what I'm concerned about is maintaining temp. I keep turning off the heat source so it won't get too hot. I have a heating pad in there now, on the side, not touching the egg, and with a damp cloth on it. chick is still moving in there, beak pushing on shell, but hasn't made any zipping progress.
Since the chick pipped only a short time ago you may have some hours before it finishes absorbing the yolk sac and starts to unzip. Just keep doing what you're doing to try and keep everything as stable as you can! You got this! Do you maybe have an office lamp on an arm that can be raised and lowered? That may help you to have a bit more control over how close the bulb is and in turn more control over the temp without having to turn it off as much?