Chapter 22: It's Time!
A MONTH LATER!
A week ago Simon's boss, Nathan, decided to give Simon some time off so he can be with Jeanette. Everyone is becoming tense as they are awaiting the arrival of the babies. There were a few times that whenever Jeanette claimed that she 'felt' something, it had them thinking it was 'time'. Mostly it was just gas that created Jeanette's discomfort. Already Jeanette is two days past the due date. No one more then Jeanette wants the little ones to come. She is feeling a bit antsy in being able to have her body back to normal again.
One night, Jeanette suddenly wakes up from her sleep and sits up in the bed. Unsure why she is doing this, Jeanette first thinks she might need food, or to go to the washroom. She sits there in the dark for a few moments, wondering. Suddenly she felt a rush of pain coming from the inside of her belly. She turned to see Simon, who is still sound asleep. Even though he looks so peaceful, Jeanette has to get him up.
"Simon?" She whispers while gently shakes his shoulder.
"Wha.?" Simon groans as he struggles to open his eyes.
"It's time!" Jeanette whispers a bit more loudly.
Simon looks up at her. She could almost hear the gears in his mind grinding away as he tries to put together the information that his wife announced. He then turns away and grabs his glasses from the table beside the bed and puts them on his face. Simon stares at the alarm clock briefly then turns back to face Jeanette.
"It's 2:37 in the morning, why?"
Jeanette looks at her husband in a baffled and confused manner. 'Could he be that tired?' She thought to herself. "That's not what I meant! Simon, *it's time*! I'm going into labour!!"
"Oh.oh ok!" And with that Simon rolled over and snuggled under the sheets.
Jeanette started getting really scared; she does not know what to do about this. Simon suddenly shot his eyes wide open and sits up straight facing Jeanette. "IT'S TIME!!!" He screams.
"That's what I've been trying to tell you!"
Without hesitation, Simon jumps out of bed and throws on his pants, sweater and shoes. At the same time Jeanette grabs her glasses from the table beside her side of the bed. She puts them on her face, and struggles to pull herself up from under the covers. She puts on her robe and slippers then begins to walk towards the door. Before leaving the room, Simon grabs the duffle bag that has a change of clothes for Jeanette.
As they headed downstairs, Alvin pokes his head out from his room down the hall. "What's going on?" He asked still looking half asleep.
"Jeanette's in labour! We're on our way to the hospital!" Simon could barely contain his excitement.
"Wow! Really?" Alvin says.
"Simon?" Jeanette cried as she was half way down and realized that her husband was not at her side.
"Hang on, Jeanette! I'm coming!"
"Hay, Simon!" Alvin called after them.
"Yea?"
"Good luck!" He smiled at the soon-to-be parents.
"Thanks!" Simon smiled back before escorting his wife out the door.
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40 HOURS LATER!
Almost two days has gone by and both the Millers' and the Seville's are working hard to prepare the home welcoming for the newest family members. Vinny is more excited now; she is looking forward in becoming a grandmother. She is upstairs making sure the babies' crib will just perfect for their first sleep in it.
Eleanor and Theodore are in the kitchen preparing a feast. Neither of them never before felt this nervous and excited at the same time. They are so nervous that they didn't know what to make for dinner, so they are making a whole bunch of favourite meals all at once.
Dave and Miss. Miller are running around, making sure the house is clean and in perfect order. While everyone has been doing something useful around the house, Alvin and Brittany did nothing, but wait by the phone.
"What could be taking so long?" Brittany whined.
"I don't know?" Alvin sighed.
"Sometimes it takes some time for a woman to give birth." Miss. Miller says.
"How would you know, Miss. Miller? You never had kids." Alvin pointed out.
"No, but I had a cousin that had a baby boy one time. She was in labour for three days." Miss. Miller said as she drifted back in memory lane.
"THREE DAYS?" Dave, Alvin, and Brittany cried out.
"Hey, what are you guys talking about?" Asked Theodore. He and Eleanor have put the dinner on simmer and figures they could use a break from cooking. They walk in the living room with a puzzled look on their faces.
"We are talking about Miss. Miller's crazy cousin." Alvin said.
"If it took three days for her to give birth to just one baby.it's going to take a week to wait for Jeanette to give birth to three babies." Brittany complained.
