Vera: O' course we was shocked! *Guffaws* I couldn't believe it!
Don: We both were. Although I think at first I was terrified because I was in the middle of being a guest on a debate show when I got the call Vera had collapsed at her job...
Vera: I'd been dealin' with mornin' sickness fer weeks, but I had no idea I was with pups cause...well I mean, we figured that was impossible. But I remember standin' up at my desk cause I was feelin' sick to my stomach and wanted to make a run fer the toilet, then I got hit with a wave o' dizzyness that felt like I got punched in the head, and a'fore I knew it I was out like a light...
Don: I was petrified...I was out of that studio in a flash...I've never ran so fast in my life. Thankfully the hospital they took my Puppy Love to was just a few blocks away...
Vera: O'course once we found out I was carryin' my Honey Ram's little present, it was his turn to pass out...
Don: I was still recovering from my impromptu jog! *Chuckles* I had barely caught my breath only to have the news knock it right back out of me.
Vera: We was just so happy. I don't think I stopped grinnin' fer the whole week...and Don couldn't keep his hooves off my stomach...not that I minded my lil' Floof...
Don: I was just in awe I think...I still am. In awe of my mate...of our lamb...of that the gods saw fit to bless us so much up to that point, and then to bestow such a wonderful gift on top of everything else...I'm still reeling.
Vera: Me too Darlin'...*Vera grips Don into a hug, nuzzling him affectionately.* Me too...
Don: As for the delivery...it was...a bit nerve-wracking...I suppose that's underselling it actually. It was rather touch and go...*Winces*
Vera: My Grandmomma on my Mom's side, Alda, she passed away cause of somethin' called placenta previa. Basically, the placenta settled at the bottom of her uterus, and they didn't know. So When my Ma was born, she ripped up that placenta on the way out, and it cause my grandma to bleed out...
Don: And Vera inherited that...
Vera: Thankfully the docs picked up on that with how close they was monitorin' me, and so they planned to do one o' them c-sections fer my safety...
Don: The issue was they wanted to wait until Peter caused Vera to go into labor naturally because they weren't sure how much time he would need in his mother's womb to develop considering the gap between sheep and wolf gestation periods.
Vera: So we had to wait till my timer done popped, then rush down and get Peter cut outta me, hopin' that he wouldn't breach the placenta while tryin' to find his way out...
Don: Thankfully Peter was able to be safely removed via c-section, but the Placenta was nicked during the procedure, and there was a terrifying moment where Vera...started to fade a bit...
Vera: I just got real sleepy...wasn't sure whether I was on my way out er' not...I think all I was askin' Don was if lil' Peter was alright...
Don: Thank the gods they were able to stabilize you...I don't think I would have ever forgiv-.
*Vera places a finger on Don's lips, stopping him short of finishing his sentence.*
Vera: Now, now, don't you talk like that...I'm here. Lil' Pete's here. 'Sides, even if the worst happened, as much as I'd miss y'all, I would never regret havin' yer pup. Not fer a second...
Don: P-Puppy Love...
Vera: And iffin' they asked me at the doors to them hollowed halls of Vallhowla what the greatest moment in my life was, I'd tell 'em it was carryin' yer lamb Honey Ram...
*Don hugs his mate tightly, burying his face into her chest as she wraps her paws around him.*
Don: *Muffled* I love you so much Puppy Love...
Vera: *Chuckles sweetly* I love ya too my little Honey Ram...
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