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Carl's Birth

"OK, this is it, Carolyn. I need you to give me one more good push. Take a deep breath and then push as hard as you can." Dr Laine's voice was calm and even, unchanged after half an hour of coaching. She seemed completely unruffled and, as such, was the perfect foil for the love and panic I saw battling in my husband's eyes. "You need to push him out now ," he urged, then gave my hand an encouraging squeeze. I could see Carl's purple head in the mirror and hear the too-slow beeping of his heart rate on the fetal monitor. He had been stuck nearly delivered for several contractions and was obviously in distress, halfway in and halfway out of the birth canal. He desperately needed me to shepherd him quickly and safely into the world but I was tired and had felt my efforts grow increasingly less effective with each contraction. I looked to Scott for support as he and the nurse braced themselves against my feet. I took a deep breath and held it,

I made these!

Can you believe it? I made this: And I made this, too: Moms are pretty amazing!