The doctor walked in to check Aubrey, "Okay Aubrey, the baby is about to be
crowning. So I'm going to have a few extra specialists in here that deal
with premature babies, just in case." She said
"Okay."
A few minutes later Kaley and Courtney had left. Kaden, Liz, and the doctors and nurses had prepped for the delivery.
"Okay Aubrey I need you to push, whenever you feel like you need to." Dr Meadows said, she pushed as hard as she could, squeezing Kaden and Liz's hands.
"Oh my god!" Aubrey yelled as tears welled up in her eyes.
"Okay Aubrey, just a couple more pushes and your baby will be here." Dr. Meadows said
"Come on Abby, you can do this." Kaden said to her as he rubbed the sweat off her forehead.
"You wouldn't be saying that to yourself if you had to do this." Aubrey said through gritted teeth as she pushed again.
"You're doing better that some women in labor that are ten and twenty years older than you." Dr. Meadows said, "One more push."
"That's nice to know." Aubrey said as she pushed again.
"It's a girl." Dr. Meadows announced, Aubrey grinned
Some nurses took the baby as the doctor cut the umbilical cord, and they handed her to the specialists who started sucking fluids out of her nose and throat. She still hadn't cried, Aubrey's grin quickly turned to a expression of worry.
"She's breathing Aubrey." Liz assured her as she was looking over their shoulders.
"Why isn't she crying though? I want to hear her cry." Aubrey said as they put an oxygen mask over her face.
A few moments later, which seemed like an eternity to Aubrey, the baby cried, they wrapped her up and handed her to Aubrey.
"Look at her Abby, she's gorgeous." Liz said
"Just like her mom." Kaden added
Aubrey gave Kaden a quick kiss on the lips, then turned back to her daughter, "Isabella Kaley Morgan." Aubrey said, "I wonder what she'll be like when she gets older."
"Don't even start thinking that, because when she gets older, you'll want her to be like this again." Liz said
Later that day Kaden and Liz had left to go set up the crib at their house, Courtney had taken Courbria home and Kaley was sitting with Aubrey. Aubrey was asleep, she was dreaming.
"Okay honey, I'll be back in a few days." Kaden said as he kissed Aubrey.
"Daddy, where are you going?" Isabella asked
"I have to go out of town on business." He replied as he picked her up.
"Is Aunt Kaley coming to stay with us?" she asked
"Yes I am." Kaley replied as she walked through the open door.
"Yay!" Isabella squealed
"We're going to have fun and eat all the ice cream we want." Kaley said
"No, I'm staying here this time Kaley remember." Aubrey said
"Oh Abby, you could let us have our fun." Kaley replied
"I have to go, I'll see you guys later." Kaden said, "And Abby, don't let my sister give Belle all the ice cream she wants, and don't let her have all the ice cream she wants. She may be pregnant, but she doesn't need that."
"I won't, I'm sure Jaxton wouldn't want her to have all that sugar." Aubrey replied
"Love you guys."
"Love you too." They all said before he walked out.
A few minutes later
"Abby!" Kaley yelled, "Abby, where's Isabella? Abby."
Aubrey woke up, "Abby, here, they brought Isabella." Kaley said as she woke up her friend.
"It's time for her feeding." The nurse said, "Will you need some help?"
"No, my niece is about 8 months old, I think I can handle it." Aubrey replied as she took the baby and the bottle.
"How much did she weigh?" Kaley asked the nurse
"5 pounds 2 ounces, and she's 17½ inches long." The nurse replied
"She's little." Kaley said as she rubbed Isabella's head, "Look at that hair."
"I wonder if it will stay dark or if it will fall out and turn blond." Aubrey said
"I don't know, I hope it stays dark, because I like your hair more than I do mine." Kaley said
"I think she'd be a cute blond." Aubrey said
"We're back." Liz said as she and Kaden walked in.
"I brought you something." Kaden added as he handed her a pink gift basket with balloons that said 'Congrats' and 'It's a girl'.
"Aww, thank you." Aubrey replied, "Aunt Sarah sent me those flowers." As she pointed to a vase of flowers sitting on the table.
"Those are pretty did she call?" Liz asked
"Yeah, she called to see how we were doing."
"Where is she?"
