The labor progressed slowly. The pains stayed at five minutes apart for several hours now. The doctor grew quite concerned. The sun was starting to set when the doctor made a decision.
While Abby was too preoccupied with the pain of labor to see the concern on the doctors face, Jonathan and James weren’t. Jonathan continued to get increasingly worried as the labor failed to progress. It had been at least fifteen hours since Jonathan had come into the house.
An hour later the doctor seemed to make a decision.
“Okay Abby it may seem weird but I want you to get up and walk back and forth across the room for awhile,” the doctor told her.
“Why?” She asked. Jonathan was by her side trying to assist her up. It was hard, she was exhausted and in pain.
“It may help to get things moving alon
