Disclaimer: See chapter one. And-I don't own McDonald's. Don't sue me!
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A/N: LoL! I love my reviews. I know that you want to know what happens, so I won't take up your time here! Enjoy!
A week passed, and Sarah stayed in the hospital. The baby's heart rate stayed at about the same place. The doctors began to worry that a C- Section would be what would have to happen. Sarah grew more scared everyday. Matt stayed by her side all the time. Every time that Sarah slept, Matt prayed continuously for the baby to be all right.
Then on October 25th, Sarah awoke in her hospital bed. She looked over, and saw Matt sitting, smiling at her. She smiled back and kissed him.
"Good morning." She said.
"Good morning." He answered. "How did you sleep?"
"Pretty well. As well as you can in a hospital bed with things hooked up to you all over." She said, laughing. He smiled. They both looked over as the nurse entered the room. She greeted them, and went over to the baby's heart monitor. She gasped, and walked quickly out of the room calling for the doctor. Sarah and Matt looked nervously at one another. With out warning, the nurse entered the room, closely followed by the doctor. The studied the monitor together. The doctor turned to the couple.
"This is great." He told them, seeing the nervous look on their faces. "The heart rate has gone back to normal. This is a miracle." Sarah and Matt smiled and hugged happily. The doctor continued.
"If the heart rate stays this way for a few more days, we'll be able to release you. The baby looks absolutely fine." The doctor said with a smile. "I'll check in later." With that, he left.
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Lucy maneuvered carefully around the grocery store with her cart and almost 7-month belly. Jacob and Alex sat in the cart playing with their toy cars happily.
"Mom?" Alex asked. Lucy looked down at him.
"Can I have that?" He asked, pointing to a toy.
"Not today." She answered him. Less than a minute later, Jacob spoke up.
"Can I have those?" He asked pointing to a set of Frisbees.
"Nope. Not today." She told him too. The rest of the trip was a chorus of "Can I haves" from the boys, and "not todays" from Lucy. She sighed as they walked to the check out.
"Another is on the way!" She said quietly to herself and laughed. Soon they arrived home. When they walked in the door, the boys both jumped in the air with joy.
"Daddy!" The yelled, running to their father for a hug. He smiled.
"Hi guys." He said, pulling out two bags from behind him.
"McDonald's!" They cried, each taking a bag and sitting down to eat. Lucy entered the room looking at Kevin, wondering what was going on.
"I got the boys McDonald's on the way home to save you the time." He told her. She smiled.
"You didn't have to do that." She said innocently.
"Yes I did. Look at this stomach!" He said placing his hand over her growing abdomen. She laughed.
"Thanks." She told him.
"No problem." He answered. He took her by the hand, and led her to the table to sit with their sons.
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Natalie cooed happily as her mother lifted her high above her head. Ben laughed, taking the little girl and dancing with her around the room. Mary joined the fun, waltzing through the family room to the quiet radio. After the song finished playing, Mary and Ben looked down at the baby and smiled. She was curled up with her thumb in her mouth, sound asleep. Gently, Mary walked her into her room and lay her down in her crib. When she went out into the family room, she saw Ben sitting on the sofa. She went over and sat down next to him.
"Being parents is hard work." He told her. Mary smiled.
"Yes it is. But I like it." She said.
"Me too." He answered.
"I'm exhausted!" Mary said, flopping herself down on the sofa. Ben followed her lead. "I don't know how Lucy does it. It's hard enough to take care of one baby, but when Alex was born, she had an almost two-year-old to take care of. Now she's going to have a four and a five-year-old to take care of with a new baby!" She said. Ben smiled at her.
"She likes it. A lot. What about you? How many kids do you want? Only Nat?" He asked. She thought for a moment and then looked at him.
"No, not only Natalie. I'd like to have a few more, but not for a few years. We should have them two years apart if possible." She said. Ben nodded his head.
"Sounds good." He said with a smile.
"And now-we sleep" Mary said, shutting her eyes. Ben laughed and did the same. The two were sound asleep in less than five minutes.
