Disclaimer: I don't own 7th Heaven or anything having to do with it (as you
know.)
A/N: Thanks for the reviews. Enjoy this chapter!
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Still Going Strong Chapter 20: It's a ?
When Ruthie pulled into the driveway, she parked, and got the kids out of the back seat. The triplets ran to the door while she got Natalie out of her car seat. When she unlocked the door to their home, Will, Luke, and Maddy stormed in, running around wildly. Ruthie shook her head. She put Natalie down and the little girl began to try to keep up with her cousins. She was unsuccessful, so she dropped onto her hands and knees and crawled after them instead. Ruthie sat her purse down and was immediately tackled by Maddy.
"Where's mommy and daddy?" She asked. When he brothers heard her asking this question, they too jumped against Ruthie's legs, knocking her down.
"Yeah yeah where's daddy?" Asked Luke.
"And mommy! Where's mommy?" Will cried.
"First of all, I want all of you to calm down. Way down. Secondly, your mommy and daddy went to get the baby. He or she is at the hospital."
"Oh!" Maddy screamed excitedly and began to tear around the room again. Her brothers soon followed, and the loud precision was on once again. Ruthie covered her ears. She had no idea that kids could be so loud! For crying out loud, the triplets were only three! Natalie was crawling at lightning speeds after her cousins and they were all screaming.
"Will! Luke! Maddy! Natalie!" She called. They paid her no attention and continued to play wildly. She tried again. "Will! Luke! Maddy! Natalie!" They still didn't listen. Ruthie buried her face in her hands. What was she going to do?
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Lucy Kinkirk held on to her stomach and took a deep breath. These contractions were not being slow. The thing that worried her, is that she knew that they would get worse. Much worse. She took another deep breath and turned to Kevin.
"You're doing just fine." He told her reassuringly. "I know that you can do this." Lucy nodded slowly. She knew that she could do it...she just wasn't sure how. It wasn't long before another contraction was taking over her watermelon-sized stomach. She squinted and held her stomach, beads of sweat forming on her forehead. Kevin reached over and held Lucy's arm. He hated to see her in pain. He was remembering the last labor now, more than he had in awhile. They were lucky though this time. Lucy's blood pressure had never reached an unsafe level, and her pregnancy had been pretty normal. Hopefully, she wouldn't have to have a C-Section again. Kevin looked again at his wife. It looked like her contraction was done. Her face was more relaxed. "Can I get you ice chips?" He asked, determined to keep her as comfortable as possible.
"Yeah, that would be great. Thanks Kev." She said, winking at him. Kevin smiled, and left to find the ice machine.
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Ruthie tried once more to get the kids attention, and again, was unsuccessful. Finally, she had reached the last straw. She ran opposite of the kids trail, and they soon ran straight into her legs. Once they stopped their wild rampage in order to change course, the yelled for their attention, and got it.
"Sit down." She said sternly. The kids did as they were told. "Will, Luke, Maddy, and Natalie, I'm very disappointed in you. I told you all to calm down, and you ignored me!" All the kids shifted their eyes to the ground. "Now, each of you are going to have to pay the consequences. Time out." She said. The all groaned. She positioned the triplets in opposite corners around the room, then picked up her daughter and carried her into her bedroom. She put her in her crib, and she immediately began to cry.
"No, mama, no, no, no crib!" She sobbed. Ruthie put her hands on her hips.
"Yes crib. This is your time out. You have to stay in here for 5 minutes." She explained.
"No!" Natalie cried. "I sorry! I sorry!"
"Well I'm glad that you're sorry, but you still have to be in time out. I'll be back in 5 minutes." She kissed her little girl on the head and left the room, shutting the door behind her. She could hear Natalie crying all the way down the hall, but after a minute, she stopped. Ruthie sighed deeply. Finally: silence. Well, for the next 5 minutes, anyway...
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Lucy was a few hours into labor now, and her contractions were getting more and more intense. She took a deep breath as she felt one coming on. Kevin, seeing his que, reached forward and massaged her temples. He was doing all that he could to make her feel better, but it seemed that nothing was working. He was just looking forward to Lucy getting to the point that she could have an epideural. At least then she'd be out of the pain for awhile. Lucy's face relaxed again, and her hand dropped from her stomach, a sign that the contraction was coming to an end. She turned to Kevin with a sad smile.