"She's in Paris right now." Aubrey replied
"We're going to take Isabella to Paris one day." Liz said
Isabella quickly took the bottle, and Aubrey burped her.
"Can I hold her?" Kaden asked nervously.
"If you won't be so nervous, don't tense up, you're not going to break her." Aubrey said as she held the baby out for Kaden to take, she stretched out and arched her back. Kaden pulled his arms back, "Kade, she's just stretching, it's okay."
"But what if I drop her?" Kaden asked
"Just snuggle her up close to you, you won't drop her." Aubrey replied as the baby began to cry, "Are you just going to let your daughter cry like that?"
He took, the baby and held her close, she immediately stopped crying, "Yep, she's going to be a daddy's girl." Kaley said as she snapped a picture.
"That is so cute." Liz added
"So, how does it feel to be a grandma?" Aubrey asked
"Don't say that, I feel old." Liz replied
"What's she going to call you?" Kaley asked
"I haven't really thought about that yet." Liz replied
"She's calling my mom Nana." Kaden said
"She can call both of them Nana." Kaley suggested
"We'll just let her decide, whatever she wants to call them." Aubrey added
"That's right." Liz said
"Hey what's going on?" Courtney asked as she walked in.
"We were just talking about what Isabella's going to call us." Liz replied
"I don't even want to think about that yet, it's a long time away. I want to enjoy her now while she's not squirming all the time or crying or all that, like Cori, she's all over the place." Courtney said, "This all already makes me feel old."
"Mom, have you talked to BJ?" Kaley asked
"Yeah, Jaydah came through her surgery well, it chipped off a piece of bone, but they replaced it with cartilage." Courtney replied
"So she's going to be okay?" Aubrey asked
"Yes, she is. Right now, they said, she's in a lot of pain, so they have her on a mild sedative." Courtney replied
"I want to go see her." Aubrey said
"No Aubrey, you need to stay here, you can go see her tomorrow." Liz said
"Yeah, it might be best Abby if you stay here." Kaden added
"Sweetie, I'm going to have to go home and stay with Jake and Elijah. Ric isn't home tonight, and I don't trust them to stay home by themselves." Liz said
"It's okay, I'll be fine here." Aubrey replied
"I'll stay here with her, if it's okay with my mom." Kaden said
"That's fine." Courtney said
Liz left, Courtney and Kaley had decided to stay a little while longer. Zander came in and cooed at the baby for awhile, but then went to stay by Jaydah's side under Aubrey's orders. Jason came by to see how everyone was, then went to the penthouse. Finally Courtney and Kaley left and went to the penthouse as well.
2 days later
"Look Isabella, this is where you're going to be living at least for another 2 years, when your daddy and I can get a house just for us." Aubrey cooed at her daughter as Kaden pulled up in the driveway.
They walked in the house, and into Aubrey's room, which was now partially the nursery. Aubrey saw the crib, "Kaden, did you get this?" she asked
"Yeah, that's why I was in Grove. I remembered you had wanted it, so I saved my money to get it. It even has her name on it." Kaden pointed out
"Kaden, it's beautiful thank you." She said as she hugged Kaden and cried, "But how did you ever afford it."
"From working."
"I know that you don't even make this much in two weeks." Aubrey said
"Almost, I've been saving since we went up there, that's been like 2 and a half months ago, and it was on sale." Kaden replied
"I also know that it didn't cost 2 and a half months worth of pay either." Aubrey said
"Well, I decided the mom needed a little something too." Kaden replied, he pulled a box out of his pocket.
"Kaden, they're beautiful, but you didn't-"
"I know, but I wanted to, I couldn't help it."
They kissed, but then Isabella began to cry, "Oh poor baby, no one's paying attention to her." Aubrey cooed at the baby as she picked her up and bounced her, "It's okay."
"She is so little." Kaden said
"What's up you guys?" Jake asked as he and Elijah came in.
"Just watching her." Aubrey replied
"Why does she do tricks?" Elijah joked
"No, of course not, she's a baby." Kaden replied
The next day
"I am so tired. Why do babies have to cry all night long?" Aubrey said as she sat at Kelly's with Isabella in the stroller, and Kaley and Micah sitting with her.
"Because they're babies, they have that right." Kaley replied, "We went through it with Cori too."
