Paul James Troyer's Birth-Day
I awoke at 2:00 am feeling the first contractions. Waited an hour then woke David and soon called Patrice. Nothing serious just to let her know. Barb was here at 8:40 to check things out & left again. Heather was here for awhile & got me situated sitting backwards on a chair with David rubbing my back. Contractions still 5-7 minutes apart, so I could rest well in between.
Was feeling a little pushy at 1:00 pm & Patrice was soon here. Barb & Heather came sometime later. Was dilated 6-7 cms. at 1:30. Stayed on chair till 2:40 then moved to bed. Contractions still 4-6 min. apart. Awhile later I go up again, used bathroom and moved around, then back to bed again. After pushing for approx. 2 hours our baby boy was born.
