38 and 5. Hubby woke me up this morning because he was feeling very romantic
While we were basking afterwards, we started talking about how I feel different inside, so we decided for him to have a "good feel around" to see if he could tell about dilation or not--my arms and fingers are too short for me to do any self checking--We figure that not only am I effaced, but a fingertip, or 1 cm, dilated. We also discussed how painfree and gentle his "exam" was compared with the bazillion painful VE's by Docs that were in a hurry that I had with my previous pregnancies.
We had another ultrasound done today because the head of the community midwives was "concerned" about baby's weight and presentation--eh, translation: "You are fat and because you have extra fat on your belly, we can't be sure that baby is head down--plus it is my stereotype that fat women have fat babies." I agreed to the scan because my regular midwife and I know that baby is head down, and although I measure big, the growth curve is being pretty well followed. So Hubby and I went. For some strange reason, rather than it being a straightforwards go in-have U/S-bugger off home kind of appt, we saw an OB first and both Hubby and I know that he took a half-arsed look at my file, and started in on me if I thought that I was well enough informed about refusing IV abx for GBS, having a homebirth, what anesthetics that I'd want "WHEN" I transferred to the hospital---OOoo Color me pi$$ed off!!! I quietly told him that I am very well educated thank you, and all we needed today was a size and presentation scan done for the head of the midwives' sake. We were shuffled off to the U/S waiting area, and Dear Hubby told me that we were NOT going back to see that doc after the scan because "How dare he try and scare you out of a homebirth, that p£ck£rhead!!"" Ahhh Hubby: my knight in shining armor!!
We did the U/S, asked not to be shown the baby's bottom as we still want a surprise, and the tech wonderfully made sure that we didin't see
ALL measurements taken put this baby right smack-dab in the middle for everything with an approx weight of 7lb 4 oz. When we left, I told my Hubby that I feel smug, and he told me that I have every right to feel smug--HA!! Fat women can have normal healthy pregnancies with normal healthy babies! HA!
Oh and while we were at the hospital waiting for the appts, I started having BH contrax every 5 min or so, and I was SUPER worried that I'd start real labor in the hospital and somehow wouldn't beable to get back home!!!
I am still having contrax about every 5 minutes, but they aren't much more than BH. I think one of the many reasons why yesterday was so hormonal and moody was my way of letting go of being pregnant, and shifting gears to being ready to be *DONE*. I am not done nesting, but I am about 75% sure that I am DONE being pregnant. We bought fresh pineapple, I am drinking super strong RRL tea, we are going to have a spicy supper tonight, and I am sooo attacking my Hubby later on!
and had some cramping in my lower abdomen and back this morning, but it went away after 10 min on hands and knees.
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Sorry! I stayed in bed for two whole hours after I woke up at 4am. I'm definitely taking a nap today!
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I guess I am an "evil" stepmother. 
