now I thought about naming a girl Jocelyn Faith, and a boy Grayson James." I suggested. Joe smiled. "Yeah, I like them." He replied. Betty walked in. "Hello! Let's check how far you are, shall we?" Betty said. She put gloves on and checked. "Ah, you are 7 centimeters. Do you want an epidural?" She asked. I shook my head. "No, I want to go natural. " I replied. Betty smiled. "Good for you! Not many mothers choose that path anymore!" she said.
An hour later I was 9 centimeters and ready. Betty walked back in. She put a mask on and sat in front of me. Joe got up from his chair and held my left leg, and another nurse held my right leg. "Okay, on the count of three, I want you to push!" Betty encouraged me.
A half hour and 12 pushes later, we welcomed Jocelyn Faith into our little family. She had black hair and blue eyes. I smiled as a nurse placed her in my arms for the first time. Joe came over to my bed and sat by me. "You did great babe!" he commented. I kissed him lightly. "Thanks. It was hard though!" I said. "Look at our little princess! I can't believe she was in my belly for nine months and now, look! She's here, in the real world! Isn't that weird, that just a few months ago we were seeing her on a screen and now we are holding her?" I said.