Moving forward

so i had an appointment with the OB yesterday and i wasn't expecting anything special, except that it was my first internal exam of the whole pregnancy. ew. who wants an internal exam at 36 weeks pregnant??? not me. but they wanted to do it to check my strep status (affects whether or not i get antibiotics during labor) and what my cervix is up to. i guess i was so focused on the fact that i had to get an internal exam that i didn't even think about what she could say to me after doing one.

guess what? things are moving along! my cervix is 50% effaced which means the cervix is thinning out and i'm also 1cm dilated! that means a baby is coming!!!! now don't get too excited, i could be like this for weeks, but still...that means we're moving in to the next phase! see, my post about packing a bag wasn't that far off after all. guess what i was doing last night...packing that bag!

we did some blood work and other chatting too...baby's heartbeat was strong and going at a good rate. my belly also measured perfectly so things are as they should be! very exciting :)

we have an ultrasound this friday to check lil nugget's growth. can't wait to see her again!