Best appt ever.... 38 weeks

The BEST appt so far.... 38 weeks 1/12/09

So, today has been by far the best appt. I have EVER had this whole pregnancy! Not only have I shown progress... BYE BYE finally to that dang finger-tip dilation and hello to 1cm. (Not greatly dilated but finally some progress after two weeks) HA. I am now 90% effaced! So almost completely thinned out! He is still at -1 station. Also, the scar tissue feels "softened and stringy". She stretched it out even more- maybe it will help me dilate. Maybe not- I guess we will see. I only gained one pound and she is still very happy with me about my weight! GO ME! YAY! Everything looks great. I told her about my recent L&D visit, and she put me out of work! HELLO maternity leave! Good bye work for a while!! His heart beat was strong and loud as usual at 155 bpm! She felt around on my belly and guesses that he is a 7lb baby. Which is what I thought too! Good news for me seeing that I don't want a huge baby! Ha. She measured me and I am measuring at 40 weeks- which is still two weeks ahead! Steve asked her about inducing me before I had the chance to ask her. She said I had to be 39 wks and 2cm dilated. Then I talked to her asking if they would be able to do my tubal ligation the day after she induced me, and she said, "We will go ahead and put you down on the books. You will be 39 weeks, and you already had one baby, so I think you will do just fine even if you aren't dilated to 2cm." YAY. She went to check the schedule and put me down to be there at 4 am on Thursday Jan 22nd for induction. She thinks the key to me progressing and all is going to be my water breaking. So, she is hoping that by supper time on Jan 22nd he will be here so that I can eat a LARGE supper. HA. Seeing as I will eat a small breakfast before I come to the hospital on the 22nd. And nothing to eat all day. Then I will have to be NPO after midnight! I will go for my tubal ligation at noon on Friday! YAY! Baby and fixed before I come home at the end of next week!
I am so excited!!! Finally the end is near.
On the way home I had the piece of paper with the induction instructions on it... I shook it at my belly and told Kaiden "If you wanna come on your own time... you better hurry and come on- other wise come next Thurs on the 22nd, you are getting evicted!" YAY!
How exciting. In just a little over one week... I will be holding my baby boy! I cannot wait. Steve seemed so excited. He asked me if I was ready... "AM I READY??" What kind of question is that to ask a miserable prego woman. HA. 'of course I am so ready!"
I see her again Monday at 8am for my final check-up.. .unless he comes before then.
Well- gotta call work and my "disability line" and go ahead and get my maternity leave started! YAY!!!