"Is this almost over?" She asked.
"You've only been in labor for 2 and a half hours, Luce. It'll probably be awhile." He told her. She sighed deeply.
"Great." She said. "Great."
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After five minutes, Ruthie took Natalie out of her crib. She ran to play with the triplets at first, but Ruthie stopped her, reminding her that her cousins were still in time out for five more minutes. She had decided that because Natalie was only one, she would not have as long of a time out as the three-year-olds. Natalie nodded her head and crawled over to the kitchen table.
"Cuppy." She demanded trying to climb up into her high chair. Ruthie lifted her the rest of the way up, buckled her in, and put her tray in.
"What's the magic word?" She asked. Natalie broke into a smile.
"Cuppy pease." She said. Ruthie laughed. She filled Natalie's sippy cup with orange juice and gave it to her.
"Tank you." She said, and immediately began sipping. Ruthie went to go get the triplets out of time out, then came back into the kitchen and got Natalie. When she picked her up, she smelled something all too familiar.
"Oh, Miss Natalie! It's time for a diaper change." She said.
"No, no!" Natalie objected.
"Oh, definitely yes. Come on." She carried the baby into her bedroom, leaving the door open so she could keep an eye on Will, Luke, and Maddy. She laid Natalie down on her changing table, and changed her dirt diaper. After she was finished she sprayed some neutralizer around to get rid of the smell. She put Natalie back down on the ground with a smile. "All clean!" She said. Natalie giggled and crawled out to play with her cousins. Ruthie threw away the diaper and went into the family room where all the kids were playing. She put on Natalie's favorite Barney video. All the kids ran to get a seat in front of the tv.
"Bankie!" Natalie cried. She got up and toddled into her room. She came out a minute later with her favorite soft pink blanket. She sat it down by the TV and rushed to her room again, coming back with her pillow. She left once more to get her doll. Once she had everything, she laid down with her doll, put her head on the pillow, and had Ruthie cover her up. Ruthie got a big blanket for the triplets to share, and got them each a pillow. By the time the hour video was over, all four children were fast asleep.
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"OW!" Lucy said with tears in her eyes. Her epideural had helped for awhile, but now that she was getting close to delivering, she could feel all the pressure. "Kev, get the nurse!" She said with her eyes widening. "Hurry." Kevin hit the nurse button, and the nurse came in one minute later. She rushed over to Lucy and checked her.
"OK, it's time." She said. "We've called the doctor, he should be here any minute." Kevin nodded. Lucy grabbed her stomach.
"Hurry! This baby is coming out, and it's not waiting for the doctor!" She cried. The nurse came over to her.
"It's OK, Mrs. Kinkirk. You've gotta wait just a minute."
"I do my best." Lucy said. It was getting harder and harder to wait. Finally, the doctor rushed into the room and put on his mask.
"Ok, Lucy!" He explained to her what she was going to do, and after she was instructed to do so, she started pushing.
The next few minutes were a blur for Lucy and Kevin. Finally, the doctor spoke.
"Ok! The baby's out!" He cried. "And...It's a..." the breath caught in Kevin and Lucy's throat as they awaited their fate. "It's a girl!" He showed the baby to Lucy quickly before passing her off to the nurse. Lucy smiled widely when they heard her crying for the first time. Kevin kissed Lucy quickly before the nurse brought over the minute old little baby girl.
"6 pounds 4 ounces." She informed them, handing Lucy her new daughter. "What's her name?" Lucy and Kevin looked at one another.
"Olivia Kathryn." Lucy told her.
"And she'll go by Liv." Kevin added. The nurse smiled at them.
"Well congratulations." She said. They thanked her and looked at their new baby, who had been passed to Kevin.
"Hi Liv." He said happily.
"So now we have four kids." Lucy said. "Will, Luke, Maddy, and Liv."
"Yep. And I love it already." Kevin said. Lucy nodded.
"Me too."
