
On Sunday October 26th at 4:30 in the morning my neighbor, Meg, gave birth to their third child, Samuel Robert. I was lucky enough to be her co-birth coach (along with her husband, Joe) so I was there to witness his wonderful arrival into this world.
It all started late Saturday night with a phone call from Meg that she'd been having some contractions and she'd keep me posted. By 1:30 they were 5 minutes apart so I headed over. Less than an hour later they were 3 minutes apart and we were headed to the hospital where we discovered she was dilated to 6 cm already! She was so great, laboring close to another hour before calling for medication. When the nurse was doing a final check before calling the anesthesiologist Meg's water broke, she was at a ten and ready to push! After 3 or 4 contractions Samuel Robert was born, 8 lbs 11 oz and 20 inches long. Meg did such an amazing job. I was so proud of her and happy to finally meet baby Samuel. We love you baby boy!!