We haven’t just forgotten to announce the arrival of our little bundle of joy to all of you. Winky is still making us wait patiently. Today marks 8 days past our “due” date. Whew!

Why do they give you a due date or guess date anyway? It just makes all the time immediately following that big star on the calendar go by at half speed. The wait would be so much easier if they never told you a date and gave a range instead.

On the bright side, baby is happy and healthy – simply refusing to come out into the real world yet. We had a couple of appointments on Friday to test things like amniotic fluid levels, Winky’s heat rate, breathing function, and movements. All is well!

I spent most of the weekend alternating between walking for miles around St. Paul, bouncing on an exercise ball, and taking naps. And Steve worked. And worked. And then worked a little more.

That’s all we’ve got for you! Both Steve and I are spending another Monday at work. Maybe we should tally the number of times we get the “Oh, you’re still here.” comments from our colleagues…