The pregnancy dragged on through the cold winter months and by the time spring started coming around I was so big and miserable and completely done with being pregnant I just wanted to get it over with.

"How much longer do I have to wait" I asked Mara during one of my weekly visits to her office.

"Could be tomorrow" she said checking my belly "Or it might be another two weeks because babies arrive when they feel like it."

"That's really not helpful" I said shifting on the exam table trying to ...