19. Labor of Love

When Brock tells Reba that a recruiter from USC is planning on stopping by to talk to Van, she convinces Brock to take his annual fishing trip a little early to keep him from trying to sway Van to picking an out of state college. Meanwhile, while the recruiter is in town, Cheyenne has a false alarm, and everyone rushes her to the hospital. However, before leaving, Barbra Jean's water breaks and Reba frantically volunteers to go get Brock before the baby arrives.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

The University of Southern California is courting Van for their football team. Brock is happy about this, but Reba, who wants them to go to the University of Houston so that she can stay close to her granddaughter, is not. When Reba finds out that a recruiter from USC is on his way, she convinces Brock to go on his annual camping trip so he's not around to encourage Van to go to USC. During the recruiter's visit, Cheyenne's experiences Braxton Hicks contractions. The family races to the hospital, where Barbra Jean suddenly goes into labor. Reba ends up having to hunt for Brock in the woods to get him to the hospital because he had no service when Barbra Jean tried to call him. Barbra Jean has a baby boy named Henry Charles Jesus Hart.

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