Labor Day?

My friends Wes & Lizzie got a 3AM wake-up call this morning. They headed off to the labor & delivery room for the express reason labor & delivery rooms exist. In the current world, I got this information via Facebook, and I've texted them a couple of times already. Things appear to be going swimmingly thus far and, in the words of Juno MacGuff, "THUNDERCATS are GOOOOO!" (we forgive Juno for messing it up...the Thundercats actually said, "Hooooo" and/or the Thunderbirds were GOOOOO). I'm not too sure I ever get used to the reality that students I discipled, who worked for & with me, who I officiated their wedding and watched them launch into life together, are now having babies.

Anyway, I got to thinking we could help out my friend Wes with advice about the mistakes we made in the labor & delivery room.

Here's a few bits of advice:

Don't mention that the television doesn't have the cable channel you wanted to watch.
Don't tell your wife that according to the machine that last contraction wasn't as big as the one 3 minutes ago.
Don't gripe when the "new father concession area" is out of cherry popsicles and you had to settle for grape.
Don't come into the room with the cup of soda that advertises your wife's favorite deli restaurant after lunch there, and she's been in labor since 4AM.
Don't mention the discomfort of the chair you're sitting in.

Believe me, I did much better the 2nd time...I only left the state on a job interview 10 hours after the baby was born.

So, what advice would you give my friend to make his morning go more smoothly? Hurry, he's claiming he'll be a dad by noon.