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Karen Davis (The Grudge/2) (seeingfaces) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2008-02-14 03:05:00

Entry tags:

caleb angel, greg house, karen davis, shawn spencer

Who: Karen Davis, Caleb Angel and anyone who wants to be there.
Where: The hospital Karen's been at.
When: Starting at around 9:30 A,M, today.
What: The birth of Landon.
Warnings: Tense situation?

Pete sat with Karen as nurses busily buzzed around him, prepping for her to go to surgery in the next half hour. Her bed was surrounded, now, by balloons, including some he'd brought earlier in the morning, blue and white with silvery ones that read 'It's a boy!'. There were cards on the tables by her juvenile patients, some of which containing picutres of her with them over the years and weeks before this day. He looked at those, sighed, stroking her hand between his. Caleb was "scrubbing up", and he already had his scrubs on, it was just a matter of time.

A nurse said something about them being ready, awaiting Dr. Chase to take her down to the OR. He nodded, glancing at his daughter, brushing some of the blonde strands from her pale face, which was visibly thinner. He glanced over to the bathroom door when he heard Caleb come out, and worked up a smile. "We're just waiting on Dr. Chase."

[OOC:For those who want their pups to be in the waiting room, start a new thread in this log, so Caleb can come and greet y'all's kids in the waiting room ;).]

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	seeingfaces 2008-02-14 10:12 pm UTC (link)
	The nurses were informed of House's arrival and told to move Karen down rather than wait for Chase. He'd be admitted upon his own arrival. So they moved her down to the ER, Pete pausing in prayer, letting Caleb go in with her. He glanced over to House, managed a wry smile. "Thank you, for being here." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	drsnarkfest 2008-02-14 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	The words got Greg to prop an eye open, and he nodded once at Pete, rubbing a hand over his face as he sat up. "People seem to forget, I get paid for this," Granted, he wasn't getting a cent for helping Karen. If pressed, he'd claim it was boredom, nothing more. God forbid he admit to making another friend. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

seeingfaces
2008-02-14 10:37 pm UTC (link)

Karen's wit definitely came from Pete, and he had a comment on the tip of his tongue about how much a hopsital that wasn't familiar with him would pay him to fly cross country to operate on someone, but he kept it to himself, no sense pissing him off.

"Oh well, yes of course. I'm sure you'll be paid generously. Karen always did say you were the best of the best."

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	drsnarkfest 2008-02-14 10:44 pm UTC (link)
	Greg rolled his eyes a little, but grabbed his bag and headed off toward the changing area, figuring Pete would follow. Once he reached the door, he turned to face him, giving an expectant look. "You and the proud daddy scrubbing in? You better get in here," (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	seeingfaces 2008-02-14 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	Pete followed indeed. "Well, we have to don't we? Caleb's in with her, I expect he'll be here in a minute." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	drsnarkfest 2008-02-14 10:53 pm UTC (link)
	"You have ot if you want to be in there, yeah. C'mon, then." He pulled out a spare set of scrubs and tossed them to Pete, already working on pulling his on. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	seeingfaces 2008-02-14 11:01 pm UTC (link)
	Pete caught it scrubs and started to work on tugging them on. "Be honest with me, House. How bad are the chances at the equivalency of 33 weeks?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	drsnarkfest 2008-02-14 11:06 pm UTC (link)
	Greg thought about it for a second, apparently crunching some numbers. "He'll be alright. NICU for a while, but... over 70%, considering Karen's age and everything." He gave Pete one of his more sincere looks, and nodded. "It'll be okay." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	seeingfaces 2008-02-14 11:10 pm UTC (link)
	Pete nodded finishing up with his scrubs sighing, jittery, growing a little anxious and even frustrated. "Wonder what the hell's takin' him." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	caleb_angel 2008-02-15 01:53 am UTC (link)
	Caleb slipped into the room a moment later, looking distracted. It wasn't actually distraction, but thought, and praying for Karen and for little Landon. He passed a hand over his face, looking form Pete to House and back again. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	seeingfaces 2008-02-15 02:38 am UTC (link)
	"Ah, there's the proud Papa." Pete tossed him a set of scrubs as well, wringing his hands anxiously. "Looks like we're about ready to get started." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	caleb_angel 2008-02-16 04:21 pm UTC (link)
	Caleb nodded, looking from Pete to House and back again. "Let's do it." His voice lacked a cheerful tone, though he was anxious to meet his son, he never wanted it to be like this. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	seeingfaces 2008-02-16 04:44 pm UTC (link)
	Pete sighed deeply and nodded, clapping Caleb's shoulder in his hand. "It's gonne be ok, Dr. House says his chances are pretty good." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	caleb_angel 2008-02-16 04:54 pm UTC (link)
	Caleb nodded. "Let's just...do it." Before he changed his mind. Not that it was his call. But still. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	seeingfaces 2008-02-16 05:10 pm UTC (link)
	Pete nodded, walking with him to go into the OR. "Did you see Dr. Chase yet?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	caleb_angel 2008-02-16 05:17 pm UTC (link)
	Caleb shook his head. "I heard he was scrubbing in. But I havne't seen him, no." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	seeingfaces 2008-02-16 05:30 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, at least he's here." Walking into the room he stopped short, swallowing hard before working the nerve up to take Karen's left side, he sighed, holding her hand between his. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	caleb_angel 2008-02-16 05:53 pm UTC (link)
	Caleb took his position next to Pete, and carefully stroked Karen's cheek. His eyes were closed, his lips moving as he murmured a prayer to himself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	seeingfaces 2008-02-16 06:08 pm UTC (link)
	Pete closed his eyes in a more silent prayer, then looked to see a couple of nurses enter, knowing that meant they were ready to start. He swallowed, Karen's hand held a little tighter in his. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

caleb_angel
2008-02-16 06:14 pm UTC (link)

The surgery itself didn't take long. There were no complications, and Landon Spencer Chase Angel was born at 3:24 in the afternoon of February 14, 2008. Due to his small size and immature organs, Landon was placed immediately in an incubator designed to mimic the womb. Caleb and Pete were allowed to see him only briefly before he was whisked away to be settled in the NICU.

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