It was early on the third of April when Buffy began to feel her back really start to ache, then mild contractions. Janet had said it would begin at anytime and both Buffy and Jay were more than ready.

Walking slowly up to the baby's room Buffy looked around. It was done in blues and greens, the walls had Winnie the Pooh hand painted on them, with Eeyore, Buffy's favorite beside him. "Please let everything go ok." She prayed quietly. Gentle hands move to her shoulders and Buffy leaned back against Jay, "It's today."

"Are you sure?" he asked, rubbing her belly, feeling their son's feet where they should be.

"Yep, we should head to the mountain." Then Buffy gasped and stiffened.

Jay was surprised, he could feel the contraction, "Wow, yeah, I think we should get going." His voice a little panicky.

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Janet looked up as Buffy and Jay came in, "Hey you two, what's up?"

"I'm only pregnant enough to pop." Buffy replied sarcastically. She then stiffened up and huffed, another contraction ripping through her. As it finished she sagged and Jay grabbed her, "Whew. That was a doozy."

They took her to a bed and laid her down, "You're going to be my first baby to be born in the mountain." Janet said cheerfully.

"Not inspiring much confidence here." Buffy commented, then jumped as her water broke.

"Hm, moving faster than I thought." Janet said calmly. Jay helped Buffy get undressed, cleaned up and back into one of the green gowns that Janet handed him, then got her comfortable on the bed. It was a couple of hours later and the contractions were coming closer when SG-1 came in for their post mission checkup, Daniel limping with Teal'c and Jack bracing him.

Walking out of Buffy's room Janet sighed, "All kind of excitement." She said and assigned her nurses to start checking them over.

Settling Daniel on a bed Jack looked up, "What's going on?"

"Buffy's having her baby." Janet looked at them all, then nodded for her nurses to take over. She went to the back room and Buffy was going through another contraction.

Jack patted Daniel's leg, "I'm going to lend some moral support to Jay for a second." Daniel nodded, then winced as the nurse began to check his ankle.

Jay was sitting beside Buffy, stroking her hair when Jack poked his head in, "Hey kids, how's tricks?"

"I'm having the baby, finally." Buffy sighed, making Jack chuckle.

"Good, how are you doing Dad?" He asked Jay who smiled, "Can't wait to meet him."

Buffy took a good look at Jack, "You look like hell, what happened?"

Leaning against the door, Jack fingered one of the burn holes in his uniform with a sigh, "The natives were opposed to us being there, and Daniel couldn't talk them down. They took Sam," he saw Buffy's look of alarm and held up his hand, "Relax, Daniel got her back immediately but twisted the hell out of his ankle in the process."

"Oh good." She settled back down when suddenly the klaxons started blaring, "Must be SG-12." Jay commented.

"Medical team to the gateroom!" Janet jumped and Buffy waved her off, "Go ahead, the baby's not coming right now."

Janet gathered her nurses and everyone headed for the gateroom, Jack, Jay, Teal'c and Sam on their heels to see if they need more help.

After waiting about ten minutes Daniel slid to the floor and tested his good leg when he heard, "Janet? Oh Janet, I think the baby's coming!" Panic in Buffy's voice.

"Buffy?"

"Daniel? I can feel the baby's head!" she called, then did her breathing, trying not to push. "Oh god, Daniel!"

Daniel hobbled in, "Relax Buffy, let me check, I've done this before." He moved to the end of the bed and lifted the sheet, then grimaced, "Oh yeah, I see the top of his head." He grabbed a pair of gloves and snapped them on, then leaned forward and touched her thighs, "Ok Buff, next contraction go ahead and push."

Buffy nodded, " 'kay." The contraction grabbed her and she moaned, trying to breathe through it and started to push.

"Whoa!" Daniel exclaimed, "He's coming now!" They could hear a commotion outside the room but both were focused on their task.

"Whoa? Whoa nothing, I'm not stopping!" Buffy gasped.

"Daniel?" "Buffy?" and Jack and Jay came into the room just as the baby started to slide out.

"That's good Buffy, one good push and you've a son." He flicked a glance at Jay who hurried around to clasp Buffy's hand. "We're almost there, Jack, get that towel, when he's born I'm going to hand him off to you."

Jack nodded, "You got it Danny." He took the towel in both hands and waited.

Buffy moaned and pushed again and the baby slid out, Daniel gently caught him and handed him to Jack, "Start rubbing him gently Jack." He ordered and took the aspirator and sucked the mouth out, and the baby began to cry.

"How is he?" Buffy asked anxiously. Daniel beckoned Jay, " Just a minute and I'll let you see him. Come here Jay." Jay moved over and Daniel clamped the baby's cord, then pointed, "Cut right here." Jay's hand trembled as he cut his newborn son's cord.

Jack smiled at the crying baby, "Well kid, for better or for worse you're here." He moved over and bent down, handing off the baby to Buffy who was almost in tears.

"Wow, isn't he beautiful?" and he was. He had a head full of dark hair, a slight dimple on his chin like his dad and had his mom's eyes. Jay kissed his wife and stroked a gentle finger over his newborn son's head.

Janet came bustling in, then stopping in dismay, "He's here already!"

Jack grinned, "Danny on the spot."

Daniel beamed, "It was easy, Buffy did all of the work." He frowned, "But my ankle is killing me." Jack came over and helped him stand, "Here, lean on me."

Janet helped Buffy deliver the afterbirth, then checked her out, "No tearing, so no stitches." After checking the baby over, weighing him, "9 lbs. 1 oz.", making him a neat belly button and complimenting Daniel and Jack for their quick thinking, she let Jay take the baby into the infirmary and show him off.

Buffy grabbed Janet's arm as the men left, "Thanks Janet, you've been the greatest doctor and never made me feel like a lab rat."

Janet patted Buffy's hand, "You're welcome honey, now rest."

Meanwhile Jay walked quietly out into the infirmary, the babble of voices dying down as they heard a baby fret. "Everyone, this is our son, Jonah." Everyone used quiet voices as Jay walked him around, showing him off. The General came in and grinned, "Congratulations son. He's a handsome boy, have you named him yet?"

Jay smiled, his eyes sliding to Jack's for a moment, "Jonah Charles Coburn is his full name." Jack's eyes got shiny for a moment, and Daniel patted his friends shoulder. Jay smiled down at his son, "Charles for my Dad and your son Jack, Jonah because of a conversation Buff had with Daniel."

"That's a good name. It means dove or peacemaker in Hebrew." Daniel said softly.

Jay looked down at his son, "Peacemaker…. from your lips to God's ears Daniel."