A few weeks have passed and Vanessa is now 37 weeks pregnant. Today she is going to what she hopes is her last doctor's appointment. Zac is getting ready to start filming a movie that is said to top the charts this summer.
"You ready to go hun?" Zac said nicely, walking over to the couch where Vanessa was sitting.
Vanessa looked at him in a very tired and frustrated way.
"What's wrong babe?" Zac asked combing his hand through her hair.
"I'm just not feeling right today..." Vanessa said rubbing her back.
"Alright, well we just gotta go to the doctors and I'm sure he will tell us what's going on. Then we can get right back home" Zac said kissing her on the top of her head.
Vanessa got up and hobbled to the door. Zac followed shortly behind her. They got in the car and drove to the doctor's office.
"Why is your seat wet?" Vanessa asked as she tried to get comfortable. "Did you leave the window open again? It did rain last night." Vanessa added adjusting her seatbelt.
"Hun…the floor is wet too." Zac said looking down at the floor.
"Oh my g—I think my water just broke!" Vanessa said starting to get panicked.
"Alright hun, we are on our way to the doctor's he will tell us what to do." Zac said trying to stay as calm as possible.
A few minutes later they arrived at the doctor's office.
"You stay here, and I'll go see what they tell us to do." Zac said jumping out of the car and racing into the doctor's office.
Meanwhile in the car, Vanessa had started to get sharp pains in her back and stomach. No doubt about it, she was definitely going into labor.
"H-hi, my wife has an appointment today but her water just broke in the car." Zac said sternly to receptionist.
"Alright, you need to stay calm and go straight to the hospital." The receptionist replied.
"Thank you." Zac smiled as he frantically ran out to the car.
"Owww..ooohh." Vanessa cried in the front seat. "What'd they say?" Vanessa cringed.
"Well, it looks like we're having a baby today." Zac said smiling as he put his car in reverse.
"Bu-but honey, it's too early. I still have three weeks! He can't be born today. I don't have anything with me." Vanessa cried.
"Everything will be okay. The doctor's will know exactly what to do when we get there." Zac reassured Vanessa.
Zac raced to the hospital where they were greeted at the door by a team of doctors and nurses. They immediately took Vanessa in a wheel chair to a hospital room where they hooked her up to IV's and monitors to check on the baby.
"Well miss, it looks like you are going into labor. A doctor will be in check you to see how far along you are." The doctor explained.
"Where is my husband!?" Vanessa yelled from the bed.
"Right here hun, I'm right here."Zac said walking quickly through the door.
"They said I am in labor babe." Vanessa said as tears rolled down her cheek.
"Why are you crying honey?" Zac said confused.
"I don't even know! I'm happy, I'm scared; I'm excited, I'm nervous. All at once!" Vanessa said wiping the tears from her face.
"You have nothing to be scared about. I am here, and pretty soon we will have our baby here with us." Zac said pulling up a chair next to Vanessa's bed.
Just then the doctor came into her room.
"Alright miss Efron. I am here to check your cervix to see how dilated you are."The doctor explained.
"It looks like you are just about 2 centimeters dilated. Your contractions are coming closer, which will make your cervix dilated faster." The doctor explained as he removed the plastic glove from his hands.
"Okay." Vanessa said putting her legs down.
"I'll be back in, in about 2 hours to check you again. We usually recommend that you walk around, this will help the baby's head drop and make you dilate faster." He explained as he walked out of the room.
"We should probably call our parents huh?" Zac asked.
"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea." Vanessa agreed.
Zac decided to call his parents first.
"Hi mom?"Zac said into the phone.
"Hey honey, how are you?"
"Well, we were just admitted to the hospital. Vanessa is two centimeters dialted." Zac explained.
"Oh my gosh honey! That's great! How is she holding up?"
"She is doing alright, the pain isnt that bad yet, they told us to walk around." Zac said.
"Oh okay, well call us when she gets closer and we will come to the hospital."
"Alright, bye mom."Zac said as he shut his cell phone.
"How ya doin hun?" Zac asked Vanessa.
"Okay, just a lot of pressure."Vanessa explained.
"Okay well I am just gonna call your mom and then we will get up to walk around." Zac said flipping through his phone book on his cell phone.
"This is the right number right?"Zac said turning the screen of his phone to Vanessa.
"Yeah. Ohhh."Vanessa said as she started her breathing techniques.
"Hi this is Zac." He said when her mom answered.
"Hi honey. What's wrong?"
"Vanessa went inter labor a little earlier and she is about 2 centimeters dilated right now." Zac explained to her mom.
"Does she want me to come to the hospital now?"
"Hang on let me ask."Zac said pushing the phone into her shoulder.
"Hun, do you want your mom to come out now?"
