You Say It's Your Birthday!

Birthdays.

Everyone has one.

Mine is December 21st.  I've already shared my views on the month, but I've never shared my views on the day.  

I found out many years ago that my mother elected to be induced on that day so that she would be "home for Christmas."    I felt as if my whole life had been a lie and was left wondering when my "true birthday" would have been.  The cutoff from Sagitarius to Capricorn on the Zodiac Calendar is December 22nd and thus the fate of my entire life was changed by her decision to pick my birthday.  Because as you know your horoscope is ALWAYS accurate and determines your destiny. :)

She likes to point out that if it weren't for her there was a good chance I would have been born on Christmas Day which would have been worse than being born on the 21st. I agree, though I refuse to admit it.

So imagine her delight when she found out that I may have some say in when these babies would be born since they had planned to induce me if the pregnancy went past 37 weeks.  As it turns out I didn't have any say and it appears I still don't.

When I found out they were scheduling the section for mid-September-ish I was hoping to avoid 9/11.  It's such an infamous date that you really don't want it to be your birthday.  I was hoping for the 13th, just because it's my favorite number.  I was fine with the 14th.

Then the plan changed and we are now scheduled for 9/4.

There are some bonuses to this...

• It's a Friday which makes it easier for the out of towners who expressed interest in visiting the hospital.

• Hubby was already scheduled to be off work for a 3 day weekend so he'll be able to tend to my every need as he sits by my bedside all day - everyday (he had intended to go into work while I was in the hospital and save his time off for when I was home...makes sense, but I was not pleased).

• Their 1st birthday will fall on a Saturday.  Who doesn't like to party on a Saturday?

Then comes the bummer in this situation.

September 4th is just THREE short days after the cutoff for Kindergarten in my town.  As a teacher I know the spectrum of when children are born makes a big difference in maturity, social skills and school readiness.  As someone who always fell on the very youngest end of the spectrum it sucked.  Age is a big thing to kids and it was never fun to be 9 when everyone else hit the double digits or ride a bike around town when your peers were all getting their licenses. So yeah, I know that it will be better for these two to be the oldest in the class.

But...

and it's a HUGE but...

Those THREE DAYS will mean an entire extra year of preschool tuition.

TIMES TWO!!!!!

I mentioned this to my doctor who I believe truly felt badly about the fact that he won't go any earlier than 9/4 unless the situation warrants it.  He assured me that this was the best thing for the babies health.

I have to disagree.  Because honestly, how good can a steady diet of Ramen Noodles be for children and that is all we will be able to afford if we have to pay for an additional preschool for the 2014-2015 school year?  Maybe we can splurge on a box of Kraft Mac and Cheese for Thanksgiving and other special occasions.