I'm 38 weeks pregnant, now

Delivering anywhere from 38 to 40 weeks counts as full-term. Changley baby #2 could come any time now.

My most recent obstetric appointment was this past Friday. Had what is probably my last sonogram. Troy saw the little one, too. That was the most unclear sonogram I've seen of either of our children. Had much trouble making out any features, such as eyes or ears on the face. The sonographer only gave us one picture, confirming the gender. Great. We've had the gender confirmed on multiple occasions, including a sonogram done by a fetal maternal medicine specialist.

Anyways, here's some of the stats. from the vaginal check, which, by the way, was VERY uncomfortable and unpleasant:

• 30-40% effaced.
• 1.5 cm dialated.
• station: -3.

These stats. may not seem very exciting to people. But, given what was occurring or what was not occurring when I was pregnant with Isabella, I'm pretty excited. When I was 40 weeks and even when I was induced (at 40 weeks and 5 days), I was not effaced at all. Effacement has to do with the thickness of uterine lining. The uterine lining needs to be pretty thin, at 100%, to be ready for delivery. I wasn't dialated either. Took much induction efforts for me to start dialating. The -3 station indicates that the baby is still pretty high. When the baby is ready to crown, I think the station is supposed to be around +2 or +3 or something like that. But, Dr. Daley said that with the second child, oftentimes the baby won't engage (meaning head in the pelvis) until actual labor starts.

Long story short, my body is starting to prepare for delivery. Yay! Am I ready for this one to come join the world? Not yet. . . But, for a healthy VBAC, we don't want to wait too long. Plus, induction is out of the question. So, come baby, come join us. You can do it.