"Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Jackson it's a girl!" The doctor informed the new parents as he handed off the newborn to a nurse. Daniel quickly looked up from his exhausted wife to see his little girl. They had both agreed they weren't going to find out the gender. Daniel had protested in the beginning due to wanting to plan and paint the nursery accordingly. Vala on the other hand told him she didn't care either way as long as the baby was healthy and not bent on conquering the galaxy. In the end Vala had won and the ended up painting the nursery in a mountain theme which was fitting considering they met because of the Stargate which happened to be located under Cheyenne Mountain.

Daniel turned to kiss Vala on the forehead but stopped short as he noticed a change in her color. Just moments ago she had been flushed from pushing now it seemed like all the blood had run out of her face. Before Daniel could say anything monitors attached to Vala began to beep as her heart rate increased. "Doctor! Heart rate is increasing and current BP has dropped. Patient is pale and clammy." A nurse called out to the doctor that had just presented the good news. His face went serious as he started barking orders that were beyond Daniel's knowledge.

"What's happening? What's going on?" Daniel could have swore he shouted his questions but they seemed to fall on deaf ears. "Is Vala ok?" Daniel continued looking between the staff and his, now, unconscious wife. Finally a nurse came up to him.

"Mr. Jackson your wife is hemorrhaging. She's bleeding out. Dr. Karvig is going to take her into surgery immediately to see if her can stop the bleeding. We are going to start fluids and blood products. We need your consent for surgery." The nurse explained as the whirlwind of staff prepped Vala to go to surgery.

"Yes, of course! Is she going to be ok?" Hurriedly Daniel scribbled his signature across the form the nurse pushed in front of him.

"Dr. Karvig is going to do everything possible." She explained again. Daniel just nodded absently as he watched them wheel Vala out of the room. After the commotion left the room a high pitched wail came in to focus. His daughter. His brand new baby. He had forgotten momentarily what had brought them to this point. He had a brand new baby girl to think about but also a wife fighting for her life. The nurse followed Daniel's gaze and she ushered him toward the bassinet.

"Can I hold her?" He asked meekly.

"Of course. She's your daughter. Here." The nurse lifted the squirming bundle out of the crib and gently placed her in Daniel's arms. "I'll take you to your room. As soon as I know anything about Vala I'll come running. I promise. Is there anyone I can call for you and her?"

"Thank you." He replied awkwardly as the nurse passed his daughter to him. He followed her out of the delivery room down a hallway that looked the same as every other hall in the hospital. Honestly he had no idea how he'd ever find his way in this maze. The nurse opened a door to a large private room with a window over looking a field.

"Can I call anyone for you?" The nurse asked again.

"Uh no, no thank you. Um actually they were in the waiting room. A group. Would they be able to come in here?" Daniel stood in the middle of the room not exactly sure what he should be doing. Maybe Sam could help when she came in.

"Yes, of course. I'll go get them. If you need anything please don't hesitate to use the call light. I'll be back by soon to check on you and baby Jackson." The nurse started for the door.

"Thank you nurse…I'm sorry I didn't catch your name." Daniel stumbled over his words.

"Nurse Lowden but please call me Hannah. I'll be right back with your family." Hannah exited the room shutting the door quietly.

The longer Daniel stood still the more fussy the bundle in his arms became. Nervously he started pacing the room. That wasn't helping. What had all those books Vala bought told him to do? Damn it with everything going on it seemed his memory was failing him. Think Daniel think! After a couple moments of racking his brain Daniel decided bouncing was the resolution. Or more accurately bouncing while walking. Slowly the little girl began to still in his arms once more.
After a couple minutes Daniel heard a soft knock on the door and Hannah's head peeked in. She opened the door wider to reveal his team. Sam entered first followed by Jack, Teal'c, Cameron and then Carolyn. Each one had their own worried expression etched on their face.

"Daniel? What's going on? The nurse came and got us but said that they took Vala to surgery." Sam made her way to him first her hand finding a place to rest on his shoulder stopping Daniel in his tracks. Sam's worried eyes wandered down to the sleeping baby in his arms. "Daniel, she's beautiful!"

"Uh they said she was bleeding out. That's about all I know." Daniel explained as the group took up seats around the room leaving just Sam and Daniel in the middle. "Hannah, the nurse, said she would come back by as soon as she knew anything." He shrugged not really knowing what other information he could provide. He was fraught with nerves. If he wasn't holding his daughter he'd probably be visibly shaking. He wasn't sure if it'd be with rage, fear, or something else.

"Well Daniel this is a great hospital and only a very small percent of women die from post-partum hemorrhaging each year." Carolyn explained. Cameron swatted at her arm in an attempt to tell her to shut up.

"Er that's not really comforting like I think you thought it would be Care." Daniel shifted his weight uncomfortably. A small chime sounded from the hallway outside followed by a calm female voice paging a massive transfusion to OR 6. Daniel visibly paled at the sound.

"Daniel we don't know if that's her or not." Cameron stepped forward to offer some sort of reassurance.

"Daniel, " Jack chimed in, "why don't you have a seat before you drop your new bundle of joy."Daniel obliged and sat on the edge of the bed. Sam sat next to him and motioned to take the baby from him. Reluctantly Daniel passed the child off to his best friend.

"Some part of me…a big part of me feels like this is because of the Ori." Daniel finally breathed out disturbing the silence that had fallen on the group.

"Daniel, we can't know that for sure." Sam responded.

"Oh I know. I feel it. Everything was going to well to be our lives." Daniel's voiced sternly.

"You and Vala come up with a name for your little spawn? And Sam don't be getting any ideas over there. We already have two…and a puppy. That's a full house. No more room at the inn!" Jack, the master of deflection, changed the subject. Sam rolled her eyes and started to rock the baby.

"Actually we had it narrowed down to Nyssa Rose. Nyssa is greek for goal or uh ambition. Vala really liked that one. Rose is after my great grandmother. The other name is Madelyn Grace. Madelyn was Vala's grandmother. I was surprised at the similarity to the name Madeline here on Earth." Daniel rattled off facts like it was something most everyone should know.

"Well I think either one would fit her." Sam smiled and wrinkled her nose at the precious bundle that was now peaking one eye at her.

"Ya gonna share or are we going to have to wrestle you to get get a chance to hold her?" Cam piped up. Sam caught Daniel's eye with a questioning look. Daniel replied with a shoulder shrug indicating he wasn't really sure what to do. Sam tried to give him a small reassuring smile before she stood and passed the baby to Cam.

"I guess now we wait, right?" Daniel looked to Carolyn for an answer.

"I think that's all we can do right now." She responded. Jack found the remote and flipped on the tv as the group fell into silence.