Still waiting for baby . . .

Well, here we are, two days after the due date, exactly where we expected to be. But I did hope just a tiny bit that this baby would come on time! My wonderful mom & dad arrived yesterday and have been such a help! The kids love them and are happy to have someone actually play with them. It's been a relief to hand them over, much as I love them. I'm exhausted.

I am now, however, a firm believer in the old wive's tale of the "nesting instinct." A couple of days ago I went absolutely nuts! I cleaned all the tubs (you should have seen me--it was pretty hilarious), swept, mopped, vacuumed the whole house, cleaned out closets that have collected dust for over a year, organized cupboards, wiped down mirrors and walls, did 2 complete batches of laundry, hung it out to dry and folded and put it away. I don't know what got into me! The sad thing is that I've heard of women getting the nesting instinct, then going in to labor the next day. Alas, such was not the case.

But this is strange--today I actually wanted to go shopping. For anyone who knows me, that is highly unusual. We took my parents and the kids and window-shopped all over Tiapan Trading Co. I got several contractions out of the business, but that's it. Oh well! Little Gabe will come when he's good and ready!

And here's a picture of my gigantic tummy just after I dropped last week. It's even worse now, so I'm not sending anything more recent.