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Dave pushed Alex into the hospital. He pushed her down the long hallways to the elevator. He wasn't even in the door for more than 5 minutes before the smell of the hospital was getting to him.
"Dave, are you going to be okay?"
"Yes, Alex. I'm worried about you. How far apart are your contractions coming now?"
"I would say about 5 minutes. And they hurt a LOT!!!!" she yelled as another one came on.
"All right, just breathe."
Alex took a breath and breathed through the contraction. Dave finally got her to the elevator. He hit the up button. When the doors opened he pushed Alex into the elevator and headed to the 7th floor for Labor and Delivery. When the doors opened he stepped off the elevator pushing Alex. He walked over to the desk and said, "My wife Alexandra Bautista is in labor. Her contractions are coming 5 minutes apart."
"Okay," said the receptionist, "I just need you to sign in and take a visitor's pass. You can go through those doors when you're done."
Dave signed the book and took a visitor's pass. "Thank-you," he said as he headed to the double doors. His legs were getting wobbly and he was starting to get nervous. They walked through the doors and saw a couple nurses. A nurse directed them into the examination room. She gave Alex a gown to put on and told her the doctor would be in shortly. Alex was sitting on the table and Dave was sitting on a chair. His face was growing white. "Alex, does this room seem smaller than usual?"
"No. It seems about the same. I think you should breathe and calm down."
"I'm all right," he said.
"Are you sure because your face is getting white."
"I'm just a little nervous. I'll be all right."
"Whatever you say." Alex got another contraction. It was a big one. "CAN WE GET A DOCTOR IN HERE NOW!!!!"
"Alex, calm down."
"Dave, when you're about to push a baby out of your Va-jay then you can tell me to calm down until then. Shut up!"
"Breathe."
Alex breathed through the contraction. The doctor knocked on the door before she entered. "Hello, I'm Dr. O'Connor. I'm the doctor on duty today. I understand you're having contractions."
"Yes."
"How far apart would you say they are?"
"About 5 minutes."
"How long are they lasting?"
"For about a minute and a half."
"On a scale from 1-10 10 being the worst and 1 being the least painful what would you say they are?"
"10 times 5."
"That bad?"
"YES!!!!!" Alex said as she started to have another one. "JUST MAKE IT STOP!!!"
"Okay, Alexandra just breathe through them. The nurse is going to hook you up to the monitor so we can observe your contractions and we're going to monitor the baby's heartbeat."
"Okay," said Alex. The nurse hooked her up to the monitor. It was like old times for Alex. She had been hooked up to that monitor so many times she was used to it by now. She knew the entire routine.
When she was hooked up the doctor said, "We're going to monitor you for a little while and then we'll be back in. Just remember when you're having a contraction just breathe through it. Mr. Bautista, that is your job to make sure she breathes through the contractions. Okay?"
"Okay," said Dave.
"Before I leave can I get you anything?" asked the nurse.
"No thank-you," said Alex. The nurse and the doctor left to go monitor Alex's contractions. When they left Alex started to get another contraction. It hurt her so much. She started crying. "Dave, it hurts so bad. Make it stop," she said.
Dave got up and walked over to Alex and started to rub her back. "I know it hurts. It will be okay. Just breathe through it."
"I'm trying, Dave. It just hurts so much," she said crying.
"All right, Alex, just take it easy. Don't cry."
"I can't help it. You don't know how much it hurts."
"It's going to be okay," he said as he continued rubbing her back. He continued rubbing her back and talking her through the contractions. Alex felt like she was about to die from all the pain. She wanted to know what was taking the doctor so long to get into the room to tell her she was definitely in labor. She just wanted her epidural so all the pain could go away.
The doctor finally came back into the room and said, "Alexandra, you're definitely in labor today. So we're going to move you to a more comfortable room for delivery. But before we move you I want to do a pelvic exam to see how dilated you are. Okay?"
