My son called over the weekend to let me know that Ethan David may be here a month early. He also said they had to give steroid shots to help develop the baby’s lungs or maybe I misunderstood that part. I’m not a very medically inclined person, but Bill’s daughter is a nurse and so is Eric’s wife and Bill thinks because his daughter is in the medical field that the knowledge rubbed off on him, so he tries to explain stuff to me.

I never really thought I would ever be a biological Nana so I’m really thrilled and can’t wait to see what he looks like or who he takes after. I have been gathering baby stuff together for our visit and I told him to call and let us know when she starts labor so we can be ready to jump in the car and go. It’s kind of hard to ask for vacation time when we don’t really know when the baby is going to be born.

I wanted to be there when Ethan is born, but just so long as he’s there and healthy when we get there I’ll be happy. I hate that they live so far away because I wont get to see him very much and watch him grow. I’m very happy that Jodie let me be a Nana to Nate so Nate will always have a special place in my heart. I’m pretty sure Eric will call me Granny to Ethan because that’s what he called his, but I like Nana and I don’t feel like a Granny.

I didn’t get to be Nana to Bill’s two Granddaughters because Chris’s Mom wanted to hold that title. I also didn’t want little people calling me by my first name so I picked my own name that would be easy for them to use, Ju-Ju. Jodie is also going to deliver a little girl August 19th by cesarean so we’ll be here for that. I was concerned that the two births were going to coincide, but it doesn’t look like that will occur, I would hate to miss either birth.