Considering how exciting life has been since I met Diogo, when I finally go into labour, I'm doing nothing more innocuous than washing clothes. As long as I don't lift the water myself Diogo allows me to do some light chores. I find the task is a soothing one. I enjoy the process and I enjoy the product at the end. Fresh smelling clothes.

I'm in the process of squeezing excess water out of one of Diogo's shirts when the first contraction hits. It's nothing much, so at first I ...