I want you all to go and set your calendars back a week. I had this half written on the 8th but an emergency came up and I have been unable to post. I only finished it today but just think this is the 8th of March not the 15th. I'm sorry I meant to have it up. Read and review.
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I was washing dishes after dinner just two days before my due date. I was so happy for March 10th because that would be the date that this bowling ball would finally come out. Don't get me wrong I love this baby already but it's just so incontinent to have this mass of object in front of you. The sooner this baby meets Rob and me, the better!
Rob was in the living room watching the news. The weather was pretty weird today so I made him check then next few days'. I just wanted to know what I would be fighting to get to the hospital. Can you blame me? "We're going to get three inches of rain tomorrow, and inch of snow Monday, and it's going to be gloomy on…"
"ROB! GET IN HERE!" Jess screamed out. I heard Rob jump off the couch and he was by my side in a second, "JESS! WHAT'S WRONG?!" He grabbed my arm and helped me to the table.
"Either I peed or we are going to have a baby." I said threw gritted teeth grabbing my belly.
"Stay here I'm going to get the bag. I'll get the car next and we will be on our way." He gave me a smile and a kiss on my head then he was off being superman as always. God I love him.
I watched as Rob sprinted up the stairs, I heard him open the closet door and grab the bag that I was advised to pack. And the next second he was standing front of me, "I'll get the car and be right back. Stay put."
"Yes sir." I said. I was already breathing differently and I was ready to have this baby. If I weren't so small it might have been different but there was no room left for me to move. Rob has had to pull me out of bed for the last month. That's really irritating if you can't even get out of your own bed. I tried but I just couldn't get out. I did brake the alarm clock…I was just so mad and it was the first thing I could grab. Rob wasn't happy he really liked that one.
I heard the grip of the gravel in the tires and then doors opening. Rob was inside and taking my arms gingerly and helping walk to the door, "Little steps Jess." He reminded me, "I want this baby out now Rob! I will take leaps if it gets this basketball out faster."
He put me in the car ran around and we were off to the hospital. On the way there Rob called the hospital, Ruth and Mike, and then Doug and Tasha. They were under strict instructions to wait to come and NOT to tell our mother for a few more hours. "Hannah! You have to call Hannah! She wanted to be here when it happened!" I almost forgot! She was only coming tomorrow. Her spring break had started already for her university.
Rob called her and she was on her way, we had made plans so that she would stay with Mike and Ruth but she would be able to come and help in the day with the baby. She was so excited to be an aunt.
Mary and Just call me Gary were coming up in another month to stay for three weeks. I couldn't wait to see Mary. She was so excited to be a grandma, after all I was the only person who was going to give her grand kids, and this was also her first.
Mary had bought several outfits and she also told me she was knitting a blanket for our baby.
"Rob drive faster! This is taking WAY to long!" I said threw gritted teeth. This baby was coming faster than it was supposed to; we were told that we could have hours after my water broke to get to the hospital. This apparently wasn't always true!
"Jess I'm driving as fast as I can! I'm not on a bike! I can't weave like that with this car!" Rob said as we drove down the highway. I looked over at the speedometer we were only going 55mph!
"Just get there. I want this baby out! NOW!"
"Jess give me 10 minutes and we will be there!" Rob said starting to lose his cool. I saw that and I knew I was pushing him a little too much but I didn't have the tolerance to really care.
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It was seven at night when we finally made it to the hospital. The nurses helped me change out of my clothes and into a hideous gown. It was white with what looked like amebas. It was hideous. Rob was outside filling out papers with the receptionist. Who knew there were so many papers to have a baby? At least I didn't have to fill them out.
I was led into a bed. A nurse stuck her fingers in me and said it would be a few hours before I could push. Damn. I wanted this basketball out NOW. Rob was with me the entire time. That at least comforting.
Mike and Ruth came in the room just as I was having a particularly powerful contraction. "MOTHER FUCKING SON OF A OHHHHHHHHH!!!" I have been swearing a bit more than usual in the last few months. Rob tried to get me to stop but I just would give me evil stares. I was very cruel pregnant.
"We'll come back in a bit." Mike said turning around and taking Ruth's hand.
The pain seized and I let go of Rob's hand. He flexed his hand a few times then asked, "Should I go get them?"
"Yah, go get them. I want to see them before I'm covered in blood." He bent down and gave me a kiss then left.
We all talked for about a half hour, then the pain became unbearable and the nurse checked me yet again. I was allowed to start pushing as soon as the doctor was ready. I told Rob to call my mom now.
Doug and Tasha showed up around then. But I wasn't really coherent. Do you blame me? I was pushing out a baby.
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"One more and you'll have a baby!" The doctor said somewhere down south of me. I was hot and sweaty. I was so tired I could have given up right there and then. Was very supportive and kept whispering things to me. The words really did help me, well at least the ones I heard when I wasn't screaming.
The entire concept of giving birth was different to me. I never screamed like this and I have never felt such pain.
"Jesus Jess my hand is going to be broken when we're done with this!" Rob said through very clenched teeth.
I was taking a breathing break, the head was out but I was so tired, "Well you're the one that put this baby in me! It's your fault that your hand is hurting."
I then gave one more push. Then I heard the best noise in the world, my baby crying.
"It's a baby boy!" The doctor stood up and placed him on my stomach the nurses quickly rubbed him off.
"Oh he's so beautiful!" I stuttered. I was so happy and so was Rob. I looked up at him and he kissed me, "You did great Jess." He then was summoned over to cut the umbilical cord.
The nurse brought our baby back to us and laid him in my arms, "Oh my God Rob. He looks so much like you."
Rob looked at him, "What do you want to name out little boy?"
I took a moment then said, "Robert Andrew Wilkins the second." Rob looked at me and smiled. It was his name after all.
"That sounds great." We waited a little bit then he went out and told my family that is was boy and his name.
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My mother came in and the first thing she said was, "Why didn't you call me the second you left your house?"
"Oh mom can you just give it a rest. I was a bit preoccupied to really care. You made it though so shut up and be happy that you have a grandson." I spat out so heavily annoyed.
"Mom just let Jess be. She has the right to call who she wants when she wants." Doug said to my mom annoyed, and then he turned to me, "Rob went to call his sister and mom. He'll be back in a bit."
"Great till then enjoy the baby and ignore my beauty."
They only stayed about an hour before the nurses asked them to leave it was very late anyways and I was tired as hell. Everyone but my mother liked the name. Tough on her. It's not her baby.
I really did mean to have this up but I just got caught up in a problem. I also had crew four days this week. And I'm failing Spanish. So please be nice to me and review. I know who reviews and who doesn't. Because so many people put me on their alert lists mostly. But just review now and make my life happier.
