This cry from the little one instantly caused both Violet and Stanley to panic.
Both were not the first time be to parents, and the twins were healthy and born in full term, so even if they cried, they didn't panic so much, they just wondered if the children hungry or pooped.
But Jimmy was different, Jimmy was born prematurely, once he cried, the first thing that came to mind was not that Jimmy was hungry and pooped, but whether he was uncomfortable, that was why Violet is so flustered.
And again, Stanley's panic was different; he hadn't experienced the time when Calvin and Arya were so young, so he didn't know what was going on when Jimmy cried.
His had his sanity, though, he hit the pager in a hurry.
Soon, the doctor and nurse came.
Violet pulled Dr. Chapman's arm anxiously, "Dr. Chapman, please take a look at what's wrong with Jimmy and why he's crying."
"Okay, I'll look at it, Mrs. Murphy, don't worry." Dr. Chapman soothed Violet before pulling his arm out and going to check on Jimmy's condition.
Stanley assisted Violet, "Okay, calm down, don't panic, Jimmy will be fine."
Violet bit her lower lip, "Stanley, you know what? Jimmy is like a fragile and breakable glass doll to me, and when he cries, I panic, afraid if he's not feeling well."
"I know, I'm the same, but we can't think like that all the time, we have to regulate our mindset, after all, babies cry, many times it's normal, so if we think if Jimmy is sick whenever we see him crying, that's not good for Jimmy, or for us." Stanley gently patted her shoulder to comfort her.
Violet nodded, "I know, I am just worried about Jimmy now, so ......"
"Well, let's see what the doctor says first." Stanley pointed at Dr. Chapman.
Violet also knew what she spoke would affect their diagnosis of the child, so she took a deep breath to calm down evenly and kept her mouth shut.
After waiting for a few minutes, Dr. Chapman came over.
Violet stepped forward and busily asked, "Dr. Chapman, how is my son?"
"Don't worry, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murphy, there's nothing wrong with Jimmy, it's just that the he hasn't seen you guys before, so he and felt scared when he suddenly saw you guys, so he cried, now he is asleep again." Dr. Chapman pushed his glasses.
Violet sighed in relief, "That's good, that's good, I was afraid if Jimmy wasn't feeling well."
She tapped her chest.
Stanley also felt relieved, "Well, don't think too much, don't scare yourself, you should also relax, don't always think that something will happen to Jimmy. Jimmy isn't as fragile as you think, so don’t be nervous, otherwise, you'll make yourself sick with tension."
"What Mr. Murphy said is true, Mrs. Murphy, you're too nervous about Jimmy's situation, you really need to regulate your mind and relax yourself, otherwise it's really easy to get sick." Dr. Chapman nodded in agreement.
How could Violet not know that she was sensitive?
But it couldn't be helped, this was her son, she felt indebted to him, so there was no way she couldn't be nervous.
But they were right, she did have to relax, otherwise she would really make herself sick, not being able to work, and wouldn't even be able to take care of Jimmy.
Thinking of this, Violet took a breath, patted her face and calmly said, "I know, I'll regulate myself and transform my mindset."
"That's good." Stanley stroked her hair, "Let's go out first, time's up, we'll come back to see Jimmy tomorrow. I believe that after a few times, Jimmy will get used to us and won't be scared and cry at the sight of us anymore."
"Okay." Violet squeezed the corners of her mouth and nodded in agreement.
Then before going out, she looked at Jimmy for a moment longer before turning her head away.
Time flew by and it was two days in the blink of an eye.
That night, Violet's family of four was having dinner and suddenly the phone rang.
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