So, I know I'm the person who put in an order for Baby Will to arrive on Tuesday, but that was before I remembered that I had my final meeting with my OKC committee that afternoon. When Beth told me, I was wildly ecstatic, and started looking at my calendar to plan my trip to Tulsa for the Big Event, and then I was all "CRAP! I have a MEETING!" I called my boss and told her about the scheduled birth and the conflict, and she said it was alright for me to attend the video conference meeting in Tulsa as long as I could make arrangements for things to run smoothly here in OKC. I've done that, and the current plan is for a.) Baby Will to arrive promptly after Beth is induced in the early morning, so that I can quietly leave for two hours to go to the meeting, or b.) Beth to lie in labor for hours and hours and not have the baby until I get back from the meeting.

But what happens if she goes into labor right as I have to leave or during my meeting?? When I told Bryan about the situation, he said he thinks most people wouldn't understand why I need to be there for the actual birth itself, and that they would also think it should be sufficient for me to just be there after the baby is born. And that ultimately, I'm responsible for this meeting. That's not to say he doesn't understand me wanting to be there in the delivery room- he was just playing devils' advocate. But here's the deal- I wasn't there when Richard and Cynthia had their first baby because of a work commitment, and I've never forgotten how I felt when I knew that the rest of my family was there for that special moment and I missed it.

I acknowledge that my family is very close... okay, maybe even abnormally close, but that's the way it is. So, what do I do? Anyone been in a similar situation?

Also, you could all pray for me that the birth just goes according to plans A or B.

EDIT: I failed to mention that Beth asked me to be in the delivery room with her. Also, I think the situation worked itself out.