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For The Moment
Chapter 12: Baby News
In Houston Texas, Peter hung up the phone after calling the rest of his family. He had called Ruthie's family a few hours prior, but then had been called to be with his wife for awhile. He put his hands in his pockets and walked slowly down the halls of the hospital until he reached his wife's room. He walked over and kissed her forehead tenderly and she smiled up at him. He heard footsteps and looked up to see the nurse walking over, carrying a small blue bundle.
"Mr. and Mrs. Petrowski?" She asked, and they looked at her expectantly. "His check up is all finished. Your baby is absolutely fine. This is a miracle. The chances that he would have nothing at all wrong with him is one in 3400." She handed the baby to his father and Peter looked down happily at his new son. "What's his name? Have you two decided on one yet?" Ruthie nodded.
"His name is Jackson. Jackson Peter Petrowski." She said happily.
"That's a beautiful name" The nurse complimented. "I'll leave you three alone for awhile. Just push that red button if you need anything at all." She said and started out of the room. Ruthie looked up at Peter with tears in her eyes.
"He's ok." She said softly and Peter nodded. "We're parents now." She was silent for a long while as her husband handed her their baby. She looked down into his bright blue eyes and slowly, he drifted off to sleep. She touched his tiny fingers, and stroked the small amount of hair that he had on his head. The was a mother. She had made it through pregnancy. With this thought, she smiled to herself.
The next morning back in Glen Oak…
Cecilia Camden smiled at her husband as he walked down the stairs, the last to wake up on that Saturday morning. He walked over and kissed his wife, bidding her good morning. After brewing a cup of coffee for himself and Cecilia, the couple sat down at the kitchen table.
"Where are the kids?" Simon asked curiously. Cecilia looked around her and took a sip of her drink.
"Ben and Noah are up in their rooms, and last time I checked, Miss Grace was watching television." Confirming their suspicions, their daughter laughed loudly in the family room and her parents smiled. Simon took another sip and looked at his wife with a sigh.
"How are…well, any news about Ruthie?" He asked worriedly. He had gone to bed early the night before and hadn't had a change to hear the news.
"Yeah, Peter called late last night. They had to do an emergency c-section on Ruthie to get the baby out because of some complications." She explained. "He had his checkup and everything, and luckily he was totally ok. The doctors say it's a miracle. Ruthie and Jackson will be out of the hospital in a few days. He says that she's already asking when they can come down here to visit and let everyone meet their new baby." They both laughed and Simon sighed, breathing a sigh of relief.
"Thank god they're both ok. I was getting so worried. I mean, Ruthie's my baby sister. If something had happened…" He trailed off.
"But it didn't." Cecilia finished. "Everything's ok." She smiled. "You can call if you want. Peter's going to have his cell on he says." Simon nodded and stood up, starting for their bedroom.
"I think I'll call, that's a good idea. I want to talk to them myself." He walked back to kiss his wife, then left the room. Seeing her cue, Grace walked into the room and sat down at the table. When Cecilia looked up at her, the 5-year-old took a deep breath and patted the table.
"Come sit. We gotta talk." She announced. Cecilia walked over and sat down. "Mommy," Grace began, "Aunt Ruthie just had a baby, and I heard you tell daddy that Aunt Natalie and Uncle Davey are trying to get a baby, so it's baby time." Cecilia raised an eyebrow. "You're really late. Ben is 11! He was 2 when Noah came here, and then Noah was 4 when I came out, and now I'm 5!" She stood and walked over to her mother, putting her hand on her mother's stomach. "When's my new sister gonna come out?" she cried. "She's been in there for a long time! It's her turn to get born!" Cecilia's eyes widened and she laughed.
"Honey, sit down." She instructed. "There's no baby in my tummy, sweetie." Grace opened her mouth to object, but Cecilia continued before she could. "Babies only get in the mommy's tummy when the mommy and daddy put it there. Daddy and I only want three children and we have three now: Benny, Noah and you, so daddy and I didn't put a baby in." She explained. Grace waited a moment.
"Well…how do you put a baby in?" she asked. Cecilia's eyes widened again and she stuttered.
"We'll talk about that another day." She quickly changed the subject. "So are you excited to meet your new cousin when ever he comes?" She asked.
"Yep. I like babies. Aunt Ruthie needs to talk some sense into you." She deducted, standing and pushing her chair in. "Until then, I'm going to watch cartoons." She walked out of the room. Cecilia laughed to herself and shook her head. She's five and she already wants to know how the baby gets there? She thought to herself. What's she going to be asking me at thirteen? A shiver went down her spine at the thought and she stood again to clean up the breakfast dishes. She heard the phone begin to ring, but before she could get to it, she heard Simon in the next room. Five minutes later, he walked out to the kitchen.
"That was Sarah. She and Lucy are going to go to lunch and you're invited. I told them that you could go. I'll watch the kids, don't worry about it. It's the weekend. Go have some fun. They'll be here to pick you up in 30 minutes. Go get dressed, and I'll finish these dishes." He instructed, looking at her tweety bird pajamas that he had given to her years before. Cecilia nodded and smiled, excited with the idea of getting out of the house. She thanked her husband and hurried to her room to change. The doorbell rang as soon as she put down her mascara brush which made her makeup complete. She grabbed her purse, kissed her husband and children goodbye, and hurried out to Sarah's car for an afternoon of fun catching up with her family.
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