Chapter 12, Angelica's Second Birthday, and, It's Time!

Angelica unpauses the video and begins her story.

Angelica POV

It was the morning of my second birthday party. I was really excited because I'd be getting a Dummi Bears party, cake, and the best part, lots and lots of presents! Everyone showed up at my party. Well everyone except for my grandma and grandpa on my daddy's side. My daddy said my grandma was very sick. No matter, everything was great, except those dumb babies had to show up. Nobody would pay attention to me. They were too busy watching Phil and Lil, help each other try to walk. They kept falling over.

"You're suppose to move when I move." Snapped Lil.

"No, you're suppose to move when I move." Argued Phil.

"No me." Said Lil.

No me!" Argued Phil.

"Would you two put a lid on it?" I snapped, as I walked passed them to go play pin the flower on Jelly Bear.

"Sorry." Said Phil and Lil simultaneously.

"Those dumb babies." I thought to myself, as I went passed them.

Later, Chuckie showed up, now wearing a pair of glasses. I overheard the grown ups talking about this. All of the grown ups, except for my aunt Didi, were dressed in Dummi Bears costumes.

"So, I see Chuckie wears glasses now. Those purple square framed glasses look really nice!" Said Didi excitedly to Chaz, the two of them, were sitting down at the table near the birthday cake.

"Well Chuckie kept running into furniture and walls after he started walking, and I couldn't figure out what was going on. So I took him to the eye doctor's, and it was apparent, that he's nearsighted like yours truly, so, he's now wearing glasses. I wore glasses at his age too, so it's no surprise he'd be needing them too." Explained Chaz.

Just then, Chuckie walked up to me.

"Happy Birthday Angelica, like my glasses?" Chuckie asked, walking up to me, showing off his rip off glasses to me.

"They're ok." I said with a shrug, uninterested in his dumb glasses.

"Thanks." Replied Chuckie, as he scooted past me to go see what Phil and Lil were up to.

"Come on everybody, it's time to play pin the flower on Jelly Bear." Said my mommy, as she blindfolded me, and got me ready to play the game.

I took my turn, and those other dumb babies, took their turn. I swear, none of them were even close to getting it where it was suppose to go. After we all took our turns, daddy announced the winner.

"And the winner is, Angelica!" Said my daddy, as he handed me a prize.

"Here you go sweetheart, a Dummi Bears lollipop!" Said my daddy, as he handed me the lollipop.

I took it and sucked on it. I didn't need one of those dumb babies to get a hold of it.

All of the sudden, my aunt Didi interrupted everything.

"Everyone, I think it's time for me to have the baby." Said my aunt Didi.

"No way." Said my uncle Stu.

"Yes, I think so." Said my aunt Didi.

"Get out of here." Said my uncle Stu.

"Stu, really, you know that indigestion I've been having?" Aunt Didi asked.

"Yeah I've got it too. It's from the meal we ate at Taco King before coming over here." Replied uncle Stu.

"Maybe you're having sympathy pains." Said aunt Didi.

"Well, take some Zantak." Replied uncle Stu.

Stu it's not indigestion. I've been getting it ten minutes apart." Said my aunt Didi.

"Aaahhh! How can it be time? We haven't picked out a name we agree on, I haven't set up the nursery back home in Akron, and I haven't practiced the hospital drill. So there's no way it can be time for Blueberry to be born because I'm not ready yet." Yelled my uncle Stu.

"Well ready or not, here it comes." Said my aunt Didi, as the two of them, lefted my birthday party.

Great, just great. My party is ruined, all because of one of those dumb babies, and he wasn't even bornded yet!

"Guys, we're going to have to cut Angelica's party short. Stu and Didi are off to the hospital to have the baby." Said my daddy to everybody.

"What about her presents and cake?" Charlotte asked.

"Well, everybody, open the present you brought as fast as you can. Hint the name, and open the present you brought as fast as you can. And hurry!" Snapped my daddy, as all of the grown ups gathered in a circle, with me in the middle, and unwrapped the presents they brought for me. I had fun playing with the wrapping paper as it hit the floor.

Phil and Lil handed me a worm.

"Eeeewwww, gross!" I yelled.

