Grace and Abe went to bed, and tried to get some rest while it was still early labor.
Grace slept good during that time, waking up with some contractions, and to go to bathroom. She looked at the clock and saw it was 10Pm. She had been feeling contractions since 9Am. She groaned on the toilet, and looked down to see her water broke. She breathed slightly, and cleaned up and put a towel down and got into bed.
Abe woke up hearing her have another contraction. He sat up and light the oil lamp and turned it up. "It's alright. Doing good." He sat next to her, rubbing her back.
Grace nodded and breathed.
Abe wrote it down. " Last a minute, and they are 5 minutes apart." He said rubbing her back more.
Grace relaxed during the rest. "Water broke too." She took a drink of water and smiled slightly.
"I'm going to radio Harlan. Do you want Maggie and Glenn over?" He asked helping her with another contraction.
Grace nodded and breathed through it, and groaned. "Please."
Abe waited until it was done, and got up kissing her forehead. He radioed Hilltop, at the guard tower telling them to see if Harlan can come over. He then got a hold of Maggie and Glenn on the radio.
Grace was walking around the room putting a hand on her back, groaning softly.
Abe came back in the room and helped her. "Doing great hun." He smiled and let her put her arms around his neck, while she swung her hips and breathed through a hard contraction and groaned.
"Good girl." He said kissing her head and holding her close as she continued dancing with him.
Grace nodded, "Bath please?" She asked hopeful that would help.
"Sure." He said and filled the tub up with warm water and helped her into it.
Grace laid over the side and breathed, groaning softly.
Abe applied pressure to her lower back and stayed with her. "Good honey."
Maggie came over and Glenn left to go find where Dr Carson was.
Maggie came in, "I can..uhm… check her." She's done it once or twice before helping deliver a baby vaginally, and then delivering Lori's baby.
Grace groaned, and nodded. "Go ahead." She moved a bit in the tub.
Maggie washed up and put on a glove, "Gonna feel some pressure." She said and inserted two fingers.
Grace breathed laying her head on the side of the tub.
Maggie smiled, "She's at a 7." She moved her fingers out and threw the glove away.
Grace had been going through active labor for 3 hours, an hour and a half with Abe, and then an hour and a half before he woke up. She wanted him to sleep earlier.
