Back to back births

On Sat 11-30-13 I was called to two births back to back. I accrued very little sleep that day but I was in awe of both of the mamas. The first woman's water broke but had no labor contractions for a long time. But boy once they started things really moved, the baby was born just three hours later. This is very fast for a first time mama. The next mama had a more average length labor, around 18 hours. She was so calm though. Even when here baby's head was emerging none of us knew, except for the when the mama said ever so casually, "The baby's coming out now" in the same tone one would ask for someone to pass the butter at a dinner table. Both of the babies were little girls and very cute. I love being able to witness such an amazing, intimate time in peoples lives.