Author: Cha-Cha

Disclaimer: I don't own the show or the characters so please don't sue!

'Shouldn't you be lying down?' O'Neill asked as he entered his 2IC's room, 'or at least sitting?'

'I'm too nervous. I know it hurts to stand but I just have to do something. I almost envy the women who don't know when the babies due, they can relax more Sir.' Carter admitted as she turned away from the window, her face etched with nervousness and tiredness.

'How much sleep did you get?'

'Virtually none, the pain killers help with the pain but not the panic.' Sam told him with a shaky smile as she leant back onto the wall.

'I shouldn't worry too much, you'll know when its coming, you'll be fine.' Jack told her reassuringly as he helped pull her off the wall and back onto her bed.

'Hey Sam!' Daniels muffled voice came from the doorway. His face was obscured by a large bunch of flowers which the Colonel managed to get off him seconds before the poor archaeologist let off one of his famous sneezes.

'Bless you.' Carter automatically told him.

'Danks, der for yew.'

'Thank you Daniel, they're beautiful!' Sam replied as they were laid on her bedside table.

'Major Carter, it's good to see you looking good. I have been told it is customary to bring gifts to someone with child, therefore I have brought these for the child,' Teal'c told the Major as he walked over to her bed, Mark slightly behind him, producing a small parcel, 'and this is for you.' he carried on, giving her a box of chocolates.

'Thank you Teal'c, that's really nice of you.' Teal'c nodded before taking a seat beside Daniel on the wrinkled bed nearby. No one had bothered to remake it after the fourth time the team had rumpled it. O'Neill just leaned back against the wall as Carter had been doing earlier.

'Sammie.' Mark greeted her, before giving her the same type of sandwich she had had the day before. 'I figured you wouldn't like this type tomorrow so it would be your last chance to have one.' Mark told her with a smile as she unwrapped it and began to eat it much, once again, to the disgust of everyone else.

As she finished, she had yet another visitor come in.

'Hey Janet! Were you able to change your shift to here today?' Sam greeted her. Janet nodded before coming in.

'This afternoon and this evening's shifts. I was also able to get Cassie the day off school. She insisted she had to be here today, she feels that because you stayed with her she must now stay with you.' Janet explained.

'What will she have to catch up on?' Sam asked with a smile that all her friends were with her, starting to feel a little bit better.

'Physics, History, Biology and Maths.' Cassie voice came from behind her mother before the girl ran over to her friend giving her a hug.

'Well I'll be happy to help you on the Physics and Maths.' Carter replied.

'Quick, run!' Mark and Jack told her jokingly causing the rest of the people (Except Teal'c of course!) to laugh at this.

The group, realising there was nothing they could do but wait decided a game of cards was in order. (Janet refused to allow them to gamble they began to play snap! It was the Colonels idea!!) The hours began to blend into one another as the snaps got better and better and Daniel and Carter became further and further into the lead. Deciding they should fight it out for first place, the others watched in heated expectation.

Finally, it was Carter who began to loose with only one card left. About to place it, she suddenly dropped it and ran into the bathroom where the others could clearly hear her throw up. Rushing in after her, Janet rubbed her back until she had finished before giving her a drink.

Her voice barely above a whisper, Sam shakily spoke 'My waters broken!'

Nodding, Janet went back outside as calmly as she could after sitting the woman on the toilet seat. 'Could someone get a doctor, her waters broken?'

Dashing to his feet, Mark was the first one out of the room in search of a doctor.

The rest of the congregated group instantly packed up what they were doing and were hoarded out of the room and the door was shut after them.

Minutes later the doctor and Mark returned to find Sam dressed in another night gown on her bed, her hands still shaking and her face very pale.

'What's happening?' Cassie asked after the third hour passed as well as the hundredth doctor.

'Their monitoring her contractions at the moment but I think any minute now they're going to move her.' Daniel replied as he looked up from the magazine he was trying unsuccessfully to read.

