Happy New Year guys! It's time for Sofia to enter the story! I'm gonna try to get another chapter out this week hopefully if not this weekend I'll try to get a couple out.
They made it to the hospital in 10 minutes thanks to not a ton of traffic out at 4:30 in the morning and Nikki was holding on to Seth's hand in the back seat the entire time.
"I'll go get the wheelchair" Brie said rushing into the hospital as Seth smiled over at Nikki who was breathing through a contraction.
"We'll be in there in a few minutes beautiful" Seth whispered as Nikki just nodded against his shoulder taking a deep breath.
"I just want my epidural" Nikki mumbled as Brie walked out with a nurse and a wheelchair.
"Alright, let's get you inside" the labor and delivery nurse said as Seth helped Nikki into the wheelchair. He was trying to stay calm and not freak Nikki out more. They were taken to a private room and Nikki went into the bathroom to change into the gown.
"I can't believe Sofia is going to be here today" Brie said excitedly as Seth looked down at the bag on the bed.
"I know, it's so weird to think that in this room she'll come into the world" Seth said looking around as Brie walked over hugging him to calm him down some. The nurse peeked her head out of the bathroom with a smile
"Seth, she wants you" the nurse said as Seth walked into the bathroom and Nikki was standing, holding on to the sink. He walked over taking her hands and smiled
"You okay?" He whispered into her ear as Nikki nodded with tears in her eyes.
"I know you are in pain and you are doing so well. I'm so proud of you Nicole" Seth said as Nikki looked back at him and wrapped her arms around his neck before a strong contraction hit causing Nikki to hold on to him tighter with her legs locking.
"We need to get you in bed" Seth said holding her waist as the nurse nodded.
"I'm going to call Dr. Martin and see if she can come check her. We may not have time for the epidural if she's too far in" the nurse said as she moved out of the bathroom and Seth picked Nikki up in his arms carrying her into the room, laying her in bed.
"I could've walked" Nikki mumbled as the contraction ended and Seth smirked at her.
"I know but I wanted to help a bit more" He said kissing her as a camera flash went off.
"Perfect, I'll have to save these for the baby album" Kathy said as Seth smirked and shook his head. He stood at her feet rubbing them as Brie held her hand.
"What if they can't give me my epidural?" Nikki asked as Brie smiled down at her.
"Nicole, it's not that bad. I did it with Brynnie" Brie said as Nikki shook her head.
"I'm not doing it, I want my epidural" she whined as Seth moved his hands to her calf.
"They are going to try to give it to you, it's gonna be okay" Kathy said from the end of the bed as Dr. Martin walked in.
"Good morning everyone" she said cheerfully as Seth moved up next to Nikki and took her other hand.
"Looks like we are in active labor" Dr. Martin said as she grabbed her gloves and had Nikki pull her two legs up to check how dilated she was.
"Alright, you are about 6 CM dilated and everything is progressing on track. I'm gonna get the epidural done now. I know you have already signed the release so we can get it done in a few minutes" Dr. Martin said as she took the gloves off and tossed them in the trash.
"How much longer do you think it will be?" Nikki asked as Dr. Martin smiled down at her.
"It really depends on how fast you progress, I've had some women who stall after the epidural and I've had some who end up having the baby within the hour after the epidural. We'll just have to see" She explained as Nikki nodded and looked up at Seth worriedly. Dr. Martin left the room to get the anesthesiologist and Seth pulled Nikki into his arms.
"It's okay, it's gonna be okay" Seth whispered as Nikki nodded.
"They are gonna go get the epidural all ready, you'll get it in time" Kathy said reassuringly as Brie nodded rubbing Nikki's back.
"If they can't, I know you can do it without meds. If I can do it, you can too" Brie said as Nikki shook her head against Seth's chest.
"Let's just think positively, it's only gonna be a few minutes and they'll be back" Kathy said noticing that Nikki didn't want to hear about having to go through labor unmedicated.
The nurse walked in 10 minutes later with the anesthesiologist followed her into the room. Nikki's head instantly perked up and she let out a loud sigh.
"I'm so happy you are here" Nikki said before her eyes shut and squeezed Seth's hand tightly through a contraction.
"You know I hear that a lot" the doctor said with a laugh as he starting getting everything set up. Once the contraction was through, the nurse walked where the doctor was and prepared to help him with the injection.
"Now Seth, I want you to help her into a sitting position. Nikki you can rest your head on his chest or whatever is more comfortable with you. Once you are ready, we'll get this going" The doctor said as Seth helped Nikki up to sit and she instantly wrapped her arms around his neck to steady herself.
"I got you" Seth whispered as the doctor rounded her back and Nikki let out a deep breath.
"I love you" Nikki whispered as Seth just smiled at her. He didn't want to look to see what was happening. He had read a few baby books and knew that they were doing. He was even more terrified than he was after his knee surgery for this.
"I love you Nicole" Seth said kissing the side of her head trying to get her to stay calm.
"I'm so scared" Nikki whispered with tears in her eyes as Seth kissed her head.
"I know, I'm scared too" Seth whispered as he looked up seeing the doctor had already inserted the catheter into her back and the needle was being removed.
"Alright Nikki you did great" the doctor announced as Seth smiled down at her and Nikki looked up.
"That's it? My neck hurt worse" She said with a laugh as she looked to see Brie and Kathy both looking amazed at how quick and easy it actually was.
The nurse and Seth helped move her back down to the bed and the medication pump was turned on.
"Alright Nikki, we started the pump so you will be feeling it more here in a few minutes" The doctor said as he took his gloves off.
"Thank you so much" Seth said as the doctor smiled at the two again.
"You are welcome, congratulations" he said before walking out and the nurse checked the baby's heartrate.
