If I understood this article summary posted by Emilin & Brooke correctly, the more accurate prediction of my due date should work out to being Sunday, February 5, not Friday, February 3.

I think that’s correct.

And it’s especially funny to me for several reasons:

  1. February 5 is a big birthday in my family. My late uncle was born on that date, as were two of his grandchildren. (And one of those little ones, born last year, was ~2 months early. On his sister’s birthday, no less.)
  2. My lovely wife used to work in a high-ranking managerial capacity for an NFL football team. She worked for them for nearly 8 (thankless) years.
  3. She has also worked at the Super Bowl a number of times, and several of her buddies were a tad cranky that she could not come work there again this year, because of my due date. (Personally, I suspect she was relieved to have a good excuse not to go to Detroit to work, probably at least partially outdoors, in February.)
  4. I, on the other hand, used to schedule major grocery shopping trips during the Super Bowl. You’d be amazed how quiet the grocery store is then. It’s even better than going to the grocery store in the pouring rain.
  5. Last, but not least, I’ve had a "Sunday the 5th" feeling for awhile now. And my intuition has been pretty accurate in this pregnancy, with the notable exception of my having been completely convinced that I failed to conceive — prior to the chocolate chip pancakes with a side of broccoli incident. For example, I knew he was a boy at least a month before the ultrasound where we got to see proof.