As though these were the magic words for things to happen, the door opened and Carter, Janet, Mark and the doctors came out wheeling Sam on a trolley bed.

Standing as soon as the door opened, the doctor told them they could wait outside; only Mark was allowed in the room.

The four of them followed the others down a series of corridors until they arrived art their destination. There, only Mark, Sam, the doctors and the mid wives went inside after the major had reassured them she'd be fine.

Four hours later the group had heard more swear words than they ever thought she knew, Cassie was certainly enlightened much to Janet's horror, while O'Neill simply commented she swore as well as a marine!

Finally though, Mark came out of the room. 'It's a girl!'

'How are they?' The Colonel asked, concerned.

'There were complications but she's going to be fine in a few days.' Mark replied, exhaustion setting in.

'What kind of complications?' Daniels asked, beginning to get worried.

'There was some bleeding but they stopped it, she didn't loose too much blood but she'll be a little light headed. They also said that because her body was tired to begin with, she's going to be exhausted for a while.'

'I guess the Goa'uld wasn't as good as he thought!' Janet commented, causing her to receive strange looks from everyone else. 'As far as Sam and I could tell, he wanted to build up his armies, to do that though, surely he'd want men, instead he got a girl!'

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So how are you feeling Carter?' O'Neill asked. The rest of SG-1 and Cassie had finally been allowed in, Dr. Frasier had unfortunately had to go back to work and finish her shifts.

'Tired, light headed and as though I was hit by a truck sir.' Carter told him quietly.

'You should have seen Daniel's faces when you swore like that, he went lots of different colours, you should have seen it!Can you teach me some of the word and which language they're in? I tried to learn most of them but i kept forgetting some of them!' Cassie asked excitedly 'Jack said you swore better than a marine!'

'Maybe when you're a lot older if Janet doesn't kill me for using those words in front of you now!' Sam replied tiredly.

'So what are you going to call her?' Daniel asked from where he was sat looking at the small child.

'I thought I'd let Cassie choose her name, I know she has a few ideas on that!' the Major told him, causing Cassie to gasp at being given such an honour.

'Are you sure?' she asked cautiously. Sam nodded as she struggled to sit up. The men instantly moved to help her up. 'Okay then, Danielle Jacqueline Maureen Carter!' Cassie told them proudly, causing the other members of SG-1 to glow with pride at having their names used in the small girls name.

'I knew you were going to call her that!' Sam told her with a grin.

'Can I hold Danielle?' Cassie asked looking longingly at the sleeping baby.

'Sir?' Carter asked for him to pass the baby to Cassie once she was settled at the bottom of the bed.

It wasn't until they had all held the baby, that they were chucked out of the room by the doctor making his rounds.

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'When are you coming back to work Major Carter?' Teal'c asked as Jack drove all of SG-1 plus an extra back to Carters house from the hospital.

'Not that long actually. Janet say's I can't come back for at least two weeks and by that time things should be sorted out with Danny.' Carter replied from the back.

'What is happening about her?' O'Neill asked, not taking his eyes off the road.

'Mark and I decided it was unfair on her if I was away for so long being off world and at the base, so they are moving here as they've been meaning to do for a while, into the house next door. We're then going to put in a connecting door and when I'm there she can visit but otherwise her official guardians will be Mark and his wife.'

'And they're cool with this?' Daniel commented.

'It was Marks idea. I may have put her up for adoption otherwise; I can't give her the life she needs so this way she and I can have the best of both worlds. I can still work and see her while she'll know her biological mother and still have loving parents.' Sam explained.

'Where did you learn half of those words you used in the hospital? Some of them were Goa'uld!' Daniel suddenly asked after a few moments silence.

'I guess I must remember some of the words Jolinar knew and the rest, well that would be telling…!' Sam told him teasingly and as innocently as she could.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed the story and the conclusion! Please do review and tell me what you think. If there are any mistakes you spot, I'll apologise now, I've never had a child so there is a very good chance I may have gotten things wrong!