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Chapter Nine

A Birth Brings A Big Surprise

"Honey, I'm going to go and take Jake out for a walk," Carlos said and he took Jake out of the bouncer that he was sitting in. "I want to spend some time with my youngest son."

"Okay," Mary said and she kissed Carlos's cheek. "See you later." Carlos put Jake in the stroller and then he walked out the front door. The Riveras and the Camdens were still at Annie and Eric's house but they were going to be leaving the day after tomorrow. Although everyone would miss being in Glen Oak it would be good to be back home. After Carlos left with Jake, Mary went into the kitchen to join her brother, sister en-law, and mother.

"Where are Sam and David?" Eric asked as he entered the kitchen.

"They went to a friend's house," Annie explained. "I just dropped them off there about an hour ago. They should be back at about six o'clock."

"Okay," Eric said.

"Where are the kids? They have been really quiet and that's usually when they get in the most trouble," Matt said.

"That's true," Annie said and she kissed Eric.

"I think they went outside," Sarah said. "They said something about playing hide and go seek."

"I'm going to go out and check on them," Matt said. He went out into the backyard. When he got there he didn't see his nieces, nephews, or his children but as he looked closer he could see that they were hiding through out the backyard. Matt sat down on the porch steps in order to watch over everyone and to make sure no one got hurt.

As Kate was lying in bed she got a sharp pain in her side. A couple of minutes later she had the same pain. "Simon! Simon its time!" Kate yelled and a couple of seconds later Simon was in their bedroom.

"You mean time to have the babies," Simon said.

"Yeah," Kate said and a big smile came across her face.

"Let's go," Simon said and he helped Kate to get out of bed. When Kate did her water broke and Simon said, "Let me call my mom and dad and ask them to come and watch Alex."

"Okay," Kate said. "Ouch!" Kate yelled after getting another contraction. Simon called Annie and Eric and told them what was going on. Annie and Eric immediately left the house and about five minutes they were at Simon and Kate's house.

"You can come to the hospital in a couple of hours," Simon said to Annie and Eric and then he turned to Alex and said, "Good bye Alex. We'll see you in a little while. Be good!" Then Simon and Kate went out to the car and drove to the hospital.

"We're here finally," Kate said once she and Simon had reached the hospital. Simon helped Kate out of the car and they went into the hospital building. They checked in and then a nurse ran over with a wheel chair and then she pushed Kate to a room, with Simon walking along side them.

"Hello," Dr. Stephens said after she entered the room. "It looks like its time for you to have the babies. You are thirty-four weeks along and a usual pregnancy last between thirty-six and forty weeks so the babies are premature but they will be fine, they'll just have to stay at the hospital for a little while after their born."

"Okay," Simon and Kate said. Dr. Stephens ran some tests and then she said, "You should be ready to have the babies in about four to five hours."

"Alright," Kate said and then she had another contraction and she yelled in pain.

As the phone started to ring Lucy ran to answer it. She had Caleb on her hip and when she got to the phone she set him on the floor and he ran off to play in the den.

"Hello?" Lucy said once she picked up the phone.

"Hi Luce, it's your mother," Annie said.

"Oh hi mom," Lucy said.

"I'm just calling to tell you that Kate just went into labor," Annie said.

"She did? That's great!" Lucy exclaimed.

"Simon said to come down to the hospital in about two hours," Annie said.

"Okay. It's great that Mary, Carlos, Sarah, and Matt will get to see the babies before they leave," Lucy said.

"Yeah it is," Annie said.

"Okay, well I'll see you in a little while," Lucy said. Then she and Annie both hung up and Lucy went into the play room so that she could get Caleb to put him in for a nap. After Caleb was in his crib and drifting off asleep Lucy called Kevin. She told him that Kate had gone into labor and he said that he'd meet them at the hospital in about two hours.

"Okay, breath, breath, breath," Simon said to his wife as she had another contraction.

"If you tell me to breath one more time I am going to hit you," Kate said.

"Okay, I understand," Simon said.

"No I don't think you do understand. Have you ever gone into labor? If you have then you would understand but you haven't so don't say you understand," Kate said angrily.

"Sorry," Simon said and a couple of seconds later he said "I'm going to go and give our family an update on what's going on."

"Fine," Kate said and Simon left the room. He went into the waiting room and found his entire family sitting in the chairs, even Kate's parents, Laura and John, flew in from Seattle.

"What's going on?" Kate's mom Laura ran up to Simon. "How's my only daughter? And how are the babies? When are they going to be born?"

"Kate is fine. The babies are also fine, and I came out to tell you when they are going to be born," Simon said to answer all of his mother en-law's questions. Then he turned to everyone and said, "The babies should be born in about one hour."

"That's great," Annie said.

"Can I go and see mommy?" Alex asked.

"Sure," Simon said and he picked up Alex. Simon carried his son into the hospital room. Alex ran over to the bed and jumped on to it and sat next to his mom.

