Appointment 40 w 4 d

The end is near. I am 2-3 cm dilated and about 60% effaced "very soft". Baby's head is low but still able to move. I am thinkin my anatomy is just a bit different then most... My uterus tips back a bit, Becky says I have a post tearier cervix. I wonder if I just have a bigger pelvis and that is why the baby doesn't seem to be wedged in. I dunno maybe I am just made for this kind of stuff? :0) I do push my babies out pretty fast... I gained 3 lbs in 1 week. oops. I think part of that is because my appointment was later in the day then normal this time and I ate a huge lunch before I went in. So that puts my ending weight at 229 lbs. Hopefully it's the end! I do have a bit of a yeast infection right now. Talk about bad timing. Becky is hoping we have a few more days till she's born so we can take care of it first. If she is born while I still have the infection it can get in her mouth and intestines and in result give it back to me while nursing. And it will make my skin more vulnerable to tearing during delivery. SO I took a pill today that should get rid of it in 3-5 days and I have to soak in salt water every night and use yogurt and make sure I am taking my acidophilus twice a day. I am thinkin part of why I got it is because I am also taking keflex to prevent UTI/Kidney infections. So the antibiotic is killing not only bad bacteria but good too. So I think I will stop taking that for the next few days. I just hope I don't end up with a UTI. I have only ever had to deal with yeast infections when pregnant so I know they are common in pregnancy as is. SO anyways sorry I hope that wasn't too much info. I am measuring at 40 weeks and baby's heart sounds good. I have to go in to the hospital on Friday if I haven't had her by then to get an ultrasound to make sure the fluid is not decreasing and the placenta is still good. They are also going to do a stress test by hooking me up to the monitors for a bit. Then if I still have not had her by Monday and everything is good Becky plans to do what she calls an eviction. The plan is... eat a good breakfast, have sex and go in at 9am so she can strip my membranes. Then I take 1 dropper full of blue and black cohosh every half hour and walk. Then go back in at 10am to have her strip my membranes again and continue taking a dropper full of the cohosh every half hour, which makes 4 doses, and walk more and maybe some nipple stimulation. Then I will go back in at 11am and she will strip my membranes a 3rd time if I haven't already gone into active labor. This works almost 100% of the time. The side effects of the cohosh are thought to be an increased risk of jaundice in the baby so I can not take more then 4 doses. I did buy some castor oil the other day I was going to try it this last weekend but after reading on it I decided to ask Becky about it first. I am glad I did! She said to use it as a last resort only. She told me a couple horror stories from woman that have taken it and I really don't want to deal with the side effects and end up being more uncomfortable then I am already going to be in labor. So I may try it if I get to be 42 weeks but not till then. I am having a contraction right now, I have been having a ton of braxton hicks so hopefully I will continue to progress and I can see my baby girl in the next few days. :0) We are SO excited! I think Dave is going to have a nervous brake down if she doesn't come soon. He is more impatient then I am.