On Monday night about 9:00 Katy started having contraction pains, yet we thought they were painful "Braxton Hicks" contractions. (i.e. false labor) But at 12:30 that night we suddenly knew they were for real. We quickly packed bags, loaded up the car, and brought Grayson with us. The full-moon night is not only known to bring mothers into labor, but it also enables deer to feed during the night. So after dodging two deer on the country road, with hazard lights flashing, we dropped off Grayson at his grandmother's house and arrived at the hospital at 2:30. We soon realized that it would not be much longer, for the baby was quickly coming into position. At 4:45 Katy began pushing. She pushed twice. And Mary Gibson came at 4:53 a.m.
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