Still waiting!
As of this writing we are still waiting. Waiting for my grandson to arrive.
My daughter’s due date was this past Tuesday, June 17th, but…. Baby Carson is not ready I guess.
People ask me when I think he will be born and to be honest, I’m not making any more predictions.
When the family started a baby pool two months ago I thought he would be a day late: June 18th. Then, as we got closer, I thought the full moon would be the determining factor. That was June 11th. Somewhere in the back of my mind I remembered an old Indian saying that you had to carry the baby for 10 full moons before delivery. Nope!
Then I thought, “Maybe Father’s Day, wouldn’t that be cute?” Wrong again!
Yeah, I’m not making any more predictions. I’m having the same luck I have with Powerball. As in… none.
My daughter, Kat, is more than ready. She’s at that stage of the pregnancy where she just can’t get comfortable no matter what she tries.
I also feel bad for my son-in-law Josh. Even though it was many years ago I still remember awaiting that first baby. I was a wreck! There were so many unknowns.
I don’t consider myself a control freak but I do like to be prepared and I like having a schedule. Baby arrival times? You have no clue! I’m convinced that due dates are just a guess. It’s a calculated guess with some logic applied but does anyone really know WHEN a baby is going to be born?
If you Google “What determines when a baby will be born?”, your answer is:
“A baby’s birth is determined by a complex interplay of factors involving both the baby and the mother, primarily driven by hormonal and biological signals. While the baby’s readiness is a component, the mother’s body also plays a crucial role in initiating labor. The general estimate for when a baby is born is 40 weeks after the first day of the mother’s last menstrual period.”
In other words, when he/she is ready.
My son-in-law is getting so tired of people at work asking him for a daily update. The other day he just wanted to say, “If I’m here there obviously is no baby yet! When I’m not here, that’ll be a clue!”
I know my daughter would like it to be soon but part of me wants to tell her not to rush things. Soon enough he’ll be born, take his first step, say his first words. Before you know it he’s in school, playing ball, looking at colleges and moving out.
And before she tells me, “Dad! It doesn’t happen that fast,” I say….. it did with you! Just yesterday she was jumping into my lap with a book for me to read to her. Then she graduated preschool, started playing softball and before I knew it, we were walking down the aisle.
He’ll be born when he’s ready to be born. Hey, maybe it will happen now that I’ve written this column.
Here I go again with my predictions!
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