"Fine. Just please help me get this baby out soon," she said.
The doctor did the pelvic exam. Alex found it really uncomfortable. "5 cm ."
Alex sat up and the nurse unhooked the monitor and they moved Alex to another room. It was a lot more comfortable than the examination room. It was more friendly. The nurse hooked Alex up to the monitor again. The baby's heartbeat was stronger than ever and Alex's contractions were coming closer and getting stronger. "Can I get you anything?" asked the nurse.
"Sure. Can I have some ice?"
"Of course you can. I'll be right back with your ice," said the nurse as she left the room.
"Well, I guess by tonight or early tomorrow morning our son is going to be here," said Dave.
"I'm hoping for tonight. The sooner he arrives the sooner the pain will be over."
"What time is it?" asked Alex.
"It's only 11:30," said Dave.
"Okay. Did Mr. Schuller call you yet about the verdict?"
"I don't know. There's been so much going on. I didn't even check my phone," said Dave.
"All right."
The nurse came back in with Alex's ice and put it on the little table. "Okay, Alexandra, I'm going to hook you up to an IV so that you don't get dehydrated okay?"
"Okay," said Alex. "When can I get the epidural?"
"You still have time but the doctor will be in an hour to check you again. If you're not progressing she might want you to do some walking."
"Okay." The nurse got out the IV stuff. Dave saw the needle and started turning white again. The nurse put the needle into Alex's arm. Alex said, "there's no air in that right?"
"There's no air."
"Okay, I don't' want to die."
"You're not going to die," said the nurse. She had Alex hooked up to the IV.
"Okay. I have some questions to ask you," said the nurse.
"All right," said Alex.
"When is your birthday?"
"January 23, 1986."
"Okay. And that makes you 29?"
"Yes."
"Is this your first baby?"
"No. I have a 4 year old daughter at home."
"Okay. You're having a boy right?"
"Yes."
"Are we circumcising him?"
"Yes," said Alex.
"Do you drink?"
"Not during my pregnancy."
"How about smoke?"
"Not anymore."
"Okay. And you're interested in getting the epidural?"
"Oh yeah, definitely!"
"And are we thinking about birth control after the baby is born?"
Alex looked at Dave and then back at the nurse. "I'm not sure."
"Okay. We can discuss that later. And that's all I needed to ask. I'll be out in the hallway if you need anything just hit the buzzer. I'll be back in periodically to check on you. If you want to you can put the TV on and watch it. Or you can get some rest. It's up to you and the doctor will be back in an hour to check on you. I'll see you later."
"Thank-you," said Alex. The nurse walked out of the room. "Dave, you should probably call your mom and tell her what's going on."
"You're right and Mr. Schuller hasn't called yet."
"That means it's not a good sign."
"Or he's giving us time to have this baby."
"That could be true but seriously you should call your mom."
"All right," said Dave as he pulled out his phone. He dialed his mom's cellphone number.
Donna was picking Chelsea up from school when her phone started ringing. She looked at it and saw it was Dave. "Hello."
"Hey, Mom"
"Hey, how did everything go in court?"
"We don't know."
"You don't know?"
"Yeah. We had to leave early."
"Why?"
"Because Alex is in labor."
"Alex is in labor?"
"Yeah, we're at the hospital right now. We're in the delivery room waiting for the baby to come. "
"Your son knows when to make an entrance."
"Tell me about it."
"How dilated is she?"
"5 cm."
"She's half way there."
"Are you coming to the hospital?"
"Yeah. Let me get Chelsea some lunch and then I'll pick Athena up from school and we'll head over there."
"All right. Well call me when you're on your way here."
"I will. Just take care of Alex."
"I will. I love you mom."
"I love you too. I'll see you later."
"Bye."
About an hour later the doctor came in to check Alex again. When she checked her she was 6 cm. "If you keep progressing like this, Alexandra, you might have the baby in the next few hours."
