How are you getting on, ODog? Hope you don't have long to wait for test results. 
Hope all those still waiting are feeling well. Fingers crossed for arrivals soon!
So this is how my home birth went:
Had some show on Sunday but very little in the way of contractions. Loads more show on Monday morning and it all started to feel like things would be happening soon. MW decided not to do a sweep because she was sure that the baby would arrive in the next 24 hours.
Very irregular contractions on Monday night, then I woke at about 2am with contractions 10 minutes apart that rapidly became 5 minutes apart. Called the labour ward to contact the home birth team and it took them about half an hour to locate them, and then half an hour for the two midwives to arrive. I was quite worried they wouldn't get here on time!
MWs arrived at about 3:30am, I was 6cm dilated when they checked. Contractions were almost continuous at this point, though I did get a couple of breaks this time, unlike with DD2. My Mum says at one point I said "I need a nap" and just fell back on the bed, which she found very amusing.
Basically, at 4:30am or so I felt the urge to push and could feel DD beginning to crown, told the MWs, got into my birthing position and my waters went straight away. Took about 3 pushes to get her head & shoulders out then she literally fell onto the bed. No stitches this time: 3rd time lucky!
She cried till they passed her through to me, then she just snuggled up on my chest and lay there happily for an hour or so before we put her on the breast to feed. It's quite a nice change to have a calm, quiet baby!
I loved the home birth. It was very relaxed, everything I needed was there, and it was lovely for the girls to wake up in the morning to meet their sister. DD2 came through at 5:30am while I was in the shower and was so pleased to see the baby. DD1 was very funny about her, delighted that she's softer than a cat. I'd definitely recommend a home birth for those who would consider it for a later pregnancy.