Hey everyone! Okay I just have a question for you guys. Have you ever called a radio station? I have to say it is very nerve racking. I called like two seconds ago to request a song and apparently there was a concert going on so I couldn't request my song. But I have called this radio station before and I was on the air! AH! I just called again! This was the convo!
Lydia: Mix FM who's this?
Alyssa: Alyssa.
Lydia: Hi Alyssa how's your evening going?
Alyssa: Good just starting to pack to go on vacation.
Lydia: Awesome! Where are you going?
Alyssa: Bermuda.
Lydia: Lucky girl. Who are you going with?
Alyssa: My friend Sarah.
Lydia: Nice! What song can I play for you?
Alyssa: Burning Up by the Jonas Brothers!
Lydia: You know I am getting so many requests for this song! I swear I have like 600 texts. Can you play Jonas Brothers? Can you play Burning Up? Can you play Jonas Brothers?
Alyssa: laughs
Lydia: You sent a text didn't you.
Alyssa: Maybe…
Lydia: Hehe well here's your song Alyssa.
Alyssa: Thank you so much!
You guys have no idea how happy this convo made me. Work was fine except for the fact my friend Gen pushed me in the pool and dumped a bucket on water on me when I was going to the top of the slide. But don't worry. I dumped a bucket on her after. Lol.
HERE WE GO AGAIN!
Edward had put on Finding Nemo for Kaleb. We sat on the couch and Kaleb fell asleep next to me. Suddenly I felt a cool liquid running down my leg.
"Edward?" I said nervously
"Yes love?" he asked looking down at me.
"It's time," I felt the adrenaline start to pump through my body. Different emotions passed across his face; panic, fear, joy, love.
"Are you feeling any pain?" he asked.
"Not- uhh," I moaned, a pain shot through my body. I grabbed Edward's arm.
"Come on Bella, we need to get you to the hospital," he helped me up and left a still sleeping Kaleb on the couch. We made it upstairs and he buckled me into the front seat. Two minutes later he came back outside with my suitcase and Kaleb. I felt another contraction run through my body as Kaleb was strapped in and Edward through the suitcase in the trunk.
"Bella are you okay?" Edward asked nervously.
"Just DRIVE!" I screamed. He had been sitting in the driver's seat staring at me. Realization ran across his face and he quickly pulled out of the drive way.
"Mommy?" Kaleb had woken up. I gripped Edward's arm as another contraction ran through my body.
"Ah ah ah ah ah," I closed my eyes and tightened my grip on Edward's arm. He was on the phone with Gina, making sure they knew I was coming.
"Mommy?" Kaleb whimpered. I turned my head around to see tears going down his cheeks.
"Kaleb its okay, Mommy is going to have the babies now," I told him after the contraction was finished.
I don't he really knew what I was saying but his tears slowed. We arrived at the Emergency exit. I wasn't surprised to see Gina waiting there with a wheelchair.
"Are you okay Bella?" she said after she opened the door. Edward was getting Kaleb from the back who was still crying because I was screaming in pain.
"Not really," I managed to get out.
"Get her inside!" Edward exclaimed. Kaleb started crying even more.
"Give me my baby," I stretched my arms out for Kaleb. I didn't like seeing him cry like this. Kaleb practically jumped from Edward's arms. Edward caught him.
"Are you sure Bella?" Edward asked.
"Yes! Please!" I shook my arms for my baby.
"Okay," Edward handed me Kaleb and he sat on my lap facing me, sobbing into my stomach.
"Shhh Kaleb, shhh its okay," I leaned down and kissed his head. He soon stopped crying and started talking to my belly.
"Stop huwting mommy!" he scolded and pointed a finger. Edward, Gina and I laughed. We got up to the room and Edward set Kaleb on the bed.
"Edward help Bella change into this," Dr. Grace passed Edward a hospital gown.
"Bella you gotta change," Edward helped me up from my wheel chair. Gina and Dr. Grace left the room and Edward helped me change into the gown.
"AH," I grabbed onto Edward. He wrapped his arms around me and held onto me.
"Breath Bella, in, out, in, out," he whispered in my ear and rubbed my back.
"Mommy!" Kaleb cried.
I turned around and Edward helped me over to the bed.
"It's okay baby," I said sliding onto the bed. Edward placed Kaleb next to me and the doctor came in.
"How are we feeling Bella?" Dr. Grace asked me.
"The contractions are getting stronger now," I rubbed my belly.
"Would you like an epidural?" she asked.
"Please," I whispered.
"Okay well were going to check and see how dialated you are, as you know there may be pressure and then we can get you an epidural," she reminded me.
"Do want Kaleb out?" Edward asked me.
"No he can stay," I said. Dr. Grace nodded her head and I spread my legs. It was weird having a doctor's hand inside me but it was the exact same thing when I was pregnant with Kaleb.
"One centimeter dialated," she said taking her gloves off and throwing them in the garbage, "Were in for a rough day."
I groaned in response. I got my epidural and she left.
"I'm going to call everyone," Edward kissed my forehead. I nodded my head, "You okay for Kaleb to stay here?"
"Yes," I replied.
"I'll bring you back some ice chips," Edward kissed my forehead and left.
"Mommy when does da babies come?" Kaleb asked.
"I dunno babe," I kissed his forehead.
Edward came back ten minutes later with Alice and Jasper trailing behind.
"Bella are you okay!" Alice came running over to me.
"Yes Alice," I sighed. Another contraction shot through my body and Edward grabbed my hand. Alice lifted Kaleb off the bed and held him in her arms as she sat down on the couch next to Jasper and Madelyn.
Dr. Grace walked in this time with an ultrasound machine.
"You ready for another check?" she asked.