" I hope so. Can I get the epidural now? I am in so much pain."
"Are you sure? Because if you do some walking you might speed things up a little bit. Once you have the epidural you're not going to be able to move."
"I'd rather have the epidural and not be able to move than feel this pain," said Alex.
"Ok. We'll get you the epidural as soon as we can," said the doctor.
"Thank-you."
"When the anesthesiologist comes in he'll give you the epidural but I will be back in a couple hours to check your progress. After you get your epidural try to get some rest. You're going to need it."
"How long do you think this is going to take?"
"It depends. You're progressing fast if you dilate a centimeter each hour then in 4 hours you'll be ready to push. And pushing could take about 2 hours so if you go like that by 6:30 you'll have your son. I don't' really know for sure. You could progress fast now but it's not really going to pick up until your water breaks. You could get to 7 cm. and stay there until your water breaks and that all depends on the baby."
"Okay," said Alex.
"I'll see you in a couple hours. Remember once you get your epidural get some rest okay?"
"I will," said Alex.
"See you later," said the doctor as she left the room.
"Thank God. I'm getting an epidural. Then my contractions won't be so bad. Dave, are you going to be able to be in here when I get the epidural?"
" Why not?"
"Because the needle might make you pass out."
"I told you I will be fine."
"Okay," said Alex.
"So is it Benjamin or Evan?" asked Dave
"I don't know. Let's just wait until we see him."
"I'm so excited, Alex!"
"Me too!"
A few minutes later the anesthesiologist came into the room. They had Alex sign a consent form in order to get the epidural. She signed it in a minute flat. She was ready. The anesthesiologist got everything ready. The nurse had Alex sit up so they could put it in Alex's back. Dave looked over and saw the needle. His eyes grew wide and he said, "I think I'm going to be sick."
"Dave, leave. NOW!"
Dave got up and walked out of the room. He stumbled a little bit on his way out. When he was gone they stuck the epidural into Alex's back. Alex had to admit it hurt but it would help her down the road. The nurse gave her something to push when the contractions got too strong to ease the pain. The nurse explained it would only let her click the button so many times in an hour and it wouldn't cause the baby any damage. The nurse helped Alex to lay back down so she could get some rest. When the nurse left the room she sent Dave back into the room since he chickened out and had to leave because of the needle. When he came back into the room he saw Alex laying down. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm sore. I'm having a baby. How do you think I'm doing?"
"Right. Sorry."
"No. I'm sorry. I just . I mean it hurts so bad."
"I know. I'm not taking anything negative you say to heart. I know it's because you're in pain. But just think in a few hours it will all be over."
"What if I'm one of those people that are in labor for 24 hours?"
"You won't be, Alex. The doctor said you're progressing quickly."
"And she also said I could stop until my water breaks."
"You won't be in labor for 24 hours."
"I hope not."
"All right. The doctor said you need to get some rest. So why don't you try to get some sleep?"
"I don't want to go to sleep and leave you awake by yourself."
"Alex, I'll be fine. My mom, Athena and Chelsea are on their way. So if you go to sleep they'll be here for a few minutes and I can talk to them. It's more important that you get your rest."
"All right," said Alex. She closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep in a matter of minutes.
