"contractions have started"
We had a conversation a few days before about her going possibly over her due date and me leaving out of town. I was really hoping that wouldn't be the case. She'd asked me to be at her baby's birth a few month ago, and I'd really been looking forward to witnessing the birth. Truly an amazing experience. I've had 3 kids of my own and the experience of watching another human being come into this world never seizes to amaze me.
Tim called be about 3 a.m., I had asked them to call when Trisha was dilated to a 7, but things just went so fast. She went from 6cm to fully dilated in a matter of 20 minutes.
"If you want to be here for the birth you need to hurry," he said in a sleepy voice.
"I'm on my way," I said and hurried and slipped on some clothes. Luckily, I had decided to sleep with my contacts in earlier that night, just in case.
The hospital is about 15 minutes from where I live. I set my camera settings as I was walking into the hospital. I got there literally a minute before the on-call doctor did. The doctor walked into the room and washed his hands.
"Push"
One push later baby Elin took her first breath. It was a bewildering moment. Thanks Tim and Trisha for letting me be part of this amazing occasion!
Welcome to the world baby Elin!
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