A Long Hard Fought Journey (Completed)

Chapter 27: My Second Pregnancy and Another Accident

A/N: I added a song to go with this chapter it is called Stitches by Shawn Mendez and Hailee Steinfield.Enjoy.

We ate dinner that night and had invited Alexis and their family over so we had a big dinner. I had sent her a picture that I took of Joseph and the girls earlier. It was too cute. After everyone but Alexis left,we laid the girls in their playpens since they were asleep once again. We talked about the incident today. It wasn't going to happen again.Next time I would talk to someone and I was going to control my pain not run off. We hugged Alexis goodbye and laid on the couch. Once the girls woke up and almost started crying instantly,we gave them their binkys since it wasn't time for them to eat yet and rocked them back to sleep. Then we took them to their own rooms,laying them in their cribs. We had baby monitors set up. We were tired and let them sleep in their cribs for the first time ever. We watched half of a movie and fell asleep but tomorrow was Thursday so I was off and was going to stay home and Joseph was going to go to work like normal.

                                                                                    3 Years Later

The girls were now 3 it was hard to believe how old they were. They were constantly bugging us about wanting a baby to play with. We had to buy beds for them so they now had beds and they wanted to share a room so we let them. Those two girls have always been close. We had went out for dinner tonight. When we got home,the girls took their baths and went to bed. I was going to have to work tomorrow. Joseph and I went to our bedroom laying on the bed after we showered. We were kissing,deeply. We haven't done this in a while at least since the girls were born we were busy caring for them. The next morning when I woke up,I felt really sick. I looked at the time and saw that it was 5 a.m. and I got up and ran to the bathroom. I instantly got sick but luckily Joseph didn't wake up and neither did the girls.I kept it a secret for a long while. I took a shower and went to work. About 2 weeks later,I was waking up around the same time every morning getting sick and it was almost a routine. What is going on with me,I asked myself this every time I would get sick. But this morning when I did I almost couldn't stop. I felt like I was going to pass out. Joseph woke up this time and asked me what was wrong. I went to tell him but started getting sick again. Joseph came in and I sat back breathing heavy. I instantly remembered that I missed my period and was sick again almost every morning at the same time which must mean that I am pregnant or something was wrong. I was 25 and Joseph was 28 and we were already parents but now we felt more like parents. Joseph went to town quickly and quietly. Luckily,Jake was with the girls and their door was closed so he wouldn't have woken them anyway. He came back,gave me the test,and left to give me privacy. I did it just like before and it took about 30 minutes of waiting and almost instantly when it popped up,and I guess that I already knew that it was going to be positive. I looked at it and of course it read,+positive. I very quietly jumped up and down. I had tears of joy running down my cheeks. It was 6:30 a.m. and so Joseph didn't go back to bed since it was to close to getting up to get ready. I went downstairs seeing him drinking a small cup of coffee to keep himself awake. I went and hugged him from behind. My tears had given me away. I whispered excitedly in his ear,"Joseph we are going to have another little Izzie or Joseph Jr. running around the house". I was hoping it would be a boy since I literally have not had one yet. I have my girls though and they are precious. He stood up and excitedly hugged me whispering in my ear,"that is great".  I went to get ready and let Joseph go to work so I dropped the girls off and then went to work. I told Alexis about it who was very excited about another grandchild and offered to watch the girls whenever. We decided not to tell anyone else until we have a party to let them all know at the same time. We had went to my first appointment and found out that I was in fact at the end of the first trimester which is 3 months.

