whoa, baby!

The timeline:

9:30: I get to work at the same time as my very pregnant boss, Amy. She looks pretty ill around the face, and tells me she's not sure how long she'll stay around today. It's the 13th, though, she says, so baby can't come today.

10:30 Amy meets with the big boss to discuss projects

11:30 Amy closes her door, to try to concentrate. She comes out to give the department secretary her timesheet. She'll be going home to rest early today. She says something about "false labor" to the secretary, and gets back to work.

12:30 Gretchen knocks on Amy's door to check on her. Her face is so pale, it's gray. "You've got to get out of here," Gretchen says. They call the doctor and the order comes back, "Go to the hospital - now".

12:40 Most people follow Gretchen and Amy partway down the hall - they step in the bathroom, and a moment later Gretchen runs back to the kitchen to get a piece of Tupperware.
Apparently, Amy's water broke. Nicole suddenly realizes, "hey, that was my bowl!"

12:45 Gretchen takes Amy to the hospital

1:15 Gretchen calls into the office. They got to the hospital room with almost no time to spare - after 4 minutes of labor - it's a girl!

So in honor of the miracle of life interrupting our office day, a poem.

My feet took a walk in heavenly grass,
All day while the sky shone clear as glass.
My feet took a walk in heavenly grass,
All night while the lonesome stars rolled past.

Then my feet come down to walk on earth,
And my mother cried when she give me birth.

Now my feet walk far and my feet walk fast,
But they still got an itch for heavenly grass
But they still got an itch for heavenly grass.

- Tennessee Williams