Countdown to D-Day
~Piper's POV~
I woke up unable to roll anywhere or get up Leo, spooned up behind me with his hand resting gently on my now overly swollen stomach, snored lightly in my ear, which by now was really starting to get on my nerves.
Patty opened the door slightly and looked at me and I motioned for him to come to the side of the bed. "Get him," I said as Patty walked down to the end of the bed climbed up and then rolled Leo off of me and started to bounce up and down on his stomach, I somehow managed to roll over to watch him as Leo lifted him up so that he couldn't reach Leo.
"That was mean Mommy," Leo pouted sticking his lip out, "I think I deserve a kiss."
"Not the way you were snoring you deserved it, didn't he?" I asked looking at Patty who was still being held up above us nodding his head Leo started to tickle him, "Patty who do you think deserves a kiss more Mommy or Daddy?"
"Mommy," he yelled as Leo brought him back down, setting him on the bed he rolled over to kiss me, we got a little caught up in what we were doing, that we almost forgot about Patrick, "hey what about me don't I get a kiss?"
"Of course you do baby, but I can't get to you," I said as Leo moved so Patrick could crawl up to me in order to receive his kiss, "is that better?" I asked and then realized that Leo had left.
"Where did Daddy go?" Patty asked also noticing he was gone.
While Patty and I had no clue where Leo had disappeared off to we continued a conversation about what he and Leo had done during the week while I was at the club, or at the mall with Phoebe and Paige. ".and then Daddy made me help him build a 'Legos' thing that he called R2D2," Patrick concluded as I looked up at the sound of Leo clearing his throat, he stood at the door with a breakfast tray.
"Aw, Patty look isn't Daddy just so cute," I said as Leo set the tray down on the bed, helped me sit up and then went to sit on the other side of Patrick who had already dug into a plate of food.
"Daddy, this is good," Patrick said shoving hash browns in his mouth.
"Don't talk with your mouth full," we both scolded at the same time.
"Sorry," he said innocently, as I finally got a hold of my plate and Leo had gotten to his too.
Leo having been the first one through the shower and then getting Patrick a bath, they were both waiting on me to come down we were going to our last doctor's appointment today, and told Patty that he could come too.
"Okay, I'm ready as soon as you help me put my shoes on," I said entering the living room, my hair still wet and pulled back, "I can't see my own feet much less get my shoes on," I said as Leo helped me sit down, quickly getting my shoes on my feet and then helping me back up so we could leave and make it to the doctor on time.
"Mommy, do I have to sit here?" Patrick asked from his spot in the chair against the side of the wall.
"How about if you come up here and let me hold you and then you can see everything?" Leo asked as he walked up to him, Patrick gladly accepted and they came to stand next to the table I was on. Soon the doctor came in saying that everything appeared to be on track.
"So Patrick do you want to see your younger brother or sister?" She asked as she smeared that cold gel across my overly swollen belly, he nodded watching as the doctor pointed out all the extremities and then the heart beat, "So if you gentlemen don't mind I'll have to ask you to leave for this part," She said sending them out into the hallway.
~Leo's POV~
We found out that Piper was already 2 cm dialated and that our baby should be here sometime this week. Piper was sleeping, resting up for the big day while Patrick sat playing in front of her almost like he was protecting he wouldn't move from that one spot. I was about to go grab some food when Piper woke with a start, "Leo, Leo," she said looking up not seeing me there, "Leo...hospital...now," she managed to get out between breaths.
"Patrick get your coat and go upstairs and pick up the suitcase at the top of the stairs," I instructed as he quickly ran up the stairs, "Okay, Piper nice and easy," I said getting her to stand and was cut off by a scream.
"Leo if you want to help just shut up," She yelled squeezing my hand so hard, I think she broke it. Patrick came down the stairs grabbing his coat and opening the door as I helped Piper to the car he went next door to Paige.
"Wow, so it's time?" Paige asked as she came down, taking the stuff from Patty and putting it in the back of jeep.
