Making Progress

My doctor's appointment yesterday told me that the contractions are actually doing their job. I told Dave before I went that I would be upset if I was experiencing pain for no reason. I am 50% effaced and 1cm dilated. Definitely making some progress. The doc expressed some concern about my swollen feet. BOTH of them were extremely swollen yesterday and I didn't even notice it. That's what happens when you stay busy at work, I guess. The baby's head is down, but not "locked" into place yet, so my cervix is still very far back. The doctor joked that he had to go in up to his elbow to reach it. It definitely didn't feel like he was joking! He still doesn't want to change my due date, but he did mention he wanted to see how far I could get before we looked into induction. I agreed. I'd much rather go into labor on my own. 3 weeks left? I can TOTALLY handle that! Seriously, I'm just started to feel the pressure (literally), but I still sleep comfortably (when I'm not awaken by contractions or to pee).