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Chapter 5
Two o'clock in the morning just the time Angel wanted to get up. She threw off her comforter and walked sluggishly over to the bassinet. Angel picked up the crying baby, then walked over to Collins' side of the bed.
She gave him a few taps with her foot while calling "Collins…Collins? You are so not sleeping through this. Get up."
He started to stir, and with one finally nudge from Angel he turned over.
"What? What happened."
"She's crying again, get up and help me."
While Collins got out of bed, Angel hurried off to the nursery. When he got his pants on he heard Angel gasp and say with a cough "Oh God, when did you eat that?"
Collins couldn't help but laugh while traveling down the hall to meet up with her. He knew Angel wasn't that good with smells. By the time he got to the nursery door Angel had finished changing Evangeline. But she was still crying.
"I am never doing that again. Here take her I have to go wash my hands."
Collins put Evangeline up on his bare chest, maybe the skin-to-skin contact would relax her. No, she continued wailing. He strolled down the hall bouncing her up and down.
"Oh come on Eva baby. What do you need huh? You hungry?"
He got to the kitchen and started making her another bottle. She was crying harder than ever now.
"Ok, ok. Hold on, I have to warm it sweetie. Shh."
Angel had come out from the bathroom , and was now walking to the kitchen counter. Collins handed the baby over to her so he could finish with the bottle. Once heated the bottled was handed over to Angel. Evangeline took it greedily.
Angel paced back and forth in the kitchen feeding Evangeline. While Collins sat at the small kitchen table drinking a cup of coffee that he had made. He figured if he was going to be up all night he should have a little boost of caffeine.
"I thought babies slept a lot?" Angel asked.
"Its one of those lies they tell you so you'll want to get pregnant." Collins told her.
Evangeline had finished drinking and was now captivated by the swirled blue design on Angel's shirt.
"Well at least she stopped crying. Now if she would go back to sleep we'd be in business." Angel replied while taking a seat across from Collins.
"Here give her to me. Grab yourself a cup of coffee you're gonna need it. I have a feeling this is going to be a long night."
Evangeline finally went back to sleep around three, but woke up again at six. Collins decided not to wake Angel up this time, she needed the sleep. Collins got back in bed around six thirty. He figured he had three more hours before she woke up again.
Collins woke up for good at nine, he realized that Angel was on longer in the bed. He found her in the living room with Evangeline on her knee. Evangeline was now dressed in a little blue dress and white shoes. Angel had put a blue clip in the little hair that she had.
"Hi honey. I see you finally decided to join us."
Collins come over and gave Angel a kiss, then bent over and kissed Evangeline on the forehead. Collins stretched out and out his feet on the coffee table, looking forward to spending a lazy day at home.
"Now don't get to comfortable, we have a pediatrician's appointment at eleven . I figured she didn't get a full checkup down in San Juan. I want to get her a clean bill of health."
Once they both showered and got dressed, Collins carefully placed Evangeline in her car seat. Then they were out the door, walking the six blocks to the doctor's office.
Inside the office sat two other couples, each with their own infant. Angel took Evangeline and went to grab a seat. Collins went to deal with the paperwork and insurance. Once seated Angel took a little stuffed bear out of her bag and put it on Evangeline's lap. She moved the bear back and forth in front of Evangeline's face, she smiled as the bear did its little dance.
"Your daughter is so pretty." Angel heard the woman next to her say.
Angel turned to look the woman in the eye "Thank you so much dear."
"How old is she?"
"Three weeks. How old is your baby?"
"He's ten days old. I was in labor for eighteen hours, I was almost ready to rip him out myself."
"I'll bet. He's a big boy, must have been a pain to push out. How much does he weigh anyway?"
"Nine pounds six ounces, my stomach will never be the same again." the woman told her while shifting the baby in her arms. "So what's her name."
"Evangeline."
"Oh that's a beautiful name. He's name is Sean, nothing too fancy."
Just then a nurse walked out with a file and called "Sean Robins."
"Oh that's us." The woman and her husband got up "It was nice meeting you."
"You too." Angel called after her. Collins was heading back towards her, he was shoving some papers in to his pocket on the way.
"I see you're making friends."
"Its what I do best."
Collins picked up the neglected teddy bear, and had it do its little dance again. After a few minutes the nurse came back and called in the other couple. So now it was just them in the waiting room. They waited a few more minutes, and the nurse emerged from the door way again and called them in. They were brought to exam room four and told that the doctor would be right in.
It wasn't long before there was a knock on the door, and the doctor stepped in. She was young, maybe just a few years out of medical school.
"Hi, I'm Doctor Ann Lieberman It's nice to meet you." they shook hands then the doctor turned to the baby. "This must be Evangeline. You ready for your first check up sweetheart?"
Dr. Lieberman started by asking the parents what type of medical attention she got down in San Juan. Angel told her what she knew, which was limited. The doctor said that the care she received was probably minimal, that the healthcare there wasn't up to par. Dr. Lieberman carefully took Evangeline out of the car seat and laid her down on the exam table. Evangeline didn't move, she just looked up at the doctor. She checked her reflexes, then her ears and mouth. The doctor took the stethoscope off from around her neck, and brought it to Evangeline's chest. She gave out a cry when the cold metal touched her skin. The doctor did a few more tests, and weighed her. Then she turned back to Angel and Collins.
"Well everything looks fine, she's progressing right on schedule. Now for the next few weeks I want you to keep track of her weight, she should be putting on a few more pounds. Also if she develops a fever or rash bring her in right away. Do you have any other questions."
Collins responded "No not at the moment. Oh but, when should we come back."
Dr. Lieberman placed Evangeline back in her car seat while saying "In about a month. Well it was nice meeting you all. Remember if you have any questions don't hesitate to call."
With that she walked out. Collins picked up the car seat, then he and Angel left too. Once back on the street the couple began walking. Collins held the car seat in his right hand, and with the other he grabbed hold of Angel's right hand. Evangeline had fallen asleep again, she lay in the car seat with her thumb in her mouth. Angel clung closer to Collins, and they continued walking headed towards their apartment.
