February 19th, 2005
Week 16
Jing-Mei shuffled into the supply closet. There was no hiding her pregnancy. She looked pregnant. Not jut in her stomach, but in her face too. Only a few months into this pregnancy, she had gained fifteen pounds.
"Deb, we have a GSW coming in." Susan said. Jing-Mei nodded.
"Great. Just when I thought I was going to get a nap in." She smiled softly, "Where's Gallant?"
"In the ambulance bay waiting for the rig." Susan chuckled.
"Great." Jing-Mei went out to Ambulance Bay. "Hey."
"Hey." Michael smiled at Jing-Mei, "GSW coming in."
"So I heard." She said, "Are you always this cheery?"
"No." Michael chuckled, "How is the pregnancy going?"
"Good thank you." She pulled her lab jacket tighter around her. The air was so cold in Chicago in February. The sirens echoed off in the distance, "Here we go."
"Finally." Michael smiled. The ambulance screeched to a stop in front of them Jing-Mei pulled open the doors and Pam started rambling off the woman's vitals.
"Trauma one." Jing-Mei pulled the gurney into the hospital, "God, we have a pumper here."
"We need to bag her." Michael said.
"Then do it." Jing-Mei said. She put pressure onto the wound and shook her head, "Call the OR. She has no exit wound. God, she's pumping more then that's going in."
Jing-Mei reached behind her and grabbed the forceps. She reached into the wound and found the pumping vein. She pinched the vein with the forceps and the blood stopped pumping.
"Let's get her upstairs NOW!" Jing-Mei snapped. They put up the guardrails and wheeled the gurney out.
"That was cool." Michael said to her.
"It was messy." She growled pulling her gloves off.
"But very cool." Michael chuckled as he stepped on to the elevator.
If she lives, that will be very cool." She mumbled.
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Jing-Mei walked into the house. She was so sore. Her GSW patient made it through the surgery, thankfully.
"John?" She called out.
"Shhhh." He shushed his wife, "in the living room." Jing-Mei walked into the living room. John was sitting on the couch with JT cuddled against his chest.
"Hey. What is he doing up so late?" She asked.
"He was running a slight fever." John said. Jing-Mei frowned and sat next to them, "He's okay now." Jing-Mei put her hand on JT's back.
"You should have called me at work. I would have come home."
"There was no reason to all you. He's fine." John whispered, "How was it being on your feet for so long?" She shrugged.
"My ankles are starting to swell, but I'm fine. I'll go soak in bath before bed." Jing-Mei said, "Are the girls feeling okay?"
"They're fine." He said slowly standing up, trying not to wake JT, "I'll see you in bed." Jing-Mei nodded and watched John leave the room. She sighed deeply and caressed her stomach. She missed so much while she was at work. She really needed to take more time off. Maybe she could start her maternity leave and spend time with the triplets before this baby came.
March 5th, 2005
Week 18
John glanced at the clock on the waiting room wall. Today they were going to find the sex out of the baby. They both wanted a boy this time. It would be perfect if it was a boy. They would have two boys and two girls. Jing-Mei nudged him with a chuckle.
"Did you hear me, John?" She asked. John shook his head.
"No. What did you say?" John asked.
"I said that Janet is ready for us." She said. John looked up and saw Janet standing in her office looking at them.
"Oh. All right." John stood up and took Jing-Mei's hand and led her into the office. He smiled slightly at Janet.
"How are you feeling, Dr. Carter?" She asked.
"Fine thank you." John said. Janet chuckled.
"I was actually talking to Jing-Mei, but it's good to know you're okay." Janet said. John blushed.
"I'm fine." Jing-Mei snickered as she got onto the table, "My feet are a little bit swollen, but that's okay. It's nothing too bad. My maternity leave starts in like four months." Janet laughed.
"Counting down the days I see." She said.
"Of course." She smiled, "I just want to be home with the kids."
"They will run you ragged." John said as he sat down next to her.
"Triplets tend to do that I've been told." Janet said, "Are you two ready to try to find out the sex of the baby?" Jing-Mei nodded. She couldn't wait to find the sex out. This part was so exciting.
"Please." John said.
"Okay, let's see." Janet squirted the gel onto Jing-Mei's belly. She squirmed underneath the coolness.
"Next time we need to bring the triplets." Jing-Mei said, "They'd find this really cool." Janet chuckled with a nod.
"Little ones usually do." She said, "All right. What are you guys hoping for?"
"A boy." John said, "But it really doesn't matter."
"As long as it's healthy, huh?" Janet asked.
"We would love it and cherish it even if it wasn't healthy." Jing-Mei said as she looked up at the screen. Janet smiled.
"I'm happy to hear that, but it looks like it is very healthy." She said with a smile, "Nice heart beat. See? It's sucking its thumb."
"Oh look." Jing-Mei smiled softly watching her baby.
"All right. Got a clear view." Janet said. John looked at the screen; "Can you tell what it is?" John narrowed his eyes and focused. His eyes welled with tears.
"It's a boy." John whispered. Jing-Mei gasped.
"Yeah. It's a boy. Congratulations." Janet smiled softly.
"A boy…." Jing-Mei whispered. John leaned over and kissed her.
"A boy." John smiled brightly, "Thank you."
"Thank you." She said softly as Janet wiped off her belly.
"Well, everything looks great. I won't need to see you until your twenty-ninth week, unless something happens." Janet said.
"Thank you so much." John helped Jing-Mei off of the table.
"JT will be so happy about this." John smiled. Jing-Mei nodded.
"I know. He won't be the only boy anymore." Jing-Mei said waving goodbye to Janet. John was so happy about this. He was getting another boy. This was exactly what John had been hoping for.
"We need to celebrate." John said. Jing-Mei's eyes sparkled.
"We'll celebrate when the triplets are sound asleep." John chuckled. Jing-Mei smiled as they walked outside. This was fantastic. Another boy and their family were complete.
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