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Nurse: Aww Larkin. You ok? U gotta stop holding your breath like that. It makes you heart rate drop and scares all of us. Just the other day you almost gave your father a heart attack!
Look lady. I don't care if the Pope himself fell out of his plastic car and bumped his bald head. I need some help over here.
Nurse: Ok sweetie what do you need?
Every 3 or four hours or so my cave opens and flashes of light strike down on my face. Can you please tell me what is going on?
Nurse: Well, Larkin, you are very popular. You and your brother and sister have ...
Wait. Wait. Wait a minute. You said Brother and Sister? What on God's green earth are you talking about Brother and Sister?
Nurse: You see sweetie, you are a Triplet. One of three babies born to this sweet couple named Katie and Rhett Fordham. When they had you they also gave birth to your Brother Kade and your sister Maggie.
Oh yeah, I remember those guys now. When I was in my mommies tummy I was on the bottom and one of them kept kicking me in the head while the other one told me I was kicking her in the head. She was smart though. She told us if we all put our heads in the middle of mommies tummy we wouldn't kick each other anymore. She was right but I dont think mommy appreciated it. I heard her tell daddy that I kicked her in the bladder and made her pee on herself. Sorry mamma :(
Nurse: That right Larkin. You were on the bottom. Kade was above you and Maggie was on your mommies left side. You were the ... Opps, hold on a second lil buddy.... (speaking away from the incubator - Yeah, sure you can hold him. Just let me get him ready...) Hey, great news Larkin. Your daddy is here and would like to hold you for the first time. I'm just gonna change your diaper and get you ready for him.
Oh, ok. Sure. I'd like to meet my daddy. I mean, I'm a little ... (Diaper gets untaped and opened up and the nurse lifts Larkins legs to put the new diaper on the bed) whoa, hold on a second there lady. Haven't you any decency. I haven't even met him yet and you are all showing off my junk and.... whu, wait a second, cool air, cool air, COOL AIR, watch out I can't hold it any longer.... Peeeeeeeeeee
Nurse: Oh Larkin
Don't look a me lady. I told you before what that cool air does to me... You'd been warned. U need to remember that my bladder is only 96 hrs old and has a total mind of itself. I have absolutely no control over what it does. Anyway, back to what I was saying... Can you pretty please put me in my little scrubs outfit before my dad holds me? PLEASE, please, please with a cherry on top - I really want my daddy to like me. If he sees me in my scrubs with my name on the pocket he may think I'm a Dr. and be really really proud!
Nurse: Larkin, your daddy doesn't need to see you in scrubs before he will love you. Your daddy has loved you from the second he found out he was having you. He even told me that, after seeing you and your brother and sister for the first time the other day that he did not realize that there was a level of love this deep. He said you are the best thing that has ever happened to him. He is already soo soo proud of how your are doing. He calls you his little meatball!
Meatball? Meatball? What is that supposed to mean? I see no meatball here. I'm pure grizzle. 100% grade a stud. Meatball. Who does this man think he is? Calling me meatball. Thats crazy...
Nurse: Larkin, Meatball is a term of endearment. You daddy said that the first time he saw you that you looked so big and round that he could just eat you up. You know, like a meatball! He also said that with your chest as big as it is he thinks you may end up being a linebacker or catcher. He said that, of the triplets, you reminded him the most of himself as a baby.
He said that? Really? Well thats pretty cool. It makes sense now I guess. I mean, I was the biggest after all.
Nurse: Ok, little buddy. Its time to go to daddy now. Sit tight. I'm going to reach down and pick you up and give you to him. ok?
Oh, wait... hold on one sec... How does my hair look? ... What - I don't have any hair. Well, I guess I really am like daddy then :) Oh, ok. I'm ready now but please be careful. Remember I don't have any neck muscles yet so be gentle with my head. I don't want a repeat of last time when the other nurse was giving me to mommy and she fumbled my Noggin. It took 24 hours for that neck pain to go away. Ok, here we go! Weeeeeeeeee (Nurse picks him up and carries him to Daddy)
Daddy: Awww, Now theres my little Meatball ... (To Be Cont'd)
Man, I'm Hungry
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