DH's dad missed his birth and now...(vent)

[eli's mama]

My FIL was fishing when DH was born and of course back then there were no cell phones so no one could get in touch with him. Today my DH plans to go fishing at the exact same lake where his dad was the day he was born. It's not a common place for him to go and I'm kind of mad at him for it. He laughed last night as he told me and said he was sure I'd go into labor while he was there! My last labor/deliver was only about 4 hours start to finish with no warning signs before it started and I reallly don't feel like doing it alone this time.
Not to mention he's been working 14 hour days and I barely see him during the week. I'm totally at the end of my emotional rope for the most part, I cry every day for silly things and not so silly things alike. So I guess I'm saying I think I'm being silly about this because he really is only a phone call away, but I'm sick of him being even that far. My EDD isn't even until Tuesday, so i'm being extra silly I guess. Oh well. Thanks for reading if you got this far!!!

[bajamergrrl]

to you mama. I don't think you're being silly. If the lake is pretty far away and you have a history of short labors then I think it's pretty reasonable to be anxious about your DH taking that trip around the time that you're due. It sounds to me like you're also feeling less connected to your DH. It wasn't clear to me from your post but have you been able to express your fears to your DH?

Again, to you.

[eli's mama]

You know, I knew when we were TTC that this would be a hard time (seasonally) for it to happen. DH always works long hours in spring and summer but he's been really trying to get stuff done so he can take time off when the baby finally does come. For that reason I have been really trying not to be on his case about it. Not to even say much about it. I know it sucks for him too. We talk once or twice a day just Hi, what's up, how's your day stuff...I try to stay awake so we can at least talk in the evening.
And yeah, I did tell him how I feel about this fishing trip. I told him he has to take the kids so if I do go into labor I don't have to worry about them! , it was more than kind of a joke. And I did seriously tell him that it makes me nervous to have him so far. I think it's an hour and a half away. But part of me knows that today is not my day so I don't want to start anything.

[gossamerwindweb]