"Come on baby, push." Steve encouraged as held onto his wife's hand tightly and looked down to her. "You can do it." He whispered giving her hand a gentle squeeze.
Squeezing Steve's hand as hard as she could, Sam pushed as another contraction, but she was exhausted. She'd been in labour for over sixteen hours. She was tired, hormonal and labour hurt! "I can't." She blubbered getting upset. She was pushing and pushing but baby girl McGarrett was being stubborn and taking her time. "I want my mom." She whispered through her tears.
Hearing her Steve looked to her, his heart breaking for her. They had been through a lot together and never once did he hear Sam mention or ask for her mom. They were chalk and cheese yet here she was, emotional and upset. She was like a fragile little girl. He didn't like seeing his wife so upset. Keeping a hold of her hand Steve moved his free arm around her, sitting on the bed with her and pressed a soft kiss to her head as he looked down to her. "Yes you can. I know you're tired and it hurts…but you can do it. You're Sam McGarrett…you can do anything." He whispered looking down to her.
"You're nearly there Sam." The doctor smiled from the other end of the bed. "Baby's head has crowned…one big push and the head will be out, the head is the hardest part, everything will be easier after I promise." He told her looking to her. "Next contraction push as hard as you can okay?"
Leaning into Steve as he sat on the bed with her, Sam just let the tears roll down her cheeks before she then looked to the doctor as he spoke.
Hearing the doctor Steve then looked down to his wife and kissed her head giving her hand a gentle squeeze. "You can do it. I'm right here." He promised as he looked to her.
Looking to her husband Sam nodded a little to him before she took a deep breathe preparing herself for the next contraction. Holding onto Steve's hand tightly she could feel another contraction coming. As it came she squeezed his hand as hard as she could as she pushed.
Ignoring the pain in his hand as Sam squeezed he just held onto her hand tightly and encouraged her to push. He felt like he wanted to push with her!
"That's it Sam, keep pushing." The doctor told her. "Okay Sam stop and take a breath." He smiled to her. "The head is out. One more push to get her shoulders out and she'll be here okay. Next contraction another big push for me."
Steve smiled down to his wife moving some hair out of her face. "Nearly there babe come on you can do it."
Catching her breath back Sam nodded a little before she then gave one final push, pushing as hard as she could, squeezing Steve's hand tightly before she flopped back on the bed feeling the baby come out. It was like a whole lot of pressure had been lifted. Lifting her head she then looked to the doctor. "Is she okay?"
The doctor smiled as he cleared the baby's nose and mouth and moved the now crying baby onto her mother's chest. "She's perfect." He told them with a smile. "Congratulations."
Resting her one hand on the crying baby on her chest, Sam couldn't help but look at her in complete awe.
"Would you like to cut the cord?" The doctor asked looking to Steve.
Steve looked to doctor and smiled and nodded as he got up from the bed and moved over to him. Taking the scissors he then cut where the doctor instructed before he then moved back to his wife and daughter, getting back on the bed with them. "I'm so proud of you." Smiled Steve as he kissed his wife's forehead before looking down to his now calm daughter who was gazing up to her mother with her bright blue eyes, grabbing his phone he took their first picture before he then asked the doctor to take a photo of the three of them before he then text Danny and the others the happy news.
Sam smiled to Steve before she then looked down to their daughter. "She's perfect." She whispered with a smile, completely oblivious to having their photos taken. She was too busy looking at her beautiful little girl.
The doctor smiled and looked to Sam. "I'll get her cleaned up for you then we'll weigh her and do some checks. You are going to need some stitches so once the placenta has passed through we'll get you stitched up." He told her with a smile.
Sam smiled and nodded as she passed the baby back to the doctor before she then looked up to husband and smiled to him. "Is Alfie here?"
Steve looked to her and smiled. "Babe…it's five in the morning…." He chuckled and kissed her head. "I texted Danny. I'm sure he'll bring him up as soon as he gets the message."
Sam nodded a little before she then looked up as the doctor bought over their now cleaned and dressed baby girl. Taking her she gently cradled her close to her and smiled softly stroking her cheek with her finger. "I don't think Alfie was ever this small…" She commented with a laugh as she looked up to Steve.
Steve laughed. "He wasn't that's why…"
"She was six pounds three ounces." The doctor told them as he sat down at the end of the bed to take care of Sam.
"Oh wow." Laughed Steve. "Alfie was defiantly never that small. He was eight pound born and got bigger by the second." He laughed and shook his head before he smiled and sighed happily. "She's beautiful."
Sam smiled and nodded. "She is…" She then looked to Steve. "Daddy want a hold?"
"Of course." Steve smiled as he gently took his daughter from his wife and held her close to him. She was so small. Looking to his wife he kissed her head, just enjoying this moment with her and their new daughter.
Sam smiled to herself as she watched them. They looked so cute together. Steve was this big strong man…yet she could see his eyes welling up as he held his daughter. He was proud. He was the same when Alfie was born. Just filled with pride and joy for their little bundle of joy. Relaxing back she just watched them. She couldn't wait for Alfie to meet his baby sister.
"Okay Sam you're all stitched up. I'd advise you to just stay in bed for a few hours. I'll come and see you in a few hours and you should be able to go and have a shower, we'll do some more checks on the baby then you should be able to go home."
Sam smiled and nodded watching the doctor go before she then looked to her husband. "Thank you."
Steve looked to his wife and frowned a little. "What are you thanking me for?" He asked looking to her.
"For being here. For being you." She told him with a smile. "I wouldn't have been able to do this without you."
"You done amazing. I'm so proud of you." Kissing her head he smiled. "Get some sleep. Me and missy here will be right here when you wake up." He promised as he looked to her.
Looking to him Sam nodded a little and smiled. "I love you." She whispered to him. She was tired. She could happily sleep for a week at this point.
Steve smiled as he lent down and pressed a kiss to his wife's lips. "I love you too." He smiled to her before turning his attention down to his daughter, his smiling widening as she happily gazed up to him. Staying in the bed with Sam, he smiled seeing Sam had nodded off before he then smiled and just looked at his daughter. It still amazed him how they could make something so beautiful. Alfie was the same and now they had a beautiful little girl. He was so happy and so proud right now. His little family was complete.
