Fully awake now Steve got out of the bed to look for Catherine. He found her in their bathroom leaning against the vanity.
"You okay honey?" Steve asked.
"Yeah, I'm good."
"Did your water break?"
"I think so, I'm not sure."
"Why didn't you wake me up then? Come on, let's get you to the hospital."
"I'm only thirty-four weeks Steve, it's too early for this baby," Catherine replied panicky.
"Let's just go to the hospital first to see what's going on okay. It's gonna be okay Cath, I'm right here with you."
Steve quickly got changed and helped Catherine down the stairs and into his truck. It wasn't busy at this time so they were at the hospital in no time. Steve parked his car and helped Catherine inside.
"Hello, how can I help you?" The male nurse behind the desk asked.
"My wife, she seems to be in labor. It's our first baby, so we're not sure."
"Alright, let's just get you checked out okay."
The nurse called a doctor over and they followed her to one of the beds. Steve helped Catherine onto the bed.
"How many weeks are you ma'am?" The doctor asked.
"I'm thirty-four weeks. It's too early for the baby, right? But I think my water broke."
"We'll just have a look okay. You're in good hands here. We'll take good care of you both okay." The doctor grabbed the ultrasound and moved the wand over Catherine's stomach. "The baby has turned already and it's already positioning to come on. I'll just gonna feel in between your legs but I think that you are in labor yeah."
The nurse closed the curtain and the doctor lifted Catherine's legs up and took her underwear off. With her fingers she felt in between Catherine's legs.
"Yeah, you are in labor. You're two centimeters dilated right now. I'm gonna call upstairs and we'll get you settled into OB. Do you have a regular OB/GYN?"
"Yes, Doctor Simmons. She works in this hospital," Steve answered.
"I believe she's working tonight. I will call upstairs to let them know you're here and a nurse will bring you upstairs."
"Alright thank you."
The doctor and nurse left.
"Don't worry Cath, it's all gonna be okay."
"I'm only thirty-four weeks Steve. This baby is not ready to come out."
"I know it's early Cath, but we're in the hospital. Everything is gonna be fine, I promise. I'm right here next to yeah. Everything is gonna be fine."
A female nurse came to bring Catherine upstairs.
"Hello, I'm Jane and I'll be your OB nurse. Doctor Simmons will be here shortly to see you. She's just in with another patient."
The nurse helped Catherine get settled into the bed and put a baby monitor on Catherine's stomach.
"Is the baby okay?" Catherine asked.
"The heartbeat seems just fine so I wouldn't worry too much. I know you're only thirty-four weeks but it's not that early. Don't worry, we're gonna take good care of you and your little baby."
A little later Doctor Simmons walked into the room.
"Hello Catherine, I see it's time already."
"Yeah my water broke and the doctor downstairs said I'm already two centimeters dilated. But isn't it too early for the baby doctor?"
"Thirty-four weeks is early but not that early. Don't worry okay, you're safe here in the hospital and we'll take good care of you and the little boy. Can I check you over?"
"Yeah sure."
The doctor felt around Catherine's stomach first before grabbing the ultrasound.
"The baby has positioned nicely already and everything is looking fine. His heartbeat is fine and there's no sign of any problems. It happens sometimes that babies are born this early. It's nothing to worry about." The doctor felt in between Catherine's legs. "My colleague was right. You are two centimeters dilated right now, so we'll just have to wait until you're fully dilated. Is there anything I can get you?"
"No, I'm good now, thank you."
"Alright, if you need anything just press the call button. I'll be back later to check on you."
"Thank you doctor."
The medical staff left the room and Steve sat down next to Catherine and the bed.
"See honey, I told you everything would be fine."
"I know, I just got worried that the baby is arriving already."
"Yeah but the doctor said there's nothing to worry about at the moment so it's all gonna be okay. I can't believe we're finally getting to meet him."
"Yeah I know me neither. I just wasn't expecting this now but I can't wait to finally meet him."
"Yeah just a little while longer and we'll have a beautiful little boy here."
"I'm glad you're here with me and that I didn't go into labor when you were away on a case."
"I would've come right here anyways. I'm not gonna miss this. I'm gonna be right here when you bring our little boy into the world."
They just sat around the hospital bed waiting for Catherine to be fully dilated. It was going so very slow. It had been six hours since Catherine had gone to the hospital and she was still only four centimeters dilated. Her contractions were still about ten minutes apart. She hated that it was going this slowly. It was now 9am so Steve grabbed his phone and called Danny.
"Hey Steve," Danny answered the phone.
"Hey Danny, I'm just calling to say I'm not coming in today. Catherine has gone into labor."
"Ah okay, that's fine Steve. Good luck and let us know when the little baby is here."
"I will thanks."
Steve hung up the phone and went back to Catherine. Catherine really hoped that it would speed up soon, she was more than ready to have this baby.
