Disclaimer: See chapter one!!
A/N: Hi guys! I'm glad that you like the story. It'll be done soon. Enjoy!
The couple walked into the small office with the doctor. He showed Sarah a small bad to lie on and he got the ultra-sound on. He studied the screen carefully. After around fifteen minutes, the doctor turned to them. Both Sarah and Matt looked at him nervously. He smiled at them.
"Well kids, the baby is looking great. I'm sure that you've already heard this, but it's a miracle that the baby is normal, even alive. 8 out of 10 times that this happens in the late second or at all in the third trimester, the baby doesn't make it. You're so lucky." He said. Sarah smiled at him, squeezing Matt's hand tighter. The doctor spoke again. "So, Matt, Sarah, you're free to go home. Enjoy your last few months being pregnant!" He said. Matt got up, helping Sarah to her feet. Slowly, he escorted her from the room to their car.
When they entered the room, Sarah smiled. She looked around with a happy sigh. Matt turned her towards him and pulled her body into his, kissing her.
"We're home." He whispered. She smiled even wider.
"We are." She said. Together, they sat down onto the sofa, and exhausted, took a nap.
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November began soon. The month went about normally. Well, as normally as it can with three pregnant women, Lucy due in one month, Sarah in less than a month, and Haylie in two months. On November 22nd, Sarah and Lucy went to Haylie and Simon's apartment for lunch. Simon was off at work. The women, all with very large middle sections, moved carefully around the kitchen getting fruit and sandwiches. They chatted happily as they ate. Haylie and Lucy were both very curious about what had happened in the hospital, and Sarah told them in great lengths all about it. The two women looked at her in amazement as she told her story. When she finished, Lucy's jaw dropped.
"You are lucky!" She said. "I can't believe that the baby is all right! I can't imagine that happening to me. Especially not at eight months!" Sarah laughed.
"Does anyone want anything? I'm going to go fill my plate again." She asked.
"No thanks." Haylie and Lucy said. Sarah rose and began to walk across the kitchen. The other two women kept chatting. Suddenly, they heard the shattering of glass. They turned around and saw Sarah crouched on the ground. Her plate was sitting on the middle table and her cup in pieces all over the kitchen floor. Sarah grabbed her stomach. Haylie ran and swept up the glass as Lucy knelt next to Sarah.
"Are you" Lucy began.
"Yes!" Sarah cried. "Call Matt!" She told them. Lucy did so, and when she turned back to Sarah, she saw that a large tear was rolling down her cheek.
"Sarah?" She asked. The woman looked up at her, grabbing her stomach once again.
"Ow!" She moaned. Lucy gave her a sympathetic smile, not wanting to tell her what was coming. She moved over to her sister-in-law. Haylie did the same and they lifted her up, helping her into the family room. They lay her down on the sofa. Haylie had a horrified look on her face as Sarah moaned. Lucy put her arm around her.
"It's OK." She said. Haylie shook her head wildly.
"No, no. You don't get it. I'm afraid of pain!" She said nervously. "There's no way I can go through that, Lucy! No way." Lucy brushed away the tear the was coming down Haylie's cheek.
"Yes you can." She said. "Sure it hurts. A lot! But it lasts for a few hours, and then you have a child forever." She said reassuringly. Haylie nodded her head slowly.
"I guess." She said.
"Ow!" Sarah cried. Lucy went over and got next to her. Sarah looked at her. "Lucy! How did you do this? How can I do this? What do I do?" She asked. Lucy put her hand on Sarah's shoulder to calm her down.
