Chapter Thirty Nine
"Really?" asked Lila.
"Yes, Lila," said the nurse.
"That's great, Lila!" exclaimed Steven.
"I'll go page your doctor, then we'll be right back in to get you set up for delivery."
"Okay," said Lila, breathless from the painful contractions that now seemed not to let up.
"Wow. You went really fast there at the end!"
"That would explain why that last contraction hurt so badly. You did that…I'm just glad we're at the hospital the time." said Eddie, her eyes shining.
"Speaking of that…" said Lila as she grabbed Steven's hand."OH my GOD! This hurts!"
"Lila" said Dr. Mianni. "Don't have the babies before we get set up, okay?"
"Very funny!" hissed Lila, not at all in a joking mood. As Lila continued working through the contraction, the doctor and nurses were busily setting out instruments and getting gloved and gowned.
"We need to break the end of your bed down, Lila," said one of the nurses. "We'll do that as soon as this one is over."
"Go ahead," said Lila, out of breath. "It's done for now."
"Alright, Lila" said Dr. Mianni. "On the next contraction, I need you to take a deep breath and let it out, then take another and hold it while you tuck your chin to your chest, bring your knees back as far as you can and push for a count of ten, okay?"
"Oh, God! There it is!"
"Okay, deep breath in, now let it out, good," the nurse directed. "Another breath in, hold it and push."
"Grab her knee like this, Steven," said Eddie. Steven took a hold of Lila's left knee and brought it towards her chest like Eddie was doing with the right one.
"…three, four, five…" said Steven.
"You're doing great, Lila," said the doctor.
"…eight, nine, ten." Lila let the breath out and dropped back onto her pillow.
"Rest for a moment, Lila" said the nurse. "Then we'll do it again with the next contraction."
"That was really good," said Steven. He could see the pain in her eyes, and he wished he could make it stop.
"OW!" said Lila 45 seconds later.
"Alright, let's go again, just like before." Eddie and Steven held Lila's knees back while she pushed, and Steven counted the seconds out loud. "…nine, ten. Good job, babe!"
"I can't do this! I can't!" cried Lila.
"Yes you can," he said as he wiped the sweat from her forehead. "You're doing it."
"No, I can't!" said Lila, "Dammit, Steven, make it stop! OH, GOD!"
"We're getting real close, Lila," said the doctor. "Another few good pushes like before and we'll have Baby A out."
"I can't do it!" sobbed Lila. "Cut me open!"
"No, Lila, come on, just a couple more pushes and it'll be over and we'll have our babies. You can do it, I know you can!"
"Let's go, Lila!" said the doctor. "You don't want to waste this contraction, let's push!" Lila took in a deep breath and pushed as hard as she could, focusing intently on Steven's counting.
"…seven, eight, nine, ten. See, you did it!" he said.
"Oh God, oh God, oh God!" Lila cried and looked at her mother.
"You're doing really well with this, Lila." Eddie kissed the side of her sweaty forehead. "You're almost there!"
"One more push and we'll have the baby's head out," said Dr. Mianni.
"Really?" asked Steven.
"Really!" said the doctor. "Come see for yourself." Steven didn't hesitate for a moment. He took a couple steps towards the end of the bed and looked down, and a huge smile came over his face.
"Oh Lila, it's right there, babe, I mean right there!"
No sooner did he complete that statement than the next contraction arrived.
"Okay, Lila, give it everything you've got. You're a Reagan, we're tough!" said Eddie. "This is the hardest part, after this it's easy!" Lila pushed even harder this time than she had before, desperate to make the pain go away and knowing there was only one way to do it.
Steven finished his count. "…nine, ten. That was great, babe!"
"Head is out!" said Dr. Mianni as she suctioned the baby's nose and mouth with a small bulb syringe.
"OH, SHIT, GET IT OUT!" screamed Lila.
"Listen to me, Lila," said the doctor. "With the next contraction, I need you to give me a little push, okay? Just a little one and we'll have Baby A."
"Get it out NOW!" she screamed.
"We'll have it out in just a second, I promise" said Dr. Mianni. Lila finally felt another contraction, and gave the doctor the little push she asked for.
"OW! GOD!" screamed Lila as the doctor rotated the baby's shoulders and it's little body slipped out.
"There we go, little one" said Dr. Mianni as she suctioned the baby's nose and mouth a bit more.
"Oh my God, Steven!" cried Lila. "Oh my God…"
"Okay, Dad," said the doctor. "Time to tell everyone pink or blue!" Steven was never so nervous or excited in his life than at that moment. He took a couple steps towards the doctor and looked down at his child. He looked back at Lila, and his tears were already falling.
"It's a girl! We have a little girl, Lila!"
"Oh my God!" sobbed Lila. Steven returned to Lila's side and they shared a long, sweet kiss and wiped the still-falling tears from each other's eyes.
Lila only had a few moments to bond with her daughter before the contractions began again. Eddie supervised her granddaughter's first moments in the world while Steven continued to help Lila bring their next child into the world. Eight minutes and ten seconds later, Steven announced to Lila and Eddie, "It's a boy! We have a son…a son and a daughter!"
The next moments were a flurry of activity as Lila delivered the afterbirth for their son and each baby was washed, weighed and wrapped before being returned to their exhausted and ecstatic mother. "Are they Okay?" she sobbed looking at the nurses.
"They are. She is the bigger one, 5 lbs 9 oz and he is a little smaller, 5 lbs 4 oz but he's going to be tall like his Daddy…21 inches to her 19 inches. They are beautiful."
Lila looked down at her tiny infants both quiet and content for the moment. She had a feeling that wouldn't last long.
A/N: Short chapter today, but I couldn't make you all wait until tonight for this update, I love you guys…Babies Reagan have made their appearance and a good size for twins too. I just won't tell you their names for a couple chapters…;)
Next Update – June 28th – Members of the Reagan family meet its newest members.
