Author's note-I just wanted to say that I'm sorry about the wait. My computer and I both had some problems. Plus, it's hard to get past writers block. Anyway, here is the second part of Celebrating Miracles.

Celebrating Miracles pt. 2

"Donna! Donna, what happened?" Josh asks as he runs into the room.

"I'm so sorry Josh. It all just happened so fast." I say as he comes over to hug me.

"I don't understand, what's going on? CJ didn't tell me anything over the phone. Just that I had to come home right away."

"She was so small Josh. The doctors took her and she was so tiny. I didn't even get to hold our daughter. They just took her away." I say as I cry into his shoulder.

"It's gonna be okay. She, she's a Lyman. She's a fighter. It'll all be alright."

"I'm scared Josh, I'm so scared." I just want to hold my daughter.

It's four hours before any of the doctors come back to talk to us. Four long hours with nothing to do but wait.

"You left the kids with your mom?"

"Yeah, I thought it would be best. She said she didn't mind."

"Good, Good." I say absently. Then, all of a sudden a doctor comes into the room.

"Mr. And Ms. Lyman?" he asks as he stands at the foot of the bed.

"Yes."

"I'm Dr. Alexander. I'm the physician in charge of your daughter."

"How…how is she?" I ask as I prepare myself for the worst.

"Well I'm not going to sugar coat this, you're daughter was smaller than we'd like. In all, she weighed 3 pounds and 10 ounces and was 12 inches long." He started.

"Now, because she was premature, her lungs were a little under developed. We've got her on medicine to help them along, but right now she can't breathe on her own. She's on oxygen, but we're hopeful that she'll get stronger soon."

"She's going to be okay?" I ask hopefully.

"As of right now, she's doing well. What we really have to worry about are the long-term complications from the lack of oxygen and being underdeveloped. She could suffer from hearing loss, blindness, and even minor brain damage. Unfortunately all we can do is wait and see." After a few more minutes of medical talk I don't understand, the doctor leaves with a promise to return soon.

"She still needs a name." Josh says after a few minutes of silence. I close my eyes and think for a while.

"Charlotte. Her name is Charlotte, after your grandmother."

"Charlotte Jodie Lyman. I think that's a good name." Josh says after thinking about it.

"Did you know Charlotte means feminine?"

"Really?"

"Yep, and Jodie means Grace of God."

"So we did good?"

"Yeah, I think we did." I say as I motion for him to lay down next to me on the bed.

"It's going to be okay Donna, we're going to be fine." He says as he kisses me softly on the forehead.

"I'm scared Josh. I'm not sure what's going to happen."

"I told you, nothing is going to happen."

"But what if it does? What if something goes wrong?"

"Then we have to be strong. We'll always have two kids at home who need us. And right now, Charlotte needs us to."

"I love you, you know that?" I ask as I snuggle into him.

"Yeah, I know. Why don't you get some sleep okay? It's been a long day." He offers

"Promise you'll wake me up?" I ask with a yawn.

"I promise." And just like that, I'm out like a light

The next few weeks are tough on both of us. With work, and the kids, and all the doctors in and out things keep getting out of hand. Thankfully, after 6 long, tiring, and stressful weeks the doctors let us take Charlie home. She's not totally out of the woods yet, but the doctors say she's really made a great recovery. Life at home hasn't been much of a picnic either though. Charlie, even though I'm glad she's home, won't sleep through the night. Then, on top of that Emily and Noah haven't fully comprehended the fact that we can't cater to their every whim. They're used to having it just be them and I don't think they realized what was going to happen. Not that I'm complaining. I'd take a hundred screaming kids, over not having them at all, any day.

"Donna!"

"I'm in here CJ." I call out as I continue rockinglittle Charlotte in her nursery.

"How she's doing?" She asks as she sits across from me.

"Aside from being wiped out she's pretty good. People keep coming by to see her."

"That's because she's so darn adorable. Thankfully she takes after you. Except, she has Josh's eyes."

"You saying my other kids are ugly?"

"No, they just got lucky."

"I think we're the lucky ones." I say as I look into my daughters dark brown eyes.

"I think you're right." We sit there in silence for about a minute until Emily wanders in.

"Hi Bay-bee" she strings out as she runs over to us.

"Do you like you're new sister?" CJ asks as Emily as she climbs onto her lap.

"She yells a lot."

"You did too when you were her age." I point out. She just shakes her head in disbelief.

"Daddy say I the best."

"You're dad's a silly, silly man." She shakes her head at me like I'm crazy and turns to CJ for conformation.

"It's true Emmy." That child thinks her father's the greatest man in the world.

"Hey, have you seen Emily, she wandered away?" Josh asks as he walks into the room. I point to CJ and he sighs in relief.

"I swear that child is freakishly fast." He says as he picks her up.

"Or maybe you're just really slow." CJ offers as Josh roles his eyes.

"Daddy?" Em asks as they walk towards the door.

"Yeah sweetie?"

"You're a silly man."

"Who told you that?"

"Mommy and Auntie CJ."

"Of course they did." We hear him tell her as they walk down the stairs.

"You're happy." CJ states with a wistful smile on her face.

"I'm beyond happy. No matter what happens this is where I'm meant to be."

"I wish I had that."

"You could. All you'd have to do is say 'Toby, I'm in love with you.' It's that easy."

"Now Donna, you and I both know it would never be that easy."

"Hey, I got you to stop denying it, anything's possible."

"You keep telling yourself that honey."

"One day Claudia Jean. One day I'll wear you down."

"In your dreams little girl."

This may be atough challenge, but I'm ready for it.