8 days to go!

it's CRAZY to think that there are only 8 days to go until Lexi's due date. on one hand, i feel like this pregnancy has absolutely flown by... on the other hand, i feel like i've been pregnant for-ev-er! i am definitely ready to NOT be pregnant anymore! i have lost several hours of sleep over the past couple of nights because of miserable indigestion. i slept about 3 hours in our bed last night, was awake (in pain) for over an hour, then slept almost 3 hours in the LA-Z-BOY. seriously- earlier today i had part of a cherry coke and got indigestion. ridiculous!!! i think pregnancy is as tired of me as i am of it. i had to go get a pedicure yesterday because i can't bend down and reach my toes. hahaha, pathetic, but true. (i was, however, hopeful that the pedicure would help induce labor- my sister-in-law has a theory that pedicures will do that... it worked for her!)
i went to the dr. today and was glad to find out that there was SOME change, but disappointed that it wasn't much. he said we would "call me a 2" as in dilated to 2... i asked if we were going to call me a 2 or if i was actually a 2... he said i'm indeed a 2. so i was glad to hear that i'm no longer stuck at 1 like i have been for a month. i'm only 30-40% effaced, so Lexi seems to be in no hurry whatsoever. my dr. did offer to induce me this week since i did a nice amount of complaining about still being pregnant, but i said "no thanks" since i'm planning on going through labor sans-epidural like i did with Lincoln. i am very ANTI- being induced! i am praying that Lexi will come on her own, but not as late as her brother did. i REALLY don't want to be pregnant till July 27!!!
so, my prayers have offically started that God will help my cervix get moving. it would be really convenient for her to be born within the next 8 days because my sister and her fiance will be passing through town twice before the 20th... and it would be nice for this dang indigestion to go away. it is making me miserable.
if you all feel like joining in on prayers to hurry Lexi along, please feel free. i'm hoping this will be the last entry i have to post until she is born, but i'm doubting that will happen.
hopefully i will have more good news soon!