44 days

I'm scheduled for my C Section on January 6 2009. I asked my doctor why, oh why we couldn't do it on, say, December 30th, 2008? But, apparently a tax deduction isn't a valid medical reason for major surgery. I say, then what is??? Does pending obesity qualify? To date, I've gained, oh, 37 pounds. And I still have 6 weeks and 2 days to go. Last time I was in, I had gained 13 pounds in 4 weeks. (That's apparently not acceptable.) My doctor said something along the lines of "That's excessive. Don't do it again." I know he thinks I sit at home eating crisco stright from the can while I watch Fox News but that's really not entirely true. Sometimes I eat doritos and ice cream and watch football. So there.