Chapter 15
Sara lay nestled in Gil?s arms, she loved the way she felt after they made love. The heat from their bodies, the smell in the air, it always made her feel good.
Gil had his eyes closed, Sara assumed he was asleep, he was not.
He was worried, worried about her having this baby. He had almost lost her when she delivered Ryan.
He did not know what he would do if he did. He wished she would have talked to him before she made this decision, he chucked to himself.
He knew why she did not, he would have said NO.
Sara went to the doctor every two weeks, she was now in month number 6 with no complications.
Both the boys would laugh as their Momma ?waddled? around the house.
They would touch her expanding belly and giggle as the baby moved inside her.
?Are we having another brother?? Daniel asked. ?We do not know yet,? Sara said, ?I am going to the doctors today, maybe he can tell us then.?
Sara had had several sonograms but the baby would not corporate, would not turn so they could see the gender.
Sara once more lay on the exam table, jel on her belly. Once more the baby would not corporate.
?Everything is fine,? the doctor said. ?Now I an not sure but I think I saw a scrotum.?
Sara?s heart fell into the pit of her stomach, another son.
She put on her best smile, ?As long as the baby is healthy.?
Gil took her hand, ?It really dose not matter if we have a girl.? Sara smiled.
For the next two months each sonogram was the same, nothing positive. The boys were thrilled about the possibility of a new brother.
One morning Daniel went to his mother, ?Momma, can I ask you something?? Sara patted the couch next to her - her belly was getting to big for the boys to sit on her lap.
?Of course,? she said as he sat. ?I am in first grade? he said. ?Yes,? Sara said.
?A lot of the other kids are having a hard time but not me. Is their something wrong with me??
Sara inhaled deeply. They had never told him about the test results, about the fact that he was much smarter then other children his age.
?There is nothing wrong with you,? she said. She proceeded to tell him, ?Oh,? he said. She also told him about her and Gil?s decision not to push him ahead.
?But I am board,? he tells her. ?I finish everything early and have to sit and not do anything.?
?Let me talk to Daddy and Miss Cathy,? Sara said. He kissed her cheek, ?I love you Momma.?
Sara called Daniels teacher and set up an appointment for the next day. When Gil got home she told him about what Daniel said and about their appointment. The next day they meant with Daniels teacher.
After tossing all the options around they made their decision. At the house Gil called his son, ?Miss Cathy said that after you finish your work you can be her helper and help some of the others that need it.?
Daniel smiled, ?Good. I really did not want to leave my friends.?
It was near midnight when Gil?s phone rang. ?Hon,? he said to Sara, ?it is the lab, I need to go.?
Sara sleepily said ok. ?I have my phone, call me if you need me.? He kissed her, dressed and left.
Daniel came into her room, ?Momma, I can?t sleep. Can I lay with you?? She said yes and moved over. Half hour later Ryan joined them.
Sara smiled as her sons cuddled close to her. Her two perfect little angles, carbon copies of her loving husband.
She felt a pain then her water broke. She tried to move but the pain became worse. ?Daniel,? she said shaking her older son. After a couple of tried he opened his eyes.
?Get the phone and call Daddy,? she said, ?I think the baby is coming.?
Daniel tried twice before he got him, he told his father what was going on. Gil told him to call 911 and then said he was on his way.
?Daddy is coming,? Daniel said. ?He told me to call 911 and Uncle Nick,? he said. Nick, Gil and the ambulance all arrived at the same time.
Nick and Sophia watched the boys as Gil fallowed the ambulance.
Sara was admitted straight to OB and her doctor was called.
Gil was in the waiting room as she was being checked, Catherine came in. ?How is she?? ?I have not heard,? Gil told her.
The nurse stuck her head in the waiting room, ?Mr. Grissom, you can come back now.?
Sara smiled at him as he came in the room. He stood next to her as labor progressed.
?The baby is crowning,? the doctor said, ?One more good push and he should be here.? The contraction hit, Sara pushed and the baby was delivered.
Sara smiled as she heard the cries of her newborn child.
Neither the doctor or Gil, who had moved from her side to the doctors side to cut the cord, had said anything.
?Is he alright?? Sara asked. Gil took the child, ?I think we need to rethink Ashton James,? he said as he handed her her daughter. The doctor smiled, ?I said I was not sure.? Tears filled her eyes, ?Our daughter,? she said smiling at Gil.
Wrapping things up.
Gil and Sara named their little girl Sara Elizabeth, her brothers decided she was cute, even if she was a girl. Lilly and Greg had a little boy the day after Sara Beth was born, they named him Jeffery Allen. Gil was holding his daughter, Sara sat on the porch next to him, Daniel and Ryan were playing with Hank. Gil looked at the sleeping child, she looked just like her mother. The boys came running up to their parents, Ryan sat on Sara?s lap and Daniel stood next to his dad. ?Now our family is complete,? he said to Sara. Sara smiled. ?Yes, it is.?
I want to thank all of you who read this story and left commints. I have decided to add a few more chapters to LIFE IS FUNNY, I hope you all read and enjoy that one also.