"Steve, can you maybe go home real quick and pack some things? I didn't take the baby would be here already so I didn't pack a bag yet."
"Yeah sure. What do you need?"
"Some clean underwear and clothes for me and some clothes and diapers for the baby."
"Alright, I'll be right back." Steve gave Catherine a kiss and then moved to her stomach. "You better not come out yet while daddy is gone okay. Daddy will be right back."
Steve quickly went to the house and grabbed a bag to put the stuff in. Within an hour he was back at the hospital. Over the next four hours the contractions got closer and heavier. They were now about four minutes apart. Catherine decided to just walk around the room to see if that would maybe make things go faster.
"You okay honey?" Steve asked.
"Yeah, I just hate that it's going this slow. I want him out."
"I know honey, I know. Is there anything I can do?"
"Can you pull him out for me?"
"Sorry honey, I wish I could."
"I know, I know. Could you rub my back for me please, it hurts."
"Of course."
Catherine stood next to the bed with her elbows leaning on the bed as Steve rubbed her back, trying to sooth her pain.
"Does this help?"
"Yeah, it helps a bit."
An hour later the doctor came to check on Catherine.
"How's it going here?" The doctor asked.
"Too slowly."
"Let me just check how far you're dilated…. You're six centimeters dilated right now."
"Argh, still not there. I want this baby out!" Catherine yelled.
"I understand that Catherine. I can give you some medications for the pain, with some women it helps speed things up."
"Yes please, let's try that."
The nurse administered the medications. Within an hour Catherine was in the delivery room and she was nine centimeters dilated.
"You're doing great honey. This baby is almost ready."
"I can't wait to have him out."
"I know honey. You're doing great, I'm right here next to you."
The medical staff got everything ready for the delivery.
"Alright Catherine, you're fully dilated so with the next contraction you can push."
Catherine was so happy that she could finally push, she wanted this baby out. Steve sat down next to Catherine on the bed and held her hand.
"You can do this honey, I'm right here with you. Just squeeze my hand as hard as you must. You can do this."
"Alright Catherine, push."
Catherine gave it everything she got. It hurt like hell pushing this baby out. Five pushes later the baby's head was out. Two pushes later the baby was almost out.
"Alright Catherine, one last push, one big push," the doctor told her.
"I can't, I can't anymore," Catherine replied dead tired.
"You can do this honey. Just one more big push. You can do it honey, I'm right here with you. Just one more push and we'll see our little boy."
Catherine gave it everything she got and squeezed Steve's hand tightly as she pushed. She screamed with pain as the baby finally came out.
"Relax honey, he's out, he's out. You did great," Steve told her and gave her a soft kiss on her head.
The room was immediately filled with the cries of the little baby.
"You've got a beautiful little boy," the doctor spoke as she held up the baby. "Would you like to do the honors dad?"
The nurse handed Steve a pair of scissors and told Steve were to cut the umbilical cord. The doctor took the little boy over to the table to check him out as she nurse went to deliver Catherine's placenta. Steve and Catherine looked at their little boy lying there. He had one healthy set of lungs. Steve grabbed his phone and took a few pictures of the doctor checking out their little boy. He couldn't believe that the little guy was finally here. He really was a dad now.
"He's so beautiful Cath," Steve spoke as he looked back at Catherine.
Catherine smiled at him, she could see the love spread over Steve's face.
"He's perfectly healthy. The Apgar score is ten, that's very good." The doctor wrapped the little boy in a blue blanket and brought him over to Catherine. "Here you go mommy."
Catherine couldn't believe she was really holding her little boy. He was finally here! He was so beautiful. He had brown hair and green eyes just like his daddy. He had the cutest little nose and ten perfect little fingers and toes. He was just perfect.
"He's so beautiful," Catherine spoke with tears in her eyes.
"Yes he is. Thank you for giving me this little boy."
"Thank you too."
"I love you Cath."
"I love you too Steve," Catherine gave Steve a kiss before turning her attention back to the little baby lying in her arms.
It was so unreal that the little boy was finally here. She had carried him around for so long and now he was finally here, she couldn't be happier. She had a little boy together with Steve.
"Do you have a name for the little guy already?" The doctor asked.
"Yes we have," Catherine said. "Liam John McGarrett. Liam is his first name."
"Alright." The doctor put the name on the wrist band and filled everything in on the form. Catherine and Steve both signed the birth certificate. The little guy was born on the twelfth of November at 4.13 pm, weighing six pounds and measuring almost eighteen inches.
"Thank you doctor, for everything," Catherine told her. "You sure our little boy is doing fine?"
"You're welcome Catherine. Yes he's doing just fine. I checked him over and he's perfectly healthy."
"Thank you doctor."
"I'll be back later to check on you."
