Oh shi-- I think the baby's coming!

[floweroverthere]

[The Philippine's stress levels have not been so great lately, but an encounter with Nazi!America proved her wrong in thinking that they weren't terrible for her and the baby's health. Now she's resting in the infirmary after having contractions, America staying beside her. The doctors simply told her to rest after making her drink three cups of

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[holdthesetruths]

Wait...wait 'water broke' like...

...like 'baby is coming', water broke?

Like labor?

[floweroverthere]

B-but the baby isn't due until around Valentine's Day! That's...She'll be at least four weeks premature with the way she was growing!

[The nurse looks at her chart and tells her that from the last check up, she should luckily only be about three and a half weeks early, in terms of growth. "Please relax while I get the doctor. Your cervix probably hasn't even dialed visibly yet, and we may be able to send you home for a few hours first." She leaves, closing the door as Bing stares at her husband rather aghast.]

...Th-three weeks...

[holdthesetruths]

[Stares at Bing for a second.]

...I'm going to kill that Nazi when we get out of here, Isobella. If...if anything happens to you, or to the baby...

[floweroverthere]

[She looks a bit sadly at Alfred.]

Come 'ere, baby ko.

[She holds out her arms for him, scooting a bit on the bed for him to sit. (The nurse had already changed the bedding and given her a pad for the amniotic fluid.)]

[floweroverthere]

[Nods.] My cervix hasn't dilated, yet, so they sent me home to finish getting ready until my contractions start to increase, though.

So, can you give a hand? [She opens the door to the nursery. Most of the furniture is already set up, and the walls and carpet are done, but there's a box for a rocking chair that hasn't been assembled yet, the toys are still in their boxes and the baby's clothes are still packaged.]

[floweroverthere]

[Laughs a little.] It's not Lillian's fault that I'm having her early... I ...I should have been more careful in who I talk to.

My big concerns are the chair there and getting the bottle sterilized. Oh, and setting up her changing station and the clothes. I can take care of her toys, though I need to pack for myself as well.