Baby on the way

My son and my daughter in law left for the hospital a couple of hours ago.  Pending appears to be pretty much on time.  His official due date was tomorrow.  Depending on the length of the labour, Oswin (Pending's cousin) may win the unofficial sweepstake. She plumped for Halloween.  Nobody actually took today! (I went for November 4th, as first babies are often a little later).

Here's hoping everything goes well.

We've waited a long time for this grandson we thought we'd never have. (One of each feels nice.  Oswin's really looking forward to meeting him as well. At age 10, she's about the age I was when my little twin sisters were born, and myself and my closest sister were able to help with feeding them and other things.  Oswin's hoping she'll be able to spend time getting to know Pending and playing with him, etc.

All three families live within walking distance, if you're fit - cycling distance or car if you're my age...

Hopefully, my next post, whenever it is, will be to say that he's arrived safely, and has got his new name for the rest of his life.

 

 

 

My first (and probably only) grandson

 

Theo Pendragon Proctor

Theo Pendragon Proctor

The Pendragon (which I like) is a nod to 'Pending'. A friend misheard it as 'Pendragon' and my son's middle name is Arthur, so it's rather a nice fit.

Can anyone recommend a good modern collection of the Arthurian stories?  I'd like to get Oswin that for Xmas. (She's 10, but reads at a higher level)