"I don't think I slept more than an hour last night." Aubrey said
"Abby, I'll come over and help you with her tonight if you want me to." Kaley said
"No, that's okay, I don't think I'll be able to sleep even if you are there." Aubrey replied as she laid her head on the table
"Did she sleep with you last night?" Micah asked
"No, I put her in her bassinet next to the bed." Aubrey replied as she raised her head from the table.
"There's your problem Abby, she probably wants to be next to her mommy." Kaley said
"That is so weird, just think in about a year or so, she'll actually be calling you Mommy." Micah said, they looked over at Aubrey, she was out, "Poor thing she's so tired."
"Come on, we're going to my house. Micah and I are going to take care of Belle, and you can sleep." Kaley said as she pushed the stroller out of the diner and Micah pulled her up.
That afternoon
"Hey guys, thanks for doing this for me." Aubrey said as she came down the stairs.
"Well, hello sleeping beauty." Kaden said, he and Kaley were sitting on the couch, Micah had gone home.
"How long have I been asleep?" Aubrey asked
"A long time."
"How long?"
"7 hours." Kaley replied
"So what time is it?" Aubrey asked
"It's 4 in the afternoon." Kaden replied
"Do you feel any better?" Kaley asked
"Yes, a lot better." Aubrey replied, "Kaley would it be too much of a problem if I took you up on that offer?"
"The offer still stands." Kaley replied
"Good."
"I'm going to leave you two alone." Kaley said
"No, that's okay Kaley." Aubrey replied
"No I have to go meet Jaxton." Kaley replied
A while later in the park
"You should see Isabella, Jaxton. She's so adorable, so small." Kaley said
"I'll bet Kaden and Aubrey are proud of her." Jaxton replied
"They are, they think she's the world now." Kaley said, "Do you want kids?"
"I don't know, why, you're not pregnant are you?" Jaxton asked
"No! I'm not pregnant, I was just wondering. Ya know, one of those questions that just pops up." Kaley said
"Well since you have one, I have one too." Jaxton said
"What?"
He pulled a box out of his pocket, and got down on one knee in front of Kaley, "Kaley Caroline Morgan, I love you with every piece of my heart, would you do me the honors of becoming my wife?" he asked nervously
"Oh my god. Jaxton!" she squealed, "I don't know what to say."
He was nervous, "A simple yes or no will do."
"Yes, god yes, I will marry you." She replied as he pulled her up and spun her around.
"I know it seems kind of sudden, and you're not 18 yet, but Kaley, I love you, and I can't seem to think of living my life without you." Jaxton said
"Me too." Kaley replied as the kissed, "And besides, it's only 3 more months until my birthday."
"I know it wasn't exactly the perfect proposal, but I knew that you would get embarrassed if it would have happened in the middle of Kelly's or something." Jaxton said
"It was perfect Jax." Kaley replied, "Come on, let's go tell my mom, she's probably at Kelly's."
"Then we have to go tell my parents." Jaxton said
"Okay."
They walked to Kelly's, "I'm so nervous."
"Don't be, I'm sure your mom will be happy." Jaxton said as he ran his hands up and down her arms.
"Hey honey, hey Jaxton, how are you today?" Courtney asked as she sat food down on a table.
"Fine." Kaley replied as they went to the bar and sat down, "Mom, we have something to tell you."
"You're not having a baby too are you?" Courtney asked
"No, we're not." Jaxton replied
"Jaxton proposed to me today." Kaley replied
"Oh my gosh, congratulations." Courtney said as she walked around the bar and hugged her daughter and Jaxton, "I'm so happy for you, my little girl is getting married."
"What do you think Dad will say?" Kaley asked
"He'll probably be happy. Your uncle on the other hand, might not be too happy." Courtney said, she looked at her smiling daughter, "You're glowing."
"Thank you."
"Sweetie, I'm really happy for you, but I'm kinda busy. So could you wait a minute?"
"Well, actually we were going over to Jaxton's to tell his parents about the engagement." Kaley replied
"Oh okay, tell the boys I'll be home by 10. I think your dad is suppose to be there by 7, he's picking up Cori." Courtney said
"Okay Mom, I'll see ya later." Kaley replied
"I love you."
"I love you too."
