Well I suppose I jinxed it by putting it in writing the first time around, but Piglet's arrival date has changed. Instead of June 20th, we are now going on Friday, June 22nd. So not too bad - only a couple more days than originally anticipated.
The reason for the change? The state of Washington is pushing an agenda to no longer have any elective c-sections prior to 39 weeks. If I had Piglet on the 20th, it would have been 38 weeks and 6 days. (We had been trying to do it a little earlier to avoid going into labor on the weekend and to accommodate the OR and doctor's schedules.) Anyhoodles, the state ends up withholding payments for the hospitals and doctors while the cases are reviewed. The doctors are fighting it since we technically live on an island and it's better to plan for c-sections prior to weekends when resources are limited, but nothing is gonna' happen in the next month.
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