A/N: I love her name! LoL. Review please!
A/N: Thanks for the reviews. Enjoy this chapter!
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Still Going Strong Chapter 20: It's a ?
When Ruthie pulled into the driveway, she parked, and got the kids out of the back seat. The triplets ran to the door while she got Natalie out of her car seat. When she unlocked the door to their home, Will, Luke, and Maddy stormed in, running around wildly. Ruthie shook her head. She put Natalie down and the little girl began to try to keep up with her cousins. She was unsuccessful, so she dropped onto her hands and knees and crawled after them instead. Ruthie sat her purse down and was immediately tackled by Maddy.
"Where's mommy and daddy?" She asked. When he brothers heard her asking this question, they too jumped against Ruthie's legs, knocking her down.
"Yeah yeah where's daddy?" Asked Luke.
"And mommy! Where's mommy?" Will cried.
"First of all, I want all of you to calm down. Way down. Secondly, your mommy and daddy went to get the baby. He or she is at the hospital."
"Oh!" Maddy screamed excitedly and began to tear around the room again. Her brothers soon followed, and the loud precision was on once again. Ruthie covered her ears. She had no idea that kids could be so loud! For crying out loud, the triplets were only three! Natalie was crawling at lightning speeds after her cousins and they were all screaming.
"Will! Luke! Maddy! Natalie!" She called. They paid her no attention and continued to play wildly. She tried again. "Will! Luke! Maddy! Natalie!" They still didn't listen. Ruthie buried her face in her hands. What was she going to do?
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Lucy Kinkirk held on to her stomach and took a deep breath. These contractions were not being slow. The thing that worried her, is that she knew that they would get worse. Much worse. She took another deep breath and turned to Kevin.
"You're doing just fine." He told her reassuringly. "I know that you can do this." Lucy nodded slowly. She knew that she could do it...she just wasn't sure how. It wasn't long before another contraction was taking over her watermelon-sized stomach. She squinted and held her stomach, beads of sweat forming on her forehead. Kevin reached over and held Lucy's arm. He hated to see her in pain. He was remembering the last labor now, more than he had in awhile. They were lucky though this time. Lucy's blood pressure had never reached an unsafe level, and her pregnancy had been pretty normal. Hopefully, she wouldn't have to have a C-Section again. Kevin looked again at his wife. It looked like her contraction was done. Her face was more relaxed. "Can I get you ice chips?" He asked, determined to keep her as comfortable as possible.
"Yeah, that would be great. Thanks Kev." She said, winking at him. Kevin smiled, and left to find the ice machine.
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Ruthie tried once more to get the kids attention, and again, was unsuccessful. Finally, she had reached the last straw. She ran opposite of the kids trail, and they soon ran straight into her legs. Once they stopped their wild rampage in order to change course, the yelled for their attention, and got it.
"Sit down." She said sternly. The kids did as they were told. "Will, Luke, Maddy, and Natalie, I'm very disappointed in you. I told you all to calm down, and you ignored me!" All the kids shifted their eyes to the ground. "Now, each of you are going to have to pay the consequences. Time out." She said. The all groaned. She positioned the triplets in opposite corners around the room, then picked up her daughter and carried her into her bedroom. She put her in her crib, and she immediately began to cry.
"No, mama, no, no, no crib!" She sobbed. Ruthie put her hands on her hips.
"Yes crib. This is your time out. You have to stay in here for 5 minutes." She explained.
"No!" Natalie cried. "I sorry! I sorry!"
"Well I'm glad that you're sorry, but you still have to be in time out. I'll be back in 5 minutes." She kissed her little girl on the head and left the room, shutting the door behind her. She could hear Natalie crying all the way down the hall, but after a minute, she stopped. Ruthie sighed deeply. Finally: silence. Well, for the next 5 minutes, anyway...
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Lucy was a few hours into labor now, and her contractions were getting more and more intense. She took a deep breath as she felt one coming on. Kevin, seeing his que, reached forward and massaged her temples. He was doing all that he could to make her feel better, but it seemed that nothing was working. He was just looking forward to Lucy getting to the point that she could have an epideural. At least then she'd be out of the pain for awhile. Lucy's face relaxed again, and her hand dropped from her stomach, a sign that the contraction was coming to an end. She turned to Kevin with a sad smile.
