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Chapter 15: A Baby is Born
Info: It is the end of April/beginning of May.
Leah could hardly move. She thought she was as big as the house. Her baby was due soon, so she was preparing. Ann was staying with them, since she was a midwife. She helps Leah with the meals and clean up. She also helps with her garden.
"So where do you want it, Leah?" Ethan asked. He brought the baby crib in and they were deciding where in their room it would sit.
"Over here?" Leah points to a spot. Ethan moves the crib over and Leah looks. She said "No, over there."
They move it to different places before they found the perfect spot.
"Soon the baby will be sleeping in it." Leah said and "Right now we should get all the sleep we can. We won't be getting much after the baby is born."
"Oh well." Ethan shrugs.
"Oh, it is kicking again." Leah said putting her hand on her stomach. Ethan walks over and puts a hand on her belly too.
"He is going to be one strong kid." Ethan said with a chuckle.
"You think it is a boy?" Leah asked sitting down.
"I do not like refering to him as it." Ethan said.
"I hope it is a boy. Then you will get your son." Leah said.
"It does not matter to me. I will love it all the same." Ethan said.
"Ethan, I think I am going to bed. I am tired and my feet hurt." Leah said.
"Ok. I will be in soon." Ethan said kissing her and leaving the room. Leah dressed for bed.
Downstairs, Ann was putting things away.
"She is in bed." Ethan said to her.
"Did you finally decide where to put that baby crib?" Ann asked.
"Yes, after a couple moves." Ethan said.
Leah was working on her baby clothes. She has made a few for a boy and a girl.
"Ouch." She said when she poked herself. She started to cry.
"Leah?" Ethan asked coming into the room.
"I poked myself." She said holding up her finger and asked "Is it bleeding?" Ethan walked over and looked at her finger.
"Just a little bit." He said pulling out his cloth kleenex. He wraps it around her finger.
"Great, now it is going to stain the baby clothes." Leah said crying even more.
"No it will not." Ethan said. He pulled the cloth off her finger and said "See it stopped."
"It did?" Leah asked looking at her finger and said "It did. You made it stop." Ethan nodded.
"Here." He said handing her a different kleenex.
"Thank you." She said wiping her tears.
"Does your finger still hurt?" Ethan asked.
"A little." Leah answered. He kisses her finger and she smiles.
"Now?" Ethan asked.
"No." Leah said shaking her head.
"Good. Now show me the baby clothes you are working on." Ethan said sitting next to her.
She showed him the ones she is working on and the ones she is finished with.
Saturday evening. Leah is putting clothes away when she feels a pain in her stomach. It goes away and comes back few minuted later.
"Ann!" Leah yelled. Ann comes into the room.
"What?" Ann asked.
"I think the baby is coming." Leah said holding her stomach.
"Get on the bed." Ann said pointing to the bed. Leah walks over and crawls on. Ann yelled "Ethan!"
Ethan comes running into the room and asked "What?"
"Leah is having the baby. I need you to get some towels and hot water." Ann said. Ethan nodded and runs out.
"Ow. Ow." She said when another contraction hits.
"Breath, Leah, breath." Ann said showing her the breathing methods. Ethan comes back in with the items.
"The baby should be here soon." Ann said.
"How soon?" Ethan asked.
"Within minutes." Ann replied.
"Ethan, I don't want you in here." Leah said.
"Why not?" Ethan asked.
"I don't want you to see me in pain. Please Ethan? For me?" Leah asked.
"Yes, Ethan. If the mother dosn't want you in here, you must go." Ann said.
"All right. I will be downstairs." Ethan said stepping out.
"I will come and get you when the baby is born." Ann said shutting the door.
Few minuted later. Leah is on the edge of the bed. Her feet are on the foot borad. Ann is between her legs.
"Come on Leah. One more push." Ann said. Leah leaned back on her arms and her head goes back.
"Ahh!" She screams comes out.
"Oh Leah. You have your baby." Ann said holding the slimy baby.
