4 cm

Today I saw Dr. Rushing again. My stats were the norm: gained 3 lbs, blood pressure 114/76. My strep test came back negative. The baby's heartbeat was in the 140's. My uterus measured at 37 cm and I said, "37? Last week I was at 38!" I was a little discouraged to hear I had gone backwards. Dr. Rushing said that the baby had dropped and his head was in the pelvis, so that is why I would measure smaller. He asked if I had any questions, and I said I would like to know if he could tell how big the baby is. He felt around and said, "I'd say a little over 7 lbs." To which Dapo responded, that's how big I was when I was born! He looked so proud, but I had to let him know that as long as the baby is inside of me he will keep growing 1/2 lb a week. Mum Eso probably didn't have as much ice cream as I did...
So then Dr. Rushing checks me. And, it is a little uncomfortable, and last time it was not uncomfortable. When he checked me he said, "oh, yeah, he's dropped a lot". He said you are dialated, too. I said, I am not surprised to hear that since I was cramping for most of the weekend. (Dapo, however, was shocked. Oops, I should have shared that bit of intuition I had with him). I asked him what I was dialated to? 1? Maybe 2? FOUR he says. Wow. I wanted to start crying I was overcome with knowing that the baby was so close to coming to be held in my arms. I said it's not time to call my mom yet, though? And he said no.
I asked if the baby was going to come early and he said "probably". Then he said come back and see me in a week, "if you make it till then."
So I called my mom and told her she needs to get a little suitcase together, just to be ready to come early. Evidently she has a big week at work next week (I do, too) so she wanted him to wait until after the 15th, so she can fill her quarterly taxes. I think that the 14th would be a good day to be born; 07.14.07, but he'll be born at the appointed time.