last week

Last week at this exact moment, I was pushing to meet my daughter.
I remember it so clearly in my head, the nurse counting in my ear, the doctor telling me where to push into, another nurse pouring mineral oil so I would tear, Scott right there with me.
I remember with each push, that it was getting closer and closer to the time I would meet her.
I remember thinking, I hope I don't have to push for long, which I didn't.
I remember my right hip had this horrible cramp, I couldn't bend my leg and it was distracting me from pushing.
I felt her head pushing out and then the rest of her wriggly body as she was placed on my stomach. Her umbilical cord was too short to reach to my chest. Dr. Teagle waited to have the cord cut, until it stopped pulsing. I was in complete awe. Labor was finally over and I had the best present to show for all my hard work.