Pregnant, or on Terrorist Watch List?

I never knew how as your due date approached, the people in your life watch you like a hawk.
A friend called last Friday, and I didn't get around to calling her back because I was busy and/or exhausted, and on Saturday night she called and left messages for my husband and me, convinced I was in labor.
Yesterday, another friend saw that I'd called, and called back without listening to my message, screaming, "Are you in labor?!?"
A coworker just emailed me that she is watching my facebook page, waiting for an update.
If we don't call my husband's parents back right away, I know his mom will not sleep; she'll be up all night, thinking I'm having the baby, or that something is horribly wrong.

You really start to get a sense that you are stressing people out. It's kind of funny, because my reality is completely different. I feel days and days away from birth, so people's high-strung energy always takes me by surprise. I thought I was the high-strung one in most of these relationships! People sure do get crazy for babies, don't they? I feel like there is mass hysteria around me. Meanwhile, I feel completely normal.

Mental note to self for future: Do not pounce on a pregnant lady every time she calls. Assume she will tell you if she is in labor or if she has just had the baby.

Alright, I'm off to get a pre-labor pedicure, because I certainly cannot reach my own toes with this belly. I tried it yesterday and it did not work out well.