"Sorry, it's all we could find." Said Lil.

"Me and Lil like them." Added Phil.

"This is from me!" Said Chuckie, as he handed me a small blue and green ball.

"Thanks Chuckie." I snapped, throwing the ball in his face.

"What did I do?" Chuckie asked, disappointed, but I never cared to play with the ball, it was so boring.

"Nothing." I snapped, as I skipped away, and smiled at all of the grown ups, who were gathered around me.

A few minutes later, all of the grown ups had left the house to help uncle Stu and aunt Didi get into their car to head off to the hopcickle.

"Hey, you didn't eat your cake Angelica." Said Chuckie, noticing the Dummi Bears cake that was over on the table.

"Hmmm, I get the cake all to myself." I said with an evil smile, as I climbed on a chair.

"Mommy and daddy said I can't play with matches or knives, so I'll have to pretend to blow out my candles this year, and eat my cake like an icky baby." I said, as I blew on the cake, and I grabbed a handful of cake, and stuffed it into my mouth.

Just then, Chuckie, Phil, and Lil all climbed up on chairs around the table, and started digging in.

"Hey you dumb babies, this cake is mine!" I snapped.

"Um, Angelica, you've never called us dumb before." Said Chuckie.

"Well Finster, maybe that's because nobody has ruined my birthday before." I snapped.

But they didn't listen to me. They just kept eating the cake, and throwing it at one another. Then, Phil and Lil threw pieces at me, so I threw it back at them. It was at that moment, that my daddy wandered back into the house.

"Yikes! I forgot about the kids!" My daddy shouted, as he saw the mess we were making with the cake.

My daddy cleaned us all up, and the nextest thing I knew, we were all headed off to the hopcickle.

End of Angelica POV

Everybody headed to the hospital. Drew, still dressed in his Dummi Bears costume, escorted Stu and Didi to someone who could help them find a delivery room.

"Excuse me, we could use some service here. My wife is about to have a baby, so please, call bell hop or something?" Snapped Stu, as he knocked on the counter where the receptionist was sitting.

"Woe, how long have you been walking arrest?" Asked the receptionist.

Stu blushed.

"Look, my wife is in labor." Said Stu.

"Would you like a full side room, or an ocean view?" Asked the receptionist.

"Didi would you like a full side room, or an ocean view?" Stu asked, turning to his wife.

"Stu, she was kidding. And hurry! My baby could be due at any moment!" Shreaked Didi.

"Relax." Said Stu, putting his arm around Didi to calm her down.

"I know you guys are fond of the Dummi Bears, but Drew, why did you wear that here?" Didi asked in between breaths, peering over at Drew, to see him still dressed in his Dummi Bears costume.

"Truth is, I'm not wearing any pants." Whispered Drew.

Just then, a nurse showed up with a wheelchair.

"Hello Didi, I see we're about a month early!" Said the nurse, as she got Didi settled in the wheelchair to take her back to delivery.

"How far apart are they?" The nurse asked.

"Ten minutes apart." Didi replied.

"Yeah and could you please take a look at me? My wife says I may be having sympathy pains, but I seem to notice some pain every time I breethe." Explained Stu, as he showed the nurse where his stomach ache was.

The nurse examined Stu.

"Oh dear Stu, it looks like you may have to get your appendix out." Said the nurse, as she got a wheelchair for him.

"How bad is it?" Didi asked.

"Well it's fairly routine, but we need to take care of it now.

"Look, doc, if I have to go into surgery, will I be out in time to be with my wife to have the baby?" Stu asked, as he stood up from the wheelchair he was given.

"There's no way to know. You nneed to sit down." Said the nurse.

"No, My last child was a stillborn, I'm not gonna miss the birth of what should hopefully, be a healthy one." Said Stu.

"I wouldn't worry Stu, Blueberry's been kicking like mad forever." Said Didi.

Stu looked over at his wife, and held her hand.

"Honey, please, try to wait as long as you can to have the baby. Ok?" Stu asked, gazing into her eyes.

"I'll try." Said Didi, as the wheelchairs were taken off in separate directions.

And, this, ends chapter 12. So, will Stu make it back in time from surgery to be there to see the birth of his child? We'll find out, in the next chapter.