We had been assuming for the past month or two that Peanut would come sometime in the week or so after the due date (so next week or early the following week), and were okay with this, mentally prepared to not begin anticipating it until May 22nd had come and gone. But then last Wednesday at our doctor’s appointment the doctor found all the signs that labor was imminent and told us it could be any day and she wouldn’t be surprised if it was within the next week. While this was exciting, it was awful timing because it made our car search all the more harried. It was not the week we needed the added anxiety. We each slept about 2 hours Thursday night after bringing the car home, terrified that I’d go into labor before we had a chance to finalize the loan paperwork, get our mechanic to look at the car, and tie up all the other loose ends.
But, obviously, Peanut didn’t come in that week, and when we went to the doctor’s yesterday everything was exactly as it was a week ago. So in theory Peanut could still come any day, but is no more likely to do so than a week ago. It amazes me that with all our medical technology doctors have no way to predict when babies will be born, even to within weeks.
So now we’re looking at exactly the timeframe we were originally, with Peanut probably arriving sometime in the week or so after the due date, but after a week of completely unnecessary anticipation and anxiety.
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