"What is it?" Leah asked between breaths.
"You have a boy, Leah. You have a baby boy." Ann said cutting the cord and cleaning the baby. She wraps in the towels and gives him to Leah.
"Oh my. He is so handsome." Leah said.
"He sure is." Ann said.
Ann went downstairs and finds Ethan pacing the floor.
"Ethan, you are a father now." Ann said.
"What is it?" Ethan asked.
"Go upstairs and find out." Ann said. She had the dirty clothes and sheets with her.
Ethan rund upstairs and finds his wife holding their baby. She is in bed.
"Hi Ethan." She said with a smile.
"Hi Leah." Ethan said crawling on the bed to sit by her and asked "What is it?"
"A boy." Leah replied looking at the baby.
"Really?" Ethan asked.
"Yes, you have your son." Leah said. Ethan kisses her.
"What should we name him?" Ethan asked.
"I was thinking Isaiah Ethan." Leah said looking at her.
"That would be perfect." Ethan said kissing her again.
Later that week. Ethan had told his parents and they were coming over.
"Hello son." Mr. Longacre said after Ethan had opened the door.
"Hi Pa. Hi Ma." He said hugging them and said "Come in."
"So where is he?" Tillie asked.
"There he is." Mr; Longacre said as Leah came downstairs with the Isaiah.
"Everyone. This is Isaiah." Leah said has Ethan's family gathered round her.
"He is adorable." Charity said.
"Can I hold him?" Tillie asked.
"Sure." Leah replied gaving him to her.
"Has he kept you up all night yet?" Tillie asked.
"Oh yes." Leah said as Ethan wraps his arm over her shoulder.
"I can not wait until I have one." Charity said when she held Isaiah.
"Now it is my turn." Leah said taking her son and said "It is time for his nap. I will be back soon." Leah walks upstairs with Isaiah.
"Ethan, he is a very handsome baby. He looks just like you." Tillie said.
"Thank you." Ethan said.
What da ya Think?
Chapter 15: A Baby is Born
Info: It is the end of April/beginning of May.
Leah could hardly move. She thought she was as big as the house. Her baby was due soon, so she was preparing. Ann was staying with them, since she was a midwife. She helps Leah with the meals and clean up. She also helps with her garden.
"So where do you want it, Leah?" Ethan asked. He brought the baby crib in and they were deciding where in their room it would sit.
"Over here?" Leah points to a spot. Ethan moves the crib over and Leah looks. She said "No, over there."
They move it to different places before they found the perfect spot.
"Soon the baby will be sleeping in it." Leah said and "Right now we should get all the sleep we can. We won't be getting much after the baby is born."
"Oh well." Ethan shrugs.
"Oh, it is kicking again." Leah said putting her hand on her stomach. Ethan walks over and puts a hand on her belly too.
"He is going to be one strong kid." Ethan said with a chuckle.
"You think it is a boy?" Leah asked sitting down.
"I do not like refering to him as it." Ethan said.
"I hope it is a boy. Then you will get your son." Leah said.
"It does not matter to me. I will love it all the same." Ethan said.
"Ethan, I think I am going to bed. I am tired and my feet hurt." Leah said.
"Ok. I will be in soon." Ethan said kissing her and leaving the room. Leah dressed for bed.
Downstairs, Ann was putting things away.
"She is in bed." Ethan said to her.
"Did you finally decide where to put that baby crib?" Ann asked.
"Yes, after a couple moves." Ethan said.
Leah was working on her baby clothes. She has made a few for a boy and a girl.
"Ouch." She said when she poked herself. She started to cry.
"Leah?" Ethan asked coming into the room.
"I poked myself." She said holding up her finger and asked "Is it bleeding?" Ethan walked over and looked at her finger.
"Just a little bit." He said pulling out his cloth kleenex. He wraps it around her finger.
"Great, now it is going to stain the baby clothes." Leah said crying even more.
"No it will not." Ethan said. He pulled the cloth off her finger and said "See it stopped."
