Parker past due from her delivery date woke one morning to a
sharp labor pain. She left everyone in bed. She was feeling
pains but they were too far apart so, she decided to help
them along. She cleaned the house for awhile. Then decided
on a walk. As she got ready to leave Jarod came down stairs.
"Where are you going?" he asked with one eye open.
"I'm going to take a walk." she said with a smile.
"Would you like some company? It would only take a few
minutes for me to get ready and get somebody over to here to
watch the kids."
"If you want but I am leaving now."
"Since you don't want to wait. Why don't you start and come
back this way and pick me up?"
"Will you be ready?"
"Yes. I will be outside waiting on you."
"Okay. I will meet you a few minutes." She headed out the
door. Jarod went upstairs and dressed in a sweat suit. He
called Debbie to come over. Angelo came to the door shortly
after his call.
"Angelo, I'm glad you came by. Will you stay with Catherine
and Kyle until Debbie gets here?"
Angelo looked at Jarod and nodded. He waited for Parker to
come back around. He saw her coming and ran out to meet her.
She was walking so fast he had to run to keep up.
"Slow down." he said.
"I can't." she replied.
"Why not?" he asked as he caught up with her.
"Because I am trying to have this baby."
"What?" He stopped. "Wait." he yelled toward her. He caught
up with her again. He stopped her and said, "Say that again."
"I am trying to have this baby."
"Why?"
"Because I am having contractions. I am trying to spend
things up. Now, move it if you are going to walk with me."
she replied. She took off.
"Wait." he said. She didn't stop. He ran up to her again.
"Okay. How far a long are they?"
"Are what?" she asked.
"The contractions." he replied.
"Oh that. They are still to far a part." she responded.
Jarod walked with her for a while. Then said exhaustedly,
"You are wearing me out. I'm stopping at the house when we
get by it again."
"Okay. Suit yourself." she replied.
As they came to the house again, Jarod stopped there and
left her walking.
After a while she returned home. "Well." he said as he saw
her come in.
"Well, what?" she asked.
"The contractions."
"Jarod, don't worry. I will let you know when it is time to
go to the hospital." she padded him on the back and headed up
stairs.
He followed her and said, "Now what are you doing?"
"I taking a bath and shaving my legs."
"Okay." he said as he looked at her funny.
"I can't go to hospital without shaving my legs." she
responded when she saw his look.
He didn't say anything else. He went back down stairs and
cooked breakfast for his kids. A few minutes later, Parker
came down stairs and said, "Jarod."
He jumped and said, "I'll call the doctor. Get ready."
"No, Jarod. I not ready yet. I just wanted to know if you
called Sydney to see if he can watch the children for us when
we have to leave."
"Oh, not yet."
"Gee, Jarod you act like this is our first baby. Relax."
"Easy for you to say. All you have to do is have the baby.
The father has a lot more responsiblities than the mother."
"Oh like what?" she replied.
"Well, for one..."
"See you don't even know."
"Yes. I do. Give me a minute."
"So you can make something up." she said as she turned
to walk away.
"For one to make sure the mother is comfortable." he blurted out.
She turned back around and said, "I'm listening. What else?"
"Well, I have to call the doctor, get the other two to a
sitter. Oh yeah, make sure you have a suitcase."
"Oh I see." she responded. She walked over to him and patted
him on the shoulder and added, "Well, I guess I am lucky to
have you."
"That's right and don't you forget it." he said as she
walked off.
As the day went on her contractions got a little closer
together. Jarod finally talked her into going to the
hospital. They got there and checked in. Dr. Powell walked
into her room.
"Hello, I'm Dr. Powell. Dr. Jackson is out of town. I will be
deliverying your baby." the young attracted female doctor
replied. "You must be the Russell's right." she added.
"Yes. This is my wife Melissa and I'm Jarod. It is a pleasure
to meet you, Dr. Powell."
Parker looked at her and said, "How old are you?"
"Melissa." Jarod replied.
"It's okay. I get that a lot. I am old enough to be doctor.
Let's just leave it at that." she replied.
"Okay." Parker replied.
"Okay, Mrs. Russell. The nurse is going to draw some blood
and when she gets through I am going to do a pelvic exam to
see how far a long you are. Then we are going to hook you up
to the fetal monitor. Do you have any questions?"
"No."
"Okay let's get started." replied Dr. Powell.
After the pelvic exam the nurse hook up the monitor. Dr.
Powell replied, "You are not fully diluted but your
contractions are very close together. We are going to see
if your water breaks on it own or if I will need to break it.
So, you sit back and relax and I will be back to check on you
later."
"Thanks, doc." Jarod replied.
The doctor left. Jarod turned to his wife and said, "I guess
we made it just in time."
Parker rolled her eyes at him and said, "I hate you."
"What?...What did I do?"
"You made me come and I could still be walking. I don't want
to lay in this bed. I want to move."
"I'm sorry. I just didn't want you to have our baby on the
side walk."
She didn't say much of anything after that. Her contractions
began coming a minute a part. She grabbed Jarod's arm and
squeezed. "Honey, that hurts." he replied trying to prior her
hands off of him.
"Jarod, you said you had more responsiblity than me so quit
your whining." she replied as she squeezed harder.
"Honey, I know what I said but can we say I lied so you will
let go of me."
"Oh now I see how you are." she said as a tear formed in her eye.
"Don't cry. Here." he reached for her hand and said, "Squeeze
this. Give my shoulder a rest."
She smiled and said while gritting her teeth, "Jarod, take
the baby. I'm tired and I want to sleep."
