Nov 13- My first handle!!! =)

Wow! Yesterday was the day I've been dreaming about, but never thought would actually come. I caught my first baby!! It was beautiful...amazing...unforgettable!
When I walked into clinic at 2:00 pm for my shift I knew I was in for a crazy one! Four births had just taken place within 5 hours and six other women were in labor! After endorsements I was handed a chart- ahhh...my first handle! I had completed all my assists and was ready to start handling. Things were so chaotic I didn't have time to second guess myself! My patients name was Bing (her nickname-real name is too hard to pronounce!:)) who was 35 years old, fourth child. She was such a cute woman, and I was really blessed to have her for my first handle. She did really well, except for having bad back labor! Her husband was great, and he and I took turns massaging her back. I also got her to try different positions which seemed to help somewhat. Because it was so crazy at the clinic I ended up assisting and charting for two other births in between time. At 5:59 she starting pushing, and thankfully I had my gloves on as the baby came out at 6:27. It all seemed so unreal yet so normal as I grasped the little slippery baby into my hands. At first she didn't breath but after some suctioning she gave our her first little cry. Praise the Lord she made it into this world safe and sound! Afterwards I was kept busy doing frequent vital checks on the mother, filling out the paperwork, completing the baby bath and exam, and moving them to the postpartum room before my sift ended at 10:00. I love that I get to see them again as I am responsible for doing the baby check-ups during the next six weeks!
So there ya have it! My first handle experience in a nut shell- What an amazing birth and experience! I just feels so good to actually get to this stage... I love being a midwife! :) I just can't believe I already get to handle (under supervision of course!:)) God is good!
I couldn't wait to tell you all about it- definitely a milestone of my training here!So I'm sorry I didn't have time to write it all out in a good story form! :P

Well I think I'm going to head off to bed soon. I'm a little brain dead as I work again today and wrote another exam this afternoon! Phew... But I do get tomorrow off! So excited!
Good night all!!
Sarah
"An official baby-catcher!" :)