A family life
Chapter 4
It didn't take long for Scott to get back to us about Robyn, he had said that Robyn had a small attack by the pool and Gordon was there when it happened. He also told us that Gordon had stayed with her in the sick bay. We had both made our way back into the living room to see that Jo still had Joshua and was feeding him.
"Please tell me that Robyn is okay?" Said Jo.
"She is fine Jo, Robyn had a small attack by the pool but Gordon was with her at the time. She is back to herself and is planning to double prank both Scott and Alan. She is doing good now."
" But what about her meds?"
"I will take them back over to the island with me tonight, don't worry yourself over this. You have three babies that need you and Virgil now, give it another week and I would be happy to fly Robyn back over to meet her brothers and sister." Said Jeff as he put a hand on her shoulder for support.
While we were talking I heard the door bell going off and it turned out to be Penelope and Parker, if I am honest I think they wanted to see the babies. As they were walking in my phone goes off and its Lisa calling.
"Hey Lisa is anything wrong?"
"No nothing is wrong, I just rang to let you know that we will be letting Rebecca go home with you after your next visit. She is doing really well plus her feeding tube will be coming out. Scotty still has a long way to go but the heart doctor is going to be out in the morning so I need you back here for that" said Lisa.
"Thanks Lisa for the good news, I have to go here we have visitors speak to you soon" I said while making my way into the living room and I see that Penny is sitting beside Jo holding Joshua.
"Wow Virgil I can tell that Joshua is your double and he looks very happy here with you, how are your other two babies doing?"
"Well I just got off the phone with Lisa to say that Rebecca can come home after our next visit to the hospital plus the feeding tube is coming out. Scotty has a hole in his heart and needs an operation so the heart doctor is coming out to see him, so we need to be there Jo for that" I explained while sitting on the edge of our sofa.
"When are you due back at the hospital?" Asked Lady Penelope while giving Joshua a cuddle.
"We are due to go back for feeding time, are you wanting to come along to meet Scotty and Rebecca?" Asked Jo as she took our first born baby son to wind him. I could tell by the look on both Penelope and Parkers faces that they would love to come along.
"We would love for you to come along with the both of you to meet these little ones. Are you going to continue with the breast feeding?"
"Lisa wants me to keep going until all our babies are out of hospital, then she said that she would renew it with me. I just can't believe that two of our babies will be home soon and they are nearly three weeks old."
"That is great news Jo, if you two are heading to the hospital then Parker and I will come along. If Rebecca is coming home then you are going to need clothes and a car seat for her. In fact Jo why don't we head upstairs and get a few things together for Rebecca? Plus we can have a catch up" Said Lady Penelope. As Jo went up the stairs this left me with Dad.
I had a chat with Dad about how the company was doing and other things, he also asked me If I was willing to help out with calls if they came up this end. I said that I didn't mind but would need to chat to Jo about it, I know that she wouldn't mind but I just want to check it with her.
It took nearly an hour before we could get to the hospital because we had to bring things with us just in case. Dad had gone to get the plane ready for going back to Tracy Island, we arrived at the hospital to find that Rebecca had been moved onto a baby unite, Lisa had met us to take us up there.
"Hey you two how is everything?"
"Going okay but I feel a bit score now with all the breast feeding plus I am worried that my scar what if it not healing as it should?"
"Well why don't you let me check it out and see what is going on? These tend to take their time healing" said Lisa.
"You know it wouldn't do you any harm to get it looked over while you are here, why don't you go and do that while I wait on Penelope and Parker to arrive to see Scotty and Rebecca."
I knew that Jo didn't want me to leave her so I went to send Penelope and Parker a message to say that I was taking Jo to get checked out, so Lisa took us into her office. We had got Jo into a bed and Lisa started looking at her scar.
"It does look very red here but I don't see an infection but keep a good eye on it, if it changes Jo then you need to head to the hospital" said Lisa.
"What if an infection does set in would I still be able to breast feed my babies?"
