Momma Knight Owl

Monday,  October 12th at 4:00 in the evening my contractions started. I was one week over due and ready to get the show on the road. Little did I know that Patrick wouldn't make his arrival until almost 34 hours later. My longest labor to date.  Early Tuesday morning (13th)  around 3am I told Aric that he should probably stay home from work. My contractions were the same. Hit or miss, but mostly 6-8 minutes apart and lasting over a minute. I knew that they weren't where they needed to be and was battling in my mind if I was just making all of it up. I was more worried about calling my birth team in too early then delivering a baby by myself. I decided that regardless I wanted someone to come check on me around the 24 hr mark. I just needed reassurance that I and baby were ok.  My amazing doula came around the 18 hr mark. Checked on me and took my girls apple picking. That left Aric and I alone for several hours. Contractions were still the same and with no signs of c...