"Not necessarily." Vinny said as she comes down the stairs and enters the living room. "When I was giving birth to Alvin, Simon, and Theodore I was in labour for two and a half days. The toughest is waiting for the first one to be born, but then the other two were no trouble." She then thinks back at that day for a moment. "However, during the first day being in labour it did feel as if there were some sort of struggle between two of the boys.like the little ones were fighting on who would be the first to come out."
Everyone all smirked as they could guess on which two were fighting, even before birth. "But naturally I came out first.right mom?" Alvin perks up with pride.
Vinny grinned and let out a giggle. "Yes, Alvin. It didn't take long for Simon to come out, five minutes later, if I remember correctly. Theodore on the other hand.he took his time and came out gradually." She finishes as she looks over to Theodore and smiles at his innocent face.
Suddenly the phone rings.
Everyone pauses for a moment. Could this be it? Could this be the call they have been waiting the whole day for? Alvin and Brittany leap for the phone, but Alvin grabs it a microsecond before she could. "Ha!" He laughs at her. Alvin then places the phone to his ear.
"Hello.? SIMON.! How did it go? Oh.hang on, I'll put you on the speaker!" Alvin says with excitement. He reaches to the main panel of the phone and pushes the button that activates the speaker so the whole room can listen and speak to Simon.
"Can everyone here me?" Simon says over the speaker.
"Yes!!" Everyone answers at once.
"Ok then, I would like to announce the arrival of three healthy chipmunks babies. At 3:54pm today, Vincent Seville was born. 4:05pm, Mary-Anne Seville, came into the world. Then at 4:14pm Tom Seville joined his siblings."
"Awe, they sound wonder, Simon." Miss. Miller swoons.
"How is Jeanette?" Eleanor asks.
"She's fine! Very tired, but fine! The doctor said that both mother and babies would be able to come home tomorrow." With a yawn, Simon continued. "As for me.I need another cup of coffee!"
"Alright, will you be home later?" Dave asks.
"Actually, I'm going to spend the night with Jeanette and the babies here at the hospital. I'll come home with them tomorrow." Simon answers.
"Oh, ok.you take care then! We will see you tomorrow!" Dave says.
"Ok, bye!" Simon replies before hanging up.
A MONTH LATER!
A week ago Simon's boss, Nathan, decided to give Simon some time off so he can be with Jeanette. Everyone is becoming tense as they are awaiting the arrival of the babies. There were a few times that whenever Jeanette claimed that she 'felt' something, it had them thinking it was 'time'. Mostly it was just gas that created Jeanette's discomfort. Already Jeanette is two days past the due date. No one more then Jeanette wants the little ones to come. She is feeling a bit antsy in being able to have her body back to normal again.
One night, Jeanette suddenly wakes up from her sleep and sits up in the bed. Unsure why she is doing this, Jeanette first thinks she might need food, or to go to the washroom. She sits there in the dark for a few moments, wondering. Suddenly she felt a rush of pain coming from the inside of her belly. She turned to see Simon, who is still sound asleep. Even though he looks so peaceful, Jeanette has to get him up.
"Simon?" She whispers while gently shakes his shoulder.
"Wha.?" Simon groans as he struggles to open his eyes.
"It's time!" Jeanette whispers a bit more loudly.
Simon looks up at her. She could almost hear the gears in his mind grinding away as he tries to put together the information that his wife announced. He then turns away and grabs his glasses from the table beside the bed and puts them on his face. Simon stares at the alarm clock briefly then turns back to face Jeanette.
"It's 2:37 in the morning, why?"
Jeanette looks at her husband in a baffled and confused manner. 'Could he be that tired?' She thought to herself. "That's not what I meant! Simon, *it's time*! I'm going into labour!!"
"Oh.oh ok!" And with that Simon rolled over and snuggled under the sheets.
Jeanette started getting really scared; she does not know what to do about this. Simon suddenly shot his eyes wide open and sits up straight facing Jeanette. "IT'S TIME!!!" He screams.
"That's what I've been trying to tell you!"
Without hesitation, Simon jumps out of bed and throws on his pants, sweater and shoes. At the same time Jeanette grabs her glasses from the table beside her side of the bed. She puts them on her face, and struggles to pull herself up from under the covers. She puts on her robe and slippers then begins to walk towards the door. Before leaving the room, Simon grabs the duffle bag that has a change of clothes for Jeanette.
