First, my daughter entered the hospital to have her first child, our sixth grandchild. Then we learned that things were not progressing well, and the doctors had decided to induce the delivery, which they did. Things still did not go as expected, and the doctors began talking about the possibilities of having to do a C-section. But then came word that the pace had picked up considerably, culminating in a safe natural birth, and baby and mother were doing well. Second, we got