[Fast Forward RP Thread Locked to Abby]

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September 12, 2006

Come on Abigail, one more big push. Just one more, honey… Lee Dubenko coaches his wife from the foot of the hospital bed she’s currently reclining on. He has his hand on their daughter’s head, has since she crowned with the previous contraction. Looking up to meet her gaze, he gives Abby an encouraging smile. She’s almost

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Spent and trembling, Abby watches the proceedings at the foot of the bed with almost a shocked expression, now that the violent urge to push has passed. She reaches her arm out but it changes path from moving towards Lee and the bundle he's holding, to her face, a trembling hand wiping across her eyes. She draws in a sharp breath when she hears her daughter's first cry and lets it out, unevenly, when Lee places the baby on her chest.

Both hands almost automatically come up to cradle the infant, and Abby's expression softens into one of awe as she sees her daughter for the first time. Oh my god...Lee...Her eyes fly up to her husband's face, searching, before returning to the tiny girl on her chest. She runs a finger down her cheek, taking in her angry expression. Shh...Illiania, I know...That wasn't so much fun, was it? She looks back up at Lee, her eyes shining with unshed tears, then back again at Illiania. Oh, look at you...look at her, Lee...

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He smiles at her warmly, his gaze moving back and forth between his wife and daughter, enthralled with them both. He reaches out to touch the baby, placing his hand over her small chest, not at all caring about the the obvious signs of birth still on the child. Shhhh...milaya moya, shhh...She's beautiful, Abigail. Just beautiful.

He frowns when the nurse nudges him again, saying that she needs to take the baby and bathe her, weigh her...and he knows the need for the initial examinations, for putting an id bracelet on her but it doesn't keep him from feeling angry at the intrusion, protective of the infant as the woman lifts her up and carries her to the other side of the delivery room.

Torn between staying by Abby's side and following Illiania, Coburn makes the decision for him. Alright, Daddy...Mommy and I still have work to do over here. Go find out how much your daughter weighsso that your wife can brag about pushing her out without pain meds.

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Abby looks slightly lost when Illiania is taken from her and when Lee is sent away, and she groans softly at Coburn's words. Nuh uh, no more work, I'm done...She realizes her protests are futile, knowing just exactly what Coburn had been referring to. Still, she cranes her neck, trying to see the baby on the other side of the room. How are her Apgars?

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Lee is hovering over the baby wamer and all but getting in the way as the L&D team assess the baby, keepsslipping his hand between the nurses to touch his daughter as if he's afraid she isn't really there. Hearing Abby's question he looks over his shoulder and grins. One minute Apgar was an eight and our little girl is an over achiever already, five minute was a ten. All nine pounds, eight and a half ounces of her are absolutely perfect.