I Was in Active Labor When My Husband Chose a Fishing Trip. The Call He Made After Changed Everything.

were preparing for emergency surgery. And my husband was worried about fish.

Lily May stabilized. No surgery needed. And at 5:47 that evening, after eleven hours of labor, she came into the world screaming. Seven pounds, four ounces. Perfect. Absolutely perfect.

I cried when they put her on my chest—cried from relief, from joy, from exhaustion, from continue reading …