36 weeks 4 days cervix soft ?

The way the doctor explained it is that I'm where I should be, the cervix is soft but closed. I asked her what that meant and she said it just means it's soft to touch. I understand that much lol. But does is stay soft? Is there a chance it could go back to be high and hard? Or will it stay soft? I'm not sure if I should be excited or not because I seen somewhere that even if it's soft once it can go back so it's not necessarily a sign of any progress is this true?