New chapter finally!
Over the coming weeks, my friends planned me a baby shower for the baby and me. I had learned to like the attention, but I still didn't like my stomach touched too much, though Don was now trying every chance he got.
Don had really gotten into accepting fatherhood was right around the corner for him. He was wanting to do everything right. He was still nervous though.
Leo was still a part of my action too. I wasn't going to leave him out. But it was harder on Leo just watching Don give me more attention because it was his baby. I wish I could have helped him feel better.
But I did let Leo have a role too. He was going to be a support coach, while Don was going to be delivering his child. I already had made sure though that the baby was going to be born by c-section. The shell that had formed on the baby's back had made sure of that.
Don and I now had a nursery ready for when the baby was here.
When it came time for the baby shower, I had healthy snacks made for me. A lot of gifts were given too. Books, blankets, some clothes, lullaby tapes and CDs, a name book, and diapers.
April had really helped in organizing it. She had been to many a baby shower for her human friends. She also organized games and such too.
Don and I loved the gifts. We would need all these essentials.
Don also brought up the idea of what I wanted to do for the baby; did I want to breastfeed or feed formula?
I was feeling a bit mixed up about it, but I would try it. I had read that breastfeeding was far healthier for the baby, but I wasn't going to deny Don anything special either. I had done everything for the baby thus far in its short and unborn life, but once it was here in the outside world, I wanted Donny to at least be able to feed him or her too. So bottle feeding was also going to be done, and if I was busy doing something else and the baby needing feeding, then anybody could feed him or her.
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Weeks later, I was now 9 months pregnant, and tired of being pregnant. The second trimester had been fun, but the big fat times for me were not so fun.
The baby was making me miserable, being so heavy now, and I couldn't really sleep anymore. And I kept Don and Leo awake with whines and complaining.
I was making everyone miserable with the complaining and mood swings. Don and Leo tried their best to make me as comfortable as possible, but there just wasn't much they could do for me physically. But they did give me massages at bedtime and provided me with the right foods and support for my back and legs.
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Finally, the big day arrived. I had waited so long for this big day. I was excited the baby would finally be coming out of me, but I knew I was not expecting all that horrible pain!
The guys had been out on patrol when my first active pain began. I had been in early labor most of the day and just assumed it was just cramps.
Donny had been real reluctant to leave me alone, but I had told him I would be fine. I had been without him before when some cramps had struck me before now.
My screaming got Splinter's attention from his room and he rushed to my side. I was in too much pain to call the guys to get back home, so he called. He also called April to come over.
When the turtles got the call that I was in labor, Don was on the verge of panicking, as with most expectant fathers. He was the one that led the charge back to the lair, with Leo being second, and Raph and Mikey right behind.
"How are you doing?" Don asked me in a hurry. I had now been moved to the infirmary bed.
"I'm okay when my uterus isn't trying to squeeze my insides out!" I said impatiently.
"I knew I shouldn't have left you alone." Don said.
"Donny, this is no time to panic." Leo said. "We will get her through this."
April had been helping me for the while it took them to get back. "She has been doing really well while you were gone, though she wouldn't admit it."
"Now that you're back, can you please get this baby out of me, Donny?" I was begging him.
"Yes. I would do anything to help stop the pain for you and I would love to see my child." Don said.
Preparations were made for me to have my much needed c-section.
April was going to be on stand-by for the baby to be cleaned up after it was born, Leo was going to be in the room to be the support coach he had promised to be, I was given an epidural during one of my contractions to help ease the pain and numb my body because I was going to be awake, and Don was going to deliver the baby, and April would help him if necessary.
Raph, Mikey, and Splinter were all waiting outside patiently.
Don began the surgery. Leo stayed up by my head, offering me comforting words and held my hand. I would have liked Don to be doing the same thing, as he was the father, but he had to be the one to deliver the baby. He had the most medical expertise.
I was glad that I wasn't feeling too much pain now. I could feel a little pressure though while the baby was being delivered, but nothing I had to do. But shortly after that, there was a baby cry sounding throughout the room!
"What is it?" I asked.
Don looked at his child that he had just delivered, and said, "It's a girl!"
I smiled.
Leo gave me a kiss. "I'm proud of you."
"Thanks."
Don, as the father, aside from delivering his daughter, also cut the cord and then handed her to April to clean up while he began patching me up. Then after he was done, he came up to me and gave me a kiss.
"I'm also proud of you for going through all of this, even though it was so hard for you." Don praised me.
"It was hard for me at first to realize for so long that I was even willing to have the baby because I had dreaded pregnancy for so long, and I'm glad this one is now over, but I know how much I love you guys, and I did it for you." I replied. "But I also worry about what kind of a mother I'm going to be."
"We will help you through whatever you need help with." Leo said. "We are a family, and we will all raise her together."
Once I was put in a resting bed and all patched up and ready to relax after the surgery, April brought the little bundle of joy over to me to hold for the first time. Don was by my side. Leo went outside the room to tell the others.
"So Donny, what do we want to call her?" I asked.
"How about Jennifer? You always said you liked Jennifer first for a girl's name." Don said.
"Yes. It is. And she was my first best friend as a kid. We can call her Jenny for short." I said and leaned upward to give Don a kiss.
He kissed me back and when we parted lips for a breath, I said, "I'm also proud of you for making this a great day in my life."
Don smiled.
Soon, the other family members were invited into the room to see Jenny for the first time. She was passed around.
"Welcome to the family, Hamato Jennifer." Splinter said as the proud grandfather.
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I recovered well from my surgery. I did turn out to be a good new mom after all more than I thought I'd be. But I was more than happy to have the turtles and their friends on my side too to help take care of Jenny.
I also think I loved Jenny more because she was a turtle, and I loved the turtles more than most humans. Jenny looked virtually exactly like her father, Donatello, and I was more than proud of that. I preferred it that way too.
Don and I let all the others hold and play with her too. But Leo most of all loved playing with her. I could see that one day he would make a great dad as well. Right now at least, playing with his niece could give him some child care experience.
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Two years later…
Another baby was born by c-section. "It's a boy!" Don said.
This time it was Leo's turn to be a new father.
Don, Leo, and I were still a threesome of lovers. I loved them both too much to just be with one of them. And now I was happy that I had finally given them both a child.
Leo and I named our son Yoshi. It was our wish to honor Master Splinter's sensei.
Jenny marveled at her new brother. During this pregnancy, Leo, Don, and I had all tried to prepare Jenny to be a big sister.
Being Don's daughter, she was very bright and smart for her 2 year old age. And just as Jenny had looked like her dad, so did Yoshi.
I loved being in this family. The turtles and Master Splinter, and all the friends that we had made over the years welcomed our kids into the family. I had never seen a closer family, and I would stay around for as long as I could to help raise my son and daughter to be great people, and Don and Leo and their family would teach them to be great new warriors someday.
The End.
This is just a one-shot story. I know it was an awkward story, and I was testing my writing skills on a threesome of lovers.
Sorry I hadn't posted for so long, but moving had just put a block on inspiration for so long, so this is my first chapter written in my new home!
Review please. I love to see how you thought of this and now that it's ended.