Special Event: Thanksgiving Day
Scene: The House-Kitchen
Action: Erin (eight months pregnant) is busy cooking Thanksgiving dinner when Jay enters the kitchen. He has just returned home from work.
Jay: Erin, what do you think you are doing?
Erin: I am cooking Thanksgiving dinner
Jay (assisting Erin into a chair): It is the doctor's orders for you to be on bed rest. You are eight months pregnant after all.
Erin (touching her huge swollen stomach): I have a baby inside of me, thanks for reminding me.
Jay: Erin, stress isn't good for you or the baby. I wonder how many times I need to tell you to stop working so hard?
Erin: I thank you for your concerns, but I am fine. I can take good care of myself.
Jay (studying Erin): I don't believe you
Erin: What about Thanksgiving dinner?
Jay: I will finish cooking dinner for you while you rest
Erin (feeling unwell, she exits the kitchen to upstairs to her room): I am going to take a nap
Jay (amused, he smirks): Dream sweet dreams, my love
(Action: Erin's screams sends Jay running upstairs to their bedroom. Erin is experiencing painful contractions.)
Erin (writhing in pain, she lays on the bed curled up in a tight fetal position): OUCH..OUCH..OUCH
Jay (feels the baby move within Erin's stomach): Hold on
Erin (nauseous, she runs to the bathroom to vomit in the toilet): Excuse me..
Jay (rubbing Erin's back): Everything will be alright
Erin (looking down, she discovers her pants are wet): My water just broke
Jay (panicky): The baby is coming!
Place: The Hospital
Action: Jay and Erin enter the hospital building where they encounter a group of nurses in the lobby
Jay (panicky, he yells): Help, my wife is in labor!
Nurse (helping Erin into a wheelchair): You can sit in this wheelchair, sweetheart
Erin (struggling through a painful contraction): Thanks
Nurse (escorting Erin to a nearby delivery room): I will take you to your room if you don't mind
Erin (struggling through another contraction): Thanks
Jay (squeezing Erin's hand): I am going nowhere, baby
Scene: Hospital Room
Action: Jay helps Erin to put on her hospital gown. Erin is struggling through another painful contraction.
Erin (bending over in pain): OUCH..
Jay (rubbing Erin's back): Just breathe
Jay (limping over to the bathroom): I have to urinate
Erin (laughing): OK
Jay (yelling from within the bathroom): JAY!
Jay(panicky, he runs into the stall): Yes, honey
Erin (clutches her stomach): I think the baby is coming out of me. The birth is imminent. I need a doctor asap.
Jay (assists Erin into the bed): You can rest here in this bed. Please don't push quite yet. I will get the doctor.
Erin (fighting back the urge to push): I will try to keep the baby inside of me
Jay (runs out of the room): I'll be back
Erin (yells behind Jay): Please hurry up
(Five minutes later, Jay arrives back in the room with the doctor and a nurse)
Erin (to the nurse): I want an epidural
The nurse (checking Erin): Its too late for an epidural. The baby will born within one push.
Erin: Its not that easy. I need something for the pain.
The nurse: Don't worry, you'll do fine
Jay (frightened, he watches the doctor organize his tools on the table): What are all those tools for?
The Doctor: I will use these tools such as the forceps just in case a complication rises
Jay: What kind of complications can occur?
The Doctor: The baby can be breeched or stuck in the birth canal
Jay (gasps): OH MY...
Erin (squeezing Jay's hand): The birth will be quick, smooth and painless
Jay (stressed): What if your circumstance is a matter of life or death?
Erin (choked up): I want you to save the baby's life instead of mine
Jay: I can't live without you
Erin: I have lived a long wonderful life. The baby needs to know and feel your love. However will you remember me after I am gone?
The Doctor (checks Erin's cervix): Erin, you are fully dilated. You can start pushing right now.
Erin (having contractions, she starts pushing): So it begins
Jay (worried, he holds Erin's hand very tightly): So this is the point when everything goes downhill?
The Doctor and nurse (counting): 1..2..3..4
Erin (begging anyone): Help me please
Jay (holding Erin's hand): Remember to breathe and push through the pain
Erin (pushes hard and long with each contraction): Giving birth, why does this have to be so hard?
Jay (squeezing Erin's hand): Please stay awake and alert
Erin: I won't die, this is my promise to you
Jay (kissing Erin's forehead): You're precious
Erin (having more contractions, she screams and grabs hold of Jay): AHA..AHA..AHA
Jay (crying): You are super woman, Sarah, I love you so much
Erin (with tears in her eyes): I love you too
The Obgyn (preparing to perform an episiotomy): You are struggling to bring forth the baby. This episiotomy will move things faster. An episiotomy is a cut into the vagina to help release the baby.
Erin (desperate to be rid of the baby): OK
The Obgyn (cutting Erin): Just breathe through the pain
Erin (screaming as she holds Jay): AHA..AHA..AHA..AHA
Jay (stroking Erin's hair): Don't worry, your pain is temporary.
The obgyn (preparing to catch the baby): I can see the baby's head
Erin (moaning): Its finally happening
Jay: The baby is crowning. She's almost here.
The Obgyn(to Sarah): Erin, don't push too hard
Sarah: Why not?
The Obgyn: The baby's shoulders are stuck
Jay (overcome with emotion, he thinks about what could possibly go wrong during the birth): OH MY GOD
Erin (panicky): Will my daughter be alright?
The Obgyn(trying to pull the baby out of Erin): Your daughter will be alright, trust me
Erin (overcome with pain and pressure, she screams as she begins to cry): AHA..AHA..AHA
A nurse (using towel to clean up Erin's bloodshed): Doctor, Erin is losing a lot of blood. She could possibly be tearing.
Jay (overcome with emotion): OH MY GOD
Doctor (still trying to pull the baby out of Erin): That's not good, this baby needs to be delivered as soon as possible
Erin (exhausted, she collapses into Jay's arms): I can't do this. I am not strong enough.
Jay (feels Erin starting to slip away): Now is not the time for you to die
Erin (hyperventilating): I can't breathe
Nurse (putting a breathing mask on Erin): This breathing mask will be able to help you
Erin (emotional): thanks
The Obgyn(to Erin): All you have do is push one more time and the baby will be out of you
(With one final strong push, Erin brings a healthy full-term baby girl into the world. Jay's love for Erin and Grace deepens from that moment on. )
