Us Against The World

Zaya Marie Taylor 💜

Fatima had been going at it for 14 hours, I could tell she was getting tired

Holly: Fatima you are doing so good you are almost there you just need to dilate 1 more centimeter.

Zac: How many centimeters do she have to go to

Holly: 10 centimeters it's about this big

Zac: So you saying she about to buss it wide open down there that wide

Holly: Yes

Zac: Damn ya'll are a beautiful thing

Fatima laid over the pregnancy pool swaying back and forth while Zac was behind her massaging her lower back.

Zac: You got this baby you're doing so good

Fatima just kept moaning and taking deep breaths

Holly: She is almost here.

Zac started singing Usher There Goes My Baby

Oh Girl look at you

And you don't know how good it feels to call you my girl

Holly and Fatima both laughed

Fatima: Really Zac

Zac: I was just trying to take your mind off the pain I got you to laugh

Fatima: You did

Holly: Okay Fatima we are going to take some deep breaths and start pushing I can feel the top of her head

Zac: She's coming she ain't gone drown in this water coming out head first

Holly: No your baby has already been in an amniotic sac for 9 months so it's a similar environment. And water birth tends to be less stressful for the mother. You see how Fatima has been handling it like a champ for the last 13 hours

Zac: Yeah she's been a warrior this whole time

Fatima: Aww I can feel her feels like she's about to slide right on out

Holly: Okay give me one big push

Fatima got in squat position screamed at the top of her lungs and gave it one big push

Out came Zaya

Zac caught his babygirl in his hands tears filled his eyes as he held her

Holly: Good job mom and dad

Fatima: I did it she's here

Zac gave Fatima a kiss and handed Fatima their daughter

Fatima: Oh she's beautiful as tears filled her eyes. She laid Zaya on her chest

Zac: Just like her mother

Zaya let out a little cry

Holly: Dad do you want to do the honors of cutting the umbilical cord

Zac: Yes, this ain't gone hurt her

Holly: No

Zac cut the cord

Holly: Okay lets get her weighed in and then we can get mom clean and comfortable so we can do some skin to skin

Holly grabbed Zaya from Fatima and weighed her in. Zaya's little cry filled the room

Zac was hovering over Holly making sure Zaya was okay

Zac helped Fatima out of the pool and helped her get cleaned up. He handled her with care as he washed her body.

Zac: Here lets slip on this so it would be easy to breastfeed

Fatima: Grab the diaper pad over there