Full Freaking Term!!

Okay, child, you can come out ANY TIME NOW.  This is getting a little old. I'm grateful that it's just in the last couple weeks out of the entire 40 that I'm feeling it, but damn. It takes FOREVER to build a kid from scratch.

I actually also have a non-superficial, non-selfish reason for wanting her out. Yesterday my dad was admitted to the hospital and today they've diagnosed it as a pulmonary embolism - a blood clot in the lungs. I know two fathers of friends who passed away from that, so needless to say I'm freaking out.  I want my dad around; I want my daughter to meet her grandpa.  Chris's dad died in 2001, and my dad is the only shot she's got at the granddaughter/grandfather relationship.  Obviously I want him to be around for a long time - he is going to be such an amazing grandpa and knows so many fun tricks and games and just STUFF. Things that only he can teach her. And obviously I want him around to be a father to me as well. But maybe seeing her here and out will help him get better faster?  On the other hand, my mom and family don't need the stress of having two family members in the hospital at once (it'd be convenient if we were at the same place, but sadly we wouldn't be). However, on the THIRD hand (because I'm counting hands on an alien) who knows how long he'll be in the hospital...so we might both be in at the same time regardless, in which case the sooner she comes out and relieves me of this pressure the better.

Needless to say, thoughts and prayers for my papa are greatly appreciated.  This happened on our last day of funeral leave for Chris's grandma.  Please tell me that bad things don't REALLY happen in threes?