start trying to push. after one contraction on the bed, i jumped up and yelled that i had to be in the tub instead. apparently this was pretty funny (says eric), since i was so adamant about it. i got into the warm bath, pushed through three contractions and…she was here! at 6:41 am, after only 4 hours at the birth center and a whole day of “early” labor…i got to hold that little baby girl, and it was one of the best feelings ever.
after some quality skin-to-skin time, i handed baby off to her daddy and we slowly tried to get me out of the tub. the real fun 