"N-noo! I need you, get off the phone!" Vanessa yelled.
"She said not right now, but I will call you when things get closer." Zac said trying to hang up with her.
"Oh okay honey. Give me a call."
"Will do, bye."Zac said finally getting of the phone.
"Okay honey, you ready to walk around?"Zac said reaching out to hold her hand.
"I don't think I have the energy hun." Vanessa cried.
"You do honey, it will speed things up." Zac said trying to convince her to get out of the bed.
Vanessa finally gave in and got up to walk around. They walked around the hospital corridors, stopping frequently so Vanessa could get through her contractions. This lasted for about an hour and half, then Vanessa decided to go back into bed. A little while later the doctor came in to check Vanessa again.
"You are 5….just about 6 centimeters. But the head is still very high. You said you walked around?"The doctor questioned.
"Yeah, we walked around for almost two hours." Zac explained.
"I see, alright, well if she continues to dilate like this, then when she reaches 10 centimeters we may have to use the vacuum to help bring the baby down the birth canal." The doctor explained.
"Okay, is that normal?" Zac asked.
"Yes, it is very common in first time mothers. It doesn't harm the baby in any way."The doctor said.
"Have you decided if you want to have pain medicine such as an epidural?" The doctor asked.
"Y-yes I want pain medicine." Vanessa answered sternly.
"Okay, then, I will send the anesthesiologist in to administer it shortly." The doctor explained.
"Thanks doc." Zac said shaking the doctor's hand.
It is now 1:30 in the afternoon. Vanessa is 8 centimeters dilated and is very comfortable having had an epidural. Her parents and Zac's parents are in the waiting room patiently awaiting the arrival of their first grandchild.
"Ice chip honey?" Zac said handing the cup to Vanessa.
"Yeah, thanks baby." Vanessa said sucking on the small ice cube.
"This isn't so bad is it honey?" Zac said cheerfully.
"You are not the one going through it." Vanessa said a matter of factly.
"These last two centimeters better go bye fast." Vanessa said cringing.
"Are you in any pain?" The nurse who was standing next to her bed said.
"No…just…a lot of…pressure." Vanessa said cringing again.
"Okay. Let me check you. This usually means the head is dropping." She said checking her. "But in your case, you are fully dilated. The head is still very high, your next contraction, give me a push." The nurse said to Vanessa.
Zac walked over to Vanessa's bed and grabbed her hand.
"You feel one coming?"The nurse asked.
"I think so." Vanessa said lifting her legs up.
"Alright, ready. Push…2…3…4...5...6…7…8...9…10. Good job, the head is coming down beautifully. Hold off on the pushing if you can, but if you feel pressure you may push." The nurse said.
"Ohhh, I feel pressure babe." Vanessa cried to Zac.
"You feel like you have to push?" Zac asked.
"YYYesss!"Vanessa yelled.
"Errrrrr, it hurts it hurts!" Vanessa yelled.
"You're doing great, keep going! 6…7…8…9…10" The nurse counted. "Oh my!" The nurse said as she paged the doctor.
Within moments the doctors and nurses came rushing into the room to set up for delivery.
"How ya doin Vanessa?" Her doctor asked.
"Could…be…better." She cringed trying not to push.
The doctor set up right in between Vanessa's legs.
"Alright Vanessa, put your feet up in the stirrups and push when you ready. We're having a baby." The doctor said trying to cheer her up.
Zac stood behind Vanessa holding her hand and trying to calm her down.
"Okay, honey. Relax and breathe." Zac coached.
"I'm trying Zac…I'm…trying." Vanessa cried.
"Push!...2…3…4…5…6…7…8…9…10." The doctor counted.
"Uhhh. I can't do it!" Vanessa screamed.
"Yes you can! You're almost there Vanessa!" The doctor reassured Vanessa. "Give me another push Vanessa." The doctor yelled.
Vanessa did as the doctor told her.
"You wanna come see dad?" The doctor asked.
"Oh wow! Come on Vanessa his head is right there! One more push babe!" Zac said cheerfully.
"Ohhhhh. Ow Ow Ow!!" Vanessa cried.
"Okay okay okay! Vanessa stop pushing for a minute. The baby is right here." The doctor said. "Okay little push, little push." He coached.
Just then, the room got quiet and Vanessa and Zac heard what they had been waiting for so long to heard…The cries of their baby.
"Oh Zac!" Vanessa said with tears rolling down her cheeks.
"I know Ness! Our baby!"Zac said, also crying.
"It's a—"
Sorry for not updating sooner! Any guesses?? Name suggestions?!? Keep updating. I'm not sure how much i will be able to update...i have family coming in town. i hope to get another chapter up tonight. Keep reviewing with suggestions! 33
