Thanks ladies!
I appreciate all the input. Anything new or additional to know? Keep it comin'! I'm all ears.
I think that I'll go ahead and have them insert the epideral and do a "walking epidural" where they give me a small dose of the medicine. And if I need more, fine or if I need a c-section last minute, then the epidural is already in place. Sounds like a good precaution to me.
So now, the big question is, what do you girls think I can do to go ahead and encourage labor to begin! lol I'm DONE being pregnant.

She's been a great kid so far, thankfully, but man oh man is she getting heavy! AND she's brought my girth up to 42-43" and my weight up to 153! omg....