At family dinner, i said: “i’m about to give birth…

talked me through the epidural: a pinch, pressure, then numbness spreading through my lower body. Dr. Romano stood on the other side of the curtain. Ready, Minnie? I wasn’t, but I nodded. Caleb’s right here, she said. We’re starting now.

Pressure, pulling, tugging. No pain, but I could feel them working. Caleb held my hands so tight it hurt. Almost continue reading …