Abby gasped and put her hand on her stomach. She looked at the
clock. It was 5:30 in the morning. She looked over at Carter who was fast
asleep. He'd just worked a double shift and Abby really didn't want to
wake him. She was about to go back to sleep when she felt another
contraction. And her water broke. She had to wake him.
Gently, she shook his shoulder. "John," she whispered.
"50 CCs of lidocane," he said. Then he opened his eyes. "What is it?"
"My water broke."
Carter sat bolt up right in bed. "Really? Just now? Stay there, don't move." Abby sat and watched as Carter rushed around the house. He called Susan who came over to stay with Sarah and then they were on their way to the hospital.
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"I WANT IT OUTTA ME!!!!!!!!!" Abby screamed. Four hours later and the baby still had not moved.
Carter was holding her hand. "You're doing good, sweetie. It's OK."
"IT'S NOT OK!" Abby hollered. "IT HURTS!!!!!"
Tears were pouring down her face. Carter wasn't sure if they were tears of frustration or of pain. Either way, seeing her cry broke his heart. "I know it hurts, honey but just think, in a few hours we'll have a new baby."
Abby sobbed harder.
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Abby yawned. She had just spent the last ten hours in labor and she was exhausted. She looked over to where Carter was fast asleep in a chair. He must have been tired too. He'd been holding her hand and helping her the entire time. And now there was a new life in the world. Just because of them. Abby smiled down at the baby in her arms.
Susan and Sarah came into the room. "Mommy," Sarah said happily. She ran up to the edge of Abby's bed. "Where's Daddy?" Abby pointed to Carter. Sarah pounced on him.
"Oof," Carter said as the little girl bounced on his stomach.
"Hi Daddy!"
"Hi Sarah."
Susan laughed. "What a family . . . so let's see this new little one." Susan bent over so she could get a better look at the baby. "Oh, Abby, she's gorgeous. She's so tiny."
"Five pounds, three ounces," Carter said standing up and coming over to the bed. "She is beautiful though, isn't she?"
"Not that you're biased or anything," Susan teased.
"Not at all," Carter said, grinning.
"Is it a girl?" Sarah asked. Abby nodded. "What's her name?"
"She's so smart," Susan said. "Right away she asks the important questions."
"Her name is Erica Millicent Carter," Abby said. Abby and Carter had decided to name the baby after Eric and Gamma.
"Erica," Sarah said, trying the name out. She was two years old now, and had been so excited about the new baby. "Hi Erica," she said and smiled up at Abby.
Abby smiled back. "You're gonna be a great big sister, aren't you?"
Sarah nodded. "Yes, Mommy."
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Abby smiled down at her two-week old daughter. "You grow so fast, Erica," she said. The baby gurgled. She heard a knock at the door and quickly finished changing Erica's diaper. "Let's go see who's at the door," she cooed, lifting the baby into her arms. She opened the door and almost dropped the baby in surprise. "Oh my God."
Gently, she shook his shoulder. "John," she whispered.
"50 CCs of lidocane," he said. Then he opened his eyes. "What is it?"
"My water broke."
Carter sat bolt up right in bed. "Really? Just now? Stay there, don't move." Abby sat and watched as Carter rushed around the house. He called Susan who came over to stay with Sarah and then they were on their way to the hospital.
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"I WANT IT OUTTA ME!!!!!!!!!" Abby screamed. Four hours later and the baby still had not moved.
Carter was holding her hand. "You're doing good, sweetie. It's OK."
"IT'S NOT OK!" Abby hollered. "IT HURTS!!!!!"
Tears were pouring down her face. Carter wasn't sure if they were tears of frustration or of pain. Either way, seeing her cry broke his heart. "I know it hurts, honey but just think, in a few hours we'll have a new baby."
Abby sobbed harder.
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Abby yawned. She had just spent the last ten hours in labor and she was exhausted. She looked over to where Carter was fast asleep in a chair. He must have been tired too. He'd been holding her hand and helping her the entire time. And now there was a new life in the world. Just because of them. Abby smiled down at the baby in her arms.
Susan and Sarah came into the room. "Mommy," Sarah said happily. She ran up to the edge of Abby's bed. "Where's Daddy?" Abby pointed to Carter. Sarah pounced on him.
"Oof," Carter said as the little girl bounced on his stomach.
"Hi Daddy!"
"Hi Sarah."
Susan laughed. "What a family . . . so let's see this new little one." Susan bent over so she could get a better look at the baby. "Oh, Abby, she's gorgeous. She's so tiny."
"Five pounds, three ounces," Carter said standing up and coming over to the bed. "She is beautiful though, isn't she?"
"Not that you're biased or anything," Susan teased.
"Not at all," Carter said, grinning.
"Is it a girl?" Sarah asked. Abby nodded. "What's her name?"
"She's so smart," Susan said. "Right away she asks the important questions."
"Her name is Erica Millicent Carter," Abby said. Abby and Carter had decided to name the baby after Eric and Gamma.
"Erica," Sarah said, trying the name out. She was two years old now, and had been so excited about the new baby. "Hi Erica," she said and smiled up at Abby.
Abby smiled back. "You're gonna be a great big sister, aren't you?"
Sarah nodded. "Yes, Mommy."
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Abby smiled down at her two-week old daughter. "You grow so fast, Erica," she said. The baby gurgled. She heard a knock at the door and quickly finished changing Erica's diaper. "Let's go see who's at the door," she cooed, lifting the baby into her arms. She opened the door and almost dropped the baby in surprise. "Oh my God."