beautiful birth

Last nite, got a call at around 8:30pm to go to a birth ASAP. Off we go, the clinic had a brown-out but in the home of our laboring mum there was power, so light or no light is basically the options here...we chose light. Emelia has 3 kids already so we knew things could go fast. The room was set up and then we wait...and talk and bond and wait...Emilia told us to sit in the labor room while she labored in the living room with her 2 little girls. 10:40 she pulls herself off the floor and makes it to the bed just in time for crowning and catch. Little cutie is barely 5 lbs so when she was ready she just shot out. The most incredible part of the birth is most mums are out of it and just kinda lay there after a birth, they let you take care of things for the one time they can drop the ball and all hands are on deck. But not Emelia, she wanted to dress her baby after the bath and started breasfeeding right away. We thought she would lay down eventually but she was still sitting up and nursing when we left, her little girls had come in to see their new baby. It was such a great thing to see, a little family all excited and welcoming a new little life. I was kinda worried cause in the beginning Emilia was a bit unsure of how excited she was about the pregnancy...she already had 3 kids and she really didn't want any more for a bit. Looking at her dressing her baby and checking every toe and finger for herself-i was thinkin mum was pretty in luv with her babe's already.