37 weeks

I went to my 37 week appointment today. The doctor checked me and said that I'm 1cm dilated and 80% effaced. So, that means that we've progressed nicely from last week (fingertip and "a little" effaced then). I thought that 80% thinned out sounded like a whole lot! Apparently you can walk around that way for weeks, or you could go at any point when you get that far. I read that most first-time mommies thin out first, then dilate, so I'm hoping that I'm on the right track! We shall see.