Tomas Magnusson admits he is having "quite the week".
Having netted the late winner against Hibs to send Hearts six points clear at the top of the Premiership, the Icelandic midfielder is set to become a dad for the first time.
Magnusson, 23, came off the bench to light up a turgid Edinburgh derby by stroking home Harry Milne's cross two minutes from time on Tuesday night.
Speaking post match, head coach Derek McInnes said: "We think the baby will hopefully come before the weekend.
"He's a young man, over here with his partner, it's been a big upheaval for him, but he showed such a maturity and scored another important goal for us.
"He's done ever so well for us and is a bit unfortunate not to be starting the games. It's a busy time in his life, an important period in his life, and he's going to become a dad, which is brilliant for him."
The man himself rated his winning goal as the "number one" moment of his career, but is refusing to look too far ahead in the pursuit of title glory.
"It's just a brilliant feeling to get the three points and get on the scoresheet," he told Hearts TV.
"We're in the title race but it's just one game at a time and that's been the message throughout the season.
"Throughout the season we've had a few setbacks but we've answered quite well. We wanted to answer a setback again in this game."