"The babies are coming!" Alex exclaimed.

"Yup," Kate said. "You are going to be an older brother to four little babies. Two boys and two girls."

"Yay!" Alex yelled.

"Alright, Alex lets go and let your mom get some rest," Simon said and he helped Alex off the bed. Then he took Alex's hand and they walked back out to the waiting room. Then Simon went back into the hospital room.

"You guys, Matt and I have something to tell you," Sarah said and she turned to her family.

"Well, what is it?" Ruthie exclaimed.

"There are some job openings for OB/GYNs in Glen Oak and since this is where most of our family is we decided to move here!" Sarah exclaimed.

"That's great!" everyone exclaimed.

"When are you moving here?" Kevin asked.

"We have to sell our house, find a house here and everything but we should be moved here by the end of May," Matt explained.

"I'm so happy!" Annie exclaimed and she ran up to Matt and Sarah and gave them each a big hug.

About one hour later there were about twenty-five doctors in the delivery room to help deliver Simon and Kate's four babies. Dr. Stephens decided that Kate would have to have a c-section.

About a couple of seconds after Dr. Stephens started the operation a baby's crying filled the room. "It's a boy!" Dr. Stephens said and the baby was whisked off by some nurses to be weighed and measured. Soon Dr. Stephens said, "It's a girl!" And another cry was heard in the room. They did the same procedures for Simon and Kate's daughter that they did with the son and then Dr. Stephens said, "It's another boy!" As Simon and Kate's son was brought into the world he cried and was taken away by a nurse, probably going to the same place where his brother and sister were. "And last but not least another girl!" Dr. Stephens exclaimed. "All the babies are here…Oh wait it looks like your not having quadruplets."

"What?" Kate and Simon both exclaimed, confused at what their doctor was telling them.

"You have been pregnant with five babies all along. You're having quintuplets." A couple of seconds later a baby's wail filled the room and Dr. Stevens announced, "It's a girl. You have three girls and two boys. Congratulations!" She stitched up Kate's stomach and then said, "You have to wait a little while to go and see the babies. One of the nurses will be able to push your bed down to the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). You can't stand up for a couple of days."

"Okay," Kate said and a big smile came across her face. "I just have a question. When can we take the babies home?"

"They all have to be at least four and a half pounds and they all have to be breathing and eating on their own," Dr. Stephens explained.

"Okay," Kate said. Then Dr. Stephens left the room and a nurse entered the hospital room.

"You can come down to the NICU," the nurse said.

"Okay" Simon said. "I just want to go and tell our family what is going on." He went into the waiting room and said, "The babies are here! All five of them."

"What? What do you mean five? I thought you were having four babies," Eric asked his son.

"So did I but it seems that Kate has been pregnant with five babies all along. We have quintuplets!" Simon said, overjoyed at everything that was going on.

"That's great!" Annie said and she hugged Simon.

"You guys can see the babies in a little while. Kate and I are going down there to see them now. You can come down there in about fifteen minutes," Simon said. Then he went back to his wife. "Let's go." He and Kate, being pushed by the nurse, went down to the intensive care unit where Simon and Kate's five babies were.

"Your sons and daughters are over here," the nurse said and she brought them to their children. "Here they are."

"I can't believe it. They are so tiny,"Kate said.

"They are all on breathing machines and I.V.s. Also they have feeding tubes in order to help them to grow faster so that they can go home sooner. Your youngest daughter, the one we didn't know about, is the smallest and the weakest. Dr. Stephenson thinks that she was behind one of her siblings during the entire pregnancy. This caused her to be a little smaller than all the other babies," the nurse explained. "So what are you going to name them?"

"Let's name him Andrew Eric," Kate said. "He looks like an Andrew."

"Yeah, he does," Simon said. "Then this has to be Kenneth Adam. Kenny for short."

"Hi Kenneth!" Kate cooed. "You are the youngest boy in the family."

"Who wants to be Emma Noelle?" Simon said and the fourth born quadruplet made a noise with her mouth. "I guess you do."

"Hello Emma Noelle," Kate said and she touched her youngest daughter's hand. "And this is Hannah Meghan. We don't have a name picked out for our youngest baby. What should we name her?"

"How about Faith? I think she looks like a Faith."

"Yeah, I like it."

"How about we name her Faith Katherine, after you? She looks just like you," Simon suggested.

"Okay," Kate said. "I like it."

"It's perfect," Simon said. "Hello little Faith. Even though we didn't know about you until now we love you just as much as your brothers and sisters."

A couple of seconds later the entire Camden family and Kate's parents came into the NICU to see the babies. They all ooed and ahed over the babies and then they started to sing,

""Who can turn the world on with their smile?

Who can take a nothing day and make it all worth while?

Well, it's you guys and you should know it.

With every glance and every little moment you show it.

Love is all around no need to waste it.

You can have the town, why don't you take it.

You're gonna make it after all.

You're gonna make it after all."

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