My POV
1 Month Later
I had been feeling extremely uncomfortable all day. I knew that I would be going into labor any day now. "Hey Niall?" I called out softly. "Yes love?" He walked into the living room. "Can you help me up? I want to walk around to try and start labor" I said. "Okay" He put his arms around me and lifted me up. I put my hands underneath my belly to support it. I walked up and down our steps five times, then when I got to the main floor and went into the kitchen I started to feel a pain in my stomach that wrapped around to my back. I continued to walk around the floor, then continuing to walk up and down the steps. I got three more contractions, then went back through the kitchen. "Hey Ni" I called. "I'm here" He said from the couch while he was watching a football game. I walked into the living room and held onto the back of the couch. "My contractions started" I told him. I felt another strong one coming and held on tighter until it passed. "Do we need to go to the hospital?" Niall looked panicked. "Not yet. The contractions are still 15 minutes apart. We need to wait until 10" I told him. "Do you need me to do anything for you?" He asked, then came around and put his hands on my hips. "Go grab the bags from upstairs" I said. Niall kissed my cheek and went upstairs. After another 45 minutes my contractions were 8 minutes apart and I was getting really uncomfortable. "Niall we need to go" I said. On the way to the hospital I had the worst contraction yet. I gripped Niall's hand as I shifted in my seat. Once we were set up in the hospital I stood at the end of the bed, holding onto the railing. "Do you want the epidural?" Niall asked. I shook my head and breathed through a contraction. A nurse came in and said she needed to check my dilation. I laid back down on the bed and bent my knees. "Six centimeters. You're doing good mama" She said. After she left I saw a yoga ball on a shelf in the open closet. "Niall, grab that" I said. He helped me sit down on it and let me hold his hands while I rolled my hips on it.
