A Dream Birth . . . Literally

All of the pregnancy books tell you to visualize the birth you want to have and I guess I've been doing that a little too often lately, because last night I had this totally detailed dream of my baby's birth. I was standing in my bathroom early in the morning, getting ready to get into or out of the shower and my water broke. I reached down and part of the cord had prolapsed so I pushed it up as I lowered myself to my knees and I could feel the baby's head with the tips of my fingers. There was a tiny lip of cervix around her head and I pushed it back without thinking and her head slipped down. At that point I realized that I couldn't get up or move because I was afraid to hurt her so I had no choice but to deliver her. I pushed once and her head was out all of the way. I pushed again and she slithered out into my hands. She was still attached to the cord, so I kind of hobbled out of the bathroom and over to my bed. I was thinking of trying to get the phone in the living room, but the cord was too short to stand up straight and I wasn't very steady on my feet, so I just laid on the bed and decided to wait for the placenta. I must have delivered the placenta and wrapped in a blanket, because then I had the phone and I called the midwife and told her I'd had the baby. When I woke up I was almost disappointed that it wasn't already over.