"She's doing well still. I'm going to turn on your labor playlist you made so you can relax" She said moving over to get the phone hook up ready for her.
"How did it feel?" Brie asked moving over to the bed as Nikki took a deep breath.
"I felt a couple twinges of pain but otherwise it felt like when they put the IV in" Nikki said taking Seth's hand again.
"I think we both freaked out more than we should've" Seth said kissing Nikki's head.
"I told you it wasn't that bad" Kathy said as Nikki put her hands on her belly and smiled.
"Alright, Sof… I think we are ready for you" Nikki said she grabbed her phone and checked her messages.
"Selfie time" She said as Brie shook her head rolling her eyes.
"Of course you want to take a selfie" Brie said watching her twin pout her lips out. She had to admit, Nikki looked a lot better than she did after being in labor this long.
"Mommy's in labor so we gotta take a selfie" Seth teased as Brie and Kathy started to laugh.
"Oh stop, you guys love when I do this plus Sofia can look back on this" Nikki said before turning the camera to take a picture of Seth who made a face at her.
"So this playlist, how did you decide what songs would be on it?" Kathy asked sitting in the chair knowing that back when she had the twins and JJ that a labor playlist would've sounded crazy.
"Well we each picked some songs, there were some rules. Nothing too heavy Seth" Nikki said as Seth laughed.
"I told her nothing too poppy, cause you know she's my daughter too" Seth said as Brie laughed. She knew Seth would've had Parkway Drive and A Day To Remember playing the whole time if he had his way.
"Well at least you guys could decide on something. I don't think Johnny and I could decide on anything like that" Kathy said with a laugh.
3 hours passed and Nikki could tell that it was getting closer to needing to push. Anytime a contraction would hit, she would start feeling a lot more pressure. She had thought that Sofia would be there already. She was becoming not only tired but also anxious to meet Sofia already. She thought that Brie's had even gone faster than this. She looked down at her belly with a frown before she heard the door open.
"Alright, Nikki lets get you checked" Dr. Martin said putting her gloves on as Nikki looked over at Seth. He took her hand in his squeezing it as the nurse helped her pull her legs up so she can be checked. She had been checked multiple times but this time was a lot more uncomfortable than the last.
"I can feel her head very low, that's why this is a bit more uncomfortable. You are about 9 CM dilated so we are going to get the room ready. It should be within the hour that she'll be here" Dr. Martin said as Nikki nodded happily before looking up at Seth.
"Anything you wanted to do before she got here?" Nikki asked jokingly before Seth leaned down kissing her deeply.
"Alright, I'm good" Seth said with a laugh as Nikki took a deep breath.
"I think that's all I wanted to do too" Nikki said touching his cheek with a smile as a couple nurses brought in the warmer as well as everything they would need once Sofia was there. Seth felt his hands start to shake a bit seeing everything being brought in knowing that very soon, she would actually be here.
"You okay Seth?" Brie asked as Seth instantly knew that he looked scared shitless, more than he thought he did.
"Yeah… this is the most surreal thing ever. I've never been this nervous" Seth said as Nikki squeezed his hand and Brie walked over.
"I know… you feel like 90 thousand people watching you are nothing compared to this" Brie said as Seth just nodded.
"I can't wait until she's here" Nikki whispered as she grinned up at him. It was only 10 minutes later that Dr. Martin was back in the room and they were getting Nikki into position to push.
"Next contraction, I want you to push Nikki. Push down and take deep breaths. We will go to a count of 10 then you can take a couple breaths" Dr. Martin explained as Brie took other hand and Kathy had the camera out to take pictures. Nikki tried to keep herself from crying when she started to push just like she was told to. It was only two pushes before Dr. Martin grinned up at her.
"Her head is out" Dr. Martin said as Brie peeked over the sheet and started to tear up.
"She has so much hair" Brie said as Seth peeked over and instantly he could feel his heart racing in his chest.
"Oh my god" Seth whispered as Nikki pushed harder knowing she wanted to see Sofia even more now.
"Nikki, one more push and she'll be here. Give me one more big push" Dr. Martin said as Nikki felt the most pressure that she had felt all day and then it all stopped when she heard the tiny cry.
"Here she is" Dr. Martin said lifting the tiny crying baby onto Nikki's chest. She looked down at Sofia and instantly burst into tears seeing the crying little girl.
"Oh my god Nicole" Brie cried out as Seth just stared down at the baby. He felt like the air had left the room and was amazed that just like that, another life entered the room. He felt tears fill his eyes as the nurse wiped Sofia off and helped Nikki pull the hospital gown down so Sofia could lay on her chest.
"I love you so much" Seth whispered as he kissed Nikki passionately before touching Sofia's hand.
"She's here" Nikki said through her tears as Sofia stopped crying and her eyes cracked open. She looked just like Seth other than having the Bella nose.
"She's perfect in every way" Seth whispered as he touched Sofia's hand gently.
"She's beautiful" Kathy said as she moved over to kiss Nikki's forehead.
"She looks like Seth, she's mini Seth, I love it" Nikki said touching Sofia's cheek gently.
"Seth would you like to cut the cord?" Dr. Martin asked as she maneuvered Sofia off Nikki's chest so Seth could cut the cord.
"Of course" He said knowing he had to calm his hands down some because they were shaking. He did exactly what he was told and cut the cord. Sofia didn't even make a whimper as she squirmed around.
"We are going to get her weighed and checked out then we'll bring her right back over" the nurse said taking Sofia as Seth followed looking down at Sofia under the warmer. She started to open her eyes a little as Seth just smiled.
"Daddy's here" He whispered as the nurse took Sofia's vitals and weighed her. Once Sofia was wrapped up and warm, the nurse took her and placed her in Seth's arms. He looked down at the baby bundled up in her pink blanket and knew that Sofia would always have his heart.