Upon arrival the midwife examined me and exclaimed, "You are 9cm dilated and need to start pushing in about an hour!" I was relieved to hear that I was so close to delivery. I was so far progressed that any inhibition I had about natural childbirth was washed away. She reassured me that if I made it to this point I could tough it out. Surely enough, I started pushing at about 10:30 and Caleb James sprung into the world at 11:15pm!!!!! I survived!!!!!! The exhilaration I felt when he was delivered was unbelievably overwhelming. I could not believe that the tiny body they placed on my stomach was my son. That is until I saw the tuft of black hair on his head- I let my head drop down in relief that he was alive and we survived!
