Doctors Appointment

Contractions are not fun. I have been having them off and on for about a week now. They are very sharp and I can feel the pain in my hips at times. These have not felt like my normal braxton hicks by any means. On Monday I went in for my doctors appointment and tell him what I have been feeling. He laughs a little and says well it sounds like you have been having prelabor again. He says "I'm not worried because if you do go into labor I'm not going to try and stop you. Baby would be better out now then in if you did go into labor." So he went ahead and did a examine on me and it turns out that I'm 50% effaced already. Dr. Klose then looks at me and says Happy Birthday! He then gave me a few directions
like don't worry about taking it easy. I would prefer two more weeks but baby is ready to go and sent me on my way. I was shocked and excited! I called Dave and told him the news. Of course this was the first appointment that I told Dave he didn't need to be at. He kinda freaked a little. He said "Really, Really the nursery is not done!" The doctor also said that I can't leave town even to cut our Christmas tree. I was a little bum to hear that. Other then that things are going well and I love the 3rd trimester.