Baby's Head!

This morning in the shower I felt the baby's head! At our midwife apt. this morning the midwife Donna said that I was 1cm dilated. She was trying to find my cervix but apparently it is off to the right side of the baby's head. She said that labor will help to bring the cervix down to where it needs to be and if I do some squats that could help too. So I figure I will go to the new house today and do some cleaning in the squatting position, you know kill two birds with one stone! When we asked the midwife when she thought the baby would come she said she wouldn't say because she doesn't have a crystal ball and doesn't want to disappoint us if he doesn't come by the time that she thinks. She did say before we left that she would be surprised to see us at her next apt (next Friday). 

If he doesn't come by Monday I have a non-stress test scheduled. For those of you who don't know what that is I will tell ya... I will wear two belts around my waist; one that registers any contractions I may be having and the other that measures the baby's heart rate. It takes about 20 minutes and sometimes up to an hour. If the baby's heart rate increases when he moves or when I have a contraction then that means that everything with the baby is okay. 10 days past my due date they will repeat this test.

They will also perform another test at the apt. called the Amniotic Fluid Index which is an ultrasound that looks at the amount of water around the baby in my uterus.

My guess... I think he will be born before the test on Monday.... if not then I think that I will have at least started labor by then. Keep you posted!