38 Weeks!!

YAY!!!!! My little girl will be here no later than next Tuesday, August 4th. I found out at my appointment today I am 60% effaced and dilated at a 2. My doc said I am ready to go and if I don't go into labor before next Tuesday then we need to be at the hospital at 6 am to check in and he is estimating she will come around 5 pm. He is guessing she weighs about 6 1/2 lbs so we will find out soon. :) I didn't know if I would want to be induced but now that I am almost at the end, I want to see her and hold her sooo bad!! My last day of work will be this Friday the 31st so Monday I will have a busy day wrapping up all the last minute things I have been wanting to do. I am not nervous at all yet maybe Tuesday morning it will hit a little bit but right now I just want her so bad that it doesn't matter what I have to go through to have her. I keep imaging how I will feel when I see her for the very first time. :)

I know I have not always been perfect and I have made many mistakes in my lifetime but I also know that God gives us his grace and mercy so we can be forgiven. I have been praying even more lately that I will be the mom/wife God wants me to be. Lord, please help me to mirror you the best that I can and live my life before you so my little girl can see the true meaning of your love and mercy. I pray that we will raise her to always trust in you and that in the times she may rebel or face trials, in the end she will always come back to you, the one that we will teach her is her one true Savior. I want her to seek you all the days of her life and be a witness to this lost world, a better one than me. Please keep her in your hands all the days of her life and protect her from evil, let her be strong and confident in who she is. I pray that she will not make the same mistakes that I have and that I can teach her about you not only by my words but by my actions. Lord help me be the best mommy I can be and enjoy the precious miracle you have placed me with all the days of my life. Amen and I love you!!

Soon I will be posting pics of Alexis Nicoll Langkamp. I am spelling her middle name Nicoll after my mom. Its her maiden name and I feel like I should name her after the best mom in the world!! She has been through this journey with me every step of the way and I know Lexi will love her just as much as I do. :)

37 Weeks-Full Term!!

At week 37, your pregnancy is considered full term, meaning baby is likely to thrive after birth. Baby spends these last weeks in preparation for the outside world… meaning careful refinement of the blink, suck, inhale and exhale. Meconium, which you’ll probably find in the first diaper, is accumulating in the intestines. If (okay, as) you worry about giving birth, consider what it’s like for the little one. During the journey out of your womb, baby will produce more stress hormones than any other time in life.

I really can't believe how fast this pregnancy has gone by, I know she will be here soon but it still seems so far away at the same time!! My doctor appointments have gone pretty good. Last Tuesday I saw Dr. Chang and he said I was 20% effaced and I need to be at least 50 for him to induce me on August 4th. Then today I had to see another Doctor b/c doctor Chang is out of town this week, she said that I was now 30% effaced and dilated at 1 cm. I do wish I would have been effaced a little more than 30% but I am still staying positive. I still have two weeks to get to 50% or more so I'm pretty confident it will happen. I didn't really expect to be dilated at all either so that was pretty exciting. Even if I'm only dilated at 1cm its better than nothing...only 9 more to go! :)

I tested negative for Strep B so that was a relief. Last week Dr. Chang said he thought she was around 6 lbs. The doctor today said she thinks the baby is still under 7 lbs for sure so we'll see how much she grows in the next couple of weeks. I am guessing she will be around 7 lbs 5 ounces....or at least I am hoping she stays in the 7lb range. :) The nurse is suppose to call me tomorrow morning and give me all the information on what time we are suppose to be at the hospital on August 4th and anything else we need to know and just confirm that I do have a spot. I have to admit I will be pretty disappointed if next weeks appointment isn't good but I am going to keep up my walking and jumping jacks to hopefully give her a little boost. I still feel like she is pretty high up in my ribs but this past week I have been feeling her move really low and been getting some bad cramps in my legs so I know thats a good sign. I made a list of everything I want to pack for Lexi and I so I am hoping to get everything together this weekend...just in case.