Dave sat there watching her sleep. She was so beautiful. He began talking to the baby and said, "Benjamin/Evan, I don't know how I got so lucky to have your mom in my life. I've been thinking a lot lately about everything I've put her through and everything I've done to her. I was horrible to her at the beginning of the relationship but she still chose to date me. Even after everything started falling apart and all the secrets came out it didn't matter to her she still loved me. She's dealt with so much stuff from me. She still didn't love me any less. Then we got married and I was never home. She didn't stop loving me. Even when I wasn't there for her during her first pregnancy she didn't stop loving me. Even after I cheated on her she didn't love me any less. She hasn't stopped loving me since day 1. I don't know how I got so lucky to have your mom but you're going to be so lucky to have her too. I messed up again in my life and had a baby with another woman but your mom stood by me and is continuing to stand by me. Your mom is so sweet and I don't know why she is even with me. If I would have gone through everything I put her through I would have been gone but she's stuck around for the last 6 years. I love your mom so much but she doesn't deserve me. She deserves better than me. I don't even deserve someone as great as your mom. I am a bad guy and she's such a good girl but it's like she sees past my bad guy attitude and looks for the best in me. If there is even any best in me. It's like she sees past everything I've done wrong and looks to make everything I've done wrong right. She tries so hard to put up with me and I'm grateful to have her in my life. I couldn't have asked for someone better, more understanding, more loving and more caring than your mom. She definitely didn't deserve any of the stuff I've done to her but she's such a good person she saw past all that and loved me anyway. I will always be thankful for everything your mom has done in my life and for everything she's given me. She's the reason your sister Chelsea is going to be so great because she's great. You're going to be just as great because of your mom. You just don't know how lucky you are but soon enough you'll know how wonderful your mom is. I can't say I'm as great or as wonderful as your mom but I do try to be a good guy. I try to make things right but it's like every time I make something right something else goes wrong. I don't know what your mom sees in me but then again she tries to find the good in people so she might have found some good. Just promise me.." He started saying before there was a knock on the door. "Come in," Dave said as quietly as he could so he didn't wake Alex up. His mom, Athena and Chelsea walked in. "Hey, Guys," said Dave.
"We're only back here for a few minutes then we're going to the waiting room," said Donna.
"That's fine," said Dave.
"How's Alex?" asked Athena.
"She just got an epidural and now she's getting some sleep. She was in a lot of pain. I felt so bad for her."
"How are you doing?"
"I'm so nervous. I had to leave the room because of the needle for the epidural."
Donna laughed and said, "Am I gonna have to stay back here in case you pass out?"
"No, Mom. I will be fine."
"Did you call Alex's parents to tell them she's in labor?"
"No. Alex doesn't want them to know."
"They should know. Alex is their only daughter."
"I know, Mom, but Alex doesn't want her mother to know and she doesn't want her mother in her life."
"I know but you could tell her dad."
"I would call him but I don't want to risk talking to Sylvia."
"What's wrong with Sylvia?"
"She's a monster. Do you want me to wake Alex?"
"No, let her sleep."
"Okay."
"Do you want anything? Like any food?"
"Yeah but I feel bad eating it in front of Alex because she can't eat anything."
"We can go down to the food court while she's sleeping and then we'll come back."
"Okay," said Dave as he grabbed his phone.
"Oh, here is Alex's hospital bag," said Athena, "I figured she might need this."
"Thanks," said Dave as he laid it on the chair. They walked to the food court so Dave could get something to eat.
When they came back to the room Alex was awake watching TV. She was watching Rachael Ray. She didn't usually watch that show but she was bored and there was nothing else on. She was still in a fair amount of pain but the epidural was working. She saw Dave and their family walk into the room. "Hey," she said.
"Mama!" Said Chelsea as she went to hug her mom.
"Hey, Chels! How was school today?"
"It was good. We learned our graduation songs today."
"Oh yeah that's right your pre-school graduation is coming up."
"Yeah and then I go to kindergarten!"
"I know. You're getting so big!"
"Is my brother coming today?"
"Either today or early tomorrow," said Alex.
"Oh. Hey, Mama, what's this?" asked Chelsea as she pointed to Alex's IV.
"That's so that mama doesn't get dehydrated it keeps fluids going into my body."
"I see. What's that for?" asked Chelsea as she saw the monitor.
"That is to keep an eye on your brother's heartbeat and to see how mama's pains are."
"Oh. Does it hurt?"
"Yeah."
"Like when I had a broken arm?"
"Sort of but probably a little worse."
"Oh. I'm sorry, Mama."
