Chapter four: Baby boy
Lucy stared at her little baby boy all tiny and scared locked away from reality, she felt saddened looking into his tiny little eyes. She could barely keep from crying, her baby was so tiny and she couldn't help him.
"Luce he'll be okay don't worry," Kevin said hugging her. Savannah stared at her little brother.
"He is tiny, is it my fault?" She asked.
"No, why would you say that?" Lucy asked.
"I'm small and you got worried then you got sick" Savannah said.
"It's not your fault sweetie" Lucy hugged her daughter tightly.
"He is going to be just fine," Kevin, said, looking in at his son. He watched his tummy rise and fall. He looked so helpless with tubes in him.
"What's his name?" Savannah asked. Kevin and Lucy looked at each other thinking.
"Well I think it should be Alexander, it means protector" Lucy said smiling.
"I think that's very fitting" Kevin said. Alexander! You have to get better I love you so much!
Lucy couldn't help but sigh every time she saw her son or her daughter, she couldn't stand it she wanted them both to be okay. She couldn't do anything to help them though. She couldn't do anything… Lucy turned and stared at the doctor.
"Ok I think Alexander has a good chance of surviving. We just have to keep an eye out for him. But he should be home soon," He smiled.
"Oh thank god," Lucy cried. "And he isn't too small is he?"
"No he is a preemie what do you expect?" He smiled at her again; she sighed and gave Kevin a big hug. Lucy felt her life was revolving around hospitals lately.
"Well, thank you doctor I have an appointment with another doctor for Savannah."
"Well I hope everything goes well with Savannah" He waved them off. Lucy sighed as she left with Kevin.
As they rode up the elevatpr for Savannah's diagnosis thoughts zoomed through her mind. Once they got up there they waited quietly for what seemed like forever. Finally the doctor came out as they followed him into his office Lucy felt like screaming she couldn't bear it any longer.
"Ok so…" the doctor said as they sat down.
"SO?" Lucy half screamed.
"Savannah has disease called Pituitary Dwarfism," he said.
"What's that?" Lucy asked.
"Well Savannah's body doesn't produce enough growth hormone by itself, so she'll have to take shots to help her. Every night," he said.
"For how long?" Lucy asked.
"Well I don't know but it could be for the rest of her life." He said.
"Oh…" Lucy sighed. "But she'll be okay"
"Well yes she will, we'll see if it works," He answered. Lucy looked at savannah longing to take this all away from her.
"We'll start her on it by the end of the week ok?" He asked. Lucy sighed she was happy Savannah would be okay but she was still terrified for her. She finally sighed looking back at Kevin.
"Okay," Kevin said. He looked at Lucy understanding her, and trying so hard to comfort her. How had their lives gone from perfect to this, in such short notice?
