November 28th, 2002
Week 36
3:54 am
Jing-Mei shifted in her sleep. All night she had been tossing and turning. Her dreams were filled with babies and screaming. She groaned slightly, feeling a pain. She opened her eyes when she realized her water had broken.
"Oh god." She groaned. Jing-Mei shook john. "John, wake up."
"Hmmmm?" He groaned.
"Wake up, John!" She said shaking him violently. John sat up.
"Is the house on fire?" He said, still groggy.
"No, but my water broke." Jing-Mei said. John sat there for a moment and then looked at the bed.
"I thought I peed myself." He mumbled.
"John! It's time!" She cried. It finally clicked into John's head.
"Oh shit. It's time? Oh shit." He jumped out of bed and grabbed his pants. John tugged them on falling against the wall. "God."
"John calm down." Jing-Mei said slowly sitting up, "But I need help out of bed."
"Right. You." John raced to his wife. His hands were shaking violently. He eased Jing-Mei out of bed. She groaned it had been awhile since she got out of bed. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah. I haven't had a contraction yet." She said.
"Good." John grabbed the hospital bag. "This wont take long right?"
"It shouldn't sine I'm doing a c-section." She said waddling out of the bedroom with John.
"God." John said. He was going to be a father soon.
"Oh shit." Jing-Mei stopped on the stairs almost collapsing in pain.
"Are you okay? Contraction??" John asked. She nodded as she groaned. April emerged from her room.
"Is everything okay?" She asked.
"Have the car pulled around now. She needs to go to the hospital."
"Yes, Sir." April ran off.
"Oh god." Jing-Mei sobbed.
"Is it over?" He asked.
"Y-yes." She said wiping her eyes, "I'm so glad I don't have to push all three out."
"Well, you'll have to if we get stuck before we're able to get to the hospital." He said, "Come on." John eased Jing-Mei to the front door.
"The car is waiting." April said as she walked in.
"Very good." John said.
"I can't believe its time." Jing-Mei whispered as she got into the car.
"I know." John said, "Thanksgiving Babies." Jing-Mei chuckled softly.
"My mother will love that one." She said closing her eyes.
"Oh a whole bunch."
4:39 am
John pushed the wheel chair down the hallway as Jing-Mei complained.
"I can't believe Maxwell and Coburn aren't here. What kind of hospital am I delivering at??" She cried.
"The one we work at." John said, "They have been paged don't worry. The triplets aren't going anywhere, okay?" John smiled.
"I want them to go somewhere. I want them to go in my arms." Jing-Mei groaned as John pushed her into the room they reserved for a couple of days.
"Come on. I'll help you in to the bed." John said putting the brakes on.
"The thing I'm most excited about is to be doing things myself." She said, "Oooh like going to the bathroom and showering."
"I like showering with you though." John smiled as Jing-Mei got up in the bed. She smiled weakly.
"I want this over with." She whispered.
"I know you do, baby." He kissed her forehead gently. "Maxwell and Coburn will be here soon and we'll see what they say okay?"
"When do you think we'll be able to have a good nights sleep?" She asked pulling the blanket around herself.
"Hmmm, Let's see. April 25th, 2012." He said. "Unless we have more kids by then. Then it'll be August 17th, 2032." Jing-Mei laughed.
"I hope I will be able to sleep when I'm in my sixties." She smiled.
"Oh, but of course we may have grandchildren by then." John said.
"Shut up, John." She laughed.
"How are you doing?" He asked gently as the nurses hooked Jing-Mei up.
"I'm in pain. What do you think?" Jing-Mei asked.
"Ah…That you were in pain." He said. Jing-Mei nodded closing her eyes. Paula walked in with a smile.
"Maxwell just answered his page and said he'll be here in a half hour." She said, "Can you wait that long?"
"Yeah." Jing-Mei said, "I haven't been at this for long."
"Great." Paula smiled.
5:15 am
"So, they weren't lying to me. You're really here." Dr. Maxwell smiled as he walked in. John smiled softly.
"We've been waiting." Jing-Mei said, "Can we get these babies out now?"
"Soon." Dr. Maxwell laughed looking over her stats; "We can't deliver them in this room. We need to make sure there's a proper room ready to take us."
"Okay." Jing-Mei sighed deeply. John ran his hand over her hair.
"How are the contraptions doing?" He asked.
"Five minutes apart and very painful." She said.
"Okay, That'll be gone shortly." Dr. Maxwell said, "I'll be back soon. Just relax. You're going to have the babies soon." Jing-Mei nodded shifting in the bed.
"I wish Gamma was here." She said softly.
"Me too." John said, "But she's here in spirit."
"I know, but it isn't the same. I was so excited for her to be here at this moment. I wish we had someone here."
"I'm here." John said.
