"Oh geez" Penny said hitting her forehead, she crossed over Sheldon and went towards the door, "Leonard?! Guys?! Can one of you or all of you come up here!" she shouted. She went back over to Amy, "Alright Ames looks like we're going to the hospital."
"But you just told Sheldon, we don't have to go now" she said
"Yeah, but your water didn't break then" Amy groaned and doubled over in pain again, but Penny held her up, "Just lean on me and breathe through it Ames"
"I am breathing" she snapped back
The guys came rushing up the stairs the same time as Sheldon was coming to. "What's going on here?" Howard asked. "Amy's in labor" Bernadette said going for towels to clean the floor. Sheldon jumped up and ran to her, "Amy, you're sure the babies are coming now?"
"I'm pretty sure Sheldon"
"Okay, okay. W-w-we we need the bags" he said before bolting out of the room. He came back a few seconds later, "Where are the bags?"
"In the car Sheldon"
"Okay that makes sense. We need the car seats" he said before running out again. He popped back in, "Where's the car seats?"
"In the nursery Sheldon"
"Okay. We need keys for the car" he said patting his pockets, "Where are the keys?" he started looking all over the room for the car keys.
"Amy you want to take a shower now?" Bernadette asked
"A shower?" Sheldon asked, "We have to get to the hospital."
"Trust me she's gonna wished she showered" Penny said moving Amy towards the bathroom
"Why can't I find anything!" Sheldon shouted before running out the room
"Would one of you grab him" Bernadette said. The guys rushed down the stairs after a frantic Sheldon.
"Sheldon, buddy you need to calm down"
"Calm down? Calm down?!" the calm that Sheldon felt those past few months was slowly fading, "How can I calm down Leonard? Amy's in labor, I'm about to be somebody's father. I can't be a father up until recently I barely took care of myself. We were supposed to go the hospital on the 6th, today's not the 6th. My mom's not coming in until tomorrow afternoon, Amy's mom is visiting family in Florida, she's not coming until tomorrow night. None of our mother's are here. It wasn't supposed to be today." Sheldon slid down the wall at the end of his rant, hyperventilating a little.
Bernadette came down the steps at that moment to see a panicking Sheldon crumpled on the floor. "Hey" Bernadette said crouching down to his level, "you need to calm down. Your wife is already freaking out and she's the only one who gets to do that today. She is the one in pain, she is the one who has to push two babies out. And right now, she needs a rock and you have to be that for her. So if you have to stop losing your mind for 2 minutes, so be it. You got that?"
Sheldon nodded slowly. "Good. Now go find the car keys and pull yourself together" she said before going back upstairs. It took a few minutes before Sheldon fully calmed down and Amy came downstairs with Penny and Bernadette. Just as she reached the bottom of the stairs, she closed her eyes and groaned in pain, clutching her stomach. Bernadette looked at Sheldon then pointed to Amy, Sheldon got the message and wrapped his arms around Amy, "Its going to be okay" he whispered
"They weren't supposed to come today" Amy groaned in his chest
"I know" he said rubbing her back. They stood in that position for a while until the contraction passed and Sheldon ushered Amy towards the car. Penny turned towards the guys, "You three drop the kids off at Stuart's and then come meet us at the hospital okay" She gave Leonard a kiss on the cheek before she and Bernadette followed Sheldon and Amy.
"You know its not too late to name them Han and Leia" Sheldon told Amy when they arrived at the hospital
"No Star Wars name Sheldon. Did you call the doctor?"
"Yes, she's already waiting for us". He came out of the car to hold the door open for Amy. Instead of coming out, Amy's face contorted in pain, Penny rubbed her shoulder from the backseat, "you need to breathe sweetie"
"It hurts too much to breathe" Amy groaned
"How far was that from the last one?" Sheldon asked Bernadette
"About 12 minutes"
They all waited until Amy relaxed again and then started moving towards the hospital.
"Mr. and Mrs. Cooper" Devyn said when she saw them, "I thought we planned to see each other on the 6th"
"They had other plans" Amy said
"They always do. So when did you feel the first contraction?"