"It's okay, Chels. The doctors gave me some medicine to make me feel better."
"That's good."
"Did you two hear anything about Kaylee and Bella?" asked Donna.
"No and right now I'm not focused on Bella and her drama. I want this room to be Bella free," said Alex.
"Okay. Fair enough," said Donna.
"I want to say one thing and I won't say anything else about her. You should have seen her mom. She was antagonizing Alex at the court house. She was in Alex's face all the time. Alex was having contractions and Bella was making things a lot worse for her."
"I wanted to rip her face off. I still do. Everything she said today pissed me off more than I already was. And the sound of that voice ugh.. Drove me nuts. Oh and she didn't mean to sleep with my husband."
"How do you not mean to sleep with someone?" asked Donna.
"Well, it is possible," said Alex as she looked at Dave and then down at her stomach.
Dave said, "it happens. I know we didn't mean to sleep with each other and look where we are right now. Alex is laying in a hospital bed getting ready to have a baby. It's funny how things work out sometimes. If you would have asked me back in August if I'd expect to be with Alex and her having my baby I would have told you no but here we are on May 11th sitting in the hospital waiting for our son to come."
"Actually, it's funny how fate brings two people that were meant to be together."
The doctor knocked on the door. "Come in," said Dave.
The doctor walked in with the nurse and saw all the people. "I'm in here to check on Alex to see if she's progressed any more so I'm going to need two of you to leave the room. You can come back in when I'm done," she said.
"Okay," said Athena. She took Chelsea's hand and they walked out the door.
"I think I'm going to go with them," said Donna, "Dave seems to have everything under control for now."
"Donna, you can stay if you want," said Alex.
"Are you sure?"
"I want you to be in the room for the birth if you can. Even if Dave doesn't pass out. I still want you in here. You are my mother in law but you're more of a mother to me than my own mom. You've been there for me more than she has. It would mean a lot to me if you stayed and saw the birth of your first grandson. So will you stay?"
"Of course, Alex."
"Thank-you."
The doctor did another pelvic exam on Alex. "Well, Alexandra, you're only 7 cm dilated. Your progress has slowed down. I'm going to let it go for a while longer but if you don't start to progress more in the next couple hours we're going to need to break your water but I would really like for your water to break on its own."
"Okay," said Alex.
"All right. I'll see you again in a couple hours," said the doctor before she left the room. She sent Athena and Chelsea back into the room.
"Dave?"
"Yeah?"
"Can you get me some more ice?"
"Sure. I'll be right back," Dave said as he took the cup. He walked out of the room and went to get her some more ice.
"Dave is surprising me today. I would have thought he'd be out by now," said Alex.
"Just wait until the pushing begins," said Donna.
"I don't know. He might just prove us wrong. He's not as nervous as he was when we first got here. His nerves have calmed down a lot," said Alex.
"Alex, you know how excited he is about having a son. He's not going to miss the birth of his first son. He's going to put his fear aside," said Athena.
"You're right," said Alex.
"Was Daddy awake when I was born?" asked Chelsea
"No, Chelsea. He was so scared he fainted."
"Like he was when I got stitches?"
"Yes, Chelsea."
"I'm not scared of doctors," said Chelsea.
"Neither am I," said Alex.
Chelsea was listening to the baby's heartbeat as it started picking up and going faster. "Mama? What's that?"
"That is the baby's heartbeat."
"Why did it get fast?"
"Because that means he's working hard to get out of mama's tummy."
"Oh."
"Is he going to be here soon?"
"I hope. I really hope," said Alex. Dave came back in the room and handed Alex her cup of ice. "Thank-you."
"You're welcome."
A couple hours had passed and Athena took Chelsea to the food court to get her some food for dinner. While they were eating Dave was helping Alex get comfortable and move her up a little bit since she couldn't move herself. When he was moving her she felt a gush of fluid and realized her water finally broke. "Dave, I think my water just broke."
"Did it?"