"It did?" Leah asked looking at her finger and said "It did. You made it stop." Ethan nodded.
"Here." He said handing her a different kleenex.
"Thank you." She said wiping her tears.
"Does your finger still hurt?" Ethan asked.
"A little." Leah answered. He kisses her finger and she smiles.
"Now?" Ethan asked.
"No." Leah said shaking her head.
"Good. Now show me the baby clothes you are working on." Ethan said sitting next to her.
She showed him the ones she is working on and the ones she is finished with.
Saturday evening. Leah is putting clothes away when she feels a pain in her stomach. It goes away and comes back few minuted later.
"Ann!" Leah yelled. Ann comes into the room.
"What?" Ann asked.
"I think the baby is coming." Leah said holding her stomach.
"Get on the bed." Ann said pointing to the bed. Leah walks over and crawls on. Ann yelled "Ethan!"
Ethan comes running into the room and asked "What?"
"Leah is having the baby. I need you to get some towels and hot water." Ann said. Ethan nodded and runs out.
"Ow. Ow." She said when another contraction hits.
"Breath, Leah, breath." Ann said showing her the breathing methods. Ethan comes back in with the items.
"The baby should be here soon." Ann said.
"How soon?" Ethan asked.
"Within minutes." Ann replied.
"Ethan, I don't want you in here." Leah said.
"Why not?" Ethan asked.
"I don't want you to see me in pain. Please Ethan? For me?" Leah asked.
"Yes, Ethan. If the mother dosn't want you in here, you must go." Ann said.
"All right. I will be downstairs." Ethan said stepping out.
"I will come and get you when the baby is born." Ann said shutting the door.
Few minuted later. Leah is on the edge of the bed. Her feet are on the foot borad. Ann is between her legs.
"Come on Leah. One more push." Ann said. Leah leaned back on her arms and her head goes back.
"Ahh!" She screams comes out.
"Oh Leah. You have your baby." Ann said holding the slimy baby.
"What is it?" Leah asked between breaths.
"You have a boy, Leah. You have a baby boy." Ann said cutting the cord and cleaning the baby. She wraps in the towels and gives him to Leah.
"Oh my. He is so handsome." Leah said.
"He sure is." Ann said.
Ann went downstairs and finds Ethan pacing the floor.
"Ethan, you are a father now." Ann said.
"What is it?" Ethan asked.
"Go upstairs and find out." Ann said. She had the dirty clothes and sheets with her.
Ethan rund upstairs and finds his wife holding their baby. She is in bed.
"Hi Ethan." She said with a smile.
"Hi Leah." Ethan said crawling on the bed to sit by her and asked "What is it?"
"A boy." Leah replied looking at the baby.
"Really?" Ethan asked.
"Yes, you have your son." Leah said. Ethan kisses her.
"What should we name him?" Ethan asked.
"I was thinking Isaiah Ethan." Leah said looking at her.
"That would be perfect." Ethan said kissing her again.
Later that week. Ethan had told his parents and they were coming over.
"Hello son." Mr. Longacre said after Ethan had opened the door.
"Hi Pa. Hi Ma." He said hugging them and said "Come in."
"So where is he?" Tillie asked.
"There he is." Mr; Longacre said as Leah came downstairs with the Isaiah.
"Everyone. This is Isaiah." Leah said has Ethan's family gathered round her.
"He is adorable." Charity said.
"Can I hold him?" Tillie asked.
"Sure." Leah replied gaving him to her.
"Has he kept you up all night yet?" Tillie asked.
"Oh yes." Leah said as Ethan wraps his arm over her shoulder.
"I can not wait until I have one." Charity said when she held Isaiah.
"Now it is my turn." Leah said taking her son and said "It is time for his nap. I will be back soon." Leah walks upstairs with Isaiah.
"Ethan, he is a very handsome baby. He looks just like you." Tillie said.
"Thank you." Ethan said.
What da ya Think?