"You should be able to Jo, we will find the right treatment for you if the time comes. Now that all that is sorted why don't we go up and see your babies?" Said Lisa with a smile.
I told Lisa to take Jo up as I wanted to meet Penelope and Parker so I can bring them up. It didn't take them long to meet me outside but I could tell that Penny was worried about Jo.
"Virgil how is Jo?"
"She has a bit of redness around her scar, Lisa doesn't that its infected but wants me to keep a close eye on Jo with this. So if anything changes then Jo needs to come back into the hospital" I explained as we walked in to see Lisa helping Jo with getting Rebecca bathed and ready for going home.
"Jo I can see that Rebecca is your double" said Penelope while Jo had started feeding Rebecca. So I took her over to see Scotty, he still needed help but his eyes were open and alert today. Penelope and Parker came over to see him after that they both said their goodbyes to go back home.
We were at the hospital for nearly four hours, Lisa had told us that the heart doctor had arrived and is coming to see us about Scotty. I know that we may need to wait a while before Scotty could have his operation, I seen that Jo had done with feeding Rebecca so I offered to take her to wind her for Jo. We had decided to keep Scotty on the feeding tube for now as Jo was finding it difficult to feed him but at least she can hold him from time to time.
While we were waiting I decided to talk to Jo about IR again, I don't know how its going to go down but I really need to ask about it.
"Hey Virgil are you okay?"
"Yeah I was just having a chat with Dad before he left for the Island he wanted to know if I was happy helping out if there is any calls near us, I said that I would talk it over with you to see what you think. Are you okay with this happening?"
"I will be fine with it but I need you to stay safe and sound, no taking any risks and you will be good to go. Oh its Robyn's birthday in the next couple of weeks so why don't we get someone to fly her over to meet her brothers and sister? It would make a good birthday present for her."
"That would be a good idea, I know that John is due some leave so he could bring her over to us." I said to Jo its hard to be believe that this is Robyn's 2nd birthday with her family.
"Virgil why don't we get Alan to bring her over? He is due to start looking for colleges soon plus it would be good for him to have some time with Robyn, I know that Alan is finding it hard to bond with her and I really want to encourage it" Jo explained I think that she might be right about that. I know that Alan feels bad about not bonding with Robyn but he will get there through time.
Once Jo had Rebecca ready and dressed, we put her in her car seat and went over to see Scotty. We see that there is a doctor at his bedside.
"Hey my name is Dr Hannah, I will be the doctor working on Scotty, as you know he has a hole in his heart. So we will have to operate, the bad news is that we need to wait do this until Scotty is at least 6 to 12 weeks old. I am sorry if its not the news you wanted."
"So will Scotty need to stay on here then while he is waiting?" Asked Jo I could tell that she was worried now.
"Yes he will need to stay here but once he is strong enough we can move him to our children's hospital. Your baby is in safe hands" said the doctor before she left.
"Well it's been a long day, why don't we head back home with our little girl so that she can join Joshua and meet her other Grandma. At least now we have two home so we are half way there, Jo I know it will be a few weeks before we can get Scotty home but it will be worth it in the end."
"I know Virgil I would really like to get a photo of Rebecca and Scotty before we head home."
"No problem Jo, in fact why don't we see if Lisa can take it for us?" I said as Lisa walked over to us.
"My ears seem to be burning? Can I do anything for you before you go?" asked Lisa
"Yeah could you take a photo of Scotty and Rebecca for us?"
"Sure no problem, what did the doctor say about Scotty?" asked Lisa while she took my phone to take the photo for us.
"She said that Scotty would need to be at least 6 to 12 weeks old before he can have the operation, once he is strong enough then they will be able to move him to the children's hospital."
"That is good to know, are you keeping Scotty on the feeding tube till you get him home?"
"It would be easier and I will get my milk into you every morning."
After we had got back Mum had a meal ready for us, Joshua was looking his feed. While Jo was feeding Joshua Mum got to hold Rebecca. Once Jo had stopped feeding she handed Joshua over to me to wind, Jo told me that she wanted to head up for a bath so I just let her go.