::The Third Day::
Ages: Melinda: 7
Tessa: 4
Anna: 3
I wake up with a start. "Leo, its time," I say, urgently shaking him. Even though I had just started feeling the contractions, they were coming fast. Before Leo had even awaken, I had felt another one.
"LEO! Call my sisters. Get them over here to watch the girls." I make sure he is awake, and then grab my suitcase. I head downstairs and sit in a kitchen chair, doing the breathing exercises, trying to lessen the pain. I could hear Leo running around upstairs, panicking, just as he had done with every other baby. "LEO! HURRY! This baby isn't waiting!" I call up, hoping to hurry him along.
Within seconds, he was downstairs, and Phoebe was at the door. I rushed out, barely hearing her call out good luck.
Leo speed out of the drive way, nearly hitting a few cars. We reach the hospital in a few minutes. Leo rushed inside, while I had to go just a tad bit slower. Leo met me halfway, with a nurse and a wheelchair. Leo pushed me inside while the nurse wrote down stuff about my contractions and other medical information.
"They are just over a minute apart. There isn't much time," I say, grimacing as another contraction started.
"Okay, lets get you into the birthing room immediately." The nurse said, directing Leo to a room. As soon as he stopped the wheelchair, I got out and climbed onto the bed.
"Okay, you lay while I go get the doctor." She says, rushing out of the room.
"Its almost time." I tell Leo.
"I can't wait." He replied, gently squeezing my hand.
The doctor came rushing in. After doing a few checks, he says, "Yep, you are fully dilated. Are you ready to have your baby?"
I nod, just as another contraction makes it near impossible to say anything.
"Okay, as soon as I tell you to, I want you to push as hard as you can, okay Piper?"
I nod again.
A few seconds later, right before the next contraction had started, the doctor said, "Okay Piper, PUSH!"
I push, has hard as I can, straining to keep my strength.
"Okay, relax. I can see the head." The doctor says.
I take a few deep breaths, knowing I won't have long.
"Okay, Push!" the doctor shouts again.
Again, I push as hard as I could, in much pain.
"Okay, Piper, relax. I can see the head, just one more push, and you should have your baby."
Inwardly I groan. I was exhausted, in pain, and I didn't want to push anymore.
As if sensing that, Leo squeezed my hand again, and wiped the hair away from my face.
That second, it seemed to restore my strength. When the doctor said to push again, I pushed as hard as I could.
The next sound I heard was the screaming of my baby, and the doctor saying, "Congratulations Piper, you have a baby boy."
I slowly start crying tears of joy. "A boy." I say to Leo.
Leo walked up, and cut the cord. "Piper, he's beautiful."
A minute later, I was holding my son. "What should we name him?"
We tossed around a few ideas, each trying to figure out what we liked best.
"Joshua." Leo suggested.
"I like that. Welcome to the world Joshua Alexander Wyatt." I tell him.
We had already decided Alexander would be his middle name, after Leo's father.
Soon, the nurses had to take Joshua away, so he could get some tests and be put in the nursery. I slept, and Leo slept by my side in the chair.
At about ten in the morning, when Josh was about 5 hours old, they brought him back in for his first feeing. The nurse started to explain how to breastfeed, but, I replied, "This is my fourth child, I think I know how to do it by now."
When Joshua was finished, I just held him in my arms, watching him sleep. I heard a knock at the door, and Leo answer it. There was Phoebe, Melinda, Tessa, and Anna.
"Hi," I say, quietly from my bed. The girls come running over, wanting to see the new bbay.
"So, is it a boy or a girl?" Melinda asked.
"It's a baby boy. His name is Joshua." I tell them.
Leo lifted up Anna, while Phoebe helped Tessa see. "Hi baby brodder." Anna said.
"Hi Josh-ew-a" Tessa stutters out, having a little diffucutliy with the end.
"I love you Joshua." Melinda said, reaching over to kiss his head.
"He looks exactly like you, Leo." Phoebe remarked.
I look closer at Josh. "Shes, right," I say, looking at Leo. He had a shock of dirty blonde hair and rich, green eyes. All the girls looked like me, but this was defiantly Leo's son.
"So, should we keep him?" I joke.
"Of course mommy, they won't take him back now. He's used!" Melinda says, serious, not hearing my joking tone.
All the adults laugh, while the girls look at us, confused. Leo leans down, and kisses my forehead. "We have a great family.
