still waiting, or, due date, schmue date

it's been 6 days since the baby's due date and i am still very much pregnant. we'll see how things look tomorrow afternoon when we go in for the ultrasound and non-stress test. i'm hoping that everything is still healthy and normal so we can wait a few more days before intervening/inducing in hopes that labor will start on its own. cross your fingers! in the meantime, we've been keeping busy around the house (houses, actually--rob, bill and my dad did some work on the new garage insulation and drywall yesterday) while waiting for the little one to arrive.
this morning, rob made apple fritters for breakfast from his dad's recipe. we don't do a lot of deep fat frying in our house, so it was a bit of an adventure. rob took a few liberties with the recipe, adding some more apple and a touch of cinnamon. the results were, predictably, delicious and very filling.

this afternoon, i finished seaming up the baby surprise jacket and sewed on the buttons. the last bits are my least favorite part of knitting because you're not actually doing any knitting. still, finally finishing a project is very satisfying! it turned out nicely, if i do say so myself. the DVD definitely helped--i'd be happy to share it with any interested knitter out there. here are front and back views of my first non-hat-or-booties baby garment. note the exercise/birth ball as background--it's the best seat in the house when you're 41 weeks pregnant!