"Yes," I nodded my head.
"Come on Kaleb let's go see what kind of toys we can find in the gift shop!" Alice exclaimed and stood up. Kaleb waved by to Edward and I and Jasper held the car seat to which a sleeping Madelyn lay.
Once they left Dr. Grace put her gloves on.
"Okay Bella, spread your legs," I spread them and she checked me, "Four centimeters, maybe this wont take as long as I thought."
"Thank God," I sighed.
"Bella, we just need to do an ultra sound to check to make sure the babies aren't breech," she explained.
I nodded my head and she threw a blanket over my legs and Edward helped me push up my gown.
"Okay here we are," she pointed to the babies on the screen. She looked at them closely for a moment, "It seems we have something here," she pointed to a baby's hand.
"What!" I yelled. Another contraction went through my body before she replied. She removed the machine and perched herself at the end of the bed.
"Bella have you ever heard of Vaters?" she asked me. I shook my head 'no'. Edward sunk into a chair next to me.
"What is it?" I sat up quickly.
"Vaters can effect the developmental growth of bones and mussels, everything," he said.
"What does that have to do with the babies?" I asked in a panic. Edward got up from the chair and sat next to me.
"I can not be sure exactly how yet, but it seems to have affected your daughters hands," she told us, "But I promise you Bella, that I am going to do everything in my power to help your daughter."
I started crying. My angel. My daughter. This wasn't supposed to happen she is perfect. Dr. Grace nodded at Edward and he nodded back. She left the room and Edward spoke.
"Shhh Bells please don't cry," he whispered holding me close to his body. I gripped his shirt tightly, not wanting to let go. I had to be strong. I had to be strong for my daughter. She was going to be okay.
"I'm sorry," I wiped away the tears and leaned my head against Edward's chest. Just then Alice, Rose, Emmett, Jasper, Esme, Carlisle, Aunt Liz and Kaleb came into the room.
"What's wrong Bella?" Alice and Rose ran over at the same time.
"Our daughter has Vaters," I said quietly.
"Oh dear," Carlisle's face washed over with sadness.
"What's Vaters?" Alice and Rose asked seeing Carlisle's reaction.
"It seems that it has affected her hands, that's all we know so far," Edward sighed and took Kaleb from Esme's arms. Everyone came over to me and gave me a hug.
"Ah!" I screamed. A sharp pain, sharper than any other contraction, shot through my body.
"Get Dr. Grace!" Edward shouted. Emmett ran from the room and returned not thirty seconds later with Dr. Grace.
"What's going on?" she rushed into the room.
"We don't know," Edward said panicked. For a doctor he was not in his shining moment at this second. Dr. Grace checked the machines and pushed a call button.
"I need nurses and delivery equipment!" she yelled into the monitor, "Everyone needs to get out!"
Everyone quickly left the room. Aunt Liz had taken Kaleb from Edward.
"What's going on?" I asked as at least five nurses and doctors came into the room.
"It seems that both babies' heart rates have dropped. We need to get them out immediately," she rushed. They froze the lower half of my back and waited thirty seconds. Something about a freezing that takes thirty seconds to come into effect.
"Here we go Bella," she said. She cut in to my stomach and brought the babies out. I squeezed Edward's hand hard, and he squeezed back just as much.
"I love you Bella," he kissed me.
"I love you too," I kissed him back. Suddenly cries filled the air. Two. I began to cry.
"Bella," Dr. Grace came up on the other side of me and grabbed my hand, "We need to take your daughter to surgery, it appears there is a hole in her heart. We can talk about her thumbs later but this needs to be dealt with immediately. I nodded in my head in understanding.
"Just promise me she's going to make it," I whispered.
"I promise she is going to make it," she patted my hand.
I just sat there for the next three hours, no visitors were allowed in yet, they had sewed me up and our baby boy was in the nursery. I still hadn't seen him. He was perfectly healthy but I wanted, no, needed to wait to see him until I had both my babies safely in my arms. I sat there, praying to God that he wouldn't let my angel die.
"Bella, Edward," Dr. Grace came into the room.
"Is she okay?" Edward and I said at the same time.
"She will be. We repaired the hole in her heart. I have done this many times so don't worry. You are in good hands," she reassured us.
"What did you say about her thumbs?" I asked.
"Well as I already told you, she has Vaters; it seems that it has effected the development of her thumbs. Her thumbs are almost detached from her body. It would appear to you that they are hanging by about 5mm of skin."
"Will they always be like that?" I asked.
"Yes, there is no hope that the bone will connect now. We can remove the thumbs but we wait till they are about three to do that," she said to us.
"When can I see her?" I asked pleadingly.
"I can bring her to you tomorrow morning, for now you should sleep, you've had a long day," Dr. Grace came over and hugged me and then shook Edward's hand.
"She's going to be okay," Edward whispered in my ear.
"I know," I looked up at him.
"I love you Isabella," Edward stroked my cheek, "You did amazing today."
"I love you too," I whispered. I moved over to one side of the bed so that Edward come up with me. I lay in his arms staring out into space. A nurse brought Kaleb in. He started screaming when Aunt Liz tried to bring him home. He snuggled into my side laying an arm over my tummy. Kaleb and I fell asleep as Edward hummed my lullaby.
There we go! Another chapter.
Vaters is not a very common thing. I only know of this because my mom's friend's daughter Ashton has this. She was born with a hole in her heart and her thumbs were hanging my string. I wanted to add this in here because I wanted everyone to know of the different things a baby can be born with, and Vaters isn't very commonly talked about on fanfiction.
Please Review Guys!! ALSO GUYS!! I NEED BABY NAMES!! ONE GIRL NAME! ONE BOY NAME!!