"I'm not sure but I felt something. Check for me."
Dave looked and said, "Yeah. It broke."
"Finally!" she said as she breathed a sigh of relief. They buzzed the nurse to come into the room. She came in and changed the padding under Alex.
"Alexandra, are you feeling any pressure pushing down?"
"Not a lot."
"Do you feel the need to push?"
"Not yet."
"Okay. I'm going to get the doctor to come in and check you again. She'll be in shortly."
"Thank-you," said Alex.
When the doctor came in again she checked Alex again and said, "8 cm. You're on your way. I am going to go out on a limb here and say that by 10:30 you should have your son in your arms. Things are going to start speeding up now."
"That's what I wanted to hear," said Alex. She was relieved. Even though she had the epidural the lower the baby got the more pain she started to feel. She couldn't feel the contractions but she could feel her son pushing his way down. She was hoping and hoping that the baby would come.
When the doctor left the room Chelsea and Athena came back in. "How is everything?" asked Athena.
"Good. We're getting closer," said Alex.
"That's good."
"Athena, are you sure you don't want to stay and watch the birth of your brother that way when you think about having sex you decide not to after seeing what can happen when you have sex?"
"Dad."
"Athena."
"Dave, leave the girl alone."
"Alex, I'm just asking her so she knows the consequences of having sex."
"I'm sure she already knows the consequences. Just leave her alone."
At 8:30 it was getting late and Alex was starting to get miserable. She had already been in labor for over 12 hours. Athena decided it would be time for her to take Chelsea to the waiting room. Athena hoped Chelsea would fall asleep in the waiting room while they were waiting for Alex to have the baby. "All right, Chelsea and me are going to go to the waiting room to wait for the news on the baby since it's getting late," said Athena.
"Okay. Chelsea, come give me a kiss and a hug," said Alex.
"Okay, Mama." She walked over to her mom and gave her a kiss and gently hugged her. "I love you, Mama."
"I love you too. I'll see you soon. Okay?"
"Okay. Bye," said Chelsea as her and Athena walked out of the delivery room.
As soon as they were gone Alex said, "CAN WE GET A DOCTOR IN HERE??"
"What's wrong?" asked Dave.
"I feel like I need to push."
"All right. Let me page the nurse," he said. He paged the nurse and shortly after a new nurse came in to check on her.
"What's the problem, Alexandra?"
"I feel like I need to push."
"Okay, don't push. Let me get the doctor in here. Dr. O'Connor left so now you're going to have a new doctor. Her name is Dr. Smith. She will be in shortly."
Dr. Smith came in the delivery room and checked on Alex. "She's ready. She's 10 cm. It's time for her to start pushing." The nurse started getting the stuff ready for after the baby came. She had the incubator, towels and blankets. She was ready. " Okay, Alexandra, you're going to need to work with me. When I tell you to push you need to push your hardest. Okay?"
"Okay," said Alex.
The doctor looked at the monitor and said, "Okay..push!" Dave took Alex's hand as she started to push. She pushed as hard as she could. "Okay stop." Alex hurt Dave's hand. He never knew that someone as small as Alex would have such strength. The nurse had Donna get Alex a cold wet wash cloth to put on her head as she was pushing. When the next contraction came the doctor told her to push again. As it passed she was told to stop. "Good. You're doing good, Alex," said the doctor.
"You are doing great," said Dave.
"Dave, I can't do this. It hurts. I don't want to do this," said Alex.
"Alex, it's too late not to do it. It's okay. You're going to be fine," said Dave.
"I know but I can't do this."
"You'll be fine. The harder you push the sooner he will be out. You can do it, Alex."
"No, Dave, I can't."
"Yes you can. Don't underestimate yourself. You're doing great."
"All right, Alexandra, give me another big push," said the doctor. Alex pushed harder and squeezed Dave's hand even harder. Dave's hand lost circulation and then Alex felt a lot of pain. She let out a loud scream. "Okay. Stop pushing, Alexandra. He's crowning."
