This is it!

At my appointment last Wednesday my doctor said I was 3 cm dilated and 80% effaced.  I also have a very favorable cervix....um, thanks?  Anyway, he decided to schedule my induction for the following week (41 weeks pregnant).  The hospital was booked so it ended up being scheduled for Monday...as in tomorrow!  Holy Crap.  At first I thought I can't believe it will be here so soon, but after the past few days I've had, now I'm thinking it can't get here soon enough. 

I've basically been in early labor since 4 a.m. Thursday.  I had contractions all day, which never got closer than 6 or 7 minutes apart and eventually slowed to 15-20 minutes apart.  By midnight, they were coming back again.  Between 2:00 and 3:30 a.m. Friday, they contractions were painful (or so I thought) and were 4-5 minutes apart lasting for over a minute.  So I did what I thought I was supposed to do and called the doctor.  She told me to go to labor and delivery where I was immediately taken back to the triage area.  I learned that after contracting for more than 24 hours, I had made no additional progress.  So the doctor had me walk for 2 hours.  OMG.  I have not walked that much the entire pregnancy.  When I was checked again, I had maybe dilated another 1/2 cm, so I was sent home.  I was so frustrated because the contractions had gotten much more painful, but then started to slow down a bit.  I ended up sleeping most of the day Friday and by Friday evening the contractions were gone.  I slept well that night and had a pretty uneventful Saturday.  But at 4 a.m. Sunday the contractions were back with a vengence.  I had a really hard time getting through each one.  But they were only 6 minutes apart and then started fading again.  So far I've had occasional contractions all day today, but nothing too painful.  At this point I'm just hoping for a peaceful night tonight and want to make it to the induction tomorrow where I can hopefully get some pain meds. 

I'm nervous, excited, scared...you name it, I'm probably feeling it.  But hopefully in a day or two I will finally get to hold my sweet baby girl in my arms and have a completely different life.  I can't wait.