Jessica was born in Kotzebue, Alaska several years ago this morning! I went into labor late at night, and I remember walking to the hospital in labor as we didn’t have any other means of transportation. It was a lovely night, and I didn’t mind at all! I also remember that you couldn’t look out the windows at the hospital because the accumulated snow had built up around so you couldn’t see through it.
Since my husband had died 4 months previous, I was alone as I labored. Luckily, there wasn’t anyone else in labor at the same time, and the wonderful nurse took her breaks with me just to keep me company. She said she really wasn’t supposed to do that, but she wanted to. I had already had one baby and was pretty good at working through the contractions, so I didn’t really need active labor support, just someone to sit with me!
And, now Jessica is a lovely grown-up with a great husband and three wonderful children of her own. Time sure does fly by doesn’t it?