Alex relaxed and eased up the grip she had on Dave's hand. "He is?"
"Yes. A few more big pushes and he'll be out. Do you want to see it, Mr. Bautista?"
"No."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm very sure."
"Don't let him look. He'll pass out. He can't pass out. He needs to keep holding my hand and help me get through this."
"Okay. Do you want to see, Alexandra?"
"No."
"All right, Alexandra, I need you to push again." Alex pushed again. "Push harder. I can see his head. He doesn't have much hair." Alex pushed harder. "Okay. Stop."
"Am I almost done?"
"Almost but listen you're doing great. Just a couple more big pushes and he'll be out. I promise."
"Okay. Dave, I'm scared. I can't do it anymore. I want to stop."
"Alex, there isn't anything to be scared of. Just push like he said and the baby will be out. You don't want to stop."
"I can't push anymore."
"Alex, you have to. You can handle this. We can handle this. You're doing great. You're almost done."
"I can't."
"Alex, listen to me. You can do this. Just be strong. You've been strong for so long. Keep your strength. You can do it. Stop telling yourself that you can't."
"All right, Alexandra. Give me another push." Alex pushed as hard as she could. "All right, Stop. His head is out." said the doctor. The doctor suctioned his nose out. "All right give me another push. Push as hard as you can." Alex pushed. "All right stop. He's almost out. Just wait a minute."
Dave didn't want to look down and see the baby until he was fully out. He couldn't handle it. Then he said, "Mom, look at him tell me what he looks like."
"Okay," said Donna as she looked at her grandson. "He's beautiful."
"All right, Alexandra, one more big push. You can do it." Alex pushed.
"Okay, Alex, baby you can do it. Push." Alex pushed and suddenly the baby was out at 9:20 p.m.
"You have a very beautiful baby boy," said the doctor as she suctioned out the baby's mouth. The baby's cries filled the room. When Alex heard her son's cry she got tears of joy in her eyes. Dave started crying too. The doctor held him up for Dave to cut the umbilical cord. The nurse handed the scissors to Dave and he cut the umbilical cord. The doctor laid the baby down on Alex's chest.
Alex looked at her son as the nurse was cleaning him off. "He's so beautiful," she said. "Hey, little guy," she said as she touched his fingers.
"Little guy?" asked Dave as he looked at him. "He's a line backer."
The nurse took the baby and cleaned him off and weighed him. "9 lbs 6 oz," she said.
"He's huge!" said Dave.
The nurse took his foot prints and then wrapped him in a blanket. She put a cap on his head and handed him to Alex. "Here you go, Mommy."
Alex took her son into her arms. He looked so peaceful. He had all ten fingers and all ten toes. "He's so cute," said Alex.
"He is. You did good, Alex," said Dave as he looked down at his son. "He looks just like you, Alex."
"He has your mouth though," she said as she saw her son yawn. "Hey, little guy. Welcome to the world." Dave put his finger into the baby's tiny hand and the baby wrapped his hand around his finger. "Not bad for coming from a bar tramp huh?"
"You're not a bar tramp," said Dave.
"I know. It just still amazes me that my own mother could call me that. Do you want to hold him?"
"I'm scared."
"Of what?"
"To hold him. He's really tiny. I don't want to hurt him."
"You'll be fine, Dave." Said Alex as she handed the baby to his father.
Dave took the baby into his arms and was admiring his first son. "He is so precious. So what do you want to name him?"
"I don't know yet. We'll figure it out. Let's let Chelsea have a say in the decision," said Alex.
"All right," said Dave as he continued to hold his first born son.
*A/N: The baby is finally here!!! Dave did great..I kind of liked how he was helping Alex through it. Tell me what you think. Please review I love getting your reviews.
Chapter 36: Chelsea meets her new brother..and they finally name him Benjamin or Evan?