I feel like the countdown has officially begun. There are exactly 30 days until the due date.
Today we had our first appointment where the doctor starts checking for things like dilation and effacement. We were tickled to hear that I am already at 1 centimeters dilated and 50% effacement. (For reference, the baby is ready to pop out when there is 10 centimeters dilation and 100% effacement, as well as a couple of other things.) I am measuring as big as I'm supposed to be for 37 weeks (I'm still a couple of days away from even hitting 36 weeks), but she said that's well within the normal range.
Dr. Bell said this was terrific, but that I could hang out at this point for weeks. So, it's not like I'm going to the hospital tomorrow or anything. She indicated that Charlotte is still head down and that everything looks good to go for a regular (non-caesarian) birth. She's happy with my weight gain (just a little over 19 pounds), blood pressure, etc. Yea! The overachiever in me loves passing tests and meeting goals.
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