                                                                              About 3 months later

We were going to my second appointment for my baby and today we were going to find out what the gender was.I was 6 months along and really starting to show. We hoped it was a boy but if it was all we had to buy was a new car-seat,clothes,diapers,and blankets plus other baby things that we didn't have. I wasn't going to need a baby shower this time and we had to really save up some money. We had left the girls with Alexis since she was off and so her and Nic were going to spend time with them. The doctor took us in and asked questions. I heard my baby's heartbeat for the first time and then we saw a picture of the ultrasound. It was a boy. I could tell by looking at it not to include that the doctor had told us. We were going to go to a ranch-house that wasn't far away from the pregnancy center near my hospital for a late lunch since I was half starved and craving chicken. We were almost there when a mini-van rammed into us. We had taken my car today and Joseph was driving. He dodged his airbag but I didn't have enough time I was worried about my son so I had protectively wrapped my arms around my stomach. Joseph had one hand holding onto my arm. Are you okay,he asked me. Then saw that I was bleeding from my head,arm,and leg. He somehow miraculously found a way out of his side of the car and instantly ran over to help me. A man from the van that had hit us got out and together they pulled me out. The man said they were in a hurry to pick up their kids. His wife was fine too by the looks of it. You okay to walk,Joseph asked. The man's wife had called 911 and traffic was stopped so we were waiting on the ambulance. I shook my head yes even though I knew it wasn't true. I was in shock and I knew it. I started walking on my own and I wasn't even a footstep away from Joseph when I started to fall towards the ground. He had caught me.Everything felt fuzzy and I was barely conscious anymore. I was losing to much blood and was going to die soon and even though I didn't want to since my girls needed me and if I died so would this baby in me. Everything faded away and went black as I closed my eyes. Joseph was the only thing holding me up. He shouted," I need help over here",as he saw me slipping away from consciousness,slipping away from life,and from him. I was fading fast. He and some stranger had very slowly and,carefully,laid me down onto the pavement. I was still propped in his arms,on the ground. He rubbed his free hand on my stomach and had moved my hair out of my face. My blood was on the pavement and all over my jacket that was in the backseat they had used for my pillow. Izzie,oh,Izzie,our baby ,he cried seeing me like this in a weak position. The stranger helping him was now a female and she ran to retrieve my purse and his phone out of the cup holder. The girl checked my pulse. I saw a bright light and was almost blinded. I opened my eyes I had just passed out. I looked to his face,seeing him crying on the phone. I recognized the voice as Alexis's. The girl asked when Joseph was off the phone,"how'd she take the news is she coming,if she is she needs to leave the kids there with Nic or someone who is home they don't need to see Izzie like this". Not good,he said crying,shaking his head,I was still in his lap.  Where is that ambulance at if it takes any longer she could die,he asked.Hey Izzie is still here and she will live,the ambulance is on its way it is just the traffic in the way,she said. I then recognized that it wasn't a stranger it was Kate. She must've saw our accident on her way to work and then saw it was us and came to help. Thank god,I said out loud without meaning too. I had my eyes open but was basically squinting still. Your right,they said in unison. Joseph I won't last much longer,the ambulance will take to long I already have lost a lot more blood than I should have,we need to make sure that our baby boy will be okay and that I will too,I won't be as lucky as before and I can't leave you again,I love you way to much,kiss me one last time,then I want you to carry me bridal style no matter how much it may hurt me or much that you are afraid of hurting me and run to the hospital it isn't far from here,you and Kate have to go now so I don't die and get my car towed and that it is totaled so we have to get a new one and Kate can get hers towed to the hospital,I said. We then quickly kissed deeply. Kate helped him up and he held me like I said. I snuggled into his shoulder trying to numb the pain I felt. I had the jacket placed the way I told them too so I wasn't going to get his clothes too bloody. They started running and each step they took and each heavy breath they would breathe I was praying we made it in time and that the baby was fine but each step they took made it worse and I felt a new spark of pain. I wrapped my arms around his neck holding tight. Hang on a little longer we are almost there,Izzie,Kate said. They were both worried but we all had hope and were praying hard. We made it but barely as we ran in,Joseph yelled,"we need help" and Alexis saw us running over quick. They brought in a gurney and Joseph laid me on it. He helped Kate and Alexis run me towards the OR. My life was on a string and it felt as if it may end any second. They did an ultrasound and the baby was fine. They had knocked me out so they could do full scans and a full body PET. They looked me over and stitched closed the cuts,wrapping them,I was relieved that I was fine. They did have to give me blood from all that I have lost but my cuts were done bleeding. Joseph got checked over and needs to take it easy,we will both be sore for a little while and he needs to wear a small wrist brace for 2 weeks since he strained it but other than that he is fine. We are okay and we lived.He came in my room sitting next to me in silence except for the beeping of the heart monitor and fetal heart monitor. All of a sudden,alarms went off. Kate ran in and Alexis followed,pressures dropping they said. They put an oxygen mask on me and gave me another pint of blood plus a bag of fluid. The alarms stopped and Joseph said,"keep fighting you are the one that keeps us strong and keeps us going,no matter what happens you need to move forward and you need to stay alive and I believe you can do it you have survived much worse,Izzie ". I woke up just then. Joseph,I said. I was so relieved. Since I was awake all I had to do was let my stitches dissolve and get rest and I could leave. They informed my boss so I was off all next week. Joseph was going to take off too. Alexis drove us home before returning to work. We called my parent plus a group of concerned friends and family. My parents came over and they had bought me a brand new Subaru to drive and it was big enough for our family that could seat 8 and entertain them. We had everyone we had to call over except for Alexis and Kate since they were at work and already knew. We told them about my pregnancy and that it was a boy. They said they figured I was pregnant since my stomach was huge. Joseph hugged me from behind,he put his hands over mine which were resting on my pregnant stomach. Eventually everyone had left. At least Noah had offered to keep the girls at their house for the next week since they had clothes and beds for them at their house. I could get the rest I needed anyway but they insisted. Cassy had offered to watch them during the day and Alexis,Noah and Nic would watch them in the evening.We ate leftovers for dinner. We then went to bed today's events had me exhausted along with whatever they had given me to make me sleep during the scans makes me feel sick and tired. Not to include my pregnancy. I had to take pills for pain,to sleep,and to prevent infections. I laid down in bed and that bed felt so soft and comfy. I laid there on my side and Joseph came in and laid next to me. He kissed my forehead and we kissed deeply,one of those kisses that you wished the moment never ended and left you breathless. It was truly amazing and we were very lucky that it wasn't any worse than it was. When we ended the kiss to breathe and catch our breaths,he wrapped his arms around me. He was holding me tightly and I leaned into him.We have been married for about 5 years now I guess it has been that long I lost count which is hard to believe. I held his arm with one of my hands and the other rested on my stomach. We slept late into the next morning,when I finally woke up I was really hot and had beads of sweat on my forehead. I didn't think about anything except I need the bathroom so I ran as fast as I could which wasn't really running and instantly started getting sick and it was never ending. A few minutes later I was about to pass out from puking so hard. I had left the door open. I laid back sitting against the bathtub breathing heavy. Joseph came running in. Are you okay,he asked seeing me like that and probably hearing me getting sick. Yeah I'm fine,I answered even though we knew it wasn't true. He carefully picked me up bridal style and laid me on our bed setting a trash can next to it so I can get to it if I need it. You are not supposed to be out of bed,not to include that you are sick,you need to rest,he said.