Chapter 162
The doctor soon entered Phoebe's room and smiled warmly at the mother. "Good morning Mrs. Booth."
"Hewo." Phoebe greeted when it seemed like her mother wasn't about to respond to the doctor, as the two of them laughed.
"Okay, I'm not sure if your husband told you but she is responding really well to the treatment. I mean you can see how she looked when you brought her in compared to where she is now. So we'd keep her here for at least one more day and they you'll have to bring her in daily for check - ups for about 5 to 7 days and then she'll be good to go." The doctor smiled and Alex nodded thankfully.
"Alright miss Phoebe, let's get to it. Are you gonna fight me?" The doctor asked walking over to her and Phoebe shook her head. "Okay, you gonna show your mom that you're a big girl?" The doctor asked and Phoebe nodded her head, but as the doctor walked closer and the syringe with the medicine came into view she refused to open her mouth and kept turning her head away.
"Hey, Phoebe look at me. Come on it's going to make you better, and once you're better we'll go for ice cream. I promise." Alex bribed her daughter and she looked at her mother opening her mouth due to excitement and the doctor took this chance to administer the medicine into her mouth but she gurgled it for some time.
"Phoebe Grace please swallow it." Alex said and the little girl obeyed swallowing the medicine with a heavy heart when the door opened revealing two grandmothers and her father walking behind them.
"Nana! Gwamma!" Phoebe smiled looking up towards the door.
"Hello, are you being a good girl and listening to what the doctor is saying?" Theresa asked and Phoebe looked up at him, and when he nodded his head at her Phoebe was confident enough to do the same.
"It takes some convincing and bribing but we get there eventually." The doctor laughed after listening to her heartbeat and Phoebe's lung sounds. "Okay, part one is done, the nurse will give you the last medication in a little while okay. And where is she going to put it?" The doctor asked and Phoebe showed him her hand with the IV in it that were bandaged. "Good girl! I'll see you later." He smiled and left the room.
Theresa walked over to Alex and hugged her first, but when Theresa pulled away she kept her daughter in law at arm's length while her hand rested on Alex's shoulder and looked at her with a frown, while Sita went over to Phoebe first. "Why do you look so pale Alex? Are you okay?" She asked as her son and daughter in law shared a look, and Sita turned her attention to the two of them as well waiting for an explanation from the duo.
Alex sighed loudly rubbing her hands together and fumbling with her wedding ring. "I had some stomach cramps this morning and vomited for quite sometime, but I've seen the gynecologist and the baby is fine, but my blood pressure is very low. So I'll have to stay here for the rest of the day until they're satisfied with it. And some stress added to it but I'll be fine, really."
"I don't care what the doctors are saying I am still not happy with how pale you're looking, Alex. I'll tell them to keep you here even if it's for the whole year." Sita said pointing a finger in her daughter's direction. "Tell her that." Ryan seconded his mother in law's words.
"You're supposed to be on my side." She laughed hitting his shoulder lightly. "I have to get back upstairs, Phoebe Grace please behave yourself okay. I'll come back later. I love you." Alex said walking over to the bed kissing her daughter's forehead as she and Ryan walked out of the room together back to the consultation room where she was previously.
"Welcome back, I was about to send out a search party for you." The gynecologist joked. "There is no way I could've missed it not with Ryan and our mothers showing up." Alex confessed. "Well that's a good thing, I think I need to speak to them, about how you need to take things easy." The doctor said slowly as she looked for a vein in Alex's arm and put the IV in before hanging the fluids onto a hook and putting wires on her belly while looking at the monitor until she could hear the baby's heartbeat. "Okay, I'll get you something sweet to eat so we can get this blood sugar up."
"I'm too afraid to eat, I really don't want to vomit again." Alex said and the doctor looked at her concerned. "So you were not being honest with me when I asked you previously how you're doing! Alexandra Booth, I'll give you something for nausea but then you have to try and eat something light, we'll see how it goes with tea and some toast. And if I need to keep someone at your side for the rest of the day to tell me how many times you've been throwing up then that's what I'll do."
"I promise to be honest from this point forward." Alex said and the doctor extended her hand so the three of them could pinky swear making them laugh but it was a promise nevertheless. "You can go home if you want to go sleep or take a shower." She proposed looking at her husband but he shook his head, "I'm okay. I'll worry better when I can see you and Phoebe instead of being away from the two of you."
"Okay." Alex nodded smiling lightly as she got comfortable on the bed and closed her eyes briefly before she dozed off while Ryan stared at the monitor that reflected their baby's fast and steady heartbeat. A nurse arrived with breakfast a little while later and Ryan woke her gently. "Have something to eat, sweetheart." He whispered softly and she opened her eyes blinking a few times looking at the food tray. "Do I have to eat?" She asked looking at the monitor to check on her baby.
"Yes you do, even if it's just half of the toast. Or I tell the doctor you don't want to eat and then she keeps you here overnight." He blackmailed her, and he felt bad for doing it but she obeyed as he helped her up and pulled the tray towards her.
"Half?" She asked again looking up at him and he nodded that he'd be satisfied with that for now.
In Phoebe's room she continued reading her grandmothers the same story she read Nimah earlier, keeping the book upside down and pointing to the pictures of the dogs and the ocean viciously. "Doggie and watah."
"A doggie and water yes. Wow you are so clever." Theresa smiled not knowing when her granddaughter grew up so quickly.
"Gramma yook." Phoebe said pointing to the door when the nurse entered with her breakfast. "I see your food. And you're going to eat everything up and become nice and strong." Sita said and Phoebe nodded eagerly. "I don't see her father here, will you feed her or should I?" The nurse asked but the grandparents assured her their granddaughter was in good hands and that between the two of them they'll get her to eat her breakfast.
Alex forced her food down in order to please her husband and the doctor but she knew it would only be a matter of time before the food she just forced down her throat would make its way back up and she despised the feeling of warm saliva in her mouth and she reached for a bucket just in time emptying the contents of her stomach that she just consumed, Ryan rushed to her side and rubbed her back as he continued to heave, and he pressed the call button when a nurse soon arrived but, the doctor made it to the room quickly and the nurse left again.
"She tried eating half of the toast and now she's vomiting again." Ryan explained as Alex composed herself, the nurse brought her a glass of water so Alex can rinse her mouth while the doctor checked her stats again. "I know I said I only want to keep you here for the day but it looks like I'll have to keep you overnight. "
"Do you have to? I've really had enough of hospitals." Alex whined.
"If your stats doesn't pick up by 5PM and the medication doesn't work for your nausea, I'll have to keep you here. For you and the baby's safety. And if it means I have to book you off from work for the duration of your pregnancy then that is what I'll do. You need to put your health first right now." The doctor said while instructing the nurse to check up and report back to her every hour.
"Promise me you won't tell mom about what happened just now, as it'll only add to their worry and I just need Phoebe to get better." Alex said looking at her husband.
"I need both of you to get better." Ryan said kissing his wife's forehead and making himself comfortable by pulling the lounger closer to the bed so he can lay his head on her shoulder for a little while, as he draws little patterns on her slightly swollen belly absentmindedly.
Hey guys, here's another one, I want to fast forward after this chapter to at least a week (and then yes finally India will happen between chapter 163 onwards) I feel like I've been dragging it out for way too long and you guys have been really really patient so I will not keep you in suspense any longer. As I have done some research on it and I think I have quite a few activities that I found online that I'll incorporate into their time over there. If there is anything you guys want to see in particular happen during their time in India let me know within the next two days or over the few chapters that I'll be writing this. Hope everything is still going well on your side, have a good week!
Lovies-S
