March 18th. I know the day by heart because I’ve written it on a lot of forms since November. But, it was always just a hypothetical arrival date for this baby because we all knew she’d come a little early. Helen’s first one was 19 days early. So, surely, this one would be too.

Except she wasn’t.

It’s March 18th, and apparently she doesn’t know what that means because she was supposed to be out by now. And, everyday she hangs out in the cozy, little spot she’s got right now, we’ve got one day less to do all the preparations we have to do to get them home…which is sorta stressing us out right now.

We’ve received lots of suggestions including but not limited to long walks, a pedicure, squats and lunges, a car ride down a bumpy road, bowling, jumping on a trampoline, stair climbing, raspberry leaf tea, spicy food, a ride on a 4-wheeler, eggplant parmesan (seriously? don’t people know Chinese people don’t eat cheese???), nipple stimulation with or without a breast pump, and “the deed.” I will neither confirm nor deny which of those have been tried thus far.

This I will say—we’re praying hard. Please join us. Please pray that this baby comes out perfectly on time…and that that time would be very very soon…like in the next 24 hours.

image from Mae Handmade