The medical staff left the room and Steve and Catherine sat there on the bed looking at their newborn baby boy.
"Look at him, we have a little baby boy," Catherine said.
"Yeah, I can't believe he's finally here. He's so cute."
"That he is. Hey there little guy, mommy is so happy to finally meet you. You're such a little cutie."
Liam looked up to his parents as he lay happily in Catherine's arms. He was just such a little cutie. Steve and Catherine were madly in love with him already. Steve grabbed the camera out of the bag and took a picture of Catherine holding their little boy. He just loved the picture, his wife holding his newborn son. Life couldn't be more perfect than right now.
"Do you wanna hold him daddy?"
"Yeah of course."
Steve put the camera away and moved closer to Catherine so he could take the little boy from her. Steve couldn't believe it, he was holding his son for the first time.
"Hey there little guy, I'm your daddy."
Liam snuggled against his daddy as Steve held him. Catherine took the camera and took a picture of Steve with their son. Steve brought Liam closer to him and gave him a soft kiss on his head. Catherine quickly took a picture of it.
"Excuse me," the nurse interrupted them. "It's time for his bath." The nurse walked in with a baby bath and some towels.
"Did you pack the clothes and the diapers?" Catherine asked Steve.
"Yes they are here in bag."
"Okay good. You can wash him, I just don't have the energy yet."
"That's fine. I hope I can do it."
"Don't worry sir, I'm here to help you," the nurse told him.
Steve took Liam to the changing table and unwrapped the blanket as the nurse filled the tub. The nurse put the tub next to the bed so Catherine could watch. Steve picked Liam up and took him over to the bath.
"Just gently put him down in the tub and hold your hand underneath his neck," the nurse told Steve.
Steve checked first if the water wasn't too hot before he put Liam in it. Liam didn't mind one bit. Gently Steve put him in until he was lying in the tub. Catherine sat on the bed and took some pictures of Steve washing their little boy.
"Alright, now gently splash some water over him but be careful it doesn't get in his face."
Steve did as the nurse told him. Liam lay there happily in the tub looking up to his daddy. With his wet hand Steve gently washed his face a bit. He took him out after about five minutes and wrapped a towel around him. Steve took him over to the changing table and dried him off. The nurse handed him a diaper. Steve had changed Joan's diaper a few times so he knew how to do it. Steve dressed Liam in a white bodysuit with blue edges and dogs on it. He put a gray footed onesie with dog paws over it and a gray hat on his head. The nurse had taken the bath away and had left the room in the meantime.
"Here we are mommy, all freshly washed," Steve said as he handed Liam to Catherine.
"Daddy dressed you well, you look so cute." Catherine brought him closer so she could give him a kiss. "I just love this newborn baby smell."
"I'm just gonna call the team and Mary to let them know the little guy is here."
"Sure that's fine."
Steve pulled his phone out and called Mary first. Mary was so happy that she was an aunt now and would come by shortly. Next Steve called Danny, he would tell the others and they would come by once the case was finished.
"Can you call my dad too?"
"Yeah of course."
Steve called Catherine's dad and Doris as well. They would come by as well. Just as Steve hung up the phone Liam started crying.
"I think this little guy is hungry," Catherine stated.
Catherine loosened her hospital gown and pulled it down. She brought Liam closer to her nipple. Liam felt around for a bit before he found the nipple. He immediately started sucking.
"That's a good boy."
Steve grabbed the camera and took a picture of Catherine feeding Liam. It was so cute to hear the little suckling noises Liam made as he drank. Once Liam had drunk enough Catherine put him over her shoulder so she could burp him. Just as Liam burped Mary walked in with Joan.
"Hey guys," Mary spoke as she walked in.
"Hey Mary, hey Joan," Steve greeted them.
"Hey uncle Steve! Is baby here?" Joan squealed.
"Yes he is." Steve picked Joan up so she could see Liam. "That's Liam, your little cousin."
"He's so little."
"He's very cute," Mary stated. "Congratulations to both of you."
"Thank you Mary," Catherine replied.
Mary had brought a present for Liam as well. Steve put Joan down on the bed so he could open the present. Mary had bought them a footed pair of pajamas in camouflage grey colors.
"I brought something too aunt Catherine," Joan said.
Mary handed Joan the present so she could give it to Liam.
"Aww thank you Joan. Can you open it for Liam?"
"Yes I can aunt Catherine."
Joan opened the present and it revealed a cute little teddy bear.
"Aww thank you Joan. I'm sure Liam will love it." Joan placed the teddy bear on top of Liam's stomach. Liam tried to grab the little teddy bear. "I think he loves it," Catherine spoke with a smile.
The Five-0 team came by as well and so did Catherine's dad and Doris. They all stayed until visiting hours were over. The doctor came by as well. Steve hoped that Catherine and Liam could already come home.