What could he being doing fer my bday?? 10 POINTS BEST ANSWERS HELP!!?

o I have been talking to this guy for about a week and we talked on the phone today and I told him he was confusing me because he said he liked me but he wouldnt ask me out... He said to just be patient and I said I couldnt be patient and he said well you are going to have to be and I said but I cant and he said well I have to wait to october 7th to ask you out (thts my bday) he was like I have wait till then and I said why do you have to wait till im 18 (hes 23) and he said it has nothing to do with you turing 18 happy birthday its a birthday present. Why is he waiting till my birthday to ask me out why cant he just ask me out now?? What could he possibly be doing?? He says it has nothing to do with age and I dont think it has anything to do with either so what could it be