It hit me, a couple of hours ago as I was putting away my clean clothes that this is the last weekend we’ll be spending as a family of three. No matter what happens or not this upcoming week, there is nothing we can plan for next weekend. No quick getaway, no day at the beach and even less, having dinner with my friend Cha. If baby boy decides to extend his stay till the last day, then the weekend will be a chance for the wife to rest. But it did feel funny thinking about how imminent things are going to change around here.
This said, this last weekend of being 3 did not quite end up being a rosy affair. In my last post, I talked about some of the things on my mind and plate and one of those things was the crib. I must have come up with every lame excuse in the book to avoid assembling the crib, but Saturday I decided that was it: no more excuses. And the next thing you know, it took me about 15 minutes, 5 of which to choose the CD I wanted to listen to. Without instructions, I was able to remember how to do it and most important, the steps to avoid having to take the crib apart because I missed the right sequence and being unable to fasten all the screws properly. I took out the CDs too and I could not help think how in my many years of dating and living with someone, I was never able to find a woman who would share my musical passion and taste. The wife figures that since I have the music on my iPod, I should get rid of the CDs. Er… Backups??? (And she also works in IT…) So the CDs have been stashed away, waiting for better days and storage.
And while I had plans and hopes for today, it seemed everybody was cranky. Is it the stress? Is it that my daughter senses something going on and is being quite difficult? Or is it just that she is growing and really asserting her territory or independence? Who knows. But it was sure a day where I really wanted to get out of the house and drive somewhere far. Of course, it didn’t happen…
Anyhoo, we had a couple of close calls during the week. The first one was when the wife came back from the OB-GYN and she told her she was 1cm dilated. Whoa! Ok, it is not much and in theory she could stay like that for a couple of weeks but there was also the chance that the baby decided it was time for him to come out. Then on Wednesday, she started to complain about discomfort and pains and I really thought it was time but it was only digestive and there was no rush to the hospital. Thursday, she had a sonogram and found out the baby to be 8lbs 2oz!!! With 10 more days to go! So now, the question is v-birth or C-section? She has a last appointment with the OB Wednesday so I guess we’ll find out what’s going to happen then.
Today, I was talking to my Mother and she told me the moon will be full on Tuesday and pregnant women usually give birth 3 days before or after the full moon. That means that we are already in that window and it could happen before Friday. Lots of speculation and guessing. At least we are now much better prepared than last week, except for groceries since we didn’t have time to go to the supermarket. I am not too worried about that part because the only person who will be here for the birth is her father and he’s pretty cool and not too needy. Nevertheless, I will try to get that out of the way tomorrow so it won’t be bugging me anymore. I asked my Mother when she’ll be coming and unfortunately it won’t be until mid-July. The good thing is that she made plans in order to stay for my daughter’s birthday on August 5th and that really made me happy since my daughter does not see or spend enough time with my Mother. Really cool plan.
The baby is not born yet but he has his e-mail address! 
I have a domain name and so I set up an address for him. I need now to create the template and get his picture taken to send it to our families and friends. That cracks me up so much…
Work-wise, it is supposed to be a pretty busy one for me. I have been in charge of this project and the last leg is scheduled for Wednesday. In theory, it should be a quick thing, 2-3 hours tops, and hopefully it will not turn out to be the horror from the last time. As of last Friday, plans were being made and confirmations have been sent but I sense that I will have to let someone else take care of this one. Or maybe not. But my week from Monday till Wednesday is pretty full.
Well, it’s getting awfully late and I still have a few things to take care of. I wanted to go to bed much earlier, but once again it will not happen!
Till then…
Glad to hear you got the crib together easily. Chores are always less stressful with some favorite music on in the background.
Too cute that the unborn son already has an email address!
Your son has an email addy already?! That’s so cute. Best wishes with everything and congratulations!