Here we are towards the end of January 2007.
Gina is now full term and all we can do is wait. I have to say that it's the waiting that is the most stressful part.
Our bags are packed and we have plans in place to get Gina to the hospital as quickly as possible depending on when and where her water breaks. Working in downtown Minneapolis does not help matters. I've started driving a half hour to the Ft. Snelling station in the morning just so that I can take the train in because the buses only run during the morning/afternoon rush hours. One top of that, there's Natalie and Casey to consider as well.
Work's interesting because when I leave for the day I have no idea if I will be back tomorrow or in two weeks. A whole different end-of-day routine is needed to make sure that I'm leaving my team in a position to be able to handle the items on my plate as painlessly as possible if I am unable to take care of them before their deadlines.
Do I need to worry about all of this as much as I do...probably not. But, it's just me being me.
Part of it might be that it takes my mind off of what is about to happen. I have never regretted deciding to have the second child so quickly. Gina and I talked a lot about it and confidently decided that this is what we wanted. Besides, the best laid plans don't always work out the way you hoped them to. We've been blessed to have little trouble getting pregnant but plenty of couples are not as fortunate and we didn't assume that number two would be as easy as it was with Natalie so we ended up on the front end of our potential timeline.
Another stumbling block has been the name. Gina and I have struggled with this but at least have the list down to five boy and five girl names. I would prefer to go to the hospital with only two on each side but we'll likely walk in the door of the hospital with ten possibilities still in hand. We are so unsure with the names that we have accepted that when the first calls go out to our parents after the baby is born we will simply be letting them know what the baby's physical characteristics are.
The next three weeks are going to be interesting and in the end I'm able to recognize that these issues pale in comparison to what really lies ahead.
I'll save those thoughts for another day.
Gina is now full term and all we can do is wait. I have to say that it's the waiting that is the most stressful part.
Our bags are packed and we have plans in place to get Gina to the hospital as quickly as possible depending on when and where her water breaks. Working in downtown Minneapolis does not help matters. I've started driving a half hour to the Ft. Snelling station in the morning just so that I can take the train in because the buses only run during the morning/afternoon rush hours. One top of that, there's Natalie and Casey to consider as well.
Work's interesting because when I leave for the day I have no idea if I will be back tomorrow or in two weeks. A whole different end-of-day routine is needed to make sure that I'm leaving my team in a position to be able to handle the items on my plate as painlessly as possible if I am unable to take care of them before their deadlines.
Do I need to worry about all of this as much as I do...probably not. But, it's just me being me.
Part of it might be that it takes my mind off of what is about to happen. I have never regretted deciding to have the second child so quickly. Gina and I talked a lot about it and confidently decided that this is what we wanted. Besides, the best laid plans don't always work out the way you hoped them to. We've been blessed to have little trouble getting pregnant but plenty of couples are not as fortunate and we didn't assume that number two would be as easy as it was with Natalie so we ended up on the front end of our potential timeline.
Another stumbling block has been the name. Gina and I have struggled with this but at least have the list down to five boy and five girl names. I would prefer to go to the hospital with only two on each side but we'll likely walk in the door of the hospital with ten possibilities still in hand. We are so unsure with the names that we have accepted that when the first calls go out to our parents after the baby is born we will simply be letting them know what the baby's physical characteristics are.
The next three weeks are going to be interesting and in the end I'm able to recognize that these issues pale in comparison to what really lies ahead.
I'll save those thoughts for another day.
*ahem* You did forget to mention that your favorite person will be out of town for 10 days, thus leaving the babies arrival even more stressful than it already is.Sheesh! You'd think you would have remembered such a thing. Guess not. What am I? Bagged spinach?!
ReplyDeleteYes, the fact that at least one immediate family member and/or important friend will be out-of-state from now thru 2/12 is also a stress factor.
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize you were so close...............good luck. And I'll be thinking of the two of you.
ReplyDeleteFull term is 37 weeks. Her due date is still a couple weeks away (February 13). But, the magical timeframe to get to without the doctors trying to slow down the process (bed rest, etc.) usually is when a woman reaches full term.
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