Eddie looked at Eddie while they were putting her in the recovery room.
"Go talk to your family."
He glanced at her unsure. "You'll be okay?"
She nodded and kissed him. He then smiled and walked towards the waiting room. He took the hairnet off but still had the mask tied around his neck and the scrubs on. He opened the double doors and saw his family, Gram, Zoe, Gormley, Garrett, Baker, Renzulli, and Baez. Henry was the first to see him. He stood.
"So?"
Jamie smiled. "Three little girls."
Soon he was being hugged by anyone who could reach him. Linda spoke happily.
"How's Eddie?"
"Tired but she's still numb. They are going to let us see them when the numbness wears off."
Frank nodded. "So you haven't seen them?"
Jamie had the biggest grin. "I saw the youngest. She is beautiful. They let me cut her cord."
Erin kissed his cheek. "Go be with Eddie."
He nodded and went back to her room. She looked like she was exhausted. He kissed her deeply and then smiled.
"You should see the crowd of people in the waiting room."
She smiled. "Tell them all to go back to work."
"They won't listen."
Lena walked in and smiled at them. "How are you doing?"
"My feet are all tingly. It's weird."
She nodded. "That's a good sign. As soon as you can move your legs I will take you guys to see them."
"Have you seen them?"
"Only their incubators when they were brought out of the OR."
Eddie nodded sadly. Lena rubbed her shoulder.
"You'll be with them soon."
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Eddie could hardly contain her excitement. Her stomach was starting to hurt like hell but she didn't care. Lena was taking she and Jamie to see their babies for the first time. Jamie had to get his temperature taken and they both had to wash their hands then rub on hand sanitizer. Finally the doors separating Eddie from her babies opened. There were a ton of incubators and a few nurses. A woman who looked around Erin's age walked over.
"I'm Karen. I'll be one of your girl's night nurses along with Tara."
She motioned to a nurse that was sitting behind a desk. She led them over to an incubator. She lifted a hospital blanket off of it and smiled.
"Here is Baby A." She then wheeled another bed next to it. "Then here is Baby B."
Eddie looked. Baby A and B both had blonde hair with deep blue eyes just like Jamie's. Eddie stuck her hand into Baby A's incubator and grabbed her little hand. She was mostly tubes and wires. She looked like she was asleep. Then Tara wheeled over a third incubator. Baby C was hooked up to more machines then her sisters. Eddie saw that her hair had a reddish tint to it and her eyes were a lighter shade of blue. She was wide awake and looking all around. Jamie smiled and put his hand into her bed. He grabbed her hand. After a whie Eddie had to go back to her room. Jamie had taken pictures of the girls for her. Once she was settled back in bed Tara came in.
"We normally write the baby's names on their incubators. So what is Baby A's name?"
Jamie answered. "Addelyn Marie. Addie."
"Baby B?"
He smiled. "Brooklyn Faith."
"And Baby C?"
Eddie broke into a full grin. "Josie Grace."
She nodded. "Those are very beautiful names."
"Thank you."
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Over the next few days Eddie went through major emotional and physical changes. Her stomach went down considerably after the babies were born but she still had a bit of flab. Thankfully she had to go into surgery to have her stomach muscles moved back into place which also meant she got to have a small tummy tuck while she was already under. But with that came new challenges. Her muscles hurt everytime she moved, it was like getting kicked in the gut. Then she had the incision to deal with. Everytime a piece of clothing rubbed against it she broke out in tears. Emotionally she was a wreck. Josie's heart condition had not healed on it's own as far as Dr. McClain could tell. They were told three days after they were born that she may require surgery. The other two babies were in slightly better shape except that they needed oxygen to finish developing their lungs. No one besides Jamie and Eddie had been able to see them. The NICU staff wanted to decrease Josie's risk of catching something by not letting in unnecessary germs. But today was going to be a good day for Eddie. Their first good day since the babies were born. Jamie hadn't come in yet after going home the night before but Eddie went to see the girls the moment she woke up. When Lena pushed her in she noticed little handpainted signs on each of the girls incubators with their names on them.
"Where did these come from?"
Karen smiled. "My oldest daughter is one of their day nurses. She made these for them the other night."
Eddie grinned. "They're adorable."
She examined them closer. Addie's was painted purple and white and had birds on it. Brooklyn's was brown and pink with a giraffe on it. Then Josie's was pink and mint with a butterfly. Eddie was about to stick her hand into Josie's bed when Tara smiled.
"Sit back."
Eddie did but was confused. Then Tara opened up Josie's incubator and gently lifted her out. Lena undid Eddie's gown enough so Tara could set the baby on her bare chest. They then laid the fabric over the baby and a blanket over that to keep her warm. Eddie had happy tears in her eyes. As she held Josie and kissed her little forehead, it was the first time she felt like Mommy. Jamie walked in and was taken aback. He walked over and sat down next to Eddie. She looked up at him crying silently.
"Josie."
He smiled and stroked the baby's cheek. Then Tara lifted Brooklyn out of her bed and set her on Jamie's chest before giving Addie to Eddie as well. Eddie looked down at them and smiled. Addie had reached her hand over and it appeared that she was trying to hold Josie's hand. Eddie looked at Jamie.
"They're holding hands."
He looked and chuckled. Brooklyn had his hand wrapped around Jamie's pinky. After 30 minutes the girls needed to go back into their beds. But just that little time made Eddie feel so much better.
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"Are you ready?"
Eddie looked up at Jamie with tears in her eyes. "I don't want to go home without them."
He sighed and hugged her. It had been a week since Eddie had the babies and she was being discharged. He kissed her deeply before brushing her hair out of her face.
"They'll be home soon."
She nodded and wiped her face. Jamie grabbed her duffle bag and a tote bag. Most of her stuff was already in his car. On the way home Eddie was silent but wincing at even the tiniest of bumps. Her stomach felt like she had been shot several times. Her silence was broken when Jamie made a wrong turn.
"Where are we going?"
He glanced at her and smiled. "My Grandpa made dinner for us. That way we didn't have to see the empty house so soon."
She nodded. When they reached Frank's house Eddie remembered what she was wearing. She was in comfortable black leggings that had a high waist, a plain red sweater, black UGGs and her hair was pulled into a messy bun. She was comfortable but it wasn't exactly family dinner apparel. Jamie opened the front door and entered the dining room. It wasn't formal like it normally was. Henry smiled and hugged Eddie gently.
"How are you feeling?"
She forced a smile. "Like I got shot multiple times."
"Ouch. Have a seat."
The Reagan's all sat around the table and dug into their dinner. Henry had made spaghetti and garlic bread. Erin glanced at them before asking.
"Did you hear anything more about Josie's heart?"
Eddie shook her head. "She's going to have an echo done on Monday. That should tell us whether or not she'll need surgery."
Danny spoke up. "And the other two?"
"So far they haven't shown any signs of heart defects."
"That's good."
Thankfully that was the most they had to talk about the babies. When Eddie and Jamie got home that night they both went to bed early. Eddie started to cry. Jamie sighed and grabbed her gently. He kissed her and let her cry into his neck until she fell asleep.
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