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“Okay. Take some deep breaths. We’re going to do everything to keep you both safe and make this a healthy delivery.”
The doctor pats my shoulder and walks out, followed by the nurse.
I pull the stool he was sitting on over and sit down, still holding Amelia’s hand.
She looks away from me and sniffs.
“Ames, it’s going to be okay.”
She shakes her head as she turns back to me. “I feel like I’m failing. I’m supposed to be able to do this.”
“You are not failing. If anything, you did such a good job she doesn’t want to leave yet.” I kiss her hand and look at her with all the pride I feel in my heart. “You’re already an amazing mom. I know this is hard for you, but you’re protecting our girl and yourself. I’m so grateful, because I need you both.”
“Come here,” she whispers. She gives me a soft kiss, then I rest my forehead against hers.
“Ready to meet your girl?”
She laughs lightly. “Please, she’s going to be all yours. You’ll be wrapped around her tiny little finger by the end of the night.”
I smile at that. I can’t wait to meet her.
Holy shit.
It’s actually time. Within an hour, I’ll be holding Emmie in my arms.
Two nurses walk into the room.
“Okay,” says the first. “I’m here to get you prepared for your Cesarean. An anesthesiologist will be in shortly as well to go over the spinal block with you. Once everything is ready, we’ll walk down to the delivery operating room, and we’ll get this show on the road.”
The other nurse looks at me. “You’re going to come with me so we can get you scrubbed up and ready to be in the room with her. Sound good?”
Amelia looks at me and takes my hand. “Ready for this?”
I laugh as I lean down to kiss her. “Nope. But that’s been our theme so far, so we might as well stick with it.”
“Love you,” she whispers.
“Love you too. You’ve got this. I’ll see you soon.” One last kiss, then the nurse escorts me out of the room. As we walk down the hall, I catch sight of the waiting room. “Can I go update our family?”
“Of course. I’ll wait here for you.”
I walk over to the waiting room, and my mother immediately stands up, as does Dani. Jesse, Rae, Aaron, Sarah, and Joel are here now, too, along with Mackenzie and my dad. My sisters didn’t want to bother coming until there was a cute baby to hold. Probably better for everyone involved.
“Is everything okay?” my mother asks.
“Yes,” I say, coming to a stop in front of them. “But Amelia’s labor wasn’t progressing, so she’s going to have a C-section. They’re getting her ready now, and I need to go scrub up.”
“But she’s okay? And the baby?”
“She is.” I look to Sarah because she’s so much better at this medical shit than me.
Sarah gives me a soft smile. “In stalled labor, especially once the water is already broken, being vigilant and doing a C-section before anyone is in danger is the best practice. Everyone should be fine.”
Hearing Sarah say it relaxes me a little more.
“Good,” Ma whispers. “Go, honey.”
I nod. “I’ll be out to tell you more when I can.”
