Chapter 175 - Seaweed Soup

Five hours have passed with me still in labor, and I was just about done with this shit.

Lia had left at the three hour mark, because I sent her home to Heesung.

Shiwoo fell asleep on the bed laying on my lap, as I played in his hair.

It was evening time, and his parents, and the kids were on their way with dinner.

The baby was only 2cm dilated and it hurt like hell already.

I asked Shiwoo to check if he could see the head about an hour ago, and he did, but almost threw up.

Who am I kidding he did threw up.

"Mommy!" exclaimed the twins when the doctor opened the door letting them in and I smiled when I saw them.

"Oh my God hi babies! I've missed you so much!"

"Who is having the baby?" asked appa as he hit Shiwoo on the shoulder waking him up and he rubbed his eyes, "you should be the one comforting her you sissy."

"Oh no appa I'm fine. I'm just ready to push and go home."

"Hey. What time is it?" asked Shiwoo rubbing his eyes as he looked around the room.

"It's time to be a man and take care of Atalia. Here, feed her." said appa handing him a bag and he took it.

Inside the bag was a bowl of warm seaweed soup, and I smiled as I knew the significance of it.

"But the baby isn't here as yet. Isn't it like breaking tradition of I drink it before?"

"Oh no dear eat up. Maybe then the baby will come out faster. How far along is she?" asked eomma.

"Two centimeters after five hours."

"Aww. Don't worry. Most women take twenty four hours before ten centimeters." she said trying to comfort me, but I just felt worse and she noticed, "but don't worry she will be here in no time. She is a Carter-Kim."

"Mommy when is my baby sister coming?" asked Adrian and I smiled.

"I'm not really sure baby, but she will be here soon."

"Where is she coming from? Another country?" he asked again and we all laughed.

"Something like that." said Shiwoo chuckling.

Shiwoo fed me the seaweed soup as the twins and his parents sat and watched.

It felt a little awkward, but it was delicious.

A few more hours had passed and they were gone leaving just me and Shiwoo in the room still deciding on baby names.

"What about Ji Ah?"

"Ji Ah? Whose name would that be based off of?" he asked and I shrugged.

"Well I mean does it have to be based off of somebody's name? I've been thinking long and hard about it and I really really like it. Besides the twins were named Seoyeon and Seo Jun after you. Don't you think it's fair that I get to choose this baby's name?"

"So its official? You're going to change their name?"

"Is that all you heard? And no. It's not changing. Just adjusting after the wedding." I said and he rose a brow.

"Adjusting how? Everything included their initials was after you. A.E.C. You didn't even have the decency to add the Kim. I helped made them too you know."

"How could I have added it if you weren't there to sign it? I pushed them, and I am pushing this one out so whatever I say goes." I said folding my arms and being stubborn and he sighed.

"Fine. We will adjust the twin's names and we will name the baby Ji Ah. Happy now?"

"Yes. Yes I am. Her English name will be Aria Savannah." I said and his eyes lit up.

"You mean you kept the 'S'?"

"Yup. Like you said, you did help to make them." he smiled widely as he kissed my lips and I too smiled at the squashing of our beef.

"So are you going call her Carter-Kim or just one of the above?"

"I don't know, what do you think maker of thy babies?" I asked and he chuckled.

"I think Cater Kim is just fine."

"I agree." I said smiling then grimaced when I felt a contraction.

"That's okay baby. Breathe. In and out, in and out. That's it." he said as he held my hand looking into my eyes and I did as told until it subsided.

It was like that for a few hours until we both asleep a little before the morning light.

We were awaken when the nurse came in the next morning and did a routine check, and everything was fine.

We had only had three hours of sleep, and we were a bit groggy and tired, but we were full awake and blood was pumping when we were told that we were 8cm.

"Really?" asked Shiwoo and the nurse nodded smiling, "that's great. Thank you."

She bowed before leaving, and Shiwoo turned to me beaming.

"She's almost here." I giggling as he held my cheeks kissing all over my face.

"I'm so proud of you baby. You're so strong."

"Thank you."

"No thank you. I know how hard it might be for you, and yet you're so calm. You're wonderful Atalia."

"I know" I said smiling and he chuckled, "will you hold my hand while I push?"

"Of course I will. I will never let go." he said.

Yeah fast forward to about an hour after this conversation, and it was time to push, and the sucker was on the floor passed out with nurses and doctors over him.

He was doing so well holding my hand as he breathed with me, but then he got a look of all the blood and the head.

"This is not about him!" I screamed as the nurses held me down, "leave him, and get this fucking baby out of me!"

They left him where he was still on the floor and attended to me as I pushed with all my might.

"Push miss Carter push!" encouraged the doctor from between my legs.

"Oh golly! Why didn't I think of that!? It's only as if I had not been pushing this whole fucking time!" I snapped.

"I know Miss Carter I know. Just one more big push and it will all be over okay? She is so close. Don't give up okay?"

"Okay." I said as the mid wife held my hand and wiped my forehead.

"On the count of three. One! Two! Three! Push!"

"Ngahhh!" I said as I pushed with all my might when I heard her cry and my vison became blurry as the nurses, midwives and doctors congratulated me.

"It's a girl!" exclaimed the doctor, and I chuckled for what else would it be?

We already had a gender reveal.

"Somebody get him some water" said the doctor referring to Shiwoo, and I heard the beeps on the heart monitor began to speed up, as I went into cardiac arrest.

"Miss Carter stay with us!" said the doctor as they placed the oxygen mask over my face as they shone a flashlight into my eyes.

"I'm fine" I tried to say as they pumped my chest and I heard Shiwoo's voice.

"Oh no baby stay with us! Stay with me please!"

"I'm fine" I whispered as I slipped unconscious as I heard the beeps on the monitor slowed down.