update: 41 weeks, 3 days

Well, GREAT news! When my midwife went to strip my membranes today, she said the baby was definitely lower so if she wanted to break my water today, she could. Woohoo! That means I will not have to be induced with Pitocin, as long as baby stays low. So I'm only allowing myself to sit on a yoga ball or the floor to keep my hips open and allow baby to remain low.

That really lifted my spirits today. And my mom is in town now so I no longer have to stress about the possibility of having to head to the hospital at such an odd hour that it might be difficult to find a sitter for Noah.

The plan of action now is... wait... walk (aka shopping)... and I'm going in for a second round of membrane stripping Thursday morning if nothing happens before then. Acupuncture appointment is still on for Thursday afternoon. After that, it's in this baby's hands until Friday morning when its little home is going to be ruptured, lol.

Sorry, baby... but you just can't stay in there forever.