Okay, so we got home last night around 5:30ish and not long after walking in the door, we received a somewhat frantic phone call to let us know that our sister-in-law, Monica had just delivered her baby. Under most circumstances, the arrival of a much anticipated new family member is great news however, in this case, the baby wasn't due until nearly October!
So, much to our surprise, we listened as we were told that her water broke and then after only an hour of labor, our nephew came into the world. As unexpected as this was however, the circumstances couldn't have been better because right now, Monica is visiting her parents in New Brunswick. Had she been home, in Petawawa, this could have been an entirely different story.
Because her husband, Jeff, is in the air force, they are currently living in Pet and were planning on having the baby in Ottawa. Once Monica received the "cue", they would pack up their three year old, Priya, call the Smyths in Tilbury and head up to Ottawa (while dropping Priya off at a friend's place in Stittsville along the way). While Jeff and Monica would be at the hospital, the Smyths would be on their way to Ottawa and step in taking care of Priya until they returned to Petawawa. That was the plan anyways!!
Jeff had to leave town for work for a couple of weeks, so Monica decided that it would make the perfect opportunity to go visit her parents in New Brunswick. So they hoped on a flight and were intended to be there until this coming Monday. Now...let's look at the potential sequence of events that could have happened had she not made that decision...
Monica would have been by herself in Petawawa when her water broke and she would have had to pack up Priya and try to make it to Ottawa (though most likely would have gone to Pembroke instead)on her own. If she ended up going to Pembroke, it's likely that someone would have had to go there to pick up Priya since it would have been a good eight hours before the Smyths would have arrived.
All this to say that, if this little baby boy was so insistent on arriving early (at a mere 3 pounds and 8 ounces), then he certainly chose his timing right! Jeff received the call that his son was early and had to fly back to Ottawa and then drive out to New Brunswick...so he may be arriving there as I write this. Both mother and baby are healthy but, Steve and I do have a bone to pick with Baby Boy Smyth (not yet named as they thought they had a couple more months to decide!!!)...we were all excited about being the first ones to get to see the baby...so we feel a bit ripped off!!!
A small price to pay however for everyone to be happy and healthy!
We'll keep you posted as we find out more details...
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