My memories of pregnancy, labor, and delivery with Allen

Tim and I decided we wanted another baby and I got pregnant with Allen late April early May 1983. He was due Jan. 22nd 1984. I had a great pregnancy. Once again the due date came and went and no baby. However, I did not go into the hospital for false labor. The night I went into labor it was snowing. Tim's 1st cousin Greg was dating our neighbor and could not get back to Birmingham because the roads were iced over. My younger brother, Scott was also spending the night with us. I woke up about 2am because my water broke. I called the Doctor to tell him and Greg overheard the conversation. He was so anxious. I woke Tim up and told him my water broke. He asked me to make him some coffee before we left. Greg overheard him and hit the fan. He started saying "Tim your wife is in labor get up and carry her to the hospital." That gave Tim the open door he wanted. He said "it took her 3 days to have Mickey and the coffee at the hospital stinks". They went back and forth for several minutes Greg's anxiety level increased. Finally, Tim let him off the hook and asked Him to drive Mickey and Scott to Ruth and Ralph's house. He of course agreed then we were off to the hospital. The labor pains started just before we got to the hospital. The labor was a lot quicker than with Mickey but it seems just as intense. This time Tim stayed with me and it was a lot better. I had a spinal block, as with Mickey, and Allen was born just after 2pm. He was a sweet and beautiful baby. He looked a lot like Tim but there was a little of me in him too. I was so happy.