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Chapter 29: Another Boy Named Joey

January 19, 2006

10:30am

I was in the bedroom standing in front of the tall mirror looking at my stomach. I was starting to show, which was evident when I tried on all my jeans and they didn't fit. After Cammie has the baby we really need to go shopping, I thought to myself. Then the phone rang.

I walked over to the nightstand to answer it.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Violet! You have to help me!" The voice said on the other line. It was Cammie.

"What? What's the matter?" I asked worried.

"I can't get a hold of Keith and my water just broke!" Cammie said frantically.

"Look, get your stuff together I'll call Lil. She's probably with Uncle John at his place. Hold on!" I said as I put her on hold and called Lil.

"Hello?" Lil said half asleep. I heard snoring in the background.

"Lil? It's Violet. Cammie's water just broke and she can't get a hold of Keith," I said.

"Her water what? Just hold on I was asleep when you called. Let me wake up your Uncle and we'll head over to pick Cammie up. Do you have her on hold?" Lil asked.

"Yes," I said.

"Good. Tell her we're on our way!" Lil said as she hung up.

I pushed the hold button and told Cammie that Lil and Uncle John were on the way. Then I tried to call the firehouse and got the answering machine. So I tried Keith's cell phone and got his voicemail. I left a message and hung up.

An half an hour later there was a knock at the door. It was Lil.

"Hey Jersey, you want to see your godchild being born? Cammie wants you there with her," Lil said.

"But I'm supposed to be on bed rest," I said.

"Look, let me deal with Mary and let's go," Lil said as I grabbed my coat and purse and went out the door. I got in the back seat and we made the drive to the hospital.

St. Luke's Medical Center

4:00pm

I was in the waiting room with Lil and Uncle John while the pain doctor was giving Cammie an epidural. Rachel and Zoe walked in and sat down.

"Any news yet?" Rachel asked.

"She's getting an epidural and she's at a 7," I said.

"Well, I know where Keith is and why we couldn't get a hold of him," Rachel said.

"Why? What happened?" I asked.

"Both the ladder and engine crews are at a fire at one of the meatpacking warehouses a couple blocks from the bar. They've been there for the past 8 hours. It's all over the news," Rachel explained. We turned on the TV and watched as the engine hose was dousing the fire. Then we suddenly heard footsteps down the hall. In comes Keith and Kevin still wearing their firefighting pants.

"Where's Cammie's room?" Keith asked out of breath.

"Room 537. You should wait until they're done giving her the epidural. She's at a 7 and was begging for drugs," I said as Keith and Kevin sat down.

Kevin sat down next to me.

"I thought you were supposed to be on bed rest? Was Mary okay with you coming here?" Kevin asked.

"Yes Lil talked her into letting me come here and stay with Cammie as long as I sit down and rest," I said as Sandy came in.

"Well look who's finally here? You're going to get an earful from your wife. They're all done with the epidural," Sandy said to Keith.

"Hey, I had a good excuse as to why I didn't answer the phone," Keith said defending himself.

"Yeah, yeah, you two come with me," Sandy said as Keith and I got up and went with Sandy to Cammie's room.

9:00pm

It was five hours since Keith and Kevin came to the hospital. A couple of hours after they got there Uncle John went to pick up Grandma and Dad and Judy arrived and brought food. Rachel was taking bets as to what the baby was going to be. It was 9:15 when Keith and I went back to the waiting room.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, it's a bouncing baby boy! 9 pounds 6 ounces 21 inches long. Both Mom and baby are doing great. Who wants to come with me and see him?" Keith asked as everybody got up and followed Keith to Cammie's room.

Cammie was sitting up in bed holding the baby. He had a mess of brown hair on his head and blue eyes. He was content in his mother's arms.

"Wow. You guys did a great job on him! He's gorgeous!" Rachel said.

"Thank you Rach. That means a lot coming from you," Cammie said.

"Oh, he is such a charmer! What's his name?" Grandma asked.

"Well, we talked about it and we decided to name him Joseph Morgan Sanford, after his late great-uncle Joey. We'll call him Joey for short," Cammie said as Keith took the baby from her and walked over to Grandma as she sat down on her walker seat as Keith put the baby in her arms.

"Thank you," Grandma whispered as she admired the baby's features. Kevin moved closer to me as he put his arm around me.

Then Grandma turned around to face me and Kevin.

"Now we just have wait to add another addition to our family and we'll be set. Right you two?" Grandma asked us.

"Yep I'm starting to show so that's a good sign," I said as everyone glanced at my stomach and laughed but in a good way.