Wada boys

There is a saying within the Wada family that Wada boys beget Wada boys. We are thrilled to announce the arrival of Emerson Daniel Wada. Born July 22nd, 7:55am 6lbs. 5oz 18.5 inches. Mother and Emerson are doing well.

By the way…...

Tomorrow (this morning) the daughter in law will be going in for a scheduled C section, marking the birth of Grandson #2. Yes Wada boys still beget Wada boys. The daughter in law has also conceded to the Wada fact of life. She says this is it for her contribution to the next Wada generation. It baffles me at the process and mind set of the scheduled C section. The son and daughter in law have just gone on with their life treating the event like an appointment, which I guess it is. There seems to be no thought that the child might be an early arrival. Even though Jeff was a C section, it was unscheduled and an event that occurred after hours of labor. I remember the staff throwing the monitors onto the hospital bed and rolling the bed out like we were at NASCAR racing down the hospital hallway. But for each son (all three) it was more like guessing the lottery as to when they will decide to leave the confines of the womb into the this crazy world. #1 was late, #2 early and #3 real early. #1 had his cord wrapped around his neck and facing the wrong way (breeched?). #2 was jaundiced and had to remain in an incubator for 3 days. I remember him screaming as they tried to find a vein in his newly exposed arm for a IV. Which explains his disposition and wanting to be a lawyer. #3 was 5 weeks early, had to be resuscitated by his mom when he stopped breathing and was hooked up to a heart monitor for a year. Our family was not exactly planned by us (OK, me), in my opinion it just happened. With Jeff, it seems part of a predetermined plan. It is surreal to me in that it is almost a " Hey dad, what are you up to? By the way, don't forget we are having the baby tomorrow, 7:30am. Can you make it?