I can see an end in sight!

So John and I went to my weekly doctor appointment to see what is going on with my body and to see if Lincoln is any closer to joining our family!
Dr. Sargent determined I have had a little change. I am dilated at a little over 2cm and I am 80% effaced now which is excellent. He still thinks I could go into labor at any moment but I am feeling less and less hopeful of an early delivery. I am really okay with going my full 40 weeks or longer at this point. I am ready to have the baby but I know when he is ready he will let me know.
Dr. Sargent measured me and surprisingly I am now measuring at 40 weeks. My belly is HUGE! The biggest surprise was he is now thinking Lincoln weighs about 8 lbs if not a little more! I was really happy to hear everything is going well but very anxious hearing Lincoln is already 8lbs. So I asked when he would be wanting to induce or if he would induce.
I was very happy to hear that he wants to see me back next Monday to see where I am at and if labor hasn't happened by Monday we will schedule an induction for next week! So by May 25th Lincoln will most likely be born. I can't believe I can actually see an end date on when I will get to meet my baby boy! Of course Lincoln can always decide to join us sooner then later. ;)

I also wanted to share that this past Sunday was my unofficial first Mother's Day! It was amazing to know that I am so close to being a mother. Just thinking about becoming a mom makes me tear up. John and I are so ready for this next step! John is a wonderful dad already but he doesn't get to do the things I know he wants to do. He wants to coach sports teams. He wants to be the parent and with his daughter he really doesn't get to do a lot of that. His ex wife is great and we do get along but honestly we don't always agree with parenting which is hard. We don't get to see her often enough to change how she is being raised and honestly it's not fair to her to change how she has been raised for almost 10 years. Having this baby is a brand new start for John as a daddy. He is going to be able to raise his son with a wife who agrees with him and wants the same things for our children. I love watching his face light up when he says his son will be born soon!
Back to the mother's day...
It was just like a normal Sunday. We got up and I started getting ready to go to breakfast with my Mother in law and Father in law. John kept going in and out of Lincoln's room which is typically what I do but it's been super warm out and we have been keeping all of our doors shut to keep the heat out of our living room. John came out of Lincoln's room holding a little Steelers baby toy that I got as a gift at one of my showers. I am a Steeler fan and he is a 49ers fan so he told me that we needed to place the toy in the bathroom in case we run out of toilet paper. I laughed and took the toy away from him to put it back in the baby room. I noticed in Lincoln's crib a picture frame and a card.

 The picture frame is for me to fill with family pictures once Lincoln is born. I am obsessed with getting pictures done and John knows I will want to flood our home with pictures ASAP :) The card however is what really touched me and made me cry. I really didn't expect anything from my husband since Lincoln hasn't been born yet but this was just amazing of him. I have never felt so lucky. My husband is amazing and well I am ready to build my family with this amazing man.

We will see what happens this week. Baby or not it is getting close to the end. I want to thank everyone who has supported us through this and everyone who has been following our story. I hope to be able to update everyone soon with maybe Lincoln's first picture! :)