Ali's POV
I'm awoken early in the morning by sharp stabbing pains in my uterus.
Tears spring to my eyes.
I sit up slowly.
"Em! Em wake up!" I say, shaking her awake next to me.
"Mmm what?" She asks.
"I'm having pains." I say, uncomfortably.
"What? Where?" She asks.
I point to my belly.
"I'll call Hanna and make her come here to watch the kids, we're going to the hospital." I nod and get up but it's painful, so Emily helps me while on the phone with Hanna.
"She'll be here in like two minutes she said." Emily says.
About two minutes later, Hanna comes in and hugs me.
"Everything will be okay." She whispers in my ear.
Emily carries me to the car and drives us to the ER.
"Nothing will happen to the baby, everything will be fine." Emily says, I'm not sure who she's trying to convince.
"I don't know what I'm going to do if I miscarry again." I say, tears streaming down my cheeks.
"We'll get through this together." She says, and kisses my temple.
Just then, the doctors put me into a wheelchair and we go to the maternity ward.
"How far along are you?" The doctor asks.
"12 weeks and 3 days." I manage to get out between sobs
He nods his head and gets ready to do a sonogram.
I grip Emilys hand tightly and look towards the screen.
Once I hear the beautiful sound of my baby's heartbeat, I instantly sigh in relief and end up crying again, this time, out of happiness.
We watch for a few minutes as the baby moves around a little bit. It's so adorable.
"Okay, well. It looks like the baby is healthy. This was a bit of a scare. Please don't stress yourself. The pain was caused by low levels of amniotic fluid. Since I'm not your regular doctor, I will give you a file to take back to your regular doctor explaining your situation ASAP. I suggest you make more frequent appointments, maybe every other week. Your normal obstetrician will check your levels next week." He says.
"So the baby is okay?" I ask again.
"The baby is fine. No stressing. Eat healthy. Get plenty of rest. Just overall, take it easy. Would you guys like any pictures?" He asks.
"Yes, Thank you." I say, and shake his hand before he gets us the pictures.
I lay looking at the ceiling and put my right hand on my belly.
Emily kneels beside the bed that I'm on and puts her hand on my belly also.
"Baby, you really scared mommy and I. We thought we were going to lose you, and we don't want that. We love you so soooo much. Please don't scare us like that again. You mean so so much to us, and when we say that we can't wait to meet you, we can. We want you in there-"-she stops and pokes my belly softly-"for as long as possible so your super duper healthy. But we're thrilled for you to join our family. Your big brother and sister are so excited to meet you. And so are me and mommy. We love you." She says in a baby voice, and kisses my belly. I watch her lovingly interact with our baby.
