I know this is ridiculous

[roostery]

I am totally done with being pregnant, I would love to get this baby out, but MIL's birthday is Thursday and I swear I will not have this baby on that day. So I am just praying to hold on until Friday.

I'm just hoping that my body and my baby agree with me.

It's bad enough that we live 10 blocks apart, but looking down the barrel of a dozen years of joint birthday celebrations is just too much for me.

In fact, if this baby wants to hang out until the sun goes into scorpio I would be totally cool with that.

[HeatherB]

My 2nd DS was born on my MIL's 60th birthday! Three days earlier we'd told her baby was on its way and she suggested we could have it on her birthday. I said, "NO!" And whadya know - 12:48am. At least I got points with her! And since she lives 2000 miles away, celebrations aren't that big of a deal.

Hope your little one comes on just the *perfect* day!!

[Thandiwe]

Originally Posted by roostery

I am totally done with being pregnant, I would love to get this baby out, but MIL's birthday is Thursday and I swear I will not have this baby on that day. So I am just praying to hold on until Friday.

I'm with ya'! My FIL's birthday was on the 9th, and I was gonna be da**ed if I had this baby on that day! I flat out refused, and would have sewn my legs together to keep him in. It's bad enough that my dad's name is the same as my FIL and I didn't want to name this baby after my dad b/c FIL would feel he gets the credit. This is so petty, I know, but you'd have to know FIL.

For example, he spoke with my husband tonight (first time in months, he's pissed b/c we blew off this big family reunion last weekend...over an hour away, with me so close to delivering). He kept going on and on about all this nonsense, and then had the nerve to ask how much more money DH was making since recent promotion (always a competition!). He never once asked how I was feeling, when exactly I was due, or how our other son is doing. BLECH! This is just one argument as to why I wouldn't give him the arrogant satisfaction.

Here's to hoping you can hold little one in long enough to keep your pride!

[mama_daba]

i hope your baby comes on a day other than your mil birthday. for what it is worth my baby listened to me and did not come on my moms birthday. i am ready for my baby to be here now though.

[Banana731]

You guys are too much!

I was just happy last time that dd wasn't born on Hitler's birthday and the anniversary of the Columbine shootings- 4/20 (her EDD was 4/24) She ended up a cinco de mayo baby. Watch, this one will be born on Halloween. We could start a family tradition.

[cherubess]

I kind of know what you mean.

I have friends and relatives birthdays all through October and my DD's EDD was 30 Oct.

I was really hoping that she'd be born end of October but as things went she was born on 8th Oct.

She arrived the day after my g/f son's birthday and three days before my brother's birthday.

I am glad that there won't be any double celebrations or hearing that she's pinched "my birthday as well".

However had she been born on one of those birthdays which have already been taken by a friend or a relative, then it would be my DD's birthday that takes precedent to me not theirs

[2bluefish]

Hehe, I go by the Hebrew calendar (lunar) for the signs of the zodiac, so we are already Scorpio. I'm having another Scorpio - I'm married to a Scorpio and dd is a Scorpio. DS is a Leo. I begged this baby to please be a Libra - but obviously she's another stubborn Scorpio. I'm a Pisces, not sure how I'm going to survive 3 Scorpios!

[Thandiwe]

Originally Posted by Banana731

I was just happy last time that dd wasn't born on Hitler's birthday and the anniversary of the Columbine shootings- 4/20 (her EDD was 4/24)

You know, my brother in law and his girlfriend's little boy was due a few years back in Dec, and she actually planned her induction to be on the date of her mother's death. From everything I heard her say, she never mentioned the reason being "to make it a happier day." She bypassed Christmas and several other events to land right on the death day.

I never got that one.: