June 18, 2010
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Imminent
This shot was taken about 3 weeks ago on our last hike. The very next day the baby shifted, hiking got much more difficult for my lovely wife, and ever since she has been limited to more of a waddling sort of movement. The official due date is tomorrow, and although only 5% of women deliver on their projected date, there's little doubt that one way or another we're going to be parents in the very near future.
The stress level in the house is noticeably up. My profs are being great about taking my befuddlement into account, and I have accommodations in place in case I have to be away during exams or whatever. My wife doesn't like hospitals, and isn't impressed that she's going to have to be in there alone (after the actual delivery, the fathers are restricted to the usual visiting hours). We're both worrying about parenthood and whether we're going to ruin this poor child's life. I'm worried about the job application process and what happens if I don't get hired anywhere. Basically, we're just kind of obsessing over all kinds of stuff. But we'll get through it all, one way or another.
And I guess that's it. We're in a holding pattern, just trying to keep ahead of the details while we wait for the arrival of the guest of honour. It's surreal, to go from baby inside to baby outside, then they're going to hand us a baby and we get to take it home! Here you go, here's a baby! It's yours! A baby! Your baby!
It's gonna be interesting
Take care
-J-
Comments (7)
congratulations. You will love being a parent !
wow you two take care.....hıkıng near due date- you newbıes are nuts.... but ıf I was babe I would want out of holdıng to get a good look at those majestıc vıews - beautıful hıkıng area.
No lıfe ıs never ever goıng to be as easy, quıet or have as many consecutıve house for sleepıng for a very long whıle. BUT that ıs not ımportant because you are about to fınd huge portıons of your heart you dıdn`t even know you had, be able to see the wonders of the smallest most mundane events as spectacular thanks to a toddlers apprecıatıon. Wonder and joy wıll outweıgh exhaustıon and furstratıon...... enjoy and has he arrıved yet?
That's weird about the hospital limiting the father to visiting hours! It's not like that here, Charles stayed with me in the room on a pull out bed when I had both kids.
Gill
Oh my goodness, I have missed a lot. Congratulations!
CONGRATULATIONS!
I don't have Facebook, but Bruce showed me the picture this morning. Gorgeous baby!
An update would be nice!!!!
Where are you living?
will you be doing an update - hope you are all well. -g