They went to The Jacks residents, they were happy for them. After that Jaxton took Kaley home.
"Okay."
A few minutes later Kaley and Courtney had left. Kaden, Liz, and the doctors and nurses had prepped for the delivery.
"Okay Aubrey I need you to push, whenever you feel like you need to." Dr Meadows said, she pushed as hard as she could, squeezing Kaden and Liz's hands.
"Oh my god!" Aubrey yelled as tears welled up in her eyes.
"Okay Aubrey, just a couple more pushes and your baby will be here." Dr. Meadows said
"Come on Abby, you can do this." Kaden said to her as he rubbed the sweat off her forehead.
"You wouldn't be saying that to yourself if you had to do this." Aubrey said through gritted teeth as she pushed again.
"You're doing better that some women in labor that are ten and twenty years older than you." Dr. Meadows said, "One more push."
"That's nice to know." Aubrey said as she pushed again.
"It's a girl." Dr. Meadows announced, Aubrey grinned
Some nurses took the baby as the doctor cut the umbilical cord, and they handed her to the specialists who started sucking fluids out of her nose and throat. She still hadn't cried, Aubrey's grin quickly turned to a expression of worry.
"She's breathing Aubrey." Liz assured her as she was looking over their shoulders.
"Why isn't she crying though? I want to hear her cry." Aubrey said as they put an oxygen mask over her face.
A few moments later, which seemed like an eternity to Aubrey, the baby cried, they wrapped her up and handed her to Aubrey.
"Look at her Abby, she's gorgeous." Liz said
"Just like her mom." Kaden added
Aubrey gave Kaden a quick kiss on the lips, then turned back to her daughter, "Isabella Kaley Morgan." Aubrey said, "I wonder what she'll be like when she gets older."
"Don't even start thinking that, because when she gets older, you'll want her to be like this again." Liz said
Later that day Kaden and Liz had left to go set up the crib at their house, Courtney had taken Courbria home and Kaley was sitting with Aubrey. Aubrey was asleep, she was dreaming.
"Okay honey, I'll be back in a few days." Kaden said as he kissed Aubrey.
"Daddy, where are you going?" Isabella asked
"I have to go out of town on business." He replied as he picked her up.
"Is Aunt Kaley coming to stay with us?" she asked
"Yes I am." Kaley replied as she walked through the open door.
"Yay!" Isabella squealed
"We're going to have fun and eat all the ice cream we want." Kaley said
"No, I'm staying here this time Kaley remember." Aubrey said
"Oh Abby, you could let us have our fun." Kaley replied
"I have to go, I'll see you guys later." Kaden said, "And Abby, don't let my sister give Belle all the ice cream she wants, and don't let her have all the ice cream she wants. She may be pregnant, but she doesn't need that."
"I won't, I'm sure Jaxton wouldn't want her to have all that sugar." Aubrey replied
"Love you guys."
"Love you too." They all said before he walked out.
A few minutes later
"Abby!" Kaley yelled, "Abby, where's Isabella? Abby."
Aubrey woke up, "Abby, here, they brought Isabella." Kaley said as she woke up her friend.
"It's time for her feeding." The nurse said, "Will you need some help?"
"No, my niece is about 8 months old, I think I can handle it." Aubrey replied as she took the baby and the bottle.
"How much did she weigh?" Kaley asked the nurse
"5 pounds 2 ounces, and she's 17½ inches long." The nurse replied
"She's little." Kaley said as she rubbed Isabella's head, "Look at that hair."
"I wonder if it will stay dark or if it will fall out and turn blond." Aubrey said
"I don't know, I hope it stays dark, because I like your hair more than I do mine." Kaley said
"I think she'd be a cute blond." Aubrey said
"We're back." Liz said as she and Kaden walked in.
"I brought you something." Kaden added as he handed her a pink gift basket with balloons that said 'Congrats' and 'It's a girl'.
"Aww, thank you." Aubrey replied, "Aunt Sarah sent me those flowers." As she pointed to a vase of flowers sitting on the table.
"Those are pretty did she call?" Liz asked
"Yeah, she called to see how we were doing."
"Where is she?"
"She's in Paris right now." Aubrey replied
"We're going to take Isabella to Paris one day." Liz said
Isabella quickly took the bottle, and Aubrey burped her.