"Honey, it will be over in a short while."
She rolled her eyes at him again. Dr. Powell walked back in
and said, "Has your water broke?"
"No." she answered while gritting her teeth.
"Okay, Mrs. Russell what we are going to do is.." There was
a pause. Then she said, "I'm going to break your water. You are
now fully dilated and your contractions are coming a minute a
part. But you can still go another twelve hours in labor after
I break your water before the baby comes."
Parker looked at her. She wasn't thrilled to hear that news.
"I am, however, going to give you something to help you rest
until it is time." replied Dr. Powell.
Parker looked at her and said, "Can you give me some demerol?"
Jarod looked at the doctor and replied, "Please!"
"Yes, I can give you some demerol."
The doctor broke her water and ordered the demerol. It wasn't
long Parker could feel the contractions easing up from the
demerol. She could finally rest. A nurse came into her room
and said, "Mr. Russell, there is someone outside that wants to
talk to you. Sould I let him in or do you want to meet
him out there?"
"I will meet him out there. Thanks."
Jarod walks out of her room and to the waiting room. He sees
Broots, Debbie, Angelo, Sydney, and of course, his children
out there. "What are you doing here?"
"We came by to see how she was doing?" replied Broots.
"Daddy. I want to see mommy."
"Honey, you can't. Mommy is resting." he replied.
"But daddy..."
"Baby, you can see her later. I promise."
"I want to see for myself." she replied.
A nurse came out and said, "Jarod, she is asking for you."
"Okay, thanks. I will be right there." He turned to Sydney
and said, "Thanks for bring them down." He reached down and
gave his kids a kiss. "Be good." He turned to walk back to her
room.
The nurse waited for him at the door. "Is that your family?"
"Yeah, that's my daughter and son with their uncles." he replied.
"I sorry but I over heard your daughter. You can bring her
back for a few minutes if you want. It won't hurt anything."
replied the nurse.
"Thanks. Let me check on my wife first." He walked in. Parker
rolled over to see him.
"Where did you go?"
"Sydney and everybody is out there. Catherine wants to see you."
"Can I see her?" she responded.
"Yeah, I will go get her. I just wanted to check on you before
I brought her back here."
The nurse walked back in and said, "How are you feeling?"
"Better but still tired. Is it okay if my daughter comes
back her?"
"Sure. I will go get her if you want to stay with your wife,
Mr. Russell."
"Thanks, but call me Jarod."
The nurse went out in the waiting room. She walked up to
Catherine and said, "Would you like to see your mom?"
"Yes, ma'am." she answered.
"I will take you in there if you like." replied the nurse.
Catherine looked up at Sydney and he said, "Would you like
to go with you?"
"Yes. Please." she answered him.
Sydney and Catherine followed the nurse to Parker's room.
Catherine ran up to her mother and said, "Are you alright?"
"Yes, sweetheart. Mommy is doing good."
Jarod rolled his eyes. He looked over at Sydney. Sydney said,
"What's all this?"
Jarod got up and went over to where Sydney was standing. "This
is the fetal monitor." he said as he pointed to it.
"Oh, and this tells you when she is going to have
another contraction before she knows it. Isn't this cool?"
"Yeah. What does this mark mean?" asked Syd.
"Oh, she is fixing to have another contraction." He turns to
Parker and says, "Baby, here comes another."
"Thank you for helping." she says while gritting her teeth.
"Breathe, honey, breathe." he tells her.
"Sydney....would....you....please....take....him...out of
here!" she yells as the contraction passes.
He looks at Jarod and says, "You better come with me."
"But....but I don't want to leave you."
"Jarod.....Go!" she yells again.
Jarod walks out with Sydney. They stand in the hall.
Catherine turns to her mother. "Mommy, does that hurt?"
"Yes, baby it does." she replies. She feels another one
coming on. "Go get your father." she tells Catherine.
"But...I thought..."
"Catherine, please go get your father." Parker replies. She
watches Catherine leave and she holds onto the bed rails
tight.
Jarod comes back in. Catherine and Sydney follows. Jarod
walks over to her and she grabs his shirt. "Jarod, this baby
is coming now." she says very calmly. He turns to Sydney and
he tells Catherine, "Come on, we better go."
Sydney takes Catherine back to the waiting room. Jarod calls
for the nurse. Parker grabs Jarod's shirt again and says,
"Jarod."
"I know. I know." he whispers.
When there is no answer Jarod goes to the door. He yells out
into the hall way. "Would someone get in here? My wife is
having a baby."
Two nurses come running in. One nurse says, "Let me see." she
pulls back the covers and sees a lot of blood. She turns to
the other nurse and says, "Page Dr. Powell. This
baby is coming."
The other nurse pages Dr. Powell. It wasn't lot until she
walks in. "Someone is ready to meet their parents." she says
as she gets a grown on.
The nurse gets Parker ready for delivery. She yells, "I have
to push."
"Go ahead. Push." replies the doctor while she finishes
getting ready for the delivery.
Parker began to push. The doctor walked over to the bed about
the time she pushed. A nurse growns up Jarod and puts a cap on
his head.
"You can push again, Mrs. Russell." the doctor replied.
"Come on, honey. You can do it." Jarod whispers in her ear.
She turned to look at him. Then she concentrated on the
contraction and pushed again.
The doctor said, "Your crowning. A couple more pushes and you
have it."
Jarod lean over his wife to where he had one arm in front of
her and the other one at her back. He whispered in her ear
again, "Come on baby, you got it. Push."