From Teenage Troubles to Teenage Fatherhood
Chapter 4
10:20pm
Brian and Justin were getting ready to take Brian Jr. to the doctor for their doctor appointment. Justin was in the living room, with Brian Jr. Justin held him while Brian Jr. slept in his arms. He was afraid to move. He didn't want Brian Jr. waking up and crying non-stop for hours. But Justin knew he had to move to get off the couch and move him to put him in his car seat. Justin got up and went over to Brian Jr.'s car seat. So far, he hasn't started crying. Justin was careful as he put him in his car seat and hoped he wouldn't wake up.
As soon as Justin was finished with buckling Brian Jr. he waited but he didn't wake up. Brian came down from their bedroom and went up to Justin from behind and hugged him around the waist. Justin turned around in Brian's arms and kissed him. "Hey, you ready?" Justin asked after they broke apart.
"Yeah. Are you ready?"
"Yep." Justin got the diaper bag and Brian carried out Brian Jr. in his car seat.
11:00pm
Brian and Justin just got to the doctor's office and they sat down after filling out some paper work and waited to be called back, which didn't take long considering there weren't that many people here at this time of night. As the doctor was taking them to one of the rooms, Brian Jr. woke up and started doing little whimper cries. He would start doing a whimper cry for a minute or two then stop. It would be a couple minutes before he did it again.
When they got to the room, Brian set the car seat on the floor and got Brian Jr. unbuckled and out of the car seat. Because the lights were so bright in the room Brian Jr. started crying, loudly. Brian rocked and bounced him while whispering to him and trying to keep the pacifier in his mouth. Justin, who was sitting in one of the chairs, got out a small blanket and handed it to Brian who put it over Brian Jr.'s eyes. He calmed down and Brian got the pacifier to stay in Brian Jr.'s mouth. Brian sat down in the chair next to Justin.
It was a little bit later when the doctor came in. "Hello Brian, Justin," the doctor greeted them.
"Hi doctor," Justin said.
"So what seems to be the problem," the doctor asked as he sat on the stool.
"Well, earlier today, Brian Jr. was crying non-stop and I think it might be colic." Justin explained.
"Well, I'll take a look and possibly do some tests."
11:30pm
Brian and Justin are leaving the doctor's office. Apparently Brian Jr. has acid reflux, not colic. The doctor explained that colic and acid reflux have similar symptoms but are (obviously) not the same thing. So the doctor gave them some medication to put in the formula and it should go away in a couple weeks and to go back every week.
When they finally get home, it's the triplets feeding time so when they get in the house, Justin takes Brian Jr. up the stairs into he triplets room and he sets him in the crib and prepares the bottles. Brian puts the car seat in the closet near the front door and takes the medication out of the diaper bag and takes it upstairs and into the triplet's bedroom. Brian and Justin fed the girls first and after putting them back in their cribs, they fed Brian Jr. After feeding Brian Jr. they decided to take him into their room for the night.
The next morning, when Brian and Justin woke up, they realized the triplets hadn't cried once throughout the night, except for Brian Jr. Justin got out of bed and went to check on the girls. They were lying in their cribs, moving their arms and legs. Justin went over to their cribs and smiled at them. "Good morning you two." As he picked them up, and held them, their breathing sounded funny to Justin. Justin ran to his and Brian's bedroom. "Brian! Oh my god! I don't know what to do! Their breathing, it doesn't sound too good! What should I do?" Brian could tell Justin was panicked.
"Okay, okay. We'll take them to the hospital. I'll tell Lindsey, she can watch Molly, Gus, and Brian Jr."
Because they were both panicking, Brian and Justin got ready within minutes and were out the door and on their way to the hospital.
Half Hour Later
Brian was hugging Justin as they stood outside the room where their girls are. They were standing against the wall, out of everybody else's way. "Justin, I know you're scared. I'm scared too. But we can't think the worst."
"I know. I'm sorry. I can't help it," Justin mumbled into Brian's chest.
"I know. And don't apologize. You're just worried and scared."
It was another hour before the doctor came out the room. He went to the waiting room, where Brian and Justin no were. When they saw the doctor, they immediately stood up. "How are Jacklyn and Madison? Are they okay?" Justin asked.
"They're fine." The doctor smiled at them and Justin and Brian breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank god," Justin said.
"So if their fine then why were they breathing funny?" Brian asked.
"After running some tests, we found out they have asthma. I don't know why they started breathing funny in the first place. But the good news is, we know what it is and we can give you something to help with the asthma. As they get older they will still use the breathing machine I'm going to give you but they will also use an inhaler."
After talking with the doctor, getting the breathing machine and their girls, they left. They were so happy their girls were okay.