I am so ready for her to be here I can barely stand it!! Work is getting so boring, my boss acts like I am going to call her every morning saying I had the baby and I'm not coming in for the next 12 weeks. I keep telling her my last day will most likely be the 31st but she has really been lightening my work load which you'd think would be great but it gets boring.

Brad and I had a great date night this past Saturday, we really enjoyed ourselves and made a few great memories!! I can't wait to share this experience with him I wouldn't want to do it with anyone else in the entire world and I know he will be a great dad. I cry sometimes thinking about it, I know she will get to experience being daddy's little girl and I wouldn't want it any other way.

I will wait to make my next post after my appointment next Monday so stay tuned for the final update!! :)

36 Weeks (9 Months)

My niece Kelsie was a flower girl in a wedding this weekend, she didn't really do the whole walk down the aisle and throw flowers like she was suppose to but she looked pretty cute in her dress!! :)



Its my nine month belly! So maybe I'm not huge but if you saw me before I was pregnant I have gotten pretty big. I now go to the doc once a week and I have a lot of appointments coming up so I am hoping to share some exciting news soon. Since my doc said he wouldn't induce me until August 4th that gives me 3 weeks (15 days) of work left, that is something I am very excited about. If I have to go past that date then I guess I will get through it one day at a time but I'm pretty sure I won't have to. Pretty much every time I make an appointment on a Tuesday it gets canceled because my doctor induced someone in the morning and they are delivering by the time I have an appointment....its gets old but when its me I won't care so much about him canceling his appointments. :)

Other than my emotions getting the best of me this past week it has been pretty good! Brad finished his weekend intensive class this past weekend so that will lighten up his load and allow us to spend some more time together before the baby is born. We are planning to do something just us in the next few weekends, just now sure what we will do, something fun that does not cost tons of money. Its hard to think this time next month little Lexi will be here with us :)

35 Weeks

Weeks 33-36 (Month 8): Honeydew

Baby’s senses are continuing to improve -- when light peeks in through your (extremely) stretched belly, those tiny eyelids and irises blink and dilate. And, baby can now recognize and react to simple songs… time to start practicing your lullabies! Growth (at least inside your womb) is starting to slow, and you may notice baby descend into your pelvis at the end of this month.

Most of the books and Internet sites I read say that the baby is pretty much fully developed at this point and from now until birth the baby will just be putting on weight. I have been bragging about how great my pregnancy has been and last Tuesday at work my back had shooting pains and was throbbing really bad. It really came out of no where and I was trying not to freak out cuz my mom always tells me how she had the worst back labor with me. I thought it would go away quick so I was doubled over sitting at my desk waiting for it to subside and my boss told me to go home so I left! I ended up being fine I went to my moms and took a bath to try to relax my muscles and try to get her to move b/c she usually will move when I take a bath. Nope not this time she finally moved after like 45 min to an hour and I felt a lot of relief so she had to be pinching a nerve or something. I have been trying to remember to take my heat pad to work cuz that helps a lot but sometimes I forget. My back was hurting some this weekend off and on but I am learning to deal with it better. I am hoping to only have four weeks left so I am doing my best!! I will post a belly pic this weekend, I feel like I have tripled my size this past month and I still have a little bit to go so I'm a little nervous.

Not a whole lot more going on other than anticipating Lexi's arrival. I am hoping to find out on the 20th of this month if I will for sure be induced on August 4th. If I am then I am going to take August 3rd off that Monday and get everything ready and wrap up a few things that I might not have time to do between now and the time the baby comes. Brad and I are really excited about our 12 weeks off, August will be pretty crazy but September we should be able to relax and enjoy more! We planned her baby dedication to be August 30th at our church so that will be a big day for her. Anyone is welcome to come, its going to be an amazing day giving her back to the Lord (the one who gave her to us). I will be posting lots of pics.

Even though I won't be 100 percent sure until the 20th I am starting my work count down....only 19 days left!! :)