Thought I would post all the info on our doctor's appointment today. It was a big one! Maybe I can get Nathan to scan some pictures into the computer later to post. We had our normal visit which included the strep test and then our sonogram following. I was kind of nervous about the sonogram being after because that meant I would have to time my water drinking just right. I did what I always do. I drink my 16 oz 45 minutes ahead of time and it was just right even though the sono ended up being a little later than planned.

The first appointment went good. The doc says I'm 2 centimeters dilated and my cervix has thinned. Baby is head down and has dropped which I noticed on Sunday. I go in next week for a little check up on tuesday to see if my cervix has thinned and if I've dilated anymore. Then Wednesday I have the amniocentesis. Depending on my appointment on tuesday they'll either induce that day or the next morning. Everything looks pretty on track with the original plan so I'm very happy.

The sonogram was the fun part. They said she's definitely a girl again which we were very happy about. She's around seven pounds. So if we would've gone full term we probably would've had a nine pound baby or even bigger. They did the 3D sonogram and Nathan said it's almost like cheating cause you can really see what your baby looks like. It was way cool. It looks like she has chubby little cheeks and maybe Nathan's nose. She was sucking her thumb through most of it and at one point you could see her open her mouth and stick her tongue out. We asked if they could tell if she had hair yet and she showed us where it was. It looks like just a little bit so we might have another blondy. I guess we'll have to wait for that one. She looks healthy and everything's where it's supposed to be. I can't wait to see her on the outside!

Since there's no telling when Grandma is going to pass away Mom and Dad suggested we find a back up plan for Alex. I told Nathan mom had suggested Julie (Nathan's mom) come out and he jumped right on that idea. I don't know why I hadn't thought of that earlier. It was pretty funny when Nathan called her she was just getting on the computer to look up plane tickets. So, it's not settled yet but it looks like she'll probably come out monday and stay till friday. It would be really nice to have her be able to be here for everything too.

I have to mention what happened on Sunday. Nathan was driving back from a trip in Dallas. I started having a few little contractions here and there. It was more like cramping than anything else and nothing regular. In the hour that those started was when I noticed she had dropped. I really thought I was going to be going into labor! I talked to my mom and kind of warned her that they might get a call during the night saying we're going into the hospital. She said that her labor with Joy was 3 hours from beginning to end! Scary! Then I decided to tell Nathan cause he was thinking about stopping at a hotel for the night. Well, it ended up slowing down and stopping and I was kind of dissapointed. I feel so ready with this one! I was really hoping I could go into labor on my own. There's still time but it probably won't happen. At least we have a timeline for everything now. I'm really excited about this next week!