Overdue. It's never a good word. We have to pay fees for overdue books, videos, bills, etc... We don't like overdue apologies. We lose friends when our phone calls and visits become long overdue. With pregnancy, the word overdue is just as bad.

I shouldn't be complaining about this overdue baby I have inside of me. I've been fortunate to have a healthy pregnancy. I'm also fortunate enough to have two healthy children. The first was born 5 weeks early and the second was born 2 weeks early. That is why this overdue baby is driving me crazy!

I knew he was going to be born early because my other two had come early. We've had the room ready, the bags packed, the cupboards stocked, and our hearts ready for a month now. My husband took the first 3 weeks of June off, so he could be home with the baby. With this baby we were going to be READY! It's our third baby and we were going to be pros, but life doesn't always cooperate! Now we're going to be lucky if my husband is home a week. Our cupboards need to be restocked and I'll be lucky if the clothes I packed in my hospital bag still fit! One thing hasn't changed, our hearts are still ready to meet our new little boy. When God is willing, we'll be thrilled to welcome this overdue baby to the world!