expiration date?

In hindsight, I realize the overkill that nesting inevitably was for me. The house was ready and prepared for this monumental point in our lives weeks in advance - the clothes had been sorted, washed and put away in anticipation. The floors had been mopped, the walls had been scrubbed, the cupboards had been cleaned out and organized. Overkill. Now, here we are - 2 days after the renewed due date of February 6th... still waiting. It is a constant battle to remind myself that due dates are estimated because there is no way to know what day will be our child's birth date. There is no way to pin point a moment in time that will be reserved for you and your baby. With this constant reminder, I have developed a new mantra - 'you body is merely a vessel, and it will do what it needs to do when it is ready to do it'. In reality, it is extremely difficult for me to hold on to this, and believe my own wisdom. I am very uncomfortable, exhausted, cranky, irritable and emotional. Now, some (cough *Tim* cough) may argue that this has been the consensus for the last 40 weeks. I suppose it just feels more so, because I feel ready... I feel prepared. So now that I am waiting on something greater than my control, it provides a whole new world of desperation for a light at the end of the tunnel. Don't get me wrong, I really do love pregnancy, and I would happily do it again and again. I just want to be done this particular pregnancy now, and more than anything else... I just want to meet our baby! So I will be sent off for an induction if by the 18th I have not "progressed" and at this point, any relief sounds like a good relief.