Chapter 28
"Janet? How many… is it twins?" Janet looked at her and smiled.
"Nope, triplets" Jack and Sam were stunned.
"Triplets?"
"Yes, here" Janet showed them where they were.
"Thanks Janet."
"No problem; shall we tell the others?"
"Why not?"
Sam cleaned herself up while Janet shut down the computer and they went out to the dining area. Daniel was working, as always, but he looked up when they walked into the room.
"Hey, how did it go?"
"Good."
"Jack, Sam, remember when you told me about the glowing ball in the room at the temple? The one that was like a stun grenade?"
"Yes; what about it?" Jack asked.
"From the writing on the walls, whenever a woman is zatted by one she will have multiple births; you know, twins, triplets, etc. That's what happened to you Sam. When Jack touched that ball it was the Ancient gene that triggered it and you were in the room when it happened."
"Wow, do you know what happened to the Ancients; do the writings say?"
"Yes; according to the writings in the temple, they left as soon as they could get the gate to work. They were running out of food and the population was huge. It doesn't say exactly how many but from what I could decipher most of them went to Earth. There were some that stayed but it said a ship came and killed most of those that remained behind."
"It couldn't have been the Tel'tac; do you think it could have been a mothership?"
"From the drawings, yes; but that was over eight thousand years ago. There were a few survivors, all men; they left writings in the temple before leaving and, according to them, it was when 'there was an opening in the sky'. They knew that they could leave this planet safely and they haven't been back here since."
"At least we know what happened to them."
"Sam, how did the scan go?" Jacob asked.
"Good, it worked and everything is fine."
"Sam, come on, what is it?"
"Well, according to Janet, we are having triplets."
"Triplets?" Sam nodded and everyone congratulated them. Jack and Sam sat down and put their sons on their knees.
"So, what do you think, guys? You are going to have three more brothers or sisters." Sam told them.
"Cool" and every one laughed when they said it at the same time.
Over the next five months Janet kept an eye on Sam's blood pressure and the triplet's development. The twins had been running around, having fun with the Marines and their two uncles and grandfather.
One afternoon Jack and Sam went for a swim in the river; it helped Sam to relax. When they went swimming Sam usually went naked because she had gotten bigger and she found it easier to walk around in the water and she could get some excise as well.
They were kissing and hugging the best they could. They were given some privacy during these swims since they didn't get much of a chance to be alone. They were in the river for about two hours when Sam's water broke.
"Jack!"
"Yes"
"
You better get Janet, my water just broke."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, this is what happened the last time."
"Ok, let's get you out of the water and on to the blanket."
"Ok"
Jack was helping Sam out of the river when her first contraction hit. She leaned on to Jack for support and when it ended, they walked over to where the blanket was spread under a tree and she sat down and leaned back against the tree and then she had another contraction.
"Janet!" Jack yelled out.
Everyone heard Jack yell out and they ran over to where they were. Jack saw them coming and he got up and stopped them from going any further.
"Wooh guys; Janet just you. Can you guys go and get the big cushions and Janet's medical bag and some towels."
"Jack" Sam screamed out.
Janet ran over to Sam while the others went back to get the things that were needed. Jacob looked after the twins and Jack went back to Sam.
"I don't believe this, Sam. You're crowning already" then another contraction hit her.
"Ok Sam, now push down… that's it; you're doing great. Here comes the head" Jack was holding onto her hand.
Teal'c returned with the items that were needed and he stood behind the tree, so he couldn't see Sam but he could hear her.
"O'Neill."
Jack used his free hand as Teal'c passed the cushions to him. He put one under Sam's head, and the other behind him and then he took Janet's bag and the towels.
"Thanks Teal'c" then Teal'c left them alone. When the next contraction came she pushed and a minute later the baby let out a cry as it took its first breath.
"Congratulations, it's a boy." Janet said as she tied the cord and cut it and wrapped the baby up and passed him to Sam. They looked at him and smiled when he opened his blue eyes.
"Jack what do you think of George Alan O'Neill?"
"Who is Alan?"
"It is Dad's middle name."
"Ah, so what do you think of that name, George Alan O'Neill" they saw the baby smile.
"Well, there you go."
"Jack, can you clean him up?" Janet asked.
"Sure"
Jack picked up his son and went down to the river and washing him and then returned.
"Janet, round two" Sam said.
Jack put his son on the other blanket before returning to Sam's side. A couple of minutes later they heard the baby cry as it took its first breath.
"It's a boy," Janet said.
After she tied the cord and cut it, she placed their son in a towel and passed him to Jack. He then put him next to Sam so she could see him and they saw that his eyes were brown.
"Harry" Jack said.
"What?" Sam said.
"Harry, he looks like my grandfather when he was a baby."
"Ok, I like that."