"No, Paige I just thought I would suffer through this pain for fun," Piper said biting Paige's head off, "Now, Patrick be could for Aunt Paige and Uncle Glen," this time she was nice and sweet. After almost 12 hours of labor, and a whole lot of screaming I was a dad again. Melinda Prudence Halliwell-Wyatt was born at 11:59 p.m. on March 31st at 8lbs. 11oz., head full of blonde curls, eyes chocolate brown just like Piper, and the same exact scream as Patrick. She was perfect, and the one of the three most special people in the world. I now sat holding her next to Piper's bed as she slept, with my one good arm. Piper was a lot stronger than she or I thought because she really did break my hand and since it wasn't demonic I had to deal with a cast, most of the nurses had come to sign their congratulations on my arm.
"Hey," I looked up from the sleeping form in my arms to see Piper wince as she tried to move.
"So I guess that means I can talk now?" I joked as I relaxed again holding up my hand, "I'd hate to see what you could do fully focused."
"I'm sorry, sweetie, but it really hurt and well I just vented my pain," she said shrugging slightly, "Are you going to get Patrick?"
"Honey, it's three in the morning he's asleep, just like this one," I said handing her Melinda, "And I'm not far behind them."
"Oh I didn't realize, I was so out of it what time was she born please don't tell me she was born on April Fools," Piper looked up at me, she must have really been out of it.
"No such luck 11:59 p.m. March 31st," I said, "8lbs. 11oz., she is quiet big," I joked thinking that Patrick only weighed 7lbs. 3oz., "It must have really hurt."
"Yeah, now you feel that way, before when I broke your hand you weren't thinking that were you?" she asked I was about to answer when a cry interrupted me. It didn't take Piper long to get her situated, suckling on my wife's breast my daughter looked quite content as she closed her eyes again, soon drifting off to sleep. "Oh did you call everybody?"
"I didn't call anybody, so as far as they know you are still in labor, which wouldn't be a surprise because with Patrick it was what...24hrs.?" I asked thinking of some of the longest hours ever.
"Yeah, hey call them alright they'll want to know just don't tell them details no weight no girl boy, just call," Piper directed, "And put her back in her basinet." I laid Mel back down, kissed her tiny little head, then I went to kiss Piper's head as she had already fallen back asleep.
I made two phone calls that night just saying we had a baby, no details, I also told Paige that I would be by around 8 to pick Patrick up so he could come see the baby, and mentioning that they could come by to see Mother and Baby some time tomorrow, which was actually today.
~Piper's POV~
I woke up unable to roll anywhere or get up Leo, spooned up behind me with his hand resting gently on my now overly swollen stomach, snored lightly in my ear, which by now was really starting to get on my nerves.
Patty opened the door slightly and looked at me and I motioned for him to come to the side of the bed. "Get him," I said as Patty walked down to the end of the bed climbed up and then rolled Leo off of me and started to bounce up and down on his stomach, I somehow managed to roll over to watch him as Leo lifted him up so that he couldn't reach Leo.
"That was mean Mommy," Leo pouted sticking his lip out, "I think I deserve a kiss."
"Not the way you were snoring you deserved it, didn't he?" I asked looking at Patty who was still being held up above us nodding his head Leo started to tickle him, "Patty who do you think deserves a kiss more Mommy or Daddy?"
"Mommy," he yelled as Leo brought him back down, setting him on the bed he rolled over to kiss me, we got a little caught up in what we were doing, that we almost forgot about Patrick, "hey what about me don't I get a kiss?"
"Of course you do baby, but I can't get to you," I said as Leo moved so Patrick could crawl up to me in order to receive his kiss, "is that better?" I asked and then realized that Leo had left.
"Where did Daddy go?" Patty asked also noticing he was gone.
While Patty and I had no clue where Leo had disappeared off to we continued a conversation about what he and Leo had done during the week while I was at the club, or at the mall with Phoebe and Paige. ".and then Daddy made me help him build a 'Legos' thing that he called R2D2," Patrick concluded as I looked up at the sound of Leo clearing his throat, he stood at the door with a breakfast tray.
"Aw, Patty look isn't Daddy just so cute," I said as Leo set the tray down on the bed, helped me sit up and then went to sit on the other side of Patrick who had already dug into a plate of food.
"Daddy, this is good," Patrick said shoving hash browns in his mouth.
"Don't talk with your mouth full," we both scolded at the same time.
"Sorry," he said innocently, as I finally got a hold of my plate and Leo had gotten to his too.
Leo having been the first one through the shower and then getting Patrick a bath, they were both waiting on me to come down we were going to our last doctor's appointment today, and told Patty that he could come too.
