Chapter 21
The Miracle of Birth Part 2
Okay so I have no idea when I am going to get this up. Definitely by Wednesday, hopefully sooner. It just kind of depends on how fast I type. I have no idea the exacts of baby deliveries so if anything is wrong im sorry. Thanks to Vale for reviewing.
Joey was being wheeled down the hall to the delivery room, with a very frantic Pacey by her side. They finally get into the room and the nurse gets Joey ready to have her baby. She holds Pacey's hand as she experiences yet another painful contraction. Pacey winces in pain but says nothing.
"Okay Joey, the next time you have a contraction I want you to try and push." Dr. Morano said calmly.
"Is everything all right, because I heard that labor, especially if it is your first child can take a really long time." Pacey wonders out loud.
"Well, usually that is the case. But not always. Actually several first time mothers have quick deliveries. And Joey may have been in labor for quite some time before she realized it." Dr. Morano responds. "Joey did you feel any pains in your stomach before you realized that you were in labor and got to the hospital?"
"Yeah but I thought that it was just the baby kicking." Joey is about to say something else but she feels another contraction coming on. Remembering what the doctor said she begins to push, nearly breaking Pacey's hand as she does.
"Oww, Oww, Jo, that's a hand. Its not really meant to be crushed." Pacey says, clearly in pain.
"You know Pace, you better shut up. I think that any pain you are experiencing now is trivial in comparison to what I'm going through right now."
Pacey shut up after that and despite all the pain that she was in, Joey never again yelled at him. After a few more contractions that resulted in nothing she began to feel another one coming on. As she was pushing she heard the doctor say that the head was crowning. That was when the real pain began.
"Come on Jo, you can do it. Your almost there." Pacey says and closes his eyes, hoping that Joey does not take his words of encouragement as an insult.
Luckily she just roles her eyes and of course squeezes his hand as she begins to push again. "Okay Joey the shoulders are coming out now, just a few more pushes and your baby will be out." Dr. Morano said.
"I can't do it. It hurts to much." Joey said, near tears.
"Jo, you are the strongest person I have ever met. You can do this. I know you can. And anyway after living with me on a boat for three months I thought you said you were ready for anything." Pacey said.
He knew his words had their desired effect when Joey managed to crack a smile. She then looked down and remembered for the first time the silver chain with her mother's guardian angel. She was overcome with strength at that moment and pushed as hard as she possibly could.
"One more push Joey."
Joey pushed hard and the next thing she knew, her baby was out.
"Pacey, Joey, congratulations, you are the proud parents of a beautiful baby girl." Dr. Morano said smiling. "Pacey would you like to cut the umbilical cord?"
Pacey cut the cord and Dr. Morano handed the baby to her beaming mother. "I'll be back in a minute to get her cleaned up."
"She's beautiful." Joey said, with the biggest smile on her face.
"This is so amazing Jo. I can't believe we created her. Together, the two of us." Pacey said, the pride apparent in his voice.
"What do you want to name her?" Joey asked?
"Well Lillian is kind of out I guess." Pacey said remembering the Leery's daughter, Lilly.
"How about Samantha, it was my mom's middle name." Joey asked, hoping that Pacey liked the name.
"That sounds perfect, Samantha Josephine Witter." Pacey said, adding the middle name.
"I like that, a lot." Joey said
The doctor came back in and cleaned up Samantha. She then gave Joey her daughter back, saying that she could hold for a few minutes until she had to be taken to the nursery.
Pacey climbed into the bed and together they sat, admiring their beautiful baby girl.
The Miracle of Birth Part 2
Okay so I have no idea when I am going to get this up. Definitely by Wednesday, hopefully sooner. It just kind of depends on how fast I type. I have no idea the exacts of baby deliveries so if anything is wrong im sorry. Thanks to Vale for reviewing.
Joey was being wheeled down the hall to the delivery room, with a very frantic Pacey by her side. They finally get into the room and the nurse gets Joey ready to have her baby. She holds Pacey's hand as she experiences yet another painful contraction. Pacey winces in pain but says nothing.
"Okay Joey, the next time you have a contraction I want you to try and push." Dr. Morano said calmly.
"Is everything all right, because I heard that labor, especially if it is your first child can take a really long time." Pacey wonders out loud.
"Well, usually that is the case. But not always. Actually several first time mothers have quick deliveries. And Joey may have been in labor for quite some time before she realized it." Dr. Morano responds. "Joey did you feel any pains in your stomach before you realized that you were in labor and got to the hospital?"
"Yeah but I thought that it was just the baby kicking." Joey is about to say something else but she feels another contraction coming on. Remembering what the doctor said she begins to push, nearly breaking Pacey's hand as she does.
"Oww, Oww, Jo, that's a hand. Its not really meant to be crushed." Pacey says, clearly in pain.
"You know Pace, you better shut up. I think that any pain you are experiencing now is trivial in comparison to what I'm going through right now."
Pacey shut up after that and despite all the pain that she was in, Joey never again yelled at him. After a few more contractions that resulted in nothing she began to feel another one coming on. As she was pushing she heard the doctor say that the head was crowning. That was when the real pain began.
"Come on Jo, you can do it. Your almost there." Pacey says and closes his eyes, hoping that Joey does not take his words of encouragement as an insult.
Luckily she just roles her eyes and of course squeezes his hand as she begins to push again. "Okay Joey the shoulders are coming out now, just a few more pushes and your baby will be out." Dr. Morano said.
"I can't do it. It hurts to much." Joey said, near tears.
"Jo, you are the strongest person I have ever met. You can do this. I know you can. And anyway after living with me on a boat for three months I thought you said you were ready for anything." Pacey said.
He knew his words had their desired effect when Joey managed to crack a smile. She then looked down and remembered for the first time the silver chain with her mother's guardian angel. She was overcome with strength at that moment and pushed as hard as she possibly could.
"One more push Joey."
Joey pushed hard and the next thing she knew, her baby was out.
"Pacey, Joey, congratulations, you are the proud parents of a beautiful baby girl." Dr. Morano said smiling. "Pacey would you like to cut the umbilical cord?"
Pacey cut the cord and Dr. Morano handed the baby to her beaming mother. "I'll be back in a minute to get her cleaned up."
"She's beautiful." Joey said, with the biggest smile on her face.
"This is so amazing Jo. I can't believe we created her. Together, the two of us." Pacey said, the pride apparent in his voice.
"What do you want to name her?" Joey asked?
"Well Lillian is kind of out I guess." Pacey said remembering the Leery's daughter, Lilly.
"How about Samantha, it was my mom's middle name." Joey asked, hoping that Pacey liked the name.
"That sounds perfect, Samantha Josephine Witter." Pacey said, adding the middle name.
"I like that, a lot." Joey said
The doctor came back in and cleaned up Samantha. She then gave Joey her daughter back, saying that she could hold for a few minutes until she had to be taken to the nursery.
Pacey climbed into the bed and together they sat, admiring their beautiful baby girl.