Chris's Baby Dream

So, Chris had his first baby dream and wanted to share it with me. I found it so interesting I thought I'd share it with you!

He dreamt that we were coming home from the hospital with the baby. But, instead of him driving, he actually was in the back seat next to the baby in the carseat. I was in the passenger seat and he couldn't tell if anyone was driving and it didn't seem to matter. The baby was older than a newborn and able to talk and point. At one point he's playing with her and she points behind her (at me) and says, "who's that?" and Chris replies, "That's mommy," and they continue to play. And, then she points to him and asks, "Who are you?" and he replies, "I'm your daddy." And, that's the end of the dream.

Unusual? Yes. But, apparently, fairly common for expectant dads, at least according to babycenter.com. I don't know what the significance is behind him willingly taking the backseat and not knowing who's driving. But, it could relate on a more spiritual level that he has finally accepted that he has no control over the outcome of what will happen but that he has faith that everything will be fine and we'll arrive 'home' safe. According to what we've read online, the playing and talking with the child is also very signficant in that it symbolizes acceptance and valuing of the child and an anticipation of fatherhood. This usually occurs earlier for women during the pregnancy as we are more involved in the process from the beginning, but this typically occurs later for men as the final months and weeks come into view.