That’s when we started scrambling. Daddy had been so ready for you, so all our bags were packed and by the door or already loaded. I cleaned up really quickly and got dressed and we hopped in the car. We started calling people before we were out of the driveway, and I remember looking at the clock in Daddy’s car and seeing that it was 3:23. We got everyone called and texted while Daddy hustled us to the hospital. Contractions were stepping up a bit, but still not too bad, but by the time we got up to admissions, I was sure you were coming and pretty soon!
They asked lots of questions and had a few things for me to sign (thank goodness we’d pre-registered), which isn’t easy to do when you’re excited and having labor pains! We got checked in (officially admitted at 5:10 p.m.), they did an initial exam with me telling them all the time that I had been 7 cm for days, and then we got into a delivery room. The room had a lovely tub and Mama had been looking forward to doing some of her laboring there, but you didn’t give us much time!
Liza Canowitz was on call for the weekend as midwife, and she was the first person we saw when we went to the doctor’s office, so it was good to see a friendly face. And, just as Mama’s labor pains were stepping up, the nurse, a little woman in her early 60s with short grey hair, walked in and said, “Hi, my name’s Sue.” Mama started to cry and had to explain that we were really missing your Grandma Sue and that it was nice to have a sign that she was with us.
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