"Okay, I'm ready as soon as you help me put my shoes on," I said entering the living room, my hair still wet and pulled back, "I can't see my own feet much less get my shoes on," I said as Leo helped me sit down, quickly getting my shoes on my feet and then helping me back up so we could leave and make it to the doctor on time.
"Mommy, do I have to sit here?" Patrick asked from his spot in the chair against the side of the wall.
"How about if you come up here and let me hold you and then you can see everything?" Leo asked as he walked up to him, Patrick gladly accepted and they came to stand next to the table I was on. Soon the doctor came in saying that everything appeared to be on track.
"So Patrick do you want to see your younger brother or sister?" She asked as she smeared that cold gel across my overly swollen belly, he nodded watching as the doctor pointed out all the extremities and then the heart beat, "So if you gentlemen don't mind I'll have to ask you to leave for this part," She said sending them out into the hallway.
~Leo's POV~
We found out that Piper was already 2 cm dialated and that our baby should be here sometime this week. Piper was sleeping, resting up for the big day while Patrick sat playing in front of her almost like he was protecting he wouldn't move from that one spot. I was about to go grab some food when Piper woke with a start, "Leo, Leo," she said looking up not seeing me there, "Leo...hospital...now," she managed to get out between breaths.
"Patrick get your coat and go upstairs and pick up the suitcase at the top of the stairs," I instructed as he quickly ran up the stairs, "Okay, Piper nice and easy," I said getting her to stand and was cut off by a scream.
"Leo if you want to help just shut up," She yelled squeezing my hand so hard, I think she broke it. Patrick came down the stairs grabbing his coat and opening the door as I helped Piper to the car he went next door to Paige.
"Wow, so it's time?" Paige asked as she came down, taking the stuff from Patty and putting it in the back of jeep.
"No, Paige I just thought I would suffer through this pain for fun," Piper said biting Paige's head off, "Now, Patrick be could for Aunt Paige and Uncle Glen," this time she was nice and sweet. After almost 12 hours of labor, and a whole lot of screaming I was a dad again. Melinda Prudence Halliwell-Wyatt was born at 11:59 p.m. on March 31st at 8lbs. 11oz., head full of blonde curls, eyes chocolate brown just like Piper, and the same exact scream as Patrick. She was perfect, and the one of the three most special people in the world. I now sat holding her next to Piper's bed as she slept, with my one good arm. Piper was a lot stronger than she or I thought because she really did break my hand and since it wasn't demonic I had to deal with a cast, most of the nurses had come to sign their congratulations on my arm.
"Hey," I looked up from the sleeping form in my arms to see Piper wince as she tried to move.
"So I guess that means I can talk now?" I joked as I relaxed again holding up my hand, "I'd hate to see what you could do fully focused."
"I'm sorry, sweetie, but it really hurt and well I just vented my pain," she said shrugging slightly, "Are you going to get Patrick?"
"Honey, it's three in the morning he's asleep, just like this one," I said handing her Melinda, "And I'm not far behind them."
"Oh I didn't realize, I was so out of it what time was she born please don't tell me she was born on April Fools," Piper looked up at me, she must have really been out of it.
"No such luck 11:59 p.m. March 31st," I said, "8lbs. 11oz., she is quiet big," I joked thinking that Patrick only weighed 7lbs. 3oz., "It must have really hurt."
"Yeah, now you feel that way, before when I broke your hand you weren't thinking that were you?" she asked I was about to answer when a cry interrupted me. It didn't take Piper long to get her situated, suckling on my wife's breast my daughter looked quite content as she closed her eyes again, soon drifting off to sleep. "Oh did you call everybody?"
"I didn't call anybody, so as far as they know you are still in labor, which wouldn't be a surprise because with Patrick it was what...24hrs.?" I asked thinking of some of the longest hours ever.
"Yeah, hey call them alright they'll want to know just don't tell them details no weight no girl boy, just call," Piper directed, "And put her back in her basinet." I laid Mel back down, kissed her tiny little head, then I went to kiss Piper's head as she had already fallen back asleep.
I made two phone calls that night just saying we had a baby, no details, I also told Paige that I would be by around 8 to pick Patrick up so he could come see the baby, and mentioning that they could come by to see Mother and Baby some time tomorrow, which was actually today.