When I was One I had just begun...
I always tell my kids the stories of their births on their birthdays. You all know why Legolas's is so much fun to tell! I love remembering. He came after a long day of contractions that I had written off as "Braxton Hicks" and ignored.
My brothers and sister and brother-in-law had come to hang out. At 10pm my wise younger sister sent me to bed with a promise that she'd get the boys to leave soon.
Labor really began once I made it upstairs, but I wasn't a pro at reading the signs. I got into bed and thought I'd wait to see what happened with the contractions.
When my husband came to bed about 30 minutes later, I told him I thought I might be in labor but wasn't sure. About 5 minutes later I had a monster contraction and was sure!
We called the midwife and convinced her to come NOW! We called my mom at 11pm to tell her I was in labor, just to be on call.
I tried a warm bath, but didn't find it comfortable. I went to lay on my bed and...my water broke, and with it, I felt my baby's head! My husband called the midwife, who was 20 minutes away. She talked him through the delivery: head, check for cord, catch the baby.
Legolas came out pink and screaming! I knew he was just fine! We snuggled until the midwife came. I called my Mom at 11:30 to tell her it was a boy! And what a boy he is!
...I think I'll stay Six for ever and ever!
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