The Most Fun Morning

I just finished the ideal night shift. I will outline what made it so good...

• I slept most of the night
  
• A woman came in at 6:00 am, clearly in active labor, at 8cm dilated
• At 6:55 a beautiful, but small (4 lb 13 oz) little girl was born to two very happy parents (they were really hoping for a girl. they had a moment where they thought it was a boy but then with joy pronounced "babaye! babaye!" meaning "it's a girl! a girl!")
  
• I got to manage the birth and deliver the above-mentioned baby (Happy Birthday cute one!)
• I got to watch the transition of a mom in extreme pain to a mom experiencing the joy of her new baby. She was all smiles!
  
• It was pouring rain outside (= relatively cool) so the birth did not involve the usual sweat dripping down my face
  
• The birth was normal with no complications (good progress, no hospital transport, no hemorrhaging, no manual removal of placenta) which was like a breath of fresh air after the last several births I assisted at or observed which were a little scary for a newbie like me
• I got to suture the small tear (from a previous episiotomy done in the hospital at the delivery of her first baby) all by myself. I'm beginning to get the hang of it!
• At this birth I found myself empowered by what I've been studying, was bold enough to put a few new things into practice, and learned that my confidence level is increasing
  
• I rode home in the taxi feeling high and considering the idea that maybe I was made to do this kind of work. Yippee!