"Can I hold her?" Kaden asked nervously.
"If you won't be so nervous, don't tense up, you're not going to break her." Aubrey said as she held the baby out for Kaden to take, she stretched out and arched her back. Kaden pulled his arms back, "Kade, she's just stretching, it's okay."
"But what if I drop her?" Kaden asked
"Just snuggle her up close to you, you won't drop her." Aubrey replied as the baby began to cry, "Are you just going to let your daughter cry like that?"
He took, the baby and held her close, she immediately stopped crying, "Yep, she's going to be a daddy's girl." Kaley said as she snapped a picture.
"That is so cute." Liz added
"So, how does it feel to be a grandma?" Aubrey asked
"Don't say that, I feel old." Liz replied
"What's she going to call you?" Kaley asked
"I haven't really thought about that yet." Liz replied
"She's calling my mom Nana." Kaden said
"She can call both of them Nana." Kaley suggested
"We'll just let her decide, whatever she wants to call them." Aubrey added
"That's right." Liz said
"Hey what's going on?" Courtney asked as she walked in.
"We were just talking about what Isabella's going to call us." Liz replied
"I don't even want to think about that yet, it's a long time away. I want to enjoy her now while she's not squirming all the time or crying or all that, like Cori, she's all over the place." Courtney said, "This all already makes me feel old."
"Mom, have you talked to BJ?" Kaley asked
"Yeah, Jaydah came through her surgery well, it chipped off a piece of bone, but they replaced it with cartilage." Courtney replied
"So she's going to be okay?" Aubrey asked
"Yes, she is. Right now, they said, she's in a lot of pain, so they have her on a mild sedative." Courtney replied
"I want to go see her." Aubrey said
"No Aubrey, you need to stay here, you can go see her tomorrow." Liz said
"Yeah, it might be best Abby if you stay here." Kaden added
"Sweetie, I'm going to have to go home and stay with Jake and Elijah. Ric isn't home tonight, and I don't trust them to stay home by themselves." Liz said
"It's okay, I'll be fine here." Aubrey replied
"I'll stay here with her, if it's okay with my mom." Kaden said
"That's fine." Courtney said
Liz left, Courtney and Kaley had decided to stay a little while longer. Zander came in and cooed at the baby for awhile, but then went to stay by Jaydah's side under Aubrey's orders. Jason came by to see how everyone was, then went to the penthouse. Finally Courtney and Kaley left and went to the penthouse as well.
2 days later
"Look Isabella, this is where you're going to be living at least for another 2 years, when your daddy and I can get a house just for us." Aubrey cooed at her daughter as Kaden pulled up in the driveway.
They walked in the house, and into Aubrey's room, which was now partially the nursery. Aubrey saw the crib, "Kaden, did you get this?" she asked
"Yeah, that's why I was in Grove. I remembered you had wanted it, so I saved my money to get it. It even has her name on it." Kaden pointed out
"Kaden, it's beautiful thank you." She said as she hugged Kaden and cried, "But how did you ever afford it."
"From working."
"I know that you don't even make this much in two weeks." Aubrey said
"Almost, I've been saving since we went up there, that's been like 2 and a half months ago, and it was on sale." Kaden replied
"I also know that it didn't cost 2 and a half months worth of pay either." Aubrey said
"Well, I decided the mom needed a little something too." Kaden replied, he pulled a box out of his pocket.
"Kaden, they're beautiful, but you didn't-"
"I know, but I wanted to, I couldn't help it."
They kissed, but then Isabella began to cry, "Oh poor baby, no one's paying attention to her." Aubrey cooed at the baby as she picked her up and bounced her, "It's okay."
"She is so little." Kaden said
"What's up you guys?" Jake asked as he and Elijah came in.
"Just watching her." Aubrey replied
"Why does she do tricks?" Elijah joked
"No, of course not, she's a baby." Kaden replied
The next day
"I am so tired. Why do babies have to cry all night long?" Aubrey said as she sat at Kelly's with Isabella in the stroller, and Kaley and Micah sitting with her.
"Because they're babies, they have that right." Kaley replied, "We went through it with Cori too."
