Last night we went to bed early anticipating an early morning supply flight into one of the tribal locations that we are flying for. It is a particularly challenging flight so I make sure I’m extra well rested before going in there. We knew that we needed a backup plan for the flight incase Bailey went into labor and we were sure glad we had one! At about 12:30am Bailey started having mild, consistent contractions. By 1:30am she was confident it was time to call off the flight and have the other pilot, Garry, fill in. We weren’t very excited about spending much time in the provincial hospital, so we waited in our home for as long as we felt was wise.
Around 5am we took Maycie to a friend’s house so they could watch her and we continued on to the hospital which is only a few minutes away from our house. A little while after we arrived, the doctor told us we could expect to deliver in a couple of hours, but her shift would be ending then so we would have a different doctor do the delivery. The one who was available wasn’t one we were comfortable with so grasping for hope we asked if Bailey’s original doctor, Doctora Ruthie, might come in special for Bailey. We loved Doctora Ruthie, but she retired at the end of March and hadn’t seen Bailey since. As it turned out Doctora Ruthie was already coming in that morning and was more than eager to deliver the baby. What a blessing that was!
She came to the hospital around 7:30am and never left Bailey’s side until well after the delivery which was at 8:12am. We were so thankful that God answered so many prayers and gave us the best doctor in the area to look after Bailey during this scary time of delivering in such a small hospital. Doctora Ruthie is a believer and even stopped to pray for Bailey, Dylan and the delivery before things got serious. It was so nice to remember in the chaos that this crazy thing of childbirth is by God’s design and He overseas every step of the way.
Bailey had a quick delivery with only 10 minutes of pushing which beat her previous record of 15 minutes with Maycie. Both Bailey and Dylan are doing fine and are expected to be released first thing tomorrow morning after staying 24 hours in the hospital for observation. Thanks so much for praying for this pregnancy and delivery.
David Abbott says
Congratulations guys! It is so cool to see you using NTM myMinistry blogs to share such a special announcement with friends and family back home.