Ages: Melinda: 7
Tessa: 4
Anna: 3
I wake up with a start. "Leo, its time," I say, urgently shaking him. Even though I had just started feeling the contractions, they were coming fast. Before Leo had even awaken, I had felt another one.
"LEO! Call my sisters. Get them over here to watch the girls." I make sure he is awake, and then grab my suitcase. I head downstairs and sit in a kitchen chair, doing the breathing exercises, trying to lessen the pain. I could hear Leo running around upstairs, panicking, just as he had done with every other baby. "LEO! HURRY! This baby isn't waiting!" I call up, hoping to hurry him along.
Within seconds, he was downstairs, and Phoebe was at the door. I rushed out, barely hearing her call out good luck.
Leo speed out of the drive way, nearly hitting a few cars. We reach the hospital in a few minutes. Leo rushed inside, while I had to go just a tad bit slower. Leo met me halfway, with a nurse and a wheelchair. Leo pushed me inside while the nurse wrote down stuff about my contractions and other medical information.
"They are just over a minute apart. There isn't much time," I say, grimacing as another contraction started.
"Okay, lets get you into the birthing room immediately." The nurse said, directing Leo to a room. As soon as he stopped the wheelchair, I got out and climbed onto the bed.
"Okay, you lay while I go get the doctor." She says, rushing out of the room.
"Its almost time." I tell Leo.
"I can't wait." He replied, gently squeezing my hand.
The doctor came rushing in. After doing a few checks, he says, "Yep, you are fully dilated. Are you ready to have your baby?"
I nod, just as another contraction makes it near impossible to say anything.
"Okay, as soon as I tell you to, I want you to push as hard as you can, okay Piper?"
I nod again.
A few seconds later, right before the next contraction had started, the doctor said, "Okay Piper, PUSH!"
I push, has hard as I can, straining to keep my strength.
"Okay, relax. I can see the head." The doctor says.
I take a few deep breaths, knowing I won't have long.
"Okay, Push!" the doctor shouts again.
Again, I push as hard as I could, in much pain.
"Okay, Piper, relax. I can see the head, just one more push, and you should have your baby."
Inwardly I groan. I was exhausted, in pain, and I didn't want to push anymore.
As if sensing that, Leo squeezed my hand again, and wiped the hair away from my face.
That second, it seemed to restore my strength. When the doctor said to push again, I pushed as hard as I could.
The next sound I heard was the screaming of my baby, and the doctor saying, "Congratulations Piper, you have a baby boy."
I slowly start crying tears of joy. "A boy." I say to Leo.
Leo walked up, and cut the cord. "Piper, he's beautiful."
A minute later, I was holding my son. "What should we name him?"
We tossed around a few ideas, each trying to figure out what we liked best.
"Joshua." Leo suggested.
"I like that. Welcome to the world Joshua Alexander Wyatt." I tell him.
We had already decided Alexander would be his middle name, after Leo's father.
Soon, the nurses had to take Joshua away, so he could get some tests and be put in the nursery. I slept, and Leo slept by my side in the chair.
At about ten in the morning, when Josh was about 5 hours old, they brought him back in for his first feeing. The nurse started to explain how to breastfeed, but, I replied, "This is my fourth child, I think I know how to do it by now."
When Joshua was finished, I just held him in my arms, watching him sleep. I heard a knock at the door, and Leo answer it. There was Phoebe, Melinda, Tessa, and Anna.
"Hi," I say, quietly from my bed. The girls come running over, wanting to see the new bbay.
"So, is it a boy or a girl?" Melinda asked.
"It's a baby boy. His name is Joshua." I tell them.
Leo lifted up Anna, while Phoebe helped Tessa see. "Hi baby brodder." Anna said.
"Hi Josh-ew-a" Tessa stutters out, having a little diffucutliy with the end.
"I love you Joshua." Melinda said, reaching over to kiss his head.
"He looks exactly like you, Leo." Phoebe remarked.
I look closer at Josh. "Shes, right," I say, looking at Leo. He had a shock of dirty blonde hair and rich, green eyes. All the girls looked like me, but this was defiantly Leo's son.
"So, should we keep him?" I joke.
"Of course mommy, they won't take him back now. He's used!" Melinda says, serious, not hearing my joking tone.
All the adults laugh, while the girls look at us, confused. Leo leans down, and kisses my forehead. "We have a great family.
