I'm so sorry I haven't updated in a very long time but I got very busy.
TWO AND A HALF WEEKS LATER.
"She's getting big" Lorelai said looking at Emma.
"I know" the nurse said. "I just took her to weigh her, are you ready for the results?"
"So she has to be 8.5 pounds, right?" Lorelai asked.
"To go home, yes" the nurse said. "Now the doctor thinks that maybe she might have to stay a little more than a month. Her weight isn't going up as much as we hoped"
"But is she healthy?" Lorelai said. "She hasn't developed anything"
"Not that we can see" the nurse said. "When she does go home, everyone needs to be extremely careful. She will be very prone to illness"
"We will be the most careful people in the world" Lorelai said. "I just want my little girl in my arms, at my home"
The nurse smiled.
"Okay, so Emma is currently at five pounds and seven ounces" said the nurse. "She started out at 2.9 pounds"
"Why isn't she gaining the weight she needs?" Lorelai asked concerned.
"She doesn't seem as hungry yet as she should be" the nurse said. "I think we'll do some more tests to make sure there's nothing wrong with the digestive system"
Lorelai looked down at Emma.
"You have to eat little girl" Lorelai said. "That way you can come home with us"
"This is one of the few times I wish our kid would take after you with your constant eating" Luke said.
"Hey" Lorelai said smiling. "I'm offended"
The nurse laughed.
"You two are the kind of parents every kid in this room should have" the nurse said. "How long have you two been married?"
"10 and a half months" Lorelai said.
The nurse glanced at Luke and Lorelai.
"Yeah, all of our kids have kind of been surprises" Lorelai said.
The nurse laughed again.
"Kids are more special that way" the nurse said. "You may not know it then but I guarantee when you hold those kids in your arms…"
"Why couldn't you have been my mother?" Lorelai asked jokingly.
"I see thousands of babies every year" the nurse said. "I see parents that have been married for ten years and are thirty-five years old and they are the most irresponsible people in the world. Then I see a twenty year old girl come in here alone and I can see that she will love that baby more than the world"
Lorelai smiled.
"So she's breathing fine?" Luke asked. "No more problems like last week?"
"No" the nurse said. "Some of the other babies got congested too, so we think it had something to do with the room"
"And she didn't test positive for any of the test you ran?" Luke asked.
"Nope" the nurse said. "As far as I'm concerned, if the tests we're going to take involving the digestive system come out fine, then she's healthy"
Just then Rory came into the room.
"Hey sweetie" Lorelai said. "How was school?"
"Fine" Rory said. "How's my littlest sister?"
"She's doing pretty well" Lorelai said. "She needs to eat a little more but she's healthy"
Rory nodded and came over by Lorelai.
"I see you brought her a book again?" Lorelai asked.
Rory nodded embarrassed.
"Well, I haven't eaten in forever" Lorelai said. "Luke, why don't we go down to the cafeteria?"
"Sure" Luke said.
"We'll be back soon" Lorelai said.
"I was just about to get Emma some food" the nurse said. "I can wait until you come back"
"Why doesn't Rory feed her?" Lorelai asked. "If she wants"
"Can I?" Rory asked.
"Sure" the nurse said. "Let me go get a bottle"
The nurse left the room.
"We're going to go to the cafeteria" Lorelai said.
"Okay" Rory said.
Luke and Lorelai left. Rory looked at Emma.
"I guess we're both having a tough time right now" Rory said. "Why does love just go away after awhile? I mean, I used to love Dean so much and now it's just gone. He knows it too, that's why he broke up with me. Listen to me spill my problems out to you, an almost three week old baby. You're probably getting bored just listening to me"
Emma looked Rory in the eyes.
"You're actually listening to me, aren't you?" Rory asked. "You know, you're going to have the guys swarming around you when you're older. You're not going to have any guy troubles, with that red hair and those bright blue eyes. You know, I brought a book for you today. Izzy and I picked it out; it's your sister's favorite book"
Rory picked the book up and started reading it to Emma. After a few minutes the nurse came back in with a bottle.
"Ready to feed her?" the nurse asked.
"Yeah" Rory said.
The nurse handed the bottle to Rory and picked Emma up.
"I won't hurt her by holding her, will I?" Rory asked concerned.
"Definitely not" the nurse said.
She gently gave Emma to Rory. Rory started to feed her. After a few minutes Emma got fussy.
"It's okay" Rory said. "What's wrong?"
"She just doesn't like to eat" the nurse said.
Just then Luke and Lorelai came back in.
"We're trying to get her to eat" the nurse said. "But she's pretty fussy"
Just then Luke pulled a tiny music box out of his pocket. He wound it up and it started to play. Emma started to quiet down immediately. Rory handed Emma and the bottle to Luke. He started to feed her and soon she had drunk her entire bottle.
"Well, I think we've found the magic touch" the nurse said. "I'm getting off my shift in a few minutes so I'm going to leave now. I sure those tests will come out fine"
"Thank you for taking such good care of Emma everyday" Lorelai said.
"She's a very sweet girl" the nurse said. "I'm sure I'll see you guys again. Have a good night"
"You too" Lorelai said.
The nurse walked out and Lorelai focused her attention back to Luke and Emma.
"I think someone likes you" Lorelai said smiling.
"Great, now I'm going to have competition" Rory joked.
Rory glanced at the clock.
"I have to go" Rory said. "I have a ton of homework"
"I'll see you in about an hour, Hon" Lorelai said.
"Bye Mom"
"Drive safe" Lorelai said hugging Rory good bye.
Lorelai looked back over at Luke who was holding a fast asleep Emma. Lorelai smiled and watched as he rocked her back and forth.
"So where did you find that music box?" Lorelai asked.
"I was looking through my mom's old stuff. She used to play it for Liz when she was fussy. I thought it might help Emma" Luke said. "I would have given it to Izzy but I couldn't find it"
"Well, Emma can have it. Izzy has about a million other things you gave her" Lorelai said.
Luke continued to rock Emma back and forth.
"You're amazing, you know that?" Lorelai said. "You're the perfect husband and the perfect dad"
"I learned everything I know from my dad" Luke said.
"Then he must have been perfect too" Lorelai said. "Because when I wake up every morning, I think for just a split second, I have to be dreaming because you're too good to be true"
"That's what I've thought about you for the last eight years" Luke said. "We should go on a date when Emma's home and healthy, just you and me, no kids"
"That sounds fun" Lorelai said. "I don't think we've been without kids in a long time"
"It seems like it" Luke said. "Did I tell you what Izzy did?"
"What?" Lorelai asked.
"She took a bag of coffee and was chewing on it" Luke said. "I now have moved the coffee to the top shelf"
Lorelai smiled.
"Aren't you lucky, she's exactly like her momma" Lorelai said.
"I know you're letting her take sips of your coffee" Luke said.
"You do, do you" Lorelai said.
"Do I have to give you this lecture all over again, coffee…"
"Rots your insides, stunts your growth, blah blah blah" Lorelai said laughing.
Luke shook his head.
"We should get going" Luke said. "We've been gone for three and a half hours"
"I have to work tomorrow too" Lorelai said. "Bye, Emma"
Lorelai kissed Emma's forehead and Luke set her back down. They walked out of the hospital feeling better about Emma than they ever had.