"I know." She sighed deeply. "I love having you here, but you know having a mom here when you're delivering would be wonderful, but we know how that goes."
"I was here when Michael was born and I will be here when all of our babies are born." He said. Jing-Mei smiled softly.
"I know. You're the best husband ever." She said.
"You keep remembering that, All right?" John smiled.
"I promise I will." Jing-Mei chuckled softly.
5:35 am.
"All right, Doctors." Dr. Maxwell said walking in. "We have a room all empty and ready for us."
"So, it's finally time?" John asked. Dr. Maxwell nodded.
"It's time." He said, "How are you feeling now, Dr. Carter?"
"Pretty numb." She chuckled.
"Good." Dr. Maxwell smiled putting the bars up on her bed. "Let's get these babies out."
"Thank god." As Jing-Mei was rolled down the hall, she closed her eyes. After all the pain and all the complaining, it was finally here. She was so excited to see what the babies looked like. How much of John would they look like? How much of her would they look like? John put a cap on Jing-Mei's head. He smiled softly at her.
"You're styling in the hat." John said. Jing-Mei smiled softly as the nurses draped up the curtain as soon as Jing-Mei was settled in.
"Thanks." She said softly. A nurse pulled up a chair for John to sit in next to Jing-Mei's head.
"How are you doing over there?" Dr Maxwell asked as he cleaned off Jing-Mei's stomach.
"Fine. This is happening so fast." She said.
"It's always too fast." He said, "All right. I'm going to make the first incision." John took in a deep breath watching the nurses bring three of everything out for when the triplet's arrive. John took hold of Jing-Mei's hand and kissed it tenderly.
"Nervous?" He asked.
"Very." Jing-Mei said.
"Beautiful insides you have here, Dr. Carter." Dr. Maxwell said.
"Thanks. I try to keep them looking nice." Jing-Mei smiled weakly. John stole a look. His face turned green.
"My wife's insides." He mumbled.
"Don't look, John." She chuckled softly.
"All right, I can see a back." Dr. Maxwell said, "Get a towel over here." Jing-Mei exhaled looking at John. Dr. Maxwell wrapped his large hand around the small torso and pulled. John watched in awe as the baby came from Jing-Mei. Dr. Maxwell cleaned out the baby's nose and mouth. A soft cry echoed through out the room.
"Oh my god." Jing-Mei whispered.
"It's a girl." John whispered as the baby was wrapped in a pink blanket.
"I want to see. Where's my baby?" Jing-Mei whimpered. One of the nurses brought the baby over to Jing-Mei. "Oh god." The tiny brunette screamed in her mother's ear. "Josie. She's so beautiful."
"She looks like you." John whispered trying to hold back the tears.
"You have a boy." Dr. Maxwell said. John's head shot up. They were caught in the excitement of having Josephine that they didn't even notice JT coming.
"My boy." John was grinning from ear to ear. They were on emotion over load.
"Here comes the last one." Dr. Maxwell said as he pulled Josslyn out. John ran his hand through his hair.
"Wow." He watched as the nurses cleaned up the last two babies. Three wonderful screams echoed throughout the room. Jing-Mei and John had never heard anything so beautiful before. Their babies were here.
7:48 am
John watched Jing-Mei as she slept. She was so tired. These past couple of weeks she didn't get much sleep. She stirred slightly and opened her eyes. Her arm went protectively around her stomach.
"Where are they?" She mumbled.
"They're in the nursery." John said.
"Get them." She whispered, "I don't want them away from me." He nodded and hit the call button. Gina walked in.
"Is everything okay?" She asked.
"Could we have the babies? My wife wants to see them." John said.
"Certainly." She smiled walking out. Jing-Mei sighed.
"I didn't mean to fall asleep that fast." She said.
"It's all right. You need your sleep." John said, "When the babies come home, we won't be getting any." Jing-Mei smiled weakly.
"How much did they weigh?" She asked.
"Josie weighed four pounds and nine ounces. JT weighed five pounds and three ounces. Josslyn weighed five pounds even." John said.
"No wonder why I couldn't move. They're good sizes." Jing-Mei smiled. A soft knock came upon the door. Two nurses walked in with three bassinets.
"Hello Mommy and Daddy." The nurse smiled carefully handed Josslyn to Jing-Mei.
"Hey there, pumpkin." She smiled kissing her daughter's forehead. The nurse placed JT in her other arm. Jing-Mei giggled softly. "An armful of babies. Life doesn't get much better than this." John careful cradled Josephine in her arms.
"This is the life, Deb." He said rocking back and forth.
"We're saying that now." She chuckled.
"Our angels." John smiled, "Gamma and Bobby are looking over all of us."
"They made sure we were blessed." Jing-Mei said softly. John beamed with proud-ness.
"Our family is complete."