"Breathe" She told her. She took the woman's hand and placed it below her big stomach. "When ever it starts to hurt, put one hand here, and breathe!" Sarah nodded. "OK. We're going to get you to the hospital now." Lucy said. Sarah nodded again and let Lucy and Haylie help her up. They slowly got her into the car and drove to the hospital. Once inside, Matt ran up with a wheelchair. He kissed Sarah and helped her into the seat. They quickly got her into a hospital room, and hooked up to a monitor. The next three hours passed slowly for Sarah. Her contractions got increasingly painful as time went by. Suddenly, with out warning, a ripping pain shot through her stomach. Then another. Sarah gripped the side of the bed as she called out for the nurse. The woman ran into the room. Sarah told her what she was felling and the nurse ran to the baby monitor. Hey eyes widened. "What's wrong?" Sarah cried nervously. "It's the heart rate." She nurse said. "It's dropping really quickly. The little kid isn't taking labor well." She walked over to Sarah and held her hand as she cried out painfully. "I'll get Matt." She said, and left the room. Moments later, Matt ran into the room, looking at the monitor, and then running to his wife who had large tears streaming down her face. "Matt!" She yelled between sobs. "Matt, this hurts! Help!" He took her hand and kissed it.
"This is really bad, Sarah. The baby's heart rate is slowing rapidly." He told her.
"Make it stop!" She cried frantically. Matt sighed.
"Don't worry. If it doesn't go back up, we can get the baby out. It'll be OK." He said.
"How can you be so sure?" She asked. "How many babies die from this Matt? What if our baby" She was cut off by Matt.
"They'll be fine. Sure babies die, but that's because the nurses and doctors aren't trained as they should be. They are here." He said. As he said this, the nurse entered the room again.
"Sarah, we're going to give it 15 minutes. If the heart rate doesn't improve, we'll do a C-Section and get the baby out." She said. Sarah nodded her head as she endured another horrible pain. The next fifteen minutes passed slowly. Slower than ever in Sarah's life. The painful contractions came close together, each worse than the last. Sarah was crying when the doctor came back into the room. He ran to the monitor. Seeing it, he called out for the other nurse loudly. She ran into the room to the doctor. She gasped and looked at Matt.
"The heart rate is almost non-existent." She told Matt gravely. "If we don't get them out NOW, the baby could" She paused.
"The room is ready. Let's go!" The doctor cried. The quickly got the bed ready and rolled Sarah down the hall and into the delivery room. They got her into the right position, placing an oxygen mask over her mouth. It seemed to take forever before they began the operation. Suddenly, an alarm rang out around the room, signifying that there was no heart beat. The doctors began to shout.
"Sarah, there will be some pressure!" Matt told her. Sarah nodded her head as she began to feel great pressure, as if a car was resting on her. She moaned once more, and suddenly the doctor stood straight.
"The baby is out!" He cried. The nurses told the small silent object and ran to a table quickly getting gunk out of the baby's throat and lungs. Time seemed to stand still as Sarah lay, wondering if her baby was alive or dead. Then, a most welcome sound rang through out the room. The baby let out a loud shrill cry. The doctors all let out a shout of joy as the nurse wrapped the little baby up and brought it to Sarah. She smiled as she grew near to her.
"Congratulations, Sarah." She told her. "You have a daughter." Tears of joy flowed freely down Sarah and Matt's faces as Sarah held the little girl for the first time.
"This is unheard of." The nurse told them. "It's from God's Grace alone that your little girl is alive." She paused. "Do you have a name for her yet?" She asked. They shook their heads. Suddenly, Sarah's face lit up, and she nodded her head.
"Grace!" She said. "Her name is Grace." Matt nodded his head in agreement. The nurse smiled at the small family.
"Well then Matt, Sarah, I'll leave you with you little daughter." She said, backing away into the other part of the room to clean up. Matt wiped a last tear from his wife's face as they looked at the tiny baby. They kissed.
"Grace." The both said, and smiled. Sarah looked towards the ceiling happily.
"Thank You God." She whispered. "Thank You for giving us your Grace."
A/N: AHHHHH! I wasn't planning on doing that and then I did! I was even in suspense, not knowing what was going to happen! HaHa. At least I knew that the baby would live and all. I hope you liked it! Review! What do you think of the name?
