Dad Day Delivery?
Wouldn’t it be handy to go into labor and have the baby tomorrow, on Chad’s fifth father’s day? Wouldn’t it just be nice if I went into labor? With the countdown to our due-date now at 10 days – tomorrow we enter single digits! – the impending delivery and baby are very much on my mind. I continue with contractions that seem to go nowhere and the back pain, which I was expecting due to the herniated disc but that doesn’t make it anymore comfortable. The last couple days my feet and ankles have started swelling and sleep or even rest at night is hard to come by. At my appointment this week I saw a different doctor who guessed I was having a girl who would weigh about 7-8 pounds, just like Ruby did. The weight was based on his feeling my big ol’ belly, the sex was just a guess. He also said “anytime” in terms of when I could go into labor, this based on an exam but also just a guess. Could be ten days, could be ten hours. Let’s hope for the latter!
Not only would it be handy to have such an awesome gift for Chad on Father’s Day, but the baby coming this weekend would be like a gift to (from?) my own dad, too. Before his passing in December he had been so excited about the coming baby. He will be with us today as we gather with family and friends in honor of him, as well whenever his fourth grandchild enters the world.
We’re ready Elvis! Are you?