36 Weeks

Next week I'll be FULL TERM!  I was pretty shocked and excited about how well my appointment went!  I am dilated to a 1 and 50% effaced!  YAY!  Dr. Stanczyk doesn't think I'll make it 40 weeks but I'm hoping to be induced early!  He said he will induce me a week early.  I DO NOT want to go into labor on my own!  I would much rather have everything controlled!  I like to know when it is going to happen and I like that I can get an epidural when I want it!  I am scared to death to go into labor on my own and to not get an epidural.  Plus, Dave works an hour way and it takes a good 30-40 minutes to get to the hospital from here.  That means Dave is a good 1.5 hrs away.  I am hoping the Dr will let me be induced a few days earlier so that we can have the baby the 4th of July weekend.  Time will only tell!  But for now, I'm a pretty happy Mama J!