Two days away from our due date now, our doctor has scheduled Mary for inducement on Dec 31, at 8:30 AM. That's if it's needed, because the same doctor also says she doesn't expect us to make it that far. That gives us a chance at a Dec. 31 baby, which would be a good birthday, and gives us a likely Jan. 1 baby, which would OK, though not idea, from a tax perspective.
I was shooting for tomorrow because I like the idea of his having a birthday on Dec 22 this year, which is the winter solstice. The point of this would be that his birthday would be tied more to the celestial position of the sun, rather than our imperfect calendar. Also, to counteract the down-side of his having a birthday so close to Christmas, we've been thinking of celebrating his birthday half-way 'round the year, in June, instead. Having a winter solstice birthday would give us a tidy way to find the date for a celebration day that's exactly half a year away from the birthday (that is, we'd celebrate on the summer solstice).
So I've given Mary a deadline of midnight tonight to go into labor, in order to have a good chance at a winter solstice birthday (Dec. 22). So she's got eight hours to go. Just checked with her, and she's not feeling anything, so it doesn't look good for the solstice idea. Oh well... at least we're scheduled.
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