Chapter 7: Sweet Dreams
That night Jamie dreamed she was standing in a nursery. The room was painted to look like the outdoors. The ceiling and about halfway down the walls looked like the sky. The bottom half was green like the grass and there were bunnies painted that looked like they were playing. In one corner was a painting of a tree with a birds nest in it. On the ceiling near the tree was the sun, with a baby's face in it. The crib was placed near the tree so that the baby's head would lie right beneath the sun. A changing table was on the adjacent wall and a dresser on the next. The closet and a tall bookshelf were on the last one. The shelves were loaded with books and pictures and stuffed animals and a stereo with many cds. A rocking chair was in the corner between the changing table and the dresser.
A young woman, no more than 22 sat in the chair with a small baby in her arms. This woman seemed oddly familiar, as though Jamie had met her before. But she couldn't place her. She was singing softly to the baby, who was wrapped in a light pink blanket.
~*~*~the Song~*~*~ Little baby shut your eyes There's nothing more to see Nothing at all but Daddy, you and me Just imagine the wonderful colors And dollies and teddy bears too When you awake I'll be right here Watching over you Yes I'll be watching over you ~*~*~End of the Song~*~*~
Jamie began to sing along with her. She didn't know how she knew the words. The song was over far too quickly. The woman stood up and laid the baby in the crib. After watching the baby for a moment or two she walked out of the room. Jamie walked over to the crib to get a good look at the baby, but just as she tilted her head down she woke up.
"Jamie, baby, wake up. We need to get dressed or we'll be late and I still have to call our parents." Landon said, shaking her lightly.
"Good morning Landon. I was just dreaming about something, but I don't remember what it was now." Jamie replied.
"Well, baby, why don't you go get dressed and think about it. I'll go call our parents and then I'll get dressed too. It'll take me a lot less time!" Landon laughed
Jamie laughed too, but her mind was on her dream.
About ten minutes later Landon had called his parents and father-in-law and was getting dressed when Jamie came back into the bedroom. "Are you almost ready to go, Landon?" she asked.
"Yeah, baby. I'll be ready in one minute."
"Ok, I'll wait down stairs."
"Sounds like a plan."
Within five minutes both were ready to go and out the door. Again Jamie said very little in the car, but Landon didn't push it this time. He was praying as well.
When they got to the hospital Jamie almost immediately went into surgery. Right before she went in all the parents showed up. Hegbert lead them all in a short prayer and then Jamie went in.
Landon paced the waiting room for three hours, unable to keep his mind on anything but worrying about Jamie. Finally, the doctor came out.
"Ok, we've finished the surgery and she's in recovery waking up. You can go to see her once we get her into a room which will be in about 15 minutes. You can all go in at once, but don't excite her." The doctor ordered. All four nodded in unison.
When Jamie woke up she wondered where she was, then she remembered the surgery. The doctor came in and told her the same thing he had told the others.
When Jamie was finally put in a room Landon was the first in the door. He walked over to her bed and kissed her forehead. She smiled at him, and he smiled back. "I love you." He whispered.
"I love you too." Came the reply.
The Dr. Purdy came in. "The surgery went well," he began. "We can start chemo on Saturday. Jamie, I'll be checking on you a few times between now and then. Ok? And Landon, would you like me to get you a bed?" he asked, reading Landon's mind. The answers came in the form of nods.
~*~Author's Note~ I swore I wasn't going to do this, but I just wanted to let you know that the song the woman in the dream sang is a real song that I wrote as a lullaby for my five little cousins (whose name I borrowed in this story in fact). The song's title is Little Baby Shut Your Eyes. Long and obvious, but it works. I hope you are enjoying my story!
That night Jamie dreamed she was standing in a nursery. The room was painted to look like the outdoors. The ceiling and about halfway down the walls looked like the sky. The bottom half was green like the grass and there were bunnies painted that looked like they were playing. In one corner was a painting of a tree with a birds nest in it. On the ceiling near the tree was the sun, with a baby's face in it. The crib was placed near the tree so that the baby's head would lie right beneath the sun. A changing table was on the adjacent wall and a dresser on the next. The closet and a tall bookshelf were on the last one. The shelves were loaded with books and pictures and stuffed animals and a stereo with many cds. A rocking chair was in the corner between the changing table and the dresser.
A young woman, no more than 22 sat in the chair with a small baby in her arms. This woman seemed oddly familiar, as though Jamie had met her before. But she couldn't place her. She was singing softly to the baby, who was wrapped in a light pink blanket.
~*~*~the Song~*~*~ Little baby shut your eyes There's nothing more to see Nothing at all but Daddy, you and me Just imagine the wonderful colors And dollies and teddy bears too When you awake I'll be right here Watching over you Yes I'll be watching over you ~*~*~End of the Song~*~*~
Jamie began to sing along with her. She didn't know how she knew the words. The song was over far too quickly. The woman stood up and laid the baby in the crib. After watching the baby for a moment or two she walked out of the room. Jamie walked over to the crib to get a good look at the baby, but just as she tilted her head down she woke up.
"Jamie, baby, wake up. We need to get dressed or we'll be late and I still have to call our parents." Landon said, shaking her lightly.
"Good morning Landon. I was just dreaming about something, but I don't remember what it was now." Jamie replied.
"Well, baby, why don't you go get dressed and think about it. I'll go call our parents and then I'll get dressed too. It'll take me a lot less time!" Landon laughed
Jamie laughed too, but her mind was on her dream.
About ten minutes later Landon had called his parents and father-in-law and was getting dressed when Jamie came back into the bedroom. "Are you almost ready to go, Landon?" she asked.
"Yeah, baby. I'll be ready in one minute."
"Ok, I'll wait down stairs."
"Sounds like a plan."
Within five minutes both were ready to go and out the door. Again Jamie said very little in the car, but Landon didn't push it this time. He was praying as well.
When they got to the hospital Jamie almost immediately went into surgery. Right before she went in all the parents showed up. Hegbert lead them all in a short prayer and then Jamie went in.
Landon paced the waiting room for three hours, unable to keep his mind on anything but worrying about Jamie. Finally, the doctor came out.
"Ok, we've finished the surgery and she's in recovery waking up. You can go to see her once we get her into a room which will be in about 15 minutes. You can all go in at once, but don't excite her." The doctor ordered. All four nodded in unison.
When Jamie woke up she wondered where she was, then she remembered the surgery. The doctor came in and told her the same thing he had told the others.
When Jamie was finally put in a room Landon was the first in the door. He walked over to her bed and kissed her forehead. She smiled at him, and he smiled back. "I love you." He whispered.
"I love you too." Came the reply.
The Dr. Purdy came in. "The surgery went well," he began. "We can start chemo on Saturday. Jamie, I'll be checking on you a few times between now and then. Ok? And Landon, would you like me to get you a bed?" he asked, reading Landon's mind. The answers came in the form of nods.
~*~Author's Note~ I swore I wasn't going to do this, but I just wanted to let you know that the song the woman in the dream sang is a real song that I wrote as a lullaby for my five little cousins (whose name I borrowed in this story in fact). The song's title is Little Baby Shut Your Eyes. Long and obvious, but it works. I hope you are enjoying my story!