38 Week Appointment

My appointment this morning went well. I've dilated another centimeter, which puts me at 2, and I'm 50% effaced. So - progress. Nothing crazy, but things are moving in the right direction. Baby's heartbeat is still in the 150's, my blood pressure is fine, and I lost 3 pounds! My nurse practitioner was quite interested to know how I managed that. I really have no idea. 

Also, I went ahead and let her strip my membranes. And let me say, it's no big deal. It was mildly uncomfortable while she was doing it, but certainly no worse than a regular pelvic exam. I don't have any great hopes that it will actually do anything, but you never know. Right now I'm feeling mildly crampy, but I'm not having any contractions. We'll see.

Lastly, she doesn't think I'll be having another big baby like Clark (nor do I). She's guessing somewhere between 6 1/2 and 7 1/2 which is what I've been thinking, too. So we'll see!