well, the first due date has come and is 3 hours away from going, so i think it’s safe to call it.

that’s right. the 36 week ultrasound had predicted 11/1 as the due date. not sure what the margin of error “officially” is, but even the technician waved off the information when she gave it to us.

that leaves:

11/4: the doctor’s official due date based on my last period. i had thought it was 11/3 until i saw some official records last week.

11/6: my due date, which takes into account that i ovulate on the 16th day of my cycle, not the 14th (which is what the 11/4 date assumes).

and then, of course there’s 11/7: the “if nothing else” induction due date (hospital backups notwithstanding), which likely means an 11/8 birth date.

knowing that the end is officially near helped me a bit today. i was able to sleep better last night, and was less mopey today. i still wasn’t productive by any means, but i didn’t mind all the down time as much. which is good. at most, i have 5.5 days of this left.

that’s pretty awesome.