Labor and Delivery: Zia's Dramatic Entrance Into the World

Walking really made a difference during the contractions. We headed out together to get bagels for Michael's birthday breakfast, but we had to pause every 3 1/2 minutes for a contraction. (Once Andee was back at the apt, they lengthened out to 5-6 mins again.) On our way back, Andee was grabbing onto a post outside an apt building and was spotted by a homeless woman who was digging through the trash down below. She realized Andee was in labor and came up to tell us that we had to get to the hospital. To help the labor progress, she serenaded us with "how to get to Sesame Street." After she saw that song wasn't working, she started in on Tina Turner. While singing, she made us grab hands and escorted us back to our apartment. She was so worried, she even tried to come upstairs with us, but Michael assured her that Andee was fine and we would make it to the hospital in time.

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