Wee Man Arrives

October 11th, 2005, 8:41 pm. He is finally here. 9lbs 13 ounces.

Sudden Birth Overtime: 41 weeks

There is a scene in the film Swingers where Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau take a road trip from L.A. to Vegas. "Vegas, Baby!" they shout as they start out on the highway. After being on the road for several hours their enthusiasm starts to dwindle and their battle cry deteriorates to an exhausted murmur, "....vegas...baby..." I'll I can say right now is "...baby...baby..."

We are now 6 days past the due date. Since Charla was supposed to follow mother and sister's example and deliver prematurely, we were ready five weeks ago. When playoff hockey games are tied and the first overtime period begins, there is a level of excitement and intensity among the fans that is impossible to maintain. If the game continues and no one scores after about 15 minutes, the crowd settles into a pergatory of unsettling calm. Although the noise level has depleted, the intense anticipatory hope remains, and drains... I feel as though I have been living in a playoff overtime game for days. This sudden birth overtime is lasting far longer than the 9 period, 176 minute, Montreal-Detroit tilt of the '36 playoffs.