A/N: LoL! I love my reviews. I know that you want to know what happens, so I won't take up your time here! Enjoy!
A week passed, and Sarah stayed in the hospital. The baby's heart rate stayed at about the same place. The doctors began to worry that a C- Section would be what would have to happen. Sarah grew more scared everyday. Matt stayed by her side all the time. Every time that Sarah slept, Matt prayed continuously for the baby to be all right.
Then on October 25th, Sarah awoke in her hospital bed. She looked over, and saw Matt sitting, smiling at her. She smiled back and kissed him.
"Good morning." She said.
"Good morning." He answered. "How did you sleep?"
"Pretty well. As well as you can in a hospital bed with things hooked up to you all over." She said, laughing. He smiled. They both looked over as the nurse entered the room. She greeted them, and went over to the baby's heart monitor. She gasped, and walked quickly out of the room calling for the doctor. Sarah and Matt looked nervously at one another. With out warning, the nurse entered the room, closely followed by the doctor. The studied the monitor together. The doctor turned to the couple.
"This is great." He told them, seeing the nervous look on their faces. "The heart rate has gone back to normal. This is a miracle." Sarah and Matt smiled and hugged happily. The doctor continued.
"If the heart rate stays this way for a few more days, we'll be able to release you. The baby looks absolutely fine." The doctor said with a smile. "I'll check in later." With that, he left.
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Lucy maneuvered carefully around the grocery store with her cart and almost 7-month belly. Jacob and Alex sat in the cart playing with their toy cars happily.
"Mom?" Alex asked. Lucy looked down at him.
"Can I have that?" He asked, pointing to a toy.
"Not today." She answered him. Less than a minute later, Jacob spoke up.
"Can I have those?" He asked pointing to a set of Frisbees.
"Nope. Not today." She told him too. The rest of the trip was a chorus of "Can I haves" from the boys, and "not todays" from Lucy. She sighed as they walked to the check out.
"Another is on the way!" She said quietly to herself and laughed. Soon they arrived home. When they walked in the door, the boys both jumped in the air with joy.
"Daddy!" The yelled, running to their father for a hug. He smiled.
"Hi guys." He said, pulling out two bags from behind him.
"McDonald's!" They cried, each taking a bag and sitting down to eat. Lucy entered the room looking at Kevin, wondering what was going on.
"I got the boys McDonald's on the way home to save you the time." He told her. She smiled.
"You didn't have to do that." She said innocently.
"Yes I did. Look at this stomach!" He said placing his hand over her growing abdomen. She laughed.
"Thanks." She told him.
"No problem." He answered. He took her by the hand, and led her to the table to sit with their sons.
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Natalie cooed happily as her mother lifted her high above her head. Ben laughed, taking the little girl and dancing with her around the room. Mary joined the fun, waltzing through the family room to the quiet radio. After the song finished playing, Mary and Ben looked down at the baby and smiled. She was curled up with her thumb in her mouth, sound asleep. Gently, Mary walked her into her room and lay her down in her crib. When she went out into the family room, she saw Ben sitting on the sofa. She went over and sat down next to him.
"Being parents is hard work." He told her. Mary smiled.
"Yes it is. But I like it." She said.
"Me too." He answered.
"I'm exhausted!" Mary said, flopping herself down on the sofa. Ben followed her lead. "I don't know how Lucy does it. It's hard enough to take care of one baby, but when Alex was born, she had an almost two-year-old to take care of. Now she's going to have a four and a five-year-old to take care of with a new baby!" She said. Ben smiled at her.
"She likes it. A lot. What about you? How many kids do you want? Only Nat?" He asked. She thought for a moment and then looked at him.
"No, not only Natalie. I'd like to have a few more, but not for a few years. We should have them two years apart if possible." She said. Ben nodded his head.
"Sounds good." He said with a smile.
"And now-we sleep" Mary said, shutting her eyes. Ben laughed and did the same. The two were sound asleep in less than five minutes.