"Is this almost over?" She asked.
"You've only been in labor for 2 and a half hours, Luce. It'll probably be awhile." He told her. She sighed deeply.
"Great." She said. "Great."
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After five minutes, Ruthie took Natalie out of her crib. She ran to play with the triplets at first, but Ruthie stopped her, reminding her that her cousins were still in time out for five more minutes. She had decided that because Natalie was only one, she would not have as long of a time out as the three-year-olds. Natalie nodded her head and crawled over to the kitchen table.
"Cuppy." She demanded trying to climb up into her high chair. Ruthie lifted her the rest of the way up, buckled her in, and put her tray in.
"What's the magic word?" She asked. Natalie broke into a smile.
"Cuppy pease." She said. Ruthie laughed. She filled Natalie's sippy cup with orange juice and gave it to her.
"Tank you." She said, and immediately began sipping. Ruthie went to go get the triplets out of time out, then came back into the kitchen and got Natalie. When she picked her up, she smelled something all too familiar.
"Oh, Miss Natalie! It's time for a diaper change." She said.
"No, no!" Natalie objected.
"Oh, definitely yes. Come on." She carried the baby into her bedroom, leaving the door open so she could keep an eye on Will, Luke, and Maddy. She laid Natalie down on her changing table, and changed her dirt diaper. After she was finished she sprayed some neutralizer around to get rid of the smell. She put Natalie back down on the ground with a smile. "All clean!" She said. Natalie giggled and crawled out to play with her cousins. Ruthie threw away the diaper and went into the family room where all the kids were playing. She put on Natalie's favorite Barney video. All the kids ran to get a seat in front of the tv.
"Bankie!" Natalie cried. She got up and toddled into her room. She came out a minute later with her favorite soft pink blanket. She sat it down by the TV and rushed to her room again, coming back with her pillow. She left once more to get her doll. Once she had everything, she laid down with her doll, put her head on the pillow, and had Ruthie cover her up. Ruthie got a big blanket for the triplets to share, and got them each a pillow. By the time the hour video was over, all four children were fast asleep.
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"OW!" Lucy said with tears in her eyes. Her epideural had helped for awhile, but now that she was getting close to delivering, she could feel all the pressure. "Kev, get the nurse!" She said with her eyes widening. "Hurry." Kevin hit the nurse button, and the nurse came in one minute later. She rushed over to Lucy and checked her.
"OK, it's time." She said. "We've called the doctor, he should be here any minute." Kevin nodded. Lucy grabbed her stomach.
"Hurry! This baby is coming out, and it's not waiting for the doctor!" She cried. The nurse came over to her.
"It's OK, Mrs. Kinkirk. You've gotta wait just a minute."
"I do my best." Lucy said. It was getting harder and harder to wait. Finally, the doctor rushed into the room and put on his mask.
"Ok, Lucy!" He explained to her what she was going to do, and after she was instructed to do so, she started pushing.
The next few minutes were a blur for Lucy and Kevin. Finally, the doctor spoke.
"Ok! The baby's out!" He cried. "And...It's a..." the breath caught in Kevin and Lucy's throat as they awaited their fate. "It's a girl!" He showed the baby to Lucy quickly before passing her off to the nurse. Lucy smiled widely when they heard her crying for the first time. Kevin kissed Lucy quickly before the nurse brought over the minute old little baby girl.
"6 pounds 4 ounces." She informed them, handing Lucy her new daughter. "What's her name?" Lucy and Kevin looked at one another.
"Olivia Kathryn." Lucy told her.
"And she'll go by Liv." Kevin added. The nurse smiled at them.
"Well congratulations." She said. They thanked her and looked at their new baby, who had been passed to Kevin.
"Hi Liv." He said happily.
"So now we have four kids." Lucy said. "Will, Luke, Maddy, and Liv."
"Yep. And I love it already." Kevin said. Lucy nodded.
"Me too."
A/N: I love her name! LoL. Review please!