Chutes and Ladders - Due Date Shift

You remember that game. It's the one where you simply spin an arrow to determine how many spaces to move forward and when you land on a spot with a ladder, you get to climb up, up, up towards the finish line. The other option is that you land on a space with a chute and you slide all the way back down towards the beginning. The goal is, of course, to get to the end.

I've been playing that game with our host 4 year old every once in a while. His grandma warned me that he tends to cheat and she's right! He will strategically end up on a ladder most of the time. But, if he ends up on a chute, his opponent is requested (make that demanded) to jump over and "save" him from sliding too far backwards by blocking his fall towards the beginning.

Man, what I wouldn't do for a "save" right now. After much anticipation, the long-awaited ultrasound appointment was today. The brief update we received afterwards states simply that the due date was off by two weeks and is now September 30th! Currently, she's 5 lbs, 13 oz. All of her organs are developed and working great, she just needs time to grow. This spins a whole web of inconvenience for just about everyone involved. Please keep our tiny pea in your prayers and hope that she grows big and strong in the coming few weeks.

We're not headed back to the very beginning, but this is definitely one of those really long chutes away from the end zone.