Doctor's Appointment Update

We just got back from the doctor.  We started with an ultrasound.  The technician got a few shots of the baby's face and thinks the baby has Lee's nose.  Hopefully, it will look somewhat like me.  The ultrasound showed the baby moving a lot, trying to breathe on it own, and there was plenty of fluid around the baby.  The baby's heart rate was a little low so I was hooked up to a fetal heart rate monitor/contraction monitor.  The doctor came in and said that the baby's heart rate was on the lower end of normal, but as the doctor said, "the important word there is normal".  He consulted with another doctor and it was decided to leave the baby alone and wait it out.  The monitor recorded that I was having some contractions but I am not feeling them.  I am 3 cm dilated so I did make progress from Tuesday when I was 2 cm!  That is one step in the right direction.  The doctor stripped my membranes, which is one way to induce labor.  It works for some women and for some women it has no effect.  It did not hurt me as some think it is very painful.  So, maybe I have a high tolerance for pain????? I am hoping so.  Hurry up Baby H!!! We want to meet you.