Expiration Date
LittleOne called me last week. Monday, I think. I wasn’t at my desk, so I missed the call. She didn’t call from a cell phone, which is her normal method, as she can open the flipphone, say "TripleLLL", and the phone will automatically dial me. No, she used the house phone. She actually looked up my number and dialed by hand. Wow.
So I missed her call. My caller ID showed "Home" and I thought something was up. Nobody ever calls me from the house phone! The baby? She’s due any minute now, maybe she’s in labor and I’m gonna miss it?!?
So I call back. Expecting great and exciting news. LittleOne answers.
LO: "Hellow?"
ME: "Hey, did someone call me?"
LO: "Yup. I did."
ME: "Is it the baby?"
LO: "No, silly, just me. Sissy told me to call."
ME: "Did she tell you to call because of the baby? Is the baby coming?"
LO: "No, she won’t come until her expiration date. If she comes before then, she’ll be too little. But if she comes after it, she’ll be too big!"
I fought to control my laughter. Little kids!
Well, the basis of the call was about the wedding. I was supposed to have been in conference with them regarding this matter, but somehow I missed out. They were to be married last Friday, as soon as possible, basically. Y’know, before the baby arrives? Yup.
Court houses are fun. Yup. I took off work Friday and arrived at my mother’s house for lunch. Ran a few errands while we waited for the groom to find his tie (shockingly, HE decided everyone would be dressed up). The bride, 9 months along, was wearing a floor length white maternity skirt and a rather comfortable looking white top. The groom wore black slacks and a white button up, sans tie (couldn’t find one).
We took two cars to the courthouse; bride with me and the folks, groom with their friends. We arrived 15minutes before the appointment, however didn’t check in until two minutes before; the groom and friends got lost. Then the short ceremony. My sister actually cried at her own wedding! And shockingly, my father didn’t cry until afterwards, when he acknowledged she was no longer his.
Marriage out of the way, all that’s stopping the baby is the doctor. He’s on vacation this week, and she’s forbidden to show up until he comes back. LittleOne keeps putting her head to the beachballbelly and asking Serenity to go past her expiration date by nearly two weeks to be born on LittleOne’s birthday so they can be twins. *smile* I can’t wait to have kids of my own ~ they’re adorable.
