A Group Visit to the Midwife
So the day finally came where we met with other expecting couples. We were to meet at the midwife's office with seven other couples. This should be fun. It would be good to hear other people's stories and perspectives. We were in the elevator and ready to go when I realized that I had forgotten my gloves. I was going straight to work from the midwife, so I needed my gloves now. Swedie didn't want to be late (we were ten minutes early already) so she couldn't wait for me to go back up to the apartment on the elevator (2 minutes max!) to get my gloves. Great start to this moment! It took me less than two minutes to get back down and somehow Swedie had disappeared. I walked at a brisk pace in the hope of catching a glimpse of the sprinting pregnant woman that I call my wife. No sign of her. She's fast as hell, I guess. So I finished off my THREE MINUTE WALK to the midwife that Swedie was too stressed to wait for me for and ent...