A/N: Hi guys! I'm glad that you like the story. It'll be done soon. Enjoy!
The couple walked into the small office with the doctor. He showed Sarah a small bad to lie on and he got the ultra-sound on. He studied the screen carefully. After around fifteen minutes, the doctor turned to them. Both Sarah and Matt looked at him nervously. He smiled at them.
"Well kids, the baby is looking great. I'm sure that you've already heard this, but it's a miracle that the baby is normal, even alive. 8 out of 10 times that this happens in the late second or at all in the third trimester, the baby doesn't make it. You're so lucky." He said. Sarah smiled at him, squeezing Matt's hand tighter. The doctor spoke again. "So, Matt, Sarah, you're free to go home. Enjoy your last few months being pregnant!" He said. Matt got up, helping Sarah to her feet. Slowly, he escorted her from the room to their car.
When they entered the room, Sarah smiled. She looked around with a happy sigh. Matt turned her towards him and pulled her body into his, kissing her.
"We're home." He whispered. She smiled even wider.
"We are." She said. Together, they sat down onto the sofa, and exhausted, took a nap.
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November began soon. The month went about normally. Well, as normally as it can with three pregnant women, Lucy due in one month, Sarah in less than a month, and Haylie in two months. On November 22nd, Sarah and Lucy went to Haylie and Simon's apartment for lunch. Simon was off at work. The women, all with very large middle sections, moved carefully around the kitchen getting fruit and sandwiches. They chatted happily as they ate. Haylie and Lucy were both very curious about what had happened in the hospital, and Sarah told them in great lengths all about it. The two women looked at her in amazement as she told her story. When she finished, Lucy's jaw dropped.
"You are lucky!" She said. "I can't believe that the baby is all right! I can't imagine that happening to me. Especially not at eight months!" Sarah laughed.
"Does anyone want anything? I'm going to go fill my plate again." She asked.
"No thanks." Haylie and Lucy said. Sarah rose and began to walk across the kitchen. The other two women kept chatting. Suddenly, they heard the shattering of glass. They turned around and saw Sarah crouched on the ground. Her plate was sitting on the middle table and her cup in pieces all over the kitchen floor. Sarah grabbed her stomach. Haylie ran and swept up the glass as Lucy knelt next to Sarah.
"Are you" Lucy began.
"Yes!" Sarah cried. "Call Matt!" She told them. Lucy did so, and when she turned back to Sarah, she saw that a large tear was rolling down her cheek.
"Sarah?" She asked. The woman looked up at her, grabbing her stomach once again.
"Ow!" She moaned. Lucy gave her a sympathetic smile, not wanting to tell her what was coming. She moved over to her sister-in-law. Haylie did the same and they lifted her up, helping her into the family room. They lay her down on the sofa. Haylie had a horrified look on her face as Sarah moaned. Lucy put her arm around her.
"It's OK." She said. Haylie shook her head wildly.
"No, no. You don't get it. I'm afraid of pain!" She said nervously. "There's no way I can go through that, Lucy! No way." Lucy brushed away the tear the was coming down Haylie's cheek.
"Yes you can." She said. "Sure it hurts. A lot! But it lasts for a few hours, and then you have a child forever." She said reassuringly. Haylie nodded her head slowly.
"I guess." She said.
"Ow!" Sarah cried. Lucy went over and got next to her. Sarah looked at her. "Lucy! How did you do this? How can I do this? What do I do?" She asked. Lucy put her hand on Sarah's shoulder to calm her down.
