The blog is updated, so he can come now

The little guy is now five days past due, so Merrilee and I have been using the time to finish all those last-minute things before he arrives. It's become a running joke: "Oh, X is done, so he can come now." Here's a list for posterity:

• I cleaned the fishbowl, so he can come now.
• Merrilee had a pedicure, so he can come now.
• We washed Fergie, so he can come now.
• My mom bought us a doggie gate to keep Fergie out of the nursery, so he can come now.
• We mailed the last thank-you note from our baby showers, so he can come now.
• I scrubbed the water fountain by the front door, so he can come now.
• The gardeners did the yard, so he can come now.
• We installed the child seat in the car, so he can come now.
• We packed our bags for the hospital, so he can come now.
• We finished the laundry, so he can come now.
• We ran the dishwasher, so he can come now.
• Merrilee gave a crash-course to her manager on her pending projects, so he can come now.
• As of this morning, I bought an iPhone timer application called "Contractions," so he can come now.

And, of course, I just posted this blog entry, so he can come now.