"Ok then, Harry James O'Neill it is."
They smiled when their son looked at them. Jack took his son down to the river and washing him. When he returned, Sam's contraction hit her once again. A couple of minutes later they heard the baby cry when it took its first breath.
"You two are not going to believe this."
"What, a boy?" Jack said.
"No" Janet laughed.
"It's a girl" Sam smiled through the tears running down her cheeks.
After Janet tied and cut the cord she put the baby on to a towel and wrapped her up and passed her to Jack who laid her in Sam's arms and Jack bent down to give her a kiss.
"Beautiful Sam, all three of them."
Jack lifted up his daughter and took her down to the river to get washed and at the same time the placenta came out after a couple of pushes. Then Janet started cleaning Sam and then helped her sit up and put the other cushion behind her.
By that time George was crying t be fed; Janet picked him up and passed him to Sam. Jack had returned and was already started making a fuss over his daughter. Sam smiled while feeding George and Janet held onto Harry.
When George was full Sam patted him on the back as well as rubbing it. Then it was Harry's turn to be fed so Janet and Sam swapped babies and Harry was happily nursing.
"What are you going to name your daughter?"
"Grace" Sam said.
"I like that" Jack said smiling at Sam.
"Grace Catherine O'Neill."
"Catherine, as in Langford?" Janet asked.
"Yes"
"She would love that" Janet said.
A couple of minutes later and Harry was finished with his first feed and then Jack and Sam swapped babies so she could nurse Grace while Jack burped Harry. When Grace finished and she was burped Jack passed Harry back to Sam.
"I'm going to get everyone here to see them and then we can head back to the house."
"Ok Jack" Sam said, and then kissed him before he left.
He knew they were waiting to hear the news at the house. Jack walked in and the twins ran up to him.
"Daddy, is mommy ok?" JJ asked. Jack bent down and picked up his sons with both arms.
"Yes she is; would you like to see her?"
"Yaaa" they both said grinning.
"Ok; let's go we have a surprise for you two."
"Did mommy have the baby?"
"Yes she did" and then he turned to the others.
"Come on, you guys can come as well" they all headed to where Janet and Sam were.
Janet was able to cover Sam up before the rest arrived. When they arrived they found Janet and Sam with the triplets. They walked over to where Sam and they could see the two babies asleep in her arms. Jack picked up his daughter and he passed her to Jacob.
"Dad this is your grand daughter, Grace."
"Grace… that is a lovely name Jack and she is beautiful."
"Yes she is" then he went and took Harry from Sam's arms.
"This is Harry" they had a look at him and smiled.
"Janet is holding George."
"Two boys and a girl" Daniel said.
"Yep, so what do you think of them?"
"Can we hold them?" Jake asked.
"When we get back to the house you can."
They all took turns holding the babies and pictures were taken of the three of them and of the adults holding them.
"Teal'c, would you carry Sam back to the house?"
Teal'c walked over and lifted Sam up into his arms and they all headed back to the house. JJ and Jake rode back to the house on the shoulders of two members of SG3. Daniel carried Harry, Jacob had George and Jack carried Grace.
The other two members of SG3 helped Janet with the bags, cushions, blankets and towels. Teal'c took Sam to her room and placed her on the bed. Then he left her to get dressed and get into bed before everyone into the room to visit.
"Jack, how about some family photos?"
"Ok, sounds like an idea to me."
There a lot of photos taken and afterwards Sam took a nap. They left her to sleep with the triplets near the bed. The rest went into the dining area and talked while Janet and Daniel prepared dinner since it was their turn to cook.
Over the next three months Jack and Sam didn't get much sleep because of the triplets feeding pattern. The others took care of the meals as well as the twins while Jack and Sam took care of the triplets and when they had time they spent it with the twins.
Jack and Sam were lucky that there were tins of infant formula and bottles as well as a hand breast pump. They started getting the triplets used to the bottle since Sam didn't have enough milk to feed all three of them when they started to get bigger.
By the time the triplets were seven months old Sam has no more milk to give to them. They were starting on soft solids by that time but still having a bottle before bedtime.
Jacob and Daniel have been teaching the three-year-old twins different languages as well as reading and writing. They were all surprised at how bright they were. They could speak in Goa'uld and knew how to read the writing as well.
Selmac thought that they might be Harceses since both parents had naquadah and a protein marker from Jolinar and Lantash. Selmac could sense a strong presence in them also.
One day they all went swimming; even the triplets were enjoying themselves splashing around just like the twins had at their age. Sam and Jack had noticed how close Daniel and Janet had become during the past few months. They suspected that they were spending a lot of time together; especially going for long walks, when they would say that they would be back in an hour. They finally would return up to two hours later, with swollen lips and their clothing all wrinkled.