"Breathe" She told her. She took the woman's hand and placed it below her big stomach. "When ever it starts to hurt, put one hand here, and breathe!" Sarah nodded. "OK. We're going to get you to the hospital now." Lucy said. Sarah nodded again and let Lucy and Haylie help her up. They slowly got her into the car and drove to the hospital. Once inside, Matt ran up with a wheelchair. He kissed Sarah and helped her into the seat. They quickly got her into a hospital room, and hooked up to a monitor. The next three hours passed slowly for Sarah. Her contractions got increasingly painful as time went by. Suddenly, with out warning, a ripping pain shot through her stomach. Then another. Sarah gripped the side of the bed as she called out for the nurse. The woman ran into the room. Sarah told her what she was felling and the nurse ran to the baby monitor. Hey eyes widened. "What's wrong?" Sarah cried nervously. "It's the heart rate." She nurse said. "It's dropping really quickly. The little kid isn't taking labor well." She walked over to Sarah and held her hand as she cried out painfully. "I'll get Matt." She said, and left the room. Moments later, Matt ran into the room, looking at the monitor, and then running to his wife who had large tears streaming down her face. "Matt!" She yelled between sobs. "Matt, this hurts! Help!" He took her hand and kissed it.
"This is really bad, Sarah. The baby's heart rate is slowing rapidly." He told her.
"Make it stop!" She cried frantically. Matt sighed.
"Don't worry. If it doesn't go back up, we can get the baby out. It'll be OK." He said.
"How can you be so sure?" She asked. "How many babies die from this Matt? What if our baby" She was cut off by Matt.
"They'll be fine. Sure babies die, but that's because the nurses and doctors aren't trained as they should be. They are here." He said. As he said this, the nurse entered the room again.
"Sarah, we're going to give it 15 minutes. If the heart rate doesn't improve, we'll do a C-Section and get the baby out." She said. Sarah nodded her head as she endured another horrible pain. The next fifteen minutes passed slowly. Slower than ever in Sarah's life. The painful contractions came close together, each worse than the last. Sarah was crying when the doctor came back into the room. He ran to the monitor. Seeing it, he called out for the other nurse loudly. She ran into the room to the doctor. She gasped and looked at Matt.
"The heart rate is almost non-existent." She told Matt gravely. "If we don't get them out NOW, the baby could" She paused.
"The room is ready. Let's go!" The doctor cried. The quickly got the bed ready and rolled Sarah down the hall and into the delivery room. They got her into the right position, placing an oxygen mask over her mouth. It seemed to take forever before they began the operation. Suddenly, an alarm rang out around the room, signifying that there was no heart beat. The doctors began to shout.
"Sarah, there will be some pressure!" Matt told her. Sarah nodded her head as she began to feel great pressure, as if a car was resting on her. She moaned once more, and suddenly the doctor stood straight.
"The baby is out!" He cried. The nurses told the small silent object and ran to a table quickly getting gunk out of the baby's throat and lungs. Time seemed to stand still as Sarah lay, wondering if her baby was alive or dead. Then, a most welcome sound rang through out the room. The baby let out a loud shrill cry. The doctors all let out a shout of joy as the nurse wrapped the little baby up and brought it to Sarah. She smiled as she grew near to her.
"Congratulations, Sarah." She told her. "You have a daughter." Tears of joy flowed freely down Sarah and Matt's faces as Sarah held the little girl for the first time.
"This is unheard of." The nurse told them. "It's from God's Grace alone that your little girl is alive." She paused. "Do you have a name for her yet?" She asked. They shook their heads. Suddenly, Sarah's face lit up, and she nodded her head.
"Grace!" She said. "Her name is Grace." Matt nodded his head in agreement. The nurse smiled at the small family.
"Well then Matt, Sarah, I'll leave you with you little daughter." She said, backing away into the other part of the room to clean up. Matt wiped a last tear from his wife's face as they looked at the tiny baby. They kissed.
"Grace." The both said, and smiled. Sarah looked towards the ceiling happily.
"Thank You God." She whispered. "Thank You for giving us your Grace."
A/N: AHHHHH! I wasn't planning on doing that and then I did! I was even in suspense, not knowing what was going to happen! HaHa. At least I knew that the baby would live and all. I hope you liked it! Review! What do you think of the name?