Yeah, that resonates with me. Was it a planned home birth or did things just move that fast?

Planned water birth at home, but with midwives.

that's beautiful. did the midwives end up making it in time or were you two mainly on your own?

No, they were 20 and 30 minutes late. My wife had a couple of her friends, one was a doctor with 3 years of obstetrics experience, but she was just dropping by to deliver some food initially.

that friend being there and trained must've been huge in the moment. how did your wife feel after it all went down that way?