My mother and dad had come by train early to do a bit of sightseeing before the big event..I was watched like an an egg ready to hatch. My dad had a business to tend to and flew home the day after my son was born(first flight)..I asked him later why he stuck it out..He said he wanted to be there in case something went wrong..I said that was a terrible thought!
He was born in 1890..and through the years had seen things go wrong much more than they do now..
It seemed more like 6 weeks than 2 weeks to me.. My daughter came 10 days early...One never knows.
Meg, your story is so much like mine! I can identify with being watched like an egg ready to hatch. LOL! First baby with first time grandparents (my parents) arriving just before the due date, to be with me and my husband for the big event. They actually drove over from the coast a few days early because it was February and there was a concern they wouldn't be able to get here, that winter storms would close the grapevine - the mountain pass between the valley and Los Angeles. So, they came early and they waited and waited and then my dad had to go back to work, so he left my mom with us and she waited and waited......two more weeks until my son decided to be born. I am sure those were two very long weeks to her too!! I remember, we put together endless jigsaw puzzles to pass the time.