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One day at 2 in the afternoon a severe back cramp woke me up. Used to similar cramps I got up and took a shower. The best thing to do was walk it off. The day progressed and the cramps got worse each one worse than the other. By the time it was 6:30 I knew for sure that I was in labor. Shakily I picked up the phone and dialed Shannah's number.
"Yes?" Shannah answered.
"Shannah, look I'm in labor and I need a ride to the hospital."
"Oh my gosh, hold on I'm on my way," she said.
Next I called my mom and told her I was going to the hospital and then I tried to get a hold of AJ. His cell phone rang and after 6 rings his sleepy voice answered the phone.
"Yeah?" he said.
Just then a strong contraction hit me and I doubled over moaning.
"Kelly?" he asked completely awake now.
"Yes, AJ I'm in labor."
"What? Are you sure?"
"Yes I've been sure for the past 5 hours," I said.
"What's going on?" I heard Howie ask.
"Kelly's in labor," AJ said.
I could hear the commotion that one sentence was causing.
"Look AJ I'm on my way to the hospital."
"Well I'm in Texas right now and I'm taking a flight out there NOW," he said.
"Okay," I gasped.
"Hold on baby," he said.
We hung up the phone and Shannah pulled up in front of the house. As I walked outside I felt a rush of liquid stream down my legs. My water had just broken.
"Ewww," I said to myself.
We drove to the hospital and they checked me in. Of course now that I was in the hospital what was I to do? All I could do was lay here and agonize in pain. Shannah must have called all the girls because they came running into the room.
"Oh my goodness you're really in labor," Hazel smiled.
"Feels like it," I commented.
We all spent the next hour and a half talking. Well they talked and I groaned. At 9:30 I heard someone running through the halls and in ran AJ. Everyone said hi except for me because I was in the middle of a contraction. The doctor walked in and said that he would check me again. After about one second he jumps up and tells me I'm almost dilated completely.
"Baby, are you okay?" he asked me as he kissed my forehead.
"Does it look like I'm okay? I have been writhing in pain for hours while you have been doing who knows what," I gasped.
"Excuse me," AJ said.
"Don't listen to her she's just in pain," my mom told him.
"Will no one listen to me? I can't take it anymore!" I screamed.
"Kelly, calm down its going to be okay," AJ soothed me.
At 10:15 the doctor came and it didn't take long for him to tell me I was ready.
"At last," I moaned.
They wheeled me into the delivery room and transferred me to the delivery table.
"Be careful," AJ yelled.
"We're being as careful as possible sir," a nurse said.
"Yeah well you better."
"AJ, take my hand I'm scared," I cried.
"Come on just a little bit more," he promised me.
"Okay Kelly I'm going to count to three and I want you to push ok?" the doctor told me.
I nodded my head and when he said three I pushed as hard as I could. DAMN, that hurt I thought to myself. In the middle of the second push I just stopped.
"I can't I'm too tired," I said.
"Come on Kelly, just one more push," AJ said.
"Come on Kelly, push and breathe," the doctor said.
"Look, I'm pushing and I'm breathing what more can I do?" I screamed.
"Push one more time," the doctor said.
I pulled myself up and pushed as hard as I could not stopping until I heard a baby's cry.
"Oh my God," AJ breathed.
"It's a boy," a nurse announced.
They laid him on my chest and all I could do was look at him. AJ, however, was bawling his eyes out.
"If you'll stop crying for a minute you can hold your son," I smiled.
AJ lifted his hands and I handed him the baby. Right then I could tell that AJ and our son would be inseparable.
"Do you have a name?" a nurse asked.
I looked at AJ and then he said, "Alexander James Mclean." They wheeled me out of the room and back to my room where everyone was waiting.
"How'd it go?" Jessica asked.
"Do you have to even ask? We heard her all through the hallways," Dominique laughed.
"Visitors hours are over," a nurse said.
Everyone piled out of the room leaving AJ and me. I was sleepy (no sh**) and so was AJ. When we were halfway asleep AJ leaned over me and kissed my lips.
"Thank you for my son," he whispered.
"Your welcome," I said.
I was almost asleep when I heard him say in my ear "I love you." Of course that woke me up.
"What?"
"I love you."
I stared into his eyes trying to judge his sincerity and finally convinced I said, "I love you too AJ. You have no idea how much."
"I hope as much as I love you," he said.
We lay there staring at each other and then we slowly fell asleep.
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