40 Week Appointment - Good News/Bad News..Better Than No News

So I had my 40 week appointment. I was due Monday. My doctor told me at my last appt that he would talk induction today. I am so not for inducing but I had it in my head that it was time. Madison was born on my mother-in-law's mother's birthday so I was kind of hoping that this baby was going to be born tomorrow on my father-in-law's mother's birthday. How cool would that be? I never met either of them but thought it would be cool. I knew he wouldn't induce today since my appt was at 11:30 but thought tomorrow he would and I even thought he might do the gel today. Nope. Well, it took him forever to hear the heartbeat. Than he checked me and to my surprise I was at a fingertip or 1 cm dilated. OMG I was shocked to say the least. I never dilated with Madison on my own. I was 2 weeks overdue and having contractions 7 minutes apart and even lost my plug days before and never dilated. I was on pitocin all day for over 12 hours with Madison and only got to 1 1/2 cm dilated. So, I was really shocked. Anyway, he couldn't even offer to induce me tomorrow because there are no beds...the birthing center is full. Crazy huh? Today is my sil's bday and she so was ready to come watch Madison so she could take a couple of days off work and spend time with her niece. Anyway, my doctor called to see when the earliest day would be that there would be a bed and was told Tuesday morning. He only wanted me to go a week over my due date so that is pretty close. So, I think I will be induced at 7am on Tuesday. I have to go back on Friday to do the NonStress test to check on the baby though. If I wasn't so swollen I would probably beg my doctor not to induce me yet. I am so not for that. But, the swelling is insane. My mom started driving today from Colorado - on her way here to Wisconsin. She is going to be staying a couple of days with my sister in Nebraska and a friend in Illinois. She never came when I had Madison so I am excited. She doesn't have to be here when I am in the hospital and she plans to stay 2 weeks. My sister is also coming from Nebraska and had planned on coming this Friday and staying until Friday but now she may wait so she can come and be here a full week when the baby is here. Oh.....needless to say, I was so emotional after my appointment...mixed feelings. But, I am good now. And to think the ultrasound said baby was due May 8th......I knew that wouldn't happen. But, yay...at least something happened since last week....