But once Steph started having contractions, time started flying by and her original plan went right out the window.
"Everything happened so fast, and the contractions intensified very late at night," she said. "We were all tired and uncertain of what the next steps were. The next thing I know, my father was next to me, repeating the mantras I had given to my mothers. I felt like a little girl again with my dad comforting me and reminding me everything was going to be OK and that I could do it. I knew everything was going to be all right with him there. It felt like such an obvious role for him to be in at the moment."