Waiting and Wondering

Christia (34-years-old) is expecting her second child. Just by feeling her tummy, Dr. Bohn says, "I'm almost one hundred percent sure that baby's breech...even without using technology." Dr. Park calls Christia with some news--they believe the baby has Down's Syndrome. The couple handle the news very well. There is some sadness, but I also think they really rise to the occassion and accept and know they will welcome their new baby regardless. But after further tests, they discovered the baby didn't have it. Dr. Hill tells her that if she starts to experience regular contractions that she needs to come in for the C-section since the baby is breech. However, since Christia had her first by C-section she says she doesn't even know what contractiosn feel like! Once again, though, she will no longer experience the feelings of breech because they have scheduled a C-section date. As usual, the doctors always describe what is going on as they deliver her and even apologize for her "feeling a little tug." Baby Jonathon is born! After his birth, the doctors tie Christia's tubes. Baby Jonathon and Dr. Hill meet for the baby's five week check-up. Eight months later, Christia describes how it is having two kids. "Now I understand why people have a lot of kids because with each new child there's a completely new personality and a new person to get to know." Christia is a lawyer who works from home so often times she's working while taking care of the kids. She sometimes wonders what it's like to have a third child, though. "It's ironic having a tuboligation and then having these feelings that you didn't think you'd have." After the Down's Syndrome scare they feel that when they do see families who face certain challenges they can "silently understand."