"About 9 this morning"
"How far apart are the contractions"
"They're 12 minutes apart now."
"Alright that's good. Sheldon said your water already broke. I'm just going to do a quick check to see how dilated you are."
Bernadette excused herself to go look for the guys.
"Alright Amy, you are only 4 centimeters dilated"
Amy flopped her head on the pillow, "that's it?"
"Unfortunately yes, sometimes first labors can take a while. I'll be back to check in an hour or so." Devyn said before leaving.
"At least we still have some time for you to get some rest" Sheldon said and Amy nodded in agreement.
"Make it stop. Make it stop" Amy whined while gripping Sheldon's hand. She had been in labor for almost 13 hours now and everyone was just tired, "Why did I decide to do this without drugs?" she cried. Sheldon took a rag and wiped the sweat off her forehead, "Do you want some more ice chips?"
"I want them out of my body" she snapped
"I'm sorry. Maybe you're dilated enough now to start pushing"
"Or maybe I'm at 8 centimeters like I've been for the past 3 hours"
Sheldon lowered his hand in defeat and looked towards Penny who just shrugged her shoulders. Amy groaned in pain again, she barely had time to rest between contractions anymore. It was just one wave of pain after another. This contraction came with an intense pressure and a need to push, "Something's wrong" she moaned
"Wrong how Amy" Sheldon asked
"It feels like someone's pressing down there"
"I'm going to get the doctor" Bernadette said, "Don't push Amy"
Bernadette came back a few minutes later with Devyn, "Alright Amy, let's check how far dilated you are". When she finished checking Amy looked at her, "If you only tell me I'm 9 centimeters, I'm going to scream"
"No Amy, you're fully dilated. Let me just get the rest of the team and you could start pushing" she said before quickly leaving the room.
Even though that was what Amy wanted to hear all along, she couldn't help but feel nervous, "Sheldon" she called out reaching for his hand, "I'm scared" she whimpered. "I know. I'm scared too. But we're one step closer to seeing them ok" he placed a kiss on her forehead. At that time Devyn came back in with 4 nurses, and 2 bassinets. "Amy you need to put your feet in the stirrups. So on the next contraction I want you to push as hard as you can until I tell you to stop ok" Amy nodded in response, she moaned when she felt another contraction coming, "Start pushing" Devyn said
About 2 pushes later, Amy felt a burning sensation, "Why does it burn so bad?" she whined
"Your baby is starting to crown. As soon as you start pushing that feeling should go away."
Amy gave a few more pushes, before a cry filled the room. Amy laid back down on the bed feeling spent. "Congrats, you have a little boy" Devyn said with a smile, "Daddy do you want to cut the cord?" she asked Sheldon handing over a pair of scissors. He timidly took it and cut where she instructed him. A nurse took him to be weighed and clean in the corner of the room. "He's perfect Amy" Sheldon said. Amy smiled weakly.
"Amy, I need you to bear down, so we can get your little girl into the birth canal" Devyn said, "Sheldon why don't you help Amy into a sitting position to make it easier" she suggested. This baby was more difficult then her brother, because 5 minutes later, they were not much further than when they started and Amy was even more tired. "Give me one more big push and she should be crowning."
"I can't" Amy cried, "It hurts so much" she said as tears rolled down her cheeks, "I can't push anymore"
"You can Amy. Just a few more and then you're done"
"You could do it Ames" Penny said from the corner
"Sheldon leaned towards her ear, "I know your tired" he whispered, "but I know you can do this. Just a few more and I promise it'll be over soon."
Amy turned to him, "You promise?"
"I do. Just listen to the doctor"
About 5 minutes later another cry filled the room, and Amy couldn't stop the tears from flowing down her cheeks, "You did good Amy" Bernadette said rubbing her shoulder. The nurses brought over the twins and helped Amy hold the two of them. Sheldon looked at her with her hair stuck to her forehead from sweat and her face blotchy and red from crying, but at that moment she never looked more beautiful. He leaned down to kiss the top of her head, "Thank you" he muttered