Hey guys.. well its here. You will finally find out the baby's sex. :D
December 24, 2011: 41 weeks (9 months along)
I felt some contractions this morning but I assumed them away that it was Braxton Hicks contractions. I waddled to the nursery and stared at the crib. I smiled slowly and looked down at my belly. Since I was past my due date, I was scheduled to be induced on Monday. I am getting so excited and ready for this pregnancy to be over.
The reason I thought that my contractions was Braxton Hicks contractions because I had so many false alarms last week that I was tired of going to the hospital.
I haven't called Mac back since the baby shower. I didn't know what was stopping me from calling Mac. My pride, I guess.
I couldn't believe that it was Christmas already and I moved from the nursery to the living room, where the Christmas tree was.
"Baby… I wish you could see the Christmas tree already," I murmured, rubbing my belly.
Tonight
I am in my pajamas and I put the bowl of popcorn on top of my belly. "Now, you better not kick me while I am eating… you could kick the bowl off!" I said, teasing to my baby.
I was watching "A Wonderful Life" movie when I heard the doorbell. I put the bowl aside and struggled to get up from the couch.
"I'm coming in a second!" I yelled out as the doorbell rang again. I finally stood up and waddled to the door.
"Flack?
Flack is all dressed up. "What are you dressed up for? " I asked in confusion.
"Stella's party, remember? " Flack says, one of his eyebrows lifted up.
I sighed heavily and leaned against my door. "I'm not going tonight, Flack. I'm going to stay home and watch the Christmas movies tonight."
"Oh, no; you're not tonight." Flack says, barging inside.
"Flack! Come on." I whined, closing the door.
"Bella, stop whining and get dressed. You need to go with me because I will get lonely… please." Flack tried to pout at me but it didn't work at all.
"I'm not going!" I crossed my arms.
"Bella… please. Pretty please with a cherry on top." Flack grins at me.
"Flack," I smiled and put my hand on his chest. "I'm not going and that's it!"
I folded my arms. "Okay… but at least I tried. Merry Christmas…" Flack smiles and kissed me on my cheek.
"Good night, Flack." I said, closing the door after he left.
I went back to the couch and watched the movie until it was interrupted by the weather warning. Apparently, there is going to be a blizzard late tonight but I wasn't worried. I decided to give it a night and went to sleep before midnight.
3:00 A.M.
I woke up to the intense pains in my lower abdomen. I sat up and counted the contractions. They were about five minutes apart.
I felt the urge to go to the bathroom and so I went. After doing my business, I stood up and the next thing, I know there was water gushing out of me. My water just broke!
I stood there in shock until I was hit with a strong contraction. I breathed it out and it was over.
I waddled to my bed table side and looked at the clock. It was three-twenty this morning.
"Oh god…" I moaned as the contraction came.
I grabbed the phone and dialed the number.
The phone kept ringing until I heard a sleepy voice. "Hello?" Mac murmured sleepily.
"Mac, it's me…"
"Isabella?" I could hear him looking at the clock. "Are you alright?"
I grunted in pain. "No... Mac. I'm in labor! Please come and pick me up." I said, almost sobbing.
"Okay, stay there and I'll be right there!" I could hear panic in his voice and he hanged up on me.
I walked to the living room and looked out of the windows. It was snowing pretty heavy.
I walked around the apartment to tolerate the contractions. I walked to the phone and called my doctor to let her know that my water had broken. She told me to come in the hospital soon.
I hanged up and unlocked the front door for Mac.
I walked around some more and my contractions were getting worse.
"Oh god!" I screamed out and collapsed on my knees. "AHH!" I screamed out from the contraction.
"Isabella!" Mac came running in and found me on the floor.
Mac helped me up and walked me to the front door but the contraction stopped me.
"Mac! Oh god, I don't think I can make it to the hospital!" I was panting from the contractions.
"What do you mean that you're not going to make it?" Mac's blue eyes were flickering back and forth as he looked at me.
"Because my contractions are now three minutes! Oh god… I think the baby is coming! OHHH!" I moaned and Mac was freaking out.
"Okay, I'm calling Hawkes now! He'll know what to do with the delivery," He says as he dialed the number.
I sat down on couch and was doing breathing exercises that I had learned in the labor classes.
"Okay, Hawkes is coming… how are you feeling now?" Mac asked his hands on my knees.
I grabbed his hands as another contraction came. "Wrong question! Mac, damn it! Oh god!" I moaned.
"Okay, just breathe… okay. You're doing well." Mac murmured in my ear as the contraction continued.
The contraction finished and I sighed in relief. "I'm so glad you're here, Mac." I said, rubbing my back.
Mac smiled and nodded. "Me too."
I whimpered as it hit me again.
"Shit! I need drugs!" I grabbed his hand and screamed.
"Okay, okay, come on. Just breathe." Mac coached me though the contraction.
"Hey, I'm here!" Hawkes ran in. Hawkes got down in front of me and looked at me.
"How are the contractions along?" Hawkes asked me and I started panting. "Oh god, um about three minutes, I don't know! I stopped counting as the contractions got worse! It hurts like mother!" I grunted in pain.
"Okay, Mac, help her up and take her to the bed. I need to examine her. Good thing I brought my stuff."
