No baby yet

Gene and I went to see the midwife on Tuesday. I seem to be having some pre-labor contractions, but nothing major yet. No, they're not braxton hicks. Apparently, for those of you who would like the personal details, I was at that time not quite at 1 centemeter, 50% effaced, and the baby is at zero station, or fully dropped. The last part was my favorite because it means that my hips are definitely wide enough for his head, since it's already down there. Being a woman of somewhat less than ample hips, and carrying this enormous bulge in front of me, I had begun to wonder. The upshot of all this is that I continue to get prelabor contractions. I am dialating and effacing more but the baby could come any time between right now and a week or more from now. After next Saturday we'll talk about induction if he hasn't made an appearance. Overall, I'm just pleased that I have a very considerate baby who waited so that mommy and daddy could have a nice Thanksgiving dinner.