Here we go!

Hi there, Little One,
It looks like something is afoot. I woke up with a false alarm, so I called labor and delivery and they had me come in. They did an cervical exam and it turns out that I'm 4cm dilated and 50% effaced. That's pretty incredible given the total absence of pain or discomfort these last few days, and the fact that as of Tueday we weren't even 1cm dilated. I wonder if all the tincture, red rasberry leaf tea, and two nights of large doses of evening primrose oil might have done all this! Actually, the doctor was kind of amazed at what she found when she examined me. She said it felt like they had inserted a foley bulb, which is one of the methods they use for inducing labor there at the hospital. (It's uncommon for someone to get to 4cm without being more effaced). She said "Interesting!" about a dozen times. The doctor said she thought it would be sometime in the next couple of days, and even said that we might well be in labor before our doctor's appointment at 2:30 tomorrow. So, Mom isn't going home. We're hanging out here and busying ourselves. Soon and very soon...

I can't wait to meet you!!!
Love, Mom