"I don't think I slept more than an hour last night." Aubrey said
"Abby, I'll come over and help you with her tonight if you want me to." Kaley said
"No, that's okay, I don't think I'll be able to sleep even if you are there." Aubrey replied as she laid her head on the table
"Did she sleep with you last night?" Micah asked
"No, I put her in her bassinet next to the bed." Aubrey replied as she raised her head from the table.
"There's your problem Abby, she probably wants to be next to her mommy." Kaley said
"That is so weird, just think in about a year or so, she'll actually be calling you Mommy." Micah said, they looked over at Aubrey, she was out, "Poor thing she's so tired."
"Come on, we're going to my house. Micah and I are going to take care of Belle, and you can sleep." Kaley said as she pushed the stroller out of the diner and Micah pulled her up.
That afternoon
"Hey guys, thanks for doing this for me." Aubrey said as she came down the stairs.
"Well, hello sleeping beauty." Kaden said, he and Kaley were sitting on the couch, Micah had gone home.
"How long have I been asleep?" Aubrey asked
"A long time."
"How long?"
"7 hours." Kaley replied
"So what time is it?" Aubrey asked
"It's 4 in the afternoon." Kaden replied
"Do you feel any better?" Kaley asked
"Yes, a lot better." Aubrey replied, "Kaley would it be too much of a problem if I took you up on that offer?"
"The offer still stands." Kaley replied
"Good."
"I'm going to leave you two alone." Kaley said
"No, that's okay Kaley." Aubrey replied
"No I have to go meet Jaxton." Kaley replied
A while later in the park
"You should see Isabella, Jaxton. She's so adorable, so small." Kaley said
"I'll bet Kaden and Aubrey are proud of her." Jaxton replied
"They are, they think she's the world now." Kaley said, "Do you want kids?"
"I don't know, why, you're not pregnant are you?" Jaxton asked
"No! I'm not pregnant, I was just wondering. Ya know, one of those questions that just pops up." Kaley said
"Well since you have one, I have one too." Jaxton said
"What?"
He pulled a box out of his pocket, and got down on one knee in front of Kaley, "Kaley Caroline Morgan, I love you with every piece of my heart, would you do me the honors of becoming my wife?" he asked nervously
"Oh my god. Jaxton!" she squealed, "I don't know what to say."
He was nervous, "A simple yes or no will do."
"Yes, god yes, I will marry you." She replied as he pulled her up and spun her around.
"I know it seems kind of sudden, and you're not 18 yet, but Kaley, I love you, and I can't seem to think of living my life without you." Jaxton said
"Me too." Kaley replied as the kissed, "And besides, it's only 3 more months until my birthday."
"I know it wasn't exactly the perfect proposal, but I knew that you would get embarrassed if it would have happened in the middle of Kelly's or something." Jaxton said
"It was perfect Jax." Kaley replied, "Come on, let's go tell my mom, she's probably at Kelly's."
"Then we have to go tell my parents." Jaxton said
"Okay."
They walked to Kelly's, "I'm so nervous."
"Don't be, I'm sure your mom will be happy." Jaxton said as he ran his hands up and down her arms.
"Hey honey, hey Jaxton, how are you today?" Courtney asked as she sat food down on a table.
"Fine." Kaley replied as they went to the bar and sat down, "Mom, we have something to tell you."
"You're not having a baby too are you?" Courtney asked
"No, we're not." Jaxton replied
"Jaxton proposed to me today." Kaley replied
"Oh my gosh, congratulations." Courtney said as she walked around the bar and hugged her daughter and Jaxton, "I'm so happy for you, my little girl is getting married."
"What do you think Dad will say?" Kaley asked
"He'll probably be happy. Your uncle on the other hand, might not be too happy." Courtney said, she looked at her smiling daughter, "You're glowing."
"Thank you."
"Sweetie, I'm really happy for you, but I'm kinda busy. So could you wait a minute?"
"Well, actually we were going over to Jaxton's to tell his parents about the engagement." Kaley replied
"Oh okay, tell the boys I'll be home by 10. I think your dad is suppose to be there by 7, he's picking up Cori." Courtney said
"Okay Mom, I'll see ya later." Kaley replied
"I love you."
"I love you too."
They went to The Jacks residents, they were happy for them. After that Jaxton took Kaley home.