As they headed downstairs, Alvin pokes his head out from his room down the hall. "What's going on?" He asked still looking half asleep.
"Jeanette's in labour! We're on our way to the hospital!" Simon could barely contain his excitement.
"Wow! Really?" Alvin says.
"Simon?" Jeanette cried as she was half way down and realized that her husband was not at her side.
"Hang on, Jeanette! I'm coming!"
"Hay, Simon!" Alvin called after them.
"Yea?"
"Good luck!" He smiled at the soon-to-be parents.
"Thanks!" Simon smiled back before escorting his wife out the door.
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40 HOURS LATER!
Almost two days has gone by and both the Millers' and the Seville's are working hard to prepare the home welcoming for the newest family members. Vinny is more excited now; she is looking forward in becoming a grandmother. She is upstairs making sure the babies' crib will just perfect for their first sleep in it.
Eleanor and Theodore are in the kitchen preparing a feast. Neither of them never before felt this nervous and excited at the same time. They are so nervous that they didn't know what to make for dinner, so they are making a whole bunch of favourite meals all at once.
Dave and Miss. Miller are running around, making sure the house is clean and in perfect order. While everyone has been doing something useful around the house, Alvin and Brittany did nothing, but wait by the phone.
"What could be taking so long?" Brittany whined.
"I don't know?" Alvin sighed.
"Sometimes it takes some time for a woman to give birth." Miss. Miller says.
"How would you know, Miss. Miller? You never had kids." Alvin pointed out.
"No, but I had a cousin that had a baby boy one time. She was in labour for three days." Miss. Miller said as she drifted back in memory lane.
"THREE DAYS?" Dave, Alvin, and Brittany cried out.
"Hey, what are you guys talking about?" Asked Theodore. He and Eleanor have put the dinner on simmer and figures they could use a break from cooking. They walk in the living room with a puzzled look on their faces.
"We are talking about Miss. Miller's crazy cousin." Alvin said.
"If it took three days for her to give birth to just one baby.it's going to take a week to wait for Jeanette to give birth to three babies." Brittany complained.
"Not necessarily." Vinny said as she comes down the stairs and enters the living room. "When I was giving birth to Alvin, Simon, and Theodore I was in labour for two and a half days. The toughest is waiting for the first one to be born, but then the other two were no trouble." She then thinks back at that day for a moment. "However, during the first day being in labour it did feel as if there were some sort of struggle between two of the boys.like the little ones were fighting on who would be the first to come out."
Everyone all smirked as they could guess on which two were fighting, even before birth. "But naturally I came out first.right mom?" Alvin perks up with pride.
Vinny grinned and let out a giggle. "Yes, Alvin. It didn't take long for Simon to come out, five minutes later, if I remember correctly. Theodore on the other hand.he took his time and came out gradually." She finishes as she looks over to Theodore and smiles at his innocent face.
Suddenly the phone rings.
Everyone pauses for a moment. Could this be it? Could this be the call they have been waiting the whole day for? Alvin and Brittany leap for the phone, but Alvin grabs it a microsecond before she could. "Ha!" He laughs at her. Alvin then places the phone to his ear.
"Hello.? SIMON.! How did it go? Oh.hang on, I'll put you on the speaker!" Alvin says with excitement. He reaches to the main panel of the phone and pushes the button that activates the speaker so the whole room can listen and speak to Simon.
"Can everyone here me?" Simon says over the speaker.
"Yes!!" Everyone answers at once.
"Ok then, I would like to announce the arrival of three healthy chipmunks babies. At 3:54pm today, Vincent Seville was born. 4:05pm, Mary-Anne Seville, came into the world. Then at 4:14pm Tom Seville joined his siblings."
"Awe, they sound wonder, Simon." Miss. Miller swoons.
"How is Jeanette?" Eleanor asks.
"She's fine! Very tired, but fine! The doctor said that both mother and babies would be able to come home tomorrow." With a yawn, Simon continued. "As for me.I need another cup of coffee!"
"Alright, will you be home later?" Dave asks.
"Actually, I'm going to spend the night with Jeanette and the babies here at the hospital. I'll come home with them tomorrow." Simon answers.
"Oh, ok.you take care then! We will see you tomorrow!" Dave says.
"Ok, bye!" Simon replies before hanging up.