Today is the official due date, and since only 15% of babies arrive when they are due, the odds are against us. I recently read a statistic that said the average delivery of a first baby is 41.7 weeks in fact, so we may still have a long wait ahead of us. It makes me wonder why my doctor is saying 41 weeks is the absolute latest it is safe – I don't think he's telling the entire truth. We're going on Monday to have a fetal stress test and check my amniotic fluid to make sure the baby is okay. The thing is, I know the baby is okay – he feels fine, he moves a lot, he hasn't had a single problem this entire time. He's just not ready yet.

Yesterday Joe's office had a surprise mini-shower for us. They called me a few days before and asked if I could come, so I left right after he did and showed up in a conference room where they were meeting. I have never really seen Joe frazzled – he's a pretty even-keeled guy – but when he walked in and I was there he was shocked. They had presents and food and everything. I wish I had taken a picture of his face.

To keep myself busy today I'm going to have lunch with Parley and maybe go to Target. I would like to see a movie but I don't know if I can sit still for that long. It is very difficult to keep me entertained these days – I don't have much of an attention span, I can't walk very far, and I'm not the most pleasant person to be around. Limits my options a bit.