Today at the office started with a big surprise. My pregnant staffer, whose due date is March 20, had a doctor's appointment this morning, so wasn't expected until late morning. But shortly after the office opened, we got a call from her fiance, who told us her water broke at 4:30 am. So, three weeks before we'd planned to have a temporary staff person in place, we find ourselves with a more immediate need.
Later in the day, around noon, we got a call from my pregnant staffer in the hospital...still pregnant, but being told that she could expect to start having contractions within several hours and the baby would arrive later today. That's the last we've heard from her.
The baby is a girl...or so they were told, months ago. They will name the baby Alejandra, and call the baby Ale. No, not like Ginger. Like Alejandra, without the jandra. I told her people who see the baby name will call the baby something like the Ginger variety.
We (humans) need to do something about biology. People should have babies after they have finished their careers and have experienced their lives at the pinnacle of their health and energy. Babies should come much later, when folks have smoothed out and are more laid back. (And it would be great for business, too, since there wouldn't be the high likelihood of young people leaving on maternity leave and being away from work on frequent doctor visits, etc. It's very selfish but...hey, there was a reason I didn't have children! And it wasn't that I simply forgot to have any.
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