This was the day that Samantha was born.  Jim was working hard to be an involved Dad right from the start.  He hit a little bump when they came in to give me an epidural.  As soon as he saw the needle he fainted flat onto the floor.  All the nurses ran to his aid leaving me.  Of course I never let him forget about it! 

As he'd tell the story years later the needle would grow in size until it was about 3 feet long.