Mac helped me up and helped me walk slowly to the bed. I moaned as I lay down and let Hawkes examined me.
Hawkes looked at Mac with wide eyes.
Of course when I saw his reaction, I start to freak out.
"What? What's wrong?" I panicked.
"You're ten centimeters dilated, Isabella, there is no way that you are going to the hospital." Hawkes said and started to take the stuff out of the bag.
"WHAT! No, no, no, no! I need drugs!" I moaned as Mac took off his coat and rolled up his sleeves.
"I'm sorry but it is too late for drugs. Alright, Mac, get behind her and help her sit up. We're going to have a baby now!" Hawkes smiled and puts on his gloves.
I whimpered and Mac got on the bed and sat there behind me.
"I need to push now!" I grunted in pain. "Push now!" Hawkes says.
I grabbed Mac's hands and took a deep breath and bear down hard.
I pushed three times until I felt something moving. I was getting tired of pushing so I stopped. I was still doing breathing exercises though.
"Isabella, you're doing so good! I can see the head!" Hawkes says, smiling at me.
I whimpered as I started feeling the ring of fire. "It burns! Ow!" I said, almost sobbing again.
"Isabella, just push though the burn and it'll be over, okay?" Hawkes instructed and I nodded, bore down again. Then I let out a scream, I felt a pop.
"Okay, the head's out. I'm going to check for the cord so stop pushing. Next contraction, we'll have a baby." He smiled.
"You're doing good, Isabella. The baby is almost here!" Mac whispered in my ear and I nodded.
"The baby got a lot of dark hair, by the way," Hawkes said and I smiled.
"Oh god, the contraction is coming now…" I grimaced as I felt the intense contraction.
"Push now!" Hawkes shouted.
Mac helped me to bore down as I squeezed his hands.
Slowly, I could feel the baby moving out. I took another breath and pushed again. Then, I saw a shoulder; followed by the other one.
As I pushed one last time, Hawkes looked up and asked, "What were you hoping for?"
"A girl!" I said though gritted teeth and with a scream, the baby came out in a rush and immediately starts crying. I fell back against Mac's chest, panting heavily.
Hawkes started smiling and looked at us. "Congratulations," Hawkes says with a smile. "You got your wish. It's a girl!"
I was trying to catch my breath as I looked down to see Hawkes holding a tiny screaming baby in his hands.
Tears came to my eyes as Hawkes laid her down on my stomach so I could hold her for the first time.
I looked back at Mac who had tears in his eyes and was smiling too.
I looked down at my daughter's face and she had stopped crying. She was staring at me with her father's eyes.
I looked up at Mac. "She's beautiful." Mac said.
And without even thinking, he kissed me. It wasn't until mid-kiss that he realized what he had done.
Quickly, he pulled away but to his surprise, I grinned at him and gently returned the kiss.
"Thank you… for everything." I whispered and Mac nodded.
Hawkes asked, "Daddy, do you want to cut the cord?" Hawkes handed out the scissors.
Mac smiles took the scissors and cut the cord.
I sighed heavily and smiled despite that I was tired physically and emotionally.
"What time was she born?" I asked, looking out at the window. The daylight is slowly gaining into my room despite that it was still snowing.
"Five-thirty this morning, it's now six o' clock. " Hawkes smiled, packing his bag.
"Hawkes," I said and he stopped. "Thank you for delivering our daughter." I said and Hawkes nodded.
Hawkes took her gently and wrapped her up in the blanket to keep her warm. Mac helped me up gently and Hawkes handed her to me.
"Let's go to the hospital now," Mac says and I nodded. We walked out together as family now.
At the Hospital.
Once I got cleaned up and the baby cleaned up, I and Mac were able to discuss about her name.
"Amanda?" Mac suggests and I shook my head. "No, that's not it. How about... Jennifer?"
"It's a maybe... picking names is hard," Mac murmured, streching out his arms.
I chuckled and looked down at her in my arms.
"I thought of something.. since she was born today on Christmas Day, how about Natalie Jessica? Natalie means Christ's Birthday in Italian and Jessica... after Jesscia Angell," I smiled.
Mac nodded and smiled. I passed Natalie to Mac and he stood up, walking to the window with her.
The snow finally stopped. "Welcome to the world, Natalie Jessica Whitney," Mac says to her, rocking her gently.
"Taylor, not Whitney. I want her to have your last name, Mac." I said and Mac nodded. "You sure about that?"
I nodded.
Mac smiled and looked down at our new daughter's sleeping face. "Natalie Jessica Taylor... that's a perfect name, Isabella. Merry Christmas, Natalie."
Natalie opened her eyes and looked at her father. She cooed then went back to sleep.
"I guess she likes her new name, Mac," I said, chuckling at the sight of them.
Mac walked back and handed me Natalie.
"Yes, she does. I'm going to call the team and let them know about our daughter." Mac says and kissed Natalie's head. Then he kissed me softly on the lips and left me along with Natalie in my arms.
I smiled at the sight of my daughter. She's finally here and she's a miracle.
Yay, it's a bouncing baby girl! :) Looks like the italian woman was right after all. POST R&R! :DDD