Memorable run around Bountiful at 5:30 a.m. with Allie and Tara. Ran the same route I ran the morning of my wedding and remembered the excitement of that day 12 years ago. Davis/Indian Springs Rd/Bountiful Blvd. It was hilly and beautiful, just as I remember. Also stopped in at my Dad's grave to say hi and ran past my childhood home. Its on the market! Too bad we have deep roots in Boulder, or I'd seriously consider buying it. ;)
This afternoon I went to visit my sister-in-law, Christina who was 12 days overdue with her 4th baby. I figured she could use some emotional support because 12 days surely feels like an eternity when you are THAT pregnant. We hung out for a few hours, my brother, Mom and step dad met us for dinner in Farmington with all our kids in tow. Christina started getting very fidgity and anxious and then stopping and concentrating on her belly every 5 minutes. She was definitely having contractions but didn't want to get her hopes up because she had experienced the same thing for five days straight and every night they had gone away and didn't progress to full-on labor.
After dinner as I drove her back to my brother's car, her contractions got more intense and I felt excited for her even though I didn't want to get my hopes up either. After dropping them off, I took their three kids home with me to my Mom's house for the night so they could have a night off and maybe relax enough for her to go into labor. In retrospect, she was already in labor when I dropped them off because just two hours later, my brother called to say her water broke! I tried to get some sleep, knowing that they would call us when they were close because they wanted my Mom and I to come over and bring their oldest two daughters to watch the homebirth.
At 11:00 p.m. my brother called to say that we should bring their daughters NOW because the baby would be there soon. Mom and I grabbed the two little sleepy girls out of their beds and put them in the car, driving the 10 minutes to my brother's house quickly. We arrived at 11:12 p.m. and rushed my three and five year old nieces inside so they could see their new sibling be born. Mom and I sat down in the hall outside their master bedroom listened as the midwife explained everything that was going on and Christina pushed and grunted the baby out. Just nine minutes later, after descriptions of "See, now there's the head," and "Chritina, you are doing GREAT!" we heard the midwife say "Okay, Christina, now pick the baby up out of the water." Then we heard, "It's a girl!" shortly followed by a beautiful cry. The experience was lovely and exciting. From the other side of the door we heard my three and five year old nieces ooooh and ahhh in amazement. After a few more minutes, my brother invited Mom and me in and we got to give our congratulations and see their beautiful daughter. We left them alone and waited for another 45 minutes until they were ready for us to take my nieces back to Mom's so they could go back to bed. It was a miraculous and special night. I finally got back to bed after 1:00 am feeling so grateful and happy for them.
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